Chapter 17 The Goblin Apparates! Professor McGonagall: Damn it!
Then Professor McGonagall drew out her wand and tapped a brick on the wall.
The brick wall immediately began to ripple like the waves, and bricks began to move. After a few seconds, a door appeared in front of Professor McGonagall and Ciel.
Professor McGonagall opened the door with a smile, revealing the bustling scene of Diagon Alley on the other side of the door, and welcomed Ciel.
"Come on, Ciel, the magical world is just ahead."
Charles' face was also full of joy, and he even pressed against the wall bricks next to the open door, kissed it hard, and then cheered.
"Magic world, here I come!"
Seeing how energetic Ciel was, Professor McGonagall couldn't help laughing, and the worry in her heart gradually subsided.
She was originally afraid that Charles would be traumatized by the incident of being kidnapped by Dark, but now it seemed that Charles had forgotten it.
"This is a passionate child and very cute."
"I think it will be a good fit for our Gryffindor House."
Professor McGonagall thought silently in her heart, already looking forward to the moment when Ciel would be announced as Gryffindor at the sorting ceremony.
But she didn't know that when Charles was kissing the wall tiles, he was also thinking about something in his heart.
"I sucked on the bricks and gained one or two deduction points."
"As expected, even the magical bricks in the magic world are far inferior to the black reefs on the coast of R'lyeh in the dream."
"Dak, my good friend, where are you? When can we meet again and take me to R'lyeh for a feast?"
After a moment, Charles warned himself.
People, don't be too greedy.
Although these wall tiles cannot be compared with the reefs in R'lyeh, they are almost as good as the magic recovery meals in St. Mungo's Hospital.
The key point is that St. Mungo's Hospital is only so big, and can only supply a few magic meals every day, but there are at least a few hundred bricks on this wall, and the Ministry of Magic is responsible for its maintenance.
If you take a few more bites of each brick, you can earn several thousand deduction points every day. How can you complain?
"It's nice to come here for a midnight snack at night."
Then, Ciel followed Professor McGonagall through the portal and actually stepped into Diagon Alley.
What greets you is the bustling scene of the first commercial street in the wizarding world, with various ancient shops lining both sides of the street.
The streets were crowded with wizarding parents bringing their children to buy learning necessities.
On this street alone, Charles felt that there must be thousands of people!
In response to this, Charles said silently in his heart.
"JK Rowling, come out and apologize!"
"What do you mean there are only 3,000 wizards in the whole of Britain?"
"You're a novelist, what do you know about Harry Potter?"
At this time, Professor McGonagall took Ciel through the quaint streets and walked towards the magnificent Gringotts.
As they walked, he also explained to Charles the information about Gringotts.
What kind of bank is this in the wizarding world? It's the safest place outside of Hogwarts.
Ciel nodded politely, but he was deeply skeptical.
It seems that the two places mentioned by Professor McGonagall are not very safe.
Starting from this year, there will be some accidents in Hogwarts every year, right?
Not to mention Gringotts, this year Quirrell and Voldemort will break into the underground vault.
To be honest, this is understandable. After all, although Voldemort could only possess Quirrell, he was once the Dark Lord, so it was understandable that Gringotts' methods could not stop him.
But a few years later, the Harry Potter triangle, three students who had not yet formally graduated from Hogwarts, were able to enter Gringotts under very tense circumstances, steal Hufflepuff's gold cup, and steal a dragon in the process.
All I can say is that the defense that Gringotts is so proud of is really not that great, it is only thanks to the fact that there are not many bandits in the wizarding world.
Thoughts flashed through his mind, but Ciel did not stop, following Professor McGonagall towards the door of Gringotts.
Just as they were about to enter the gate, there was a sudden loud bang nearby.
Then, a goblin figure appeared out of nowhere.
If Professor McGonagall hadn't been quick to pull Ciel back, they would have both run into the apparating goblin.
Charles paused and stared at the goblin, with a strange look in his eyes.
Professor McGonagall thought Ciel was frightened by the creature and quickly explained.
"This is a goblin from Gringotts, an ancient race in the wizarding world. They are born with strong magical abilities, especially in the crafting of alchemical weapons. The weapons crafted by goblins are very famous."
"Gringotts was founded by goblins..."
Of course, Charles was not frightened by the appearance of the fairy, but he suddenly remembered something.
In the original Harry Potter books, there seems to be a difference between the Apparition of wizards and that of goblins, house-elves, and the like.
The latter's Apparition allows him to go to places that wizards cannot go.
Even though it is blocked by a spell, goblins and house-elves can still pass through it unhindered.
Even the spell set by Voldemort to block Apparition could not stop a house-elf who had done housework all his life.
So what makes the difference?
If he could be led by the fairy to perform a few Apparitions and witness the changes, it might be a good reference for the Deep Blue System.
In this way, the points required to deduce the apparition shift may be further reduced.
Now, the first deduction of Apparition requires 20,000 points, and the second deduction requires at least 100,000 points.
Charles can't gather so many deduction points in a short period of time.
But if the points required for the first deduction can be reduced to 10,000, Charles can gather some points from other places and perhaps perform a second deduction of Apparition in a short time! This magic related to space is very useful for escaping.
So after a moment, Charles stopped the goblin who was about to enter Gringotts.
"Hello, Mr. Goblin, I just witnessed your Apparition, it's amazing magic."
"I just heard from my professor that goblins are one of the oldest and noblest races in the wizarding world, and they are born with magical talents far superior to wizards."
"Your alchemical weapons surpass all alchemical items made by wizards."
“This is really cool!”
When he was first called, the goblin's expression showed obvious impatience.
After all, it could tell at a glance that Ciel was brought to Gringotts by Professor McGonagall to exchange for gold Galleons.
Those who are guided by Hogwarts professors are basically from Muggle families, not aristocratic families in the magical world.
In Gringotts' internal assessment, these customers are considered low-value customers, so the goblins naturally don't have a good face towards them.
But when the Charles put on his big hats, he talked about the magic and the fact that fairies were the noblest race, with magical talents far exceeding those of wizards...
The corners of this fairy's mouth inevitably curled up a little, and her expression became visibly softer.
"Little wizard, you really have good vision."
"Yes, we fairies are just like what you have heard."
Charles continued to plead while the iron was hot.
"Then could you please let me experience Apparition a few times, so that I can witness the noble magic of the fairies with my own eyes?"
The goblin hesitated.
"But I still have things to do, and my time is precious..."
Without saying a word, Charles took out a check from a London bank.
"I have two hundred pounds here. Can I take all of it as your payment, except for the part that can be converted into gold galleons?"
"I just want to experience the noble magic of the goblin. Please don't reject me, Mr. Goblin."
When the goblin saw the check, his eyes lit up.
Two hundred pounds can be exchanged for forty gold Galleons at Gringotts, but there is a limit on the number of gold Galleons that Muggle wizards can exchange each year. Even if one is worth billions in the Muggle world, one can only exchange a certain number of gold Galleons each year.
Unless you are willing to pay Gringotts some "money laundering" fees.
But Gringotts’ internal employees are naturally not subject to such restrictions.
Charles took out the two hundred pounds. The little wizard could exchange a maximum of ten Galleons in the first year, so the remaining thirty Galleons would be his reward.
All it needs to do is Apparate Ciel a few times?
Instantly, the fairy agreed to Ciel's request.
"make a deal!"
"My name is Bashi, this little wizard guest, serving guests has always been the purpose of our Gringotts."
"We can start anytime."
As Ciel skillfully complimented the goblin and even took out pounds to bribe him, Professor McGonagall's face changed little by little and she looked at Ciel in disbelief.
How come this kid is so skilled at bribery?
Professor McGonagall suddenly felt that her previous judgment of Ciel seemed to be wrong.
She pulled Charles aside and said seriously.
"Charles, were you just flattering to achieve your own goals? Did you even bribe me?"
"This is not something a child should do."
Ciel sighed at Professor McGonagall's serious expression.
"Professor, as you know, I am an orphan. I grew up in an orphanage and moved out later."
"You don't think the orphanage is a paradise, do you? It's a compulsory course to flatter and bribe the staff so that you can have enough food."
"I know this is a bad habit, but I can't seem to get rid of this habit of flattering others..."
"Professor, do you think I am a bad person..."
Professor McGonagall's face changed instantly. Her originally serious expression became flustered and her face turned red. She opened her mouth but didn't know what to say. She looked at Charles with eyes full of pity and love.
"No, no, how could that be?"
Professor McGonagall hugged Ciel gently and patted his shoulder.
"Good boy, when you go to Hogwarts, you won't have to please anyone."
"If anyone dares to bully you, I will never let him off easily."
"As for now..."
Professor McGonagall took out a purse and stuffed it into Bashi's hand, then took back the check from Charles and said to Charles.
"Go ahead and have fun, this is the professor's treat."
Charles' face was full of emotion, and he pulled Bashi, and was taken away by Bashi amid a loud bang.
After Ciel left, Professor McGonagall slowly hugged her head, huddled in a corner beside the Gringotts door, and murmured in a low voice.
"Why did I speak to poor Ciel like that?"
"It must have scared him?"
"I'm so damned good!"
(End of this chapter)
