Saturday arrives, and Harry, Ginny, and his kids, pick up Dudley, Sarah, and Emily for their trip to the Alley.
"I need to put a spell on you two, so that you can see the Alley; only witches or wizards can see it," explains Harry.
Receiving a nod from the elder Dursleys, Harry mutters the spell; Sarah and Dudley who become downright gobsmacked by the sudden appearance of a pub.
"I must have walked by this a million times," says Dudley completely stunned.
"Let's go in," says Harry, and they quickly make their way inside. It wasn't very busy in the pub, probably due to how early it was. "Right everyone, this is the Leaky Cauldron. It's also actually the only non-magical entrance to Diagon Alley. Let's head out the back, and we need to get to Gringotts before the lines start building up."
They walked straight through the pub and out the opposite door. Thankfully not too many people stopped Harry to talk. Dudley thought it was weird, witnessing how famous Harry is.
"When you come next time you might not have a wizard with you, so just ask at the pub for someone to open the entrance for you. As you already know Emily is not allowed to do magic outside school," says Harry, as he pulls out his wand, and turns to tap several bricks in the large wall, opening it up to reveal the Alley.
"Welcome to Diagon Alley!" exclaims Harry.
There was shops selling everything magical imaginable. It was so bright and colourful; the complete opposite to the rest of England.
"We love it here!" screams Lily. "We come here all the time."
"Oh my, this place is wicked! I can't wait to get a proper look round. Where can we go first?!" screams Emily excitedly.
"Oh Merlin…" mutters Albus.
"Harry, I have to say that when you described this place I thought you were lying. But, this place is incredible," says Dudley.
"It's brilliant!" says Emily happily.
"Look at all the cloaks," adds Sarah. "You really weren't kidding."
"Nope," grins Harry.
"During holidays though a lot of wizarding youth will wear some muggle clothes," explains Ginny.
"Dad, can we go into the joke shop?" pleads James.
"Not yet! We need to take care of the money first," says Harry. "Come on everyone. Gringotts is at the end of the street, and we have lots to do today."
"Alright," mumbles James.
"How does the money work again?" asks Emily.
"The gold coins are Galleons, Sickles are silver, and Knuts bronze," explains Harry. "There are 17 Sickles in a Galleon, and 29 Knuts in a Sickle, so there are 493 Knuts to a Galleon."
"How many Galleons are in a pound?" inquires Emily.
"It's about 5 Pounds," replies Harry.
"So Knuts are basically pennies, and Sickles are about 30 pence," says Sarah.
When they finally reach the bank, there is a short line. Two minutes later they are standing in front of Gornuk, planning on setting up a vault for Emily.
"Hello there Mr. Potter" greats Gornuk, the Head Goblin.
"Hello Gornuk," replies Harry with a smile.
"And who is this with you?" inquires Gornuk.
"My name is Dudley Dursley, and I am here to set up an account for my daughter Emily," informs Dudley.
"Right then, I need both of you to take some Veritaserum," explains Gornuk as he passes Emily and Dudley a goblet.
"It's a truth serum," explains Harry. "It's to verify your identity, as you don't have wands."
Gornuk then proceeds to ask them a couple questions such as what their names were and their date of birth.
"How much would you like to put in the vault?" inquires Gornuk.
"Um, I would like 2,500.00G added to the vault, and would also like 750.00G on top of that to take with me today," says Dudley, looking at the piece of paper in his pocket. He had talked to Harry about how much he thought he would need.
"Then I would access my vault, today as well," adds Harry.
"Here is your key; vault number 768," says Gornuk, passing the key to Emily, and taking Dudley's cash.
A few minutes later Gornuk produces two bags full of galleons.
"Follow me," says Gornuk, leading the way with another goblin. They made a quick stop by Emily's vault to leave some of her wizarding money, before going to the Potter vault, 687.
Both Sarah and Dudley looked like they might be sick on the cart down.
Once they were back on the main floor, they said thank you, and went on their way.
"This is the funniest supply list I've ever seen," says Emily with a grin.
"I remember thinking the exact same thing," replies Harry with a chuckle.
"It's definitely not like any school list I've ever got!" says Sarah jokingly.
"Why? What do you guys use for school?" asks Ginny faking confusion.
At this, Harry just laughs.
First year
First-year students will require:
Uniform
Three Sets of Plain Work Robes (Black)
One Plain Pointed Hat (Black) for day wear
One Pair of Protective Gloves (dragon hide or similar)
One Winter Cloak (Black, silver fastenings)
Please note that all students' clothes should carry name-tags at all times.
Books
"The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1" by Miranda Goshawk
"A History of Magic" by Bathilda Bagshot
"Magical Theory" by Adalbert Waffling
"A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration" by Emeric Switch
"One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi" by Phyllida Spore
"Magical Drafts and Potions" by Arsenius Jigger
"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by Newt Scamander
"The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection" by Quentin Trimble
Other Equipment
1 Wand
1 Cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set of glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set of brass scales
Students may also bring an Owl OR a Cat OR a Toad.
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS.
"What do you guys want to get first?" asks Dudley.
Emily seems to consider this for a moment before saying, "My schoolbooks!"
"Well, alright then!" says Harry happily. "Flourish and Blots is this way!"
After they've got all the kids' books, they go to Madam Malkin's, and get their new school robes. The adults then decide to get the kids some ice-cream as it's a hot day.
From the looks of things Lily is becoming good friends with Emily, and James answers many questions that Emily and Albus have about Hogwarts. The kids talk about everything from the Forbidden Forest, to what houses they thought they'd be in.
Harry finds it amusing, and ends up explaining a few more things about Hogwarts to Sarah and Dudley as well. All the kids apparently hoping that they'll go to Gryffindor where 'dwell the brave at heart.'
After that they go to the Magical Menagerie, Potage's Cauldron Shop, Amanuensis Quills, the Apothecary, and Owl Emporium. Emily ends up buying a cute little owl, that just adores her, and James and Albus keep pestering, so they go to the Weasley joke shop, before finally going to Ollivander's.
"We're finally going to get our wands!" yells Albus excitedly.
"I've been waiting for this all day!" screeches Emily, as she starts jumping up and down.
"Total first years…" mumbled James.
"I heard that James!" says Ginny and Harry together; Harry bursts out laughing.
"Oh, they're not excited at all," says Sarah sarcastically.
They walked into the little shop, and Ollivander walked forwards.
"A Dursley; I wondered if I'd be seeing one of you!" says Garrick with a smile.
Emily gives a sheepish smile, and Dudley is noticeable uncomfortable.
"Here try this," says Garrick, passing Albus and Emily a wand. "Well, go on. Give it a wave."
Emily's attempt shatters Ollivander's glasses, and Albus's knocks tons of wands off of the shelves.
"No, that will not do," mumbles Garrick, before grabbing two new wands.
It takes a while for both Albus, and Emily to get their wands, and Emily gets discouraged, but she is over the moon when she finally finds her wand; 11" Holly, and Dragon heartstring.
Albus's wand was 14", Elm with phoenix feather.
"How do you feel about going to the Leaky Cauldron for dinner?" asks Harry, turning to Dudley.
"Can we?" pleads Lily, making everyone laugh.
"I'm in," says Dudley, and off they go.
They all have a great time at dinner, and then all go their separate ways, with Harry and Dudley promising to keep in touch, and meet up more often.