Chapter 3 Arrival at Diagon Alley
Hagrid shuddered and said, "Don't... Don't say the name. Anyway he ......"
Dumbledore walked in and said, "Hagrid, I think you should call Voldemort by his name, he has no reason to scare you. ”
"Well, well, the only thing Voldemort fears is you. ”
"You're exalting me too much, Hagrid. Dumbledore said in recollection, "About twenty years ago, Voldemort started looking for his disciples, and he found some people, some of them because they were afraid of him, some because they wanted to learn his magic, and it was really dark until ten years ago on Halloween, Harry, Voldemort came to your village, and you were only one year old. He killed them. ”
Hagrid groaned suddenly, and he pulled out a stained, dirty handkerchief and blew his nose.
Penny had some cleanliness habits, she couldn't see this, but she couldn't say anything, and coughed awkwardly.
Dumbledore pulled out his wand and pointed to his handkerchief and said, "Clean up." ”
Hagrid's dirty handkerchief instantly became as good as new.
"It's amazing. Vernon lamented that although he knew about magic, he had never seen it.
"Thank you. "It's unfortunate news," Hagrid said, "that there is no better person to find than your parents." ”
Penny put her arm around Harry and said sadly, "You lost your mother that day, and I lost my only sister. I'm sorry I didn't take good care of you. ”
Vernon patted Harry on the shoulder and said heavily, "I'm sorry, Harry, I'm sorry!"
Dudley handed them tissues, and Harry choked up and said, "It's fine. ”
Dumbledore looked at them with a smile, and after a while, their emotions gradually calmed down, and Dumbledore continued, "Harry, Voldemort was going to kill you, but he didn't kill you, only left a scar on your head. ”
"That's... I'm sorry. ”
"Harry, be brave enough to say that name, there's nothing big of a deal about him. Dumbledore said encouragingly.
"What happened to Voldemort. Harry felt like he had hundreds of questions to ask right now.
"That's a good question, he's missing, but someone says he's dead. Dumbledore shook his head, "I don't think so, but he must have lost his mana, too weak to be able to survive, waiting for ......"
Dumbledore said that he did not continue to talk about Voldemort, but said to everyone, "Everyone, I'll go first." Hagrid will take you to buy equipment for school. Harry, Dudley, see you at our school. Again, Mr. Dursley, I apologize for the surprise visit today. ”
Dumbledore blinked mischievously after speaking, and disappeared directly.
Once they had digested the information, they redressed and followed Hagrid to buy supplies.
It was easy for Hagrid to get in, but it took a while for him to get out. He was so tall that the door frame was about half as tall as he was, and Hagrid had to bend down more than half of his waist and squeeze it out.
Standing on the side of the road, Harry was curious, and he asked, "Hagrid, where are we going? Is London selling these lands? How are we going? Is it a magic to show up at your destination in an instant like you just did?"
Dalit wanted to say, 'Kid, you think too much, let's take the subway.' ’
"Harry, you have a lot of questions, let's talk as we go, and answer your questions slowly. Hagrid turned to Vernon and said, "Mr. Dursley, I'm not very familiar with this area, could you please take us to the subway to the city?"
When Vernon agreed and took the lead, Hagrid answered Harry's question and said, "Harry, of course it's a magic, apparition, a very advanced and dangerous magic, we are going to the Leaky Cauldron, from where you can enter Diagon Alley, Diagon Alley is arguably the most prosperous commercial district in the entire British wizarding world." You can buy all your school essentials there. ”
"You have your letter with you, right?" Hagrid asked.
"With it. Dudley pulled out the second page of the letter from his pocket, which he hadn't had time to read.
It describes the uniforms, textbooks, equipment, and pets that must be used for admission, and it is noted that first-year students are not allowed to bring their own broomsticks, and for the last point, Dudley has some emmmm.
"London Station is just around the corner, so passengers who want to get off the train are asked to bring their belongings and wait to get off the train in an orderly manner. ”
At this point in time, it was rush hour inside London Station, but fortunately, Hagrid opened the way in front, and Dudley and his party could walk sideways unimpeded.
They had been walking for about an hour and a half after they came out, and Hagrid stopped and said, "This is it, the Leaky Cauldron, a very famous place." ”
Vernon had been walking for so long after getting out of the car, and he puffed out and said, "Here, no kidding! All I saw was a bookstore and a record store." ”
"This is it, non-wizards can't see this place, he's magical. Penny helped Vernon calm down, wiped his sweat and said, "Back then, I was here. You can't see until you hold the hand of the wizard, or they have a clear point to show you. ”
Dudley looked over and saw the plaque at the Leaky Cauldron Bar, with a large black wine glass painted on it, the whole plaque was dirty and torn, sitting in the slit between the bookstore and the record.
Dudley couldn't resist his eagerness and ran over with Vernon and Penny by the hand.
They walked in, and there was no electric light inside, only a small skylight showing a little light, and in the dim environment, the red light of candles flickered.
The Leaky Cauldron is full of cloaked and tall hat-wearing wizards, some drinking, some smoking cigarette pouches, and some talking loudly about magic.
These are very surprising to Dudley, the movie is far from the reality seen in the eyes of reality, and the magic is so fragrant.
Vernon was a little uncomfortable with this, but Penny missed it very much, after all, she was interested in magic, but she hadn't been here for decades.
Tom, the owner of the bar, was a sharp-eyed man, and he noticed them as soon as they entered, Tom obviously knew Hagrid, he picked up a wine glass and said, "Old rules? ”
Hagrid waved his hand, "No, no, I'm working for Hogwarts." ”
Tom smiled and said, "Okay, next time, this cup is reserved for you." He put down his glass, and suddenly, with some surprise, said, "Oh my God, ...... it."
Tom got excited and shouted, "He's Harry Potter!"
The bar fell silent for a moment, and all eyes were on him, and Furry and Penny were a little nervous, tugging at Dudley's arm.
After a few moments, the sound of chairs swaying, and everyone stood up, and Harry was startled.
One of the old men rushed over, shook Harry's hand and said, "Welcome back, Mr. Potter." ”
In Dudley's opinion, this is completely a little fan of chasing stars! In his previous life, he had never had this treatment, so he would not admit that he wanted to eat lemons.
"Mr. Potter, I'm really honored, honored. ”
"I've been looking forward to shaking hands with you, ah, my heart is pounding. ”
Harry now smiled awkwardly and shook hands with every step he took forward. It was a bit difficult to move an inch, and Dudley noticed that an elderly wizard kept coming over and shaking Harry's hand, and he thought that for an otaku, this lemon would not be eaten.
It wasn't until Harry met a smiling tiger man with a purple turban wrapped around his head, which looked like his head was swollen from a distance, and Dudley could smell him smelling a strange smell from a distance.
Dudley knew who he was, and he knew what was inside the foul-smelling turban, and at this time, he had to be instigated, after all, men had to be able to shrink and extend, and he lowered his head and pretended to play with his fingers.
"Harry... Potter," Quirrell stammered, "I'm so excited to see you." ”
"Hello, Professor, I didn't see you at first. Hagrid said hello and bowed his head and said, "Harry still has Dudley." This is Professor Quirrell, and at Hogwarts, he's going to teach you Defence Against the Dark Arts. ”
"Oh, I'm honored. ”
"Yes, I'm honored too. Dudley wanted to be low-key and low-key, but he was helpless, he lowered his head again, his eyes did not look at him, but he bit the word 'honor' a little hard.
Harry held out his hand to shake hands, but Quirrell didn't bother to shake his hand, just stammered, "You... You... You probably don't need to take this course, Potter. ”
This is really not a pleasant person to talk to.
I guess Hagrid also thinks Quirrell is talking too much. Hagrid said there was something else to do, and led them around the bar and into the backyard.
Entering the backyard, Dudley tapped Harry and joked, "Cousin Star, you can hug your thick thighs." ”
Harry was a little distressed and said, "Why do everyone here know who I am?"
Dudley put his arm around Harry's shoulders and said, "Oh, my silly cousin, that's obvious, remember what Dumbledore said? It's simply a savior. ”
"That's really ......" Vernon didn't expect Harry to be so famous, he was already incoherent.
Penny knocked Dudley's head and smiled, "Don't say that about your cousin." ”
"That's... Hagrid, do you think Professor Quirrell is a little nervous?" asked Harry.
"I think yes, he's a hapless guy who used to teach Muggle studies at school, and Muggles are the term for people who don't have magic. Later, in order to teach the Defence Against the Dark Arts course, he traveled everywhere to practice his experience, and it is said that he ran into a lot of trouble, there were vampires, there were witches, and when he came back, he seemed to be a completely different person. ”
"Not really!" Dudley muttered quietly.
"What are you talking about?" Harry asked, confused, as if he had heard Dudley say something.
"Huh? I mean, there's no way here, Hagrid. ”
Then Hagrid took out his umbrella and knocked on the wall and said, "Don't worry, look, count three pieces up, and then two pieces horizontally." Alright, everybody stand in the back. ”
The bricks that Hagrid had struck began to move, the three in front of him recessed in, the two in the back bulging out, and then the entire wall began to move. A small hole appeared in front of them, growing larger and larger. It didn't take long to become an archway that Hagrid could walk through on his feet.
Vernon looked at everything in front of him in amazement.
Penny shivered with excitement, what a familiar scene.
Dudley and Harry's performance was nothing but delight, and they couldn't close their mouths with their mouths open and smiling.
The door to a new world opens for them.
"Welcome to Diagon Alley. ”