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Dumbledore was just about to take the letter.

But the owl bypassed him and flew onto Black's arm.

"Sorry, Professor, this letter is for me."

After taking the letter, Black pulled out a Dried Small Fish and fed it to the owl.

The owl took the Dried Small Fish and swallowed it, then silently flew out through the office window.

Dumbledore keenly noticed a small tag hanging around the owl's neck.

But the owl had flown too quickly for him to make out the pattern on it.

By then, Black had already opened the letter and begun reading.

Only after a moment did he raise the letter with a pleased smile. "My friend has helped me find out the reason behind this."

"Oh?" Dumbledore looked at Black in surprise.

"At the root of it, this matter is connected to the Goblins of Gringotts."

"Gringotts? The Ministry of Magic and Gringotts have always stayed out of each other's affairs. What connection could there be between them?"

Dumbledore asked in confusion.

"I have to say, times have changed... Professor, when Goblins learn how to use the enormous wealth in their hands..."

"They become far more frightening..."

As Black spoke, he handed the letter to Dumbledore.

Dumbledore took it and skimmed through it rapidly.

Then a shocked expression appeared on his face once more.

"The Shafik family... So it was them..."

The Shafik family was one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight recorded in the Pure-Blood Directory.

However, the Shafik family had long since declined to the very bottom.

Not only were they dwindling in number, but they had also become desperately poor.

They were somewhat like the once-fallen Gaunt family.

If nothing unexpected happened, this family would be like so many pure-blood families in magical history.

They would eventually vanish into history.

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