"Wake up you two!" Mrs. Weasley shouted, "We need to leave in about a half an hour. I want you up, ready, and in the kitchen by then." Mrs. Weasley looked down at the mess on the floor in disgust, flicked her wand, and turned on her heel. Harry woke up and was surprised to see that his stuff had already been cleaned up and packed. Ron sat up and looked down at his mess, slowly dragged himself off of the bed, and started to clean. Feeling bad for him, Harry got off his bed and started helping. They didn't talk to each other all morning. In fact, nobody really talked until they were all ready to go.
"Are you all ready to go?" Mrs. Weasley impatiently asked, looking around at everybody's trunks. They all nodded, and started toward the front door. Harry was the first out of the door, and was glad to see a ministry car in the front yard patiently waiting for them.
"Yes," Harry heard Ron shout from behind him. It was, in fact, a lot more comfortable then going by floo powder, which Harry didn't like very much. They all got into the car, and they were off. They didn't talk much on the ride to Diagon Ally. But the first one to speak up was Hermione.
"Harry. What do you think Snape is planning?" she said under her breath so that only Harry could hear. She was sitting right next to him, making it easily to not be heard by anyone other then Harry.
"I don't know. But I have a sick feeling that this year will be much worse then any other. Why would he want us to stay off the train? Maybe he knew that we wouldn't listen to him, so he is going to stop the train, and find and kill me."
"Well, whatever he does, I hope nobody dies. I don't think that I could stand three straight years of people dieing."
"Me either," Harry said, just as the car pulled to a halt in front of an old looking pub. It had a sign above it that read 'The Leaky Cauldron.' They walked inside and saw Tom talking to someone in a hood. They were speaking in a tongue that Harry couldn't understand. Harry was trying to get a closer look at the man, but before he noticed anything, Tom backed away quickly, and ducked behind the bar. Harry turned quickly around so that he wouldn't hit the door between the pub and the gateway to Diagon Ally. Mrs. Weasley pulled out her wand and counted bricks: 3 up… 2 across… and with a tap of her wand, the gateway opened up to the spectacular view of Diagon Alley.
Their first stop was at Gringotts, the wizard bank. They followed the street, passing Quality Quidditch Supplies, and both Harry and Ron noticed that a new broom had been developed. They couldn't tell what it was because of the huge crowd, but Harry was sure that he would see it later. When they finally made it to Gringotts, Harry had noticed that the sign had changed. It now read:
Enter, stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed,
For those who take, but do not earn,
Must pay most dearly in their turn.
So if you seek beneath out floors
A treasure that was never yours,
Thief, you have been warned, beware
Of finding more than treasure there.
Every one must get their wands
Inspected upon entry.
You will get it back
When you return from the vault
You came to visit.
They entered the building, and immediately, a goblin asked for all of their wands. They handed them to the goblin, and were allowed to continue. They walked across the marble flooring until they reached the goblin guarding the door.
"What is your business here?" the goblin asked, sounding very annoyed.
"We wish to take money out of Harry Potter and Molly Weasley's vaults," Mrs. Weasley said with a strict tone in her voice. She reached into her pocket and pulled out two keys. She handed the keys to the goblin and he led them through the door. They got to the rails, and almost as soon as they reached them, a cart came hurdling toward them.
"You all stay here, ok? Harry and I will go to get the money," Mrs. Weasley said. They got in the cart, and they were off. They followed the track at high speed, making Harry feel as though he were on a broom. They made an abrupt stop, and Harry looked up at the number.
"Vault 824. Key please," said the goblin. Mrs. Weasley handed him the key. The goblin opened the door, and Mrs. Weasley saw Harry's shocked expression from what he saw.
"Don't tell any of your friends about this. If Ron found out, he would complain for years.