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Hagrid's first day with Harry - Part 5

After they had left Eeylops Owl Emporium, Hagrid looked at Harry, who was carrying the sleeping snowy owl that Hagrid had just bought, in a large cage. Harry wouldn’t stop thanking him for the best birthday present ever received, the truth was that it simply made Hagrid happy to see Harry happy. "Don' mention it," said Hagrid. "Don' expect you've had a lotta presents from them Dursleys. Just Ollivander’s left now - only place fer wands, Ollivander’s, and yeh gotta have the best wand." When they arrived at Ollivander’s shop, Hagrid suddenly thought about the day when he was there buying his wand, many years ago now. They stepped inside and a bell rang, yes, everything was just as he remembered it. He sat on the spindly chair on a corner of the shop and admired the tiny place. It was dusty, silent and empty, except for the thousands of small boxes piled up on one another that were nearly touching the ceiling. "Good afternoon,"

Hagrid's first day with Harry - Part 4

One wild cart ride later they stood blinking in the sunlight outside Gringotts. Hagrid could see the excitement on Harry's face, and the fact that he wasn't able to stand still was a clear sign that he had never had this much money to spend. Hagrid thought for a second on what they should get first when he saw a Hogwarts student in his Hufflepuff robe. "Might as well get yer uniform," said Hagrid, nodding toward Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions. "Listen, Harry, would yeh mind if I slipped off fer a pick-me-up in the Leaky Cauldron? I hate them Gringotts carts." Hagrid did still feel a bit sick. Hagrid walked in his own pace, which was a bit quicker than the average person due to his size. He had to bend down when he entered the Leaky Cauldron. The smell of the place had always had always made him feel at home. Tom, the bartender greeted Hagrid as he came through the door. “Back already Hagrid?” he asked, with a concerned look o

Hagrid's first day with Harry - Part 3

"Welcome," said Hagrid, "to Diagon Alley." He glanced at Harry who looked thoroughly amazed and grinned as they set foot through the archway. “Yeh’ can find everythin’ yeh’ need for Hogwarts here! There are stores at every corner, yeh’ be sick of them at the end of the day!” Laughed Hagrid. “However, of one shop, I will never get bored.” "What kind of store is that?" asked Harry. "The Magical Menagerie. It's a magical creature shop. Once I got huge purple toads, fire crabs and poisonous orange snails. They also have a lot of cats tha’ they sell, but i’m allergic to cats, so I don’ go in there often. I'm more inter’ larger and slightly misunderstood creatures nowadays..." replied Hagrid. The sun was bright and while Harry looked to marvel at his surroundings memories came flooding to Hagrid. He had always loved magical creatures. Ever since he was a boy, he used to raise all kinds of creatures. The more dangerous