Harry Potter Morning Light

The sound of "whoosh" turning the propeller was getting closer, and there was a fire at the end of the passage.

As it approached slowly, it was discovered that it was a lamp. Through the light of this lamp, a goblin could be seen driving a small boat.

Severus and Lucius looked at each other on guard.

"The singing came from you." Lucius said after a while, "What strange thing did you bring?"

Severus froze for a moment, and untied the shapeshifting lizard skin pocket, and soon he found the source of the sound—a tattered crystal ball bought from a pawnshop run by a goblin named Scale when they first came to Paris, It was actually made of topaz, and the old goblin seduced that if it was repaired, he would hear the song of heaven.

It was made by Edward Kelly. It is said that it was used to defraud King Rudolf II of Germany for gold fees. Originally, it was tattered and looked like something inside had escaped. Now this tattered topaz ball is scattered With a beautiful yellow light.

"What's this?" Lucius asked.

"Pomona was going to use it to bribe the merfolk," Severus said.

"Those saints still bribe people?" Lucius asked.

"Hagrid also sent gifts to the giants for the sake of alliance," Severus said.

Lucius raised his eyebrows, when the boat stopped in front of the two of them, and the goblin squinted at them.

"What are you doing here, wizard?" asked the goblin in English.

"What are you doing here? Fairy." Lucius immediately asked back.

"As you can see, this used to be the property of Gringotts," said the goblin. "What are you going to do?"

The two were stunned at the same time.

"It was you who touched the alarm?" the goblin asked.

"No, I think it's a Muggle." Lucius said calmly, "The security at Gringotts in France is really bad."

"This is our abandoned warehouse." The goblin said, "The warehouse in normal operation can fully meet the needs of customers."

"Why did you leave this place abandoned?" Severus asked.

"Business secrets." The goblin said grumpily, and then drove its small wreck into the room where Alejandro was.

"Why didn't I think of that?" Lucius said in an aria-like voice. "That spring is like a burglar fountain."

Severus ignored him, he jumped into the water and followed the goblin into the room.

The goblin parked the boat on a platform, stepped on it with its short legs, and observed the cocoon where Alejandro was.

"Do you still want this Muggle?" the goblin asked Severus.

"What if we don't want him?" Severus said.

"There are many 'pets' that need to be raised." The goblin bared her sharp teeth and said, "They haven't eaten fresh meat for a long time."

"Give him to us," Severus said.

"Are you with him?" asked the goblin.

"no."

"Then why did you save him?"

"It's not us, it's him." Lucius said aside, "What's behind this wall?"

"Business secrets," the goblin said again, and then he stretched out his long fingers and tapped the cocoon lightly, and it burst instantly, the blood inside flowed out, and Alejandro fell out of it. come out.

"Why isn't he awake?" Severus said.

"His soul is not here," said the goblin, and touched the vines like devil's nets again, and they turned to stone.

"Tell us some details," Severus said.

"You should say, please," said the goblin.

"How about this?" Severus took out a transparent glass bottle and put "a tear of the phoenix" in front of the goblin.

The goblin's eyes widened as he looked at the softly glowing crystal bottle in Severus' hand.

"Give it to me!" The goblin held out his hand to Severus, who took it half a step back.

"Tell me first," Severus said.

"A powerful creature is parasitized here. It was hatched from a customer's warehouse. Originally, we didn't care much about the things the customer put in the vault. After this incident, we strictly forbid live objects to be stored in the warehouse." said the goblin.

"No guards?" Severus asked.

"It can be used as a guard by itself, and we also have an anti-theft system." The goblin said.

"You guys are slow enough to react." Lucius sarcastically said.

"Then how quickly do you think Gringotts in England will respond to such a situation?" the goblin asked.

"Now I understand why Fleur went to Gringotts for an internship in England." Lucius teased, "This is the efficiency of doing things in France."

"What's behind this wall?" Severus asked.

"Another vault," said the goblin. "The place where we are was originally a vault."

"What's inside?"

"When we moved to a new place, the owner of the treasury authorized us to move the contents there. Those that have not been moved are authorized by no one."

"What if I want what's in it?" Lucius asked.

The goblin looked at Lucius.

"I know who you are," said the goblin. "You are Mr. Malfoy."

Platinum Malfoy smiled richly.

"My authority is not enough, you have to ask my superior for instructions." Said the goblin.

"Are there any rocks or anything?" Severus asked.

"Stones? Why would anyone put stones in the vault?" asked the goblin.

Severus opened his mouth, but said nothing in the end.

"Let's go," Lucius said, "Take us to your superior."

"Last time I went to the pawn shop they used railcars," Severus said. "How do you use boats?"

"I think it's obvious, because there are no rails here." The goblin replied tartly. "I think a boat is better in the water!"

"Hahaha." Malfoy laughed, Severus sullenly arranged Alessandro, who was in a deep coma, on the seat of the boat, and then jumped on board himself.

The goblin also boarded the boat after cleaning up the scene briefly, but it was not in a hurry to sail.

"Give it to me." The goblin held out a paw towards Severus.

Severus gave it the phoenix tear.

The goblin conjured up a gold chain like a conjuring, passed it through the crystal bottle, and put it around her neck to put it away. Then she pulled the lever to start the boat, and the propeller whirred again. When they left the room, the fire at the door of the room was also extinguished, and the tunnel returned to darkness.

The wizarding world of Paris is located in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district. After the accident, Gringotts was forced to move to the Place d'Italie, and it was only ten minutes away by boat.

By the time they were finally on solid ground, Lucius and Severus' clothes had dried, and Severus had camouflaged himself.

"What about him?" said the goblin politely to the two wizards.

Lucius looked at Alejandro with disgust as if looking at a liability.

"Take us to the VIP room." Severus said coldly, using the Levitation Charm to levitate Alejandro.

Alejandro's toes were only one centimeter off the ground, and there was nothing unusual if one didn't look carefully. In this way, the two of them followed the goblin to the lobby of Gringotts in France.

Goblins are dark creatures. They don't like sunlight. Compared with day and night, they are active. The dome of Gringotts in France is not like the oval hall of the Ministry of Magic and the Richelieu Library, which is full of industrial style. Glass and steel, but baroque, with gilding everywhere.

Gringotts in the United Kingdom mainly provides services for British wizards, while Gringotts in France has many wizards from other countries. The last time I took the Orient Express, the "Oriental Wizard" I saw on the platform also entered and exited here. With their work and rest time, it also happens to be daytime now.

"I have no time to waste." Severus whispered in Lucius' ear, "I'm going first."

"Wait." Lucius also whispered into Severus' ear, "There are often magical items stored in the family treasury, and you might need them."

Compared to the complacent Lucius, Severus seemed less interested. Just as he was looking around the hall casually, he accidentally found a person, none other than the wizard Zhang Tao whom he met once in London.

He seemed to be here to do something, just took the receipt from the goblin, and unexpectedly met Severus' eyes.

"I'll wait for you in the lobby." Severus said to Lucius, and then walked towards Zhang Tao with Alejandro.

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