Chapter 3 --- The Arrival of Hagrid and Diagon Alley
It was about 6 o'clock Harry time. He wasn't sure what the real time was. He knew the Dursley's sat down to eat dinner at 6:30 each evening. So he knew he was close because he could hear his Aunt down stairs cooking away. A second later, he began to smell the food coming from the kitchen. He could smell meat loaf along with cornbread in the oven. He knew there was more to the dinner, but he couldn't smell anything but the cornbread and meat loaf. He grabbed his jellybeans from underneath the floor and ate them hungrily.
Meanwhile downstairs, Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vern where listening to Dudley tell about his first day back to school. They were laughing. Harry couldn't hear what they were saying, and he wasn't a bit upset about it. He could care less about Dudley's day.
Harry was getting ready for bed when he heard Dudley outside his room snickering. He yelled to Dudley, "Go away or I'll turn you into a frog!" With that Dudley ran off to find Aunt Petunia to tell. Harry didn't care though. After that, Harry lay in his bed waiting for tomorrow to arrive. Then he would leave this place and the Dursley's. Harry fell fast asleep when everything became quiet.
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Harry awoke to the sound of his Aunt outside his room yelling, "Get up!" He did get up and got dressed happily too. When he suddenly heard a loud motorcycle outside his window.
"Hagrid!" he yelled out this window, not caring if anyone heard him. Hagrid came busting though the Dursley's.
"Yeh ready, Harry?" he asked.
"Sure I am," replied Harry. He turned to the Dursley's as they looked disgustedly at Hagrid.
"Well" said Harry "See ya at the end of school. Bye," he called.
"Dreadful," said his Uncle, not sounding at all disappointed. Dudley stuck his tongue out at Harry. As for his Aunt, she didn't say a word to Harry or Hagrid, she just stood there with wide eyes. As Harry gripped his trunk he smiled to himself.
Hagird looked thoughtfully at Harry and asked, "So how's your summer goin', Harry?"
"Not to well," he replied.
"They haven't been treatin' you right, have they, Harry?"
"Nothing out of the normal," said Harry.
Hours later they stopped and got something to eat at the pub, where Hagrid like to visit. They ordered and sat by a window. Harry talked about the time when he turned Dudley into a toad. The Dusley's where not at all pleased at all with Harry. He had to spend a whole week in his room and turn back Dudley, but he thought it was worth it.
When they had finished their meals it was time to head to Diagon Alley to meet Ron and Hermoine. Harry's heart beat faster with every step he took. They walked to the back of the pub to get to Diagon Alley. Hagrid tapped the 5 stones that lead to the wondrous place.
As soon as they stones moved, Harry could smell al the wonderful things. He heard nothing but people moving about to get their own supplies. By the end of the last school year, Harry was out of money. He needed to get more out of Gringotts, the Wizards' bank. Then, Harry would have enough money to finish the school year. So he told Hagrid, and then headed off to the bank. Vault 638 had all the money he needed. It was a good thing that Hagrid remembered to bring his key just in case.
As the door of the vault opened, Harry walked over to a pile and grabbed what he thought was enough. He walked away with his pants dragging from the coins inside. He didn't mind much; they would become lighter when he began to buy things.
For awhile, they just walked. Harry liked to watch the people walk by him and say things like "Are you Harry Potter?" or "Wow". He'd smile and sometimes stop and talk to them.
They got closer and closer to the End of the Hill ice cream shop. Until finally they came upon it. There was a crowd and many of the seats were taken. Harry chose a table that was out in the open so his friends could see him clearly without looking to hard. Harry decided he wasn't going to get any ice cream until they arrived.
He waited and waited until he thought they would never come. "Well," said Hagrid. "I guess they ain't comin'."
"Wait!" called Harry as Hagrid began to get up. "There's Hermione!"
As soon as Hermione spotted Harry, she ran to him.
"Hi!" she called. "Ready for some ice cream?" she asked.
Harry laughed. "Yeah," he called back.
"Hi, Hagrid!" called Hermione.
"Have a nice summer, did ya?" he asked back.
"Okay," she replied.
As they waited in line, Harry saw Ron, Ginny, Percy, Fred, George and Mrs. and Mr. Weasley. Harry greeted them while still standing in line. Ron and Ginny got in line with them also. Fred and George left after saying "hi" to Harry. And Percy left with his so-called girlfriend.
Harry was first in line and knew what he wanted. He ordered a double fudge, double chocolate sundae with whipped cream, and to top it all of, a cherry on top. The employee took his money and handed him his sundae.
"Yum," he said while eating the cherry. Everyone ordered what he or she wanted and sat at a big open table. For a few minutes, they just ate quietly. When just about everyone was half done, they started to talk. Ron and Harry began a conversation about the Dursley's and their summer. Ginny and Hermione were talking about something and giggling in between talking. Ron and Harry looked over and rolled their eyes.
As everyone finished their ice cream, they went off in search of different school supplies. Ron, Harry and Hermione went off in one direction and Ginny and her parents went of in another. Ginny wanted to go with her brother and his friend, but they both needed different things, so they set off.
Hermione usually took many different classes outside of Ron and Harry, but this year, she only took one class different from them. They each got out a paper that looked like this:
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
6th year students need:
The usual uniform (in case you've forgotten) 1. Three sets of plain work robes (black) 2. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar) 3.One pointed hat for day wear (black) 4. One winter cloak (black, silver fastening)
Course books 1. A Thousand Potions by Jack Goshawk 2. The Standard Book of Spells Grade 6 by Kevin Witch 3. The Magic and Beyond by Carol Watter 4. Transfiguration by Jim Care 5. A History of Dark Magic by Shelby Allen 6. Seen As Told: How to Slay a Dragon by Elisha McMeal
Other needs: 2 cauldrons (size 6) Broomstick 1 chess game 1 silver stone 1 set of playing cards
**Parents please note that outside of uniforms, all clothing wear should be marked with the name of the child. Thank you. We look forward to seeing you at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
They decided they were going to get all their books first and go from there.
About two hours later, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were so tired, they felt like they were dragging. Their feet and backs ached. They had gone to every store and were ready to leave. They were to meet the Weasley's back at the ice cream shop to go back to Ron's house. They walked slowly with handfuls of books and things for the new school year.
They approached Mrs. Weasley and Mr. Weasley with tired looks. Mrs. Weasley immediately said, "My, you poor things! You look beat."
"We are," they all replied.
"Are you ready to go home?" she asked.
"Yes," they replied, all in a tired voice. With that, they left.
All they had to do was shout "fairy dust" one at a time and they were standing in the middle of the Weasley's kitchen.
As Ron showered, Harry and Hermione were to put their stuff away. Mrs. Weasley began to cook one of her great meals. When they were done, so was the food. They ate fast because they were all tired. After dinner, Harry helped Mrs. Weasley with the dishes. Then headed off to bed to get a good night's rest.
"Good night, Ron," he called as he snuggled into his sleeping bag. "I'll be at Hogwarts tomorrow," Harry thought. "I can't wait." And with that thought, he fell fast asleep.
It was about 6 o'clock Harry time. He wasn't sure what the real time was. He knew the Dursley's sat down to eat dinner at 6:30 each evening. So he knew he was close because he could hear his Aunt down stairs cooking away. A second later, he began to smell the food coming from the kitchen. He could smell meat loaf along with cornbread in the oven. He knew there was more to the dinner, but he couldn't smell anything but the cornbread and meat loaf. He grabbed his jellybeans from underneath the floor and ate them hungrily.
Meanwhile downstairs, Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vern where listening to Dudley tell about his first day back to school. They were laughing. Harry couldn't hear what they were saying, and he wasn't a bit upset about it. He could care less about Dudley's day.
Harry was getting ready for bed when he heard Dudley outside his room snickering. He yelled to Dudley, "Go away or I'll turn you into a frog!" With that Dudley ran off to find Aunt Petunia to tell. Harry didn't care though. After that, Harry lay in his bed waiting for tomorrow to arrive. Then he would leave this place and the Dursley's. Harry fell fast asleep when everything became quiet.
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Harry awoke to the sound of his Aunt outside his room yelling, "Get up!" He did get up and got dressed happily too. When he suddenly heard a loud motorcycle outside his window.
"Hagrid!" he yelled out this window, not caring if anyone heard him. Hagrid came busting though the Dursley's.
"Yeh ready, Harry?" he asked.
"Sure I am," replied Harry. He turned to the Dursley's as they looked disgustedly at Hagrid.
"Well" said Harry "See ya at the end of school. Bye," he called.
"Dreadful," said his Uncle, not sounding at all disappointed. Dudley stuck his tongue out at Harry. As for his Aunt, she didn't say a word to Harry or Hagrid, she just stood there with wide eyes. As Harry gripped his trunk he smiled to himself.
Hagird looked thoughtfully at Harry and asked, "So how's your summer goin', Harry?"
"Not to well," he replied.
"They haven't been treatin' you right, have they, Harry?"
"Nothing out of the normal," said Harry.
Hours later they stopped and got something to eat at the pub, where Hagrid like to visit. They ordered and sat by a window. Harry talked about the time when he turned Dudley into a toad. The Dusley's where not at all pleased at all with Harry. He had to spend a whole week in his room and turn back Dudley, but he thought it was worth it.
When they had finished their meals it was time to head to Diagon Alley to meet Ron and Hermoine. Harry's heart beat faster with every step he took. They walked to the back of the pub to get to Diagon Alley. Hagrid tapped the 5 stones that lead to the wondrous place.
As soon as they stones moved, Harry could smell al the wonderful things. He heard nothing but people moving about to get their own supplies. By the end of the last school year, Harry was out of money. He needed to get more out of Gringotts, the Wizards' bank. Then, Harry would have enough money to finish the school year. So he told Hagrid, and then headed off to the bank. Vault 638 had all the money he needed. It was a good thing that Hagrid remembered to bring his key just in case.
As the door of the vault opened, Harry walked over to a pile and grabbed what he thought was enough. He walked away with his pants dragging from the coins inside. He didn't mind much; they would become lighter when he began to buy things.
For awhile, they just walked. Harry liked to watch the people walk by him and say things like "Are you Harry Potter?" or "Wow". He'd smile and sometimes stop and talk to them.
They got closer and closer to the End of the Hill ice cream shop. Until finally they came upon it. There was a crowd and many of the seats were taken. Harry chose a table that was out in the open so his friends could see him clearly without looking to hard. Harry decided he wasn't going to get any ice cream until they arrived.
He waited and waited until he thought they would never come. "Well," said Hagrid. "I guess they ain't comin'."
"Wait!" called Harry as Hagrid began to get up. "There's Hermione!"
As soon as Hermione spotted Harry, she ran to him.
"Hi!" she called. "Ready for some ice cream?" she asked.
Harry laughed. "Yeah," he called back.
"Hi, Hagrid!" called Hermione.
"Have a nice summer, did ya?" he asked back.
"Okay," she replied.
As they waited in line, Harry saw Ron, Ginny, Percy, Fred, George and Mrs. and Mr. Weasley. Harry greeted them while still standing in line. Ron and Ginny got in line with them also. Fred and George left after saying "hi" to Harry. And Percy left with his so-called girlfriend.
Harry was first in line and knew what he wanted. He ordered a double fudge, double chocolate sundae with whipped cream, and to top it all of, a cherry on top. The employee took his money and handed him his sundae.
"Yum," he said while eating the cherry. Everyone ordered what he or she wanted and sat at a big open table. For a few minutes, they just ate quietly. When just about everyone was half done, they started to talk. Ron and Harry began a conversation about the Dursley's and their summer. Ginny and Hermione were talking about something and giggling in between talking. Ron and Harry looked over and rolled their eyes.
As everyone finished their ice cream, they went off in search of different school supplies. Ron, Harry and Hermione went off in one direction and Ginny and her parents went of in another. Ginny wanted to go with her brother and his friend, but they both needed different things, so they set off.
Hermione usually took many different classes outside of Ron and Harry, but this year, she only took one class different from them. They each got out a paper that looked like this:
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
6th year students need:
The usual uniform (in case you've forgotten) 1. Three sets of plain work robes (black) 2. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar) 3.One pointed hat for day wear (black) 4. One winter cloak (black, silver fastening)
Course books 1. A Thousand Potions by Jack Goshawk 2. The Standard Book of Spells Grade 6 by Kevin Witch 3. The Magic and Beyond by Carol Watter 4. Transfiguration by Jim Care 5. A History of Dark Magic by Shelby Allen 6. Seen As Told: How to Slay a Dragon by Elisha McMeal
Other needs: 2 cauldrons (size 6) Broomstick 1 chess game 1 silver stone 1 set of playing cards
**Parents please note that outside of uniforms, all clothing wear should be marked with the name of the child. Thank you. We look forward to seeing you at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
They decided they were going to get all their books first and go from there.
About two hours later, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were so tired, they felt like they were dragging. Their feet and backs ached. They had gone to every store and were ready to leave. They were to meet the Weasley's back at the ice cream shop to go back to Ron's house. They walked slowly with handfuls of books and things for the new school year.
They approached Mrs. Weasley and Mr. Weasley with tired looks. Mrs. Weasley immediately said, "My, you poor things! You look beat."
"We are," they all replied.
"Are you ready to go home?" she asked.
"Yes," they replied, all in a tired voice. With that, they left.
All they had to do was shout "fairy dust" one at a time and they were standing in the middle of the Weasley's kitchen.
As Ron showered, Harry and Hermione were to put their stuff away. Mrs. Weasley began to cook one of her great meals. When they were done, so was the food. They ate fast because they were all tired. After dinner, Harry helped Mrs. Weasley with the dishes. Then headed off to bed to get a good night's rest.
"Good night, Ron," he called as he snuggled into his sleeping bag. "I'll be at Hogwarts tomorrow," Harry thought. "I can't wait." And with that thought, he fell fast asleep.
