Half an hour later, at the Special Operations Office on the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest.
It was noon, and all the students were eating in the castle dining hall.
Roy, who had just returned from Gringotts, sat solemnly at the edge of the table. The golden ancient coin Key lay before him as his fingers continuously tapped the tabletop. He looked deep in thought, without saying a word.
Meanwhile, Aisling, who had not gone to lunch, sat across from Roy with her legs crossed, looking utterly relaxed, as though she had not taken this matter to heart at all.
"There's definitely something extremely important in that vault."
After pondering for so long, that was all Roy finally said.
Aisling had waited so long that she thought Roy was about to offer some brilliant insight. When he finally spoke, she leaned back against her chair with a soft laugh.
"Ten percent off? I thought you'd notice something else."
Roy frowned at Aisling's words.
"You mean... Gringotts is the mastermind behind this entire incident?"
"Not bad. Looks like you do have some brains."
Aisling clapped teasingly, then straightened up and reached across Roy to take the vault Key lying quietly on the table.
"Do you know which vault this Key belongs to?"
Roy's gaze followed the golden Key as it turned between Aisling's slender fingers. After playing with it for a moment, she transformed it back into the form of a coin with one hand, then slammed it heavily onto the table.
"Vault 901."
Without waiting for Roy to speak, Aisling began explaining everything she knew about the vault associated with the Key.
"Every vault in Gringotts has a corresponding copy of its records at the Ministry of Magic. Based on what I learned there, the registered owner of Vault 901