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Most of the time, though, they were asking questions, and Hagrid answered what he could tell.
Everyone was very curious about this uninvited guest, especially the Grangers. They couldn't help making indirect remarks, wanting to find out more about Hogwarts.
It can be seen that they really want to roughly judge the existence of the wizarding world by analyzing Hagrid.
However, Harry thought they might be thinking too much.
It's really impossible for a naive and cute guy like Hagrid to provide them with any useful information.
Moreover, Hagrid was a guy who couldn't say anything about magical animals. The things he mentioned, such as giant monsters and acromantula, would only make the Grangers even more uncertain about the wizarding world.
But Hermione was very interested in these.
In other words, when she learned of Hagrid's identity as a half-blood giant and that many legendary creatures actually existed, she couldn't help but look forward to her career as a wizard.
"So...Hagrid, the reason why you came to visit me is to celebrate my birthday?" Harry asked curiously after the family enjoyed themselves.
"That's not all. In fact, Dumbledore entrusted me to do something, er..." Hagrid responded carelessly, but then he reacted, and hurriedly said to him, "Anyway, if it's not just in time On your birthday, Harry, I might not even agree to make this trip! You haven’t had much contact with the wizarding world since you were a child, so after dinner, I’ll take you and Hermione to Diagon Alley to buy school supplies Things are ready~”
"Thank you so much, Hagrid!" Harry was smiling, but his brain was already running at high speed.
Dumbledore's entrustment should be related to that bank.
Harry has only seen one movie, so before officially heading to Hogwarts, he must recall as many plots as possible!
...
After the birthday party at noon, Hagrid took Harry and Hermione to the legendary Diagon Alley.
The Grangers also wanted to go together, but Harry dissuaded them.
Harry always believed that the wizarding world was not a friendly place. If the Grangers wanted to know something, they could ask themselves and Hermione directly. The less contact with those irrelevant wizards, the better!
Moreover, Harry also vaguely recalled that many wizards in the movies were dressed up like witches and gods in feudal superstitions. If the Grangers saw their looks, they would be very worried about Hermione's future.
Walking to the subway and then walking, among the chatting among the three and Hagrid's complaints about 'it's not convenient anywhere in the Muggle world', they finally came to the famous place Hagrid said.
"Here we are, the Leaky Cauldron."
Following the direction Hagrid pointed, Harry and Hermione saw an extremely dirty and shabby dilapidated bar.
This bar is hidden between a large bookstore and a record store, and the door is completely unobtrusive. It is estimated that as long as it is a slightly normal person, it will not care about it.
Even when Harry was hiding in all kinds of bars in London last year, he would never choose to get into this place where he didn't feel safe at first sight!
But before he could complain in his heart, Harry and Hermione were pushed in by Hagrid at the same time.
Harry didn't want to pay too much attention to the situation in the Leaky Cauldron. In fact, he didn't have time to pay attention at all, because when he and Hermione entered, they were already surrounded by all kinds of strangely dressed guys. .
These people shouted at him excitedly, and kept coming up to shake his hand, even Hermione who was beside him was almost pushed aside.
It was also the first time that Hermione intuitively saw how famous Harry was in the wizarding world!
But Harry didn't bother to deal with these people at all, because none of them could really call him by his name.
Harry Potter, this is the name of the savior in the minds of this group of people, but for Harry, it can now be used to refer to the original book.
Now, he doesn't want to bear the name of the savior anymore, doesn't want to be controlled by anyone, and wants to walk out on a road to freedom...
Harry Granger! !
"Okay, please leave Harry for now, I have to take him to Diagon Alley for shopping!"
Hagrid was obviously a frequent visitor here, and he managed to get Harry and Hermione out of the siege with just a few loud shouts.
They came to the backyard of the bar together, and when Hermione was surprised by the moving wall, Harry had already accurately memorized the signal Hagrid tapped with his umbrella.
Behind the wall, a brand new world unfolded in front of Harry and Hermione!
"Harry, Hermione, welcome to Diagon Alley!" Hagrid said with a smile.
The afternoon sun shines on the cobbled streets, the surrounding shops are full of beautiful things, and the crowds of people wearing all kinds of exquisite and strange costumes are so novel.
"Is this the shopping street for wizards? It's so interesting!!" It took Hermione a lot of effort to forcefully retract her gaze, but after that, she gave Harry a rather reproachful look.
snort!This guy actually got in the way and prevented himself from contacting the magic world!
Sure enough, he just wanted to enjoy such a fun place alone~
Of course Hermione also knew that Harry was doing it for her own good, but creatures like girls always had some unreasonable privileges.
However, Harry didn't appear as dizzy as Hermione, on the contrary, he looked a little weird.
Diagon Alley is really a pretty noisy place.
This kind of noise is not the sound of hawking along the street or the sound of pedestrians talking to each other, nor is it the various calls from the pet shop, but another kind of whisper that sounds quite mysterious.
The sound came from all directions, as if it was hidden in those inconspicuous corners, or it seemed to float directly in the entire space, humming continuously.
But when Harry held the interspatial ring tightly and silently recited 'Mirror Stops Water' in his heart, the voice he heard suddenly became clearer.
The chaotic and noisy voices were blocked, and replaced by various voices that were constantly pulsating and calling.
They are either high-pitched and enthusiastic, or softly crooning, as if each voice has its own unique rhythm and tune, but after being mixed together, they appear extremely harmonious, and they are playing melodious pieces of music together.
Harry didn't know what those voices were, but he knew... these voices should only be heard by himself!
Chapter 22 Hermione is going to be a housekeeper
Looking around greedily, everything here seems to be very attractive, but looking at it, Hermione suddenly showed a bitter face.
"Hagrid, how are we going to buy things later? In the world of wizards, can we also use pounds directly?"
"Of course not. The shops in Diagon Alley don't accept British pounds." Hagrid explained as a matter of course, "But we can go to exchange money first. Here, it's there! The bank of the wizarding world, Gringotts."
Following the direction Hagrid pointed, Harry and Hermione saw a special building.
It was a snow-white building, which was two floors higher than the surrounding shops, and it stood out from the crowd.
"Gringotts is a bank opened by goblins. It's probably the safest place in the entire wizarding world...except Hogwarts of course." Hagrid explained, "Hermione can exchange pounds for Galleons here, It is also possible to apply for a safe. As for Harry, there is no need for it."
"Why doesn't Harry use it?" Hermione asked curiously.
"Because all his money is stored here!" Hagrid led the two cubs to a goblin teller who was working, "We need to withdraw some money from Mr. Harry Potter's vault... er, Harry , you have to be considerate, after all, the goblins don't know that you changed your name."
Hagrid really cared about Harry's feelings. After learning that Harry didn't like his former name, this big man who seemed to be careless can be said to be careful everywhere.
Harry took note of all his kindness.
"Have you brought his key, sir?" inquired the goblin teller.
"Yes!" Hagrid dumped almost all the odds and ends on the counter, and finally found a shiny golden key under the impatient eyes of the goblin teller.
"There is one more thing..." After the other party confirmed the authenticity of the key, Hagrid handed over a sealed letter, "This is a letter from Professor Dumbledore. I was ordered to retrieve the underground vault of No. 713 stuff in it."
"Uh... the underground vault of No. 713? Oh, okay... your letters and keys are fine, I... I think it's better to let Griphook take you there~"
When mentioning the No. 713 underground vault, the goblin teller seemed a little flustered. He just glanced at it briefly, and then threw the two items back to Hagrid, as if pushing away two hot potatoes.
And the goblin Griphook whose name was called also looked unwilling. After glaring at the goblin teller sitting on the high place with hatred, he led the three of them away with a sad face.
"Underground Vault 713, is there anything special there?" For Hermione who was new to the wizarding world, many things were new to her, and she wanted to ask about everything she encountered.
"Sorry Hermione, this matter is a secret among secrets! Even if Harry wants to ask, I will never tell him!"
Unfortunately, Hagrid had a tight mouth in some respects.
Led by Griphook, the three of them traveled all the way on the intricate railway tracks in a small cart. During this journey, Hermione was screaming happily, but Hagrid felt a little uncomfortable.
As for Harry, he has been listening intently to the sounds here.
The voices in this basement were clearer than those in Diagon Alley outside, and they were also more monotonous... Especially in the depths of the ground, Harry even felt that he heard a bursting to cracking cry!
Hagrid says the vaults in Gringotts are guarded by dragons...
Is there any connection between this and the voice I heard?
"Here we are, Harry, and this is what your parents left you."
Griphook parked the cart in front of a small door in a passage, and he unlocked the door with a key, allowing the three of Hagrid to see a piece of golden light shining inside the door!
Mountains of copper plates, bundles of silver bars, and piles of gold coins! !
"No way, these are all Harry's?!" Hermione wiped her eyes in disbelief, "My God! Harry, you are actually a hidden rich second generation!"
"Here, you're a rich little lady now~" Harry put the key directly in the surprised Hermione's hand, "Hagrid said before that you need to open a safe, but in my opinion, there's no need for that at all!"
"This... this can't be done!" Hermione shook her head in a panic, trying to return the key to Harry, "These things are left to you by your parents, I don't even have the right to a copper coin." use!"
"Hermione, keep the key." Harry smiled and shook his head, "If I say you have rights, you will definitely have them! Moreover, because these things are left by my parents, I just want to use it with my current family."
The inheritance of his parents in this life is of course an important wealth for Harry, but these coins are not as important as the Granger family in his heart.
What's more, Harry is different from Hermione, he still doesn't want to join the wizarding world, so instead of holding this pile of useless common currency in the wizarding world, it's better to use them to support Hermione.
Harry just didn't want Hermione to go to Hogwarts, he didn't really object to her learning magic, and he knew very well that learning magic would definitely cost a lot.
After taking some money from the vault, they rushed to the legendary underground vault No. 713 with Griphook. After witnessing Hagrid stuffing a cloth bag into his arms, the three left Gringotts together.
But what made Harry feel a little strange was that the cloth bag that Hagrid got seemed a little deflated.
What the three people who were leaving didn't see at the same time was that the goblin Griphook who fell behind them had just wiped the sweat from the forehead with relief.
...
On the way back, Hermione stopped chirping and asking questions, but was a little silent. The reason was naturally the extra key in her pocket.
It never occurred to her that Harry was playing for real!
According to Hagrid, the wealth that is enough to make people live in the wizarding world for several years, Harry actually gave it all to himself!
family…
Hermione felt that, for the first time, she realized the weight of this word in Harry's heart.
No... I can't just accept it like that!
The moment she left Gringotts, Hermione secretly made a decision in her heart.
She would not accept the money, but as a family member, as Harry's sister, she felt that she had an obligation to help Harry plan the use of this wealth!
Hmm... Hermione still doesn't know at this time, the new identity she just established for herself is actually the one in the eyes of ordinary people...
Housekeeper~
"Next, go shopping on your own. I'd like to go to the Leaky Cauldron for a refreshing drink, and you shouldn't mind." Hagrid deliberately put on a pitiful look, "You know, Gringotts The small cart is really hateful~”
Of course, Harry and Hermione would not refuse such a small request.
In fact, Hermione has long wanted to get rid of Hagrid's straight-to-the-top straight-men shopping.
As for Hagrid, he felt that the excuse he found was really great~
Going to the Leaky Cauldron for a drink was real, but what he really wanted to do was prepare a serious birthday present for Harry.
Even the Muggle couple had prepared rich birthday meals for Harry, how could he, an old friend (in Hagrid's opinion) who had been away from Harry for 11 years, fall behind? !
So, without Harry's knowledge, Hagrid walked into a pet shop called Eilah's Owl Shop.
Chapter 23 Shopping is for complaining
After Hagrid left, Hermione finally got her wish and started the mode of herself and Harry...'just go shopping, but it doesn't cost money'.
The reason why we must go shopping is because no matter how big or small, shopping is a woman's nature, and Harry must satisfy Hermione's nature.
As for why they haven't spent any money, it's because they have nothing to buy except wands and school uniforms.
Harry contacted Scamander as soon as he received his admission notice to Hogwarts...By the way, they communicated with each other through their home phone.
Seeing that it will be the 21st century in less than ten years, who in the real world is so OUT and still uses owls~
Under Scamander's guidance, most of the items on the school supplies list were cleaned up.
The first is the textbooks. Scamander told Harry that the textbooks at Hogwarts are basically the same as those in universities in the real world. Basically, they are not updated every few years or even ten years, so it is really better to buy new books than to use second hand.
And Harry and Hermione, as hidden and real academic masters, naturally knew what kind of artifacts the textbooks and notes used by the previous generation of academic masters were to students, so they deeply agreed with Scamander's words.
As for the second-hand textbooks, Scamander had of course used his connections to prepare them for the two of them.
It is said that in the magic world, there is such a pure-blooded family with a long history, a lot of children, and often high school students, but is extremely poor...