Disclaimer: Err, I guess I don't own the adorable little munchkin but then again J.K brought him to us at 11…he's four now…#rubs chin thinking before grabbing him# MINE! MINE! MINE! Muahahahahahha!

Rejected Runespoor

Chapter 16

He'd had to leave Potty in his rooms. So he was already irritated. Professor Dumbledore said a poisonous snake was too dangerous to be carried around in a crowd. Harry snorted, more like he wants to try to pry me from my snake little by little. So he had a scowl on his face and his hands jammed down in his robes pockets as he hunched over like a petulant child. Hagrid was walking beside him into Hogsmeade, looking a bit lost at Harry's cold behaviour and really, if he were still in his forest living his own life he could even like Hagrid, he was a nice guy, but under Dumbledore being pushed around, ripped from his family and home, he couldn't give a jot about him. He had his own life to worry about.

"We can stop 'ere. Now 'arry. Throw ou' yer wand-arm and then take a step back." Hagrid said as they made it to the door of the Three Broomsticks.

Harry narrowed his eyes. "I don't have a wand. Stupid." He muttered the last under his breath.

Hagrid's face fell. "Well, the arm yeh use. And there's no need to be rude."

"I just want to go back so I can be with my snake okay?" Harry threw out his arm then stepped back. "So let's get this over…" And then he had to take a jump back as a big double-decker purple bus suddenly appeared and came to a screeching halt in front of him.

A pimply faced bot jumped out. "Welcome to the Knight Bus. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go. My name is Stan Stunpike and I will be your conductor this morning. Where would you like to go?"

Harry muttered under his breath. "…airbag."

Stan frowned. "Hey…!"

"Err, dun mind him, 'e's a bit sore. Ah, we'd like to go to Diagon Alley. So, the Leaky Caldron please."

"That'll be nine Sickles each please. Thank you." He chirped as Hagrid handed over the money for them both. Stan ambled off happily to the front of the bus while Hagrid led Harry to a seat.

"…so. Who's paying for my stuff?"

Hagrid blinked. "Don'cher know? Yeh parents left yeh a vault. Full of money. And I think there's another vault or some'it like that."

Harry's eyes widened. That had not been mentioned in Dumbledore speeches about him.

"So do I have access to my vaults?"

"Err, I have yer key?" Hagrid patted his pocket with a smile. "When we get to the Alley, we'll go to Gringotts, that's the wizarding bank, and withdraw some money for yeh to get clothes an' robes and your school stuff and such."

Harry smirked happily. He had money and he knew just what he needed.

"Have a nice day." Stan chorused before turning to Harry. "And you have a ni…"he peered closer at Harry's forehead and the scar there. "Hey…aren't you…"

Harry growled under his breath and bared his teeth. Stan took a step back. "Eh, my mistake." He hurried back on the bus and it shot off again before Harry could even turn around. When he did he was grinning smugly at Hagrid.

"How about we get to that vault?"

Hagrid blinked. The moodiness of Harry was beginning to get to him. But he smiled watery and turned to walk into the Leaky Caldron.

"'mind you 'arry. A lo' ah people know you…"

Harry strode in head held high and looked around the small but cozy bar. "This is it?"

Hagrid came up behind him reluctantly. "No, it's ou' back…"

"Wait…Hagrid? What are you doing in the Alley today?" Tom, the barkeeper asked.

"'m here to take Harry in for his school things…" Hagrid was cut off.

"Harry? Harry POTTER?" A witch screeched eagerly.

"Ah…" Hagrid took a step forward next to Harry as the woman scrambled over, everyone in the bar pretty much following her.

"Oh Merlin it's really you!" The woman took Harry's hand and he wrinkled his nose at her.

"Could you kindly let go of…"

"Oh! Oh! Mister Potter! It's me! It's me, Degalus Diggle. You know! We met when…" A man with a top hat chattered a hesitant smile on his face.

"Oh yeah. Umm, I still have your pants and the shirt." Harry grinned winningly.

The man's expression grew more steady. "Oh! Oh no. You can keep them. I'm glad you liked them! I bought them just to lure you into stealing them! What you didn't know was that there was a tracking charm on them see?"

Harry frowned. "Oh." The name of the charm alone gave him an idea what it did. "That's how you found me."

"Yeah. We would have never thought to look in the trees!" The man laughed heartily. Harry was shaking random hands now as everyone around him chattered on and he honestly was beginning to get a headache.

"It's time for us to go." Hagrid shouted over everyone and steered Harry out the back.

"Good God." Harry squeezed his nose bridge. "Too many people. Is it always that full?"

"Tha' wasn't full 'arry. Yer kinda lucky we came today. I came here back last month and the bar was full of people that would have wanted to meet you. Hey, you would have met yeh Defense teacher too. Professor Quirrell. He was here, but now you won' see him 'til school starts. Queer little fellow though, all he would probably do is stutter at you." Hagrid trailed off as he tapped his umbrella against the wall.

Harry blinked hiding his awe as the wall slid open to reveal a street. A full street. Shops, stores and oh, too many people.

"Crap."

"Jus' pull up yer hood there 'arry and we'll go straight for Gringotts. All the way down the street and buy our way back down okay?"

"Yes!" Harry pulled up his hood quickly and hunched again before starting a slow walk down the Alley, Hagrid, shaking his head at their personal saviour, walking beside him.

AN: GTG! Good show on tv last epi bye!