Hogwarts Homecoming

In the grand and solemn hall, the goblins sit behind two rows of long tables that run through the hall, managing the wizards' wealth in an elegant manner.

This was Harry's impression of Gringotts in the past.

However, Gringotts is very different today.

There was a long queue in front of the hall that warned people of greed, and every wizard had anxiety and uneasiness on their faces.

Harry noticed that most of these people were wearing very fine clothes, and they were also wearing dazzling jewelry.

He told Remus his doubts, but Remus said nothing, but moved the corners of his mouth slightly, hinting at a slightly contemptuous smile.

"Sorry, gentlemen and ladies--"

Seeing that they had no intention of queuing up, a frightened goblin with a dark green face rushed down with an ugly smile on his face.

"As you can see, if you plan to withdraw money——"

"Oh, actually-"

Mrs. Weasley clutched her pocket tightly, feeling slightly uneasy about the concerned looks from the people queuing around her.

"I'm going to put some gold in my coffers."

Saving gold, at this time? !

Not to mention the customers who were watching indifferently, even the goblin who greeted them looked stunned.

"how?"

Remus said calmly,

"Have the goblins suspended this business?"

"Are you Mr. Remus Lupin?"

The goblin recognized Remus and immediately showed more respect.

"Of course not, please come with me, ma'am-"

"I have never seen a goblin behave like this towards our family."

Seeing the goblin's attentive look, Ron curled his lips and whispered to Harry. However, Harry did not comment on this. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and stared at the front of the hall, where several goblins who looked like goblin supervisors were walking. Entertaining a group of customers.

"Look--"

Harry touched Remus's ribs lightly and directed Remus to look there.

"Lucius Malfoy--"

Remus was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes became wary.

"And Greengrass and old Nott. Those two are right, old Crabbe and old Goyle."

"Draco Malfoy and his mother are here, remember, Harry, we met at the Quidditch World Cup!"

Ron frowned and said,

"What are these people here for?"

"Does this need to be said, Ron?"

Hermione looked sad,

"They must be here to move their own treasury, right? They don't believe in fairies anymore."

"No--"

Harry's face turned green as the scenes he saw in the morning quickly passed through his mind.

"They are here to cause trouble for Professor Blaine. Let's go and take a look, Remus!"

"Harry, don't act rashly!"

Remus' expression suddenly changed. Before he could hold Harry back, Harry had already walked out of the group, jumped over the goblin who was leading the way, and walked quickly towards the front of the hall.

"Don't worry, Remus—"

George patted Remus on the shoulder,

"On this occasion, Malfoy wouldn't dare to do any tricks, with so many pairs of eyes staring at him!"

As he said that, he also quickened his pace and kept up with Ron and Hermione who were chasing Harry.

"--I'm disappointed, very disappointed!"

From a dozen feet away, Harry caught the haughty voice of Lucius Malfoy above the din.

"No matter what, I must take away all the wealth of the Malfoy family from here before today!"

"But, Mr. Malfoy, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to transport so much gold at once."

Bogrod wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with a silk handkerchief and bowed respectfully.

"You don't have to worry about that, I brought the carriage myself!"

Lucius banged the cane he was leaning on, filled with anger.

"You just need to put the gold in the Malfoy family's vault into boxes and transport it up from the underground as soon as possible!"

"Of course, of course -"

The goblin wiped his sweat and laughed with him,

"That's your wealth, and you have every right to take it away. It's just that-"

"Just what?"

Narcissa carefully combed Draco's hair with her fingers. She didn't even look at the goblin, she just asked arrogantly.

"You two must know that the Malfoy family's vault stores a large amount of wealth. I'm afraid it will take some time for the goblins to complete the inventory. If-"

Bogrod gasped,

"Willing to give us more time."

"I repeat, my request is to take away all the treasures placed here by the Malfoy family before today."

Malfoy's tone suddenly became stern, and a cold light flashed in his gray eyes.

"The trouble you foresee is due to the goblin making a stupid decision. This is not within my scope of consideration!"

The sweaty goblins in front of Lucius Malfoy nodded and smiled in apology.

"And our-"

Next to Lucius Malfoy, a middle-aged wizard with a delicate double beard and a graceful demeanor also said coldly,

"The wealth in the Greengrass family treasury also needs to be removed today. I will not let Gringotts keep my gold anymore."

Several people brought by Lucius Malfoy expressed their opinions one after another, which almost made the goblin supervisors who hosted them faint.

"Almost half of the underground space of Gringotts contains the wealth of these families."

Harry was eavesdropping attentively, and Remus followed him at some point. He put a hand on Harry's shoulder with a cold look on his face.

"If they take the lead in taking away the gold, then Gringotts will be in big trouble. People may no longer trust Gringotts, and no one will leave gold with the goblins again."

"Didn't the goblins consider the consequences when they followed the orders of the ministry?"

Ginny asked worriedly,

"Will the goblins be forced to stop supporting Professor Brain's plan?"

"As long as the Ministry of Magic approves of Gringotts, they are in no danger of capsizing--"

Percy said,

"Moreover, not everyone will take away the gold stored here, just like our family's Learning Machine Workshop. The profits of the workshops in various places are still stored in the local Gringotts Bank."

He obviously just used the goblin Gringotts to force the escaped Death Eaters to be brought to justice, but he didn't want to cause so many people to panic.

Has Professor Brain not considered such consequences or has he considered it but doesn't care at all?

Hermione was thinking about this problem, and suddenly she felt a few probing eyes fall on her face.

It was a middle-aged witch who was staring at herself with an uncertain expression on her face. However, when she noticed Harry's scar, she immediately confirmed her guess.

"Oh, my God--"

The witch said excitedly,

"You are Hermione Granger. You represent Hogwarts in the Triwizard Tournament. And oh, yes, this must be Harry Potter!"

The witch with short curly brown hair rushed to them happily,

"Can you sign your name for me?"

The fat witch grabbed Hermione and Harry's sleeves with an excited expression.

"My daughter Wei Ni is a fan of yours. She has always wanted to get your autographs. Oh, but it's a pity that I don't have the means."

The witch's light green eyes were shining brightly, and she looked at Harry and Hermione sincerely!

"Harry Potter?"

Harry really regretted that he didn't put on the invisibility cloak, so that eavesdropping would be more convenient. He was just trying to get rid of the witch who was asking for his autograph as soon as possible, when he suddenly heard a slightly hoarse female voice reading his name.

Harry's body trembled and he looked at Lucius Malfoy.

Malfoy and the others had completely discovered them. They all stopped entangled with the goblins and turned around to look at them coldly. Except for Draco.

I don't know why, but when he met Harry's eyes, Draco not only didn't show any sarcasm, but turned pale.

He subconsciously took a half step back as if he was frightened, and put his left arm behind his back as if he didn't want Harry to notice.

What was Draco trying to hide?

Harry only thought about this question for a moment before he threw it away. He frowned and looked at the witch who had just called out his name.

hiss--

The moment he came into contact with the witch's passionate gaze, the sudden burning of the scar made the corners of Harry's eyes twitch! (End of chapter)