Hogwarts on the Tip of the Tongue

Gringotts Wizarding Bank, Armenian branch.

Cornelius Fudge looked at the goblin manager in charge of the night shift in the bank lobby and said.

"We have urgent matters to discuss with Gringotts."

The fairy manager said with a polite smile, the quill at hand continued to write without stopping.

"Do you have an appointment? It is not our normal external working hours. Maybe you can wait until work hours and I will arrange for a customer specialist to serve you... By the way, since you paid Jin Jialong to enter the door, you can now come first Take a break on the sofa in the lobby..."

"This is not a personal business. We are referring to more than a dozen European magical governments, including the British Ministry of Magic."

Connelly Fudge interrupted the goblin manager with a wave of his hand, and continued hurriedly.

"We have an emergency to cooperate with Gringotts. A very dangerous dark wizard activity has taken place in the magical world. Now most of the Floo network in Europe is temporarily paralyzed. I heard that the vaults of Gringotts Bank have a way to quickly travel to and from various places. I hope Gringotts can be opened temporarily."

"Uh... the fast track to the vault? This gentleman, the fairies and wizards have lived in peace for centuries..."

The face of the fairy manager changed, a flash of anger flashed over his turquoise face, and he stared at Connelly.

"Gringotts has no non-negotiable deals. If there is a deal that cannot be reached, it is just that the price has not been negotiated-this is your fairy queen's declaration a few months ago? If you can't decide, then go. Find someone who is qualified to make a decision, understand?"

Connelly Fudge recalled the "tips" given by Lockhart, snorted coldly, looked at the fairy arrogantly and said.

"We are discussing now, but if the situation is urgent, we don't mind getting on the train first and then making up the ticket."

"But Her Majesty is not in Armenia..."

The sweat bead on the forehead of the fairy manager quickly seeped out, and replied with the eyes of a group of wizards.

"Since the establishment of Gringotts, the core vault channel has never been opened to the outside world. Only Her Majesty can decide this kind of thing... I cannot refuse the cooperation between the Magical Government and us, but I am not qualified to accept... The vault is anyway. Can't open..."

"Then go find a fairy who has the authority to negotiate. It's better to be your Queen—this is a big deal, right?"

"I can try to initiate a remote meeting, but the London side may not respond..."

The fairy manager said while thinking, rang the bell, and called a fairy assistant from the dark.

"Have you heard? Send a message to the headquarters immediately, the highest level of business cooperation negotiations... The Presbyterian and Her Majesty the Queen may have to attend. The gentlemen of the Ministry of Magic hope to use the portal of the Gringotts Wizarding Bank to launch a war and attack. Another group of unidentified wizards!"

"Maintaining the stability of the magic society is not launching a war." Cornelius Fudge changed his face and quickly corrected.

"Sir, whether you want to admit it or not, this is obviously a war among wizards."

The fairy manager grinned, revealing the pointed teeth, "Gringotts has been neutral for nearly a thousand years. The Presbyterian and Her Majesty the Queen may attend the remote meeting, but from a personal point of view, I am not optimistic about the outcome of this meeting... Maybe you can consider renting our magic flying carpet?"

"Magic flying carpet? I'll consider it if it doesn't work."

Connelly Fudge nodded thoughtfully, and raised his wrist to look at the time.

"However, I still hope to talk to your queen first, um, where is the remote meeting location? If there is no problem, let's go there and wait in advance, so that after your waiting queen arrives, we can directly In the beginning, no time is wasted."

"Uh... well, well, no problem." The fairy manager shrugged, seemingly reluctantly replied.

Connelly Gee glanced at the goblin manager, and couldn't help but recall the point Lockhart mentioned when he left the Armenian forest.

[Fairies are not smarter than wizards. Don't ask the other party about the space prepared in advance by the think tank, the fairies will not be so difficult to deal with. 】

Obviously, the goblin did not and cannot anticipate the "discussion" tonight in advance, and what he has to do now is to take advantage of the fact that the other party is not mentally prepared, to maximize the preemptive advantage of the magic government as much as possible, in the next two parties Obtain absolute dominance in the negotiation.

Other senior officials of the magic government obviously thought of this, but everyone still looked solemn.

As they were worried before, no wizard knows how to repair the collapsed Floo network. If they fail to "borrow" on Gringotts, then they may really have to "walk" back to their respective countries— -Whether it is phantom migration, flying carpet, broomstick.

The biggest problem with these "walking" methods is that if you are unlucky, you are likely to be beaten down on the road.

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Cornelius Fudge and others came to the conference room at the back of the hall to sit down, and looked at their watches from time to time, looking rather anxious.

Time has never passed so slowly. Just when Cornelius Fudge and the others were about to finish their patience and wonder if they should put pressure on again or adopt a second plan, they heard the person waiting in the meeting room with them. The fairy manager suddenly shouted respectfully.

"Good evening, Her Majesty! I'm very sorry, but the gentlemen of the Ministry of Magic have important matters to discuss now."

Everyone lifted up their spirits, and raised their heads to look in the direction where the fairy manager was speaking.

On the stone chair directly in front of the meeting room, light and shadow gradually intertwined, and a very vague mysterious goblin appeared with a thick gray-white mist. People could not see the look of the goblin, but it could be seen vaguely above the mysterious goblin’s head. Draw the outline of a small crown.

Cornelius Fudge looked at the figure, for some reason he always felt a little familiar, and he wanted to subconsciously cover it.

However, he immediately recovered. Now he is surrounded by other magic government officials. The most correct way for him is to seek truth from facts instead of pretending to be familiar with the other party. After all, he has never seen the fairy queen, such a lie. It's too easy to be exposed.

As for the fleeting sense of familiarity, it is not surprising, for example, most wizards always think that the house elves look like a full length.

After all, the elves were about the same size and height, and under the mist, they didn't seem to make much difference.

Uh, but the question now is, what if the fairy queen doesn't give face?

Cornelius Fudge looked at the gray-white misty figure, thinking about the way he should start the conversation.

Although the British Ministry of Magic and Gringotts have cooperated and even donated money before, he has never directly talked to the fairy queen. The matter is small, and he is embarrassed in front of officials of various countries. He is not sure whether Gringotts is in awe. The Ministry of Magic is still Dumbledore.

"Good evening, Minister Fudge, it looks like you are in trouble."

Just as Cornelius Fudge's thoughts turned sharply, a voice came from the gray-white mist.

Unlike the shrill voices of other fairies, the voice sounded obviously more tactful and sweet.

In Connelly’s impression, wizards seem to seldom come into contact with female goblins. If it weren’t for the explicit term "Queen", he could not even believe that the top leader of the Gringotts Wizarding Bank was a female. In terms of tone, it is obviously better to communicate than male goblins.

At least when Cornelius Fudge went to Gringotts to handle business before, the clerks never called him a "minister."

"Yes, I think you should have also heard of those things that happened tonight..."

Without continuing to look at the petite figure, Cornelius Fudge took off his bowler hat and spread his hands helplessly.

"A group of extremely dangerous dark wizards took advantage of the chaos and attacked the Ministry of Magic, and did not know what means to paralyze the European Floo network. We hope that Gringotts can help us repair the fireplace, or let us borrow the Gring The transmission channel of the Pavilion will get everything back on track as soon as possible."

The Ministry of Magic is worse than she thought. Has it been so badly ill to be hospitalized?

Behind the gray-white fog, Elena looked around with her right hand holding her cheek, her expression subtle.

Since the birth of Floo Network, this safe, fast and low-threshold travel method has always been the first choice for wizards to travel. The fireplace in almost every wizard’s home is connected to Floo Network. Through Floo Network, wizards can conveniently stay at home. To and from the Ministry of Magic, bars and shops.

You know, in order to crack and paralyze the Floo network, the Tianming Group has carried out magic analysis and trial work for at least half a year.

Aiming at the possible future players of the Ministry of Magic, Elena designed more than a dozen countermeasures based on the idea of ​​"network offense and defense" of later generations. The technical team of the Succubus City is on standby tonight and is ready to launch an event on Floo. The battle for the virtual "Magic Net" is well matched.

It's just that Elena never expected that the Ministry of Magic would not even have mastered the magic technology to "restart" the Floo Network.

Even... actually trying to ask the goblins of Gringotts Wizarding Bank for help?

If the wizard who developed the Floo Network knew about it, he might turn into a ghost and return to the world again, right?

In fact, "restarting" the Floo network is not difficult for Elena. But as the fairy queen of Gringotts, she obviously shouldn't know how to repair the fireplace of the "human wizard", especially when there is a technical fault on the magical world.

"It's a pity, Mr. Minister, we goblins don't understand the mystery of human magic—"

Elena pondered the sentence, shook her head lightly, and replied solemnly.

"As for the'transportation channel' you mentioned just now, it does exist, but it is only used inside the Gringotts."

"Although I don't know where you learned this secret, fairies do not participate in wizarding wars. This is the long-standing principle of fairies for survival. If I provide you with the help of'fairy magic', it will definitely go against all the fairies of the past thousands of years. The old precepts handed down by the elders..."

Cornelius Fudge was stunned, and immediately revealed a look of surprise, muttering to himself.

"Does it really exist? The magical goblin magic."

"Lockhart didn't lie..."

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He suddenly raised his head and looked at the figure hidden in the mist earnestly.

"Dear Empress Bunonia Zaitsek, I also know the non-interference between fairies and wizards, but now the magical world is facing a very dangerous conspiracy. This is not a war between wizards and wizards. , But a contest between order and evil chaos."

"As we said when we signed various agreements a few months ago, the times have changed and the magical world should try to join hands to meet the challenge."

"I understand the worries on the goblin side, but now is just an opportunity. You will gain the trust of the entire European magic world."

The process of integrating Gringotts Wizarding Bank and fairies into the wizarding society is still quite slow...Although Dumbledore and the British Ministry of Magic have the support, there has been a lack of suitable opportunities outside the UK...Elena did not immediately refuse. Nodded slightly.

"Just trust, it's not enough-you know, the future of the all-elves on this bet."

"So ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ what do you want? Your Majesty the Queen?"

Custer couldn't help but interjected, "If Gringotts offers a helping hand, the goblin will always be an ally of the French Ministry of Magic."

"Equal job opportunities-it is best to work in the Ministry of Magic. The salary is set by you, and they are also responsible to their respective Ministry of Magic."

Elena's eyes flickered slightly, and after a few seconds of pause, she quietly looked around and said softly.

"Gringotts' business scope is gradually shrinking, and I hope the goblins will have the opportunity to go out to work."

"On the other hand, just like the British magic world, Gringotts Wizards Bank hopes to act as an independent third party to assist various magic governments in their taxation work... In this way, we at least don't have to worry about being left alone in the face of revenge from the dark wizard. ..."

"The fairies don't want to be any ally, we want to join you..."

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