Chapter five hundred and sixty-one crumbling attic
Meanwhile, on the other side, Gringotts Wizarding Bank.
The Goblin Manager of Gringotts looked at the pudgy witch in front of him, with a smile on his face and a hesitant tone.
"Dear Deputy Secretary Dolores Umbridge, have you encountered any difficulties?"
"What's wrong, I want to withdraw the money from my own vault, do I still need your approval?"
Dolores Umbridge hummed in amusement, stared at the goblin in front of her with her droopy, toad-like eyes, and repeated it in a cold voice with a slightly unhappy look on her face.
"Take them all, immediately! Do you understand? Is there any problem?"
"No problem! Of course no problem! I will arrange a guide for you right away."
The goblin manager who was in charge of receiving Umbridge rubbed his hands in embarrassment and lowered his body slightly.
"Guide staff?" Umbridge raised her eyebrows, "Do you mean that you want me to stand here waiting for your commissioner to call me, like the wizards outside? Goblin, standing in front of you
This is Dolores Umbridge, the Senior Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Magic, not an ordinary wizard that you can mess around with at will, understand?! You, just take me to the vault, I have the key myself... now!
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"Okay, okay! Of course."
The goblin lobby manager of Gringotts lowered his head humbly, concealing the flash of anger in his eyes. Then he continued to raise his head with a smile on his face, and walked forward quickly, facing the goblin waiter next to him.
He yelled and cursed loudly.
"A bunch of idiots, what are you doing standing around here!? Didn't you see that I'm going to take the respected Minister Umbridge to the treasury to withdraw money? Hurry up and find someone to come over and temporarily support the reception work in the lobby. Do you understand?!"
Hearing the sharp scolding from the goblin manager, the goblins who were still stunned quickly came to their senses, ran towards the back of the bank, and quickly gave instructions to other operators around them in goblin language.
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Turning around, the goblin manager glanced at the witch behind him and bowed respectfully.
"Minister Umbridge, please come to me."
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Half an hour later, at the entrance of Gringotts Wizarding Bank.
Dolores Umbridge subconsciously turned the money bag in her pocket. The money bag cast various spells and perfectly contained all the gold in the vault. This was something she had been saving for a long time.
’s entire net worth.
The short and fat witch raised her eyebrows, turned her head to look at the tall and thin wizard who was waiting for her at the door, and said slightly threateningly.
"Malfoy, you'd better not let me find out that you are lying to me, otherwise..."
"Minister Umbridge, don't worry. If there is a loss, the Malfoy family is willing to bear all losses. But...are you sure you haven't registered for others before, right? When you get there, you must fill in my recommender.
oh."
"I know, I know! Why didn't I notice Lucius before? Why are you so verbose? Lead the way!"
"Okay, let's talk while walking..."
Watching Umbridge hurriedly leave Gringotts Wizarding Bank accompanied by Lucius Malfoy.
The Gringotts Goblin Lobby Manager, who was originally smiling, looked serious. He turned around and left the busy bank lobby without looking back. He walked towards the straight elevator leading to the underground at the back. The situation became more and more serious.
Counting Dolores Umbridge, this is already the eleventh Ministry of Magic official to request the withdrawal of all deposits in the past two days. Such frequent large-scale one-time withdrawals have caused the original flow of funds to collapse.
Gringotts was even more difficult when it reached its limit, and the situation of tearing down the east wall to repair the west wall became more and more frequent, and the secret was almost exposed several times.
However, if this progress continues, it will only be a matter of time before that day appears.
In view of the current serious situation, Gringotts Wizarding Bank must find out the reason as soon as possible.
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Time, April 9, evening.
Gringotts, the Council of Elders.
Except for the two elders who were still in charge of external affairs in the former Soviet Union, the eleven elf elders including Leos all sat at the semicircular conference table, and in front of them stood dozens of
Goblin executives from various departments.
Great Elder Gloin coughed slightly and said in a hoarse voice.
"Let's talk about the recent situation, especially our treasury and banking business."
Gulu~
Saza, the director of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, who was mainly responsible for the daily external savings business, swallowed his saliva, raised his head and looked at the goblin elders sitting in front of him, then looked at the other goblins, and asked cautiously.
"Great Elder, is there really a problem with our Gringotts capital chain? Is it serious?"
Gloin narrowed his eyes, a trace of irritation flashed in his eyes, and replied in a cold tone.
"Director Saza, this is not a problem you should worry about. You just need to report your situation!"
"During the day today, Dolores Umbridge from the Ministry of Magic also came," Goblin Saza shook her body and said with a frown, "Like other Ministry of Magic officials before, she also came
Sex took away all the deposits. Fortunately, we urgently transferred part of it from Lestrange's vault, so there was no exposure... We have confirmed it and currently have the authority to open Lestrange.
The wizards in the Treasury are now imprisoned in Azkaban. As expected, after their death, this wealth will completely return to Gringotts."
"It's just... Nowadays, the method of borrowing money back and forth has become more and more difficult... Although new gold galleons have been minted continuously, the number and volume of withdrawals have increased dramatically in recent times, and it has almost reached the point where...
It’s beyond our normal tolerance... Great Elder, what happened to Gringotts?"
"What's going on? Isn't that what we should be asking you?"
Gloin slapped the table hard and his expression became serious, "Didn't we just give them a batch of extra income over at the Ministry of Magic? Why is it of no use at all? Where did all the gold Galleons go? Is it possible?
Are these wizards planning to use gold coins to build themselves a pure gold tombstone?!"
"I asked secretly...the wizards didn't say anything. If I ask too much, I will get scolded."
Saza shook his head bitterly, glanced at the elder's chair who seemed about to get angry, thought for a moment, and quickly added, "But the guards standing at the door responsible for security could vaguely hear the wizards.
Some of the exchanges between them, if nothing else, should be related to the whereabouts of the money... The contents were many and complicated, and the guards could overhear and write them down. Most of them were overheard when the wizards had disputes.
Two sentences..."
The director of Gringotts Wizarding Bank paused and said with some helplessness, "When most wizards come to withdraw money, there will be a wizard next to them to persuade them. Sometimes there will be disputes for various reasons... In the impression of the guards, this happens the most
Yes, the wizard who withdraws money sometimes accuses the other party of being a liar and believing vague rumors..."
"Oh, is it another theory that the mysterious man is about to be resurrected and the world will be in chaos? It seems that the joint statement from Albus Dumbledore and the Ministry of Magic has not had the slightest effect. They are really a bunch of stupid wizards..."
Gloin sneered. When rumors spread some time ago, Gringotts had already paid attention to this matter. They even spent a lot of gold Galleons to find a way to get the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore to jointly issue a statement to refute the rumors.
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Unexpectedly, less than a week or two after the statement to refute the rumors came out, the rumors started to spread again.
"No, it's not that..."
Saza blinked his eyes strangely, and shrugged helplessly, "It seems to be a more absurd statement, saying that if golden Galleons and golden Galleons are put together, new golden galleons can be born in one night.
, of course, you can also give birth to Silver Siko, Copper Nat... In short, you only need to put the money somewhere, and you will receive double copies the next day..."
"Can gold coins be made into new gold by putting them together?! Who would believe such a superficial scam?"
There was a burst of disdainful laughter from the elders' table, and the goblins sitting behind the round table shook their heads. They already looked down upon those wizards who couldn't even calculate the interest, and now they are even more concerned about the IQ of the wizards in the magic world.
Disdainful.
"Yes, generally speaking, after a quarrel, two wizards will break up on bad terms. But..."
The director of Gringotts Wizarding Bank smiled bitterly and nodded, "Judging from the current situation, this group of wizards usually waits at the bank door early the next morning, insisting on withdrawing all deposits regardless... It seems that
It’s like they can really... get gold... because these days, more and more people are withdrawing money..."
All... come back... take out the empty... get the gold...
Along with Sazar's voice, the low laughter lingering around the long table of the Goblin Elder Council gradually stopped. Gloin was slightly stunned, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, and looking at the elders around him.
He hesitated for a while, and his expression gradually became serious, even a little ferocious.