Louis's arrangements were very effective. Under the threat of the bird society, the Dursley family gave up their plans to go out and could only huddle at home, enduring the harassment from the owls.
However, their miserable days should be ending soon - July was approaching its end, and Harry Potter's birthday was coming.
Louis yawned, rubbed his eyes, and sat by the windowsill keeping watch.
There was no choice - he had no idea when Hagrid would show up at the door when he didn't need to waste effort looking for Harry. His flying motorcycle had magic that prevented Muggles from noticing it, so if Louis missed it, he'd be done for.
So he could only use this primitive method - visual surveillance with his own eyes.
However, this wasn't without benefits. Staying up all night while training his abilities, Louis could now easily use both abilities of the Sharingan. He had also figured out some necessary illusion techniques along the way, and his mental power had grown noticeably.
It was foreseeable that he would need to use illusions to substitute for magic for a long time, so some observable illusions had to be prepared in advance.
As for other things...
Louis glanced at his Trick Points - still 160.
Rather than waste them on ordinary lottery draws, it was better to save up for premium draws, which would help him more.
"Beep beep... beep beep."
The electronic alarm clock made its timekeeping sound. It was already twelve o'clock, and the date had jumped to July 31st - Harry Potter's birthday.
If nothing unexpected happened, today should be when Hagrid came to pick up Harry.
Louis widened his eyes and stared intently at the Dursley house's front door.
If he couldn't see the flying motorcycle, couldn't he at least see the person? Hagrid's large frame was quite conspicuous.
Suddenly, a huge figure appeared on Privet Drive!
Louis was certain that the road had been empty just moments ago, and that figure had appeared out of thin air!
"Finally here?" Louis became somewhat nervous because his plan was officially beginning.
"Thud! Thud! Thud!" The loud knocking woke Harry from his sleep.
His heart jumped - at this time, this unusual visitor made him form a bold guess.
The visitor outside was here for him!
However, living in the cupboard under the stairs, he was closest to the front door but couldn't be the first to rush out and greet the visitor, because Uncle Vernon had locked the cupboard before going to bed, and he couldn't get out.
"Who is it? Why are you knocking so loudly this late?" That was Aunt Petunia's voice. She was coming down the stairs, and each step scattered a bit of dust onto Harry's head.
He heard Aunt Petunia approaching the front door. She sounded somewhat groggy and was actually planning to open the door directly in response to the suspicious knocking.
However, just as she was about to open the door, Uncle Vernon rushed down to stop her.
"Wait, Petunia." Uncle Vernon looked warily at the shaking door and shouted loudly, "Who are you?"
The person outside didn't answer him, but knocked even more violently.
The door frame was shaking, the floor trembling along with it, and the Dursley couple hugged each other in terror as they watched the gradually deforming door frame.
"BOOM!" With a tremendous crash, the door along with its frame fell to the ground with a thunderous noise. A giant over three meters tall, wearing clothes sewn from burlap and animal hide, holding a tattered umbrella, with disheveled and shaggy hair and beard, ducked his head and walked in.
His frame was so massive that it made the rather spacious entrance hall seem particularly cramped.
"Vernon Dursley, you're that scoundrel, aren't you? Hmm?" The giant's voice rumbled like a vibrating large urn. "Where's Harry?"
"You monster... get out of my house!" Vernon Dursley was terrified by this giant. He screamed loudly, trying to drive the giant away.
"That's not up to you. I'm here to take Harry to Hogwarts for school, and I won't leave without him." The giant paid no attention to the threats from the ball-shaped fat man in front of him. His gaze passed over the Dursley couple as he looked around the house. "Where's Harry?"
"Thud! Thud!" An excited Harry was forcefully banging on the cupboard door. He was worried that if he didn't make noise, the person outside who had come to fetch him would think he wasn't here and leave.
The giant heard the commotion. He looked at the cramped space under the stairs, and anger appeared on his honest face.
He pushed aside the Dursley couple and strode quickly to the cupboard door. His massive hand grabbed the door lock and with a gentle twist, bent the metal lock into a pretzel.
The door was opened, and Harry, covered in dust, crawled out from inside.
He looked up at the giant's figure and gasped, but he wasn't afraid - he was more surprised and curious.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"You can call me Hagrid. I'm the Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts, but none of that matters. What matters is that I'm here to take you to Hogwarts." Hagrid held his belly, bent down, and said kindly.