Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 5 Gringotts

【Come in, stranger, but be careful】

【What will be the end of being greedy?】

【Blindly ask for, get for nothing,】

【Will receive the most severe punishment】

This was the text engraved on the silver door, and Harry was terrified to see it.

"Like I said, you'd be crazy if you tried to rob this bank," said Hagrid.

The goblin ushered them in, and there was a tall marble hall inside.Harry could hardly see the sight of a hundred or so goblins sitting on high stools behind a long counter, weighing coins on copper scales and examining gems with eyepieces, while filling the ledger. Register hastily.

In addition, there are countless doors in the hall, and I don't know where they lead.

"Morning," said Hagrid to an idle goblin, "we're going to take some money from Mr. Harry Potter's vault."

"Have you got his key, sir?"

Hagrid was hurriedly taking the key out of his pocket, there were so many things in it, and there was a piece of moldy dog ​​biscuit, Harry really hoped his key wasn't moldy.

He looked to the right and saw a goblin weighing a pile of rubies the size of hot coals - how much would that be worth, if it was replaced by cake and soda, it would probably last Dudley's life Forever, forever, forever
"What are you laughing at?"

Hagrid's big palm flapped back and forth in front of Harry's eyes a few times, blowing all his legs up, the wind was as strong as a small fan.

"It's time to go." Hagrid couldn't help showing off again: "Go to your vault first, and then go to the 713 vault. The task that Dumbledore gave me must be completed!"

"What's in there?" Harry asked.

"I can't tell you this." Hagrid put his finger on his mouth: "This is absolutely confidential, and I can't tell you."

Harry's curiosity was quickly drawn to the narrow corridor behind the door, brightly lit by burning torches.The stone corridor is a steep downhill slope, and there is a small railway below.

The goblin in the lead gave a whistle, and a small cart rushed down the track towards them.They climbed into the car and set off as if flying.

Not long after they left, Toby also walked into Gringotts with Al.

He went straight to the counter and said to the goblin, "714 Treasure House, get something."

He didn't take out the key, and the goblin just looked at Toby's face carefully.

"It's really you, Mr. Toby Highmore, you're interested in accepting the Cursebreaker—"

"No."

"Well, it never hurts to try—Lacy."

The goblin named Lacy came over and said respectfully, "Follow me, sir."

Toby followed Lacy, and they walked into the room next to Harry just now. After the stroller appeared, Toby sat on it skillfully, and Al held his hair tightly.

"Let's go," Lacy said.

At first, they galloped along the maze-like winding passage, turning left, turning right, turning left, turning right, and so many times. The collar protects Al who is shivering from the cold.

They passed an underground lake and saw flames erupting from the end of the passage.

"Is that a dragon?" Toby asked.

"Yes, sir." Lacy replied, "Ukraine has an iron belly, enough to keep out any intruders. I know it's impossible to hide it from you, but I hope it's better not to spread it as much as possible."

Toby nodded slightly and said nothing.

Gradually, the cold wind became biting, and Toby shielded Al on his chest, blocking the biting cold wind with his hands.

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, they stopped at the mountain stream.

Lacy walked to the door of the vault, he stretched out a long finger and gently knocked on the door, and the door slowly disappeared.

Then he moved away, but Toby didn't move. He patted Al on the head, and Nixie jumped down immediately, and swam well among the piles of gold coins for a while.

"Stop playing." Toby said helplessly, "Hurry up and put things away."

It was only then that Al began to work reluctantly. In addition to the piles of Galleons, Sickles, and Nat, there was also a row of things wrapped in cloth bags in the vault. Everything was tightly sealed and covered with black Numeral symbols left by quill pen writing.

Al took another tied cloth bag from his pocket, and he put this cloth bag at the end, marked with the largest number—seven.

"I thought you were going to turn over all your belongings to Gringotts," Lacy said suddenly.

Toby glanced at him: "It's just some souvenirs, and it's not a goblin's creation."

Lacy didn't speak any more. As employees of Gringotts, they were just the custodians of the wealth. They had no right, nor would they really look carefully at what their employers had hidden in the vaults.

They won't do it.

Neither wizards nor the Ministry of Magic would allow similar behavior.

After all, in the goblin rebellion, the goblins are the losers, not the winners.

After carefully putting away the No. [-] cloth bag, Al began to frantically stuff gold Galleons into his pockets, ignoring both the silver Sickle and the bronze Knut.

Toby waited patiently, and Lacy wasn't impatient in the slightest.

At this moment, Harry and Hagrid, who were still in the surprise of getting rich, also rushed to the adjacent vault.

Harry saw this strange man right away, he remembered seeing him in the Leaky Cauldron.

"Eh?" Hagrid asked puzzled, "Who is that?"

The pull ring next to him did not speak, and the goblin would not reveal the identity of other employers.

Harry puffed his feet and whispered a few words.

"What a coincidence?" Hagrid suddenly became vigilant.

It's a little strange to meet this person twice in a row. The things in the vault are the tasks that Dumbledore specially entrusted to him, and there must be no mistakes!
However, the man in the distance suddenly stroked his hair back with his palm, and Toby greeted him with a smile: "Long time no see, Hagrid."

"You are—" Hagrid carefully recognized the other person's face, and he exclaimed in surprise: "Toby! Toby Highmore!"

"You are still alive!"

Toby felt as if he really should have read the horoscope before going out.

"Hey!"

Hagrid waved his hands vigorously, but there was a bottomless ravine between the two vaults, Griphook immediately held Hagrid tightly, and was dragged by him for a short distance: "Hagrid! Hagrid! Are you courting death?!"

Toby was also taken aback. Hagrid is still the same, and hasn't changed for so many years.

"There will be a chance to meet in the future!" He shouted loudly.

Only then did Hagrid stop, that's right, he still has the task assigned to him by Dumbledore.

He quickly took out the contents of the vault and put them carefully in his pockets.

Al on the other side finally couldn't put anything in. It walked over unsteadily, and Toby had to shake it several times to make Al's body relaxed again.

Both carts set off at the same time, Hagrid's and Harry's one hanging far behind Toby.

"Who is Toby?" Harry couldn't help asking curiously.

"Don't—don't ask me now." Hagrid's face was livid: "I'll talk about it when I get out, I feel like I'm going to throw up."

Then he actually vomited.

The cart had to stop for a while, and Griphook and Harry jumped up and patted Hagrid on the back.

From another cart, Lacy yelled, "Watch your pets, sir! We're going through dragons again!"

"I know!"

Toby subconsciously wanted to grab his left shoulder, but it was in vain.

When he turned his head in doubt, he realized that Al appeared on the edge of the cart at some point, and was almost thrown out.

Toby quickly grabbed Al back: "With your little meat, Fire Dragon can't get enough of it."

Al didn't respond at all, it lay obediently in Toby's arms, motionless, just clutching the pocket on its stomach tightly.

After finally going out, Toby didn't stay in Gringotts for too long. He found a quiet and unoccupied place in Diagon Alley, and then turned his head to stare at Al.

Al whistled guiltyly, not daring to meet Toby's eyes.

"Take it out."

Toby stretched out his hand and said, "Dare to do anything under the eyes of the goblin. If I hadn't helped you cover it up, you might have been discovered!"

Al persisted for a little while, but in the end it still reluctantly took out a pocket, and finally took out a bright red gemstone.

"Just a gem and you, you—"

The moment he touched the ruby, Toby was stunned, and then he hurriedly urged: "Quick! Give me Dumbledore's chocolate frog picture!"

Al quickly rummaged in his pocket, and finally took out a well-preserved chocolate frog card, and Toby quickly reached out to take it.

Whether it was a coincidence or for some other reason, Dumbledore in the picture was staring at him angrily.

Toby turned the picture over silently, and found the line of description he was looking for——[He is very effective in alchemy with his partner Nicole Flamel].

In addition, the task that Hagrid mentioned to Dumbledore, and the red gem in front of him.
Toby's throat rolled hard.

He asked cautiously: "You should have made a bag, right? Put the ordinary ruby ​​back?"

Al nodded vigorously quickly, as if asking for credit.

"You're really going to give me a hard time."

Toby rested his forehead and sighed: "I have just been successfully applied, and I have to face such a difficult choice."

"This is definitely Nick Flamel's Philosopher's Stone!"

Al's nodding was faster, and the excited look was completely saying——

Am I great?

(End of this chapter)