"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Aura is on duty! "
The wizards outside the Gringotte Bank were pushed aside, and Scrimgeour walked in with a group of Aura patrols.
Aura's director took in the situation with his sharp eyes. He pondered for a moment, then asked in a tone that was different from his usual straightforward style, "Director Harris, do you know what happened here? What are you doing here? "
"The Magical Law Enforcement Department is on duty …" Lunn glanced at the group of Aura patrols, "Director Scrimgeour … I don't remember telling you to come here."
"Wait … Director Harris …" Scrimgeour glanced around, then quickly walked towards Lunn. He covered his mouth with his hand and said in a low voice, "Director Harris, I know you're here to take the soul vessel of the mysterious man … But I don't think you can just force your way into Gringotte …" He turned his head to look at the sprites and lowered his voice, "We can try our best to capture a Dark Wizard from the Lestrange family and use him to negotiate with the sprites … This way, the sprites will have a reason to compromise and not break their own rules."
"Now that Lestrange and the mysterious man have disappeared without a trace, how can you be sure you can find one? Lunn also moved closer to Scrimgeour and explained in a low voice, "But the soul vessel of Gringotte must be dealt with as soon as possible. Since the mysterious man already knows we're looking for his soul vessel, he will find a way to move it away sooner or later. If that happens, it won't be so easy to find it again …"
"I understand, but …" Scrimgeour shook his head, "Director Harris, the consequences of intensifying the conflict with the sprites may not be less than what the mysterious man caused. Think about the rebellion launched by the sprites …"
"This is not something you should be thinking about as the director of Aura's office." Lunn's tone became tougher. He narrowed his eyes, "When did the Magical Law Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Magic start to teach the Magical Law Enforcement Department how to do things?"
"Sorry, Director …" Seeing that Lunn could not persuade him, Scrimgeour raised his head like a lion, "This is the duty of the Aura patrol. Aura patrol is responsible for patrolling Diagon Alley and maintaining the peace and tranquility of the area … If someone wants to break into a place by force, the Aura patrol will naturally stop it."
"So, Director Aura's office is planning to disobey the order? You're against the Ministry of Magic's arrest of The Dark Lord? "Lunn's voice was soft and slow, but it gave Scrimgeour pressure.
"I'm not disobeying the order, I've been disobeying the order! But if the Magical Law Enforcement Department wants to enter and search, Director, please show me a valid document issued by the Ministry of Magic. " Scrimgeour's tone became heavier, and his brown hair swayed, "If Director has any objections, we can go back to the Ministry of Magic for a meeting to discuss …"
Scrimgeour threw caution to the wind. He did not think that this was a matter of right or wrong, but if Harris really broke into Gringotte so recklessly, not only would he be provoking the sprites, but he would also be provoking the pureblood family who had a vault inside. The consequences would be worse than a Dark Lord who did not dare to return to England. Scrimgeour even suspected that Harris's goal was to remove him from his position as the director of Aura's office because he disobeyed the order.
A few well-dressed adepts squeezed their way through the crowd and angrily retorted.
"We strongly oppose any organization or individual using any means to invade or destroy our personal property. Private property rights are sacred and inviolable."
"You have no right to come to Gringotte and take away personal property. No matter what the reason is, this precedent cannot be set. Otherwise, won't the Ministry of Magic be able to use all kinds of reasons to search the wizards' private vaults next time?!"
A witch with short blonde hair and a male wizard with buckteeth spoke in unison. They were Annette Bobin and Marcus Flint.
Lunn recognized the two. He pushed his gold-rimmed glasses up and glanced at Tab, who had a faint smile on her face, and smiled. The sprites seemed to have informed Scrimgeour as well. It seemed that they had also seized the opportunity to contact the pureblood wizards.
"For Merlin's sake, please let me in …"
A male wizard's voice was heard again. After a long time, the owner of the voice wobbled through the crowd. Everyone realized that he was the head of the Hogwarts family, Ben Bostel, whose daughter was expelled by the Hogwarts last year. His former close comrade, Paul Greengrass, seemed to have compromised with Harris because of his daughter's illness after the last school board meeting. That was why he did not cause trouble for Harris during the summer vacation like before.
"Phew … If the safety of our private property can't be guaranteed … Phew … That really makes people feel insecure. If the Ministry of Magic approves of such behavior, then for the sake of the long term, I will transfer my assets to other countries … "Ben Bostel threatened while panting.
However, this caused the crowd to burst into laughter. The Bostel family had already invested in foreign countries due to Harris' suppression and exclusion. Their daughter, Millison, was forced to borrow the connections of the former headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore, to become a transfer student in France. This was something that everyone knew.
"If I remember correctly, you don't have to go to the vault in person because Mrs. Weasley and the boy from the Potter family have helped the boy from the Potter family withdraw money." Lunn did not pay attention to the pureblood families. Instead, he gave a reason that did not really count as a reason. "So, under such circumstances, Gringotte is unwilling to support and set an example in the fight against the Dark Lord?"
Seeing that more and more people were watching, the fairies were forced to step forward after exchanging glances with one another.
"Director Harris, your family is also a user of Gringotte … You should know that the scale of the vault itself is different, so there are differences in the level of security. Of all the vaults, the largest and best protected vaults belonged to the oldest adept families. They were located at the deepest level, and the closer they got to the surface, the smaller the size of the vaults, and the fewer security measures they had. The deeper vaults require a fairy to touch the vault door to open, while the shallow vaults only require a key … According to the agreement, users of the shallow vaults do not require too much security in this aspect. " The fairy repeated the rules that all wizards knew. "Of course, if Director Harris can obtain the permission of a member of the Lestrange family, then you can indeed enter the vault like Mrs. Weasley …"
"Director Harris, if you insist on entering Gringotte and taking away money that does not belong to you, then to protect the legitimate interests of our customers and to protect the reputation of Gringotte, we will suspend all our payment and deposit services." Pull Ring's dark face was very serious, and his pointed beard swayed as he spoke. "Also, we fairies, Umbrella, and Hogwarts have discussed the matter of setting up a branch in the Hogwarts Expansion District. Due to the unstable situation, the fairies do not have the energy to protect the two banks, so we might have to give up on the matter. The merchants in the planned business district will have to bear the burden of traveling to and from Diagon Alley."
With the obstruction of the patrolling Aura and the pureblood families, the fairies began to drag the normal wizards into the mess. They knew that Harris would not dare to act recklessly under such circumstances, so they made up their minds to make sure that Harris did not act recklessly. They could not give the enemy the thought of changing the timing of the attack.
The threat of the fairies had indeed changed the attitude of many of the onlookers, who were initially indifferent to the matter, and a wave of discussion broke out. Most ordinary sorcerer families had more things in their shallow vaults, just common gold coins and the like. They would not be like the ancient pure-blood families who had enough family history and financial resources to own dangerous items that were worth the Ministry of Magic's inspection. But now, the threat of the fairies had made them realize the reality. If the fairies were really angered, even if it was not to the extent of a rebellion as recorded in the history of magic, it would still be enough to make ordinary people like them uneasy.
"Moreover, the Ministry of Magic can use the excuse of attacking the Dark Lord to casually check a family's vault and take away personal items that do not belong to the Ministry of Magic … Then, there's no guarantee that the Ministry of Magic will not use similar reasons to take away other things in the future."
"What if the Ministry of Magic identifies gold coins as prohibited items in the future? I mean, with today's precedent, will they use the excuse that this money is used to fund the Dark Lord and confiscate it in the future? "
Bobin and Flint seized the time to speak and lead the conversation.
These threats succeeded in making those who originally supported Harris' plan to attack the Dark Lord unable to stand their ground.
"Director Harris, anyway, The Dark Lord does not dare to return to England now …"
"Actually, the Ministry of Magic can find someone from the Lestrange Family to open the door. This way, both sides will have a valid reason."
"After all, Gringotte is not the International Union of Wizards and Wizards. Moreover, the Union was in the wrong first … We can't be so unreasonable."
At this time, Lunn seemed to have compromised under the strong resistance. He helplessly raised his arm to the armed Aura behind him and began to withdraw from Gringotte.
However, when he was about to leave, he was different from his usual calm demeanor. He seemed to have lost his composure and his voice was filled with anger. The wizards at the outermost circle could clearly hear his words. "Gringotte's actions seem to be protecting his personal rights, but in fact, you fairies are protecting the mysterious man … His soul vessel is there, and because of your protection, it cannot be destroyed … England is indeed not harmed because of my brother's protection, but the Dark Lord is wreaking havoc in Europe. Your actions are equivalent to murder!"
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