Who was at Godric's Hollow and the time problem on the day our story

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 21994

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Bess Cass" <bess_va at l...> wrote:
> I've tried to post this before but it apparently didn't work, maybe 
third time's the charm?  Sorry if it was posted and I'm repeating 
myself...newbie blunders...
> 
> "Steve Vander Ark wrote:
> "Hagrid shows up in Godric's Hollow...Hagrid takes Harry somewhere -
- we have no idea where."
> 
> Although there is no hard proof, I think Hagrid took Harry to the 
Leaky Cauldron.  In SS/PS, when Hagrid brings Harry into the Leaky 
Cauldron before going to Diagon Alley, Tom says 
(paraphrasing) "Welcome back, Mr. Potter, welcome back."  So unless 
Harry's been to London & the Leaky Cauldron before, which is a 
possibility if Lily and James took him there as a baby, the day after 
the murders is about the only other time Harry could have been in the 
Leaky Cauldron.  Unless while on a shopping trip to London, Aunt 
Petunia and the boys just happen to slip in the LC for a bit of 
lunch?  wouldn't that have been a hoot?
> 
> yours,
> Bess (aka Miss Pedantic)
> without a doubt Hufflepuff,  
> tulip poplar [Liriodendron tulipifera], unicorn hair, 8.5 inches

I would have thought that it was common knowledge amongst the 
wizarding community that Harry was living with Muggle relations.  
Indeed, many of them seem to be keeping an eye on him, as we can see 
by the times people have made gestures towards him in shops (such as 
Dedalus Diggle).

Therefore, my take on this was that Tom was welcoming Harry back into 
the wizarding world, not back to the Leaky Cauldron, or Diagon Alley.

Catherine