Hogwarts Homecoming

The surface of the thick Mithril badge is smelted with the pattern of the Slytherin family emblem, but the core of the serpentine 'S' on the trunk is embellished with pure emeralds. In addition, the side outline of the emblem Engraved with fairy-style patterns.

The moment he saw this clan emblem, old goblin Bogrod's eyes widened. He obviously saw something that Amosta did not recognize.

"Without a doubt, without a doubt -"

Bogrod held the clan emblem handed over by Amosta with both hands. The first thing he touched with his slender fingers was the patterns on the sides. His solemn eyes fell on those patterns through his reading glasses, and he murmured in a low voice. Shock,

"This thing is obviously made by the goblins. It is very ancient and has a long history. If I remember correctly, Mr. Brain, the goblin clan to which these lines belong has long since disappeared in the long history. Moreover, this badge Obviously, where did you get this, Mr. Blaine?"

"Should this question not be one that must be answered?"

Amosta asked calmly,

"How about, is it what I think it is?"

"I'm very sorry, Mr. Blaine, I can't answer you right away—"

Bogrod's eyes flickered, and after hesitating for a moment, Bogrod bowed towards Amosta.

"The history of this thing is beyond my imagination. I have to look up some information, which will delay some time."

"It doesn't matter,"

Amosta raised his hand to show that he didn't mind.

"I can wait here, but please hurry up. Besides, I don't want too many people to see it."

"Of course, I will keep it a secret for you."

After saying that, the old goblin asked a young goblin to lead Amosta and Amelia to the reception room to rest, while it hurriedly walked into the area that was not open to the public with vigorous steps.

Amosta did not touch the sherry brought by the goblins, but looked at the introductions of the leaders of the British Gringotts branch in the past hanging on the wall of the reception room with great interest. When he turned his head, he saw the person sitting there. Amelia on the sofa had a restrained expression, so she smiled slightly and said,

"The pattern on that badge is the crest of the Slytherin family."

"Slytherin family?"

An excitement of being trusted surged in Amelia's heart. She widened her eyes and asked,

"That Salazar Slytherin, one of the four founders of Hogwarts?"

"That's right--

"Amosta nodded slightly.

"Perhaps you have heard that the Chamber of Secrets incident at Hogwarts made a big fuss in the past two years?"

"You captured a basilisk in that Chamber of Secrets, said to be left behind by Salazar Slytherin himself!"

Amelia said quickly,

"I've read reports that this is a school legend at Hogwarts. Slytherin left the secret room in order to, um, eliminate the little wizards of Muggle descent in the school?"

"Actually, the truth is different, but that's another story,"

Amosta did not elaborate;

"At that time, I handed the basilisk to the Ministry of Magic, but they couldn't deal with it, so I gave the basilisk to Newt Scamander. When I went to New York this time, Newt told me , he found this badge while working on a bad tooth for a basilisk and thought I might be able to use it."

Salazar Slytherin left a family emblem in the fang of his 'pet', and after thousands of years it fell into the hands of Amosta Brain. This story sounds really legendary!

Of course, this matter is not that simple, but Amelia has no intention of prying into all Amosta's secrets, and after hearing this, she is already satisfied.

In fact, the waiting time was not as long as Amosta imagined. Half an hour later, Bogrod walked into the reception room with Amosta's badge and a large dusty book. .

"How is the result?"

There was a hint of expectation in Amosta's tone,

"Is this badge the key to the Slytherin family's vault?"

Under the gaze of Amosta and Amelia, the old elf Bogrod slowly shook his head.

"Unfortunately, Mr. Brain, according to the Slytherin family's treasury records, Salazar Slytherin had exhausted the wealth in the family treasury thousands of years ago to support the operation of Hogwarts. This treasury has been recovered by us goblins and handed over to other wizards for use, and this badge--"

Bogrod let the large booklet he held float in front of Amosta. Under the protection of magic, the well-preserved large booklet flipped through several pages. Finally, a pattern on the paper that was the same as the badge appeared. caught Amosta's eyes.

"So to say?"

Amosta's eyes narrowed.

"You guessed it right, this badge is indeed the key to an ancient vault."

Bogrod nodded cautiously,

"Not the Slytherin family's treasury, Mr. Braine, but the treasury of Salazar Slytherin himself!"

Salazar Slytherin's own vault

Even Amosta's heart beat violently after hearing these words.

"So--"

Amosta's expression became solemn,

"Am I qualified to open the vault of Salazar Slytherin as I hold this family crest?"

Bogrod nodded. He stood on tiptoe and stretched out a long finger to point at the series of patterns below the family emblem on the booklet. These patterns are the same style as the pattern on the side profile of the family emblem, but they are specific patterns. But they are not consistent,

"Look, Mr. Blaine--"

Bogrod's fingertips passed over the patterns,

"Generally speaking, after the owner of the vault passes away, the ownership of the vault first belongs to the heir named in the wizard's will. If the wizard does not leave a will, then the vault will be handed over to the descendants of his family. If there is no will, the vault will belong to the magic family. Department, but there are some special circumstances.”

"For example?"

"For example, this is the private vault of Salazar Slytherin, one of the four founders of Hogwarts, which has been buried in dust for thousands of years."

Bogrod said respectfully,

"The treasury of the Slytherin family automatically belongs to the next heir of the Slytherin family after the death of Salazar Slytherin himself.

And his own treasury has signed an agreement with Gringotts. As long as the person holding the token comes to Gringotts, he will automatically become the owner of that treasury. Before that, whether it is us goblins or the Ministry of Magic, , have no right to open that vault. So, no matter what Salazar Slytherin left in his vault, those things...should still be there, because according to records, in this thousand years, from No one has ever brought this crest to Gringotts. "

Staring at the badge in his hand, Amosta fell into a long silence.

It has to be said that compared to the way Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff left messages for themselves, Slytherin's method is indeed safe, but it seems nothing new.

This seems to be different from the style of Salazar Slytherin himself. This great founder is described in various documents as a proud and gifted pure-blood wizard who was not willing to be inferior to others.

But it wasn't too thoughtful in the way it left revelations for Amosta.

Moreover, so far, Amosta has met three of the four founders of Hogwarts, but only the founder of the school where he was born has been reluctant to show up.

After thousands of years, Amosta could vaguely feel that the legend who stood in the upper reaches of time was rejecting him?

I'm afraid, this is not just because he is of complete Muggle descent and does not conform to Salazar Slytherin's aesthetics. In other words, in the eyes of Salazar Slytherin, I am afraid that he is not even a Muggle-born person. No wizard can compare.

Because the four giants know that they come from outside the world, Salazar Slytherin may have the idea that someone from outside the world will enter this world to try to peek into the mysteries of magic.