There Was Never Any Intention of Resolving the Hatred / Dobby Can Finally Have a Surname

"Alright, as you wish~" The Goblin clerk stamped the receipt and called over another employee, "Bogrod, please take Mr. Peter Pettigrew Peter to Mr. Gilderoy Lockhart's vault!"

Seemingly dissatisfied with the man's attitude, the Goblin teller deliberately called over her colleague in a loud voice.

This shout drew the attention of everyone present who was conducting business to the man.

"Let's go, Mr. Peter Pettigrew!"

The employee, named Bogrod, gestured for the man to proceed, a sly smile playing on his lips.

"You... Hmph!" The man pointed coldly at the Goblin clerk, then casually revealed his hand, missing a finger, from his robe.

"Oh... next customer, what kind of service would you like to provide?"

The Goblin clerk gave a disdainful sneer, then turned around and continued to serve other guests.

Although Gringotts is considered part of the financial services industry, the Goblin working there are all incredibly arrogant. If anyone dares to be rude to Goblin in the bank, these vindictive individuals will absolutely not tolerate it.

The man wanted to keep a low profile, Goblin sales clerk naturally wanted to "help" him.

As for whether the man was indeed Peter Pettigrew or how he obtained the key to Gilderoy Lockhart's vault, the Goblin didn't care at all.

Just as the man had said before, Gringotts has always only been responsible for banking business and has never gotten involved in other matters in the Wizarding World.

Besides, Peter Pettigrew Peter is just a guy who mysteriously died and came back to life; he's not a wanted criminal. The Goblin have no obligation to notify the Auror of the Ministry of Magic.

Moreover, Gringotts' underground vault has a complete anti-counterfeiting system that can expose any disguise.

"Mr. Peter Pettigrew, we're about to pass through the Thief's Downfall, please be prepared!"

In the car speeding through the underground tunnel, the Goblin Bogrod seemed to be kindly reminding the customers behind him, but his tone sounded very uncomfortable.

That emphasis came as if they were deliberately waiting to see a joke played on them.

"Knew."

'Peter Pettigrew' responded indifferently, seemingly unconcerned about the approaching sound of flowing water.

Whoosh!

The car made a sharp turn, and suddenly a waterfall appeared in its direction of travel, with rushing water cascading onto the track and drenching the speeding car.

"Uh... Mr. Peter Pettigrew, didn't you sense anything unusual?" Bogrod wiped the water off his face, looking quite puzzled.

He had thought the car might fly off the track and overturn, and the passenger behind him would be exposed... but now it turns out that the person who came to collect the money really was Peter Pettigrew himself!

"Focus on driving," the man behind him snapped coldly, without changing his demeanor whatsoever.

The 'Peter Pettigrew' now appearing in Gringotts is naturally Harry in disguise using Polyjuice Potion, but he is certain that Gringotts will not see through his disguise.

As I've said before, Rita Skeeter's fabricated news should only be taken as rumors and cannot be used as conclusive evidence.

That's why Harry decided to come to Gringotts, using the wizards who do business there and the Goblin's vault security measures to definitively establish his identity.

He had previously obtained the key to Gilderoy Lockhart's vault, but had not yet come to collect the money. The most important reason for this was that Lockhart's vault was located too deep inside, and to get down there, one had to pass through Gringotts' unique Thief's Downfall.

This is a spell-enchanted stream of water that can completely wash away all spells and disguises; Gringotts used this method to prevent impersonation and theft.

According to Gringotts' rules, Sickle collected by someone else on your behalf, but the person handling the transaction must use their real name.

But if Harry were to personally use Lockhart's key to search his vault, word would inevitably leak out and the Ministry of Magic would find out.

So after some thought, he chose to use the identity of Peter Pettigrew, and he also had a way to shield himself from the effects of the Thief's Downfall.

Whether or not a spell is cast, the waterfall is essentially water. As long as Harry manipulates the water flow to prevent it from hitting him, and then creates his own water to wet himself, he will naturally not have the Polyjuice Potion's effects washed away.

In this way, the person he plays, who has been tested at the Thief's Downfall, will naturally become the real Peter Pettigrew Peter, who has already returned!

And thanks to his previous rude attitude in the lobby, the petty Goblin clerk unwittingly did him a favor.

The shout was heard by almost everyone in the hall... He was heading to Lockhart's vault.

When the Ministry of Magic actually begins its investigation, they will only look for Peter Pettigrew, who has mysteriously disappeared again, and will never suspect that Harry has taken Lockhart's ill-gotten gains.

"We've arrived, Mr. Peter Pettigrew."

Bogrod, who was in charge of guiding the way, led Harry to a vault door and used a special code to unlock the door, allowing Harry to open Lockhart's vault.

"Holy crap... this is going to be a windfall!"

The moment Harry saw Lockhart's vault, Harry couldn't help but swear.

He definitely made a fortune this time!

Aside from some useless novel manuscripts, what attracted Harry most to the entire vault was undoubtedly the money; the glittering Galleon, overflowing with Winky, dazzled Harry on the spot.

Five times... or ten times?

Harry wasn't entirely clear on the matter at first, but he knew it was a huge sum of money, several times the amount of his parents' inheritance!

Besides these gold coins, Lockhart also hoarded a large number of silver eggshells, which were likely from the Occamy Egg he destroyed while making Occamy Egg shampoo.

That bastard... I should have stomped on him a couple more times.

As for the others, there were some exquisite Quick-Quotes Quill, accessories, and even nude photos of female fans... Of course, in the end, these were useless and, in Harry's opinion, could only be burned.

He only needs Hermione.

After briefly inspecting the items, Harry, in front of Bogrod, used his hidden Space Ring to empty them all at once, and then leisurely left the underground vault.

Since he's now known as Peter Pettigrew, the more mysterious his behavior, the more attention he'll attract.

And so Harry returned from Gringotts with a full load of treasures, but just as some busybodies were about to follow him, they discovered that 'Peter Pettigrew' had mysteriously disappeared again.

Shortly after, in Diagon Alley, Harry and Hermione, having finished their shopping spree, were hand in hand preparing to go home.

Chapter 238 The hatred was never intended to be resolved.

"Dad, Mom, we're back... Wait! Dobby, what are you doing here?"

Back home, Hermione was happily greeting her parents when she was surprised to see her former House-elf busy in the kitchen.

"Haha, sir and madam, you're finally back!" Dobby's face beamed with joy as he excitedly ran out of the kitchen, not forgetting to give the two a proper gentleman's bow.

Now he is dressed in proper clothes, but because he is also wearing an apron and holding a spatula, he still looks like a domestic servant.

"Dobby has been here for a while now, shortly after Dad visited His Highness the Crown Prince. He suddenly showed up," Mrs. Granger Dobby them with a smile. "He said he wanted to surprise you, so Dad and I didn't tell you. And Dobby is really capable!"

"Yes," Mr. Granger chimed in, "Dobby has been a great help to us since he came over."

"But Dad, Dobby is our friend," Hermione said, hands on her hips, sounding annoyed. "How can you make him do chores around the house?"

"It was Dobby's own idea, Miss." Dobby hurriedly waved his hands to explain, "Dobby going out for a walk, Dobby realized that he still couldn't adapt to life outside, so he thought of coming to find you, sir and madam, again. But you weren't home at the time. It was the master and madam who kindly entertained Dobby and even offered to let him stay at their home for Dobby really wanted to repay the master and madam's kindness, but as you know, in his previous employer's house, Dobby only knew how to do some chores..."

"Alright, Dobby's always good that Dobby's coming over." Harry, who had been observing, spoke up to smooth things over. "Let's eat first. Hermione and I are starving after running around all day!"

"Yes, yes, dinner's ready. Come on, sit down and eat!" Mrs. Granger quickly ushered her two children into the dining room. "Dobby the dishes today; you must try them!"

After washing up, the family sat down at the dining table and shared their first dinner since the start of summer vacation. In the warm and harmonious atmosphere, the little incident from earlier seemed to have been quietly forgotten.

However, after dinner, while the Mr. and Mrs. Granger were tidying up downstairs and Hermione was taking a bath, Harry quietly called Dobby to his room.

"Dobby, can you tell me... what happened to Mom and Dad?"

Dobby had originally planned to travel, so he wouldn't have come to my house for no reason.

And even if he wanted to find Harry, he would only go to Hogwarts before school holidays.

Therefore, Dobby must have encountered something related to the Mr. and Mrs. Granger to suddenly show up and ask to stay there permanently.

"This... sir, Dobby is actually in a bit of a dilemma..." The House-elf nervously rubbed the hem of his clothes with both hands, looking quite conflicted.

"Dobby, there's something I want you to understand... I'm not questioning you, but making a request as a friend." Harry looked earnestly into Dobby's eyes. "And, I'm truly grateful for your decision to stay and protect my parents."

"Sir, you... alright, Dobby will tell you."

The House-elf struggled internally for a while, but in the end, his friendship with Harry triumphed over the lingering fear of the prohibition in his heart.

After hearing his explanation, Harry's serious expression instantly turned into a ferocious one!

"Lucius Malfoy!!"

After a low growl imbued with magic, a cup in the room was shattered into pieces.

Harry was absolutely furious at this moment, because he never expected that Lucius Malfoy would actually dare to lay a hand on his own father!

It was quite a coincidence that, around mid-June, on the eve of Prince William's 11th birthday, the Granger family received a letter from an owl at Hogwarts.

Because of his Royal Family status, the prince's acceptance letter was to be received by the Granger family on his behalf. However, after receiving the letter, Mr. Granger decided to personally deliver it to Highgrove House.

William's becoming a wizard needed to be kept absolutely secret. Prince Charles couldn't even trust his own adjutant, so this letter naturally couldn't be handled by any outsider.

Dobby ran into Mr. Granger, who was on his way to deliver a letter, while he was strolling around London. Out of curiosity, he secretly followed him.

Unexpectedly, on the day Mr. Granger went to deliver the acceptance letter, Lucius Malfoy happened to be at Highgrove House delivering gifts to the Crown Prince to discuss business, and the latter even learned Mr. Granger's identity from the servants at the estate.

So Lucius, who harbored a grudge against Harry, secretly placed a curse on Mr. Granger!

He certainly didn't intend to kill Mr. Granger himself, as that would definitely bring him endless trouble, but he was absolutely certain of making Harry's father suffer a great deal.

Fortunately, Dobby secretly following behind Mr. Granger and intervened in time to dispel the curse released by Lucius.

However, after that, Dobby was worried about the safety of the Mr. and Mrs. Granger and did not dare to leave to continue his travels. So he made up a reason to stay at the Granger family and waited until Harry returned.

"Dobby, thank you!" After regaining his composure, Harry thanked Dobby again solemnly.

He did indeed overlook this matter.

The Malfoy or other Pure-blood Family wouldn't dare to touch the Mr. and Mrs. Granger; this was indeed Harry's assessment based on the situation.

However, times have changed. As his friction with the Malfoy family escalated, the scale of their physical altercations naturally increased.

Especially after the Chamber incident, Harry was furious with Lucius for using a diary to endanger the entire school, and even tried to find evidence to send him to Azkaban.

Lucius, who was attacked by Harry, was ultimately not convicted, but he also lost his position as a Hogwarts School Governor. It is easy to imagine that his attitude towards Harry was one of deep hatred.

Having finally managed to catch Mr. Granger out of his usual social circle and have an encounter with him, Lucius naturally couldn't resist the urge to take revenge.

Having figured all this out, Harry couldn't help but feel quite emotional; hatred truly is the most difficult thing in the world to resolve...

However, he had absolutely no intention of resolving any hatred!

Lucius Malfoy dares to lay a hand on his own family, huh? Fine~

The feud between the two of them is now completely over!

"Dobby, tell me... exactly where is Malfoy Manor?!"

Chapter 239 Dobby can now have a surname.

"The location of the manor... sir, it's not that Dobby is unwilling to tell you, it's just... Dobby doesn't want you to take any impulsive risks."

Seeing the murderous look on Harry's face, Dobby became very worried.

Dobby is Dobby familiar with the Malfoy Manor, having served his original family for many years.

As an ancient wizarding ancestral home, Malfoy Manor has almost every defensive measure wizards could think of, including but not limited to Muggle-Repelling Charm, Fidelius Charm, and Anti-Apparition Jinx.

Therefore, even if he could bring Harry into the manor, he would probably fall in and never come out again.

However, Dobby was worrying a bit too much this time, because Harry didn't plan to go right now.

Having gone through so much, Harry is already quite experienced in how to deal with an enemy like Lucius, and he won't act impulsively out of a moment of recklessness.

"Don't worry," Harry said, a cold, venomous smile slowly spreading across his lips. "Just tell me the exact location and take me there when I need it."

"Alright, sir..." Dobby knew he couldn't persuade Harry otherwise, so he had no choice but to explain, "The original owner, no... Dobby meant the Malfoy family, they lived in a place called Wiltshire."

"Very good!" Harry nodded in satisfaction. "Dobby, I promise you, I absolutely won't go now."

"That's good, that Dobby my mind at ease..."

Having received Harry's promise, Dobby breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest in satisfaction.

Little did they know, Harry was also very grateful.

Luckily, I knew Dobby, and luckily he was willing to lend a helping hand.