demon hunter at hogwarts

Considering the safety level of Gringotts, Regulus already had the answer in his mind.

As the oldest building in the entire Diagon Alley, the tall white marble pavilion of Gringotts Wizarding Bank is the most conspicuous one even among the unique storefronts in Diagon Alley.

This building is just the tip of the iceberg of the entire bank.The place that is hidden underground and leads to several miles of winding tunnels is the real core area of ​​Gringotts.There, there are properties and treasures deposited by wizards living in Britain and Ireland over the centuries.

Most wizards believe that if they want to store something, then Gringotts can definitely be called the safest place in the world.

Only the goblins in Gringotts know where those passages, like human blood vessels, lead to, what kind of mechanisms they have to pass through on the way, and what kind of vicious guardian creatures they have to pass by.

The so-called troll security guards are used to scare children and unskilled wizards. Although trolls sound scary, it is not too troublesome for capable wizards to deal with them.

In addition to trolls, Gringotts will at least use powerful and mysterious creatures such as fire dragons and sphinxes to guard the only way to the underground vault. These are written in the literature.

What is recorded in the literature is often only [-]/[-] of the true situation.

In addition to magical animals, the goblins who regard wealth as their lives are also the guardians of this huge treasure under London that cannot be ignored.

Because Gringotts does not pay regular interest to depositors like banks in the Muggle world.Instead, it is more like a depository. Those wizards who store gold coins and treasures in Gringotts must pay a fee every year as a reward for the goblins to help them keep their property.

So to a certain extent, goblins will regard the items stored in the underground vault as their own property.And when they protect their things, they will even risk their lives.

They will install various mechanisms in the vault, such as the vault door that can be opened with the magic unique to fairies, or the anti-thief waterfall that can wash away all disguise spells.

If a thief recklessly tries to pry open the door, he or she will be sucked in and trapped, unable to break free until the vault's guards discover him.

According to the goblins of Gringotts, they only check to see if any stupid guy is trapped and dead inside the gate every ten years.

Regulus and Sirius both have their own vaults, located at Nos. 711 and 712 in Gringotts respectively, so he knows that the security of vaults starting with 7 is already quite strict.

If a thief wants to break in, it will be extremely difficult just to find the way.

Of course, it is impossible for the goblins to allow the treasure house they guard to be apparated in and out at will like a Muggle's back garden. The entire huge network of underground passages is covered with powerful anti-Apparition spells.

The vaults of the Black family and the Lestrange family are located deeper in the underground passage, which also means stronger security. To get there, you have to pass through at least one more thief-proof waterfall and a vicious tunnel. Fire dragon.

Judging from the two aspects of Voldemort's regard for Bellatrix and Bella's loyalty to Voldemort, Voldemort gave Bella something "very important" and asked her to keep it in his vault. Inside, it was also a matter of course.

The font on Kingsley's papers that Regulus had seen often over the past year.

He was not surprised at how the owner of the font got the inside information from Gringotts.

He is only worried about one thing now: Will Voldemort think that even Bellatrix's vault is no longer safe and move the Horcrux away like he did in Gaunt's old house and the Albanian Black Forest?

As for some other news obtained from this trip to the Ministry of Magic...

Regulus didn't take everything Moody said seriously.

For example, Barty Crouch Jr. might be hiding behind a dumpster, waiting for an opportunity to sneak up on him or something.

He was sure that if doing so would help Voldemort's resurrection, Barty Jr. would have done it long ago.

After "watching" the entire trial in Dumbledore's Pensieve, Regulus had always had the feeling that Barty Jr.'s performance in the trial hall was completely staged to try to get away with guilt.

Because, if the young Barty at that time were replaced by himself, he might have made the same choice.

From Barty Jr.'s perspective, being thrown into Azkaban has no meaning except to prove his "loyalty".

And if he can seize the slim chance, successfully escape the crime, and keep his freedom, he can do more things, such as looking for his master.

It's a pity that Old Barty didn't give him this opportunity. In front of the Wizengamot Tribunal, he killed his relatives and threw him into Azkaban.

From Moody's words, Regulus speculated that maybe after that, Barty Sr. changed his mind and used some means to let Barty Jr. escape from Azkaban and was kept in his home by him.

Or perhaps, Old Barty had been taken advantage of at that time, and his whole life thereafter was under the control of others.

All in all, if this is true, Voldemort would have secured the services of two extremely loyal Death Eaters at this time.

In terms of magic power, Bellatrix is ​​extremely powerful, and Barty Jr. is no ordinary person either.

Talking about resourcefulness...Bella will not care about it for now, but little Barty is definitely a person with deep scheming and impeccable mind.

I just don't know whether Voldemort's first goal is to be resurrected completely, or to eliminate Harry Potter, the person who once hindered him, before resurrecting.

"We can only take one step at a time." Regulus refolded Kingsley's report into small squares and said to himself.

The afternoon passed quickly, the sun gradually set in the west, and the sky became darker and darker.

Regulus noticed that the cat Antalis became a little restless.

On weekdays, she would either curl up lazily on the sofa or lie on the window sill staring at her reflection in the glass.

Now, the cat was running back and forth upstairs and downstairs, occasionally running to Sirius' bedroom door, trying in vain to open the magically locked door.

Because Sirius, who claimed to be out "part-time", never came home.

The double-way mirror had been brought to school by Harry. Regulus could not contact his brother directly and could only sit in the room in vain, waiting for news.

Time passed minute by minute, from dusk to night, until midnight.

In the end, even Regulus himself was infected by Antalis, pacing around the house, and even went to the room where the tapestry of the Black family tree was hung.

Then he stared blankly at the scorch mark that appeared on the tapestry where Sirius should have been.

At this moment, the looking glass he placed in the living room suddenly made a sharp sound, and the sound was transmitted upstairs.

Regulus immediately apparated to the roof.

He saw Sirius pushing his motorcycle through the protective spell surrounding No. 12 Grimmauld Place.

"Your job is hard enough." Regulus ducked downstairs again and appeared in front of a slightly embarrassed Sirius.

"I was supposed to be back in the afternoon, but something went wrong." Sirius took off his helmet, and a faint green light flashed between his fingers, which was almost undetectable under the dim light of the street lamp.

But Regulus could still notice that Sirius' originally bruised eyes became slightly normal as the green light flashed by.

"To beat you like this...could he be asking for a duel with Snape?" he asked tentatively.

Hearing Snape's name, Sirius immediately perked up: "How powerful do you think Snotlout is? He didn't take any advantage when he fought me last time."

"So what kind of part-time job are you doing?" Regulus took the handle of the motorcycle, "A sparring partner in the dueling club? Or working as a target in the Auror office?"

"It's hard to explain in words." Sirius looked at the damaged part of the motorcycle with distress, "Our dear cousin... sooner or later I have to teach her what the demeanor of a wizard is."

Hearing these words, Regulus' hands shook and he almost dropped the motorcycle to the ground.

"You went to find Bella? And you found her?"

A Bella may be evenly matched with Sirius, but if you add a little Barty who is secretly watching, it will be different.If he was really facing these two enemies today and could run back, he would really be considered a blessing.

What's more, Sirius didn't know anything about Barty Jr., so if he was attacked by surprise, it would be bad.

The two hurriedly pushed the motorcycle into the house. Before closing the door, Regulus did not forget to re-strengthen the protective magic on the outside of the house.

As soon as the white shadow flashed, Antalis jumped onto Sirius's shoulder, messing up his long hair, and finally returned to her window sill with peace of mind and took a nap.

"Kreacher!"

Following Regulus' greeting, the house elf immediately handed over the prepared home clothes and changed out of Sirius's tattered motorcycle leather jacket.

Regulus keenly noticed that there was a big hole in the right rib of the leather jacket, as if it had been roughly torn open, and there was blood on it.

In his impression, Bella never used the trick of tearing off clothes when dueling with others.

Sirius had already rushed to the edge of the table and wolfed down most of the cold food.

Regulus calmly summoned two wine glasses, poured some brandy into them, and handed one to Sirius.

"Thank you."

"Don't be so hasty to thank me, I'm waiting to hear your explanation." Regulus said gloomily.

"Okay... Dumbledore mentioned some of the things you are investigating to me and Moon Face." Sirius put down the wine glass and began to explain, "Don't look at me with that look... Have you turned into Dumbledore? Are you a fanatical supporter? You should be able to understand some of his actions... Delia Island, right. Voldemort once appeared in that area."

Regulus's face became better. At that time, he really wanted Sirius to help investigate the matter, so as to find out whether those five-legged monsters had passed through the isolated island of Delia through some way. Sneaked into Scotland.

But Bella's escape from prison happened later, which disrupted his arrangement.

"...Harry has already gone to Hogwarts. In Dumbledore's school, even Voldemort can't hurt him." Sirius continued, "So I have discussed with Moon Face a long time ago that we will start with Checking out around Inverness...you know, there are a lot of lakes and rivers there, which would be a good hiding place if the five-legged monsters did come to the UK."

"You had already discussed it with Remus Lupin." Regulus raised his voice and repeated Sirius's words, "but you didn't say a word to me."

"When you went to Albania, you didn't tell me too many details." Sirius retorted, "And it's just a five-legged monster, so there's nothing to be afraid of."

"So?" Regulus immediately corrected the topic, "What did you find?"

"There are indeed five-legged monsters, and they have tasted human flesh that they have not seen for a long time." Sirius's face turned gray. "There is a Muggle prison over there. The occasional disappearance of prisoners inside does not attract much attention."

"It's not a good thing."

"I know that they will become more cruel and unscrupulous." Sirius lifted his shirt, revealing a shallow scar on his right rib. "If I hadn't learned those 'Druid spells' from you, this would have been enough. Left me there.”

He spoke lightly, but Regulus could imagine the critical nature of the situation.

With Sirius's strength, he was almost disemboweled. If it were a less powerful wizard, such as Quirrell, he probably wouldn't be able to come back.

"Those things already had a settlement. After I broke in, they immediately launched an attack. I killed three of them, and then Moon Face came to support. There were about a dozen of them." Sirius recounted, "Those five-legged creatures The monster seems to be able to tell that he is a werewolf, and the attack is not so vicious."

"It seems that most of their hatred is directed at humans." Regulus commented.

"We were about to escape from that settlement, but Bella appeared there." Sirius said bitterly, "She must have used Polyjuice Potion and turned into another woman, but I can't admit it. Her fighting habits. Moreover, those five-legged monsters actually obey her orders."

"Sure enough, the Dark Lord and the Five-legged Monster have reached an agreement." Regulus pondered.

"Bella wants my life. It seems that she really wants to get rid of me, the 'traitor of the pure-blood family'." Sirius said with disgust, "I want to teach her a lesson, but the five-legged monster is too annoying. Thanks to me I have to take a moment to thank Arthur for the help of his motorcycle. The dragon fire he proposed to install is indeed very powerful."

After saying that, Sirius drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

"What about you, have you ever thought about killing Bella?" Regulus asked suddenly.

"...I wanted to defeat her and make her realize her mistake. But...I never wanted to kill her." After hesitating for 2 minutes, Sirius slowly said his answer.