Harry Potter’s Defense Professor
Chapter 387 Searching Gringotts (Part 2)
The limited patience quickly ran out, and the new Minister of Magic slowly drew out his wand - since the subtle influence of aura has no effect on the goblin, he might as well not give it a good look. As long as he relaxed his restraint on the murderous desire buried deep in his heart, the murderous aura immediately surged out of Lockhart and enveloped the entire hall of Gringotts.
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As long as the goblin in front of him says another word "no", he will enforce the law violently.
The terrifying aura made everyone in the hall freeze. Even the two strikers standing behind Lockhart were trembling with fear, let alone the goblin standing in front of him who bore the brunt of the attack.
There was a commotion nearby, and a wizard wearing a hooded robe walked out of the queue and ran towards the door without looking back.
"Go find out what happened to that man!" Lockhart ordered the follower in a tone that left no room for doubt.
The two strikers shouted to stop while chasing the wizard. The target actually took out his wand and attacked the two strikers.
More batters quickly chased after him and quickly subdued him. He was an ordinary Death Eater who didn't even have the Mark of the Dark. He wanted to secretly take out his money and escape from the UK.
"Look, there are already Death Eaters trying to take away the things." Lockhart turned back to Bogrorod and said. "This proves the need for an early search. Once again and for the last time, I ask for your cooperation."
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After hundreds of years of peaceful life, the goblin clan has long lost the courage of their ancestors to dare to revolt against the rule of wizards. They only know how to uphold the Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance, but they forget that peace requires sufficient deterrence to support it. Whether it's Voldemort or Lockhart, they can easily handle them.
"Okay...Mr. Minister, we will cooperate with the investigation..." Bogrod stammered, no longer daring to mention any principles or treaties.
"Very good." Lockhart nodded with satisfaction and regained his momentum. For a moment, the people in the hall felt that they could breathe again. "You guys, go and clean out the treasury of all the Death Eater families on the list. Take it back to the Ministry of Magic and inspect it carefully!"
Originally, Lockhart wanted to enter the vault one by one to look for the gold cup, but now that the soul fragments in Harry's body are no longer there, no one in the world except Voldemort himself can sense his last Horcrux through the air - so The safest way is to take everything back. Then each cup-shaped object was inspected; and since there seemed to be a shortage of money recently, the idea of confiscating the property of the Death Eater family suddenly came to mind.
Before, even if they knew that some families secretly supported the Death Eaters, no one would dare to do so... because every Minister of Magic needs the support of those big families to secure his position. But in the new order of the wizarding world planned by Lockhart. These wealthy pureblood families are no longer needed. Simply pull out the firewood and cut off their thoughts - without the inexhaustible money, the people in these families will not be bored toying with immortality, power and so on.
Of course, Lockhart didn't intend to be Minister of Magic for long. Do all the offending things that normal people dare not do. After playing the bad part, when the time is right, resign and step down. Leave the situation to Scrimgeour, who is a little easier to deal with, and let him continue to play the bad part...
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The goblin quickly retrieved a small bag that seemed to be filled with jingling metal, and Lockhart guessed what was inside - tools to deal with the dragon.
"I will take you to the vault area..." the older elf said through gritted teeth. He seemed extremely humiliated and unwilling.
"You go." Lockhart held the wand in his hand motionless. "Everyone who serves as strikers in this chaotic era is a wizard with conscience and courage. You must not keep it secret. If someone wants to secretly take it, Take something away…I’d be pissed.”
Lockhart emphasized the last word. No one dared to have any thoughts. The strikers obediently entered the treasury of all the families on the list: the Carrow family, the Lestrange family, the Nott family. The family's... heavy bags of treasure were carried into the hall - although the wizards had space expansion bags,
But the weight cannot be eliminated. Lockhart had to send a note to more Ministry of Magic staff to move the items back to the Ministry.
"That dragon has seriously affected the speed of the search!" A young striker complained to Lockhart. "It keeps howling and spitting fire. We have to be careful every time we pass by. We also have to use a jingle to stop it. It attacks us!"
"I'll deal with it." Lockhart said calmly, and followed the second group of beaters down to the vault, preparing to deal with the dragon.
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Before he reached the place, Lockhart heard the fire dragon's roar that made rocks tremble. There was also the friction sound of the chain being pulled.
Due to being confined underground for too long, the scales on the dragon's body have become pale and loose, and its eyes have become cloudy, bloodshot and pink. Both hind legs are wearing heavy shackles, with thick chains on them connected to deep beatings. A huge pile driven into the stone ground. Its huge, spiked wings were folded at its sides and would fill the entire basement if unfolded.
But the moment Lockhart stepped into the basement. This majestic creature shrank into a corner like a kitten, not daring to make a sound, let alone breathe fire.
Although his eyes were not very good, he could clearly feel the huge murderous intent on the wizard in front of him that made him tremble with fear, and the powerful force that filled the air that made him unable to develop any will to resist.
He has seen such a wizard once, and this is the second one.
"Mr. Fire Dragon, we are searching the Death Eater's vault." Lockhart said, "Please be kind and cooperate and stop making noise or breathing fire everywhere."
Of course, the fire dragon didn't understand what Lockhart was saying, but it knew intuitively what to do - it was sure that if it didn't cooperate even a little bit, it would be killed instantly.
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Seeing how well-behaved the dragon was, Lockhart was embarrassed to take action. If Hermione were here, she would be so impulsive as to hold his arm so that he couldn't even lift his wand.
He restrained his murderous intent, but the dragon still huddled there obediently, with only its huge belly rising and falling slightly with its heavy breathing.
To think that even dragons are afraid of the new Minister of Magic! Several goblins held jingle pieces that could make dragons feel uncomfortable but did not shake them. They stood beside Lockhart tremblingly, thankful that they did not make any small moves to hinder the search.
"Let this dragon go in two days." Lockhart smiled softly, and the dragon trembled nervously. "From now on, there will no longer be a few wizard families whose wealth needs dragons to guard it."
Even if there is one, it must be a wizard from the Order of the Phoenix!
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The treasury of all the pure-blood families who supported or had someone in their family who was a Death Eater were emptied, and a Death Eater who wanted to withdraw money was also caught along the way. This business can be regarded as a great harvest. The moved items filled a medium-sized warehouse at the Ministry of Magic. Dozens of wizards spent a day picking out all the cup-shaped objects, and after testing, no Horcrux was found.
"It seems that you don't need to sell the things in the vault." Lockhart said with some regret. "Even if the things here are not considered to be of artistic or magical value, if they were all melted into gold, it would be enough for the Ministry of Magic to provide to five hundred employees. Ten years’ salary is paid in advance.”
"Hmph, the key is that the Horcrux was not found!" Sirius shook his head, "And the Ministry of Magic does not have 500 employees now. What are you going to do next?"
"Search the homes of those pure-blood families as well."
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[Sao Rui... I started playing the game even later, and I still need 1,000 recommendation votes and more updates. I really want to reach 30,000 recommendations before the end~]
——(To be continued.)
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