Harry's brow furrowed into a tight knot, his mind racing with a jumble of thoughts, like a flock of startled birds.

He paced back and forth a couple of times, his heels clicking rapidly on the floor, then suddenly stopped, his gaze towards Dumbledore thoughtful:

"Besides Voldemort, who else wants to collect all the Hallows? Could it be Grindelwald?"

Upon hearing that Harry had actually returned the favor with Grindelwald, Dumbledore quickly said:

“Harry, it can’t be Gellert. He’s old now, just like me. He’s lost his youthful ambitions and won’t collect the Deathly Hallows anymore.”

Harry nodded, agreeing with Dumbledore's point of view. Then, remembering the goblin magic he had learned in class, his eyes lit up for a moment:
"Could it be fairies? They've always been skilled at crafting magical artifacts, and their understanding of ancient magic is no less than ours. If fairies coveted the Holy Relic, it's not impossible that they could use some kind of hidden magic to break through the defenses. But... what would they want the Deathly Hallows for?"
Oh, and there are those fanatical pure-blood supremacists who follow Voldemort. If they knew the power of the Hallows, they might want to steal them and offer them to their master, hoping to use them to eliminate all Muggle-born wizards and consolidate the so-called pure-blood rule.

But you said that Voldemort wasn't good at this kind of stealth, and his followers probably weren't either…”

Dumbledore nodded, confirming Harry's guess:

"That's right, it's indeed possible that it was done by fairies. Ever since the Fairy War, there has been a fairy force that has never given up and has been secretly fighting against the wizards."

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that it was the work of Voldemort's remaining Death Eaters. They should have already realized the betrayal of the other Death Eaters, so they have completely hidden their tracks, and even if the Ministry of Magic searches with all its might, it will not be able to find them in a short time.

As for their purpose, it's quite simple: according to legend, once the three Deathly Hallows are collected, it means becoming the master of death and theoretically possessing the ability to transcend death.

At that time, the wizard who becomes the master of death will gain power comparable to that of a god. He will be able to manipulate the cycle of life and death at will, and freely move between death and reality.

If Voldemort or the goblins wanted to obtain the power of Death, they would begin collecting the Deathly Hallows.

After all, if they don't react now that you've appeared, they'll truly be powerless to resist.

“I see.” Harry picked up a chocolate frog, put it in his mouth and chewed, then continued, “What can we do? Find the mastermind behind this? It’s not a solution for them to keep hiding like this.”

Dumbledore pondered for a moment and quickly offered a solution:
"Perhaps we can use your invisibility cloak as bait. If they know the exact location of the invisibility cloak, they will definitely come to steal it."

Harry agreed to the plan: "Let's do it!"

Soon, under Harry's deliberate guidance, a rumor recently emerged at Hogwarts.

Harry Potter's Invisibility Cloak has recently gone missing.

When the news first broke, no one believed it, after all, they didn't know who could steal the Invisibility Cloak from Harry Potter.

However, news soon spread that an ancient magical ruin had been found in the Forbidden Forest, and that Harry Potter accidentally lost his Invisibility Cloak during a battle with the guardian golems within the ruin.

Now, many people believe that Harry Potter's invisibility has truly been lost.

And soon Harry Potter issued a public commission, offering 50 Galleons to anyone who could find the Invisibility Cloak.

The entire wizarding world was in an uproar. You have to understand that an ancient family's accumulation over hundreds of years is only a few million Galleons. If someone could get a bounty of 500,000 Galleons, it would mean becoming rich overnight.

Of course, there were also whispers that since the Invisibility Cloak is one of the Three Sacred Treasures, why not sell it privately? The price would probably be higher if it were sold privately.

But these voices were immediately met with ridicule from other wizards. The Invisibility Cloak was a family heirloom of Harry Potter; who would dare sell it privately?

Harry Potter's reputation in the wizarding world is now at its peak, and no one would dare to offend him for the sake of Galleons.

After all, who knows if this ruthless character who has defeated Voldemort several times has the strange magic to find the Invisibility Cloak?
If Harry Potter finds out that he secretly traded the Invisibility Cloak, his fate will certainly be terrible.

………………

In the deep underground passage, the cold glow of the fluorescent lamps cast long, narrow shadows of the fairies.

This mechanical city, once belonging to fairies, is no longer as prosperous as it once was. Rusty bronze gears hang from the dome, occasionally creaking and groaning due to the air currents. The broken crystal pipes still contain solidified magical molten lava, but they can no longer power the machines.

"Have you heard? Potter's Invisibility Cloak is lost!"

An old devil holding a brass wrench spoke first; his voice was hoarse, with the texture of mechanical parts rubbing together.

As his gaze swept over his seated companions, his knuckles unconsciously tapped the scratched metal table beside him.

On the table was half a piece of fairy-made hard candy that hadn't been finished, the wrapper reflecting the faint light of the fluorite lamp.

"Lost? Where did you hear that nonsense?" Another fairy immediately raised an eyebrow, not believing it at all. "That's one of the Three Sacred Artifacts, it can even block the gaze of Death. How could such a treasure just disappear for no reason?"

The old demon, however, calmly pulled a curled piece of parchment from his robes. The writing on the parchment was done in ink:
"This is a message from my distant nephew at Hogwarts. He overheard some wizards whispering while he was helping them repair broken magical instruments."

They also mentioned that Harry Potter has now issued a bounty in the wizarding world: 500,000 Galleons for anyone who finds the Invisibility Cloak!

These words immediately silenced the murmurs. A fairy put down the gear in her hand and gently traced the dent on the corner of the table with her fingertips.

Those are the battle scars left behind when the fairies rebelled against the wizards.

Faced with the old witch's confident assertion, he became somewhat uncertain:

“But we just stole the other two Deathly Hallows, and now the Invisibility Cloak is gone. Do you think this could be a trap?”

"Nonsense!" The old witch slammed her hand on the table, sending the hard candy rolling to the floor.
"This is definitely not a trap, I guarantee it, and even if it is a trap, so what? This is our only chance to get the Invisibility Cloak from Harry Potter."

If we miss this opportunity, we will never be able to obtain the Invisibility Cloak again.

How will we, the shrimp soldiers and crab generals, restore the glory of the fairies then?

The former Fairy King Lanlock, who possessed ancient magic, was defeated by a fifth-grade witch. Now, Harry Potter is far more powerful than that little witch, and we are no match for him.

What's most important to us right now is to take the Invisibility Cloak from Harry Potter as soon as possible while he's not around, so we can gain the power of Death.

Only then will we have a chance to defeat the wizard and restore the glory of the fairies! (End of Chapter)

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