All for the best
Chapter 4
The leaky cauldron was dimly lit, and Harry could hardly make out the faces of the odd customers. They were of all sizes, some were almost as big as a giant, some were as tiny as an elf. Harry didn't know that these people probably were giants and elves, of course. He followed Elliot up to the front counter.
"Excuse me, sir?" Elliot asked politely. A little old wizard turned around.
"What can I do for you, lad?" The old man replied. His grin was warm and friendly, though he did have a few teeth missing here and there.
"Well, we need to book a room here until September 1st. You have anything available?" Elliot seemed very calm and not at all intimidated by the people surrounding him. Harry, however, was the exact opposite.
"Sure do! I just need your names, and you'll be set!"
"Collington and Potter," Elliot replied.
"Potter? Harry Potter?"
"Yes sir. I'm Harry Potter," Harry replied, emerging from behind Elliot. He took a deep breath, for he had no idea what to expect.
"Bless my soul! Mr. Potter, how nice to finally meet you! I imagine you'll be starting your first year at Hogwarts this year?" The little old man had a look of amazement on his face. Harry couldn't help but smile.
"Yes sir," Harry replied. He was awestruck. At that point people were surrounding him, waiting to shake his hand.
After five minutes, the little old wizard announced rather loudly, "Well, Mr. Collington, Mr. Potter. I have your room ready, follow me."
Harry and Elliot followed the wizard through a series of hallways to get to their room.
"You can have the minister's room. No one except for the staff here and the minister himself knows where it is, so you need not worry about people disturbing you."
"Thank you, sir. If you don't mind, we're going to get our supplies now," Elliot said after he wheeled his trunk to one of the beds.
"No problem. You know how to get into Diagon Alley?"
"If it's still that brick, then yes."
"Well, in that case, have fun!" The man replied with a wink, and he left.
A/N: That one's short too. The next chapter is going to be longer, since it's Harry's first visit to Diagon Alley J