Chapter 1680: Choice
Needless to say, Gryffindor's sword was so alluring to a goblin that few elves would refuse it.
With the Gryffindor Sword as bait, no matter how excessive Aven's request is, they can't resist tempting to agree, at least on the surface.
As a testament to courage, the magic on the sword dictates that even if it is taken by a goblin, it will be pulled out of the Sorting Hat by a real Gryffindor student when needed. The Gryffindor Sword has not been lost for centuries, but each time it has been returned to Hogwarts in this way, without exception.
That is, no matter where the elf hides it, it will eventually return to Hogwarts.
So in Aven's opinion, it would be too good to use the sword to bribe a goblin to take him into Gringotts.
It's basically equivalent to paying nothing and solving the problem.
But the problem now is that he doesn't know where Gryffindor's sword is.
Dumbledore left the sword to Harry in his will, but Rufus Scrimgeour had previously said that Dumbledore had no right to do so, and that the sword would be kept by the Ministry of Magic, and he did not hand it over with other items. Now that the Ministry of Magic has fallen, there's a good chance that Gryffindor's sword is in the hands of some Death Eater.
Of course, given the value of the Gryffindor Sword and the powerful magic on its scabbard, it is likely that Dumbledore hid the sword in advance, rather than allowing it to be taken by the Ministry of Magic and given to Snape when Evan and Harry needed it.
As for when they need it, that's up to Snape.
Evan didn't have time to find the real Gryffindor's sword, there were so many things waiting for him to do, in addition to the Gryffindor's sword, he had several other magic items in his hand that he could use to trade with the elves and buy them, but these super magic items were very important and not suitable for taking them out.
Besides, Evan didn't believe in cunning goblins, and he still wanted to use a simpler and rougher way to enter Gringotts.
He has his own plan, because he has done a lot of preparation work before, and has been helped by Bill and his friends who work in Gringotts in Egypt, Evan is still very confident in this plan, even if the defense measures of Gringotts in England are the strictest in the world, he is also confident to break in, he is now mainly going to see the situation in Diagon Alley and Gringotts. If you can, it's a good idea to collect a few more Death Eater hairs of a status to make a Polyjuice Potion, which will make the action much smoother.
This was the main purpose of Aven's investigation, and he had a few more words with Harry before leaving 12 Grimmauld Place.
Considering that Diagon Alley could no longer be apparitioned, Evan chose a more familiar entrance, and a few seconds later, he appeared on Charing Cross, and on the street behind him, Muggles hurried by, with the listless expression of early morning, unaware of the sudden appearance of "middle-aged men" and taverns.
After a few seconds at the door, Evan stepped into the Leaky Cauldron.
A thick layer of dust was splattered, and although it was only the second day that Voldemort had taken over the Ministry of Magic, there was almost no one in the Leaky Cauldron, and business was even worse than in previous months, and Tom, the hunchbacked and toothless owner, was wiping glasses behind the bar, and he didn't seem to notice Aven.
The two wizards whispering in the far corner were interested in Aven, and they looked at him through the shadows.
Evan could feel that those eyes hadn't taken their eyes off him from the moment he entered the bar.
"Antonin Dolokhov and Dolfin Rohr......" Evan muttered, glancing around the corner, quickly finding the names of the two Death Eaters in his memory, the world has really changed, and the Death Eaters can appear openly in places like the Leaky Cauldron in broad daylight, he quickly and slightly shook his head, "Well, no, the status is too low, the strength is good, but the family power is too poor, and there are no brains." ”
Evan wasn't going to choose the two of them, these two guys' families weren't some of the long-established pure-blood wizard families.
In other words, the identities of the two of them could not enter the vault in the most core area of Gringotts.
On the contrary, there are so many wizards and Death Eaters who are familiar with both of them, and if the fake is easy to expose, Evan is not going to ask for trouble.
Antonin Dolokhov was one of the Death Eaters who had been following Voldemort since the beginning, and he had been loyal for a long time.
In the First Wizarding War, he, along with four other Death Eaters, murdered Gideon and Fabian Prewit, and tortured many Muggles and people who did not support Voldemort during this period, his contribution is not small, but his status among the Death Eaters has not been high, and he has not been taken seriously by Voldemort, which has to do with his origin and role, this guy is completely a brainless thug character.
He's a brutal dark wizard, a complete outlaw, but with no brains and no status.
As for Dolfin Rohr next to Antonin Dolokhov, looking at this guy's stronger body than Dolokhov, you can know what kind of person he is!
Pretending to be them will only cause trouble, it is better to choose Goyle and Crabbe, at least these two families are old enough.
It has been a vassal of the Malfoy family for centuries and has amassed a certain amount of wealth.
The goal that Evan wants to choose is a pure-blood wizard family like Malfoy that is old enough, and with their identity, they can enter the underground core area of Gringotts, which will save a lot of unnecessary trouble, no matter how bad it is, Nott, Yaxley and the like are not bad.
If you're lucky, it's great to meet Bellatrix herself.
Of course, originally borrowing Sirius's identity before the Ministry of Magic was captured, they could also easily enter the core area of Gringotts, and the Black family was one of the few remaining pure-blood wizard families that was old enough, but considering the character and vendetta of the elf, Evan and they finally abandoned that plan.
He didn't want to be hated by the goblins for the rest of his life because of this break-in and be blacklisted by them.
"Good morning, this guest ......," Tom whispered, pausing to wipe the glass as Evan approached.
Apparently, he didn't know the Muggles that Evan was pretending to be.
"I'm Talen Bulstrode . Evan said deliberately domineeringly, imitating the appearance of a Death Eater, holding his head high, not looking at the somewhat stunned old Tom, as if he were trash, "Don't stare at me with that expression, you should have heard of this noble surname, if not, then go and ask someone, go to the wizards who really have status, and they will tell you what this surname represents." I'm here because I've heard about the Dark Lord, and my family and I are very supportive of his goals, and we're looking at our new regime from France. ”