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K. Rowling  \nAll rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher  \nFirst published in Great Britain in 1999 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 38 Soho Square, London, W1D 3HB  \nThis edition first published in 2004  \nCopyright © 1999 J. K. Rowling  \nHarry Potter, names, characters and related indicia are copyright and trademark Warner Bros. , 2000™  \nThanks to both National Trust Dunstanburgh Castle and to the building's custodian  \nEnglish Heritage for permission to photograph the castle for use on the cover image  \nThe moral right of the author has been asserted A CIP catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0 7475 7362 X  \nTypeset by Dorchester Typesetting  \nAll papers used by Bloomsbury Publishing are natural, recyclable products made from wood grown in well-managed forests. The manufacturing processes conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin.  \nPrinted in Great Britain by Clays Ltd, St Ives plc 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4  \n[www.bloomsbury.com/harrypotter](www.bloomsbury.com/harrypotter)  \n©  \nFSC  \nMixed Sources  \nProduct group from well-managed  \nforests and other controlled sources  \nCert no. SGS-COC-2061  \n[www.fsc.org](www.fsc.org)  \n©1996 Forest Stewardship Council  \nTo Jill Prewett and Aine Kiely, the Godmothers of Swing  \n—CHAPTER ONE—  \nOwl Post  \nHarry Potter was a highly unusual boy in many ways. For one thing, he hated the summer holidays more than any other time of year. For another, he really wanted to do his homework, but was forced to do it in secret, in the dead of night. And he also happened to be a wizard.  \nIt was nearly midnight, and he was lying on his front in bed, the blankets drawn right over his head like a tent, a torch in one hand and a large leather-bound book (A History of Magic, by Bathilda Bagshot) propped open against the pillow. Harry moved the tip of his eagle-feather quill down the page, frowning as he looked for something that would help him write his essay,‘WitchBurning in the Fourteenth Century Was Completely Pointless – discuss’.  \nThe quill paused at the top of a likely-looking paragraph. Harry pushed his round glasses up his nose, moved his torch closer to the book and read:  \nNon-magic people (more commonly known as Muggles) were particularly afraid of magic in medieval times, but not very good at recognising it. On the rare occasion that they did catch a real witch or wizard, burning had no effect whatsoever. The witch or wizard would perform a basic Flame-Freezing Charm and then pretend to shriek with pain while enjoying a gentle, tickling sensation. Indeed, Wendelin the Weird enjoyed being burnt so much that she allowed herself to be caught no fewer than forty-seven times in various disguises.  \nHarry put his quill between his teeth and reached underneath his pillow for his ink bottle and a roll of parchment. Slowly and very  \n8 HARRY POTTER  \ncarefully he unscrewed the ink bottle, dipped his quill into it and began to write, pausing every now and then to listen, because if any of the Dursleys heard the scratching of his quill on their way to the bathroom, he’d probably find himself locked in the cupboard under the stairs for the rest of the summer.  \nThe Dursley","cbCaian50sBeIXan","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaian50sBeIXan","pdf",1078685,317,"English","# Owl Post","[{\"question\":\"Why does Harry hate the summer holidays?\",\"answer\":\"Harry’s Muggle relatives treat magic with medieval hostility, and they keep his magical items locked away and forbid him to talk to neighbors. He also has to study secretly to avoid punishment.\"},{\"question\":\"What book and homework task does Harry work on at midnight?\",\"answer\":\"Harry uses a history of magic text and writes an essay for Hogwarts. 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