Before Vizet could finish, Xenophilius Lovegood went on cursing, "Those crafty, despicable Goblins at Gringotts! Plenty of Wizards must have a problem with them!"
"As long as we publish our article, Wizards will answer us! You may have to take a bit of a loss, though. After all, since you've already signed a Magic Contract, you can only keep fulfilling it..."
"But no matter what, we can't let those Goblins get away without taking any loss at all! Vizet! Just tell me! How many Gold Galleons do you owe Gringotts?"
Though the whole matter was somewhat absurd, Vizet could still feel the deep concern in Xenophilius Lovegood's words.
He quickly said, "Mr. Lovegood, that Christmas gift was rather special. It was a feather from a phoenix..."
Xenophilius Lovegood frowned slightly. "A feather from a phoenix?"
He did not know much about Phoenix Feathers. The first thing that came to mind was that they could be used as the Wand Core of a Wand.
On top of that, he knew one more thing: Vizet was on friendly terms with Ollivander.
Asking a wandmaker for a little wandmaking material should not have been all that difficult for Vizet.
Thinking of this, Xenophilius Lovegood ventured a guess. "That Phoenix Feather you gave her... did you get it from Mr. Ollivander?"
To keep the misunderstanding from continuing, and to keep Xenophilius Lovegood's imagination from running further, Vizet went on explaining.
"I didn't get it from Mr. Ollivander. That Phoenix Feather is very special. Through it... she can call to someone else at any time."
Xenophilius Lovegood keenly sensed something, and his eyebrows shot up. "Call at any time? Like a Two-Way Mirror?"
The experience that morning had hit Vizet rather hard. Hearing the subtle note in Xenophilius Lovegood's voice, he also realized something.
But