Harry Potter: Reunion with the Enemy

"Assist, it's time for you to come on the field. The situation is very urgent now."

Two seconds after Draco Malfoy sent the message, Lancelot's reply popped up.

"What? Confession, engagement, or proposal? What are the arrangements? I think Harry likes a more direct way of expressing love. You have to make him feel loved! Safe! How about it, can you consider what form to arrange?"

Draco breathed a sigh of relief. He had just left Hogwarts and was still hesitating whether to add a few more ways to contact Lancelot quickly. The instant reply he received made things simple.

Fortunately, the workaholic curse-breaker is not underground now.

"Harry has been locked up in a goblin's underwater dungeon and has been missing for a few days. We need to rescue him. I think you may be more familiar with goblin protection measures and no one is more suitable than you. I am in my apartment in London now. Is it convenient for you to come over? I think we'd better set off quickly." Draco sent a long message in one breath.

"For the sake of gold galleons and our deep friendship, of course." Lancelot's pink bubble was punctured. He had just spent several hours unlocking a goblin's cursed box, and felt that the gems inside could be recycled at a good price, so he was in a good mood at the moment.

The words "goblin's underwater dungeon" made Lancelot's gaze linger for a long time. He had worked in Gringotts for many years, dealing with goblin superiors, dark magic scattered in tombs all over the place, and various obstacles set up by goblins for many years. A few short sentences and recent events made him feel that things were not as simple as they seemed.

Recently, the additional bounty missions at Gringotts have become strange. In the past, the goblins only required the curse breakers to recover the goblin artifacts scattered around, and give the curse breakers corresponding rewards based on the value of the items. In the past, the completeness and exquisiteness of the treasures were the first priority.

Recently, the goblins have increased the recycling price for treasures and artifacts with magical effects.

"It looks like Borgin and Burke have taken over Gringotts. Recently, a broken diamond crown that allows people to indiscriminately attack others when wearing it has received the highest recycling price in a quarter." A curse breaker commented sarcastically.

Gringotts also launched a technical exchange on the attachment of spells to items. If you can attach a designated spell to a goblin product and achieve a perfect fusion effect, you can get a considerable reward. The goblins promoted this competition as an employee activity and incentive measure after Gringotts' reform.

"Our Ministry of Magic's regulations against the misuse of magic only apply to wizards, right?" asked a colleague.

"The balance with the fairies depends only on the inertia of the original order and the agreement between us." Lancelot nodded in agreement. "In other words, they have a lot of room to play."

London. Apartment.

A loud bang broke the silence inside the apartment.

"Mission accomplished, buddy." Lancelot Apparated directly to the first floor of the apartment according to the address sent.

Because he didn't stand firmly, he fell directly onto the sofa, but then jumped up in surprise. "Oh my God, what is this?"

Lancelot felt something sticky and cold under his body.

"Is this your pet?" Lancelot picked up the California king snake and examined it carefully. "Oh, what did you feed it? There is a bulge in the middle."

Draco answered Lancelot as he sorted through his potion chest: "I ate half of an apple and it snatched it away. It swallowed it in one gulp. I thought it wasn't a vegetarian."

During the time it had been in contact with Draco, the California king snake had already learned how to get along with its new owner. For example, in the simplest aspects of eating and sleeping, it could snatch food directly from Draco's hands, but it was absolutely not allowed to sleep in Harry's bed upstairs, or it would be thrown down by Draco.

"In fact, it was needed to lead the way to the goblin dungeon." Draco added. "It was also the one that brought Harry there. I think it plays the role of both the culprit and the savior."

"You can speak Parseltongue?" Lancelot said with a look of awe. "It is said that people who can speak Parseltongue are all descendants of Slytherin."

"I only know one sentence, which his portrait generously taught me, but fortunately I have already understood the general information." Draco poured out the remaining Felicis Felix and divided it into two cups, and gave one of them to Lancelot.

"A little luck bonus. Although I don't want to bother brewing this troublesome potion, I don't want to make any mistakes today."

"Relax, since goblins are not qualified to use wands, their magic will not be too complicated, but they will win by quantity or seek help from external forces. You can see it from the security of Gringotts." Lancelot said, and drank the Felicia Potion in one gulp.

Draco recalled Gringotts' previous security measures: the tunnels deep under London, the intricate layout, the fire dragons tied up with chains, the anti-thief fountain, the troublesome copying spell...

Lancelot explained: "Because they don't have wands, they won't create unique new spells that are difficult to find ways to crack. Those are the most troublesome, so to deal with the goblins' mechanisms, you only need to find solutions within the scope of existing knowledge. At most, they can stack several mechanisms and spells at the same time, which requires some carefulness and patience. Of course, you also need to understand the methods that goblins like to use most in daily life."

Draco felt much more relieved after hearing this and quickly looked at Lancelot with gratitude.

"As a friend, it's my duty. Without further ado, I have packed all the tools we usually use in the mausoleum. Let's go." Lancelot fastened all his equipment and even fastened a short knife at his ankle, looking eager to try. "This snake will lead the way?"

"I'll take you to the small island through Apparition first, and leave the rest of the journey to it." Draco felt a little touched when he heard Lancelot say the word "friend".

Previously, he had spent most of his time with his two followers, Crabbe and Goyle, and although they were inseparable, he had never considered them as real friends. Or rather, he had never really looked up to these two people whose families were inferior to his and who didn't seem very smart.

Habitually occupying a high position among a group of people.

Relying on the influence of the Malfoy family, many things are within reach.

Most of the people around him are afraid of the power behind his family.

Simple and pure friendship was a rare commodity for Draco, so much so that for a long time he didn't know what a true and healthy friendship looked like.

The California king snake wrapped tightly around Draco's shoulders. Lancelot grabbed the other arm and nodded at Draco.

Draco focused his attention on the island in the distance, and everything in front of him began to spin rapidly, until a cool sea breeze mixed with salty air blew towards him.

The sea was rippling slightly, looking gentle and calm.

The California king snake swam down from the shoulder and moved quickly in the previous direction.

The Felicis Felicis gently pushed Draco forward.

"I hope that in addition to the dragon, there are also golden gates or diamond chains in the goblin's dungeon so that I can dismantle them and sell them for money." Lancelot followed their footsteps. "My savings plan has been completed by 75%."