The murder of eleven Goblins was covered up by the Ministry of Magic without causing even a ripple. The main reason was that the public simply did not care whether Goblins lived or died. The so-called Equal Rights Act for Sapient Species was essentially no different from the Codex Astartes. Werewolves, who only turned into beasts one night a month, were still unwelcome in wizarding society, let alone these little runts who could only reach a wizard's knees when they jumped. In wizards' eyes, they were as lowly as House-elves.
Two days later, the Daily Prophet published news of the appointment of Gringotts London's new governor. To students who spent all day cooped up at school, the only noteworthy thing was that the new Gringotts governor was actually a wizard. After a few remarks of surprise, no one cared about it anymore. Of course, a few students at the school were paying close attention to the news, such as Roy and Aisling.
After the students repeatedly fished for information, Dia "accidentally" let slip during a Defense Against the Dark Arts class one day, while chatting with the students after the lesson, that the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was her teacher. The news spread throughout the school the next day. Of course, that was simply what school was like—countless rumors and bits of gossip emerged every day, but most were forgotten by everyone within a week.
The speaker might not have meant anything by it, but the listener took it to heart. By the time the news reached Roy's ears, it had become an opportunity. Gringotts was currently a place of controversy. If he could get in touch with its new governor, perhaps the attacker's identity could finally be uncovered.
Thus, after intensive discussions with Dumbledore, Roy stopped