some magical Hogwarts

Chapter 110 The Fire Dragon Out of Control (Happy New Year)
When the crowd entered Gringotts, the two goblins bowed to them and ushered them into the tall marble hall.

A hundred or so goblins were sitting on stools behind a long counter, weighing coins with copper scales, examining gems with eyepieces, and scribbling entries in large ledgers.

There are countless doors in the hall, leading to different places, and many goblins guide people in and out of these doors.

Several people walked towards an elderly goblin, who was examining a thick gold coin through the lens.

The goblin threw aside the gold coins in his hand and said hello to William.

Obviously, with William being awarded the Order of Merlin, he already has a lot of popularity in the UK.

"I need to set up a private treasury." William said directly.

"Oh, I don't know how much Mr. Stark is going to sell?" The goblin stood up with a more enthusiastic tone.

"Our lowest-priced vault here only needs two hundred Galleons, and a slightly better one needs six hundred Galleons, and the more expensive one thousand Galleons, or even two thousand Galleons..."

He had already found out the details of William, and knew that the Medal of Merlin Second Class only rewarded two thousand Galleons.

"Then let's get the cheapest one." William said indifferently.

He only has [-] galleons, so he can't do such an expensive one, after all, the money has to be spent on the handle of the knife.

"Okay." The old goblin's service attitude was very good, and he didn't feel impatient because William handled the cheapest treasury.

He handed over a small golden key and said, "Mr. Stark, please follow me, and I will take you to your vault."

The elder goblin led them through a doorway, a narrow stone corridor brightly lit by burning torches.

The Stone Corridor is a steep descent with a small railway below it.The goblin blew a whistle, and the two carts came rushing down the track toward them.

The crowd climbed into the trolley in two teams, and then they rushed to a deeper place underground, passing an underground lake, huge stalactites hanging from the ceiling of the cave, and huge stalagmites growing on the ground.

They galloped along the maze-like winding passages, and the rattling cart seemed to know the way, and there was no need for a goblin to drive.

The icy air whizzed past, blowing everyone's eyes shut.

William held his wand and poked it three times in a row, and a windshield appeared in front of them.

The goblin seemed unaffected by the cold wind, and stared straight ahead without blinking, with eyes as big as light bulbs.

William really wanted to ask: Why are the eyes dry without blinking for such a long time?

The car drove for about 10 minutes, and several people stopped in front of a door. The old goblin inserted the golden key body into the key hole, then slowly pushed it in, and stuffed the entire key body into the hole.

The door opens automatically without turning the key.

Everyone walked in, and the door slammed shut behind them, revealing a small vault inside.

"What will happen to the private vault if no one comes to withdraw money for a long time?" Hermione asked curiously.

"It depends on the level of the treasury." The old goblin replied.

"We can only keep the cheapest vault for two years before we clean it up. If no one comes to renew the contract within two years, we will clean up all the property in it at Gringotts."

The so-called clean-up is actually attributable to the goblin's free disposal.

"As the price increases, the retention period of the vault will increase, of course..." The old goblin laughed: "There is also a vault, the keys will be passed down from generation to generation, and the contents will never be cleaned."

"There is still this kind of treasury?"

"That's right, those are very expensive prices, and generally only those ancient families can afford them."

William found many similarities between Gringotts and UBS.

Gringotts is not bound by the Ministry of Magic. Even if a wizard commits a crime, the Ministry of Magic has no right to withdraw private property from the Gringotts vault.

Swiss banks are also world-renowned for their good confidentiality measures.

Since the stored items are protected by the privacy law and are not subject to police inspection, and only need to open a digital account when storing, there is no need to register the name of the depositor. Therefore, those criminals or high-ranking officials can sit back and relax without worrying about the safety of their property or being afraid. Suddenly a huge amount of unknown property was discovered.

Swiss bank digital accounts, like Gringotts keys, are often passed down as legacy, from generation to generation.

William is also planning to build a permanent treasury as an inheritance, but he can only buy the cheapest one right now.

William didn't think too much about it, he put Garen into the vault, only took [-], and put it in a small bag.

"Let's go," he said.

Everyone was disappointed that they didn't see the legendary fire dragon guarding the vault.

The riding experience of the car is not as comfortable as the roller coaster in the amusement park. I don’t want to see the fire dragon. Who came to this place?

But at this moment, William asked, "Did you feel the vibration?"

"Looks like an earthquake," said Hermione.

"That's impossible!" exclaimed the old goblin.

"The Gringotts vault is buried [-] meters deep underground, protected by a lot of magic spells, and there has never been an earthquake in thousands of years!"

He was filled with righteous indignation, as if William was slandering the famous brand of Gringotts.

No one spoke, William placed a gold Galleon on the table, and the Galleon trembled slightly on the table.

Roy and the others all turned pale, and they didn't have the leisurely mood of wanting to watch the fire dragon before!
This place is located deep underground. If an earthquake really happened, it would be buried below, and wouldn’t it be crushed into slag?
"Let's go!" William yelled.

Everyone left the vault in a hurry, and a voice suddenly roared from the depths of the ground. From far to near, it became clearer and more terrifying.

"It's the voice of a dragon," said the old goblin.

"Let's go." Several people hurried back to the small car, and the small car quickly ran along the corridor towards the hall, but gravel kept falling from the cave.

Bang!
A boulder fell on the track and completely blocked the road ahead. Because the speed of the car was too high, the old goblin had no time to brake, and the car hit the stone directly.

The small cart tilted suddenly, overturned, and everyone was thrown out of the cart.

The cart hit the wall of the corridor and broke into pieces. William clutched his wand and said loudly, "Shock absorbing spell!"

A blue light enveloped the crowd, and everyone slid in mid-air, falling to the stone floor as if without weight, without any pain from the fall.

"What happened?" Lyanna asked in horror.

"I don't know..." Before William finished speaking, he suddenly looked in a certain direction.

That glimpse of the scene made everyone present feel horrified.

A huge fire dragon rammed all the way from the depths of the cave, crazily smashing through a stalactite hill more than ten meters long.

The fire dragon finally collided with a private vault, and the huge carrying stone shattered instantly, and a private vault was also vulnerable, crushed into powder, like a firecracker in the hands of a child.

Everyone took a deep breath.

They finally saw the dragon... up close.

The value of these two hundred Galleons!

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(I wish everyone a happy new year and all the best, please recommend tickets.)
(End of this chapter)