Upon hearing Allen's report, the Aura immediately walked over with their heads held high. "The Ministry of Magic is always at the service of the wizards. We have seen the whole process … President Nagenoch, do you have anything else to say?"
Allen did not continue to argue with them. Instead, he reported the case to the Ministry of Magic. This made the sprites a little nervous. Was Harris trying to use this as an excuse to force the Ministry of Magic to help them get into the vault?
"We are not thieves, President Harris! Sprites will not covet wealth that we have no right to possess! "Tab shouted angrily.
"Calm down, sir." The young Aura said calmly. She then reached out and pressed the bow tie on her H94 uniform. "In fact, we do not have the authority to deal with this matter. I will immediately report this to the higher-ups so that our colleagues in the Law Enforcement Department can handle it."
Nagenoch was shocked. Before he could think of a way to refuse, he saw a group of wizards from the Ministry of Magic's Law Enforcement Department pouring into the door. The one leading them was Lunn Harris, with whom he had a dispute before.
A group of reporters carrying cameras followed closely behind them. It was as if they had been waiting outside for a long time and rushed in as soon as they heard the news. Other than pretending to ask about the incident, the reporters obviously knew nothing about the baby's true identity. However, other than letting the camera stay on Delphi for a longer time, the reporters were afraid of Allen's identity and did not pester him and Hermione too much on this topic.
Nagenoch knew that the situation had escalated. He stood up and said, "Director Harris, even if you want to go to your department's court, you have to choose a date for the hearing to determine the truth. Why did you bring so many people to Gringotte now?"
"The Magical Law Enforcement Department is carrying out its official duties. After receiving the report, we immediately came to investigate. It is completely in accordance with the procedures." Lunn glanced at the group of alert sprites and said in a businesslike tone, "If necessary, I think it is best to suspend the business."
Nagenoch took a deep breath. He knew that he couldn't allow the other party to obstruct Gringotts' normal operations. This would make the UK branch's business, which relied on the purebloods' habits, even harder to continue.
"Since Principal Harris and Miss Granger are guardians, I can't stop them from taking the money on behalf of the Lestrange Family's heir …" The president was rather straightforward now. "However, I have to remind you that the Lestrange Family's vault has actually been emptied by its owner, Miss Bellatrix Lestrange. There's nothing in it now … The reason I stopped you earlier is because of this …"
"President Nagenoch, ever since Bellatrix escaped from the Azkaban prison, she has done all kinds of evil … Can I understand it as …" Lunn's voice was cold as he took the opportunity to question, "Gringotte received this fugitive to serve her during her escape and did not report it in time?"
"This is just the owner of the vault taking back her property. It doesn't matter if she is a fugitive from the Ministry of Magic or not. As long as she is a guest of Gringotte, we sprites will only treat her as a guest." Nagenoch straightened his neck and said, "According to Gringotte's rules, we have the obligation to protect the privacy of our guests … I was the one who received Miss Bellatrix, so even if the Ministry of Magic thinks that I am wrong and needs to take me away for investigation or even imprison me, I still think that what we sprites did to protect the privacy of our guests is right. This is what a wizard bank should do …"
As soon as these words were spoken, it immediately caused an uproar among the surrounding Magi. Lunen stared at the Fairy president. She intended to take all the responsibility on herself, and in turn, spread the word for Gringotts. This made him feel a little awkward, because if he were to capture her now, he would only be capturing her alone.
"Since I can go down, there is no need for me to ask the Ministry of Magic for help. However, as Delphine's guardian, I still need to go down and take a look at the actual situation." Allen didn't continue to harp on Gringotte's rules. He sighed and said, "Actually, I'm not trying to make things difficult for you sprites. The main reason is that according to my previous guess, the soul vessel of the Dark Lord is very likely to be inside … I'm going down now to perform a divination to see if I can get any more information … As you know, many of the residents of my floating city lost their homes because of the Dark Lord's rampage …"
Allen's sudden soft words made the smug Nagenok pale. He understood that Allen was reminding everyone that no matter what Gringotte's intentions were, the sprites were the main culprits who made it more difficult to deal with the Dark Lord once and for all. Allen wanted to use the sprites as a venting point for the refugee wizards who had lost their families and wealth.
"Take it easy, Headmaster Harris … I'll get someone to send you down … Since the tracks haven't been repaired yet, you may need to use flying brooms. We've prepared some at the entrance of the cave." Nagenok said dryly.
"Thank you, but there's no need for that. As long as it's approved …" Allen put his arm around Hermione's shoulder and waved his fingers a few times. "You see, it's not suitable for us to ride brooms now … The heir of the Lestrange family will catch a cold if she's exposed to the cold wind."
Before Allen could finish his sentence, the Otherworld Gate appeared out of thin air. The scene of the underground cave on the other side of the gate could be seen clearly. It was the location of the Family Harris' vault.
"Headmaster Nagenok, I need to remind you that the Lord Voldemort used this ancient magic in his duel with Allen. It allows the caster of this spell to freely enter and exit any place, even Gringotte …" Hermione tightened her grip on Delphi's collar, trying to prevent the cold underground air from invading her clothes.
"There are many who know this spell now. Miss Granger and I can use it." Lunn, who was pretending to write a report on the spot, raised his head and gently pushed his glasses up. "In fact, the Hellhound that the Aura uses as a police dog is a low-level version of this spell. Although it can't be used to teleport Aura … But the Ravenclaw Temple also has this spell?"
This made the sprites' expressions both shocked and angry.
Without a doubt, Harris did this in front of the reporters to show the rest of the magical world that he could freely enter and exit Gringotte's vault, which was promoted as the safest place by the sprites. He did not do so before because he was a law-abiding person and did not bully the weak by breaking into someone's vault to look for the soul vessel.
And most importantly, this would let everyone and even the pure-blood families loyal to Gringotte understand that as long as Harris was willing, and as long as they did not care about the rules, they could enter and leave Gringotte's vault at will without telling anyone. This was a deadly threat to the pure-blood families loyal to Gringotte. The contraband items in their vaults were basically transparent to the Ministry of Magic.
"President Nagenoch, since Bellatrix is Gringotte's guest … Although the Ministry of Magic is very sorry for your choice, it may make it harder for The Dark Lord to be destroyed …" Lunn put away his pen and paper and took a few steps closer to the sprite. "But for the sake of the harmonious relationship between the sprites and the wizards, the Ministry of Magic will not pursue this matter further. But I hope that Gringotte can take note that if you encounter a wanted criminal who is not your guest, you still have to report to the Ministry of Magic. Otherwise, under such circumstances, the Ministry of Magic will have to punish you according to the rules."
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