Hagrid Gets Motion Sick, Harry Strikes It Rich

The goblin gave Hagrid a meaningful look, then glanced at Harry before opening the envelope and reading it carefully.

After a moment, the goblin returned the envelope to Hagrid and said, "Gentlemen, please follow me."

"What is 'that thing' in Vault 713?" Harry tugged at Hagrid's clothes, unable to suppress his curiosity.

Hagrid bent down and listened. Hearing Harry's question, he said mysteriously, "I can't tell you. It's absolutely confidential."

"It concerns Hogwarts. Dumbledore trusts me very much. It's my job, understand?"

Hearing that, Harry said, "Oh," and did not ask any more questions.

The goblin led Harry and Hagrid through a large door, then disappeared inside.

Not far away, Katelyle, who was speaking with a goblin, glanced in Harry and Hagrid's direction. Smiling, he said, "A wealthy child. I hope you won't have to suffer the Dursleys' complaints again. Be brave and stand up to them—smash their heads with heavy Galleons."

"Mr. Kate, what did you say? Could you repeat that? I didn't hear clearly," the goblin handling Katelyle's business asked.

Katelyle smiled. "Nothing, Mr. Goblin."

"Very well!" The goblin handed Katelyle a box and said, "Mr. Kate, this is your property. Please keep it safe!"

Katelyle took the box and opened it, taking a wand from inside.

It was a golden wand patterned with flames, partly wrapped in fiery red feathers, a wand formed through magical fusion.

"Oh, my heavens! This is an extremely high-grade wand. If I'm not mistaken, it was crafted from dragon bone and Phoenix feathers. How astonishing!"

When Katelyle openly took out the wand, the goblin beside him was stunned and could not help crying out.

The somewhat shrill voice stood out sharply amid the noisy hall, drawing everyone's attention to the wand in Katelyle's hand.

Wands were made using materials with particular properties.

For example, every wand from the Ollivander Household contained exceptionally powerful magical substances, the very essence of the wand.

That was because they were crafted using Unicorn hair, Phoenix tail feathers, and Fire Dragon heartstrings.

Not just anyone could obtain those three materials, which showed Ollivander's skill.

However, the wand in Katelyle's hand was not made by Ollivander.

Katelyle had crafted it himself, using the dragon bone of a powerful Fire Dragon, the tail feather of a powerful Phoenix, and the brightest, purest feather from a powerful Unicorn.

It was a one-of-a-kind wand in this world.

Katelyle lightly flicked the wand, and a wave of magic bloomed, instantly surging through the hall of the magical bank.

The previously excited goblins immediately fell silent, their minds settling into calmness.

It was a purification spell, one that cleansed the heart, expelled evil thoughts, and calmed people down.

"Mr. Goblin, thank you for keeping my wand in such excellent condition. Also, I need to withdraw some Galleons from my vault."

Katelyle put away his wand and smiled at the goblin.

"Of course, Mr. Kate." Feeling somewhat ashamed of his earlier behavior, the goblin showed a guilty expression before replying.

Elsewhere, led by the goblin, Harry and Hagrid climbed into a peculiar cart. It moved incredibly fast, even more thrilling than a roller coaster—turning left and right, climbing and dropping, plunging suddenly downward until their heads spun. Hagrid, the poor Giant, actually got motion sick.

The freezing air howled past, making Harry's eyes ache, but he still forced them open and looked around.

Harry saw firelight in a distant corner and could not help wondering, Could there really be a Fire Dragon living down here?

Unfortunately, they were moving too fast for him to see anything clearly.

After quite a while, the three of them got out of the cart and stopped before a small door.

After getting out, Hagrid leaned against the wall, his face pale with discomfort and his legs trembling.

Seeing Hagrid like that, Harry smiled and asked, "Hagrid, are you all right?"

"I'm fine. I'm perfectly fine," Hagrid said, forcing back the urge to vomit and trying to sound strong and composed.

Harry smiled but said nothing.

Beside them, the goblin unlocked the door. Thick green smoke poured out, and when the mist finally dispersed, Harry sucked in a sharp breath.

The vault was filled with piles of gold coins, silver bars, and mountains of bronze coins.

"Harry, all of this is yours now." Hagrid casually wiped his mouth with his heavy coat and smiled.

When Harry came back to his senses, an excited smile spread across his face.

Wealth beyond anything he had ever possessed was now his.

Harry could not help thinking, Maybe I can leave the Dursleys' house.

Hagrid was a rough sort of man. He took out a bag and stuffed it full of Galleons, Sickles, and Knuts before handing it to Harry. "This will be enough for two terms' expenses. Leave the rest here for safekeeping."

"All right, now we need to go to Vault 713!"

"Mr. Goblin, could you control the cart's speed? Otherwise, someone's going to get sick to death down here."

"There is only one speed, Mr. Hagrid," the goblin replied.

"My heavens, this is bloody awful. No one talk to me for a while." Hagrid's face turned pale again. Sitting in the cart, he clamped his mouth shut with a hint of sulking.

Harry sat in the cart and smiled, finding Hagrid very cute.

A cute Giant. It was quite amusing.

Vault 713 had no key. Only the goblins of Gringotts could open it; otherwise, anyone trying would be sucked into the door and become part of it, never to come back out.

Without question, something extremely precious was kept in that super-secure underground vault.

At least, that was what Harry thought.

Yet, to Harry's surprise, there were no sparkling jewels or gold coins inside, not even anything magical or strange.

There was only a dirty little brown package.

After Hagrid went inside and took it, he hid it beneath his huge coat, acting rather careful and solemn.

Harry really wanted to ask what it was.

But Harry also understood that Hagrid would not tell him.

He was the person Dumbledore trusted most.