Alex Hale Book 1 by Spielar

Chapter 13

We then had breakfast while everyone else began to show up. Percy nodded at me and began reading the paper while eating a piece of toast. George and Fred came in and grabbed a plate of bacon and toast before running off out the door to somewhere while Mrs. Weasley yelled after them that we would be going to Diagon alley at 12. Ron and Harry stumbled down around 11 and only had enough time to eat a quick breakfast before they had to get ready to go shopping. I gave Harry a new pendant I had bought from the quest shop and headed outside to get some air before we left. I enjoyed the clean country air.

I traveled with the Weasleys using floo powder to go to Diagon alley. Harry of course ended up in Nocturne alley due to biting his tongue. I wasn't worried though since I owned most of the place and he was on my list of people not to harm. Though that probably wouldn't stop a few people who would aggressively try to sell him things. Especially since he was famous and everyone thinks being famous equals being rich. It doesn't, but most people can't think that way for whatever reason.

I agreed to go find Harry since I was familiar with the area and started heading towards Borgin and Burkes to go get him. As I was walking along the way I heard Hagrid call out Harrys name chasing away a witch trying to sell her wares to Harry.

"Hello Hagrid." I greeted coming over to them.

"What are you two doing down here?" Hagrid asked us leading us away.

"Well Harry bit his tongue while using floo powder and I went to collect him since I know the area."

"That makes sense but this ain't no place for young wizards, nothin but dark goods and trouble down there." Hagrid told us half in worry and half in warning.

"Don't worry Hagrid, most of the folks here aren't bad, they just work with the goods that are either to dangerous for others to handle or simply don't know how to do other things as well."

"Sounds like you spend a lot of time down here?" Harry asked me with suspicion while Hagrid gave a worried look to me.

"Nah, I prefer Diagon alley. I just own most of the places in Nocturn alley so I had to get to know the people and their businesses. The only place I would watch out for, at least other than the poison makers shop, would be Borgin and Burkes. That old man in there is dangerous in all sorts of ways. Make sure to never even attempt to steal from him or he'll chop your hand off and turn it into another hand of glory."

Hagrid and Harry looked shocked at that and we saw the Weasleys standing at the end of the alley in the light.

"I found him." I shouted out to them.

"Hi Hagrid." Mrs. Weasley greeted Hagrid.

"We know why Harry was down there, but what are you doing down there Hagrid?" Hermione asked from the side next to her mom and dad who were talking awkwardly to Arthur who was bombarding them with questions about muggles.

"We found Hermione while we were waiting for you to come back and I filled her in about what was going on." Ron whispered to me.

"I was getting Flesh Eating Slug repellent, buggers are destroying the schools lettuce patches." Hagrid said shaking a can of the repellent. "Well I need to be off, you lot be good now." Hagrid said as he lumbered off.

"You'll never believe who I saw in Borgin and Burkes." Harry started pulling Ron and Hermione over towards where I was.

I just tuned him out and looked Hermione up and down. I hadn't been able to see her since the beginning of summer because of how busy I had been, but I have to say she had changed a lot in a few months.