The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 559: The Dragon Blocking the Road

When climbing Little Hangleton to look for the old house of Gaunt, Ada had hoped that she could also be a tomb raider, looking for dragons and gold. Now Ada still does not know the sixteen-character Yin-Yang secret technique, nor does she know the stars and Feng Shui, but she is indeed looking for dragons, and her ultimate goal is also to touch gold.

In the pitch-dark corridor, the lantern in the hand of Cosmo, the Gringotts goblin, is the only source of light. As one continues to go deeper into the corridor, the sounds one hears become louder and louder, occasionally mixed with the roar of some giant beast.

They turned a corner, and Ada's expression became more serious, as if some monster was waiting for her behind the corner.

With the help of the light of the lantern, they finally knew what was waiting for them - it was an extremely huge fire dragon, tied to the ground with thick chains, unable to leave and preventing people from approaching.

Perhaps because it had not seen the sun for too long, the scales on the dragon's body had turned pale, its eyes were a cloudy pink, and both of its hind legs were wearing heavy shackles, with thick chains on them connected to huge stakes driven deeply into the stone ground.

This is deep underground in Gringotts, where the dragon is imprisoned and guards the treasure. Ada and the other two are uninvited guests and intruders who have invaded the dragon's territory.

The deafening roar echoed, and the surrounding walls and corridors trembled. It was obvious that years of imprisonment and its eye disease had made the dragon even more brutal. It wanted to tear these intruders apart.

"What should we do now?" Fred asked. "Gringotts actually hid such a creature deep underground!"

Ada had faced a dragon in the Triwizard Tournament, but that dragon was much smaller than the dragon in Gringotts. It was not easy to deal with a brutal dragon in the dark. This was the dragon's home ground, it was more familiar with it, and its eyes were more adapted to the dark environment underground.

"Charlie would be furious if he knew that Gringotts treated a lovely dragon like this," George sighed. "Hagrid would definitely be unhappy too."

Freedom is precious. Whether it is a fire dragon or a human being, freedom is a priceless treasure.

As Fred and George were talking in a low voice, the dragon's huge head turned towards them. Being trapped in the dark underground for a long time, the dragon's eyes gradually lost their function, but its hearing became more sensitive. It was not difficult for the dragon to identify the position by listening to the sound.

The thick iron chain made a harsh friction sound, and the twins immediately fell silent, not daring to further expose their position. The two brothers even held their breath, and their faces soon turned the same color as their hair.

But standing in front of the dragon were not only Ada and the twins, but also Cosmo, the goblin from Gringotts. The dragon's roar diluted the influence of Ada on him, and his sanity returned to normal.

"Why would I bring you here!" Cosmo screamed, "This is against the rules!"

The twins' hands were quicker than their brains at this moment. Fred chopped Cosmo accurately with his hand knife, and the goblin fainted immediately and lay down limply.

This scene made Ada stunned. When did the two brothers learn physics [fainting]. Although the twins stopped the noisy Cozmo, it was too late. The goblin's sharp voice provided the dragon with an accurate location.

The giant dragon opened its mouth and spewed out a stream of fire. The scorching dragon fire distorted the air.

Ada and the other two quickly ran back along the corridor to avoid being turned into BBQ. They did not stop until they were out of the dragon's attack range. George let go of the goblin's collar and leaned against the wall, breathing heavily.

When escaping just now, George, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, grabbed Cosmo, otherwise he would have known what the roasted goblin smelled like by now.

"What should we do?" Fred asked again, "I just took a look and there's not much space where the dragon is. And if you kill the dragon, won't it make too much noise?"

"Wake him up." Ada said. Whether they could pass the fire dragon quickly depended on what information Cosmo could provide.

The twins looked at each other, and Fred, who was foolish, grabbed Cosmo's collar and lifted the unconscious fairy up. It seemed that Fred was going to use physical means to wake him up, maybe using both hands. Ada hurriedly stopped the rude Fred, pointed her magic wand at Cosmo, and the fairy woke up immediately. At the moment when Cosmo woke up, the red cloth also wrapped around his body, making the fairy temporarily unable to cast spells.

"You vile thief!" Cosmo shrieked. "You shameless robber!"

Ada pursed her lips. Perhaps Fred's slap was more suitable for Cosmo. As the saying goes, a good son is born under the stick. I think a slap in the face should make Cosmo's mouth cleaner.

Although what Ada and the twins did was thieving, they were doing it to defeat Voldemort and save the wizarding world. They were stealing for the sake of heaven, and thieves have their own code of conduct.

"Listen!" Ida threatened fiercely, "Tell us how to quickly subdue that dragon, or I'll cut you into pieces and feed you to the dragon!"

Cosmo, who was carried by Fred, struggled violently, with resistance all over his body. He cursed "robber, thief" while trying to break free from the cloth strips that bound him.

"You will be punished, I swear!" Cosmo shouted, "No one can steal anything from Gringotts, thieves will be punished!"

Fred lifted Cozmo higher and pretended to throw him to the ground. Fred threatened: "Before we get retribution, your brain will kiss the ground passionately before us!"

The threat had no effect. Cosmo continued to curse and yell, his curses were even more unpleasant than those of the village shrew.

Ada did not continue to talk nonsense with the goblin, but asked Fred to take Cosmo forward together. If things didn't work, they could make a big scene. She didn't believe that she couldn't get out of the small Gringotts.

The three of them quietly approached the dragon again, and the roar continued to hit their eardrums.

In order to let Cosmo hear her words, Ada shouted: "When the dragon breathes fire, Fred, you throw this stinky goblin over! Even if you die, you must take someone with you!"

The dragon was disturbed again, and another wave of fire came. The twins who trusted Ada did not hide this time, but stayed where they were.

Cosmo, who was held in front of Fred, shouted in fear: "Run! Run! I'll tell you how to get through the fire dragon, run!"

Satisfied, Ada raised her wand and a barrier was deployed in front of the three people, blocking all the flames and high temperatures. With Ada's blocking, the twins were the first to retreat back to the previous aisle.

After escaping the threat of the flames, Cozmo said helplessly: "You can't get past that fire dragon because you don't have the Ding Dang piece. The dragon trainer has given the fire dragon special training. Once it hears the Ding Dang piece, it will think of pain and will retreat."

The twins were a little discouraged after hearing this. What Cosmo said was the same as if he hadn't said anything. Using violent means to pass the dragon guarding the vault would likely trigger the alarm of Gringotts, and then they would have to face a swarm of guards.

After they left Gringotts, they were also wanted by the Ministry of Magic. The Ministry of Magic wanted the twin sons of the Director of the Department of Law Enforcement. This scene was strangely familiar.

Ada's expression also became a little heavy. She underestimated the difficulty of this operation, but the vault was within reach. Should she really give up?
After hesitating for a while, Ada decided to continue. As long as she could defeat the dragon as quickly as possible, their chances of getting out of Gringotts safely would greatly increase.

Ada walked out of the aisle resolutely and came to the pale dragon for the third time. This time she wanted to challenge this behemoth.

(End of this chapter)