章 18: Chapter - 18 : Unveiling the Wizarding World
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I wrinkled my nose in distaste as I heard a tapping. Why couldn't Aunt Petunia let me sleep in and savor my dream for once? It was a good one, too. Some giant came and told me that Harry and I were magical, and that we got to go and learn spells at some school called Pigfarts or something…
"Alright, I'm getting up," I heard Harry grumble. He pulled away from me and stood up. I let out a quiet groan of distaste as I lost his body heat and clutched my blankets closer.
Except these weren't my normal blankets. I'd gone to sleep last night under a threadbare sheet. This thing felt much thicker and sturdier. There were no holes and no thin spots. In fact, this felt like treated canvas, the kind that repelled water. It was really warm…
I opened one eye a slit and peered down.
I snapped upright, eyes coming open, and ran my hands over the huge overcoat I was sprawled under. It was the same one from my dream… that apparently wasn't a dream. Hagrid was snoring softly on the couch and Harry was slumped tiredly at the window where an owl was waiting with a newspaper tied to its leg.
He looked up and saw my expression, the way I was clinging to the coat, and smiled slightly. "Yeah, not a dream."
"So I noticed," I said, eyes flicking from Harry to the owl to Hagrid. "Erm, Hagrid? Hagrid!"
Hagrid groaned in response. The owl swooped into the window and dumped the newspaper on Hagrid's face. He gave a small shout of surprise and opened his eyes. I blinked in shock as the owl alighted next to me and pecked at the material of the coat expectantly.
"I don't know what you want," I said helplessly.
"Pay him," Hagrid grunted as he sat up straighter.
"What?" I asked in confusion.
"He wants pay for delivering the paper," Hagrid said, unrolling said paper. "In the pocket."
Hagrid's coat was nothing more than a conglomeration of pockets, it seemed. I stared at them all helplessly for a moment before beckoning Harry over to help. We came up with dog treats, keys, string, tea bags, and an odd looking root that pulsed unnervingly in my hand when I pulled it out. I hastily shoved it back into the pocket.
"Got it!" Harry said, tugging free a bunch of strange coins. "Erm… how much?" he asked, staring at the gold, silver, and bronze coins helplessly.
"Five Knuts," Hagrid said, opening the paper up.
I looked from Hagrid to the coins. "How much?" I repeated.
"The little bronze ones," Hagrid explained. Harry quickly picked out five of the knuts and passed them over to me, who was closest to the owl. I reached out and tucked the coins into the pouch on the owl's leg before giving it a little stroke on the head. The owl hooted happily and took off out the open window.
However this brought up an interesting point.
"Hagrid," harry said, shooting me an uncomfortable look as I passed Hagrid back his coat. "We don't have money."
"Course you do," Hagrid said dismissively, shrugging his coat on and tucking the paper into it.
I reminded him, "You heard Uncle Vernon, he said he won't pay-"
"Blimey, d'you think yer parents left you with nothin'?" Hagrid chuckled.
"But I though the house-" Harry began uncertainly.
"Well they didn't keep their money in the house! They kept it in a bank!"
"Wizards have banks?" I asked interestedly, standing up and stretching.
"Just the one. Gringotts. Run by goblins."
I choked midway through a yawn. Across from me, Harry paled slightly and whispered, "Goblins?"
"Yeah, so ye'd be mad ter try and rob it. Nasty creatures, goblins. In fact, I've got ter go to Gringotts anyway, an errand fer Dumbledore. He sends me to do lots o' important things," Hagrid said proudly. "Goin' ter Gringotts, fetchin' you two. Knows he can trust me, see."
After a quick breakfast of cold sausages, we took off. Hagrid said he'd flown to the island, but we took the boat back. Hagrid magicked it to row itself along while he read the paper and Harry and I clustered together, eyes bright with interest while he explained a few random things about the magical world to them. The Ministry of Magic, dragons, Gringotts and its defenses.
When we got to the train station, Hagrid definitely attracted stares. He was huge, for one, and he pointed at normal things and remarked on how odd they were. When we finally got on the train, Hagrid took out a pair of knitting needles and began working on what seemed to be a bright yellow camping tent but could have been a sock for him.
"Can we find all of these things in London?" I asked, scanning my list. I'd been going over it constantly, trying to imagine it all; waving a wand, striding around in wizard's robes, sending letters with my very own owl, bending over a cauldron and cooking up a potion.
"If you know where to go," Hagrid said with a conspiratorial wink.
'Where to go' turned out to be a grimy pub called the Leaky Cauldron, situation between a record store and a book shop. The Muggles who walked past glanced over it like it wasn't there. I got the distinct impression that, to them, it wasn't.
Hagrid said that the place was famous, but it certainly didn't look like it. Inside it was small and smoky. There were only a few people scattered around: some witches with their shopping, a twitchy young man, a guy with a top hat, and a wrinkled, toothless old bartender. Everyone looked up and waved when Hagrid entered.
"The usual, Hagrid?" the bartender called in a friendly way, reaching for a glass.
"Can't Tom, official Hogwarts business," Hagrid said proudly. He pushed Harry and I forwards so that Tom could get a better look at us. The old man's mouth dropped open.
"That can't be-" Tom gasped. The bar went still and silent as everyone turned to look at us. I shifted uncomfortably and we pressed closer, a solid front.
"Harry and Lorena Potter," the bartender whispered. I flinched. Hagrid had said that we would be famous, but I wasn't sure how I felt having some random old man I'd never met greeting me by name.
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