"Oh! Merlin's beard! Who can tell me, what exactly happened here?" An old man with a long white beard, a brown suit, and a pointed wizard hat hurriedly pushed away the heavy weight of Gringotts. Behind the door, he walked in vigilantly.
In the current Gringotts hall, the prosperous and solemn atmosphere of the past is no longer visible. Instead, there are various traces left by the fighting everywhere, as well as the broken tables and chairs and the smashed and crooked marble supporting stone pillars!
The wall on the left near the ceiling and the large floor-to-ceiling window were broken with a big hole! The broken masonry and broken glass shards were piled in a small pile on the ground! Also, there was a scent in the air that made Dumbledore feel very familiar and friendly! But he couldn't remember where he had smelled this smell!
A large group of Gringotts goblin employees who were supposed to be at work were wailing in low voices, being tied up by one foot by a flaming red magic rope, and hanging upside down in mid-air in the Gringotts Bank Hall! None of them dared to struggle, and none of them dared to try to untie the magic rope on their feet!
The other Gringotts guards and the dozens of Aurors from the Ministry of Magic were tied to the relatively intact marble pillars with the same red magic ropes in disgrace! Some of them had already passed out and were unconscious, while others lowered their heads in frustration and did not dare to move at all!
Dumbledore also saw some strange human stone statues on the ground on the other side? He never remembered that there would be such a stone statue in the lobby of Gringotts Wizarding Bank! Did those tasteless goblins just add it?
Fudge, the only Minister of Magic who was not tied up, was like a frightened chicken, lowering his head and trembling! He was now standing aside in a formal manner, he was so lost that he didn't dare to say a word. His large wizard hat also covered his face. Dumbledore didn't even recognize him when he first saw him. Come!
At the end of the hall, the entrance to the Gringotts Bank vault was also in a mess! The floor over there is also covered with bricks and other unknown debris, as if it was squeezed out by something huge? And there is a head lying in the back corner of the hall...eh? That thing that's burning is actually a giant dragon skeleton? But what is that flaming bear sitting on the dragon's skull?
Seeing the still burning dragon skeleton, Dumbledore finally woke up! He finally remembered what the strong fragrance was that he smelled when he just entered the door! That’s the smell of barbecue dragon meat! That’s right! That’s it! It’s this familiar burnt smell!
Principal Dumbledore misses this smell very much! I think back then, he had killed several giant dragons in the name of researching the various uses of dragon blood! At that time, he skinned and deboned those giant dragons. Not only did he make a lot of money, but he actually ate a lot of dragon meat!
Now that I think about it, I really miss it! No wonder he always felt that the scent was so familiar as soon as he walked in! So this is ah! But, ahem, it’s okay not to mention what happened back then! It’s nothing more than youth and frivolity! Dumbledore had already given up on killing dragons and all that! He is a person of status now! How could you still do something like that?
The above is the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, recognized as the greatest wizard of our time, recipient of the Order of Merlin First Class, founder and secret keeper of the Order of the Phoenix, president of the International Federation of Magicians, and chief wizard of the Wizengamot. The first thing that Dumbledore saw when he walked into Gringotts Bank!
Originally, Albus Dumbledore did not plan to come to Gringotts today. According to his original itinerary, it might be several days before he needed to come to the bank to get some money. Store some important little things! But it definitely won’t be today!
However, when he was about to have afternoon tea, someone suddenly sent him an urgent message, saying that something big had happened at Gringotts Wizarding Bank! We need help from him, the most powerful white wizard recognized! So, he had no choice but to reluctantly disrupt his schedule in advance, and hurriedly apparated to Diagon Alley, wanting to come and see what was going on here!
But who knew that after he opened the door, he would see such a situation! The first time he saw the scene just now, he was frightened! I almost thought that little Tom Voldemort was resurrected! But he also knew that this idea was unlikely! Because at the end of last semester, that rebellious little Tom was just a poor ghost. How could he be resurrected so quickly? Even if you give him a hundred magic stones, he won't be able to do it so fast! Rebirth is not about pinching people for fun! Not to mention how complicated the procedures and potions required are!
"So it's you! Fudge? Are you here too? Then tell me quickly, what's going on here?" Dumbledore, who was confused about the situation, finally found Fudge, the Minister of Magic, trembling with his head down beside the gate. Fortunately for him, too Minister of Magic? Why do you act like a wronged little daughter-in-law now? I almost didn't recognize him just now!
Minister of Magic Fudge also noticed Dumbledore at this time, but he did not dare to answer his question directly. Instead, he looked up timidly at the little girl in the middle of the hall. Fudge was frightened just now! The strength of that little girl is really terrifying! Fudge couldn't even imagine that there could be such a person in the world!
Think about earlier, when he had just received a request for help from Gringotts. Fudge once naively thought that at most a few dark wizards would be so full that they would go crazy and want to attack Gringotts Bank! Those lunatics who are not mentally normal and attack banks, at most they just want to make a small amount of gold coins! He didn't take these things seriously at all! In his opinion, how could Gringotts be so easy to get along with?
But in line with the principle of business, since such a big incident happened at Gringotts Wizarding Bank, the goblins also sent a message to the Ministry of Magic asking for help! Well, as the Minister of Magic, Fudge must pay attention to both emotion and reason! Therefore, he immediately led dozens of Aurors who happened to be on duty at the Ministry of Magic to rush to the scene by apparating!
But I never thought... Alas! Now Fudge is filled with tears when he thinks about it! just now! A group of them came here. After figuring out the situation, dozens of Aurors under him launched a fierce attack on the little girl at the same time. At the same time, Gringotts also released their big killer weapon at the right time: the The ancient white dragon guarding the vault! Then what? Then it was gone! Nothing more then! ! !
As soon as the ancient white dragon came and roared, it was knocked to the ground by the magical creature thrown by the little girl, and was sliced into pieces in just a few strokes! Then, the flames on the magical creature that were more terrifying than fire were slowly burned into the skeleton in front of him! That magical creature is still sitting on the dragon's skull watching the show! It's that ferocious flaming bear over there! Otherwise, how do you think the smell of barbecue that still lingers in the entire Gringotts hall comes from? It's the masterpiece of that giant flame bear! It's so cruel! They haven't even had time to hear the sound yet! An ancient giant dragon died just like that!
And the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic are even worse! They pulled out their wands from their wand holsters, and just when they were ready to attack, they were all disarmed inexplicably! Then, like toothless tigers, they were easily tied to the stone pillars one by one by the red magic ropes that appeared out of thin air! They were all annihilated before they could even cast a single spell!
Merlin! Those are dozens of powerful Aurors! Plus a powerful ancient white dragon! Such a powerful combination! I couldn't hold on for three seconds! Even when the mysterious man was at his peak and most rampant, he probably wasn't as cruel as the little girl in front of him, right?
Let’s not talk about the dragons, let’s just talk about the Aurors! If the mysterious man dared to come and challenge dozens of Aurors, Fudge would dare to teach him how to behave in a minute! No one can defeat dozens of Aurors alone! Whether it's Dumbledore or You-Know-Who! None of them can! None of them have this kind of strength! But what about now? It’s such a little girl who looks harmless to humans and animals, but she did just that! And it was done in a relaxed and comfortable manner! So, does Fudge dare not be cowardly now?
Following Fudge's horrified gaze, Dumbledore finally noticed the two little girls standing in the middle of the hall! One of the smaller little girls was holding a strange piece of meat and roasting it on the crackling fire. He recognized what the piece of meat was at a glance! He is very familiar with it! And what are the things that the little girl is throwing into the fire one by one? hiss! Looks so familiar! So, those pieces of wood shouldn't be a bunch of wands, right? What a prodigal bitch! How many galleons does this cost?
Then Dumbledore took another focused look at the little girl and was completely stunned! Because, he just felt the extraordinary and majestic magic power fluctuations in the little blond girl's body! At that moment, the well-informed Dumbledore even thought he was seeing the God of Magic!
Dumbledore had never thought that any wizard could have such a level of magic power fluctuations! Absolutely not in the wizarding world! Even Merlin's regeneration cannot reach this level! That's not to mention the rebel Dumbledore or Voldemort!
After clearly realizing the terror of the little girl in front of him, Dumbledore's first thought was: there must be some unscrupulous person who wants to kill me! How could he deal with this little girl?
Who could it be? Who wants to borrow a knife to kill someone? Could it be Fudge, an ignorant white-eyed wolf? I'm sorry he doesn't have the courage, right? Or are they the remnants of the Death Eaters under the rebel Little Tom? This is somewhat possible! correct! Who just summoned me and tricked me into coming here? Dumbledore felt that after this incident, he must investigate it carefully!
Dumbledore lifted up his reading glasses, quietly wiped away the cold sweat, and at the same time released the Elder Wand that was still tightly held in his sleeve. He has no intention of taking action now! I don’t dare to have such thoughts! Maybe he shouldn't be here today? This is not something he can easily intervene in! If you are not careful, your life may be lost! If he pretends to have gone to the wrong door now, will it be too late?
After wiping off another cold sweat, Dumbledore had the intention to shift his gaze and look at the other taller girl. oh! so far so good! This taller girl is more normal! The magic power fluctuations are not much different from those of normal peers! Um? Why does it look so familiar? He quickly adjusted the reading glasses on the bridge of his nose and looked carefully.
"Miss Hermione Granger! Is that you? Why are you here?" After discovering that the girl next to the little girl was his student, Dumbledore finally breathed a sigh of relief!
Are there any acquaintances? It’s good to have acquaintances! Having acquaintances proves that things can still be discussed! For Dumbledore, he was not afraid no matter how bad things were, he was only afraid of not having any acquaintances! If no one on the other side knows anyone, then there may not even be a chance for negotiation! That's what will kill him!
But now it is obviously much easier to handle! Because the cunning Dumbledore discovered that his student seemed to be quite familiar with the little girl? They were all standing together, it was impossible not to know each other! That would be easy! He has already thought of a way to solve today's mess!
"Deng, Professor Dumbledore?" Hearing someone greeting her, Hermione finally came back to her senses from the daze and numbness she had been in!
For what happened today, the ups and downs were too great! Until just now, she was still in a stunned state! But Hermione also knew that she would be in big trouble!
Thinking of this, after seeing the familiar Principal Dumbledore, Hermione started crying even when she spoke! I almost cried out loud! You have to know that she is just a twelve-year-old girl! Today we are burning goblins and arresting Aurors again! He even beat Gringotts Wizarding Bank to a pulp! How does this end?
"Okay, okay! Miss Granger! Don't cry yet! Can you explain in detail what happened here? And who is this person next to you?" Dumbledore reached out and patted Hermione gently. Min's shoulder comforted.
After discovering that Anne was frowning and staring at him suspiciously, Dumbledore was so horrified that he almost didn't retract his outstretched hand! Almost escaped! He really wanted to say loudly now: This is none of my business! I was just passing by and wanted to stop in to break up the fight! If you don’t listen and still fight, I won’t give you a second thought! Turn around and leave immediately! Anyway, I’m not very familiar with them!
"Ugh~! Okay, okay, professor!" Hermione sobbed for a while, and after wiping away the tears on her cheeks, she roughly told what happened...
"So that's it! I understand!" After Hermione carefully told the story from beginning to end, Dumbledore finally calmed down a lot after knowing what happened!
Dumbledore felt that as long as the matter was clarified, it would be much easier to handle! He also roughly sorted out the context in his mind and restored what happened: The little girl Annie in front of him came to Gringotts Wizarding Bank to exchange ancient gold coins! The goblin employee of Gringotts got rich and squandered the little girl's hard-earned money! Then the conflict happened! The key is! This guy's goblin's fist is not as hard as that of other little girls! In the end, a little girl burned to death one of the goblin guards! The culprit who was burned to ashes was a goblin employee! An ancient white dragon burned into a skeleton! Damaged some property and buildings! Break...burn some wands! That’s right! This is probably what happened!
very good! Dumbledore immediately figured out what happened! In his opinion, this matter from beginning to end: what the little girl did was completely reasonable and legal and self-defense! Absolutely no responsibility whatsoever! The employees of Gringotts Wizarding Bank who took advantage of the money should bear the main responsibility! The Ministry of Magic took action without investigating the truth of the matter, so it only needs to bear secondary responsibility!
That's right! This is how it should be handled! This is how I deal with it! Perfect! Dumbledore secretly nodded at the solution he had decided in his heart! If anyone has any objections, go and reason with the little girl yourself! Don't come to me! Do you have a lot of free time as an old man? I have a lot of things to do! Busy now!
"That's easy to handle!" Dumbledore stretched out his Elder Wand with satisfaction, waved at a certain goblin hanging in the hall, and killed the big boss of Gringotts goblins, Bogrod. Saved! As for the other goblins who are still hanging? None of his business? Keep hanging on! You can’t die anyway! If you hang for a long time, you may suffer from cerebral hemorrhage or something like that. Wouldn't it be better to take more medicine?
"Bogrod, did you hear clearly what Miss Granger just said?" Dumbledore squinted his eyes slightly, hinting to the goblin leader with his eyes, which meant that he should quickly take responsibility and recognize his mistakes! Otherwise, Dumbledore would have left him alone!
"Listen, listen clearly! This is what we did wrong! On behalf of Gringotts, I hereby express my sincere apology to Miss Anne! Moreover, our Gringotts Wizarding Bank is willing to do it ten times... No! We I am willing to compensate you for your losses a hundred times!" My fists are not as big as others, and the helpers I have found are not very reliable! Coupled with the fact that he was in the wrong again, Bogrod, who was already exhausted, finally gave in!
As for the majesty of Gringotts and the goblins, they have been thrown into an unknown corner by them now! Is dignity more important or life more important? This is easy for Bogrod to distinguish! It's hard to find someone to be the peacemaker now, so let's save our lives first!
This matter was actually the fault of that damn Griphook from beginning to end! Too bad it died early! otherwise! After this incident, Bogrorod had to poke it into the bones again and raise its ashes! It doesn't matter that that bastard's hands and feet are dirty, but he actually wants to take the blame for it!
"So, your name is Anne, right? You can call me Albus Dumbledore. Nice to meet you! By the way, I almost forgot to ask, how many ancient gold coins did they cheat on you in total?" See The matter has a perfect solution, Dumbledore is very relieved! It seems like his old face is quite useful! You can enjoy it no matter where you go!
"Oh! About this number!" Anne saw that the old man with the white beard seemed to know the little sister Hermione, and she didn't want to fight like this endlessly! So boring! So, she took the opportunity to expose the matter, but she still had to pay compensation! So she stretched out her tender palm!
"Oh? It's only fifty gold coins? Not more, not more! It's simple." Isn't a mere fifty gold coins worth it? These Gringotts goblins are really coming back more and more! You must have thought these two little girls were easy to bully at first, right? But what's the result? hehe! Dumbledore suddenly felt that these goblins deserved to be beaten! His own casual appearance fee is probably higher than these fifty gold coins, right?
The goblin leader Bogrod, who was slumped on the ground, finally relaxed after hearing that there were only fifty gold coins! A mere fifty ancient gold coins, even if exchanged for one to three gold galleons, a hundred times compensation would only amount to fifteen thousand gold galleons at most! To the wealthy Gringotts, this was nothing but trivial matter! It’s drizzling!
Bogrorod felt that this small amount of money might not be as much as the cost of repairing Gringotts in the future, right? It's all that damn Griphook! How could he cause Gringotts to suffer such huge losses just for a mere fifty gold coins! If you add that giant dragon, the loss would be an astronomical figure!
"No! That's not it! Professor! It's not fifty! At least five thousand! Maybe more! Because there is such a big pocket! And the owner of the pet shop can also testify! It was she who suggested that we come to Guling They were exchanged at the Royal Bank!" When Principal Dumbledore said there were only fifty coins, Hermione became anxious immediately! Stop it quickly! He even used his two hands to show the size of the pocket!
There was no room for Hermione to be impatient about this matter! If they really dare to deal with it as fifty gold coins, then maybe little Annie will have to fight a few more fights with them fairies? You know, Hermione has had enough today! She no longer wants to stay here and be scared! She just wants to go out quickly, find her irresponsible father, and then go home as fast as possible! oh! besides! I have to pick up that big-faced cat before I go home! Even now, Hermione doesn't want to break her promise to it!
"How many? Five, five thousand?! There are so many?" Dumbledore was also slightly surprised by this number!
If so, it makes sense! No wonder that goblin seeking death dared to attack! Dumbledore thinks that if it were him, he might be a little moved, right? What is my annual salary? A few hundred gold galleons? It should be less than a thousand? Tsk tsk! A little girl is richer than an old man! But what does this have to do with me? I don’t need to pay for compensation!
"Bogrod? Did you hear it too? Do you have any objections? If so, tell me earlier!" Dumbledore began to look at the goblin leader who was slumped on the floor with gloating, and he began to calculate in his heart, what if If it's more than 5,000 pieces, how much will Gringotts have to pay?
"No, no objection!" The leader of the goblins lowered his head deeply!
Damn Merlin! If this is the case, Gringotts Bank will have to compensate a full 1.5 million gold galleons! Bogrod seemed to hear the sound of his own heart breaking! That’s 1.5 million Galleons! Damn it! Damn it! Although it has been burned to ashes! But Bogrod still has the urge to find its soul and torture it for ten thousand years!
"By the way! And you! Fudge!" Dumbledore suddenly turned around and looked at the Minister of Magic who was still sleepwalking. "This matter is over now! Everything today ends here! You, the Ministry of Magic, don't have any objections, right?"
"Opinion? No! Absolutely not! I second the opinion! I agree!" After hearing Dumbledore's words, Fudge reacted with excitement and immediately raised his hand to express no objection! He has long wanted to leave this damn place! I don’t want to stay any longer!
At first, he thought he was just here to catch a few thugs, and he could also do some good work, show his face, be in the newspapers and so on! But now? Steal the chicken but lose the rice! Not only did he not get any credit for his work, he also made a mess! What a huge loss of face!
Moreover, their Aurors also lost dozens of high-performance wands! This is also a lot of money! They can't let the Ministry of Magic foot the bill! Fudge felt that after this matter was settled, he should immediately send someone to have a good talk with this damn goblin leader! They had to bleed. In addition to compensating the Ministry of Magic for their losses, they also had to compensate themselves for a mental solace! correct! And those Aurors! As a minister, you can't live alone!
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