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Philosopher's Stone
Chapter Five
Diagon Alley

Summary:
Hagrid takes Harry to The Leaky Cauldron, where he first realizes just how famous he really is, and meets his Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Professor Quirrell. Hargid and Harry visit Gringotts, the wizarding bank, where Harry first sees his parents' fortune and hagrid removes the Philosopher's Stone from Vault 713. Next, Harry learns of a temporarily anonymous Malfoy, his birthday owl, Hedwig, Quidditch, and potion ingrdients. Their last stop in Diagon Alley is Ollivander's, where Harry buys his wand and learns of the connection between his own wand and that of Voldemort's.

Major characters:
Tom, the landlord of the Leaky Cauldron
Mr. Ollivander
Griphook the Gringotts goblin
Dedalus Diggle
Professor Quirrell