Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 247 Ambush
After a brief stop on the Thames, the cruise ship bound for Paris finally set sail.

Because Tierra and Dumbledore needed to travel the entire distance from London to Paris, which would take two days, they rented a suite with two rooms on the cruise ship. Dumbledore stayed in the outer room, and Tierra stayed in the inner room, ostensibly for protection.

After tidying up the room, Tyra was prepared to be interrogated by Dumbledore for two whole days, but—

No.

Dumbledore acted like an ordinary grandfather taking his grandson on a trip, urging Tyrell to eat this and that, or look at this and that—

Dumbledore even acted more energetic than himself, like a mischievous old man over a hundred years old.

Their conversations always revolved around Tyella's interests, studies, relationships, the scenery around them, the desserts on the ship, and Dumbledore's experiences on his last trip to Paris.

Just as Tyrell was on edge, wary of Dumbledore's interrogation—

Tiera was suddenly taken aback, then sneered inwardly.

……

Meanwhile, Gringotts.

Gilderoy Lockhart followed a small goblin down into the Gringotts underground alone.

Perhaps because Dolores Umbridge's incredibly disgusting negotiation skills left a deep psychological scar on the Gringotts goblins, she was ordered by them to remain only in the Gringotts Great Hall. The goblins forbade this evil woman from setting foot in their sacred ground, or they would cancel the loan agreement.

Clearly, Umbridge was very dissatisfied with the goblins' demands and behavior, but for the sake of the bigger picture, she didn't make a scene and instead held back for the time being, while secretly plotting how to torment these filthy little creatures in the future.

“Mr. Gray.” After stepping onto the cart, Gilderoy Lockhart suddenly called out the name of the fairy who had led him the way, and then asked, “Don’t we need to sign a loan agreement first?”

“Oh… this…” the fairy named Gray replied hesitantly, “This is true… but there’s no rush. You can sign it after you return to the surface…”

“After all, we trust Mr. Gilderoy Lockhart’s reputation,” Gray added.

"Gidrolockhart" didn't ask anything more, as if he had been persuaded, but just glanced meaningfully at the underground.

The instant he stepped into Gringotts, Gilderoy Lockhart, or rather Tiera, sensed Sirius's location through the flesh and blood she had once dispersed—

It was 348 meters underground right beneath his feet.

After that, Tyella switched to Sirius Black's perspective and saw Kingsley Shackleberry, Remus Lupin, Alastor Moody, Professor McGonagall, Severus Snape, and Filius Flitwick, along with other Order of the Phoenix executives.

After reading through Sirius's memories from this period, Tierra had a pretty good idea of ​​what they were up to—

Two weeks ago, Sirius Black had already met up with Dumbledore and the other members of the Order of the Phoenix. Based on the little information Sirius could reveal and Snape's investigation into "Giddy Lockhart," the members of the Order of the Phoenix, including Dumbledore, had basically reached a conclusion:
"Gidrolockhart" and Tiera belonged to the same secret organization. They didn't know the organization's name or purpose, but that didn't stop them from giving it a name—

secret party.

Tierra: ...

A fan of the Dragon Clan expressed his approval, calling it a dream collaboration.

In short, in their understanding, Tyella is likely an artificial life form created by Gellert Grindelwald, and also a smokescreen put forward by the Secret Society, a thorn planted in Hogwarts by the Secret Society to gather intelligence and attract attention in order to cover up their true purpose.

"Jidrolohart" was an operator sent by the "Secret Party" to monitor, control, and brainwash Tiera.

The "Secret Party" is a well-organized, ruthless, and inhumane group; so far, only two individuals have been exposed.

Even these two individuals had already amassed considerable influence within the British wizarding world. Therefore, after Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall's investigation into this clandestine organization yielded no results, Dumbledore decisively decided to eliminate the two exposed members of the organization while the situation was still under control.

The plan is to capture or kill Gilderoy Lockhart, have Dumbledore himself adopt Tiera, and help this child, who is suspected to be a Grindelwald artificial life form, escape the organization's control.

They decided to ambush the enemy inside Gringotts.

This is the safest vault in the world. Teleportation and any flight magic are unusable inside. If anyone is besieged here, they have no choice but to fight their way out.

Upon learning that Gilderoy Lockhart intended to borrow 500,000 Galleons from Gringotts, Dumbledore immediately contacted the Gringotts leadership through Filius Flitwick, hoping to use Gringotts' underground vault to ambush Gilderoy Lockhart.

Since Gringotts itself did not want to lend the money, and given Dumbledore's reputation, the Gringotts leadership readily agreed to Dumbledore's request.

This is why Gilderoy Lockhart didn't request a loan agreement before entering the Gringotts vault.

Since Gringotts didn't believe that "Gidro Lockhart" could get money from the vault inside, there was no need for them to go through the trouble.

“Heh, he built his own grave with greed,” said Sirius Black, hiding in the shadows of Gringotts’ vault.

“Quiet down, Sirius,” Remus Lupin, standing behind Sirius, reminded him.

At that moment, a metallic scraping sound came from above their heads—

coming!

All the members of the Order of the Phoenix exchanged glances and fell silent; even their breathing slowed considerably.

In this deep, dark cave, any sound would be amplified infinitely, so Gringotts set up monitoring spells against unusual sounds and cast spells that prevented the use of silencing spells.

"Mr. Lockhart! This way, please!" Fairy Gray said, deliberately raising his voice. "Our vault is this way!"

Then came a series of clattering footsteps.

“I hope you brought a sufficiently large Extrude Extender Box!” Potion Grey rattled on, trying to cover the breathing of the Order of the Phoenix members. “Five hundred thousand Galleons isn’t a small amount, and it’s quite a lot! Piled up like a small mountain… Of course, it’s a small mountain to us, but to you it might just be a small hill…”

Following behind Fairy Gray, "Gidro Lockhart" smiled politely, then waved his hands behind his back, opening a portal of light before quickly closing it again.

A staff and a thick book quietly appeared in the darkness behind Gilderoy Lockhart.

After Gidrow Lohart stepped into the designated position—

Fairy Gray immediately stepped back, while several spells flew towards "Gidrolohart".

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