Although the dance was over, the students' enthusiasm remained undiminished, and even after returning to the common room, they were still discussing it instead of choosing to go back to sleep.

This also led to everyone waking up late the day after Christmas. When Kyle went to breakfast, there were few people in the huge auditorium.

"Kyle, you're here." Sirius walked in through the door and said with a smile, "I was just wondering if I should go to the Hufflepuff common room to find you." ”

"Looking for me?" Kyle asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Have you forgotten......" Sirius said in a voice that only Kyle could hear, "the vault key from the holidays......"

Hearing this, Kyle couldn't help but get up from his seat.

"So, you can go to Gringotts now?"

"It was a long time ago." Sirius said, "Otherwise, where do you think I got the money for my firebolts?"

"But you still have to go to school before, and I have other things to do, so I just have time now......

Of course, it can also be done at the end of the school year, if you have other arrangements for the Christmas holidays. ”

"No, right now." Kyle immediately said, "But there's a question, can I leave the castle?" ”

"In principle, no." Sirius said, "Unless we can get the principal's permission." ”

"So what are you waiting for......" Kyle shoved the rest of the bread from his plate into his mouth in two bites, and went with Sirius to the headmaster's office on the eighth floor.

……

"You want to leave school?" Dumbledore was a little surprised by the arrival of the two,

"Yes, Headmaster Dumbledore." Sirius looked at Maxim and Karkaroff in the office and said in a very normal tone, "I have prepared a special Christmas present that I can't bring to school, so I want to take him to see it." ”

Dumbledore hesitated, "But this is a special time, Kyle is involved in the Triwizard Tournament, and there are many pairs of eyes on him......"

"We're going to Diagon Alley." Sirius said, "It's safe there. ”

"That's right." Kyle said as well.

"Just go to Diagon Alley......" Dumbledore hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Well, I agreed......

"But how do you get there, the train left yesterday and won't come back until the end of the holiday."

"Trains?" Sirius' face showed obvious disgust, "That thing is too slow, I've had enough of it when I was in school, we're going to go to Hogsmeade and borrow a fireplace with three brooms." ”

"If that's the case, there's no need to make an extra trip." Dumbledore held out his finger and tapped it in the direction of the office fireplace.

In the blink of an eye, the flames inside turned green.

"Hogwarts is also connected to Floo?" Sirius was surprised.

"It's usually closed, but it's okay to open it for a few hours." Dumbledore said, "How about five hours, or even longer." ”

"Totally enough, we'll be back before lunch." Sirius said, and led Kyle over.

As the two disappeared from the office, both Maxim and Karkaroff's faces changed slightly.

Before the second project began, Kyle, a Warrior, abruptly left Hogwarts...... This unusual behavior seemed to them to be very abnormal.

And the gifts can't be delivered to the castle...... This reason is a bit too fake, is it true that everyone else is stupid?

"Olim ......" Karkaroff couldn't help but ask, "In Beauxbatons, can students who stay in school leave school so easily?" ”

"Of course not." "Unless you don't sign the list in the first place, you won't be allowed to leave the school, even during the holidays." ”

"It's the same with Hogwarts." Dumbledore smiled and said, "But this time it's a special situation, Kyle's kid did Professor Black a great favor during the holidays, and he probably wanted to say thank you."

"Okay, don't worry about them, where we just talked about, oh yes, about the Warriors' scoring criteria in the second event, I think ......"

In the face of Dumbledore's deliberate change of subject, Maxim and Karkaroff were even more certain that Kyle's outing must have something to do with the Triwizard Tournament.

Thinking of this, when the two of them looked at Dumbledore again, their eyes changed slightly.

Unexpectedly, Hogwarts is obviously the home field, but it still has to make small moves...... Phew, shameless.

Dumbledore, on the other hand, didn't care at all, and continued to speak calmly about his opinion.

The other side.

After emerging from the fireplace at the Leaky Cauldron, Kyle and Sirius make a beeline for their backyard.

It was early in the morning, and there was no one in the bar, except for Old Tom wiping a row of empty glasses behind the bar.

"Little Kyle, and Blake?" He greeted the two with a smile, "Would you like something to drink?" ”

"No, Tom, next time." Sirius shook his head.

The two then made their way to Diagon Alley through the entrance, all the way to Gringotts.

Looking at the shiny bronze gate from years ago, Sirius asked, "Did you get the key?" ”

"Of course, I always have it with me." Kyle reached into his leather pouch and pulled out a golden key and handed it over.

Sirius took the key and walked straight into Gringotts.

In the spacious marble hall, about a hundred or so elves sat behind a long counter, some weighing coins with scales and others examining gems with eyepieces.

They came to the front, where a goblin sat and scribbled something on the big ledger.

"Ahem......" Sirius said, clearing his throat, "we need to go to Bellatrix's Lestrange's vault." ”

After hearing the movement, the goblin on the opposite side raised his head and said in a sharp voice:

"You don't seem to be Miss Lestrange."

"I'm hers...... Cousin. Sirius pursed his lips as if he had eaten a disgusting flavored bean.

"She asked me to help get something."

The goblin glanced at Sirius, then seemed to think of something, "Ah, yes, you can indeed meet.

"So...... Mr. Black, did you bring the keys? ”

"Oh, here." Sirius tossed the key on the table. "This is what she gave me."

The fairy picked up the key and took a closer look.

"That's right......," he said, "I need to be warned, Mr. Black, that you can only take one thing from the coffers at most. ”

"I know better than you." Sirius said impatiently, "I don't even want to look at the rubbish. ”

"Good." He said, "I'm going to get someone to take you to the underground vault, pull the ring." ”

Raaf is another elf who leaves the hall with Sirius and Kyle through a door behind the counter and into a narrow stone corridor.

A small cart stopped next to it, and they got into it and set off.

The location of Gringotts' vault was a labyrinth, and they rode a small cart through the winding passages for almost twenty minutes.

Sirius's face grew more and more ugly, and he covered his mouth with his hand, as if he might vomit at any moment.

Kyle didn't feel anything, though, just felt the wind blowing a little cold.

Again, compared to the phantom transformation of the phoenix, now this one is like a children's rocking car, weakly exploding.

It's getting darker and darker, and the trolley is getting faster.

They crossed a waterfall, their clothes wet, and shivering with the cold blowing in the wind.

But there is no way, without passing through the anti-thief waterfall, it is impossible for the pull ring to take them on.

About ten minutes later, Kyle hears a whimpering dragon roar.

The voice was very weak, and I couldn't hear the slightest bit of the arrogance that a fire dragon should have.

"This is Gringotts' supreme defense." "The dragon can make any thief who covets the gold here pay," said Pull Ring proudly. ”

Kyle looked at him calmly, with no expression on his face.

At this time, the cart finally stopped on a mountain stream.

A creature with a sphinx stood in front of them.

Sphinxmon, the professional caretaker among Fantastic Beasts, guesses riddles and anagrams, so they are often used by wizards to protect precious objects and secret places.

Newt had one in his chest, but since there was no gold or silver jewels in the chest, it targeted the Luna Beast...... Every time Newt went to collect the fertilizer produced by the Moon Worm, he spent a long time with it.

Ra Ring was the first to come down, and he stepped forward to say something, and the Sphinxmon returned to the Yin form in a huff.

"Come here." The pull tab waved his hand. Kyle and Sirius immediately followed.

There is only one vault on the mountain stream. Pull the tab to take the key, hold it in the palm of your hand, and press your hand on the door.

Kyle watched the elf's movements curiously.

"Anyone who does this will be sucked in by the door except for us goblins, trapped in the door and unable to get out." Ra Ring looked over and grinned maliciously.

"Can you hurry up." Sirius said irritably, "Don't talk this nonsense. ”

"As you wish."

As soon as Rahuan's voice fell, the closed door of the vault disappeared little by little.

For a moment, Kyle thought someone had turned on the lights, and the golden light dazzled his eyes.

He saw a mountain of gold almost ten feet high, the fur of various exotic animals, potions in a vase, and a skull with a crown......

"Hurry up." Sirius said, "Grab what we need, and we'll leave." ”

"Okay." Kyle said, looking at the ring, "Can I go in, is there any special protection spell in there?" ”

"There's a fire spell and a copy spell." "But you have the key, and the spells are temporarily lifted, and they won't be reopened until the door is closed." If you're worried, I can do it for you. ”

"No need." Kyle walked in and deliberately kicked a Gareon at his feet.

The gold was kicked out of the way and flew away, and finally landed on the other Galleons with a thud, never becoming two in the process.

Kyle then relented and walked inside, pulling the ring to follow him indefinitely, as if on guard against him from taking anything extra.

Kyle didn't care, as much as the gold here was eye-catching, he had more important ......

The vault was not small, and there were a lot of things kept, and Kyle walked back and forth in it for five minutes, and finally accidentally looked up and finally found what he wanted.

Just at the top of the vault, on a raised stone platform, there was a small golden cup carved with a lifelike badger and two ear-like handles on the sides.

(End of chapter)