ebonymovies Chapter 46, The Angry Dumbledore, analysis complete!
Chapter 46, The Angry Dumbledore, analysis complete!
Chapter 46, The Angry Dumbledore, analysis complete!
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A deafening roar of fire erupted, and billowing flames raged through the underground vault passages of Gringotts, engulfing the goblins who had survived the battle with Voldemort and turning them to ashes.
Then came a series of violent impacts, causing large amounts of soil to fall and a sliver of light to shine into the underground vault.
Upon seeing that glimmer of light, the Ukrainian Iron-Bellied Fire Dragon, whose body was nearly exhausted, once again unleashed its magical power.
It smashed open the crack, creating a huge hole, spread its wings and flew out of the dark and sunless underground vault!
The Aurors who came to the aid of the Ministry of Magic watched this scene with resentment.
Some of the younger Aurors wanted to chase the fire dragon, but the more experienced Aurors immediately stopped them.
The Department of Fantastic Beasts will handle the dragons, but their primary task is to protect Gringotts' underground vaults.
This contains the wealth of most of the magical world; the wealth of countless nobles and high-ranking officials is stored here.
If something happens to Gringotts, the Aurors who came to their aid will definitely suffer.
The fire dragon has already wasted a lot of their time; they need to hurry to the underground vault to see what's going on.
The Aurors prayed silently that the doors to Gringotts' underground vaults were more secure than they had boasted about, at least preventing too much damage.
After a while, all the vaults were inspected.
A young Auror hurriedly approached the person in charge.
"Boss, I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"
The person in charge was stunned for a moment, then wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Good news, let's hear the good news first."
Then, the young Auror spoke.
"Of the entire underground vault, only one vault was looted; the others remained intact."
Upon hearing this, the person in charge breathed a sigh of relief, appearing as if a great weight had been lifted from their shoulders.
In this way, it won't cause too much of an impact.
Even if someone wants to hold them accountable, Gringotts will have to bear the consequences; it has nothing to do with the Aurors who came to their aid.
What?
If you still want to investigate why the Aurors' support was slow and why it took so much time?
Then he'll show the doubters why the Aurors are the violent institutions of the magical world!
The person in charge calmly inquired of the young Auror.
"And the bad news, whose vault was looted?"
The name uttered by the young Auror the next moment caused the person in charge to freeze in shock.
"What the heck?"
"Dumbledore?!"
"#￥%@!"
A series of indistinct curses came from the person in charge.
He couldn't understand which idiot was so reckless as to dare rob Dumbledore's vault!
Then, after recovering from the shock of the news, the person in charge looked grave.
Since it's Dumbledore's treasury, there's no way you can try to fob off or give a perfunctory answer.
"Send a message to Hogwarts and inform Dumbledore."
……
Meanwhile, in the Hogwarts Headmaster's office.
Dumbledore stood with his hands behind his back, pacing around his office with his eyes closed, pondering what kind of test he should give the savior Harry Potter in the first year.
"The Mirror of Eris, it's essential."
"If I had used this mirror to examine Tom Riddle earlier, I would have seen his evil more clearly, and might even have foreseen his thirst for life and power, thus preventing the series of horrific crimes he committed later."
"We also need to create some emotional bonds for Harry Potter, so that he can have friendships and family ties at Hogwarts."
"He happens to be James's son, so he should have inherited James's Quidditch talent. If he performs well in flying class, McGonagall can apply for him to join the Quidditch team as a special case..."
"Yes, of course, the Philosopher's Stone is also essential. Such a powerful magical item can reveal whether Harry Potter has a morbid desire for money, power, and immortality..."
As Dumbledore murmured to himself, the arrangements for Harry Potter's first year gradually became clear.
However, inside the headmaster's office, a portrait of the headmaster couldn't help but ask Dumbledore a question.
"Dumbledore, if you suspect someone is after your underground vault, why did you only move the Philosopher's Stone and not anything else?"
"In your underground vault, besides your personal treasures, there are also some Hogwarts resources that you will keep in trust."
"If Gringotts is indeed burglarized and the thieves steal these things, that would be a real problem."
Dumbledore simply smiled at this.
Over the years, he has developed an unparalleled understanding of human nature.
If anyone covets the Philosopher's Stone, it must be Voldemort.
Voldemort, aside from the Philosopher's Stone, would certainly not care about anything else.
They might even feel that, given his current status and reputation, it would be a loss of face for him to commit the same theft as before.
That's why Voldemort would never touch anything other than the Philosopher's Stone.
Why bother transferring them out?
It's quite troublesome to go around in circles like this.
When asked about the portrait of the headmaster in his office, Dumbledore gave a confident answer.
"Don't worry, everything is under my control..."
Just then, an owl swooped down to the window of the headmaster's office and dropped an urgent notice to the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic.
Dumbledore blinked.
"It seems to be a report from the Ministry of Magic. Let me guess, it's probably telling me that Gringotts was broken into and my vault was opened, but nothing was stolen."
Then Dumbledore opened the envelope and saw a thick stack of papers inside.
Dumbledore paused for a moment, then laughed.
"It seems the Ministry of Magic is taking this very seriously; they must have explained the entire process of the thief's crime to me."
Then he opened the letter.
But when the first line of text came into view, Dumbledore's expression changed, and his smile froze on the spot.
"It is with a heavy heart that we inform you, Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, that your vault numbered 713 has been completely looted due to the incompetence of the Gringotts goblins."
Remaining items: None.
"The confirmed list of stolen items and the pending list are as follows. Please check them..."
Dumbledore rubbed his eyes hard, wondering if he was just getting old and his eyesight was failing.
But when he saw the long list of stolen items again, Dumbledore couldn't help but stumble.
"That's it?"
"All gone?"
"Really, not a single hair was left?!"
Dumbledore's expression was incredibly interesting, even showing a rare hint of gritted teeth.
"Tom Riddle..."
"Shameless, insidious, greedy!!!"
Dumbledore's hand, gripping the Elder Wand, bulged with veins, and his eyes flashed with cold light.
He originally planned to refrain from interfering in Harry Potter's first year as much as possible, and to let the professors set the challenges and difficulties for Harry Potter.
But now, he has changed his mind.
"Tom, after all these years, you've angered me again."
……
At the same time, the shocking news of the Gringotts theft was also immediately reported in an additional issue of The Daily Prophet.
The news that dozens of goblins died in the Gringotts invasion and that Dumbledore's vault was emptied made headlines, even accompanied by a photo of the empty vault 713.
A thin, pale hand slammed down the newly purchased copy of the Daily Prophet.
Quirrell's face showed a look of horror.
"Master, Master, please calm down!"
However, Voldemort's furious roar was uncontrollable, echoing in Quirrell's soul.
"Disgrace!"
"This is a shameful stain!"
"I admit to killing dozens of goblins, but when did I ever rob Dumbledore's vault?"
"They even took pictures of the vault being empty? Bullshit! When I left, the vault was overflowing with valuables!"
Quirrell said cautiously.
"Master, could it be that someone is following us and, while we're away, robbed the vault clean and made us take the blame?"
This speculation, however, drew a sneer from Voldemort.
"You idiot, isn't it obvious enough?"
"Dumbledore is the headmaster of Hogwarts. As is customary, a portion of Hogwarts' resources can be held in trust by the headmaster, as long as the board of trustees can access them when reconciling accounts."
"It's obvious that Dumbledore, that old bee, is taking advantage of our intrusion into Gringotts to settle scores here!"
"What a cunning thief crying 'stop thief!' What a cunning scheme to line one's own pockets..."
"Dumbledore, over the past decade or so, you've become increasingly shameless!"
"And this magical world, don't you have the ability to think independently? A bunch of idiots!"
Voldemort's voice clearly carried a sense of gritted teeth.
"I can't take it anymore. When I return, I will cleanse the entire magical world—those who lack critical thinking skills, those who believe everything they hear, especially those stupid and malicious reporters at the Daily Prophet..."
"Clean, clean, thoroughly clean!"
"And Dumbledore, just you wait, old bee, I'm going to expose your hypocritical mask completely!"
……
While Dumbledore and Voldemort were feeling incredibly disappointed and angry with each other, the mastermind behind the ransacking of the vault, Shire, was gulping down dragon blood.
The scorching dragon's lair poured into the abdomen from the throat, but vanished without a trace in an instant, turning into deep blue material for analyzing the magic of dragons.
Numerous notifications echoed in Charles's mind.
"Dragon-type magic analysis progress 10%..."
"Dragon magic analysis progress 30%..."
"..."
Finally, accompanied by a deep blue mechanical prompt.
"Dragon magic analysis complete."
A dragon's roar, as powerful as thunder, exploded in Xia's mind.
The magical Animagus, hailed as an impossible miracle in the realm of Transfiguration, has been completely accomplished at this moment!
Charles suddenly opened his eyes.
Golden, dazzling vertical pupils appeared in his eyes, radiating a terrifying dragon's might!
(End of this chapter)