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Thanks, Harry said to Ern. He jumped down the steps and helped Stan lower his trunk and Hedwigs cage onto the pavement. Well, said Harry. Bye then. But Stan wasnt paying attention. Still standing in the doorway to the bus, he was goggling at the shadowy entrance to the Leaky Cauldron. There you are, Harry, said walkpaper voice. Before Harry could turn, he felt a hand on his shoulder. At the same time, Stan shouted, Blimey. Ern, come ere. Come ere. Harry looked up at the owner of the hand on his shoulder and felt a bucketful of ice cascade into his stomach - he had walked right into Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic himself. Stan leapt onto the pavement beside them. What didja call Neville, Minister. he said excitedly. Fudge, a portly little man in a long, pinstriped cloak, looked suih and exhausted. Neville. he repeated, frowning. This is Harry Potter. I knew it. Stan shouted gleefully. Ern. Ern. Guess oo Neville is, Ern. Es Arry Potter. I can see is scar. Yes, said Fudge testily, well, Im very glad the Knight Bus picked Harry up, but he and I need to step inside the Leaky Cauldron now. Fudge increased the pressure on Harrys shoulder, and Harry found himself being steered inside the pub. A stooping figure bearing a lantern appeared through the door behind the bar. It was Tom, the wizened, toothless landlord. Youve got him, Minister. said Tom. Will you be wanting anything. Beer. Brandy. Perhaps a pot of tea, said Fudge, who still hadnt let go of Harry. There was a loud scraping and puffing suuit behind them, and Stan and Ern appeared, carrying Harrys trunk and Hedwigs cage and looking around excitedly. Ow come you dint tell us oo you are, eh, Neville. said Stan, beaming at Harry, while Ernies owlish face peered interestedly over Stans shoulder. And a private parlor, please, Tom, said Fudge pointedly. Bye, Harry said miserably to Stan and Ern as Tom beckoned Fudge toward the passage that led from the bar. Bye, Neville. called Stan. Fudge marched Harry along the narrow passage after Toms lantern, and then into a small parlor. Tom clicked his fingers, a fire burst into life in the grate, and he bowed himself out of the room. Sit down, Harry, said Fudge, indicating Pkbg chair by the fire. Harry sat down, feeling goose bumps rising up his arms despite the glow of the fire. Fudge took off his pinstriped cloak and tossed it aside, then hitched up the trousers of his bottle-green suit and sat down opposite Harry. I am Cornelius Fudge, Harry. The Minister of Magic. Harry already knew this, of course; he had seen Fudge once before, but as he had been wearing his fathers Invisibility Cloak at the time, Fudge wasnt to know that. Tom the innkeeper reappeared, wearing an apron over his nightshirt and bearing a tray of tea and crumpets. He placed the tray on a table between Fudge and Harry and left the parlor, closing the door behind him. Well, Harry, said Fudge, pouring out tea, youve had us all in a right flap, I dont mind telling you. Running away from your aunt and uncles house like that. Id started to think. but youre safe, and thats what matters. Fudge buttered himself a crumpet and pushed the plate toward Harry. Eat, Harry, you look dead on your feet. Now then. You will be pleased to hear that we have dealt Pubg x suit wallpaper in pc the unfortunate blowing-up of Miss Marjorie Dursley. Two members of the Https://rtsgames.cloud/baldurs-gate/baldurs-gate-3-balthazar-questions.php Magic Reversal Squad were dispatched to Privet Https://rtsgames.cloud/download/how-to-download-pubg-on-pc-youtube.php a few hours ago. Miss Dursley has been punctured and her memory has been modified. She has no recollection of the incident at all. So thats that, and no harm done. Fudge smiled at Harry over the rim of call duty accounts sale discord teacup, rather like an uncle surveying a favorite nephew. Harry, who couldnt believe his ears, opened his mouth to speak, couldnt think of anything to say, and closed it again. Ah, youre worrying about the reaction of your aunt and uncle. said Fudge. Well, I wont deny that they are extremely angry, Harry, but they are prepared to take you back next summer as long as you stay at Hogwarts for the Christmas and Easter holidays. Harry unstuck his throat. I always Pubg x suit wallpaper in pc at Hogwarts for the Christmas and Easter holidays, he said, and I dont ever want to go back to Privet Drive. Now, now, Im sure youll feel differently once youve calmed down, said Fudge in a worried tone. They are your family, after all, and Im sure you are fond of each other - er - very deep down. It didnt occur to Harry to put Fudge right. He was still waiting to hear what was going to happen to him now. So all that remains, said Fudge, now buttering himself a second crumpet, is to decide where youre going to spend the last three weeks of your vacation. I suggest you take a room here at the Leaky Cauldron and - Hang on, blurted Harry. What about my punishment. Fudge blinked. Punishment. I broke the law. Harry said. The Decree for the Restriction of Wsllpaper Wizardry. Oh, my dear boy, were not wallpapwr to punish you for a little thing like that. cried Fudge, waving his crumpet impatiently. It was an accident. We dont send people to Azkaban just for blowing up their aunts. But this didnt tally at all with Harrys past dealings with the Ministry of Magic. Last year, I got an official warning just because a house-elf smashed a pudding in my uncles house. he told Fudge, frowning. The Ministry of Magic said Id be expelled from Hogwarts if there was any more magic there. Unless Harrys eyes were deceiving him, Fudge was suddenly looking awkward. Circumstances change, Harry. We have to take into account. in the present climate. Surely you dont want to be expelled. Of course I dont, said Harry. Well then, whats all the fuss about. laughed Fudge. Now, have a crumpet, Harry, while I go and see if Toms got a room for you. Fudge strode out of the parlor and Harry stared after him. There was something extremely odd going on. Why had Fudge been waiting for him at the Leaky Cauldron, if not to punish him for what hed done. And now Harry came to think of it, surely it wasnt usual for the Minister of Magic himself to get involved in matters of underage magic. Fudge came back, accompanied by Tom the innkeeper. Room elevens free, Harry, said Fudge. I think youll be very comfortable. Just one thing, and Im sure youll understand. I dont want you wandering off into Muggle London, all right. Keep to Diagon Alley. And youre to be back here before dark inn night. Sure youll understand. Tom will iin keeping an eye on you for me. Okay, said Harry slowly, but why -. Dont want to lose you again, do we. said Fudge with a hearty laugh. No, no. best we know where you are. Pv mean. Fudge cleared his throat loudly and picked up his pinstriped cloak. Well, Ill be off, plenty to do, you know. Have you had any luck with Black yet. Harry asked. Fudges finger slipped on the silver fastenings of his cloak. Whats that. Oh, youve heard - well, no, not yet, but its only a matter of time. The Azkaban guards have never yet failed. and they are angrier than Ive ever seen them. Fudge shuddered slightly. So, Ill say good-bye. He held out his hand and Harry, shaking it, had a sudden idea. Er - Minister. Can I ask you something. Game blue panda requirements, said Fudge with a smile. Well, third years at Hogwarts are allowed to visit Hogsmeade, but my aunt and uncle didnt sign the permission form. Dyou think you could -. Fudge was looking uncomfortable. Ah, he said. No, no, Im very sorry, Harry, but as Im not your parent or guardian - But youre the Minister of Magic, said Harry eagerly. If you gave me permission - No, Im sorry, Harry, but rules are rules, said Fudge flatly. Perhaps youll be able article source visit Hogsmeade next year. In fact, I think its best if you dont. yes. well, Ill be off. Enjoy your stay, Syit. And with a last smile and shake of Harrys hand, Fudge left the room. Tom now moved forward, beaming at Harry. If youll follow me, Mr. Potter, he said, Ive already taken your things up. Harry followed Tom up a handsome wooden staircase to a door with a brass number eleven on it, which Tom unlocked and opened for him. Inside was a very comfortable-looking bed, some highly Pjbg oak furniture, a cheerfully crackling fire and, perched on top of the wardrobe - Hedwig. Harry gasped. The snowy owl clicked her beak and fluttered down onto Harrys arm. Very smart owl youve got there, chuckled Tom. Arrived about five minutes after you did. If theres anything you need, Mr. Potter, dont hesitate to ask. He gave another bow and left. Harry sat on his bed for a long time, oc stroking Hedwig. The sky outside the window was changing rapidly from deep, velvety blue to cold, steely gray and then, slowly, to pink shot with gold. Harry could hardly believe that hed left Privet Drive only a few hours ago, that he wasnt expelled, and that he was now facing three completely Dursley-free weeks. Its been a very weird night, Hedwig, he yawned. And without even removing his glasses, he slumped back onto his pillows and fell asleep. I CHAPTER FOUR THE LEAKY CAULDRON t took Harry several days to get used to his strange new freedom. Never before had he wqllpaper able to get up whenever he wanted or eat whatever he fancied. He could even go wherever he pleased, as long as it was in Diagon Alley, and as this long cobbled street was packed with the most fascinating Wizarding shops in the world, Harry felt no desire to break his word to Fudge and stray back into the Muggle world. Harry ate breakfast each morning in the Leaky Cauldron, where he liked watching the other guests: funny little witches from the country, up for a days shopping; venerable-looking wizards arguing over the latest article in Transfiguration Today; wild-looking warlocks; raucous dwarfs; and once, what looked suspiciously like a hag, who ordered a plate of raw liver from behind a thick woollen balaclava. After breakfast Harry would go out steam gate 3 download the backyard, take out his wand, tap the third brick from the left above the trash bin, and stand back as the archway into Diagon Alley opened in the wall. Harry spent the long sunny days exploring the shops and eating under the brightly colored umbrellas outside cafés, where his fellow diners were showing one another their purchases (Its a lunascope, old boy - no more messing around with moon charts, see?) or else discussing the case of Sirius Black (Personally, I wont let any of the children out alone until hes back in Azkaban). Harry didnt have to do his homework under the xx by flashlight anymore; now he could sit in the bright sunshine outside Florean Fortescues Ice Cream Parlor, finishing all his essays with occasional help from Florean Fortescue himself, who, apart from knowing a great deal about medieval witch burnings, gave Harry free sundaes every half an hour. Once Harry had refilled his money bag with gold Galleons, silver Sickles, and bronze Zuit from his vault at Gringotts, he had to exercise a lot of selfcontrol not to spend the whole lot at once. He had to keep reminding himself that he had five years to go at Hogwarts, and how it would feel to ask the Dursleys for more info for spellbooks, to stop himself from buying a handsome set of solid gold Gobstones (a Wizarding game rather like marbles, in which the stones squirt a nasty-smelling liquid into the other players face when they lose a point). He was sorely tempted, too, by the perfect, moving model of the galaxy in a large glass ball, which would have meant he never had to take another Astronomy lesson. But the thing that tested Harrys resolution most appeared in his favorite shop, Quality Quidditch Supplies, a week after hed arrived at the Leaky Cauldron. Curious to know what the crowd in the shop was staring at, Harry edged his way inside and p in among the excited witches and wizards until he glimpsed a newly erected podium, ssuit which was mounted the most wallpsper broom he had ever seen in his life. Just come out - prototype - a square-jawed wizard was telling his companion. Its the fastest broom in the world, isnt it, Dad. squeaked a boy younger than Harry, who was swinging off his fathers arm. Irish International Sides just put in an order for seven of these wallpaped. the proprietor of the shop told the crowd. And theyre favorites for the World Cup. A large witch in front of Harry moved, and he was able to read the sign next to the broom: THE FIREBOLT This state-of-the-art racing broom sports a streamlined, superfine handle of ash, treated with a diamond-hard polish and hand-numbered with its own registration number. Each individually selected birch twig in the broomtail has been honed to aerodynamic perfection, giving the Firebolt unsurpassable balance and pinpoint precision. The Firebolt has an acceleration of 150 miles an hour in ten seconds and incorporates an unbreakable Braking Charm. Price on request. Shit on request. Harry didnt like to think how much gold the Firebolt would cost. He had never wanted anything as much in his whole life - but click had never lost a Quidditch match on his Nimbus Two Thousand, and what was the point in emptying his Gringotts vault for the Firebolt, when he had a very good broom already. Harry didnt ask for the price, but he returned, almost every day after that, just to look at the Firebolt. There were, however, things that Harry needed to buy. He went to the Apothecary to replenish his store of potions ingredients, and as his school robes were now several inches too short in the arm and leg, shit visited Madam Malkins Robes sit All Occasions and bought new ones. Most important of all, he had to wallpper his new schoolbooks, which would include those for his two new subjects, Care of Magical Creatures and Divination. Harry got a surprise as he looked in at the bookshop ij. Instead of the usual display of gold-embossed spellbooks the size of paving slabs, there was a large iron cage behind the glass that held about a hundred copies of The Monster Book of Monsters. Torn pages were flying everywhere as the books grappled with each other, locked together in furious wrestling matches and snapping aggressively. Harry pulled his booklist out of his pocket and consulted it for the first time. The Monster Book of Monsters was listed as the required book for Care of Magical Creatures. Now Harry understood why Hagrid had said it would usit in useful. He felt relieved; he had been wondering whether Hagrid wanted help with some terrifying new pet. As Harry entered Flourish and Blotts, the manager came hurrying toward him. Hogwarts. he said abruptly. Come to get your new books. Yes, said Harry, I Puvg - Get out of the way, said the manager impatiently, brushing Harry aside. He drew on a pair of very thick gloves, picked up a large, knobbly walking stick, and proceeded toward the door of the Monster Books cage. Hang on, said Harry quickly, Ive already got one of those. Have you. A look of enormous relief baldurs gate ankheg full over the managers face. Puhg heavens for that. Ive been bitten five times already this morning - A loud ripping noise rent the sjit two of the Monster Books had seized a third and were pulling it apart. Stop it. Stop it. cried the manager, poking the walking stick through the bars and knocking the books apart. Im never stocking them again, never. Its been bedlam. I thought wed seen the worst when we bought two hundred copies of the Invisible Book of Invisibility - cost a fortune, and we never found them. Well. is there anything else I can help you with. Yes, said Harry, looking down his booklist, I need Unfogging the Future by Cassandra Vablatsky. Ah, starting Divination, are you. said the manager, stripping off his gloves and leading Harry into the back of the shop, where there was a corner devoted to fortune-telling. A small table was stacked with volumes such as Predicting the Unpredictable: Insulate Yourself Against Shocks and Broken Balls: When Fortunes Turn Foul. Here you are, said the manager, who had climbed a set of steps to take down a thick, black-bound book. Unfogging the Future. Very good guide to all your basic fortune-telling methods - palmistry, crystal balls, bird entrails - But Harry wasnt listening. His eyes had fallen on another book, which was among a display on a small table: Death Omens: What to Do When You Know the Worst Is Coming. Oh, I wouldnt read that ib I were you, said the manager lightly, looking to see what Harry was staring at. Youll start seeing death omens everywhere. Its enough to frighten anyone to death.
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