The goblins' ears seemed to have turned hypersensitive. The rooster-headed goblin let out a shrill, explosive scream, instantly throwing the entire Gringotts hall into a panic.
Some threw down the jewels in their hands, abandoned the transactions they were handling, and ran back through the vault doors. Others simply burrowed beneath their desks and trembled.
For a moment, the scene was utterly bizarre.
The Young Wizard could not process it for quite a while.
Do goblins play World of Warcraft too? Pah, World of Warcraft hasn't even been released yet. He had a guess, but he could not be sure whether it was correct.
"What is going on?"
Mr. Granger and his wife had also been greatly startled by the goblins' reaction. In the blink of an eye, not a single goblin head remained visible in the once-bustling hall. Even the goblin who had been serving them had hidden beneath the desk. The couple exchanged looks, both equally bewildered.
They wondered whether this was some sort of fixed magical custom or ritual.
"Are you robbing the bank?"
Only Hermione realized that the goblins had been frightened out of their wits. She ran over to Ian and asked in utter shock. She had just seen the goblin serving Ian run while wetting himself.
"Perhaps I robbed it before, but not now?" Ian rubbed his forehead helplessly. He guessed that Albus Dumbledore and Nick LeMay's research into the Time-Turner might truly make a breakthrough soon.
"What does that mean? You robbed it before, but forgot?" Hermione clearly had not yet developed the way of thinking a wizard ought to have. Her limited knowledge prevented her from making bolder guesses.
"What do Archmage Medivh Aegwynn's actions have to do with me, Ian Prince?" Ian suddenly denied it. His little head really did turn