Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter; all rights belong to J.K Rolling, while the story itself is purely my imagination exploring the Harry Potter Universe.

Summary: What if Harry managed to slip away from Hagrid as he was staying in the Leaky Cauldron the first night of his visit to Diagon Ally in his first year, giving him an unbiased view of the magical world.

Chapter 1

The Leaky Cauldron was a place my Aunt Petunia would of never of stepped in with her over the top cleaning tendencies as well as the fact that it was the entrance to the magical world "full of freaks" as she would say, I'm rather surprised this is the entrance myself, but it's magic so it must be brilliant. I hope the people in the ally won't point, stare or shake my hand as they did in the Cauldron, it's still kind of weird how everyone knows me or has at least heard of me, yet I don't know anything about the magical world, its people, its history or much about my history really. All I know is that according to Hagrid I'm "The Boy Who Lived, the one who killed You-Know-Who", but I don't know who, except that this You-Know-Who fellow killed my parents and almost killed me but I survived which I why I'm so famous and why people wanted to shake my hand.

I honestly cannot wait to start learning magic and being away from Walrus, whale and the horse, but with the way people looked at me, they won't be asking about just Harry instead they'll want the boy-who-lived and I don't think I'll ever be able to be myself instead it will be what they want me to a glorified hero, but not who I want to be which isn't fair. I would like to know how I was left with the Dursley's though if I'm apparently famous surely someone else would have taken me in and I wouldn't of have to of lived in the cupboard or have had rags for clothes. Maybe there are lawyers in the wizarding world like the muggle one who can help me, but I do want to learn about my parents and make them proud, instead I was shoved to the side and forgotten about not learning about magic, its customs, its people and why they wear funny dresses. I don't think I can honestly wait till morning to explore the magical world and find out why I turned my teacher's hair blue or ended up the school roof. Is it truly worth it sneaking out and going now.

Yes Yes it is, I can sneak away from Hagrid and find out what this so called magical world is all about and then I can sneak back with none the wiser except maybe Tom as can get me in the ally and hopefully it will be our secret. Hagrid is asleep right now, with the power of super snoring so I haven't been able to sleep yet as he's so loud he's actually shaking the floor.

Slowing Harry eased himself off probably one of the nicest beds that he's ever laid in or touched, besides changing the sheets off of his family's beds. Then slowly he put his oversized and faded trousers and t-shirt on over his underwear which was thankfully new being the only thing that his Aunt actually brought that wasn't second hand in some way or belonging to the fat whale. Even though it was highly unlikely that Hagrid would wake up he still tip toed his way to the door and carefully opened it so it wouldn't creak as it looked pretty old. Harry quickly and quietly shut the door behind him and slowly eased himself down the stairs making sure not to make too much noise so as to wake the other guests causing a racket at the same time and then made his way in to the main area of the leaky cauldron.

He was spotted by Tom who was currently the only occupant as it was rather late at night with no other customers in sight, "Harry what are you doing up this late, can I get you anything a hot chocolate maybe?"

"No thanks Tom I was wondering if you could let me through to Diagon Ally though" said Harry, "Why do you want to go to Diagon Ally this late at night" replied Tom, "I just want to have a look at the Diagon before lots of people are there, I don't want to get mobbed again like this morning, I'll be 2 hours max, you can even keep count" said Harry, "Ok Harry I'm sorry about earlier, it's just you haven't been seen for 10 years and people are really excited to meet you, including myself" replied Tom, "I know it's still weird though, I just want to see magic" said Harry, "Ok Harry I'll let you through just be back by 11, stay out of Nocturne Ally it's a dark place you see, no place for you and head straight for Gringotts, the bank it's right at the back of the ally" replied Tom, "Thanks" said Harry.

He followed Tom to a secluded corner where there was a back room that was pulsing with magic, like his magic he stared and said "This is it", "no" replied Tom and he tapped on a few bricks with his wand and the wall started moving forming a passage to the ally and it felt like home as he saw the magical ally that was his birth right, "Go on in and be back before 11" said Tom, "Thanks a lot Tom" replied Harry.

He started moving towards the Gringotts the bank, and he saw all different kinds of stores, Quality Quidditch Supplies, Madam Malkin's robes for all occasions and more, slowly he came to a stop before a massive stone building that was called Gringotts with a stone plaque on the door saying Enter, stranger, but take heed, Of what awaits the sin of greed, For those who take but do not earn, Must pay dearly in their turn, So if you seek beneath out floors, A treasure that was never yours, Thief, you have been you have been warned, beware, Of finding more than treasure there. He gulped and slowly entered the doors.

The end chapter one

AN: Chapters will slowly get longer this is my first story that I've ever written and plan to continue, updates may be slow though, thanks for reading