Study Days at Hogwarts

After Harry left the shelter, Albert, who was hidden under the Disillusionment Curse, quietly returned and used the spell to silently control Griphook and Gornuk, who were discussing the matter in Elvish.

"As expected, they are all the same."

Albert knew better than anyone how difficult it was to get the goblins to betray them and help them steal the contents of Gringotts' vault.

Harry took the Sword of Gryffindor as payment, which was indeed significant enough.

But the goblins didn't expect them to keep their promise, but they still wanted to get the Sword of Gryffindor.

Their thoughts couldn't be hidden from Albert, who had a high level of Legilimency skills.

From the beginning, Albert did not place his hopes on the goblin's credibility.

He's not that stupid.

Even the goblins distrust them.

Therefore, you have to follow your own plan, which is undoubtedly more reliable.

Although he does sound a bit smart, most of the time he still prefers to trust his own wisdom and judgment.

This is a common problem among most geniuses.

Even though Albert was a fake, a fake genius is also a genius.

Albert's confidence comes from his strength.

Use Legilimency again to dig out more useful information from the goblin's mind.

For example, after the old goblin Bogrod became the key to opening Strange's vault, Albert felt the limits of Legilimency, or the limits of goblins, for the first time.

The Goblin's Brain is not a book that can be flipped through at will.

Once he strengthens Legilimency, it will cause irreversible damage to the goblin's brain.

Considering that there was no deep hatred between the two parties, and that the goblins in front of him were of great use to Harry in invading Gringotts, Albert stopped before Legilimency could affect the brains of the two goblins, and prepared to use other methods to collect the necessary intelligence.

Looking at the two goblins in front of him, Albert felt that Harry should thank himself, otherwise he would have to scheming with the goblins before looking for the Horcruxes, which would be troublesome.

After helping Harry deal with the two goblins, Albert planned to visit the old goblin Bogrod without stopping.

That guy moved back to the ruins of the former Fairy Kingdom a few months ago.

This is due to the first rise of Voldemort. The goblins who suffered heavy losses learned their lessons and established a temporary goblin village near the ruins of the goblin kingdom thousands of years ago.

After Voldemort re-announced his return, many goblins moved their families deep underground to avoid being left alone outside and being mercilessly massacred by Death Eaters.

In fact, something similar had already happened shortly after Voldemort returned.

Ludo Bagman, who was recruited due to the lack of Death Eaters, in order to retaliate against the goblins for collecting debts, intimidating, harassing and harming him day and night, he teamed up with other dark wizards to kill and plunder several lone goblin families. The harvest of exquisite goblin silverware drove the poor dark wizards almost crazy.

It’s not for nothing that goblins are targeted.

Although the odds are against it, goblin silver is valuable.

Near the entrance to the kingdom below where the goblins apparated, Albert felt the cold rain falling from his head as soon as he regained his vision.

He raised his wand to create an umbrella to block the rain, and then walked towards the expected target.

It is said that this place was once one of the entrances to the Fairy Kingdom. Now the ruins at the entrance have been completely weathered and no trace remains. Ordinary wizards may not even be able to find the entrance.

If he hadn't peeked into Gornuk's memory, he wouldn't be here.

Albert found the entrance without any obstruction. Inside was a completely deserted ruin, with some surprising things around him.

Some fluorescent moss.

The magical world always brings surprises.

After Albert used magic to collect some fluorescent moss, he continued to explore the cave.

This place has been completely abandoned, leaving only an abandoned cave that has been mined.

However, Albert found a large area of ​​gray mushrooms with no apparent species in a place that looked like a mushroom field.

According to records, the food of goblins is meat, roots and various fungi.

After Albert collected some more mushroom samples, he continued walking deeper into the cave until...

Looking at the abyss in front of him, Albert felt his scalp numb.

And, not only that, he could feel the traces of magic left around him.

He didn't know whether the magic could still work, but directly invading the fairies' former kingdom below was not an option.

"I got a little carried away!" Albert looked at the abyss in front of him and laughed at himself, "When did I become so arrogant!"

The abyss in front of him is not a problem, he can just push all the way, but the problem is that he is not the Dark Lord. If he breaks in, there is a chance that he will alert other goblins, and the maze underneath is enough to make him miserable, so it is not cost-effective.

There is clearly a better solution to this matter.

Albert plans to ask a goblin to help him go to the goblin gathering place.

There is a more convenient way, take a trolley directly from Gringotts.

However, since the Death Eaters took control of Gringotts, it has been closely monitored. Otherwise, using Plan 2 to directly go to Gringotts to control Bogrord would be a good option.

The only problem is that he must control the other party quietly, and he cannot be suspected and lose his position and authority in Gringotts, otherwise everything will become meaningless.

Between going deeper and using Plan 2, Albert chose Plan 3 and asked a Death Eater to do it for him.

Anyway, it seems that nothing the Death Eaters do is surprising.

As for who will take the blame, Albert has already made his choice.

His old friend Ludo Bagman.

With his grudge against Ludo Bagman and the goblins, it’s not surprising that he would do something outrageous.

Who makes Ludo Bagman poor?

Many dark wizards want to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.

Through crystal ball divination, Albert easily found the whereabouts of Ludo Bagman, who was selling stolen goods in the Hog's Head Bar in Hogsmeade.

It's not difficult to sneak into Hogsmeade quietly after changing his disguise.

There are many dark wizards here, and it doesn't matter whether you are a Muggle wizard or not.

The only problem is the possibility of encountering dementors.

Yaxley used dementors as hunting dogs. Once dark wizards caused trouble in Hogsmeade, the Death Eaters would release the dementors to cause trouble for those dark wizards.

Dementors can easily see through disguises. Regardless of whether they use deformation or compound potions, he believes that once they encounter dementors, those terrifying monsters will definitely recognize him.

When the time comes, he will definitely be besieged.

Although Albert is not worried about this, he also does not want to cause a commotion and cause unnecessary trouble. Because in his plan, the people who caused trouble for the Death Eaters were the dark wizards who came here to trade.

It is normal for dark wizards to have conflicts over certain things, and it is not surprising even if someone dies as a result.

After all, black magic is dangerous.

"It seems I need some luck."

Albert muttered and threw a Felixir into his mouth. Under the watchful eyes of the house elves, he disguised himself as a dark wizard and prepared to go to Hogsmeade Village.