"There's no need to worry about the goblins."
Hermione could naturally hear what Harry meant, but compared with the goblins, she was more worried about Harry's attitude toward their planned break-in at Gringotts.
Harry should have had more confidence in the plan they had made. After all, the three of them would take Felix Felicis, and they had prepared thoroughly. There was no need to worry about the plan failing. Even if it really did fail, they could still retreat safely using the methods they had prepared in advance.
As for the unfortunate possibility that the plan failed, Hermione believed Albert would have a way to resolve it. Just as Ron had said, Albert had definitely left them a backup plan.
But neither Harry nor Hermione wanted to ever need that backup plan. That would mean they had failed completely.
And even with a backup plan, it was not as though success would be guaranteed.
"No, no. I think we should be wary of the goblins. They simply aren't trustworthy. Bill has dealt with those people for years; he knows those goblins better than we do," Ron muttered. "Honestly, I suspect they never expected us to keep our promise from the start. If it were me, I'd definitely look for a chance to stab you in the back in that situation. No one likes being forced into things or treated like an idiot."
"We have no choice."
Harry and Hermione exchanged a look. They had actually considered that possibility too, but Albert had not warned them about it just now, which meant there probably would not be a problem.
Harry even suspected Albert had secretly used the Imperius Curse to control the two goblins. Given how cautiously he handled things, he might really have done it.
"No, what I mean