"It turns out...it's really you! Peter Pettigrew!"
"Damn goblins, I already knew they had bad intentions..."
"Oh, I have said so many times that there is something wrong with this investment. Why don't you listen to me? You must take all the money out of the bank and throw it into the hands of this damn liar..."
"You still blame me now? That's not what you said at the beginning..."
"Peter Pettigrew! Where is our money?! Where is it?!"
"I discovered it a few days ago. Those goblins must have touched the money in our vault. I knew it..."
"I finally found you, did you think you could escape?!"
"Catch him and torture him severely! Make him pay back the money! This liar will kill you a thousand times!"
"That's right, let him spit out all the money quickly!"
"Pay back the money! Pay back the money! Pay back the money..."
"Pay back the money! Pay back the money..."
Accompanied by Peter Pettigrew's calm and dull voice, the entire Hogwarts Quidditch pitch was extremely abruptly silent for a second or two. Then, like a basin of water poured into a boiling oil pan, most adult wizards almost
It exploded instantly.
People were cursing loudly, accusing each other, and praying. The countless chaotic and noisy voices finally converged together, and gradually there was only one unified voice, a sound of accusation that washed away like a wave.
Listening to the conversations around them, the little wizards at Hogwarts looked at each other blankly and froze on the spot.
The students enclosed in the castle knew nothing about the reason for the anger of the adult wizards.
But at this juncture, the little wizards didn't dare to ask anything. Even those children who came from wizarding families and sat with their parents mostly looked at their parents who suddenly lost control of their emotions in fear and didn't dare to say anything.
Under this sudden wave of anger, the few adult wizards who were confused now looked particularly conspicuous.
Mrs. Weasley nudged her husband with her elbow and asked softly.
"Arthur, do you know what happened?"
"I think it should be the investment company in Knockturn Alley. It is said that the donation disappeared this morning... You forgot, I received a letter from my cousin from far away a few days ago, wanting to take us children there.
Investment..."
"So it was that one? Fortunately, there was not much money in our family's vault, so when you went to Gringotts Wizarding Bank to withdraw money, you were never able to get in line. Otherwise, our family might have been deceived as well. How could it be so terrible..."
"Ahem, cough...Actually, I didn't go to the bank to withdraw money at all..."
Arthur Weasley coughed slightly unnaturally, looked carefully at the excited crowd around him, and whispered into his wife's ear, with a trace of triumphant joy on his face.
"Some time ago, on the recommendation of Professor Dumbledore, I participated in a large-scale project in the international wizarding community. I am so busy with work every day that I have no time to invest in Diagon Alley..."
"Come on, you, an international large-scale project? Is it a prank to inspect foreign toilet seats?"
Molly Weasley raised her eyebrows and glanced at Mr. Weasley suspiciously.
During this period, although she did notice that her husband's working hours were indeed longer than before, and he was more tired than before when he came home every night. He even turned in his homework a little perfunctory and slept less than a pig.
Still dead.
But other than that, Arthur Weasley did not stay out for a long time or go on business trips, and Mrs. Weasley did not see any large-scale international projects being opened in newspapers or on the radio. In her opinion,
It's probably because of the economic downturn that more wizards are using magic to trick Muggles, so Arthur's workload has become even greater.
"I can't tell you this."
Arthur Weasley's eyes lit up, and he was not affected by his wife's words at all, and he said mysteriously.
"This is absolutely highly confidential. Regarding major events in the entire magical world, non-magical world and Hogwarts, Professor Dumbledore trusts me and is willing to let me participate in such a rare large-scale cooperation project. This is my greatest luck.
- The only thing I can reveal is that I am not the edge guard you imagine, I am the technical director of the entire project."
"Oh? Really." Mrs. Weasley raised her eyebrows in disbelief, "Then you have to do a good job."
Although Arthur Weasley is not so reliable and shrewd in some places, Molly Weasley knows very well that her husband is not the kind of person who is good at lying, let alone making fun of Albus Dumbledore.
, since he said so, then he probably received some amazing magical cooperation project from Dumbledore.
With years of tacit understanding between husband and wife, and experience in the Order of the Phoenix, Mrs. Weasley knows how to control her curiosity.
Of course, if Arthur Weasley had really told her what Dumbledore had asked to keep secret, Mrs. Weasley would have thought that her husband had been under the Imperius Curse or had become mentally corrupted.
signs.
Mrs. Weasley ignored her husband and turned to look at the children around her who were looking at her eagerly. She raised her eyebrows with her arms crossed and spoke in advance before Percy, Fred and others could speak.
"Okay, I know what you want to ask - unfortunately, our family doesn't have that much money to invest, so we neither make money nor lose money... The savings we finally saved are the ones you have."
The royalties are the first money in your life, and you can only make the decision yourself..."
"Really, mom? Are all those royalties still there?"
"So, from now on, we can buy whatever we want directly?"
The two brothers Fred and George's eyes lit up and they asked each other quickly.
Although Percy Weasley, who was standing behind the two of them, did not speak, there was a look of excitement on his face. Since entering his senior year, he has found that there are more and more places where he needs to spend money, among which the most
The main thing is of course chasing girlfriends, studying materials, chasing girlfriends and pursuing girlfriends.
However, due to the financial situation of his family, Percy never took the initiative to speak.
After all, in order to celebrate his becoming a Gryffindor prefect this year, his parents had already gritted their teeth and bought him a new owl. Even Charlie didn't get such treatment at the beginning. Fortunately, as their brothers appeared in "The New Quibbler"
》, the family's finances are much better than before... At least Ginny won't have to wear someone else's old robe next year.
"If it is those dangerous things, then don't even think about it. I will throw out as much as you buy. I don't want your father to lead people to seize our home one day and then take away his two sons."
Mrs. Weasley snorted coldly, glanced at her twin sons who looked excited, and said angrily.
"Hey, it would be great if you could learn more from Percy."
"Hey, mom, don't you know, Percy is still learning from George... George has almost succeeded, but Percy has not made any progress at all, and he is counting on Senior Sister Meryl to help
…Uh, uh, uh!”
Fred Weasley curled his lips and said with a wicked smile.
However, before Fred could finish his words, George Weasley and Percy Weasley's expressions changed, and they covered his mouth in unison, and put their arms around his neck to pull him away from Weasley.
He was forcibly dragged away from Mrs. Weasley, leaving Ron alone to face Mrs. Weasley's torture.
"Ron, stop...what succeeded? Who is Meryl?"
Mrs. Weasley narrowed her eyes, stretched out her hand and quickly grabbed the ear of Ron Weasley who was about to leave, and asked with an unkind expression. She exchanged a look with her husband beside her, with a deep look in her eyes.
with a curious and strange expression.
"Are these brats in school..."
"Hey, Ron, show me to Dad, where are the girls sitting?"
However, situations similar to the calm, warm and harmonious situation of the Weasley family are still rare after all.
Except for a few isolated autistic families, or wizard families who have received some news and care in advance, the vast majority of adult wizards who appeared in this stand were almost completely red-eyed at this time.
.
As Cornelius Fudge pressed him step by step, Peter Pettigrew revealed all the details of the entire "Alchemy Scheme". It was almost an extremely comprehensive and professional "Lecture on Anti-Financial Fraud Knowledge" in the wizarding world.
Frankly speaking, this was actually a financial bubble that could burst in one go. After Peter Pettigrew's telling and this public trial for the entire wizarding world, the financial baton that was originally passed on to the wizards was completely dropped.
In the depths of hell, I can no longer find another successor who can take all this.
This means that everyone present has become the food of this scam from now on.
The most important thing is that as the wizards in the entire Quidditch stadium began to lose control of their emotions, a large number of wizards began to use amplifying spells to ask Peter Pettigrew about the whereabouts of the funds. Countless questions exploded around Peter Pettigrew.
.
However, what is unexpected is...
Facing the overwhelming questions and scoldings, Peter Pettigrew showed a strange smile on his face. Apart from repeating one sentence over and over again, he had no other answers, as if he was stuck in an endless loop.
[All wealth will belong to the supreme Dark Lord, no one has the right to get involved]
The success of the public trial before this was just like a false bubble, turning into a quagmire of despair.
The members of the Wizengamot Tribunal began to rack their brains to think about how to ask questions and find the important clues hidden in the memory of Peter Pettigrew, while the Ministry of Magic Aurors, Dumbledore, Otto Apocalypse, etc.
People have already gathered around Peter Pettigrew to ensure that this important witness will not be harmed due to accidents.
The entire scene gradually began to fall into an unspeakable and chaotic stalemate.
However, on the other side...
Just before the chaos started to emerge, Cornelius Fudge's question aroused the emotions of all the wizards in the room.
While the wizards present were noisy and no one had the energy to pay attention to others, Elena quietly left the stands and followed the magic stairs to the exit of the Quidditch pitch, away from other people's sight.
At the door, a group of wizards wearing black turtleneck trench coats were already waiting respectfully.
"Miss, Gilderoy Lockhart, a senior employee of the Destiny Group, is at your service."
Seeing Elena appear in the field of vision, the blond man standing at the front of the crowd wearing a snow-white shirt and a black tie walked forward quickly, holding one hand forward and one behind, bowing slightly, with a look of respect and respect on his face.
A reserved look.
"The hall of Gringotts Wizarding Bank has been sealed and cleared. Except for the goblins, they are all senior and official members of the Destiny Group. The Hyperion's jump system is in standby mode and is ready for your instructions at any time."
As one of the witnesses and executors of the entire plan, Gilderoy Lockhart can be said to have been almost completely tied up in Elena and Grindelwald's camp. Now, except for one way to go to the end, there is no other way.
No other choice.
However, on the other hand, as he learned more about the forces involved in Elena, Dumbledore, and Apokalis, Gilderoy Lockhart became increasingly satisfied with his original choice.
And fortunately - silently playing with the finance of the wizarding world in the palm of his hand, possessing the power to subvert the world at any time, and now he is about to take over Gringotts Wizarding Bank.
If he had not chosen to join the Destiny Group, but had naively tried to betray the organization, maybe the person sitting on the judgment chair would be a liar writer named Gilderoy Lockhart.
Oh no...if nothing unexpected happens, he will probably get a few more names, names that even he himself can't even imagine.
"Mr. Lockhart, you seem... afraid of me?"
"Eh?" Lockhart's face froze.
"I can understand that in your heart, I may already be a cruel and dangerous devil."
Elena whispered with a smile on her face, and Gilderoy Lockhart swallowed nervously. As a "surrender officer" who had just joined Destiny not long ago, he didn't know what to do about this topic yet.
Express opinion.
As if she was not expecting Lockhart's answer, the girl shook her head mockingly and did not pursue the question any further.
A moment later, the group of people who had cast the Disillusionment Curse were already standing on the bridge in front of the gate of Hogwarts Castle. Elena turned around and glanced at the castle and the crowded Quidditch pitch in the distance.
He murmured softly.
"Actually, I also hate being a demon king. Whether it makes people fearful or awe-inspiring, I also want to be a little angel that everyone likes. But before that, I must be stronger than other demon kings to qualify.
To change the world.”
"Let's go! Let's go to Gringotts. It's time for the showdown..."
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Two chapters in one! There is only one chapter left today!
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