BOY! It was a hot summers day, 3 days after the snake attack and strange letters had begun to arrive at No. 4 Privet Drive. Harry knew this because he had been interrogated by 'Uncle' Vernon about them. Not wanting to be punished, Harry bounded down the stairs. "Yes Uncle?" Harry asked curiously wanting to know what he had done wrong. "You're Aunt and I have been talking," Vernon started trying to be nice, but just couldn't get the temptation out of his thick head "and we have decided to give you your letter as the problem will not go away."
Harry opened the letter curiously:
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Mr. Potter,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on 1 September. We await your owl by no later than 31 July.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
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HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
UNIFORM
First-year students will require:
1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)
2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
4. One winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name tags.
COURSE BOOKS
All students should have a copy of each of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1)
by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic
by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory
by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration
by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions
by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection
by Quentin Trimble
OTHER EQUIPMENT
1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Students may also bring, if they desire, an owl OR a cat OR a toad.
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS
ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICK
Yours sincerely,
Lucinda Thomsonicle-Pocus
Chief Attendant of Witchcraft Provisions
As Harry looked up, Uncle Vernon said "This isn't a joke boy, you will go to this... Diagon Alley and pay for your things, beg if you have to... yes take the lost orphan approach that always works." Harry was infuriated 'Take the lost orphan approach' yeah right, but he wasn't going to say that for fear of getting beaten again.
The next day found Harry and his supposed 'Uncle' standing in front of a run-down pub, that apparently Vernon couldn't see because he kept looking around irritated he couldn't see what he was trying to find. "Remember boy, the orphan approach." With that he got back into his car and closed the door, speeding off down the street seconds later.
With a sigh, Harry went into the pub. There was quiet, then a burst of applause as he walked in a bit more. Harry was thoroughly confused as he looked around and didn't see anything. Then a man not of normal size walked up to him, " 'ello there, 'arry!" Harry was now very, very confused "Excuse me, but who are you, and why is everybody still making this noise?" Harry asked, the noise amazingly had gone on for 10 minutes now. "...You mean- you don't know?" he asked, a disbelieving look written all over his face. "Know what?" Harry asked becoming, if possible, even more confused. Why was everybody cheering like this, why had a random, giant man walked up to him like a friend walks up to another. "Take a seat my name's Hagrid I'll explain everything" he said disbelief and shock changing to anger.
Once Harry had taken a seat, "Now, I want you to tell me everything you know... besides stuff about the muggle world." Harry, who was having a random confusing day asked "What's a muggle?" "Non-magic folk." He replied "Oh... well I know of a school called Hogwarts, and that I'm a wizard, but that's it." Harry told him "Gulping Gargoyles' Harry," Hagrid exclaimed "I knew you were mistreated but I didn't know that you didn't know anything!" "Ok, where to start off...OH I know," Hagrid couldn't help but grin "The beginning, you see Harry there was a dark wizard, but he was darker than all the rest put together, on Halloween night, 1981 he set off for Godric's Hollow," Hagrid's face grew darker at this " he went after you and your parents, he- he killed them" Hagrid said blowing his nose "once he turned his wand on you though, it didn't work, somehow it rebounded killing him... or so some say, I think he's out there out of fear, because you have been born of the houses 'Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and very distantly Slytherin, all of the magic from those families activated in you, because, you see those are three of the founders of Hogwarts they all have immense power and now you are very strong, stronger than Dumbledore, whom by the way is a known fact to be stronger than anyone in the wizarding world." Hagrid finished to a very shocked Harry Potter.