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Although Elwyn had been to Gringotts many times before, he had never entered the underground vault. His gold coins were basically spent as he pleased.
Hermione was the same as him, she had never been to the depths of Gringotts.
Harry was the only exception. Because his parents had left him an inheritance, he would go to his vault to withdraw some gold coins as tuition fees every year before school started.
Regardless of whether or not they had been to Gringotts, they all had an intense interest in the Blake Family's treasury.
Although according to Sirius, there was nothing to see inside, just boring gold.
However, the thought of filling an entire room with gold was shocking enough.
Today was the first day after Christmas. Just like the Muggle streets outside, Diagon Alley was deserted, and everything was covered in white snow as far as the eye could see.
On the street, apart from the few of them, there was no one else. Many shops were not open for business.
Everyone was initially worried that Gringotts would not open.
But when they walked to the towering snow-white pavilion in the central square of Diagon Alley, the thick snow on the ground had been cleared, and the shiny bronze door had been opened. A sprite wearing a scarlet red uniform with gold trim was standing there.
"The pixies are extremely professional, they don't rest throughout the year. During the Christmas holidays, only Gringotts will be open as usual." Lupin explained softly.
"Don't mislead the children, Remus! We all know why fairies don't rest. It's not because they're dedicated, but because they're greedy. In my opinion, these fairies don't care about Christmas at all, "Sirius said disdainfully." To them, gold is more important than holidays. "
Sirius did not lower his voice, and the sprite standing in front of the copper door clearly heard him. The way it looked at them was not as friendly as usual. 【Love ↑ Go △ Small ↓ Say △ Net
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He still bowed to them, but with a dreadfully jerky motion.
Elwyn saw that the sprite was about the same height as him. It had a dark, intelligent face and a pointed beard. Its hands and feet were especially long.
"Gentlemen, this way please!" He led them into Gringotts.
Behind the bronze gate was a second silver gate.
During his first visit to Gringotts, Elwyn only felt that this door was exquisitely crafted.
Later, after reading the relevant documents, he learned that the door in front of him was the door that was first built by the Ancients a thousand years ago. It was built by fairies using pure silver, and the greatest alchemist of that time had refined many spells on it.
The ancient magic might no longer work, but the door itself was of great historical value.
There was a row of words engraved on the two doors. It was a warning left behind by the fairies. It was like a curse, written in verse to express that thieves would be punished.
Inside Gringotts, behind the long counter, the pixies sat on high stools, receiving the day's first batch of customers. The one who led them in led them to the center where an extremely old pixie was.
"Sirius Black!" Seeing Sirius, that pixie was extremely shocked, "What a rare guest, what can I do for you today?"
Perhaps recalling Sirius's dark experiences in Azkaban, as well as the rumours of him being a Death Eater who kills without batting an eye, the pixie shuddered.
"I want to go to the treasury, not my own treasury, but the Blake family's treasury." Sirius emphasized the words Blake family.
"The Blake family's treasury?!" That old pixie took a step back, then stretched his body out from the counter, "Do you have the key?"
"Yes!" Sirius found a rusty key and threw it on the counter.
Elwyn noticed that this key was very long, with the Blake family crest engraved on it.
"Very good, there are no problems." The pixie frowned and continued, "We can let you in, but as you know, your family's ancient treasury is in a special area, the surrounding security is very strong, it's best if you're alone."
"We're going down together, I don't care what special area it is!" Sirius said impatiently, "Don't waste time, there's still a lot of things waiting for me to do."
They were at a stalemate for a while, and finally each took a step back.
Lupin stayed upstairs to wait for them, while Sirius brought Elwyn, Harry, and Hermione down. The pixie agreed to this suggestion, in his opinion, Elwyn and the others were just children, they were not qualified to be guarded against.
Seeing how cautious the other was, Elwyn was even more curious about the Blake family's treasury, which was located in a special area, and wondered what could be inside.
"Pull the ring, bring the four of them to the underground treasury." The old pixie waved his hand, and said to the pixie who had just led them in.
Pull the ring seemed to have expected this, a malicious glint flashed in his eyes.
Behind the counter was a narrow side door, and he ran over to open the door for them.
Elwyn walked in, he expected to see a similar architectural style to the tall marble hall outside, but in front of him was a narrow stone corridor, brightly lit by burning torches, like an ancient mine.
The stone corridor was a steep downhill, and there was a small railway at the bottom.
Pull the ring whistled, and a small cart rushed towards them along the railway.
Harry climbed up the cart first, looking very familiar, and he explained to Elwyn and Hermione what they should pay attention to.
"This cart will move very fast, you'd better hurry up." Harry reminded, "The road inside is winding, like a maze."
Hearing Harry's words, Elwyn and Hermione prepared themselves.
But the speed of the small cart far exceeded their expectations, Sirius, who was the last to come up, had just finished, Pull the ring and pointed.
The small cart suddenly moved, faster and faster, as if there was no limit.
It brought them into a gap in the wall, and sped along the maze of winding tunnels, rushing forward.
Deep underground, it was dark, and the cold air hit them in the face.
The clattering of the cart made Elwyn unable to hear anything. He only knew that they kept making sharp turns between the stalactites, speeding deep into the earth.
Beside Elwyn, Sirius, Harry, and Hermione had their hair flying back, the three of them did not look too good, looking around nervously.
Only the pixie called Pull the Ring was particularly happy, he turned around and looked at them gloatingly.
Pull the ring waved his fingers from time to time, and every time he waved, the small cart would move a little faster.
Because of what Sirius had just said, he was taking revenge on them.
Aside from being greedy, the pixie was definitely the most petty creature in the world, and they would seek revenge for the smallest grievance.
If they accidentally offended a pixie, they might remember it for the rest of their lives.
Although they knew that the pixie was up to no good, disturbing Pull the Ring was definitely looking for death.
Elwyn gritted his teeth and persisted, about twenty minutes later, the four of them had rushed deeper underground.
They passed by an underground lake, the surface was filled with giant stalactites and stalagmites, hanging all the way to the ground.
"I've never been this deep before!" Harry shouted, "I think I saw something spitting fire through those rocks just now …"
His voice suddenly stopped, they quickly made a sharp turn, and the small cart slowly came to a stop.
"Please get off, everyone! We need to change carts, we need to use the deeper cart to reach the Blake family's vault. "Pull the ring was the first to jump down," This way please, we need to walk for a while. "
But other than him, no one moved, and everyone stared in front of them, stunned.
In front of them, Elwyn saw what Harry had just seen, a giant fire dragon lying on the ground not far away, preventing people from going deeper into the vault.
Due to being confined underground for too long, the scales on the dragon's body had become pale and loose. Its eyes were cloudy pink, and both of its hind legs were wearing heavy shackles. The thick chains on the shackles were connected to huge stakes that were driven deep into the stone ground.
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