Was for Harrys least favorite teacher, Professor Snape, “What?
That git is teaching?” asked Sirius in disgust. Lily glared, but didn’t say anything. who would be delighted to have an excuse to give Harry detention for a month. Harry had therefore seized his chance in the first week of the holidays. . While Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and Dudley had gone out into the front garden to admire Uncle Vernon’s new company car (in very loud voices, so that the rest of the street would notice it too), “Sounds just like them,” said Lily, making a face. “Always showing off new stuff. It’s like they’re trying to make up for the fact that they’re terrible people.” Harry had crept downstairs, picked the lock on the cupboard under the stairs, grabbed some of his books and hidden them in his bedroom. As long as he didn’t leave spots of ink on the sheets, the Dursleys need never know that he was studying magic by night. Harry had been keen to avoid trouble with his aunt and uncle at the moment, as they were already in a bad mood with him, all because he’d received
