Harry's ticket

[bawilson at citynet.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 144288

Geoff:
"3. In addition, where did Harry get the money for his ticket? I think 
he will only have got a pittance for pocket money (if any) and that 
wouldn't buy a rail ticket."

Bruce:
Gringotts changes Muggle money into Wizardling money; presumably, it can go the other way.  Harry changed some of what was left from buying supplies into Pounds Sterling.

Also, it doesn't say 'back to the Dursleys'' but 'back to the Dursleys.'  The apostophe is significant.  It means not 'back to the Dursleys' house' but 'back to where the Dursleys were.'  THEY WERE STILL ON THE ROCK.  Harry had to rescue them.  Thoroughly humiliating for them, of course. 

Bruce