Chapter 1684: Honest Probe
The group reached the bottom of the marble steps that led to the tall bronze door, which had changed, and the uniformed elves that usually flanked the entrance had been replaced by two wizards from the new Ministry of Magic, each holding a slender metal rod in their hands.
There were a few wizards lined up to be checked, waiting to enter Gringotts.
"Honest probe!" Evan whispered, slowing down, "I didn't expect them to set this up." ”
"What is this?" Elaine asked.
"An instrument that can detect hidden spells and magical items. ”
"How do you use this, do you stick a metal rod underneath it?" Elaine's voice smacked teasing.
"No, Elaine, that's what the metal rod is used for other things, but they don't need to be inserted, they just need to move the probe over you once to detect if you have a hidden spell or if you have dishonest thoughts. This device is ineffective against the decoction, and if the Occlumency is good enough, it will not detect anything. "But to be on the safe side, we'd better use a little bit of tactics." Hermione, are you sure you can use the Confusion Charm on them?"
"No problem!" Hermione said, as she approached behind Aven as she pulled her wand out of her pocket and pointed it at the two guards outside the Gringotts gate, "Confusing!"
Hit by the spell, both guards froze slightly.
"Pretty, Hermione, great Confusion Charm, many wizards can't do it that perfectly!" said Aven in admiration, stepping up the final steps.
He didn't pause at the door, and was about to enter Gringotts.
"I'm sorry, sir!" said one of the guards, holding up a slender metal rod.
"You've just checked it out!" said Evan condescendingly, in Rodolphus Lestrange's haughty voice, "Or do you think my brother and my brother, the Dark Lord's most loyal servants, need to undergo additional checks when we enter Gringotts?"
"No, of course not...... " The guard explained in a panic, seemingly confused, looking down at the slender metal rod in his hand, and then at his equally dizzy colleague.
"Yes, you've checked on them!" said the man, "Lord Lestrange, you may go in." ”
"I'm skeptical of the attitude of the two of you, I'll go and talk to Mr. Minister about it myself......" Evan said to the two head-scratching guards reluctantly, he told Harry to go first, and instead of going in immediately, he paused by the gate for a moment to buy time for Hermione and Elaine's passage, "The Ministry of Magic sent you here, not for you to ......"
"What's going on, what's going on, Rodolphus, these two scum have you off?"
At this moment, the voice of an indifferent woman sounded behind Aven.
Aven turned, his heart pounding, and he saw the pale, haughty-looking Bellatrix slowly walking down the marble steps, and behind her, a house-elf struggled to keep up with her with a long sword.
This is...... Gryffindor's Sword!
It's a fake, because Evan doesn't feel the Cyclops' berserk magic power in the scabbard.
He glanced at the sword's forgery and returned his gaze to Bellatrix.
Evan opened his mouth, unsure of what to call Bellatrix who suddenly appeared.
Damn, how did this come about!!
Should Evan call her by her name now, or a nickname like "dear"?
His current identity is nominally Bellatrix's husband, so it's a matter of course that the title is a little intimate, right?!
In the same way, shouldn't he go and kiss Bellatrix?!
But as far as Evan knows, the relationship between Rodolphus and Bellatrix seems to be very average, but in fact it exists in name only, and he probably doesn't need him to risk any intimate moves!
The two of them were originally a family marriage, without any emotional foundation, and the long Azkaban prison career left the two without much substantive contact. Not to mention, Bellatrix's crazy worship of Voldemort made her have no other men in her eyes, and the existence of Voldemort's daughter is enough to explain the relationship between her and Rodolphus!
But it's still terrible to meet Bellatrix here, it's just too bad.
Evan didn't expect to run into Bellatrix at the gate of Gringotts so coincidentally, and behind him, Harry, Hermione, and Elaine, who were about to enter Gringotts, all stopped and looked at Evan and Bellatrix worriedly.
"Some garbage is like that, we haven't learned to accept the reality, there are so many mud species on this street, we should clean it up as soon as possible. Bellatrix said in a blank tone as she approached Evan and raised her wand to the two guards, "As for the two of you, if you don't respect the Dark Lord's servants, you don't respect the Dark Lord. So, drill the carpal bones!"
The guards let out terrible screams, and they fell to the ground shaking violently and struggled.
Amid the horrible screams of the guards, Bellatrix burst out laughing contentedly.
"Alright, Bella!" Evan couldn't take it anymore, he waved Rodolphus's wand sharply, stopping the magic, and the two guards lay on the ground panting, half their lives were about to be lost because of the severe pain.
"They didn't disrespect me, they just ......"
"Too weak, Rodolphus, you seem to be afraid? It's a shame, it's always been like this, I've reminded you many times, or you think it's okay, because the reputation of the Lestrange family is worthless, but don't forget who you are, we are Death Eaters, the Dark Lord's most trusted servants, and you can only get his honor if you behave better." Bellatrix said as she stopped suddenly, her face suddenly approaching Aven, "Wait, you look a little weird?"
"Really? I may be tired, I didn't get a good night's rest, you know. Evan moved forward a distance, he looked into Bellatrix's eyes closely, and began to try to use the Imperius Charm and Soul Capture, Evan was not too good at using these two spells through this kind of casting, he didn't dare to directly control each other, and he didn't dare to go too deep into Bellatrix's thoughts, but it was still possible to give her some misleading and hints, "I didn't sleep well, I tossed for too long last night, I was too tired......"
"Fool, stay away from me, you're making me feel uncomfortable!" Bellatrix screeched, "that garbage will tie your performance to me, and your and your brother's stupidity will drag me down, just like the self-righteous Malfoy's recent unforgivable failures, the Dark Lord has begun to disillusion with us." This morning, the old woman he had brought back from Germany had dared to dictate to me. We've got to do something to win back his trust! I heard, you've got information on the whereabouts of Mason and Potter, and a guy who claims to be from the Bulstrrode family saw the two of them?"
"No, that kid is talking nonsense, we made him pay for his!" Evan whispered, interested in Bellatrix's statement that the Black Witch was calling her the shots.