bioinnovel Chapter 44 How did the magic world become such a horrible mess?
Chapter 44 How did the magic world become such a horrible mess?
Chapter 44 How did the magic world become such a horrible mess?
That morning, not long after Gringotts opened, Quirrell and Voldemort headed towards Gringotts.
Voldemort explained to Quirrell again how they were going to break into Gringotts that day.
"You pretend to be doing some business, find a high-ranking goblin in Gringotts, and then I'll control your body to use the Imperius Charm to take us to the underground vault."
"Is it that simple? You even brought Galleons?"
Quirrell nodded nervously, gripping the money pouch at his waist with extra force.
In order to enable Voldemort's plan to break into Gringotts and steal the Philosopher's Stone, he mortgaged all his savings on the black market overnight and borrowed so many Galleons.
Quirrell's heart bled at the thought of the interest rates on black market loans.
But then Quirrell thought about how this was a sacrifice for his master's great return, and he felt it was all worth it.
When Voldemort returns, I will definitely receive an unimaginable reward!
Besides, these goblins in Gringotts probably never dreamed that Voldemort himself would break into Gringotts.
What else could be going on?
nonexistent!
Thinking of this, Quirrell calmed down, stepped into Gringotts, took out his money pouch, shook it, and said to the goblins.
"I need to handle a big transaction. Please find your lobby manager."
When the fairies saw Quirrell, especially his large headscarf, a cold glint appeared in their eyes.
Big headscarf, it looked like this guy last night!
The note the thief left yesterday clearly said he would enter Gringotts under the moonlight to retrieve the treasure, but now he's come during the day?
It seems that the letter was intended to lull Gringotts into a false sense of security and make them lower their guard during the day!
What a cunning thief! Not a single word he says is believable!
Gringotts' lobby manager quickly approached, his expression revealing nothing, and greeted Quirrell with great enthusiasm.
"Dear guest, congratulations! Your transaction marks the 100,000th business served by Gringotts this year."
"To thank our new and existing customers, Gringotts is giving away a free underground vault! Location is your choice, and it's free forever!"
"Would you like to come with me and pick one out?"
Upon hearing this, Quirrell was taken aback for a moment, and then a surge of joy welled up inside him.
Gringotts' underground vaults are not cheap and are extremely rare. Those who can own an underground vault here are either ancient families or people who are rich and powerful.
Despite being an outstanding graduate of Hogwarts, Quirrell has yet to build up an underground vault in Gringotts over the years.
He never expected to be so lucky today, getting it given away for free forever!
Most importantly, this crucial step in breaking into Gringotts—entering the underground vault—was just resolved like that?
That's so lucky!
Quirrell couldn't help but mentally curse Voldemort.
"Master, we're incredibly lucky! Obtaining the magic stone is now a piece of cake!"
"This must be the good fortune brought to me by my master temporarily residing in my body, great master, great Dark Lord!"
Voldemort simply said something.
"Alright, look at you, so pathetic. You're so excited about an underground vault."
"Once I reconstruct my physical body, let alone an underground vault, even giving you the vault of an ancient family would be a piece of cake."
"Quickly, let the fairy lead you into the underground vault."
Quirrell was overwhelmed with gratitude upon hearing Voldemort's promise and immediately followed Gringotts' lobby manager toward the underground vault.
At this moment, the fairies around Quirrell also surrounded him as he walked down.
Quirrell was still sighing inwardly.
"Is this the VIP treatment at Gringotts?"
"It must be a strange experience for those rich and powerful wizards to be surrounded by such a crowd every time they come."
"But soon, I too will be one of the most powerful and wealthiest wizards!"
Soon, riding in the fairies' railcar, Quirrell arrived at the entrance to the underground vault.
Here, a group of fairies were already on high alert.
Quirrell initially thought the fairies were there to greet him, his lucky customer, and even nodded to them.
The next moment, at the end of the passage, a huge figure crawled through, radiating heat even before it got close.
This was none other than the Ukrainian Ironbelly that guarded Gringotts' underground vault, which had been led out by the goblins!
Seeing this display of power, Quirrell looked even more flattered.
"Such a big fuss?"
"Gringotts' hospitality is truly grand."
However, the next moment, the fairies looked at Quirrell with cold laughter and mockery.
"You idiot."
"You don't actually think we're here to welcome you and give you a valuable underground vault, do you?"
Their eyes gleamed with ferocity.
"Today, you will die in the grounds of Gringotts, buried inside the dragon's belly!"
Hearing these words, Quirrell was stunned, and Voldemort, who was possessing Quirrell, was also stunned.
No, that's not how the script went!
What the hell is going on?!
Quirrell gasped in a trembling voice.
"Master, has our plan been exposed?"
Voldemort reacted swiftly, angrily rebuking Quirrell with unwavering conviction.
"nonsense!"
"The plans were all decided on the spur of the moment. I never expected to infiltrate Gringotts so quickly. How could the goblins of Gringotts have known?"
"Could it be that I leaked the information to Gringotts?"
"It seems there's only one answer left..."
"Are the goblins of Gringotts planning to murder for money?!"
Quirrell let out a stunned "Ah".
"Murder for money?"
"Gringotts to me?"
"Master, is this...is this a mistake?"
"Voldemort said coldly."
"What else could it be?"
"Besides, these guys are fairies, insatiable fairies. What wouldn't they do for Galleons?"
At this moment, before Quirrell and Voldemort could say a word, the goblins unleashed beams of magical light from their hands, hurtling towards Quirrell.
Quirrell felt a chill run down his spine.
He was indeed a decent wizard, but even he couldn't withstand such a large attack from so many fairies.
At this moment, Voldemort took over Quirrell's body.
With a wave of the wand, terrifying magical power was unleashed.
Anger was churning within his chest.
"I've only been away from the wizarding world for a little over a decade, and Dumbledore and his students have already been slandering me behind my back, even claiming that all my magic was stolen from him. It's utterly shameless."
"I've also heard that dark wizards have been conducting human experiments indiscriminately, killing dozens of people, and the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic have been helpless."
"Now Gringotts is actually willing to lure customers to their underground vault for less than a thousand Galleons, intending to rob and murder them..."
"Damn it, how did the magical world become such a horrible mess?"
(End of this chapter)