Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very muc — J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very muc — J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very muc — J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very muc — J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very muc — J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.

— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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