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Diagon Alley

Before going to Hogwarts each year, every witch and wizard in Britian ventures into Diagon Alley. On this long street of magical stores, one can find everything they need for school supplies, ranging from wands and new books to robes and cauldrons.

The entrance to Diagon Alley is hidden from Muggles, although they are allowed entry if they wish to accompany their magical child (as seen with Hermione's parents in CoS.) In back of the Leaky Cauldron, a pub which appears on a Muggle street, there is a small room surrounded by brick walls. As Hagrid did for Harry on his first time there, one must tap the bricks in a specific order, thus opening to reveal Diagon Alley. Other methods of getting there include using the Floo Network (as shown by the Weasley's in Harry's second year), and probably Apparition.

Below is a list of all the known shops in Diagon Alley:

Slug and Jiggers Apothicary
Cauldron Shop
Daily Prophet
Eelops Owl Emporium
Florean Fortescues Ice Cream Parlor
Flourish And Blotts
Gambol And Japes
Gringotts Wizard Bank (run by Goblins)
Junk Shop
Madam Malkins Robes For All Ocassions
Obscurus Books (18a D.A.) (Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander)
Ollivanders (makers of magic wands since 382 BC)
Quality Quidditch Supplies
Scribbulus Everchanging Ink Shop
Second Hand Robe Shop
Stationary Store
Terror Tours (59 Diagon Alley)
Twillflit And Tattings
Weasley Wizzarding Wheezes (93 Diagon Alley)
Whizz Hard Books (129B Diagon Alley)

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