BOOK 1: PHILOSOPHER. (Mattheo Riddle).

Chapter 04.

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PHILOSOPHER.
Chapter 04.
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Mattheo awakens in the passenger seat of a motorcycle - that may not sound too out of the ordinary given what happened last night - but the motorcycle is hovering above a street of shops - and no one seems to be noticing it as they walk by.

"It's invisible" Hagrid informs Mattheo - he saw the frightened look on the young boy's face.

Delphini is still curled up and napping in the back part of the sidecar.

So, Mattheo hadn't dreamt up all of what happened last night - a giant did in fact come to their door of their home in America - turned an armchair into some sort of rabid animal - then take Mattheo and Thea away to learn magic in the UK.

Then Mattheo's worry becomes something else - excitement.

"Are we going to get all of our magic stuff now?" Mattheo asks Hagrid desperately - Mattheo wants to start learning as much magic as possible - and he's supposed to be getting the train to Hogwarts in the morning at 11am. They don't have much time to waste.

"O' course" Hagrid beams back with a bright smile on his rosy cheeks.

Hagrid lowers the motorcycle into the backyard of a tavern - it doesn't look like a remarkable sort of place - some place that would easily go unnoticed. Then it occurs to Mattheo that it might look like this on purpose - deter any muggles from looking around.

Delphini wakes up when the motorcycle touches the cobbled floor of the Leaky Cauldron yard.

"This little pub is called the Leaky Cauldron - perfec' little place - leads on te Diagon Alley" Hagrid tells Mattheo and Thea.

Hagrid secures the bike - though if any witch or wizard really wanted it then they could take it - a motorbike isn't much use to the magical community.

"What's Diagon Alley?" Mattheo feels dumb for having to keep asking questions - but it is a little hard to follow everything that's happening.

"Best place in Britain to get yer wizardin' supplies" Hagrid tells Mattheo and Delphini - the two twins both get excited - a whole street of shops that sell magical goods.

"How are we going to pay for all of this stuff - Uncle Reagan isn't going to give us any money?" Delphini asks of Hagrid - she is the only one that has actually looked over the equipment list that they need for school.

"Huh?" Mattheo asks - he hadn't even bothered to look over his supplies list.

Delphini shows Mattheo her letter. "There's another side" she tells Mattheo - he was too excited to look much further than the front.

Uniform
First-year students will require:
- Three sets of plain blazers (black).
- One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar).
- One winter cloak (black, silver fastenings).
All students' clothing should carry a name tag.

Set books
All students require a copy of the following:
- Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1) by Miranda Goshhawk.
- A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot.
- Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling.
- A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch.
- One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phydilla 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.