It's only after being completely defeated by reality that one chooses to return to the Muggle world, find a suitable person to marry, lock the wand in the storage room, never to be used again.
"Isn't that what happened when you met me?"
"When I go to the Ministry of Magic tomorrow, I'll take you to get you started."
Ethan took Penelope's hand.
Just through Amelia Bones' attitude towards him, Ethan could judge quite a few things.
Having her, the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, arrange it is much more suitable than Lockhart or Ludo.
[Thank you to大佬屑星 for the monthly ticket, thank you大佬! Long time].
Chapter 237: Robbing Gringotts
August 31st!
Tomorrow is the opening day of Hogwarts, and Ethan has already prepared everything needed for the start of school.
Moreover, he had once again deposited the ten million Galleons won at the Quidditch World Cup into his vault at Gringotts.
Now, Ethan's deposits at Gringotts have reached as high as ten million Galleons, making him definitely the largest customer of Gringotts in the British wizarding world.
At the same time, many things have happened during this period. The activities of dark wizards are quite frequent, and calls for Fudge to step down have also occurred from time to time.
However, this improved slightly after Fudge reappeared in front of people three days ago and gave a speech.
Even so, Fudge's approval rating is declining sharply.
He definitely has no hope of being re-elected next term.
Through internal news, Ethan also learned that although Fudge had been rescued, his thinking and reaction speed were much slower than before.
Moreover, he has lost his memory of the past six months and has recently been using the Pensieve to view other people's memories to fill in the gaps during this period.
Regarding this point, the doctors at St. Mungo's have already done their best, and being able to wake up is already the best outcome.
Penelope was also sent by Ethan to work in the Ministry of Magic.
Specifically, in the Wizengamot Administration Services, as a clerk.
This is already a pretty good position for a newcomer. If Amelia Bones hadn't nodded, Penelope wouldn't have been able to enter this department.
Within the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, there are three most important departments.
The Misuse of Magic Office (and the affiliated Office for the Prohibition of Muggle Artifacts), the Auror Headquarters, and the Wizengamot Administration Services.
Although she is currently just a clerk inside, it is still very helpful for joining the Wizengamot, this organization that combines the court and the council, in the future.
Once you join it, the path in the Ministry of Magic will be much easier, and no one will stare at your Muggle-born wizard identity to make trouble.
Originally, Ethan was planning to grind for a Galleon achievement during this summer vacation, and by the way, take down Helga Hufflepuff's cup.
Ethan doesn't intend to go back on his word about this.
He had already completed the matter of instructing Little Tom to capture a Death Eater with a prominent identity as early as the beginning of August.
Now, that Death Eater is being held in the dungeons of the Wuxin Society's stronghold.
Ethan is planning to rush over now, taking advantage of this last day to resolve this matter.
Arriving at the entrance of the stronghold, a pretty boy and a bald strong man were waiting here at this moment.
Ethan nodded and led the two of them inside.
After the despicable Herpo the Foul was resurrected, Ethan also threw him into the Wuxin Society to develop the organization with Little Tom.
After all, for this kind of pure dark wizard who came from that dark era, you can't expect him to do serious things. He can only engage in this kind of old business.
When he first came over, the people below were seven unwilling and eight unconvinced. After all, they were all dark wizards, and everyone was playing with their lives. Why should you, a guy with no reputation, stand on our heads as soon as you come in?
Is it because you are strong, or because you have a big bald head?
So after fighting several times, Herpo also successfully proved his position.
As for his name, he also gave an explanation.
He admired the despicable Herpo the Foul, this black wizard with legendary qualities, so he changed his name to this.
The others also recognized this explanation.
After all, inheriting the name of an elder or a celebrity is quite normal.
"Veelas, how are you training them?"
Sitting down on the sofa, Ethan asked Herpo and Little Tom curiously.
After Ethan caught the hundred Veela mascots of the Bulgarian team, he couldn't find a good way to deal with them for a while.
It is definitely not possible to keep them in Nibelungen all the time. The environment inside is not very suitable for normal human life now.
Although Ethan also sacrificed many spiritual bodies to expand the space, he also solidified the shadow side of Hogwarts Castle inside.
However, it is too lifeless there, and for creatures with emotional needs, I am afraid that they will be depressed and go crazy after a long time.
Moreover, there are still many Dementors locked inside.
In just two days, the Dementors and Veelas fought several times.
Although Veelas are not humans, they are humanoids and have quite ardent emotions, which are very attractive to Dementors.
After going in there, for the Dementors, it is like a traveler short of water in the desert seeing an oasis.
And outside, Ethan didn't have a suitable place either.
The Undetectable Extension Charm suitcase is still expanding now. It is definitely no problem for a hundred Veelas to live in it, but if you just throw them in, I guess it will feel like being in prison to them, which is not very good either.
If you let them go, Ethan would never do this.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have caught them in the first place.
After thinking about it, it's better to throw them into the organization.
It's not bad to be a thug.
The strength of the Veela is stronger than that of an average Hogwarts graduate, but they are not very obedient. Even though they have a certain connection with human wizards, they still have wildness.
This needs to be handed over to Little Tom and the others to train. Ethan also communicated these things with them after releasing them.
At the same time, he also asked people to make wands for them.
Veelas have the ability to cast spells, but they usually cast spells wandlessly and silently.
They also don't learn the wizard's set of spells.
Ethan, on his side, while crafting wands with Veela hair cores for them, also taught them some practical spells to enhance their strength.
"Not bad, they're quite handy with wands now, and they learn spells quickly, it's just their discipline that's lacking."
Little Tom frowned at this. Because the wands they were using were made from their own hair, the compatibility was naturally perfect.
Plus, Veela themselves have a higher natural talent for casting spells. These were all adult Veela, so they learned spells much faster than young wizards.
It's just that if they're provoked even slightly, they easily lose control of their emotions and transform. Once they transform, they forget how to cast spells and become little different from beasts.
Moreover, no matter how much he teaches them, he can't change this.
"What's going on?"
Ethan hadn't been paying attention to this for the past few days.
Little Tom immediately told Ethan about the problem. After hearing it, Ethan fell silent.
"Hepzibah, see if you can create a potion to erase the Veela's transformation ability."
The vile Hepzibah wasn't just the ancestor of dark magic, she was also quite proficient in alchemy and potions.
"I'll try!"
Hepzibah could only nod in agreement, but she couldn't guarantee success.
"Then I'll leave it to you."
For wild Veela, having the transformation ability is definitely better.
It's a form of protection for them. Because of their appearance, there are many people who have designs on them, but it's because once they anger them, these originally beautiful Veela become like monsters.
This has made many people with ulterior motives choose to stop.
At the same time, it has allowed some Veela who willingly work part-time outside to earn a lot of money.
Once the Veela's transformation ability is erased, the number of poachers capturing Veela will definitely increase exponentially.
But for Ethan's side, there's no need to consider these things. Safety is absolutely no problem.
Dying in battle is unavoidable, but being kidnapped or captured is impossible. They all have Ghoul Marks on them, so they can be found and the enemy annihilated in minutes.
At the same time, even if this potion is created, Ethan won't spread it out.
Produce one and drink one. This ensures that it won't leak out.
After asking about the situation within the organization recently, Ethan prepared to take Little Tom and Hepzibah into action.
The twenty people who had been trained in advance were already waiting outside.
Ethan directly put everyone into a box. He could release them after arriving at the destination.
Although Portkeys and Apparition, and even the Apparition of magical creatures, don't work there, there are no restrictions on Undetectable Extension Charm boxes.
After all, they also need to use Undetectable Extension Charm items when transporting Galleons themselves.
Finally, Ethan drank Polyjuice Potion with Norris Pierce's hair, took his wand, and left the stronghold.
This Norris Pierce was the one Little Tom captured. Although the Pierce family isn't one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight, it has a heritage of several hundred years and is quite old.
They had a period of glory in the past, and it was during that time that the family opened a permanent vault at Gringotts.
It's just that in recent years, they couldn't avoid the fate of dwindling numbers like other wizarding families, and they've been getting worse and worse. But the foundation is still quite solid.
In order to revitalize the family, and because their ideals aligned, he joined the Death Eaters and became Voldemort's lackey.
When Voldemort fell, knowing that being caught would definitely lead to a bad end, inevitably spending a lifetime in Azkaban, he had been hiding for years, until Little Tom caught him........
A thin wizard in black robes, concealing his face, appeared at the entrance of Gringotts via Apparition at dusk when Diagon Alley was less crowded.
Stepping over the shiny bronze door, the goblin guards at the entrance, wearing scarlet and gold-trimmed uniforms, turned a blind eye to such a suspicious wizard, as if they didn't see him at all.
After all, Gringotts doesn't care about your identity when conducting business. As long as you have money, even a wanted criminal is fine.
Of course, it also depends on how valuable you are. Otherwise, the goblins at Gringotts wouldn't mind double-dipping.
He came to the hall unimpeded. No goblins came to greet him, but several wizards who were conducting business here glanced at him a few times.
But they quickly turned their heads. It's better to avoid trouble, everyone knows that.
Judging by his attire, he looked suspicious. Without knowing the other party's identity, no one dared to act rashly.
Even if the Ministry of Magic personnel were here, they could only pretend not to see him at this moment.
He casually found a reception room, Ethan walked in unceremoniously, closed the door, and sat down on the sofa, removing the mask from his face.
Not long after, an old goblin walked in, and after entering, he closed the door as soon as possible.
He was specifically responsible for receiving these shady customers.
The moment he saw Ethan enter the Gringotts hall, he knew his business had arrived.
"I want to open my vault and take out some Galleons, hurry up!"
As he spoke, Ethan slammed his wand on the coffee table in front of him.
"Norris Pierce?"
The old goblin wasn't too sure, after all, he hadn't seen him in over a decade.
He was responsible for this business, so he had memorized the faces of all the guys who might be his clients, including the fugitives who were still at large. They might come back at any time.
In particular, the owners of first and second-level vaults were key customers.
But after such a long time, Norris Pierce had changed a lot.
That's why he hesitated.
"Now that you know, hurry up and complete the formalities."
Ethan was also quite rude, and the malicious gaze made the old goblin quite uncomfortable.
