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Chapter 2
A Hooded Figure
Harry managed to get through the Summer without doing anything much interesting. Once he had decided to write a letter to Hermione, but he couldn't think of anything to write about, so he just put away his parchment.
Towards the end of August, Harry thought he had better go to to Diagon Alley, So he got out the Muggle that he had exchanged last year in Gringotts the year before.
He told the Dursleys that he was going out for a walk, and they, being the Dursleys, were more than supportive to get him out of the house, so he went to the nearest payphone and ordered a Taxi for the next morning to bring him to London.
The next morning, he carefully picked the lock of the cupboard under the stairs and gathered his wand, books, robes and firebolt and legged it up the stairs as quietly as he could. He got every thing organised and tip-toed down stairs.Chapter 2
A Hooded Figure
Harry managed to get through the Summer without doing anything much interesting. Once he had decided to write a letter to Hermione, but he couldn't think of anything to write about, so he just put away his parchment.
Towards the end of August, Harry thought he had better go to to Diagon Alley, So he got out the Muggle that he had exchanged last year in Gringotts the year before.
He told the Dursleys that he was going out for a walk, and they, being the Dursleys, were more than supportive to get him out of the house, so he went to the nearest payphone and ordered a Taxi for the next morning to bring him to London.
The next morning, he carefully picked the lock of the cupboard under the stairs and gathered his wand, books, robes and firebolt and legged it up the stairs as quietly as he could. He got every thing organised and tip-toed down stairs.He put Siri into Hedwig's cage and put them outside first, so that they wouldn't make so much noise. One by one, he carried each thing downstairs and left a note. By 3.05am, the Taxi had pulled up outside no. 4 Privat Drive and Harry clambered in. The Taxi driver looked at him oddly; a boy, at 3am leaving a house by himself and going to London alone, with what looked like : two owls, a huge trunk, and, what bared an uncanny resemblance to a broomstick.
Six hours later Harry arrived in London and paid the driver. Stiff legged and tired, he got out of the car and pulled out his things. He walked to the Leaky Cauldron with his heavy load.
When he got there the four people stopped talking and a man in the corner took off his hat. Harry walked to Tom the Inn Keeper.
"Hello Tom," Harry said, as he felt four pairs of eyes watching him.
"Hello," said Tom as he analysed Harry.
"Do you have any rooms?"
"Yes, just a minute," he disappeared under the counter and came back with a key.
"Thanks Tom!" Harry said with relief, "You saved my life!" Then realising what he had just said, he felt himself go red.
"This way," said Tom suddenly
Chapter 2
A Hooded Figure
Harry managed to get through the Summer without doing anything much interesting. Once he had decided to write a letter to Hermione, but he couldn't think of anything to write about, so he just put away his parchment.
Towards the end of August, Harry thought he had better go to to Diagon Alley, So he got out the Muggle that he had exchanged last year in Gringotts the year before.
He told the Dursleys that he was going out for a walk, and they, being the Dursleys, were more than supportive to get him out of the house, so he went to the nearest payphone and ordered a Taxi for the next morning to bring him to London.
The next morning, he carefully picked the lock of the cupboard under the stairs and gathered his wand, books, robes and firebolt and legged it up the stairs as quietly as he could. He got every thing organised and tip-toed down stairs.Chapter 2
A Hooded Figure
Harry managed to get through the Summer without doing anything much interesting. Once he had decided to write a letter to Hermione, but he couldn't think of anything to write about, so he just put away his parchment.
Towards the end of August, Harry thought he had better go to to Diagon Alley, So he got out the Muggle that he had exchanged last year in Gringotts the year before.
He told the Dursleys that he was going out for a walk, and they, being the Dursleys, were more than supportive to get him out of the house, so he went to the nearest payphone and ordered a Taxi for the next morning to bring him to London.
The next morning, he carefully picked the lock of the cupboard under the stairs and gathered his wand, books, robes and firebolt and legged it up the stairs as quietly as he could. He got every thing organised and tip-toed down stairs.He put Siri into Hedwig's cage and put them outside first, so that they wouldn't make so much noise. One by one, he carried each thing downstairs and left a note. By 3.05am, the Taxi had pulled up outside no. 4 Privat Drive and Harry clambered in. The Taxi driver looked at him oddly; a boy, at 3am leaving a house by himself and going to London alone, with what looked like : two owls, a huge trunk, and, what bared an uncanny resemblance to a broomstick.
Six hours later Harry arrived in London and paid the driver. Stiff legged and tired, he got out of the car and pulled out his things. He walked to the Leaky Cauldron with his heavy load.
When he got there the four people stopped talking and a man in the corner took off his hat. Harry walked to Tom the Inn Keeper.
"Hello Tom," Harry said, as he felt four pairs of eyes watching him.
"Hello," said Tom as he analysed Harry.
"Do you have any rooms?"
"Yes, just a minute," he disappeared under the counter and came back with a key.
"Thanks Tom!" Harry said with relief, "You saved my life!" Then realising what he had just said, he felt himself go red.
"This way," said Tom suddenly