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C H A P T E R F I V E

THE WHOMPING

WILLOW

T
he end of the summer vacation came too quickly for Harry’s
liking. He was looking forward to getting back to Hogwarts,
but his month at the Burrow had been the happiest of his life. It

was difficult not to feel jealous of Ron when he thought of the
Dursleys and the sort of welcome he could expect next time he
turned up on Privet Drive.
On their last evening, Mrs. Weasley conjured up a sumptuous
dinner that included all of Harry’s favorite things, ending with a
mouthwatering treacle pudding. Fred and George rounded off the
evening with a display of Filibuster fireworks; they filled the
kitchen with red and blue stars that bounced from ceiling to wall
for at least half an hour. Then it was time for a last mug of hot
chocolate and bed.
It took a long while to get started next morning. They were up
at dawn, but somehow they still seemed to have a great deal to do.

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