ItseemedthatDudleywasstrugglingwithconceptstoodifficulttoputintowords.　　Afterseveralmomentsofapparentlypainfulinternalstrugglehesaid,"Butwhere&# ;she　　goingtogo?"　　AuntPetuniaandUncleVernonlookedateachother.ItwasclearthatDudley　　wasfrighteningthem.HestiaJonesbrokethesilence.　　"But…surelyyouknowwhereyournephewisgoing?"sheaskedlooking　　bewildered.　　"Certainlyweknow,"saidVernonDursley."He&# ;soffwithsomeofyourlot,isn&# ;t　　he?Right,Dudley,let&# ;sgetinthecar,youheardtheman,we&# ;reinahurry.　　Again,VernonDursleymarchedasfarasthrontdoor,butDudleydidnot　　follow.　　"Offwithsomeofourlot?"　　Hestialookedoutraged.HarryhadmetthisattitudeboreWitchesandwizards　　seemedstunnedthathisclosedlivingrelativestooksolittleinterestinthamousHarry　　Potter.　　"It&# ;sfine,"Harryassuredher."Itdoesn&# ;tmatter,honestly."　　"Doesn&# ;tmatter?"repeatedHestia,hervoicerisingconsiderably.　　"Don&# ;tthesepeoplerealizewhatyou&# ;vebeenthrough?Whatdangeryouarein?　　TheuniquepositionyouholdintheheartsoftheantiVoldemortmovement?"　　"Er–no,theydon&# ;t,"saidHarry."TheythinkI&# ;mawasteofspace,actuallybutI&# ;m　　usedto–"　　"Idon&# ;tthinkyou&# ;reawasteofspace"　　IfHarryhadnotseenDudley&# ;slipsmove,hemightnothavebelievedit.Asitwas,　　hestaredatDudleyforseveralsecondsboreacceptingthatitmusthavebeenhiscousin　　whohadspoken;foronething,Dudleyhadturnedred.Harrywasembarrassedand　　astonishedhimself.　　"Well...er…thanks,Dudley."　　Again,Dudleyappearedtograpplewiththoughtstoounwieldyforexpression　　boremumbling,"Yousavedmylife,"　　"Notreally,"saidHarry."Itwasyoursoulthedementorwouldhavetaken…"　　Helookedcuriouslyathiscousin.Theyhadhadvirtuallynocontactduringthis　　summerorlast,asHarryhadcomebacktoPrivetDrivesobrilyandkepttohisroomso　　much.ItnowdawnedonHarry,however,thatthecupofcoldteaonwhichhehad　　troddenthatmorningmightnothavebeenaboobytrapatall.Althoughrathertouchedhe　　wasneverthelessquiterelievedthatDudleyappearedtohaveexhaustedhisabilityto　　expresshisfeelings.Afteropeninghismouthonceortwicemore,Dudleysubsidedinto　　scarlet-facedsilence.　　AuntPetuniaburstintotears.HestiaJonesgaveheranapprovinglookthat　　changedtooutrageasAuntPetuniaranforwardandembracedDudleyratherthanHarry.　　"S-sosweet,Dudders…"shesobbedintohismassivechest."S-suchalovelyb-boy…s-　　sayingthankyou…"　　"Buthehasn&# ;tsaidthankyouatall!"saidHestiaindignantly."Heonlysaidhe　　didn&# ;tthinkHarrywasawasteofspace!"　　"YeabutcomingfromDudleythat&# ;slike&# ;Iloveyou,&# ;"saidHarry,tornbetween　　annoyanceandadesiretolaughasAuntPetuniacontinuedtoclutchatDudleyasifhe　　hadjustsavedHarryfromaburningbuilding.　　"Arewegoingornot?"roaredUncleVernon,reappearingyetagainattheliving　　roomdoor."Ithoughtwewereonatightschedule!"　　"Yes–yes,weare,"saidDedalusDiggle,whohadbeenwatchingtheseexchanged　　withanairofbemusementandnowseemedtopullhimselftogether."Wereallymustbe　　off.Harry–"　　HetrippedforwardandwrungHarry&# ;shandwithbothofhisown.　　"—goodluck.Ihopewemeetagain.ThehopesoftheWizardingworldrestupon　　yourshoulders."