Archaeologists at Hogwarts

[Come in, stranger, but be careful]

[What will happen if you are greedy?]

【Just asking for nothing, getting something for nothing】

【You will definitely receive the most severe punishment,】

.......

These were the words engraved on the silver door, and Harry was frightened when he saw it.

"Like I said, if you want to rob this bank, you're crazy," Hagrid said.

The goblins welcomed them inside, which was a tall marble hall. Harry was dazzled by what he saw. There were about a hundred goblins sitting on high stools behind a row of long counters. Some of them were using copper scales.

Weighing coins, some were inspecting gemstones with eyepieces, while scribbling notes in the large ledger.

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

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

"Do you have his key, sir?"

Hagrid was hurriedly taking out the key from his pocket. There were so many things in it, and there was also a moldy dog ​​biscuit. Harry really hoped that his key was not moldy.

He looked to the right and saw a goblin weighing a pile of rubies the size of red-hot coals - how much would that be worth? If it were replaced by cakes and sodas, it would probably last Dudley a lifetime.

Never ending, another life, another life...

"What are you doing stupidly?"

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

"It's time to go." Hagrid couldn't help but show off again: "Go to your vault first, and then go to vault 713. The task assigned to me by Dumbledore must be completed!"

"What's in there?" Harry asked.

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

Harry's curiosity was quickly attracted by the narrow corridor behind the door, which was brightly illuminated by burning torches. The stone corridor was a steep descent with a small railway below.

The leading goblin whistled, and a small cart rushed towards them along the railway. They climbed on the cart and set off as if they were flying.

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

He walked 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 is really you, Mr. Toby Highmore, who is interested in accepting the role of Cursebreaker——"

"No."

"Well, you won't lose anything if you give it a try - Lacy."

The goblin named Lacy came over and said respectfully: "Please come with me, sir."

Toby followed Lacy, and they walked into the room next to Harry. After the cart 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, right, left, right, and so on countless times. The cold air whizzed by, and Toby's eyes narrowed slightly, and he spoke with

The collar protected Al, who was shivering from the cold.

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

"Is that a fire dragon?" Toby asked.

"Yes, sir." Lacy replied: "Ukraine's iron belly is enough to keep out any intruders. I know this cannot be hidden from you, but I hope it will not spread as much as possible."

Toby nodded slightly and said nothing.

Gradually, the cold wind became biting. Toby protected Al on his chest and used his hands to block it from the biting cold wind.

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

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

Then he got out of the way, but Toby didn't move. He patted Al on the head, and Sniff immediately jumped down and swam among the piles of gold coins for a while.

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

Al then started to work reluctantly. In addition to piles of Galleons, Sickles, and Nats, there was also a row of things wrapped in cloth bags in the vault. Each item was tightly sealed and had black markings on it.

Number symbols left by quill pen writing.

Al took out another tied cloth bag from his pocket and placed it at the end. The number marked on it was the largest - 7.

"I thought you would hand over all the items to Gringotts." Lacy said suddenly.

Toby glanced at him: "They are just some souvenirs, not the creations of goblins."

Lacy didn't speak anymore. As employees of Gringotts, they are just the caretakers of wealth. They have no rights and will not really check carefully what their employer hides in the vault.

They won't do this.

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

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

After carefully placing the No. 7 cloth bag, Al began stuffing gold Galleons into the bag desperately, ignoring Silver Sickle and Bronze Nut.

Toby waited patiently, and Lacy was not impatient at all.

At this moment, Harry and Hagrid, who were still in the midst of a sudden fortune, also rushed to the adjacent vault.

Harry saw this strange man at a glance. He remembered seeing him in the Leaky Cauldron.

"Eh?" Hagrid asked in confusion: "Who is that?"

Griphook next to him did not speak, so the goblin would not reveal the identity of the other employer.

Harry stepped on his feet and whispered a few words.

"What a coincidence?" Hagrid suddenly became wary.

It was a bit strange to meet this person twice in a row. The contents of the vault were a task specially assigned to him by Dumbledore. There must be no mistakes!

However, the man in the distance suddenly pushed his hair back with his palms. Toby smiled and said hello: "Long time no see, Hagrid."

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

"You're actually still alive!"

Toby felt that he really should go out after watching the stars.

"Hey!"

Hagrid waved his hands vigorously, but there was a bottomless gorge between the two vaults. Griphook immediately grabbed Hagrid tightly and was dragged a short distance by him: "Hagrid! Hagrid!

Are you looking for death?!"

Toby was also shocked. Hagrid was really the same, he hadn't changed after so many years.

"We will have a chance to meet in the future!" he shouted loudly.

Only then did Hagrid stop. Yes, he still had the task assigned to him by Dumbledore.

He quickly took out the contents of the vault and carefully placed them in his pocket.

Al on the other side finally couldn't stuff anything anymore, and it came over staggeringly. Toby had to shake it several times to make Al's body feel relaxed again.

The two carts set off at the same time, with Hagrid and Harry's cart hanging far behind Toby.

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

"Don't-don't ask me now." Hagrid's face turned livid: "We can wait until we get out. I feel like I'm going to vomit."

As a result, he actually vomited.

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

On another cart, Lacy shouted loudly: "Watch your pet, sir! We are going to pass the fire dragon again!"

"I know!"

Toby subconsciously wanted to grab his left shoulder, but missed it.

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

Toby quickly caught Al back: "With your little meat, even the fire dragon can't get enough."

Al didn't react at all. He lay obediently in Toby's arms, motionless, just clutching the pocket on his belly.

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

Al whistled guiltily, not daring to look at Toby.

"Take it out."

Toby stretched out his hand and said: "You 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 while, but in the end he reluctantly dug into his pocket and finally took out a bright red gem.

"It's just a gem and you, you-"

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

Al quickly rummaged in his pocket and finally took out a well-preserved picture of a chocolate frog. Toby quickly reached out and took it.

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

Toby silently turned over the picture and found the line of description he wanted - [Effective in alchemy with partner Nico Flamel].

In addition, Hagrid mentioned the task that Dumbledore gave him, and the red gem in front of him...

Toby's throat rolled hard.

He asked cautiously: "You must have changed the bag, right? Put the ordinary rubies back in?"

Al nodded vigorously, as if asking for credit.

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

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

“This is definitely Nick Flamel’s Philosopher’s Stone!”

Al nodded faster, and his excitement was completely saying——

Am I awesome?