Places - Diagon Alley

‘He tapped the wall three times with the point of his umbrella. The brick he had touched quivered – it wriggled – in the middle, a small hole appeared – it grew wider and wider – a second later they were facing an archway large enough even for Hagrid, an archway on to a cobbled street which twisted and turned out of sight.
‘Welcome,’ said Hagrid, ‘to Diagon Alley.’

- Chapter Five, Diagon Alley, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Diagon Alley is a bustling cobbled street that hosts a number of mysterious and wonderful shops for witches and wizards. Harry discovers some of these on his first visit with Hagrid.

Harry is able to buy everything from his Hogwarts list at Diagon Alley and it is also here, from Eeylops Owl Emporium, that Hagrid buys Harry his pet owl, Hedwig, as a present for his eleventh birthday.

We asked you to tell us on @Pottermore and Facebook what you’ve been buying or what you would most like to buy from Diagon Alley. Here are some examples of what you’d put your Galleons towards:

                                 

                                 

                                 

                                 
                         (Tweets via @AmarisVail, @mrsn0rthman, and comments from our Facebook followers.)



We’ve also seen some brilliant artwork from Pottermore users of the busy street and its fascinating shops: