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Chapter 4 School Supplies
"Ah, Hagrid, the usual, I assume?"said the bartender.
"No thanks, Tom. I'm on official Hogwarts business. I'm just helpin Jarrik
and Harry here buy their school supplies."
"Bless my soul, Harry Potter!"Tom exclaimed.
The pub, named the Leaky Cauldron, went silent.
"Welcome back Mr. Potter welcome back."said an elderly wizard.
"Doris Crockford, Mr. Potter."said the witch that was Doris Crockford.
"Harry P-Potter. Such a pleasure t-to meet you."
"Hello Professor Quirrill. Didn't see you there. Harry, Jarrik, this is
Professor Quirrill. He's going to be your Defense Against The Dark Arts
teacher."
"Oh nice to meet you."Harry and Jarrik said together. Harry held out his
hand to shake Quirrill's hand. Quirrill withdrew his hand.
"Fearfully f-fascinating s-subject. N-not that you n-n-need it, eh P-
Potter?"he stuttered.
"Well best be off. Got lots ter buy."
"Well bye."Jarrik and Harry said separately. All three of them left in
single file.
Jarrik, Harry, and Hagrid walked out a door that lead to a small clearing
with a garbage can.
"Harry see? I told you you're famous."said Hagrid.
"I still don't know why I'm famous though, Hagrid."he replied.
"I dunno if I'm the right person to tell you why Harry."he muttered as he
took out his umbrella and tapped a code. The brick wall began to shake.
Suddenly, an archway began to form.
"Welcome to Diagon Alley, boys!"said Hagrid.
It was like nothing they'd seen before. The boys wished they had about ten
more eyes to see everything. So many witches and wizards in robes, child
and adult. Harry and Jarrik saw so many shops on both sides that both of
them were startled. The three of them walked into a big, white marble
building. It said Gringotts on the front.
"Stay close to me. Goblins aren't the most friendly of beasts, no matter
how clever they are."
"Goblins run this bank?"Jarrik asked Hagrid, surprised.
"Yes, amazing isn't it?"said Harry before Hagrid could utter a syllable.
Hagrid cleared his throat uncomfortably."Mr. Harry Potter wishes to make a
withdrawal room."
"Ah,"said the head goblin,"and does Mr. Harry Potter have his key?"
"Oh, got it here somewhere,"Hagrid interrupted."Ah ha! There's the little
devil! Oh and there's something else as well."Hagrid suddenly made his
voice sound all mysterious."Professor Dumbledore gave me this letter. It's
about the you-know-what in vault you-know-which."
"Very well," said the head goblin, also mysterious. "Griphook!"he shouted
suddenly."Lead this three down to the vaults."
"Yes sir."said yet another goblin, named Griphook.
Before they knew it, they were hurtling down several underground tunnels.
Harry leaned over the side of the cart to see what was down there, but
Hagrid moaned and grabbed him by the scruff of the neck. Hagrid pulled him
back to the inside of the cram-packed cart.
"Vault 687!"Griphook said."Lamp!"he ordered as he walked over to a vault
door. "Key please!"he ordered again. He opened a hidden keyhole and
inserted the key. He turned the key. The door opened noiselessly. Inside
were heaps and heaps of gold, silver, and bronze. Harry and Jarrik's jaws
dropped.
"Harry, you didn't think your parents would leave you with nothin now did
yeh?"
Hagrid and Harry were stuffing gold, which was galleons, silver, which was
sickles, and bronze, which was knuts into a little bag. They came back out
and the door closed behind them.
"We need to go to another vault. Vault you-know-which."Hagrid told
Griphook.
"Oh."he said in reply.
Soon again, they were hurtling down more tunnels. They screeched to a halt
in front of a vault named-
"Vault 713!"said Griphook."Lamp!"He ordered."Stand back!"he demanded. He
reached out a long finger and ran the nail down the door. The door
dissolved away. Harry expected jewels and heaps of gold, but there was just
a brown bag with and object inside it. Hagrid walked inside and grabbed the
grubby bag and stuffed it into one of his pockets in his moleskin coat. He
walked back out and said"Don't tell anyone about this at Hogwarts."
"Ok."the boys agreed in unison.
Harry Hagrid and Jarrik walked out of a shop with Harry and Jarrik's arms
full, and Hagrid carrying Fawx.
"All we need now is a wand."said Jarrik. This was the part that the boys
were most anxious for this part.
"A wand?"Hagrid wondered. "Well you'll want Ollivander's. There ain't no
place better. Not one." They all walked into the shop to get the boys' wish
that they had all been waiting for the most.
