Hogwarts: Who uses a crowbar in wizard duels?

As the train slowly pulled into King's Cross Station, Kevin and his friends disembarked with the flow of people.

Sirius Black and Professor Lupin had been waiting there for quite some time.

"Welcome back, children."

Sirius Black saw Harry and the others and opened his arms, greeting them warmly.

Harry was overjoyed and jumped into Sirius's arms, giving him a big hug.

I feel like they're almost become the babysitters.

Professor Lu Ping looks much better lately.

"Draco".

Just then, a gentle female voice rang out; it was Narcissa who had also come over.

"Mother," Draco replied immediately.

Narcissa looked at Draco with a smile in her eyes and put her hand on Draco's shoulder.

"Long time no see, cousin."

Sirius saw Narcissa and, surprisingly, greeted her.

The fact that Narcissa was Sirius's cousin was also recorded in the Black family home, so no one seemed surprised.

"You too, Sirius."

Narcissa looked at Sirius and responded with a smile.

Their relationship, which was originally one of complete estrangement, seems to have improved considerably.

All of this is thanks to Kevin.

The Malfoys have now completely broken away from the Death Eaters and have even contributed significantly to the fight against them.

While they may not be completely exonerated, at least they are no longer considered enemies.

"Kevin, it's a pleasure to see you again. You're welcome to visit our estate anytime, and your friends are also welcome."

After greeting Sirius, Narcissa looked at Kevin.

Their tone became much friendlier, and they even invited Kevin to their home.

It's worth noting that Lucius and Kevin's relationship wasn't exactly harmonious. Even after Kevin saved them last time, the guy didn't even bother to say thank you, though he never caused them any trouble again.

Narcissa is different. She always thought Kevin was a good kid, and he even helped Draco grow a lot. Last time, he even saved their family.

A good attitude is a given.

Kevin didn't give Narcissa a cold shoulder for her overtures.

"Of course, I will definitely go if I have the time."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Narcissa and Draco left first.

Watching them leave, Sirius couldn't help but tease them.

"I never imagined that one day I would be on the same side as the Malfoys."

"Who can argue with that?"

Professor Lu Ping also smiled.

"Indeed, back in second year, Lucius stuffed Voldemort's Horcrux into Ginny's luggage, which almost got Ginny into trouble."

Ron then brought up old grievances, pointing out that Lucius had indeed caused them a lot of trouble in the early stages, but fortunately they had always managed to escape unscathed.

Otherwise, they would never have been able to live in peace.

These words stirred up some unpleasant memories for everyone, leaving them with lingering resentment.

But Kevin's eyes suddenly lit up.

Yes.

Lucius once kept Voldemort's Horcruxes.

This means that Voldemort didn't personally hide all the Horcruxes; he also had his core subordinates help him keep them safe.

Could the last golden cup have also been entrusted to some Death Eater for safekeeping?

For example, among the death row inmates who were abducted by Voldemort this time, could there be one who is also in possession of a Horcrux?

Voldemort rescued them so that he could retrieve the Horcruxes and keep them for himself.

Following this line of thought...

Perhaps Lucius will have a clue.

He may not have known that the diary was a Horcrux, but he may have known whether Voldemort had entrusted any special items to the other Death Eaters.

Although it may not lead to a result, it is at least a clue or a line of thought.

Kevin felt he should find some time to visit Malfoy Manor.

......

Gringotts.

Three Ministry of Magic employees slowly walked in.

They went straight to the counter at the very back of the Gringotts lobby.

"We are employees of the Department of Legal Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic. This is Bellatrix Lestrange's death certificate, and also the Ministry of Magic's vault seizure order."

"We are here now to seize Bella's vault."

The employee in charge took out two documents, handed them to the fairy steward in the lobby, and said slowly.

Bella, as a Death Eater, committed heinous crimes and illegally seized much ill-gotten wealth.

Most of her wealth was hidden in Gringotts, a neutral wizarding bank.

However, due to the Fairy Property Law, as long as the vault owner pays the corresponding fees, all the property inside the vault belongs to the vault owner, regardless of who comes.

Therefore, many Death Eaters opened vaults in Gringotts, making it impossible for the Ministry of Magic to recover the stolen goods.

However, the wizards also left themselves a way out: if the owner of the vault died and there was a seizure order from the Ministry of Magic, they could enter the vault and confiscate all the illegal gains.

Bella has been dead for over a month, but the Ministry of Magic has been too busy lately, so this matter has been delayed until now before anyone has taken action.

However, the fairy steward looked puzzled when he examined the documents.

"Bellatrix, she suspended Gringotts' vault operations a month ago and has already taken all the assets."

Finally, after confirming the information about the vault once, he slowly spoke.

"What?"

"How is this possible! Bella died more than a month ago! How could she be here!"

The Ministry of Magic employees were taken aback upon hearing this, and immediately expressed their dissatisfaction.

"But it's true, Mr. Wizard."

The fairy steward wasn't afraid of the wizard, and spoke in a businesslike manner.

"fart!"

"I suspect you discovered the owner of the vault deed was dead long ago, so you simply pocketed the property!"

The Ministry of Magic employees immediately shouted angrily, because this had actually happened before.

Once a Gringotts vault deal is signed, a magical contract in duplicate will be generated.

Once the owner of the vault dies, the contract will become invalid, and the fairy can freely open the unclaimed vault.

Greedy people will appear everywhere, let alone the most avarice of demons, so it is not uncommon for them to steal property from unclaimed vaults.

And that's where the coincidence lies.

If the vault owner cancels the vault business, the magical contract held by Gringotts will still take effect, just as if the vault owner had died.

It will not leave any information.

Therefore, it's impossible to know whether Gringotts embezzled the funds or whether the Ministry of Magic killed the wrong person.

After all, it's not uncommon in the wizarding world for using compound potions to take the blame and die, so fairies used this excuse to embezzle a lot of ill-gotten gains.

But Bella can't be replaced!

Since being caught again, she has been locked in the deepest cell of the detention center, with no visits or room checks allowed, not even a mosquito could get in.

Even when Voldemort stormed the Ministry of Magic and the entire Department of Imprisonment was in chaos, that cell remained intact.

It is absolutely impossible for the compound decoction to be administered by a different person.

As for the fact that he had already been switched when he was arrested? That's even more impossible, as the effects of compound decoctions don't last that long.

Therefore, in conclusion, it must have been the fairy who embezzled that fortune!