Chapter 3: Diagon Alley
Hey everyone I'm back with a new chapter. Now before I go into this I want to say I will be combining the movies, books and the Hogwarts Mystery Game. I hope you all like what I have planned. Please Review and Enjoy.
Immediately upon Harry introducing himself the entire place was in an uproar as witches and wizards walked up to introduce themselves to him and shaking his hands.
"Doris Crockford, Mr. Potter, I can't believe I'm meeting you at last."
Harry looks to see a pale man wearing a turban walking up to him.
"H-Harry P-Potter, c-can't tell you how pleased I am to meet you." He stammers.
"Prof. Quirrel! Harry, Sam, Prof. Quirrel will be one of your teachers at Hogwarts." Hagrid said.
"What class do you teach Professor?" Sam asks.
"D-Defense Against the D-D-Dark Arts. N-Not that you'll need it P-P-Potter." He stutters.
"Well we must be going now, lots to buy." Hagrid said leading the two boys through the bar to a small courtyard where a brick wall was.
"Wow Harry I didn't know you were famous." Sam said.
"Oh he's more than famous, he's a legend." Hagrid said.
"But why am I famous?" Harry asks.
"I'm not sure I'm the right person to tell you that." Hagrid said as he tapped a few bricks with his umbrella causing an archway to form and they saw an alley full of shops and people.
"Welcome to Diagon Alley." Hagrid said as Sam and Harry looked in awe.
"Now this is cool." Sam said.
"I'll say." Harry agreed before he realized something. "Hagrid, how am I gonna pay for all this? I don't have any money."
Instantly Sam slumped his head. "Me neither."
"What are you talking about? Both your money is right there. Gringotts, the Wizard Bank." Hagrid said pointing to a large white building that towered over all the other shops.
Walking in the three of them small multiple small creatures working the counters.
"Uh Hagrid, what exactly are these things?" Harry asks.
"Goblins, clever beasts but not very friendly so you two stay close." Hagrid said as they walked to the counter. "Mr. Harry Potter and Mr. Sam Snape would like to make a withdrawal from their vaults."
"And do they have their keys?" The goblin asks.
"Yep, got them right here." Hagrid said pulling out two golden keys and handing them to the goblin.
"These seem to be in order." The goblin said.
"Also Prof. Dumbledore gave me this." Hagrid said handing the goblin a letter. "It's about you-know-what in vault 713."
"Very well, Griphook!" Another goblin walked up to the three of them and led them into a small cart on railway tracks.
As they climbed in the cart went down a huge slope and started moving like a roller coaster ride.
"First up will be Mr. Potter." Griphook said as they came to a stop in front of a vault.
"Ugh my stomach." Sam groaned as they climbed out of the cart.
Opening the vault Harry looked to see what basically a large mountain of gold coins.
"Didn't think your parents would leave you with nothing, did ya?" Hagrid asks.
"Geez Harry famous and rich?" Sam said surprised.
"Now for Mr. Snape." Griphook said as Harry piled some coins into a bag.
"Hey you think we can go a little slower this time?" Sam asks.
"One speed only." Griphook replied causing Sam to groan.
Going a little deeper down the tunnels they stopped in front of another vault.
"Alright Sam, this one is yours." Hagrid said as the door opened to reveal a large assortment of gold, jewels and coins.
"What the?" Sam said blown away. Being in an orphanage he never knew the luxury of having lots of money, but with this amount, he could be set for life.
"Wow Harry looks like you and Sam have more in common then you realize." Hagrid chuckles.
After Sam gathered some money they made their way down to Vault 713 for Hagrid.
"Hey Hagrid, what's in here?" Harry asks.
"Can't tell you Harry. Top Secret Hogwarts business." Hagrid said as the vault opened to reveal a small package wrapped up in brown paper.
After one more wild cart ride they were back on the streets . "Listen boys would you mind going to get your books without me. I need a little something after that cart ride." Hagrid said holding his stomach.
"Sure thing Hagrid." Sam said as they walked down the street to Flourish and Blotts.
"So Sam, how come you were told to meet Hagrid and me here? Where's your family?" Harry asks.
"I don't have one. I'm an orphan." Sam frowns.
Harry sighs. "I know how you feel, my parents are dead and I'm forced to live with my Aunt and Uncle who hate me."
"All I know is a man at Hogwarts has my last name, he's the only one who knows anything about me." Sam sighs.
"You nervous?" Harry asks.
"A bit, I mean look at us we're two kids who have had to learn to fend for ourselves because we didn't have any parents to show us how. Aren't you scared?" Sam asks.
"I am, but at least I know I've got a friend who is in the same boat as me." Harry smiles patting Sam on the back.
"Thanks Harry." Sam smiles as they enter the book store.
Giving their lists to the shopkeeper he pointed them to the book sections. As Sam made his way to grab a copy of Magical Drafts and Potions another hand grabbed it at the same time as him.
Looking up Sam saw a girl with blue eyes, pale white skin and long blonde hair with two thick braids over her shoulders.
"Oh sorry my bad." She said reaching for another copy of it.
"Are you going to Hogwarts too?" Sam asks.
"Yes I am, I'm Penny Haywood, nice to meet you." She said holding out her hand.
"Name's Sam Snape." He said shaking it.
"I'm excited for this class the most. Potions may not be the most glamourous wizarding subject, but I personally can't wait to start." Penny smiles.
"Me neither, there's someone I'm really trying to impress." Sam said thinking of Prof. Snape.
"Well maybe we'll be in the same House. Which one do you think you'll be in?" Penny asks.
"Uh I'm not sure." Sam said having no idea what she was talking about.
"Well no one really knows where you'll end up until you get there." Penny said walking to the counter. "I'll see you at Hogwarts."
"Yeah see you there." Sam said waving goodbye.
Gathering up their supplies Sam and Harry looked at their lists to see what was left.
"Now I just need a wand." Harry said.
"Me too. Well unless you count pets." Sam said.
"Well I wouldn't go with toads, they went outta fashion years ago, and I don't like cats much, I recommend an owl. Use them to carry your mail." Hagrid suggests.
A half hour later, the two boys walked out with cages holding two owls. Harry had a beautiful snowy white owl while Sam had a cool dark owl.
"I hope Martha and the others don't mind you flying in and out." Sam said looking at his owl.
Arriving at the last shop Ollivanders, Sam and Harry were very excited for this.
"You two go on ahead I'll hold your owls for you." Hagrid offers.
"Thanks Hagrid." Sam and Harry said as they walked in to see thousands of narrow boxes stacked on the shelves going all the way up to the ceiling.
"Whoa." Both boys said surprised.
"Good afternoon." An old man said walking in from the back.
"Uh hi." Harry said.
"I wondered when I would see you two come in. It seems like only yesterday your parents came in buying their first wands. Now before I start which is your wand hand?" Mr. Ollivander asks.
"Uh well I'm right-handed." Harry said.
"Me too." Sam said.
"Hmm very well, let's see what I can find for you two." Walking to the back Mr. Ollivander comes back with two boxes in his hands. "Here you go 7 inches ebony and dragon heartstring for Harry and 8 inches maple and unicorn hair for Sam. Go on give them a wave."
Looking at each other the two boys shrug as they waved the wands and instantly multiple boxes flew off the shelves.
"Okay perhaps those aren't the wands for you two." Mr. Ollivander said taking them back.
This time he decided to do one at a time. "Try this Sam, 9 inches Hornbeam and Dragon heartstring." He said handing him another wand. Sam waved it and it blasted the counter bell on his desk to smithereens. "No, no definitely not."
"I'm really sorry." Sam apologized.
"Here Harry, beechwood and unicorn hair 10 inches." Ollivander said.
Harry waved the wand and the vase holding flowers was destroyed.
"My, my you two are tricky customers. I wonder." Mr. Ollivander said making his way to the back.
A few minutes later, he came back with two cases. "Here you go Sam, 11 ½ inches Mahogany and Phoenix feather." Hesitant about this one Sam reaches out and grabs it and when he waved it red and gold sparks shot out from the end. "Very interesting."
"I'm sorry but what's interesting?" Sam asks.
"You see Sam, each wand combination has certain features that adapt to a person's personality and what this wand is telling me about you Mr. Snape is that you are someone destined greatness." Mr. Ollivander said before handing Harry his wand. "11 inches Holly and Phoenix Feather."
Harry grabbed it and instantly he got the same reaction Sam did with his wand.
"Curious." Mr. Ollivander said.
"I'm sorry but what's curious?" Harry asks.
"I remember every wand I've ever sold Mr. Potter and it just so happens that the phoenix whose tail feather is in your wand gave another feather—just one other feather. It is very curious that you should be destined for this wand when its brother gave you that scar." Mr. Ollivander said pointing to the lightning bolt shaped scar on Harry's forehead. "I think we might expect great things from both of you."
At the Leaky Cauldron, the two boys were sitting with Hagrid eating lunch. The place was practically empty except for them.
"You alright boys? You seem pretty quiet." Hagrid asks.
"He killed my parents didn't he, the one who gave me this?" Harry asks showing his scar.
"Whoa." Sam said seeing it for the first time.
"I think it's best that you both understand this so listen up. Not all wizards are good some of them go bad. Some years ago a wizard went as bad as you can go and his name was Voldemort." Hagrid said.
"That's an odd name." Sam said.
"Well odd as it may be, he was very powerful. Those were dark times Voldemort started to gather forces, brought them over to the dark side. Anyone who stood up against him ended up dead many kids wound up orphans because of him." Hagrid said looking at Sam who had a scared look on his face before turning to Harry. "Your parents fought against him, nobody lived once he decided to kill them, nobody except you."
"Me? He tried to kill me?" Harry said shocked.
"That ain't no ordinary mark on your forehead, that's from a curse an evil one." Hagrid said.
"So…what happened to him?" Sam gulps.
"Some say he died but I think he's too tired to carry on, but something you did stumped him that night. That's why you're famous Harry and why everyone knows you. You're the boy who lived." Hagrid said
Harry was speechless and stayed that way the entire time until they dropped Sam back off at the orphanage.
"Remember Sam, be at King's Cross on September 1st it's all on your ticket." Hagrid said.
"I will Hagrid, thanks for everything." Sam smiles.
"You're mighty welcome." Hagrid smiles.
"Hey Harry, I hope we can be good friends once we get to Hogwarts." Sam said offering a hand.
Harry looks at Sam and smiles. "The way I see it, we're already friends."
The two young wizards shake hands before Sam headed inside.
That night, as everyone was asleep Sam, was sitting on his bed looking out the window with his new owl perched on his shoulder.
"Know this place well boy, I plan to send lots of letters back telling everyone about Hogwarts." Sam said as the owl chirps in understanding. "Now you just need a name…how about Noctis?"
Noctis hoots happily at his new name causing Sam to smile as he puts Noctis in his cage before going to bed eagerly waiting for the day he would leave for Hogwarts.