Words in italics are thoughts

Chapter 4

Today was my birthday and though I knew my relatives wouldn't acknowledge the fact it still made me feel good to know I was another year older. As I walked down the stairs I heard a booming knock at the door and went to answer it and saw the biggest man I had ever seen.

"Lo 'Arry I ain't seen you since you was but a wee tike ow you been?" the man said

I responded "um not to be rude sir but I'm afraid I don't know who you are."

"Were are me manners I'm Rubeus Hagrid Keeper O' the Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts t'was sent here to take you school shopping by the Headmaster himself" Hagrid said.

Ah so he's here to help me though he did say he knew me from when I was little maybe he knows about my parents. "Um Hagrid before we go could I ask a few question?"

"Sure 'Arry what chu want to know."

"Well like what really happened to my parents and where exactly we are going."

"Right er well the answer to the second part is Diagon Alley in London but what chu mean what really happened to your parents?"

"Oh well I know my relatives haven't told me the truth about them and I was wondering if you could."

"Well you see 'Arry yer mom and dad were against you-know-who and"

"Pardon me Hagrid but I don't know who do they have a name?"

"Er yes 'Arry but you see we don't speak his name"

"Why what's there to fear in a name it's just a name."

"Well it's just not done 'Arry no one says it but Dumbledore."

"Could you write it down for me then because I don't want to fear a name that I've never heard"

"Alright I'll tell ya cause I can't spell it his name wos Voldemort now don't make me say it again alright 'Arry."

Man all that for a stupid name like Voldemort well I'm not fearing it though I wander what this person's real name was because it's obviously fake. "It's ok Hagrid please continue with the story"

"Any way they was against him and he didn't like it so on Halloween night in 81 he personally went ter your house to kill you all but something stumped him that night cause though he had killed countless people before when he tried to kill you he failed. You see he used a spell called the killing curse which nothing can stop but you did and that's what makes you famous in our world 'Arry."

"Hold on a second there Hagrid I'm famous for surviving some dumb curse"

"Yea that scar O' yers is right famous in the wizarding world."

"Ok thanks for explaining that to me Hagrid before we leave though can I grab something."

"Sure 'Arry go right ahead."

So I went up stairs and grabbed a baseball cap that I had and went back down to see Hagrid.

"Ready to go now 'Arry?"

"Yup if you don't mind me asking though how are we getting to Diagon Alley."

"well you see Harry were gonna use the wizard bus the Knight Bus it can take you anywhere so long as it's on land."

"Ok thanks" I said as we walked out to the curb. Hagrid then stuck out his umbrella and there was a large BANG and a purple triple decker bus pulled up out of nowhere. The conductor then gave an introduction about how to use the bus and Hagrid paid him and before I knew it we were pulling up in front on a pub called the Leaky Cauldron. We got off and with another tremendous BANG the bus was gone. So we went on inside thank fully I wasn't recognized but I did notice that on a newspaper that someone was reading there was an article about it being my 11th birthday and for people to be on the lookout as I would probably be appearing in the wizarding world soon and they would give 50 galleons for the first picture of me taken. Hmmm so long as no one recognizes me I can make a quick 50 galleons later today. Smirking to myself we proceeded out the back of the pub and Hagrid tapped some bricks on a wall and a gateway opened up to the busy alley behind it.