Harry Works All Day as Punishment

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After scaring Dudley, Petunia Dursley punishes Harry by giving him an entire day's worth of chores. Harry is forced to clean the windows, wash the car, mow the lawn, and repaint the garden bench, all while Dudley relaxes and eats ice cream. Harry, exhausted and sweaty, reflects on how even the small pleasure of taunting Dudley is not worth the endless work he must endure as punishment.

Harry paid dearly for his moment of fun. As neither Dudley nor

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the hedge was in any way hurt, Aunt Petunia knew he hadn’t really done magic, but he still had to duck as she aimed a heavy blow at his head with the soapy frying pan. Then she gave him work to do, with the promise he wouldn’t eat again until he’d finished.

While Dudley lolled around watching and eating ice cream, Harry cleaned the windows, washed the car, mowed the lawn, trimmed the flowerbeds, pruned and watered the roses, and repainted the garden bench. The sun blazed overhead, burning the back of his neck. Harry knew he shouldn’t have risen to Dudley’s bait, but Dudley had said the very thing Harry had been thinking himself… maybe he didn’t have any friends at Hogwarts…

Wish they could see famous Harry Potter now, he thought savagely as he spread manure on the flower beds, his back aching, sweat running down his face.