Chapter 16: Windfall
January 6, 1987, front page of the Daily Prophet.
On January 5, 1987, Gringotts, the Wizard's Bank, claimed to be the safest bank in the world, was stolen! Although the elves have been insisting that this has not happened, an unknown gentleman who enters Gringotts to collect his items discovers that an elf has been dragged by force and knocked on the door of a vault!
According to Mr. Unknown, the number of that vault was 713
"Bang!" A slightly old teacup fell from Dumbledore's hand and shattered. Gringotts' vault 713 is his, and it contains an equally important item, Nicol Lemay's Philosopher's Stone!
It was definitely premeditated! Frowning, Dumbledore ignored the shattered teacup and hurried out of his office with his wand in hand.
Who will it be? Voldemort? Liu Hong? Dumbledore, who had an ugly face, felt that this had nothing to do with Liu Hong! It's just that the Deception Mind Technique can only play a role if Liu Hong cooperates, and if Liu Hong doesn't cooperate, then he can't break into the mind of Liu Hong, who is in a ball of spirits, to find the answer he wants.
"Albus!" Suddenly, Dumbledore, who was hurrying to Gringotts, heard McGonagall's voice coming from the side.
With an anxious and nervous face, McGonagall hurried over to Dumbledore's side and walked with him, whispering, "Is the contents of Vault 713 gone?" ”
Nodding slightly, Dumbledore frowned, "Maybe it doesn't exist, those goblins didn't notify me!" It's really."
McGonagall frowned and said, "Didn't notify you?" Maybe it wasn't gone, but why was it reported so quickly! It's a bit unreasonable! ”
"It doesn't matter if it's right or not! I'll make sure it doesn't exist first! And you, Professor McGonagall, I would like you to help me pay attention to Professor Liu Hong's actions. Dumbledore suddenly stopped, stroked his beard and frowned, "You know the reason why the Ministry of Magic asked us to keep Liu Hong at Hogwarts, but if you hope it has nothing to do with him this time!" ”
McGonagall, who almost bumped into Dumbledore, who came to an abrupt stop, frowned even more after listening to Dumbledore's words: "Okay! But he's sharp, and he's very clear about what we're trying to do."
"Don't worry!" Dumbledore reassured McGonagall in a steady tone, "I'll figure out the rest, just pay attention to the fact that he's been in contact with those people lately." ”
Hurried to Gringotts, and before Dumbledore could say anything, the elf governor of Gringotts greeted him with an apologetic expression, causing Dumbledore's brow to furrow, and at the same time sighing in his heart.
Obviously, something is wrong with his vault in Gringotts, Vault 713!
On January 14th, the theft turmoil at Gringotts calmed down a little, and another incident made the wizarding world lively again.
Lucius Malfoy, the head of House Malfoy, invites the professors of Hogwarts to see his treasures! Although it was only a few invited, it was enough to become a talking point for wizards.
"Bang Bang!" Clapping his palms, Lucius Malfoy drew everyone's attention and pointed to a room with an open door and said, "Come with me, everyone!" My wife and I have placed the treasure in it. ”
Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape, Flitwick, and Liu Hong had a total of nine professors who came to Malfoy's house to visit the treasures, and of course, there were a few sincere ones, needless to say.
After entering the room, Liu Hong and the others saw a tall, thin woman with blonde hair standing in the middle of the house with a proud and noble smile, and next to her stood a little boy who looked very proud. When they entered, the woman said, "Hello, Hogwarts professors. I am Lucius Malfoy's wife, Narcissa Malfoy! This is me and his child Draco Malfoy! ”
Liu Hong and the others naturally responded politely.
The treasures revealed by the Malfoy family No, although Liu Hong really wants to study more, but he has other things! After a cursory look, Liu Hong came to Lucius Malfoy's side: "Mr. Malfoy, thank you very much for inviting me to participate in this exhibition!" ”
Lucius Malfoy said with a friendly smile, "It's my honor to have you, I've benefited a lot from your insights into magic, and I hope we can communicate more intimately in the future!" ”
Liu Hong chuckled and responded, "That would be my honor." ”
"That's right!" Lucius Malfoy seemed to have thought of something, and he clapped his palms to attract everyone's attention, and said, "I once obtained a treasure from the East, but unfortunately I don't know what it can be used for!" I wonder if any of you professors are familiar with the magic of the East? ”
Except for Liu Hong and Dumbledore, everyone else frowned slightly.
After Dumbledore, who had become more and more moody in recent days, looked around, his eyes fell on Liu Hong and Lucius Malfoy, and said lightly: "The magic of the East is completely different from ours, I think you need to communicate more with Professor Liu." ”
"Really?" Lucius Malfoy suddenly came to his senses, looked at Liu Hong with an apologetic expression, and said, "I've been talking to Professor Liu about magic, and I've almost forgotten that you're from the East!" You know and understand our magic so well. ”
"You're welcome!" Liu Hong nodded slightly and smiled.
"Then will you come with me to see that treasure of the East?" Lucius Malfoy invited Liu Hong with a look of surprise, and then Liu Hong nodded and looked at the other professors, and said with a smile: "What about you?" Do you want to see the treasures of different systems? ”
With the exception of Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Snape, the other professors all looked unmoved.
"If we can see the treasures of the Orient and hear the introduction of Professor Liu and you, of course we are very happy." Dumbledore nodded, a chuckle on his face, a chuckle similar to Liu Hong's.
Seemingly pleased with the reaction of the Hogwarts professors, Lucius Malfoy smiled and said, "Professors, wait a minute! ”
With that, Lucius Malfoy left in a hurry, and soon returned with a treasure chest in his hand.
The treasure chest is very quaint. It was made of an unknown bluish-black substance, which looked similar to iron, but was distinctly distinct from iron.
Placing the chest on a table, Lucius Malfoy fumbled on it for a moment before the chest opened with a bang.
"Look, everyone!" Moving out of his place, Lucius Malfoy unveiled the contents of the box to the public.
It was a seal-like seal, or a seal placed squarely in the center of the chest. The material should be brass or something like metal, about 1 inch high, square shape, about 10 inches in size.
Smiling, Lucius Malfoy picked up the seal and revealed its contents to the public. I saw the complex and regular runes engraved under the seal, which made people feel a deep sense of mystery after seeing it!
His brows furrowed slightly, Liu Hong first sensed the qi, and after finding that he didn't feel anything, he reached out and touched it. But he immediately withdrew his hand, and a sensation of electric shock began to spread from his fingertips!
Five Thunder Slash Ghost Seals! Liu Hong pouted. This kind of Yin Liu Hong has seen several times in other worlds, but there is no such reaction! Is it because it's the reason for the world?
The Five Thunder Ghost Seal is one of the long-standing French seals of the people, and the Indian style is in the ancient style, and this Indian style can also be seen on some ancient French seals. The five thunders slashed the ghost seal according to the edict of the Jade Emperor and the Pu'an Patriarch, and summoned the five thunders to subdue the demons and subdue the demons, suppress the evil and suppress the evil. Its power is very great, so it is a powerful magic weapon to drive away evil spirits, and it is the first recommendation to suppress evil spirits, and it is widely used. There is also a practice of stamping the seal hall of the deceased, of course, not on the normal death.
"What's wrong?" Seeing Liu Hong's strange performance, Lucius Malfoy couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"This seems to be the seal of the East to ward off evil spirits, used to drive away evil." Dumbledore slowly walked to Liu Hong's side, looked at the Five Thunder Slash Ghost Seal, looked at Liu Hong again, and said lightly: "It seems that Professor Liu is very unpopular with this exorcism prop." ”
Lucius Malfoy's face froze for a moment, this was bought by a Chinese who had come to London for a tourist, and was intended to be given to Liu Hong as a surprise and incidentally. Because Liu Hong has been saying that he is driving out evil, Lucius Malfoy intends to use it to establish a relationship with Liu Hong. After all, Liu Hong, a person who has a cooperative relationship with Voldemort, will definitely be very beneficial to him in the future.
But now it seems a little different from what he imagined!
"If I'm loved by it, do I still need a headache?" Not at all in the meaning of Dumbledore's words, Liu Hong's hand reached out to the Five Thunder Slash Ghost Seal again. It's just that Lucius Malfoy and Dumbledore, who were closest to him, sensed a trace of energy on Liu Hong's fingers!
"Thunderbolt!" A dazzling flash of lightning burst out in an instant, startling everyone.
Hurriedly putting the Five Thunder Slash Ghost Seal into the treasure chest and covering it, Lucius Malfoy said eagerly, "Professor Liu, you haven't been hurt in any way, have you?" ”
Looking at his fingers a little confused, Liu Hong suddenly laughed and said, "It's okay!" How could there be! Mr. Malfoy, can you lend this treasure to me for a while? Of course, I'll pay you enough! ”
After being hit by the electric light of the Five Thunder Slash Ghost Seal, Liu Hong found that the evil xenomorph energy contained in his body had been purified!
Lucius Malfoy was stunned for Liu Hong's reaction and then said overjoyed: "Of course! If this thing can help Professor Liu. It's just an antique, an exhibit for me. I'm sure he'll love it to you. ”
Dumbledore's brow furrowed slightly.
The performance between Liu Hong and Lucius Malfoy does not appear to be fake. Because with his knowledge of Liu Hong and Lucius Malfoy, Liu Hong and Lucius Malfoy would never deliberately show such an exaggerated situation, which would be too suspicious.
Purify oneself of evil with the power of holiness? Dumbledore looked at Snape to the side.
Snape's gaze met Dumbledore's, then he looked away, then nodded as he looked at a treasure on display!