The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 661: The Closed Door of Gringotts
Gringotts Wizarding Bank is located on the north side of Diagon Alley. The tall snow-white building is particularly eye-catching, and the bronze door is even more shining.

Today, people in Diagon Alley first heard a faint roar of a dragon, which seemed to come from underground. Then, people heard the sound of buildings collapsing and explosions.

When the faithful people ran to the scene, they saw the closed bronze door of Gringotts and a fire dragon flying in the sky.

People didn't know what happened inside Gringotts, but they could tell something from the escaped dragon and the smashed buildings.

I didn't dare to continue watching. Anyone could see that something terrible had happened in Gringotts. If I stayed and watched, I might even lose my life.

People enjoy watching the fun, but when the "trouble" may happen to themselves, they run away faster than anyone else.

The crowd of onlookers surged in like the tide and receded like the tide.

The Weasley twins were also mixed in the crowd. Without even looking at each other, the twin brothers could understand each other's thoughts.

The two brothers raised their wands at the same time and called out their patronuses in unison. However, the two silver-white, real magpies flew in different directions.

Fred's magpie flew to the Burrow to inform the members of the Order of the Phoenix; George's magpie flew to the Ministry of Magic, trying to inform his father or Ada about the turmoil in Gringotts.

Just as the two Patronuses flew away, a team of Aurors, led by Scrimgeour, passed through the crowd and appeared at the bottom of the stairs in front of Gringotts. After the Aurors, the members of the Law Enforcement Team quickly caught up.

The Ministry of Magic received two pieces of news. One was that someone had broken into Gringotts. The other was that Gringotts had been attacked, and a dangerous dragon had escaped, and a large amount of support was urgently needed.

That was how Scrimgeour was able to get to the scene so quickly.

At the entrance of Gringotts, the two bronze doors could not be opened. The Aurors raised their wands and began to bombard the doors. Fred and George also came forward to help.

Scrimgeour glanced at the two of them and said nothing more. Even if he had never seen the minister's children, he must have heard of them. Moreover, Fred and George were so unique.

The Weasley family's iconic fiery red hair and the identical looks of the twin brothers make it hard to mistake them.

The bronze door seemed to be protected by a barrier. Two consecutive rounds of bombardment failed to blow it open, leaving only some dents on the surface of the door.

The Aurors could not help but become anxious. No one knew what was happening inside Gringotts, but from the screams coming out continuously, they knew how critical the situation in the hall was.

At this moment, Vida Rosier also arrived at Diagon Alley, and the old lady was accompanied by Laura and Hartman.

Mr. Weasley had to stay in the Ministry of Magic and could not go out easily, while Ada went to chase the dragon.

If the dragons were allowed to fly over London, the Muggle Prime Minister would go crazy and the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy would be broken. If the dragons went crazy and destroyed Muggle buildings, causing massive casualties among Muggles, that would be an even worse situation.

Someone must catch up with the escaped fire dragon as soon as possible and put it to good use.

Vida stood at the bottom of the white stone steps, looking at the two bronze doors with extremely high defensive power. They were already covered with dents, but they were still strong and had not been blown open.

French women are inherently elegant and proud; they will age gracefully even when they have gray hair.

Vida is a typical example, with a well-cut dark long skirt, delicately coiled long hair, and a hat that matches perfectly. This elegance is enough for Ada to learn for a lifetime.

Vida raised her wand calmly. She didn't like the magic she was about to cast, but she felt that this magic should be able to destroy the gate that was blocking her way.

A yellow arrow of water shot out from Vida's magic wand. As soon as the liquid touched the bronze door, a pungent smoke rose up, and a small hole was corroded in the door. The pungent smoke became more and more, and the small hole in the door was also expanding. The corroded bronze door kept making a sound that made people physically uncomfortable. This sound did not disappear until the door was completely corroded.

Fred and George looked at Vida at the same time, and the two brothers couldn't help but want to applaud, this was too awesome.

"Dark magic, do you want to learn it?" Vida said with a smile, "If you want to learn it, I can teach you."

Don't forget that before Voldemort, the title of "the most dangerous dark wizard" belonged to Grindelwald. As his follower, Vader naturally learned a lot of powerful black magic.

Burning down London was not an option, but burning down a wizarding bank was no problem. Corroding a bronze door was just a small test.

Fred and George shook their heads. The two brothers had no interest in the Dark Arts. If they wanted to learn, they would have asked Ada long ago.

Seeing this, Vader had no unhappiness, and it was good not to learn the dark arts. Vader said jokingly: "Two cowards, this won't do."

Even as the three were talking, the door of Gringotts was wide open, but no one came out. Instead, two snakes as thick as buckets slithered out and attacked the Aurors who walked up the white stone steps.

The Aurors raised their staffs and fought back, casting colorful spells, and soon the two snakes were turned back to their original forms. But at this moment, Voldemort, covered in blood, walked out.

He went crazy and killed people (goblins) who failed to escape from Gringotts before the gate was closed. All of them were killed by Voldemort!

As Voldemort walked, he laughed. His laughter made people feel terrified, more terrified than being surrounded by Dementors. Some people stepped back unconsciously, no matter how Scrimgeour scolded them.

The wizards' fear of Voldemort seemed to grow from their bones. Just seeing him in person and hearing his crazy laughter made people so terrified that they could not control themselves.

When the first person turned around and ran away, the team coming to protect Gringotts would be defeated. Rufus Scrimgeour understood this principle very well, so he chose to take action first, even if the person standing opposite him was the terrifying Dark Lord.

Scrimgeour took the first step and cast a Stunning Spell at Voldemort on the steps. The red-glowing spell was easily blocked by Voldemort as soon as it got close.

Voldemort walked down the white stone steps slowly and unhurriedly. The spells thrown at him failed to hurt him. Instead, he attacked with both hands, killing several Aurors who were less capable and experienced.

Ada is the only person in the wizarding world who can rival Voldemort. The others are really not good enough. Voldemort can come and go as he pleases, and no one can stop him.

Scrimgeour attacked Voldemort again, like an angry lion. Scrimgeour had been fighting against dark wizards all his life. Although he could not defeat Voldemort, he could still fight against the Dark Lord for a few moves.

The other Aurors, under the leadership of Scrimgeour, gathered their courage and formed a circle around Voldemort, narrowing the encirclement while casting spells at him.

But Voldemort is Voldemort after all. The Aurors' siege failed to defeat him, but instead highlighted his strength.

Dressed in a black robe, he swung his wand continuously. With every swing, an Auror would withdraw from the battle, either being killed by the Killing Curse or being knocked down by the Cruciatus Curse.

At the same time, the giant snake Nagini also appeared in the open space. It was very fast, had high lethality, and had exaggerated defense. Even if it was hit by the spell, it would not feel any pain.

Nagini kept moving through the crowd, quickly and agilely attacking the wizards who were besieging Voldemort. From time to time, someone was bitten by it and forced to withdraw from the encirclement.

Vida stopped standing by and watched. She, Laura, and Hartman joined the battle at the same time, trying to work together to keep Voldemort in Diagon Alley.

Come on EDG!

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(End of this chapter)