Diagon Alley.

London time, 6 a.m.

The first rays of the morning shine through the thin mist, casting dappled lights and shadows on the stone streets.

It will take at least another hour or two for the empty streets to slowly become lively.

And in Gringotts, where the bronze doors were closed and not yet opened, a difficult negotiation that had lasted all night had just ended.

"Dear Miss Caslana, you can actually think again, if Hogwarts funds are stored in Gringotts, we can even make some concessions regarding fees. ”

A fairy elder with a wrinkled face rubbed his palms unwillingly, and said with a flattering smile, hoping to change Elena's mind.

At this time, Elena was standing in front of a huge "mountain of gold" made of gold galleons, accompanied by Andy Serkis and Gary Vickers, carefully counting, and the goblin's unique counting magic made the whole process much easier than expected.

"Say no more. All loans must be held by Hogwarts, which is one of the foundations of the entire contract. ”

Elena refused unmoved, not even bothering to turn her head, and continued to watch the two goblins count the gold coins.

Although there are various terms and conditions in the entire Hogwarts mortgage contract, if you put aside all the bells and whistles, the core idea is actually only four points.

[All loan funds must be kept by Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]

[The currency lent and returned is the currency of the Muggle world - ruble]

[Gringotts must convert rubles into gold galleons as much as possible when making payments (according to negotiations, the shortfall can also be made up in Muggle currency - US dollars or pounds sterling according to the exchange rate)]

[This content is not visible to Muggles for the time being, wizards should use the Transfiguration Charm to view it for themselves]

Compared with the endless business villains in later generations, in Elena's opinion, the goblins at this time were still in a relatively innocent and simple state. Except for a little subplot on interest rates and fees, and some bells and whistles, there are not too many traps and malicious clauses in the contract.

Therefore, Elena's response was also extremely simple and rude, and she directly moved more than half of the mature commercial mortgage contract style and terms in her memory.

Another consequence of this was that in the elf's mind, the aura of mystery and wisdom that shrouded Dumbledore became a little more dazzling.

"I'm sorry, because of the time constraints, we only mobilized 400 million gold galleons and 1.5 billion dollars, and the rest was made up in pounds, a total of 730 million ......"

Gary Vickers wiped the sweat from his forehead, held a piece of parchment with trembling hands, glanced at Elena with some restraint, and explained quickly.

"Well, I see, I don't have to go on. When you arrive at Hogwarts, you will be reviewed and received. ”

Elena waved her hand indifferently, interrupting Gary Vickers' words, turning around and looking behind her.

Behind her, hundreds of heavily armed elves were already waiting, each with a small worn-out money bag in her hand, which Elena knew was the storage bag with the Traceless Stretch Charm, "You can start teleporting in turn—the destination, the main entrance to Hogwarts Castle." ”

............

Hogwarts.

The skies in the Scottish Highlands usually light up later, when the sky is still a little hazy blue.

Whew~ha~

Dumbledore, dressed in blue pajamas, sat up abruptly from the bed, gasping for a few breaths, and for some reason, he suddenly felt a strange tightness in his chest.

Turning his head, Dumbledore looked at the wall clock on the wall, it was not yet half past six.

"Sure enough, you're old...... It's no longer better than when it was younger. ”

Dumbledore smiled self-deprecatingly, if Madam Pomfrey at the school hospital knew, it would be another fuss and a complaint.

Tuk, tuk, tuk.

Just then, there was a rhythmic tapping sound outside the window.

Dumbledore looked up and saw a fist-sized owl standing by the window, flapping its wings and tapping anxiously on his bedroom window, with a small letter tied to its feet.

Isn't this Elena's owl called Vika, so eager, is there something unexpected?

The old man looked stunned, quickly stood up, quickly opened the window and let the little owl in, and removed the envelope from the little owl's feet.

Dumbledore walked over to the bed, put on his glasses, shook off the letter and whispered.

[Respectful, gentle, great, kind, never angry...... Greetings to Professor Dumbledore:]

[When you read this letter, the lovely little Elena has already arrived at the gates of Hogwarts Castle.] 】

[Along with me, there are three hundred and fifty goblins of Gringotts, and a fortune worth about 750 million gold gallons. 】

[Because of the huge amount of money, in addition to you, I suggest bringing all the house-elves in the school to assist in the inventory.] 】

[Of course, you can rest assured. This is a completely reasonable and legal asset that can be completely controlled by Hogwarts, and no matter what, this money must be shipped into Hogwarts!]

[This asset comes from a mortgage I took out at Gringotts, and the collateral is the certificate of title to the Salazar Slytherin family, which is now Hogwarts Castle.] 】

[Seeing this, you must not be angry, this is not only bad for your health, but also does not solve the problem. I can explain. 】

[—Your loyal, lovely, Elena Kaslana.] 】

Underneath the letterhead was a loan agreement signed by Gringotts and Elena, with a glittering magical mark.

Uh-huh!

After reading the letter, Dumbledore suddenly felt a blackness in front of him, and a muffled cramp came from his chest, as if someone had cast a heart drilling spell.

He now realized what the ominous premonition that had been haunting him since yesterday was - Elena Kaslana, he shouldn't have given this terrible little girl a chance to come into contact with the greedy goblins of Gringotts.

Coo~

As if sensing that something was wrong with Dumbledore's mood, the reserve that was drinking water on the side raised his head curiously, flapped his wings and flew to Dumbledore's side, and bumped the old man's fingers with his little head.

By the way, now is not the time to be in a daze, there is still a terrifying amount of wealth piled up at the school gates.

Dumbledore quickly came to his senses, picked up his wand and pointed to his throat - [loud voice]

"Attention all the house-elves at Hogwarts, everyone come with me to the gate of the castle. ”

At the same time, a flash of fire flashed in the bedroom, and Dumbledore looked at the phoenix that suddenly appeared, and nodded, "Fawkes, please." ”

............

At the gates of Hogwarts Castle, a huge empty space is now filled with gold galleons as high as a hill, and below the gold mountain, hundreds of huge money bricks made up of pounds and dollars bundled.

"So, how long are we going to wait? Why hasn't Mr. Dumbledore come yet? ”

Andy Serkis clenched his fingers anxiously, stared at the closed castle gate in front of him, and urged sharply.

After leaving Gringotts, every second of waiting was nothing less than a catastrophic ordeal for it. Not only it, but the nerves of all the goblins present had collapsed to the extreme, and they all hoped that Dumbledore would appear soon.

"Take it easy, it's going to be soon. After all, Professor Dumbledore still needs to gather ......"

Elena tried to keep her relaxed expression comforting the elves who were about to collapse, while repeating in her mind - there are movie props behind her, all movie props.

Syllable.

The air in front of the castle suddenly exploded with a crisp explosion, and a short figure appeared on the bridge of the castle.

Immediately, a series of dense crackling sounds like firecrackers rang out incessantly.

One house elf after another appeared in front of the gates of Hogwarts Castle.

"Elena Kaslana!"

With a brilliant firelight, Dumbledore appeared at the front of the castle with a dark blue pajamas with a star and moon pattern, and on the back of the old man's left hand, a silver-white oath chain shimmered with dazzling brilliance.

"Ah, Professor Dumbledore, it's been your wait. ”

Seeing the tall figure with a long silver-white beard, Elena's heart was relieved, and she raised the back of her smooth left hand and shook it weakly towards Dumbledore—she could feel that with Dumbledore's appearance, the energy that had held her all the way to this point was rapidly receding.

"I fulfilled my vows ahead of schedule, and this is the past, present, and future of Hogwarts. ”

Elena pointed behind her and smiled tiredly, "We'll transport them into the castle first, and then you'll listen to me......"

Boom.

Before the silver-haired little Lori could finish speaking, a strong feeling of exhaustion quickly swallowed her consciousness, her eyes went dark, and her small body shook and fell straight to the ground.

"Elena?!"

"Miss Kaslana?!"

Without thinking much about it, Dumbledore's face changed, and with a large wave of his wand in his right hand, he summoned the unconscious girl into his arms and carefully probed it.

"Whew~ It's okay, it's just that I'm too tired and asleep. ”

The old man breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes swept thoughtfully over the back of the girl's smooth hand, and instructed the house-elf beside him, "Take Elena back to the student dormitory and have a good rest." ”

As for the situation ahead......

Dumbledore looked up at the hill-like Golden Gallon, the corners of his eyes twitching imperceptibly.

"Ahem, it seems that the cooperation is going well. ”

Dumbledore coughed lightly, took out the original contract sent by Elena, glanced at it quickly, and then said in a deep tone that was not surprised.

"So, Mr. Elf, let's start counting. It doesn't seem to be an easy project. ”

Whatever happens, there's absolutely nothing wrong with getting these Golden Gallons into Hogwarts first.

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I'm so tired, it's still a 3,000-word chapter, ask for a ticket, and I can finally get on the train in the next chapter.

After drinking two cans of Red Bull, I went to rest and wrote the plot here.