Harry Potter: Reunion with the Enemy

Wedding photo shoot day. Gringotts Wizarding Bank.

"If you need to open the private vault, you need Mr. Malfoy to verify your identity." The Gringotts goblin bowed to the four people and said in an unquestionable tone. "You need to provide the vault key, wand, and the wizard's own authentication that matches the memory material."

Draco waved to Harry, Lancelot and Ed, "Wait a moment." He followed the goblin to a small room on the side and began the identity verification process.

After the previous public opinion storm, Gringotts Wizarding Bank truly began a comprehensive overhaul of its anti-theft measures, and the process of withdrawing money now seems to have become more cumbersome, as if to prove that it is no longer the fancy bank that the savior can break into again and again with a little trick.

Harry still remembered that Draco had rushed to his home in Godric's Hollow under the pretext of changing his identity information. "I wonder what the vault looks like now that it's finished?" Harry turned his head to look at Lancelot. It took a long time to verify the identity, so Harry chatted with his friends around him, hoping that the curse breakers who had to return to Gringotts every time the treasure was recovered could describe what it looked like now.

Lancelot gently put aside the backpack filled with photographic equipment and clothing, which had its interior expanded with the Seamless Extension Charm. "If I must give an objective evaluation, the security measures at Gringotts are indeed much stronger now than before. Previously, many agencies relied heavily on the authority of goblins - for example, doors that only goblins could knock on, dragons that goblins tamed themselves, and cars that only goblins could drive. Now that the restrictions of the wizard's identity have been added, it is of course safer than before."

"But I remember you could open goblin doors?" Harry recalled.

"Yes, all you need is the goblin language and some additional tools, so the previous security of Gringotts can be said to be very casual." Lancelot nodded and admitted, "In fact, I can also control the small car that drives to the vault tunnel. It is similar to the principle of the magic door exclusively for goblins."

"Oh?" Harry widened his eyes in surprise. You know, every time he rode in that small car that went through the tunnel at a high speed, it felt like all his internal organs were going to be thrown out.

"Because the old goblins in the tomb like to set up this kind of anti-theft mechanism that is exclusive to their race. After seeing it so many times, they naturally think about how to solve it—" Lancelot lowered his voice, "In fact, it's no big deal."

"So we don't actually need a goblin to lead the way into the vault?" Harry's previous memories of dealing with goblins could not be described as pleasant.

"It would be too obvious to just say we don't need goblins." Lancelot plotted loudly, "We can put a stunning spell on it after we enter the tunnel, provided that Draco knows the location of his vault so that I can take you there."

"The goblins would definitely not like to see us jumping around underground and taking pictures." Ed nodded in agreement. "I came back to see the vault once after it was renovated. At that time, I only remembered that the underground lake looked quite special. I never thought that one day I would be able to come back and use it as a photo studio."

Harry moved his backpack, which contained a portion of knight's armor. It made a crisp metallic sound when touched. "But it's hard for us to remember the location of our vault. The tunnel is winding and the car is moving very fast, so it's hard to see the structure inside."

"If you have enough time, I can control the car to take you on a complete tour inside. The speed can be as slow as a baby bus--" Lancelot continued to plot loudly.

"The goblin said that the cart that goes to the vault has only one speed and it can't be adjusted." Harry clearly remembered asking this question.

"That's because it lied to you, of course." Lancelot raised his eyebrows.

"Why do I feel like you sound like you've already ridden this little car around the underground passages of Gringotts several times?" Ed raised his question, supporting his chin.

“When you first start as a curse breaker, you need to improve your puzzle-solving skills. Gringotts is like a large question bank that contains many goblin puzzles, and each different vault has a different way of opening it,” Lancelot explained.

"So you come to Gringotts Wizarding Bank to brush the puzzle library whenever you have nothing to do?" Ed seemed amused by the idea.

"Hagrid - a friend of mine, he said only a madman would want to come here to rob." Harry also laughed, "It seems that there is one in front of me."

"I just tried to open the lock. I don't take other people's things." Lancelot shrugged. "The goblins always advertise that this is the safest place in the world. Ironically, it is not true. And it was you who actually took away the things in these vaults and made a big hole in Gringotts, right? Harry."

"There's a little piece of Voldemort hiding in the vault, and I had no choice but to bring him out." Harry waved his hand to prove that he was not crazy. "Most of the time I'm still very well behaved, except for the Hogwarts rules."

"When I was a child, I found that many things that seemed indestructible and unquestionable were not as sacred as they expected. Many of them were just things that a group of people came up with on a whim." Lancelot continued. "When I stepped over and untied it, I found that it was so simple..."

"You'll be obedient when you're stuck in a goblin's trap one day." Ed interrupted slowly.

"Then there won't be a seat reserved for you on the baby bus. You'd better let the goblin race and throw you around until you feel like vomiting." Lancelot immediately hit back.

Draco followed a goblin out of the small identity verification room and walked towards the three people with a smile on his face, "It's done. Let's go to the underground vault now. If the goblin asks what these large and small packages are, we can answer that they are new treasures added to the vault."

Draco thrust another key into Harry's hand, which looked new. "For you."

"What is this?" Harry was a little confused. It looked very similar to his own vault key.

"I've added you as a person who has access to my vault." Draco helped Harry carry his backpack. "If you need to, you can also enter my vault from now on."

"My parents opened vault 605 for me on the day I came of age, and it has since been managed separately from the Malfoy family vault. The vault number is my birthday. They believe that an adult can freely dispose of his or her own wealth, but also must take responsibility for part of the family business and be responsible for his or her own profits and losses—" Draco shook the same vault key in his hand, "so I decided to share this part of freedom with you."