{Ever since|Since|From the moment|When|After} Harry had {come|returned|arrived} {back|} home for {his|the} summer {holidays|vacation|break|holiday period}, {Uncle Vernon had been treating him like a {ticking|potential|} bomb that might {go off|explode|detonate} at any {moment|second|instant|time}|Harry had been treated by Uncle Vernon like a {ticking|potential|} bomb that could {go off|explode|detonate} at any {moment|second|instant|time}|Uncle Vernon's behavior suggested he thought Harry was a {ticking|potential|} bomb ready to {go off|explode|detonate} at any {moment|second|instant|time}}. {This was|The reason was|This happened} because {Harry Potter {simply|just|certainly|quite|} wasn't a {normal|regular|ordinary|typical} boy|{normal|regular|ordinary|typical} wasn't a word that {described|characterized|defined} Harry Potter|Harry Potter was far from being a {normal|regular|ordinary|typical} boy}. {As a matter of fact|In fact|The truth was|Truth be told|Indeed}, {he was as {not normal|abnormal|unusual|extraordinary|different|unique} as it {is|was} {humanly|} possible to be|it was {hardly|barely|scarcely} possible to be more {abnormal|unusual|extraordinary|different|unique} than he was|one would struggle to find someone less {normal|ordinary|regular} than Harry}.
{Ever since|Since|From the moment|When|After|From the day} Harry had {come|returned|arrived|stepped} {back|} {home|into the house|through the door} for {his|the} summer {holidays|vacation|break|holiday period}, {Uncle Vernon had been treating him like a {ticking|potential|unstable|} bomb that might {go off|explode|detonate|blow up} at any {moment|second|instant|time|point}|Harry had been treated by Uncle Vernon like a {ticking|potential|unstable|} bomb that could {go off|explode|detonate|blow up} at any {moment|second|instant|time|point}|Uncle Vernon's {behavior|demeanor|attitude} suggested he thought Harry was a {ticking|potential|unstable|} bomb ready to {go off|explode|detonate|blow up} at any {moment|second|instant|time|point}|Uncle Vernon had regarded Harry with the caution one might show a {ticking|potential|unstable|} bomb}. {This was|The reason was|This happened|The cause was} because {Harry Potter {simply|just|certainly|quite|absolutely|} wasn't a {normal|regular|ordinary|typical|conventional} boy|{normal|regular|ordinary|typical|conventional} wasn't a word that {described|characterized|defined|suited} Harry Potter|Harry Potter was {far|very|worlds} from being a {normal|regular|ordinary|typical|conventional} boy|Harry Potter {defied|escaped|transcended} the definition of a {normal|regular|ordinary|typical|conventional} boy}. {As a matter of fact|In fact|The truth was|Truth be told|Indeed|Honestly}, {he was as {not normal|abnormal|unusual|extraordinary|different|unique|atypical} as it {is|was} {humanly|} possible to be|it was {hardly|barely|scarcely|nearly impossible} possible to be more {abnormal|unusual|extraordinary|different|unique|atypical} than he was|one would {struggle|be hard-pressed|find it difficult} to find someone less {normal|ordinary|regular|typical} than Harry|the extent of Harry's {abnormality|unusualness|extraordinariness|uniqueness} could hardly be {overstated|exaggerated}}.