Where did Harry go instead of Diagon Alley?

Harry lands in Knockturn Alley in the Chamber of Secrets, when accidentally saying (in the film version) "Diagonally" instead of Diagon Alley (the book does not indicate what he pronounced) while using Floo Powder to get to Diagon Alley.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


How did Harry turn up in Knockturn Alley?

Harry Potter visiting the alley for the first time in 1992 Harry Potter first entered Knockturn Alley in 1992, when using floo powder for the first time at the The Burrow. He ended up inside Borgin and Burkes when he didn't say "Diagon Alley" clearly enough when trying to travel there by Floo Powder from the Burrow.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harrypotter.fandom.com


Where did Harry go when he first used floo powder?

Using Floo powder for the first time, Harry fails to follow all the instructions he's given by the Weasleys and ends up one fireplace off. It happens to be the fireplace in Borgin and Burkes, a shop in Knockturn Alley selling all manner of dark magic items.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on hp-lexicon.org


When did Harry first Apparate?

Albus Dumbledore took Harry along by Side-Along Apparition for the first time in 1996. Harry stated that the sensation was uncomfortable, like being forced through a tight rubber tube. In 1996, a notice for the 12-week Apparition course appeared on the Gryffindor common room wall, along with a sign-up sheet.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harrypotter.fandom.com


Why can't Harry Apparate in Deathly Hallows?

The Order couldn't have immediately Apparated out of Harry's house because, as Moody explains, the Imperiused Pius Thicknesse has "made it an imprisonable offence to connect this house to the Floo Network, place a Portkey here, or Apparate in or out."
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on scifi.stackexchange.com


How Did Harry End up in Knockturn Alley When He Said Diagon Alley? - Harry Potter Explained



How are Hermione's parents in Diagon Alley?

And how did they even get into Diagon Alley? After all, both her parents are muggles so they wouldn't have had wizard currency and they wouldn't have known that Diagon Alley could be accessed via the Leaky Cauldron.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on reddit.com


Who did Harry see in Knockturn Alley?

Harry has visited the shop twice; first as a twelve-year-old, when he accidentally took the Floo Network to the wrong destination, and watched Lucius Malfoy come in with Draco and sell items to the shop (CS4); and second four years later, when he secretly followed Draco to the shop and overheard him purchasing the ...
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on hp-lexicon.org


Why did Diagon Alley close?

The attack on London was a minor conflict that took place on 24 June, 1996, during the Second Wizarding War, in which a small group of Death Eaters led by Fenrir Greyback Apparated into London, stormed into Diagon Alley and destroyed several establishments, and then proceeded to tear the Millennium Bridge down.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harrypotter.fandom.com


How did Harry mess up Diagon Alley?

' Trying hard to bear all this in mind, Harry took a pinch of Floo powder and walked to the edge of the fire. He took a deep breath, scattered the powder into the flames and stepped forward; the fire felt like a warm breeze; he opened his mouth and immediately swallowed a lot of hot ash. 'D-Dia-gon Alley,' he coughed.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on scifi.stackexchange.com


Why did Harry and Ron miss the Hogwarts Express?

1992: Harry Potter and Ron Weasley miss the Hogwarts Express (due to Dobby) and travel to the school with the Flying Ford Anglia. They crash onto the Whomping Willow by accident.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harrypotter.fandom.com


Was any of Harry Potter filmed in York?

York Rail Station

There's some confusion over this matter but it seems that in fact no actual Harry Potter scenes were filmed in York. What is this? It's extraordinary really that this city is so widely associated with the Harry Potter series when it was never actually filmed there.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on whatshotblog.com


Why does Harry say diagonally?

Harry Potter first travelled via the Floo Network in 1992 when he journeyed from The Burrow to London. However, instead of saying "Diagon Alley", Harry was nervous and said "diagonally". Therefore he accidentally ended up at Borgin and Burkes in Knockturn Alley.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harry-potter-compendium.fandom.com


Can Muggles enter Diagon Alley?

Diagon Alley is a high street located in London. It is accessible to the wizarding world, to which it is something of an economic hub, but hidden from Muggles (non-magical people). However, Muggles are allowed access to it if they need to accompany their Muggle-born magical children.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


Can Muggles see the Leaky Cauldron?

Muggles can only see the Leaky Cauldron when they are invited to it. In the second or the third book, Hermione is visiting Diagon Alley with her parents. As far as we know there is no way into the Diagon Alley other than Leaky cauldron.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on scifi.stackexchange.com


Why are the Weasleys poor?

The Weasleys are not especially poor. It's just that Arthur works at a comparatively low paying job at the Ministry, and has a huge family to feed. Molly is a housewife and does not add to the income. As to how poor they are, well, they are helped by not having to feed their children throughout the year.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on scifi.stackexchange.com


What was Malfoy selling?

1990s. In 1992, Lucius Malfoy came to Borgin and Burkes to sell him several dark objects and poisons, fearing that the Ministry of Magic would soon be investigating his mansion. Borgin seemed displeased that Malfoy did not want to buy anything, but tried to convince Malfoy's son Draco to buy the Hand of Glory.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harrypotter.fandom.com


What did Malfoy rip out of the book?

Indie-band thinks that when Malfoy realized the havoc the basilisk was wreaking on Hogwarts and its students, he got worried and had to help in the only way he could — by somehow slipping Hermione the ripped piece of paper on basilisks.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on seventeen.com


How do muggle borns know about Diagon Alley?

Normally McGonagall would go to visit 11 year old muggleborns, deliver their Hogwarts letters in person and explain the magical world. Then she would take the families to Diagon Alley and explain how to access the train platform.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on reddit.com


How do muggle borns pay for Hogwarts?

In the real-life version of Gringotts Bank at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park in Orlando, muggles can pay real-life money for Gringotts bank notes, which can be used to pay for things around the park, or kept for souveniers.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on insider.com


How did kreacher know Hermione was Muggle-born?

Her name alone would have been enough for Kreacher to know that she's not a Pureblood. Kreacher served the Black family, a prominent and extremely proud Pureblood family. They would know all of the other Pureblood families, and therefore Kreacher would as well.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on scifi.stackexchange.com


How does Hermione know Apparate?

It is unknown whether Side-Along Apparition is possible when the "passenger" is without a wand. However, since Hermione was able to Apparate with Harry from Bathilda Bagshot's home after his wand was broken during their violent encounter with Nagini, it would seem that it is.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harry-potter-compendium.fandom.com


How did Dumbledore Apparate out of Hogwarts?

In the books, I think that Dumbledore placed many of the protective enchantments on Hogwarts and can lift many of them - including the ones concerning Apparition. But, when he lifts them, he lifts them for everyone in a defined area. He also does not appear to enable Apparition from outside Hogwarts.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on scifi.stackexchange.com


Can Hagrid Apparate?

Hagrid can't Apparate. That's sixth year student stuff, and he was expelled during his third year. But here, he just disappears, leaving Harry to fend for himself.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on mugglenet.com


Can Muggles see Hogwarts Express?

It's quite possible it's visible, since Hermione's parents dropped her off to the train and there was no mention of them NOT seeing it.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on scifi.stackexchange.com