Harry- July 3rd/4th
Harry waited to respond as they caught up with the rest of the students due to Ron having run back up to the dorms for his favorite quidditch magazine. So, it took a bit for them to catch up. As they settled into an empty compartment Hermione sealed up the compartment with several privacy charms. Then turned to Harry her eyebrows furrowed, and her lips perched in a tight line giving him a stern look that could rival their head of house, "spill now Harry." So, the green-eyed wizard took a deep breath, "The group of Slytherins who provided the information are looking to help us end Voldemort, they have access to information from the inside because their parents are Death Eaters, and they have no desire to join and be marked. So, I made an unbreakable vow that we would not harm them, and they promised the same in exchange. The Slytherins include Draco, Theo, and Pansy. They weren't sure how many, but they are sure that he made more than one. They also mentioned that Voldemort was obsessed with the founders." Hermione nodded, considering this information.
Then, it happened, Ron exploded, "Are you completely mental. Malfoy, you promised Malfoy safe passage. You believe information from Draco Malfoy. You want to work with Draco Malfoy. The same git who has been making it his mission in life to make us miserable." Ron's face and ears were so red with rage, that they were almost purple a shade that could rival his Uncle Vernon at their worst. Then Hermion looked at her watch and stood, Ron we have rounds she pulled Ron out and removed the privacy charms and unsealed the compartment, virtually dragging Ron to come with her.
Harry felt his sense of dread grow as the train continued on towards the station in the heart of London, By the time they reached King's Cross Station, he had begun to formulate a plan for the summer. When the train jerked to a stop, he shrunkhis trunk and stood, he gathered Hedwig in her cage and prepared for the inevitable. The drive itself was uneventful, and he made swift work of getting inside and setting the still shrunken trunk in a drawer in his desk.
When night fell Harry found himself in an endless cycle of nightmares. He woke up with a start only to realize that he was sweaty and breathing hard and heart rate had shot up something severely. His anxiety had never been this bad. He decided that it was best that he made his way to Diagon Alley and get a hold of some dreamless sleep and other things that he could use. This decision was only made firmer as he heard Vernon's heavy footsteps coming down the hall towards him, "Harry Potter you had better keep quiet boy. Descent people are trying to sleep. If I have to tell you one more time boy, you be getting the beating of your life."
Harry took the time he needed once he could hear the sound of Vernon's snores coming down the hall. He made swift work of cleaning up and working of getting ready. He made his way out in the dark of the early morning and signaling for the knight bus. He stood there at the curve of magnolia crest by the park. There was aloud pop and there in front of his stood a gigantic purple double-decker bus. The Knight bus just like Harry remembered and paying for his fare to the Leaky he got off and asked Tom for a room for the summer. The barkeeper led Harry to a room, and he unshrink his trunk in the room and locked the door and put up some privacy charms. One of the rewards of being back in the wizarding world was that he could use magic. He settled Hedwig in her cage on top of the bookcase and prepared to work on setting right a long series of injustices.
He prepared a list of the things he needed to do the following day to get things together. He unloaded his school textbooks and put them on the bookshelf and put some of his parchment and his ink and quill set in the desk. As he worked on his list, he decided that he needed some new clothes and some additional reading material. He also decided that he should use some notebooksto revise for his OWLS and form plans for how to oversee a multiple pronged situation that needs reformation.
He then moved onto a list of questions that he knew he needed answers too. To include finding: where the soul containers were, and what did Voldemort use for them? He also needed to find out who he could trust to help him with the legal end. After all. All of his problems came back to two particular individuals Tom Riddle (aka Lord Voldemort) and Albus Percival Wolfric Brian Dumbledore.
Harry went to down to the pub and grabbed himself a full breakfast and a requested a strong cup of coffee with cream and sugar and went to find a seat that would allow him some anonymity. It took a noticeably short amount of time for the food and coffee to be levitated over to his table and he relaxed and allowed himself to enjoy the taste of a warm meal and good coffee.
Once Harry finished with his breakfast, he swiftly made his way up the wall and tapped the pattern to enter the shopping district that he only ever spent enough time in to gather necessities. As he walked into the shopping district known as Diagon Alley, he saw a shop window that showed clothes which looked a lot like what Malfoy wore. He entered the shop which was called Twilfit & Tattings according to the sign. He began browsing the trousers and suits and determined that this would be the place for him to purchase clothes that make him look respectable. He turned and walked out of the shop and headed to Gringotts and nodding to the goblin guards he made his way to the teller and politely cleared his throat.
The goblin in front of him nodded, "Well Mr. Potter what can the goblin nation do to help you?" Looking into the goblin's eyes Harry triedhis best to sound confident, "I'd like to make a withdrawal sir." The goblin stood and asked, "I will be right back with you I need to check with your account manager. "