Heading Off To Diagon Alley
The entire family was rather quite on the way back to the Dursley residence. That all changed once the front door closed when they entered. Vernon grabbed Harry and practically shouted "What the hell was that? How dare you do such a thing in public?" He was starting to turn a nasty shade of purple when Petunia put a hand on his shoulder. He turned around to find his wife giving him a very stern look and she calmly said "I'll handle this Vernon." Vernon just huffed and he and Dudley left into the living room to watch TV.
Petunia watched them go before turning to Harry and her look softened a little before she jerked her head towards the stairs. Harry nodded and followed her aunt to his room and sat on the bed. Petunia pulled the chair from his desk up to the bed and sat down before asking "What happened Harry? I could tell that you didn't mean to use magic like that but I thought we got those accidents under control."
Harry looked down before saying "Sorry Aunt Petunia. You see, I was having a talk with the snake when Dudley pushed me away. I just got real angry and annoyed at him for doing that and without realizing it I just called up the magic."
Petunia frowned when she heard this. She would have to talk to her son about what to do and not to do to those around him. Especially when it concerned her nephew. Sighing she said "I understand Harry. Just try to keep your emotions in check. We wouldn't want anything to blow up or anything else along those lines now would we?"
Harry nodded and the two went back downstairs. When they got down, Petunia realized that with all the fuss about what happened at the zoo that the entire family had stepped over the mail without even noticing it. Shaking her head to herself, she bent down to pick up the mail. Straightening back up, she noticed a crest she hadn't seen on a letter in decades.
'That's right. It's time for Harry to head to school this year.' Petunia thought while looking at the letter for another moment before turning around and heading into the living room where everyone was seated. "Harry, you got a letter from Hogwarts."
Everyone's eyes shot to the letter in Petunia's hand. Harry felt both excited and terrified as he reached out and took the letter already knowing what was in it. Excited because he was finally old enough to take his magic to the next level. Terrified because he knew one particular professor who could make his life hell if he wanted to and because he knew how the world of magic saw him and he did not want to have to deal with the constant attention he would get.
After reading the letter to himself he pulled out the list of books that were needed for the year that was included with the letter. Petunia held out her hand and Harry gave her the list. Looking through it with a quick glance, Petunia said "Well Harry, it looks like a trip to Diagon Alley is in order. I'll contact the headmaster. I know he will want to know we received the letter. After that we'll travel by floo powder."
Harry nodded and Petunia quickly contacted Dumbledore who informed them that he would send Hagrid to the Leaky Cauldron to meet them there. Once that was out of the way, the pair stepped into the fireplace and were whisked away to the one place where they could get everything they needed.
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