Harry Potter and the Sorcerer Stone Chapter Chapter 3 The Letters from No One Part 2 Contd...

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer Stone Chapter Chapter 3 The Letters from No One Part 2 Contd...
See,” he explained to Aunt Petunia through a mouthful of nails, “if they can’t deliver them they’ll just give up.”      “I’m not sure that’ll work, Vernon.”      “Oh, these peoples minds work in strange ways, Petunia, they’re not like you and me,” said Uncle Vernon, trying to knock in a nail with the piece of fruitcake Aunt Petunia had just brought him.      On Friday, no less than twelve letters arrived for Harry. As they couldn’t go through the mail slot they had been pushed under the door, slotted through the sides, and a few even forced through the small window in the downstairs bathroom.      Uncle Vernon stayed at home again. After burning all the letters, he got out a hammer and nails and boarded up the cracks around the front and back doors so no one could go out. He hummed “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” as he worked, and jumped at small noises.      On Saturday, things began to get out of hand. Twenty-four letters to Harry found their way into the house, rolled up and hidden inside …