Hogwarts Homecoming

Amosta's sudden silence made Bogrood, the goblin in charge of Gringotts in England, become uneasy.

In fact, goblins do not abide by contracts and fiduciary duties as most wizards think. For some wizard treasuries that are confirmed to have lost their heirs, the goblins have been sharing the wealth with officials from the Ministry of Magic. This has been the case for many years. It was not until the Minister of Magic came to them and said that this matter had been exposed that the situation became better.

Even for those vaults that have signed an agreement with fairies, as long as they hold tokens or meet necessary conditions, they can enjoy inheritance rights. If the interval is too long and no one cares about it, the fairies will 'clean it regularly'.

But Bogrod had just urgently looked through the internal information, and Salazar Slytherin's own vault was safe and sound. This was not because they did not covet the treasures in it, but because there was Slytherin's own signature on the vault door. The fairies can't open the magic.

"Mr. Blaine?"

Bogrod wiped the sweat from his wrinkled forehead guiltily. He had heard rumors that Amosta Brain had once approached Mr. Barna at Gringotts Bank of Paris headquarters and asked Gringotts UK The branch provides a list of the wealth they illegally opened and appropriated from wizards' coffers, as well as a list of their share of the money with Ministry of Magic officials.

"Are you going to the vaults of Salazar Slytherin himself?"

"Oh, of course--"

Amosta suddenly came to his senses. He glanced at the sweat on Bogrod's forehead and his evasive eyes, and his heart moved slightly. He smiled and nodded,

"Then, could you please lead the way for me?"

"It's my pleasure, Mr. Blaine!"

Bogrod bowed deeply, but felt relieved in his heart. The goblins are afraid of Amosta Blaine not only because he is recognized by most wizards as the most powerful wizard in contemporary times, but also because of the good cooperative relationship between him and Mr. Bana.

"Let's go--"

Amosta, who followed Bogrod to the door, found that Amelia did not follow him, but stood by the sofa and looked at his back, with expectation in her eyes, and when she heard Amos After Ta summoned her, his reserved expression immediately became happy.

Compared with the first time she met Amelia, she is obviously more lively now. This is probably because she has unknowingly gained support in her heart.

"Gringotts' vault is underground, right?"

Amelia raised her face and asked curiously,

"How do we get underground. Through the fireplace?"

"oh--"

Amosta shrugged.

"I haven't been there either, but I heard that you use a tool that is not very comfortable."

Then, after Bogrod fetched a jingling little bag, he led them into a door inlaid on the side wall of the magnificent and majestic hall, and walked into a rough stone corridor, with thick stone pillars on both sides. Angled, burning torches illuminate this dark, dank space.

Amosta did not have a vault in Gringotts. It was also his first time here. Curious eyes wandered around, and he saw a track next to the stone platform he was standing on, leading straight into the bottomless darkness.

After Bogrod blew his whistle, a whistling sound immediately came from the dense darkness, and a 'mine cart' similar to the trolley that entered the underground world of Knockturn Alley rattled across the track and stayed on the track. Their side.

Bogrod took the lead and jumped on the cart first, holding an oil lamp. It curled up as much as possible to leave a wider space for Amosta and Amelia.

"Have you never considered changing to a more comfortable means of transportation?"

When they stepped onto the cart, Amosta said half-jokingly, half-complainingly. He stretched out his hand towards Amelia, whose face was turning pale on the stone platform, and pulled her up.

"You know, Mr. Blaine—"

The old goblin smiled shyly,

"Leprechauns don't like spending gold where it has no value."

"Earning profits can be divided into short-term and long-term, you guys...forget it, let's go -"

Amosta shook his head, holding on to the railing with one hand and holding Amelia's arm with the other.

As a result, the tattered car suddenly started to move faster and faster.

The cold air whistled in Amosta's ears, covering up Amelia's short screams and whimpers.

The car twists and turns in the maze-like corridor, sometimes rising, sometimes diving like a free fall. Even Amosta's physical fitness, which is far superior to that of ordinary Muggles and wizards, can resist the strong centrifugal force when turning sharply among dense stalactites. It's very difficult.

There was another free-fall dive that made Amelia's soul tremble. When she was about to land, her speed had exceeded the limit of her dynamic vision. Her eyes were completely black and she could not see anything. The suffocation coming towards her made her hug Amosta's arm tightly.

"Oh, that's not okay-"

At this moment, Amelia heard Amosta say next to her, her voice sounded equally uncomfortable.

Just when the car under them was about to slide down the steep slope to a gentle slope, Amosta's figure suddenly became blurred and turned into a shadow in the blink of an eye. Amelia's arms were empty, and she was still Before he could scream, he realized that he had also lost his form.

The speeding car carried the old goblin and the two cotton-like shadows continued to run wildly.

"It feels much better now -" Amosta said with a long breath.

Although the strong pressure on her body disappeared, the flashing light and shadow in front of her still made Amelia nervous. She was tense and dared not make a sound. Moreover, she didn't know how to speak in this state.

They were now very deep underground in Gringotts. The slightly cold air when they first entered the tunnel became hot. This was not caused by the fire dragon that Amosta had just seen being driven away by Bogrod with a jingle piece and then raging behind them, but the geothermal heat from the deep was surging upwards.

The winding and narrow stone road was filled with white smoke with the smell of sulfur. Conservatively estimated, they were now nearly 20 miles underground.

"The madness of the goblins surprises me--"

Looking at the faint red light in the passage ahead, Amosita's solemn voice went straight into Bogrod's head,

"You actually dug out the magma?"

"This was not done by the goblins, Mr. Brian!"

The goblin's physique is really confusing. At such a wild speed, the old goblin Bogrod still has spare strength. He said in a steady voice,

"Deep underground in Diagon Alley, there is an underground cavity connected to the center of the earth. We just connected it to the ground. We are almost there, Mr. Brian, oh, bad!"

They rushed out of the narrow corridor, and a huge underground cave appeared in front of Amosita and Amelia in a magnificent manner!

They seemed to be approaching the sun. Everything they saw was red, and this red light came from the bottom of the cave. The scorching heat and dazzling light emitted by the boiling magma underground suffocated Amosita!

The car they were riding in was still sliding towards the lava at an uncontrollable speed. At its speed, it would probably crash into the lava in less than ten seconds!

Huh--

At this critical moment, Amosta suddenly reappeared. With a fierce look on his face, he waved his magic wand fiercely. Bogrod, who was desperately braking, felt his body suddenly lighten. A powerful force pulled him from the car speeding towards the center of the earth into the air, and then he landed on a raised platform on the steep rock wall. Just as he stood firm, a magic barrier covered his head, isolating him from the unbearable high temperature!

"What's going on?"

Looking at the cart that was put directly into the lava with a plop, sparking several pillars of fire, Amosita, whose cheeks were flushed by the fire, waited for Bogrod with sharp eyes,

"I think the Slytherin vault should not be set in the lava, right?"

"Oh——"

The old goblin was also scared to death, and his dark green skin was pale. He stared at the cart that disappeared in the lava with fear and said tremblingly,

"Oh, of course not, Mr. Brian, I think the vault was normal when it was opened"

"Normal when it was opened?"

Amosita asked with narrowed eyes.

"Yes. But you know, a thousand years have passed, and the height of the underground magma has risen a lot. Oh, this is not a place where the goblins of Gringotts often come. We neglected it-"

"So?"

Amosta's eyes twitched.

"Is the vault really in the magma now?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Brian, I think that's the case."

The old goblin Bogrod said with a sad face.