Harry was very happy. Hagrid rescued him from Dursleys and he was finally returning to wizarding world.

They boldly entered to leaky cauldron. Then a man with turban grabbed him.

"M-m-mister Hargid, D-Dumble-dore s-send me to h-help you. C-come up-stairs."

Once they went upstairs a weird man in turban introduced himself as professor Quirell.

"He o-ordered me to d-disillusion you. Hagrid you first."

obliviate

Harry thought 'Magic is so amazing. I now look like film star.' and he as a blond child descended back to Leaky Cauldron and towards Diagon Alley. Their first stop was Gringotts.

"Hagrid, ridding cart is so funny. Its exactly like I imagined ridding roller-coaster would be."

"Arry, buy bottomless sak rom Griphook. Fill tat wit 2000 aleons. Its fiefproof so you won't need visit goblin til you turn 17."

"How much is that in pounds? Its gold after all."

"A lot. Round 15-20 ilions. Ask."

"Wow! I had newer imagined that I am so rich."

"Evry wizard could be rich as uggle. Ministry has rogram that evry man wit cancer and 300000 pounds gets offer of magic cure wit erasing memory of magic. They say to pay cost of maintaining statue of secrecy. Pile of ippogriff shit for me. Also most of our seers are at Wall Street."

"So can I get rich just by printing galleons? How muggleborn pay that much?"

"You cannot. Get alleon. Its always warm. You could get twice as enchanter than enchanting alleons. Each muggleborn gets loan. Then he needs work at inistry if he can't pay it."

After they finished putting galeons to sack and getting small package from other vault Hagrid sipped from his flask. "These rides ould kill me."

They needed to visit many shops. Most unpleasant was trunk shop where attendant explained trunk features for hour until Hargid rescued him. Close second was oculist where healer vanished his lens and implanted crystal ones which hurt like devil. Finally they went to last stop on list 'Madam Malkins'.

"You need be youself now." and Hagrid cancelled his illusion. When they went inside they heard high voice:

"A vagrant and half-breed."

"Oops shouldn't do that. Lets go elsewhere." said Hagrid holding his umbrella to a ferret and sipped from his flask.

"Robes that we will buy won't be pretty but its quick." said Hagrid and cast glamour transforming Harry into a goblin. They entered shop in Knockturn Alley.

"Hello, what armor can I offer?"

"Just standard robes. Could you add Hogwards enchantments?"

"Sure these come with self fitting, waterproof and bulletproof runes. Do you wish anything extra?"

Harry asked "Bulletproof?"

Shopkeeper explained it like something obvious: "Of course, everybody with risky profession gets these. Otherwise we would all fight with guns, not wands."

They finished in record time of five minutes and Hargid told him:

"I have present fer you." and give him 30 McGoofy instant lunches. "Best food while travellin unless you get house elf. You must try them all." and he give him portkeys back home and to platform 9 3/4.

After month he would finally leave Dursleys. So he activated portkey to platform 9 3/4. After landing he vomited. Then a big girl with orange hair hit his trunk. Hedwig panicked as her cage nearly fell off.

"Sorry, I am Nymphadora Tonks. By the way you shouldn't have owl in cage. He will find you anywhere."

"Hello Nymphadora."

"Oh you are Harry Potter. Your scar told me so. If you wish I could cast glamour on you."

Then they seated in empty compartment and talked about Hogwards for a hour.

"I don't know if are these glamour charms are really necessary."

"You will see. We will go to other compartment and ask them about Harry Potter." and Nymphadora flicked her wand.

She was surprised as in same time boy and girl came to compartment. Boy was silent until girl nudged him.

"Did you seen my frog Trevor? I lost him."

accio Trevor the frog

"Wow that was real magic. I only read about it, wouldn't ministry come to you? Could you show me more?"

"Sure, take seats I am Nymphadora and this is James. What are your names?"

"I am Hermione, nice to meet you" and she nudged boy again.

"I am Neville, Neville Longbottom."

Nymphadora continued.

"Excited? I heard that Harry Potter is also starting this year."

"Yes he is my hero. I read everything about him, his role in Rise and Fall of Dark Arts, Modern magical history and theories about him. Pity that he probably received special training and mastered wandless magic and will probably start in third year. I wish I could go to Griffindor with him as he must be very brave to face Voldemort and Albus Dumbledore was also there. Did you know that when I read Hogwards a History that 72% of Headmasters come from Griffindor?"

Nymphadora commented: "If you don't get into Ravenclaw then nobody does."

Then she continued explaining history of houses and their famous members with lot of juicy tidbits like:

"Did you know rumors that Helga Hufflepuff was famous for power of love? If you dig deeper into chronicles you will find older rumors that her power of love was based on amorentia and loyalty potions."

In middle of her explanations they heard sounds from outside cabin. When they followed them Harry seen boy from Madam Malkins and two other boys wrestling three redheads and girl close to them.

Nymphadora quicky send 6 stunners in their direction and went to find prefects.

Harry asked girl: "Could you come with us and explain what happened?"

Back in compartment after introducing herself as Pancy Parkinson she explained:

"Well I was with Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle when we meet Weasleys. After initial insults they started arguing who will find Harry Potter first and decided to resolve that with fists."

Hermione asked: "When these are such prats why are you following them?"

"My father. He teaches me how to be proper Lady, that I will marry Malfoy as he is richest husband and should stick only with friends that he approves which means brats like Crabbe and Goyle."

Hermione tried to help her: "It could be worse. I did not have friends at primary school as everybody was jealous of my marks and when I tried to talk with someone I quickly found that he is idiot."

Neville continued: "Mine childhood is worse. I lost my parents as baby and relatives thought that I am a squib so they nearly killed me trying to force accidental magic."

Harry concluded: "Can't be bad as mine. My parents also died when I was baby and I was with my relatives which hated magic and locked be in cupboard when"

"What?" Hermione interrupted. "I am going home as it looks that everybody with magic has terrible childhood."

She was stopped by Nymphadora that just returned.

"You cannot drop school, underage magic law states that every magical child must receive education equivalent to OWL level. While that is excessive you need some training to control your magic otherwise accidental magic would hurt these around you when you are angry. Also your parents cannot decide that as they are only muggle in eyes of law so best you could do is convince your magical guardian to arrange home schooling."

She continued in slightly dreamy voice: "Its unfair but we could not change it now. Wait until you are larger when you could come with solution."

Pansy said: "I find one long ago. Just require everybody swear unbreakable vow to be honest and vote for all laws impartialy."

Nymphadora said: "While this would work in ideal world you would need big revolution. One cannot make vow without really meaning it, binder permanently loses half of his magic and it would destroy these who are currently in power."

Pansy continued: "First is good thing, I also solved second one, just use Azkaban prisoner or pay wizards that are about to die. So we only need a revolution."

After discussing politics with Pansy a while they decided that history is more interesting.

"Where did I stopped? Ah Corwick the Wicked."

When she finished she went again to the toilet.

Harry suggested: "So could we be friends? Exactly like three musketeers?"

Neville looked confused: "But we are four." and even more confused when Harry and Hermione giggled.

Hermione said: "Sorry, muggle reference. I agree, what about you two."

Then they started to plan to which house they should go.

Hermine started "So I am obviously Ravenclaw, what about you Neville?"

"My grandma says Griffindor but I am afraid that I will end in Hufflepuff."

Pansy continued "My parents want Slytherin, I don't want do go into that prat's nest and as I am not smart nor have many friends only other choice is Griffindor."

Harry said: "Too bad. I always run away from fights and try to hide. So I will probably end in Slytherin."

Hermione finished. "Thats bad. It can't be Griffindor as I see that James and Neville are not brave. Also no to Ravenclaw as Pansy said that she isn't smart. That leaves Slytherin and"

Pansy interrupted her: "That is also out as they Slytherin allows only purebloods and halfbloods."

"So Hufflepuff? Perhaps we could convince examiner that we are team."

After more plotting Hermione finally asked: 'Nymphadora how we are sorted?"

After hearing explanation he shouted: "What? A hat?"