Chapter 4 Summary

Harry greatly enjoys his new freedom. For the first time in his life, he can get out of bed when he wants, eat when he feels like it and come and go as he pleases. He heads down to Diagon Alley to gather his books and supplies for his third year at Hogwart's. While getting his third year books, he sees a book about death omens on a table in the book shop. On the cover is a image of a large black dog with gleaming eyes; it looks strangely like the figure he saw in the alley just before the arrival of the Knight Bus.

On the last day of the summer holiday, Ron and Hermione surprise Harry by showing up to meet him for the day. Ron's dad had told them he was staying at the Leaky Cauldron. He fills them...