Hogwarts: The Cat Wizard of the Moving Castle.

Chapter 311 Harmonious Talks

At the door of Gringotts, two goblins bowed to them and led them into a tall marble hall.

There were about a hundred goblins sitting on high stools behind a row of long counters. Some used copper scales to weigh coins, and some used eyepieces to examine gems, while making hasty entries in the large ledger.

In addition, there are countless doors in the hall, leading to different places, and many goblins guide people in and out of these doors.

"Good morning." Dumbledore came to an empty counter and said, "Hello, we have a very important matter to discuss with you."

"Oh, Mr. Dumbledore." The goblin pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on his big, pointed nose, seeming surprised by the person in front of him. Then he nodded, leaned forward a little, and stuck his head out: "Of course, please go ahead."

"We want to enter a criminal's vault." Dumbledore said softly and gently.

"Oh." The fairy nodded clearly, and then changed the subject: "Of course, do you have the key?"

"No." Dumbledore shook his head.

"We want to go to the Lestrange family vault. According to our investigation, an ancient magical item belonging to Hogwarts is stored in it." Dumbledore said again.

"Oh, yes, Mr. Dumbledore, we understand." The goblin scratched his head and then said, "But without the key, Gringotts cannot open the vault for anyone. This is the rule. We protect the rights of any citizen."

"Criminals have no citizenship," Moon said, "and that thing belongs to Hogwarts."

"No, that's not possible." The goblin turned his gaze to Muen and said teasingly, "This - human? Perhaps I should tell you about the rules of Gringotts?!"

Mu En's eyes gradually became interesting, and he said, "You'd better--"

Dumbledore quickly stood in front of him and looked at the goblin seriously: "I think you'd better ask your superiors. I think I am still qualified."

The goblin at the counter also vaguely sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere and looked unfriendly.

But after a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay, I need to ask for your advice. Mr. Dumbledore, I trust your words, but at the same time, Gringotts also has relevant rules."

"I understand." Dumbledore nodded.

After a moment, the goblin came out from behind the counter and looked at the two of them.

"Mr. Dumbledore, please come this way." Then he added: "You are alone."

"Go ahead." Mu En waved his hand: "I'll go get a cup of coffee."

It's not a big deal, and compared to this, it's obviously more important to make a delicious drink.

"Okay." Dumbledore was glad that Moon wanted to have a cup of coffee instead of twisting the goblin's head off.

Then, he followed the goblin's instructions and walked towards the depths of the hall.

Mu En turned around, and just as he walked out of the tall door of Gringotts, a familiar figure came towards him.

"Mr. Jones?!" The man was very happy to see Mu En. He hurriedly walked up and extended his hand.

"Kingsley, ha, our new head of the Auror Office." Moon shook hands with him.

"Thank you. If it weren't for Scrimgeour's promotion, I don't know how long it would take me to get this position." Kingsley smiled and said, "Mr. Jones, why are you here?"

"We are planning to enter the Lestrange family vault. If we are right, then something of Riddle's..."

In just a few words, Mu En told the whole story.

After listening to Moon's words, Kingsley looked around very vigilantly, and he even couldn't believe his ears.

When Moon explained who 'Riddle' was, the old Auror was so frightened that he trembled.

Is this something you can hear?

Then, he carefully led Mu En to the side of the road and whispered, "Mr. Jones, is what you said true?"

"Do you think I'm someone who's willing to waste brain cells hiding these things?" Mu En looked at him.

"That's true." Kingsley was speechless for a moment.

"But I feel that the goblins will not allow you to enter the vault so easily." Kingsley said.

"Why?" Mu En glanced at him.

"Those goblins are stubborn, and for people like the Lestrange family, whose entire family has been sent to Azkaban, the entire Gringotts is almost waiting for them to die. As long as they die, all the huge wealth will be theirs.

And the level of protection of the vault has always been their biggest slogan for doing banking business, and they will not destroy their own brand. "

"Go on." Mu En said calmly.

“And those goblins have the support of the law, they do control Gringotts in a legal sense, whereas in relation to the ownership of the criminals’ vaults, they do not.

Besides, goblins may not have such high respect for Mr. Dumbledore."

After saying this, Kingsley carefully observed Moon's expression.

“In other words, whether we can enter depends entirely on whether they are willing.

And judging from the attitude of the goblins, they are most likely unwilling to do so.

I think I can understand that.”

"Probably." Kingsley was a little confused by the question thrown back at him.

"Don't be so reserved." Moon En smiled. He was not Riddle, so it was okay to say something wrong.

And he had to say that Kingsley's inference might make some sense.

"By the way, what was the goblins' attitude towards Voldemort and his people during the war?" Moon En suddenly asked.

"Neutral. At least the goblins in Gringotts remain neutral." Kingsley said quickly: "The Death Eaters of You-Know-Who even killed a few goblins, but they tolerated these actions of the Death Eaters.

Perhaps it was because they knew that these Death Eaters held a wizard-first attitude and were unwilling to cooperate with them.

Or maybe it was because they didn't know whether You-Know-Who or Dumbledore would win. In short, they didn't clearly choose a side until the end of the war."

"I see." Mu En nodded: "They are still quite cautious."

As he was speaking, Dumbledore walked out of Gringotts.

Generally speaking, people like Kingsley who respect Dumbledore only see kindness and wisdom on Dumbledore's face, and sometimes maybe a bit of childish mischief.

But Muen's words

"Look at how miserable he is." He pointed at Dumbledore and laughed unabashedly.

Kingsley couldn't laugh.

"." Dumbledore smiled helplessly and shook his head.

Coming closer, he explained, "They were unwilling to do so, and said that there was absolutely no problem with the goblin's security inspection, and there was no way there could be any prohibited items in the Lestrange family's vault."

"Goblins do have a certain authority in identifying various gold and silver items." Kingsley added: "Then Dumbledore will teach you now."

"Now? Now I can only take a back seat." Dumbledore put his hands behind his back and looked at Mu En: "After all, those methods are not what I am good at."

Gringotts, outside the meeting room, a hand was gently raised.

dong dong——

"Please come in."

jingle--

As the bell rang, the door was pushed open and Mu En walked in slowly.

The meeting room is spacious and covered with luxurious and exquisite carpets. Due to the nature of the fairies' use, there is no tall desk, but a thick marble coffee table, which is only about calf height.

There was a long sofa behind the coffee table, on which sat a somewhat bloated goblin with a very long nose, and stiff bristles on his forehead and chin, which looked old. He had a monocle in the deep socket of his left eye, and held a cigar in his slender fingers.

The goblin slowly exhaled thick smoke and looked Mu En up and down.

At the same time, Mu En was also looking at them.

In addition to the goblin on the main seat, there was another goblin leaning on the side. There was also another goblin who had just opened the door for him.

Three old guys.

"Welcome. If you are here to discuss a large business loan, I would be happy."

"Then I'm sorry that I can't make you happy." Mu En smiled and walked to a sofa opposite him and sat down.

"But the good news is, I don't care if you're happy or not."

Opposite the old goblin, there are two single sofas.

The fairy who opened the door just now followed Mu En's footsteps and walked towards the sofa next to him.

The next moment, in front of his eyes, a pair of feet gently stepped on it.

Mu En didn't even look at the old goblin's face. He just crossed his feet, leaned back on the sofa and chuckled, "Sorry, do you mind preparing a drink for me?"

"Of course." The old goblin's fingers holding the cigar became a little stiff because of anger.

"Raven, pour him a drink," he said.

"Okay." The old goblin's eyes wandered over Mu En's feet, as if thinking about how to cut it off.

A moment later, a glass of orange whiskey was placed in front of Mu En.

"Thank you. It seems that you have changed my opinion of fairies."

Click——

A crack immediately appeared on the glass.

"Oh, they are indeed a race that specializes in smelting." Mu En praised seriously.

Just when the wine glass was about to burst, the goblin on the main seat suddenly opened his mouth, uttering an incomprehensible language.

For a moment, the sound of goblins floated in the reception room.

"Huh." Mu En took the wine glass with satisfaction. The cracks on the glass began to heal, and at the same time a trace of frost appeared on the wall of the glass.

He raised his glass gently in a certain direction, seeming somewhat proud.

"Phew, within a minute of coming in, they've already spoken their own language."

As these words came out, the goblin on the main seat stood up, put out his cigar, and stared at Mu En.

"Moon Jones." He said word by word, "If you have something to discuss, then do it now, while I still have patience."

"I think Albus has already told you what I want." Mu En chuckled and slowly put down the wine glass.

boom!

The goblin slammed the table and growled, "I've already given you the answer!"

"I'm not satisfied." Mu En just spread his hands casually, forming a sharp contrast with the angry goblin.

“Without the key and the token, Gringotts cannot open the vault door for outsiders. We don’t care if they are criminals or dead. We cannot open it for you without the key!!

Gringotts will never have what you want. Goblins can recognize and identify any magical creation, and you humans are even proud to own our creations!" he said.

"You don't count." Mu En just leaned back in his chair: "What I say counts!"

“That’s enough! You damned human!” The old goblin who was leaning against the wall could no longer bear it, and crackling lightning appeared between his palms: “Pay the price for your arrogance!”

Several lightning bolts as thick as fists suddenly attacked Mu En.

The next moment, when the lightning was about to hit Mu En an inch behind him, it suddenly bounced back, transformed into a dragon head, and attacked the attacking fairy even faster.

crackling——

A charred figure slowly fell onto the luxurious sofa.

"What's wrong?" Mu En didn't even turn his head, but just picked up the glass and took another sip of whiskey, enjoying the alcohol blooming on the tip of his tongue.

A strong atmosphere of solemnity and murder appeared in the entire meeting room.

"Humph, absolutely impossible." The old goblin on the main throne shook his head.

Even if he had this right before, he would never allow Mu En and others to investigate the vault now.

This is the only right that goblins have had in this magical world for hundreds of years, and it is also their only [face].

"We made a contract with the Ministry of Magic a hundred years ago. You don't have my -"

At this moment, two parchment scrolls flashed in Mu En's hand. He didn't care what the goblin said, but just threw the parchment scrolls on the coffee table.

The old goblin's words were interrupted, his fingers slightly raised, and one of the parchment scrolls floated in front of him and opened.

"In order to protect the rights that Hogwarts has had for thousands of years, the current headmaster of Hogwarts School, Albus Percival Dumbledore, and the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts, Moon Jones, went to Gringotts to investigate the vault of the Azkaban criminals, the Lestranges.

This investigation may be followed and recorded by the Gringotts team, and monitored by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Ministry of Magic.

Minister for Magic:

Day. Month. Year"

"Haha." He threw the parchment on the carpet.

"The minister hasn't even signed. Do you think I'm a fool?" he said sternly.

dong dong——

"Come in." Mu En said directly.

Then the door opened and Kingsley walked in with a parchment scroll in his hand.

"Mr. Jones." He handed the parchment scroll to Moon and then left the reception room.

"Now I have it." Mu En smiled and threw the parchment scroll to the other party.

When the fairy unfolded it, his pupils began to tremble in disbelief.

The Minister had signed his name and dated it, and stamped it with an undisguised magical seal.

With a touch of finger, even the handwriting and seal were not dry yet.

Then he remembered another parchment scroll.

"No need to open it." Mu En drank the last sip of the wine, and the cup fell on the coffee table with a crisp sound.

"That's a document about [Anti-Gringotts Economic Monopoly]," he said, "It also has no stamp, but you can stamp it if you want."

As he spoke, he stood up, gently straightened his clothes, took out an exquisite pocket watch, and turned to face outside.

"I'll only give you thirty seconds."