Welcome Back Harry (Was - Re: Missing 24hrs - Mark)

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No: HPFGUIDX 42725

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Hana" <gohana_chan02 at l...> wrote:
> Marc said: 
> about the 24 missing hrs:
> 
> I am starting to reread SS, and when Harry goes to the Leaky 
> Couldron for the first time, Tom says something to the effect 
> of: 
> 
> "Welcome back Harry Potter, welcome back" or "Good to see you again". 
> 
> I guess his parents *could* have taken him by there when they were 
> alive, but it's very curious that Tom knows and has seen Harry at 
> his pub before.
> 


> Me: Hana replied:
> 
> I don't know if anyone mentioned this as I haven't had time to 
> follow the thread, but what if Hagrid stopped with baby Harry for 
> a drink?  Hagrid might need one after the stress of the Potters' 
> deaths and London isn't ~that~ far out of the way.  (Though I hope 
> he didn't spend 24 hours in the pub with a baby!)
> 
> ---
> --Hana
> 

BBOY_MN Comments:

TOM (LC):"Welcome back, Mr. Potter, welcome back."

Tom is saying 'Welcome back to the wizard world, Mr. Potter, welcome
back.'

This is the first time Harry has entered the wizard's world since the
day after his parents were killed.

It must have been general knowledge that Harry was living in Surrey,
because there are incidences of wizard people making very limited
contact with him.

Farther down on the same page:

"Delighted, Mr.Potter, just can't tell you, Diggle's the name, Dedalus
Diggle."

"I've seen you before!" said Harry , as Dedalus Diggle's top fell off
in the excitement. "You bowed to me once in a shop."

"He remembers!" cried Dedalus Diggle, looking around at everyone.

I don't have exact referrences but I'm sure there were incidences of
other strange people that we now know to be wizards, waving or smiling
at Harry.

In any event, the 'welcome back' is to the wizard world, not 'welcome
back' as in 'good to see you again'.

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