Hogwarts Homecoming

Amosta led Amelia to a snow-white building that stood high above the surrounding shops. The shining bronze door saw two goblins in scarlet and gold uniforms. The moment they saw Amosta, He showed a surprised expression, then put away the faint arrogance in his eyes when facing ordinary guests, and quickly jumped down the stairs.

"Welcome to Gringotts, Mr. Blaine--"

Along the way, many of the wizards who recognized Amosta on the street bowed to show respect to him, and Amelia was somewhat used to it.

After slightly nodding towards the two goblins, Amosta turned his head and said,

"Since you plan to live in London, I suggest that you also open a vault in Gringotts."

After thinking for a moment, she felt that it was indeed necessary, and Amelia nodded.

They walked into the tall marble hall of Gringotts under the leadership of the goblin. Amelia looked curiously at the goblins sitting behind a row of long counters. Some of them used copper scales to weigh coins, and some used eyepieces to weigh coins. Examining the gems and jotting them down in the big ledger. The walls behind these goblins are also inlaid with many doors leading to different places.

"We have our own wizarding bank over there, but it's not as busy as here--"

Amelia looked at the queues forming in front of the counter and said

"Why didn't you open a vault at Gringotts, Amostar?"

"You must know that when I first entered the wizarding world, I didn't have much wealth. After staying at Hogwarts for a few years, I saved some gold, but the money was often used to buy potion ingredients. Or some solitary magic books to enhance my magical power. In the end, when I have gold in my hands, I will be strong enough to protect my wealth, so there is no need for this."

Amosta explained for Amelia, and then said to the waiting goblin,

"Ms. Amelia Det needs to open a vault for herself. Let's handle this business first."

"Come this way, Mr. Blaine, Ms. Det—"

The goblin who led the way bowed.

It brought Amosta and Amelia to the goblin in charge of the business, without queuing, because no one was opening a vault at the moment.

But after the man at the front of the team next door casually glanced at Amosta beside him, the impatience in his brows and eyes, which was waiting for the goblin to settle the score, suddenly disappeared, and his body shook violently!

Amosta glanced over, raised his eyebrows slightly, smiled and nodded,

"Hello, Mr. Nott."

"Hello, Mr. Blaine--"

Nott immediately readjusted his stance, clenching his fists hidden in his sleeves, his eyes wandering, and his unnatural expression on his face, with sweat dripping from his temples.

"I didn't expect to see you here—"

"indeed--"

Amosta smiled calmly,

"We were so caught off guard last time we met -"

Theodore was Amosta's student in physical education class, but he had no contact with Old Nott at all. The last time the two met, strictly speaking, was at Voldemort's resurrection ceremony.

Old Nott understood Amosta Brain's hint, his face turned red, his heart was beating wildly, and he had the urge to run away!

The powerful young man in front of him is not the same thing as Dumbledore. He will not be pedantic and insist that there must be evidence before he will judge himself.

"Theodore has been, um, talking at home, you said that one of the professors he admires most--"

The fright made Old Nott's face turn from red to green, and he stammered for a long time before he hesitated.

"Theodore is a very talented young man--" For some reason, Amosta suddenly showed some melancholy,

"I hope these kids don't hate me in the future."

As soon as these words came out, Old Nott immediately broke into a cold sweat, and the muscles in his calf were twitching.

"You have such a sense of humor, Mr. Blaine--"

Old Nott gasped and said,

"You taught him many true talents. He has always admired you so much. How could he hate you?"

"I hope so—"

Amosta sighed, then put Old Nott aside, ignored him, and instructed Amelia to fill in some information.

And his indifferent attitude put Old Nott in a dilemma. He couldn't continue to stay here, and he didn't dare to turn around and leave directly.

".You need to leave a token, Ms. Det——"

The goblin behind the counter showed special respect to Amelia because of Amosta. He leaned out of the high counter and said politely and somewhat flatteringly,

"If you are unable to handle the business in person in the future, you can entrust a wizard you trust to bring your token, and Gringotts will also handle it for you."

"Token--"

Amelia, who was distractedly listening to the conversation between Amosta and Old Nott, was stunned for a moment, biting her lip and feeling embarrassed.

"Generally speaking, wizards will use their own wands as tokens." Amosta reminded softly.

"oh!"

Amelia came to her senses and immediately pulled out her wand from her sleeve and handed it to the goblin.

"This lady is-"

Old Nott, who was standing aside not knowing what to do with himself, then realized that Amosta Blaine was not here alone, he also brought a beautiful young girl with him. This is very valuable information!

Old Nott's heart beat violently. He was sure that the Dark Lord would be interested in this. Dumbledore was just an old guy who could hardly wave his wand. Amosta Brain was indeed terrifying, but if With the Dark Lord's trust and protection, Blaine has nothing to fear!

A glimmer of light flashed in Old Nott's fearful eyes. He pretended to be normal and asked cautiously.

"Oh, you're asking Amelia?"

Amosta pretended not to notice anything and smiled gently.

"Amelia was a talent I discovered when I was in New York. She was working as an Auror at the time, but she was very talented in alchemy. She suggested many improvement plans to me about the learning machine, which was very constructive, so, I invited her to come back to London with me and enter the workshop to develop the next generation learning machine.”

"Ah, so that's what it is—"

Old Nott nodded politely to Amelia, but disappointment flashed in his eyes.

He also thought that there was an intimate relationship between this beautiful girl and Amosta. They were lovers, but if that was the case, her value to the Dark Lord was greatly reduced.

"Here's your receipt, Mr. Nott—"

The old goblin who had been cursed by Old Nott for thousands of years finally took care of the accounts and handed over a roll of parchment from behind the cabinet.

"Well, I wish you all the best."

Old Nott put the parchment into his pocket, wiped the sweat from his temples, and then lowered his head towards Amosta. Finally, under Amosta's deep gaze, his embarrassed back quickly disappeared. In the Great Hall of Gringotts.

"Who is this wizard?"

Amelia, who had been listening to the conversation between the two, couldn't help but ask.

"Among the twenty-eight sacred clans, the current clan leader of the Nott family, his son is my student, and he himself is a..."

Amosta raised his finger, blocking out the eavesdropping of the wizards who stretched their ears in the queue next to him and the goblin behind the counter.

"Making Death Eaters up."

"Death Eaters?" Amelia was horrified.

Amosta nodded slightly,

"Fourteen years ago, when Voldemort fell, not all of his followers were imprisoned. A considerable number of those with certain power and status escaped trial by using lies and gold, and have been at large since then. Some time ago, Voldemort took After regaining his magic power, these people who narrowly escaped trial returned to Voldemort and continued to follow him. However, they had no choice -"

As Amosta said, he led Amelia to the front row of the hall. An old goblin sitting there saw them coming this way, and had already left his seat and walked around the counter to wait.

"Welcome, Mr. Brain, I'm Bogrod, how can I serve you--"

"That's it-"

Amosta once again cut off the surrounding sounds, pondered, groping for something in his arms, and said,

"I got something, and I suspect it may be the treasury key of an ancient and lost family. I wonder if you can identify it for me--"

With that said, Amosta took out the Slytherin emblem he got from the basilisk's belly. (End of chapter)