Harry Potter : Bloodraven - Chapter 118: The Dursleys (II) (CH - 138)

... and to knock, hesitated for a long moment, then tapped gently on the door with the tips of his fingers.

Michael turned to Petunia, frowning faintly. "Why is he knocking on the cupboard?"

Petunia opened her mouth, but no words came out. How could she explain that a child lived there? What excuse could possibly justify it—when their house was two stories tall, with more than enough spare rooms, yet they had kept a boy in nothing but a cramped cupboard to sleep in?

Michael s ...