Chapter 11~ Diagon Alley

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Harry's POV

I came out of a chimney from inside a old store. I walked out and was automatically introduced to a woman with a wart on her nose.

"Not lost, are you, my dear?" She asked me getting really close to my face.

"I'm fine, thank you. I was just going..." I stated trying to walk away.

I was cornered. The woman put her hand on my shoulder, "Come with us. We'll help you find your way back."

"No. Please..." I pleaded and finally I was saved by someone I knew.

"Harry?"

I turned to see Hagrid, "Hagrid!"

"What do you think you're doing down here? Come on."

I ran towards Hagrid feeling a little bit safer. Those people were very odd.

We walked away from the alleyway.

"You're a mess, Harry. Skulking around Knockturn Alley? Dodgy place. Don't want no one to see you there. People will think you're up to no good."

I had to redeem myself, "I was lost, l... Hang on. What were you doing down there then?"

"Me? I was... I was looking for Flesh-Eating Slug Repellent. They're ruining all the school cabbages." Hagrid told me as we walked down the bright busy street.

Hermione ran up towards me smiling from ear to ear, "Harry. Hagrid."

Hagrid: "Hello, Hermione."

"Oh, it's so good to see you." Hermione stated.

"Oh, It's great to see you too." I replied.

Then Hermione looked at me with confusion, "What did you do to your glasses?" She pulled out her wand and repeated a spell, "Oculus Reparo."

My broken lens started to repair itself and I was amazed.

"I definitely need to remember that one." I stated straightening my glasses.

"You'll be all right now then, Harry? Right. I'll leave you to it." Hagrid stated.

"Okay, bye." Hermione stated waving goodbye.

"Oh, thank you. Bye." I stated and Hagrid waved goodbye and left.

"Come on, everyone's been so worried." Hermione dragged me away down the street. I totally forgot about the Weasleys and Bri.

Hermione dragged me through a book store and Mrs. Weasley appeared, "Oh, Harry. Thank goodness. We'd hoped you'd only gone one grate too far."

She started to dust me off and I smiled at how kind she was being towards me.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Gilderoy Lockhart."

"Here he is." Mrs. Weasley muttered and Ginny started to clap. Ron rolled his eyes for some odd reason and I had no clue why until he told me, "Mum fancies him." 

"Make way there, please. Let me by, madam. Thank you. Excuse me, little girl. This is for the Daily Prophet."

The man that Ron told me that his mum fancied looked right at me, "It can't be. Harry Potter?"

I looked at the man in shock that he knew who I was since I never met him before. The Daily prophet man grabbed me, "Harry Potter! Excuse me, madam."

"Nice big smile, Harry. Together, you and I rate the front page." The camera flashed and I was all so confused about how the man knew who I was. I guess Hagrid and Professor Dumbledore were right everyone in the wizarding world knew who I was.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what an extraordinary moment this is. When young Harry stepped into Flourish and Blotts this morning... ...to purchase my autobiography, Magical Me... ...which, incidentally, is currently celebrating... ...its 27th week atop the Daily Prophet bestseller list... ...he had no idea that he would, in fact, be leaving... ...with my entire collected works... ...free of charge."

The fancy looking man pushed me away and I walked back over towards the Weasleys.

"Now, ladies?"

Mrs. Weasley: "Harry, now you give me those, and I'll get them signed. All of you wait outside. That's it."

We all walked away from the big crowd. Draco came down the steps making a fuss, "I'll bet you loved that, didn't you, Potter? Famous Harry Potter. Can't go into a bookshop without making the front page."

"Leave him alone."Ginny snarled.

"Oh, look, Potter. You've got yourself a girlfriend." Draco joked.

Then a hand was placed onto Draco's shoulder and there was no longer a smile on his face, "Now, now, Draco, play nicely. Mr. Potter. Lucius Malfoy."

Mr. Malfoy placed out his hand and I shook it, "We meet at last."

Ryann appeared behind Mr. Malfoy and she slightly smiled. Then I was pulled towards Draco's dad and he touched my scar, "Forgive me. Your scar is legend. As, of course, is the wizard who gave it to you."

"Voldemort killed my parents. He was nothing more than a murderer." I stated pulling away from the grasp of Draco's dad.

"You must be very brave to mention his name. Or very foolish."

Hermione jumped in, "Fear of a name only increases fear of the thing itself."

"And you must be Miss Granger. Yes, Draco has told me all about you. And your parents. Muggles, aren't they? Let me see. Red hair, vacant expressions... ...tatty, secondhand book. You must be the Weasleys."

"Children, it's mad in here. Let's go outside." Mr. Weasley appeared and I was glad he came to interrupt this odd conversation.

"Well, well, well. Weasley senior." Draco's dad stated.

Mr. Weasley: "Lucius."

Mr. Malfoy: "Busy time at the Ministry, Arthur, all those extra raids? I do hope they're paying you overtime... ...but judging by the state of this, I'd say not. What's the use in being a disgrace to the name of wizard... ...if they don't even pay you well for it?"

Mr. Weasley: "We have a very different idea about what disgraces the name of wizard, Malfoy."

Mr. Malfoy: "Clearly. Associating with Muggles. And I thought your family could sink no lower. I'll see you at work."

"See you at school." Draco said staring at me then raising his eyebrows at Ron. Ryann waved goodbye too us and walked away with Draco and his dad.

~Time skip to train station~

"10:58, come on. The train will be leaving any moment. Fred, George, Percy, you first."

They ran towards the wall disappearing.

"Okay. After you, dear." Mr. Weasley stated speed walking after Mrs. Weasley.

"Let's go." I stated starting to drive my trolley towards the wall.

Ron and Brianna followed behind me. I started to run towards the wall and made contact with the wall. Hedwigs cage fell off the trolley and my trolley was knocked over. Brianna gasped and Ron ran towards my side.

"What do you two think you're doing?" A man asked me and Ron helped me get up.

"Sorry. Lost control of the trolley." I stated. The man shook his head and walked away.

Hedwig made a confused screeching noise.

"Why can't we get through?" I whispered.

"I don't know. The gateway has sealed itself for some reason." Ron answered patting the wall.

"The train leaves at exactly 11:00. We've missed it." Bri commented and I looked at her in shock.

Ron looked at me with fear, "Harry, if we can't get through... ...maybe Mum and Dad can't get back."

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