Chapter 4: Dumbledore's Visit

It's been 3 weeks since Harry and Liana came to stay with the Weasley's and nothing has happened in the Wizard or Muggle world that would be connected to Voldemort's return. The Weasley family has been keeping an eye out for any news of activity of Dark Wizardry, but none so far. "Well at least we have nothing to worry about yet," Mr. Weasley said one evening after reading the Daily Prophet, " Dumbledore hasn't said anything in the news or to us about it yet. Good thinking, wouldn't want to start a panic."

"Listen all of you," Mrs. Weasley said, " Tomorrow, we are all going to go to Diagon Alley for school supplies. We have to get up early, so off you go now."

"Hey, Liana," Hermione said as they were getting ready for bed, "How are you going to buy anything? Did your Muggle foster parents give you some money?"

"No," Liana responded, "My real parents left me a key to their Gringotts volt. My foster parents gave it to me not knowing what it was for, but Dumbledore told me what it was."

"Oh," Hermione said, "Have you ever gone to Diagon Alley?"

"No," Liana said, "I've only been in Hogwarts and here ever since I've been in England. Dumbledore said it wouldn't be safe if I went out, but now I can."

" Liana," Hermione said, "What did you show Ginny that night a few weeks ago when I went to help Mrs. Weasley with the groceries?"

"Oh that," Liana said, " I showed her my computer. I have a laptop"

"Wait," Hermione said stopping Liana at the top of the stairs, "You brought a laptop. I hope you know it won't work in Hogwarts; there's just too much magic in the air."

"I learned a new spell in the states," Liana replied, "It's new, but it works well; it's absum magicus and it makes a temporary bubble around whatever object you want and you can't do any magic in the bubble and no magic can be in the bubble. It only works on objects smaller than an average human being."

"Really?" Hermione asked, "I guess that one somehow escaped me."

"It just came out so you wouldn't have heard about it till October," said Liana

"Ok, that's something for me to remember, absum magicus, got it," Hermione said.

"Let's get some sleep," Liana said as they got to Ginny's room.

"Hey Liana," Ginny said as they entered her room. She was there before them, "Why are there fish swimming around on the screen?"

"That's the screen saver," Liana explained, "It keeps the screen moving so that the screen won't get stuck and I can't work on the computer anymore."

The next morning, as they were passing around floo powder to leave, there was a knock on the door. "I'll get it," said Mr. Weasley. "Well hello Professor Dumbledore," Mr. Weasley said as he opened the door. "We weren't expecting you."

"Thank you Mr. Weasley," said Prof. Dumbledore, "Sorry I didn't tell you sooner but, I would like to join you on you shopping spree at the alley."

"You may join us if you would like," Mrs. Weasley said, "but, we are using floo powder."

"That is quite alright, hello Harry, Liana, all," Professor Dumbledore said to everyone else and they responded with "professor" and a nod.

"Alright are we ready to go?" Mrs. Weasley asked as she passed around the floo powder.

"I'll go first," Mr. Weasley said and he through the floo powder into the fire, stepped in and said, "Diagon Alley". After that, everyone else went and Mrs. Weasley was the last. They ended up at the Gringotts Bank and each went to get their money.

As Mrs. Weasley, Harry, and Liana gave their keys to a goblin, Hermione went to another goblin to exchange money. "We'll all meet at the bookshop when we're done," Mrs. Weasley said to them all. As they stepped out of the bank when they finished, Hermione, Ron, Prof. Dumbledore and Ginny were waiting for them. Hermione, Prof. Dumbledore and Ron went with Harry and Liana and Ginny went with Mrs. Weasley.

"So how have you been getting along?" Prof. Dumbledore asked them. "We're all just fine Professor," Hermione said. "Liana, I hope you are ready for the year," Prof. Dumbledore said to Liana. "I hope so, too," She replied, "I hope I remember everything."

"Professor," said Ron, "Why did you come with us today?"

"Well, I wanted to see how you were getting along with Liana and because in this place, you all could be a target by Death Eaters. I know that if I was a Death Eater and I saw you, Harry, I would attack you myself and try to bring you to Voldemort. Whomever did would be rewarded very much," said Prof. Dumbledore.

As they walked through Diagon Alley, they met a lot of people on the way including Dean Thomas, Neville Longbottom, the Patil twins, and Lee Jordan. Some of the adults they passed by greeted Dumbledore as well. At the end of their shopping, they went to bookstore where all the other Weasley's were waiting.

"Alright, is everyone here?" said Mrs. Weasley, "Did everyone get all that they need?" and she was answered by a round of "yes".

"Good, now time to go home for lunch, Professor, would you care to join us?" asked Mrs. Weasley. "Thank you, but no. I must go back to the school." And with that he bowed to them all and vanished with a "pop".