Harry Potter The Unseen Heroine

"Yeah, that's a goblin," Hagrid confirmed as we walked up the steps to the bank. It was shorter than both me and Harry, looked very clever, had a beard, and very long fingers and toes. He bowed as we walked inside and were met with another set of doors. Which had words engraved on them.

Enter, stranger, but take heed

Of what awaits the sin of greed,

For those who take, but do not earn,

Must pay most dearly in their turn.

So if you seek beneath our floors

A treasure that was never yours,

Thief, you have been warned, beware

Of finding more than treasure there.

"Like I said, Yeh'd be mad ter try an' rob it," Hagrid affirmed as two more goblins bowed and let us through into a massive marble hall. Around a hundred goblins sat on high stools behind the tall counters, writing on ledgers, weighing coins, and examining precious stones. All around the hall were doors which different goblins led people in and out of. The three of us made our way to the counter.

"Morning," Hagrid said to a free goblin. "We've come ter take some money outta Mr. Harry and Miss Sarah Potter's safe."

"You have there key, sir?"

"Got it here somewhere," Hagrid replied and began going through his many pockets. After many pockets, and one moldy dog biscuit, Hagrid finally found it.

"Got it," Hagrid said as he held up a tiny golden key. The goblin studied the key for a moment.

"That seems to be in order." The goblin replied.

"An' I've also got a letter here from Professor Dumbledore," Hagrid continued, throwing out his chest in a important looking way. "It's about the You-Know-What in vault seven hundred and thirteen."

Both me and Harry looked at each other confused as the goblin read the letter.

"Very well," the goblin responded handing the letter back to Hagrid. "I will have someone take you down to both vaults. Griphook!"

Another goblin appeared and Hagrid began putting all of the dog biscuits away. We followed him towards one of the doors leading out of the chamber.

"What's the You-Know-What in vault seven hundred and thirteen?" Harry asked suddenly. I looked at Hagrid curiously as well.

"Can't tell yeh that," Hagrid replied. "Very secret. Hogwarts business. Dumbledore's trusted me. More'n my job's worth ter tell yeh that."

Harry looked disappointed, while I just shrugged. There would be more than enough to learn soon enough.

Griphook opened the doors for us and we entered a narrow, stone passageway lit by torches. It seeped downwards to what looked like a rail track. Griphook whistled and a cart appeared, which we all climbed into it and where off in a burst.

There was no possible way to memorize where we were going and I didn't even try. I noticed Hagrid beginning to look sick, and also noticed the cart was moving itself. Both me and Harry thought we saw fire down a passage, but we were moving to quickly to notice. We kept going deeper underground, arriving at a underground lake with massive stalactites and stalagmites.

"I never know," Harry asked Hagrid, "what's the difference between a stalagmite and a stalactite?"

"Stalagmite's got an 'm' in it," Hagrid replied. "An' don' ask me questions just now, I think I'm gonna be sick."

I looked at him in concern, while Harry was still looking around at all the sights.

"I'm sorry sir." I told him. He tried to give me a smile, but only looked more green for it. Finally the cart came to a stop. Hagrid got out and leaned against the wall as his knees trembled. While Griphook got out and unlocked the door. Green smoke poured out, and when is dispersed a mass amount of gold, silver, and bronze was revealed. Me and Harry looked at each other in amazement...mum and dad hadn't left us with nothing. And the Dursleys knew nothing about it.

"All yours," Hagrid told us smiling.

Me, and Harry began to pile coins into bags while Hagrid helped and explained.

"The gold ones are Galleons," he began. "Seventeen silver Sickles to a Galleon and twentynine Knuts to a Sickle, it's easy enough. Right, that should be enough fer the both of yeh fer a couple o' terms, we'll keep the rest safe for yeh." He turned to Griphook. "Vault seven hundred and thirteen now, please, and can we go more slowly?"

"One speed only," the goblin replied.

We continued deeper into the labyrinth of caves. The air was getting cooler, and all you could see below you was darkness. We reached Vault Seven Hundred and Thirteen, there was no key whole.

"Stand back," Ordered Griphook. He then stroked the vault door, which faded away.

"Amazing." I commented.

"If anyone but a Gringotts goblin tried that, they'd be sucked through the door and trapped in there," Griphook told us.

"How often do you check to see if anyone's inside?" Harry asked.

"About once every ten years," said Griphook with a rather nasty grin.

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