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    From Alexander Koryagin@2:221/1 to All on Mon Nov 24 09:40:14 2025


    Hi, All!

    In the end of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"

    -----Beginning of the citation-----
    ...pulling into platform nine and three-quarters at King's Cross Station.

    It took quite a while for them all to get off the platform. A wizened
    old guard was up by the ticket barrier, letting them go through the gate
    in twos and threes so they didn't attract attention by all bursting out
    of a solid wall at once and alarming the Muggles.

    "You must come and stay this summer," said Ron, "both of you - I'll send
    you an owl."

    "Thanks," said Harry, "I'll need something to look forward to." People
    jostled them as they moved forward toward the gateway back to the Muggle
    world.
    ----- The end of the citation -----

    What Ron did mean by "both of you"? Hurry and his owl? ;-)

    Bye, All!
    Alexander Koryagin

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  • From Dallas Hinton@1:153/7715 to Alexander Koryagin on Mon Nov 24 11:23:06 2025
    Hi, Alexander -- on Nov 24 2025 at 09:40, you wrote:


    What Ron did mean by "both of you"? Hurry and his owl? ;-)

    It's not well written, but the following few sentences refer to Harry, Ron, and Hermione "passed through the gateway together" so I would infer that the invitation is to Harry and Hermione. This isn't great literature, so many errors can be found!


    Cheers... Dallas

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  • From Gleb Hlebov@2:5023/24.4222 to Dallas Hinton on Tue Nov 25 13:52:05 2025
    Hi Dallas,

    24.11.2025 15:23:06, Dallas Hinton wrote:

    This isn't great literature,

    To say the least... :-)


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to DALLAS HINTON on Tue Nov 25 11:12:25 2025
    What Ron did mean by "both of you"? Hurry and his owl? ;-)

    It's not well written, but the following few sentences refer to Harry, Ron, an
    Hermione "passed through the gateway together" so I would infer that the invitation is to Harry and Hermione. This isn't great literature, so many errors can be found!

    I hope there are no die-hard Harry Potter fans about, or they may be concentrating some spells on you! :D

    Mike


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