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3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar) |
4. One winter cloak (black, silver fastenings) |
Please note that all pupils' clothes should carry name tags |
COURSE BOOKS |
All students should have a copy of each of the following: |
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1) by Miranda Goshawk |
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot |
Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling |
A Beginners' Guide to Transfiguration by Emetic Switch |
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore |
Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger |
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander |
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble |
OTHER EQUIPMENT |
wand cauldron (pewter, standard size 2) set |
glass or crystal phials |
telescope set |
brass scales |
Students may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a toad |
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN |
BROOMSTICKS |
"Can we buy all this in London?" Harry wondered aloud. |
"If yeh know where to go," said Hagrid. |
Harry had never been to London before. Although Hagrid seemed to know |
where he was going, he was obviously not used to getting there in an |
ordinary way. He got stuck in the ticket barrier on the Underground, and |
complained loudly that the seats were too small and the trains too slow. |
"I don't know how the Muggles manage without magic," he said as they |
climbed a broken-down escalator that led up to a bustling road lined |
with shops. |
Hagrid was so huge that he parted the crowd easily; all Harry had to do |
was keep close behind him. They passed book shops and music stores, |
hamburger restaurants and cinemas, but nowhere that looked as if it |
could sell you a magic wand. This was just an ordinary street full of |
ordinary people. Could there really be piles of wizard gold buried miles |
beneath them? Were there really shops that sold spell books and |
broomsticks? Might this not all be some huge joke that the Dursleys had |
cooked up? If Harry hadn't known that the Dursleys had no sense of |
humor, he might have thought so; yet somehow, even though everything |
Hagrid had told him so far was unbelievable, Harry couldn't help |
trusting him. |
"This is it," said Hagrid, coming to a halt, "the Leaky Cauldron. It's a |
famous place." |
It was a tiny, grubby-looking pub. If Hagrid hadn't pointed it out, |
Harry wouldn't have noticed it was there. The people hurrying by didn't |
glance at it. Their eyes slid from the big book shop on one side to the |
record shop on the other as if they couldn't see the Leaky Cauldron at |
all. In fact, Harry had the most peculiar feeling that only he and |
Hagrid could see it. Before he could mention this, Hagrid had steered |
him inside. |
For a famous place, it was very dark and shabby. A few old women were |
sitting in a corner, drinking tiny glasses of sherry. One of them was |
smoking a long pipe. A little man in a top hat was talking to the old |
bartender, who was quite bald and looked like a toothless walnut. The |
low buzz of chatter stopped when they walked in. Everyone seemed to know |
Hagrid; they waved and smiled at him, and the bartender reached for a |
glass, saying, "The usual, Hagrid?" |
"Can't, Tom, I'm on Hogwarts business," said Hagrid, clapping his great |
hand on Harry's shoulder and making Harry's knees buckle. |
"Good Lord," said the bartender, peering at Harry, "is this -- can this |
be --?" |
The Leaky Cauldron had suddenly gone completely still and silent. |
"Bless my soul," whispered the old bartender, "Harry Potter... what an |
honor." |
He hurried out from behind the bar, rushed toward Harry and seized his |
hand, tears in his eyes. |
"Welcome back, Mr. Potter, welcome back." |
Harry didn't know what to say. Everyone was looking at him. The old |
woman with the pipe was puffing on it without realizing it had gone out. |
Hagrid was beaming. |
Then there was a great scraping of chairs and the next moment, Harry |
found himself shaking hands with everyone in the Leaky Cauldron. |
"Doris Crockford, Mr. Potter, can't believe I'm meeting you at last." |
"So proud, Mr. Potter, I'm just so proud." |
"Always wanted to shake your hand -- I'm all of a flutter." |
"Delighted, Mr. Potter, just can't tell you, Diggle's the name, Dedalus |
Diggle." |
"I've seen you before!" said Harry, as Dedalus Diggle's top hat fell off |
in his excitement. "You bowed to me once in a shop." |
"He remembers!" cried Dedalus Diggle, looking around at everyone. "Did |
you hear that? He remembers me!" Harry shook hands again and again -- |
Doris Crockford kept coming back for more. |
A pale young man made his way forward, very nervously. One of his eyes |
was twitching. |
"Professor Quirrell!" said Hagrid. "Harry, Professor Quirrell will be |
one of your teachers at Hogwarts." |
"P-P-Potter," stammered Professor Quirrell, grasping Harry's hand, |
"c-can't t-tell you how p- pleased I am to meet you." |
"What sort of magic do you teach, Professor Quirrell?" |
"D-Defense Against the D-D-Dark Arts," muttered Professor Quirrell, as |
though he'd rather not think about it. "N-not that you n-need it, eh, |
P-P-Potter?" He laughed nervously. "You'll be g-getting all your |
equipment, I suppose? I've g-got to p-pick up a new b-book on vampires, |
m-myself." He looked terrified at the very thought. |
But the others wouldn't let Professor Quirrell keep Harry to himself. It |
took almost ten minutes to get away from them all. At last, Hagrid |
managed to make himself heard over the babble. |
"Must get on -- lots ter buy. Come on, Harry." |
Doris Crockford shook Harry's hand one last time, and Hagrid led them |
through the bar and out into a small, walled courtyard, where there was |