Harry Potter and the Room of Things no one Knows About
Chapter 3
What if Hagrid had a different reason for being at Knockturn alley?
By
Jason Richard
So Harry and the Weasley family got set to go to Diagon Alley and shop for school supplies. They would travel there using Floo Powder, a magical substance that you threw at your feet in a fireplace to transport yourself to another fireplace. Harry had never traveled by Floo powder before and was curious about it.
Until he saw it used.
"Diagon Alley!" cried Ron, dropping the powder and disappearing into green flames. Harry had been told this was a means of travel, but as far as he could tell Ron had been burned to death.
"You know I could just fly there," said Harry.
"Oh it's alright," said Mrs. Weasley. "No need to be scared dear."
She seemed so nice that Harry decided to trust her. He walked into the fireplace, took some powder, and prepared to make the trip.
"Remember," said Molly. Weasley. "Speak very clearly and drop the powder at your feet. It will be fine."
"Okay," said Harry. He took a deep breath and said, "Diagon All…"
Molly, "And don't sneeze or you'll explode."
Harry, "WAIT WHAT?!"
KABOOM!
Harry was gone from the fireplace, and the remaining Weasleys were covered in soot.
"Perhaps," said Arthur Weasley. "You should have told him that part first."
Molly, with an irritated look, said, "Thank you, Arthur...Thank you."
…
Harry, meanwhile, was shot out of a fireplace and found himself lying down in a dark room filled with strange odds and ends. Sharp looking objects, mummified hands, and scary dolls. Harry, sitting up and wiping the soot from his glasses, got the distinct impression that he shouldn't be there.
So he left.
He did see Lucius Malfoy and Draco go in when he looked back but figured that wasn't important.
He made his way out of that alley and got some ugly looks from the rather nasty looking witches and wizards in that alley, but fortunately, a familiar face showed up.
"Harry!" said Hagrid, scaring off the other people. The big man marched right up to Harry and led him away, saying, "What are you doing here? This is a nasty place filled with dodgy people."
"I got lost," said Harry. "But if this is such a nasty place, what are you doing here?"
"Oh nothing," said Hagrid, hiding the bag behind his back. If he hadn't have done that then Harry might not have noticed that he was carrying a bag to begin with.
"What's in the bag Hagrid?" asked Harry.
"Nothing," said Hagrid. "Flesh-eating slug repellent."
"That isn't nothing," said Harry suspiciously. "Hagrid, last year you tried to raise a dragon yourself. You haven't got something dangerous in that bag, do you?"
Hagrid, "Depends on how you define dangerous."
Harry, "Hagrid, whatever is in that bag could get you in trouble. More importantly, whatever's in that bag could get me in trouble, and I haven't started the year yet! I'm not getting detention the moment I get to Hogwarts!"
"It's nothing!" protested Hagrid. "It's just a...a...a Chipmunk."
Harry's eyes narrowed, "A chipmunk?"
"Yes," said Hagrid. "A chipmunk. A teeny little chipmunk."
Harry, "In the bag I saw?"
Hagrid, "Oaky a freakishly large chipmunk. But that doesn't sound dangerous does it?"
Harry, still with a suspicious look, said, "No. That actually sounds adorable. But you promise it's nothing dangerous?"
"I promise," said Hagrid. "On my honor."
"Good," said Harry. "That's all I ask. Like I said, I'm NOT getting detention the moment I get to Hogwarts."
"Hey Harry!" cried Fred and George. "Want to join us for some fun?!" Harry looked over to see Fred carrying ax while George carried a flamethrower…
Harry, "NO! NO! LEAVE ME OUT OF IT!" and Harry ran away. "I'M NOT GETTING DETENTION THE MOMENT I GET TO HOGWARTS! I'M NOT GETTING DETENTION THE MOMENT I GET TO HOGWARTS DOGGONE IT!"
As Harry Ran away Fred and George looked at each other in confusion.
George, "What's with him?"
Fred, "I don't know, so paranoid. Anyway it's my turn to use the flamethrower. Hand it over!"
George, "NEVER!"