Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

After seeing that Flitwick had quietly drawn his wand and was ready to duel.

The fairy seemed to realize the current situation and quickly glanced around.

After noticing the other goblins looking at him with puzzled eyes, he quickly waved his hands to indicate that nothing had happened.

Then...

"clatter!"

He snapped his fingers lightly—and Ryan noticed that the noises around him had become much quieter.

The goblin lowered her voice, but her excitement could not be hidden in her shrill voice.

"Mr. Elias? Right?"

He suddenly became very polite.

"I've heard of you—in fact, you might not know this... You don't even need to exchange Muggle currency for Galleons. You already have a vault of your own in Gringotts."

"treasury!?"

So not only Ryan, but even Flitwick's tone became noticeably higher.

As the only wizarding bank in the wizarding world, the vault in Gringotts is of considerable symbolic significance.

The key to owning a vault in Gringotts is simple enough.

As long as a wizard's items stored in Gringotts exceed a certain value, he or she will have a vault of his or her own, which will be reserved forever for him or her and his or her descendants.

But it is obvious that given the greed of the goblins, the value of this "value" is indeed quite high.

It often takes more than two generations of wizards to accumulate that level of wealth.

Therefore, Gringotts' vaults are almost all organized by family.

For example, Flitwick's own vault 124 in Gringotts belongs to his family, the Flitwicks.

Of course, there are also cases where individuals have obtained the vault in Gringotts.

For example, Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts and the greatest white wizard of our time - as far as Flitwick knew, he had his own personal vault in Gringotts, where he stored some interesting little gadgets.

But now, the goblin said that Ryan had his own vault in Gringotts, which naturally made Flitwick make some associations.

He certainly didn't think that Ryan, a young Muggle wizard, would have his own personal vault.

so...

"Ryan, you may be a descendant of a wizard family."

Although Flitwick racked his brains and couldn't think of a wizarding family corresponding to the surname Elias, this was obviously the only possibility.

In fact, although this situation is rare, it does exist.

Because most wizarding families have few descendants, especially those pure-blood families that adhere to the pure-blood theory and hate intermarriage with Muggles, many of them have become extinct in the long course of history.

But extinction does not mean that their bloodline has not been preserved - for example, some "Squibs" who were born without inherited magical abilities.

They are not considered part of the family, but still have family blood.

Such Squibs continue to reproduce, and perhaps in a certain generation wizards will appear again.

In Flitwick's opinion, Ryan might be such a 'throwback' little wizard.

"So - maybe Ryan can inherit the wealth his ancestors have in the vault?"

Flitwick asked excitedly, which warmed Ryan's heart a little.

He could sense that Professor Flitwick was genuinely happy for him.

"Of course, I can take Mr. Elias to his vault right now."

The goblin remained polite, but at the end he looked at Flitwick. "But please understand, the founder of the vault has set a rule - only his heirs can go into the vault, so..."

He blinked, and everything was said without a word.

"Oh, this..."

Flitwick was stunned when he heard this.

But he didn't find it strange - in fact, the rules for guarding the Gringotts vault were already very strange.

Most vaults can be entered with just a key, but some require special credentials, and some even require the goblins to touch them personally before entering.

So at this moment, Flitwick just looked at Ryan.

"Professor, I can go by myself."

Ryan nodded.

In fact, he was also very curious at this time.

As an orphan from the Silver Lime Tree Orphanage, he didn't know whether he was really a descendant of a wizarding family.

"plz follow me!"

After Ryan agreed, the goblin hurriedly jumped down from the stool.

He performed a graceful ceremony, then led Ryan through a tall door in the hall and into a stone corridor.

There is a railway track under the corridor, leading to a deep tunnel below, and no one knows how deep it is.

"Mr. Goblin..."

Ryan, who came here for the first time, naturally looked around and asked questions.

"Neil, Mr. Elias."

The goblin's attitude at this moment could almost be described as humble: "You can just call me Neil."

"Okay, Mr. Neal—where do we go next?"

But Ryan is not a real child. He still remembers the goblin's disdainful attitude at the beginning.

That was clearly his nature.

So he didn't take Neil's humility seriously at the moment, and still asked vigilantly.

But just as he finished speaking, he saw a slightly shabby train coming from the other end of the tracks.

The goblin Neil took out a huge flashlight from somewhere and hung it around his neck. He jumped into the car first, then turned around and motioned Ryan to get in as well.

When Ryan got in the car, he snapped his fingers and the car started.

Then, accompanied by the whistling sound of the wind and the crisp sound of shaking rails, Ryan soon saw the location of Gringotts' vault.

It was a huge space beneath Gringotts.

The stalactites and stalagmites, shaped by the great time over millions of years, are like gorgeous lamps in this space.

The sprawling railways extend to various rock walls, like giant snakes crawling along.

There is also a huge underground lake below, and the misty surface of the lake reflects the colorful waves.

Ryan was even hit by a waterfall pouring down from the top of a rock pillar along the way.

"Thief-proof waterfall!"

But Ryan was not angry, instead he felt a sense of familiarity.

This unique goblin defensive device reminded him of the time when he and his Gryffindor teacher went to the Goblin Kingdom to "reason".

This even brought a hint of a smile to the corner of his mouth.

The one who found it even harder to hide his smile than him was the goblin Neil.

Of course, he knew the effect of the Anti-Thief Waterfall - it could wash away the effects of all spells and magical creations, and at the same time detect the identity of the visitor.

If it were a poor outsider who didn't have a vault in Gringotts, the train would have simply overturned.

But Ryan is still in the car - which only proves one thing...

"He is indeed the owner of that vault!"

After confirming this, Neil's attitude became more enthusiastic.

After noticing Ryan's curiosity about the surroundings, he took the initiative to explain.

"The vaults here each have their own level. The one you're passing through now is the first level, secured by a key and thief-proof waterfall specially crafted by us fairies!"

"Further down is the second-level vault, also secured by keys and anti-theft waterfalls. Furthermore, the vault can only be opened after the goblin personally leads the way and touches the door!"

"Further down is the third-level vault. In addition to the three types of security measures mentioned above, there are also some special defensive measures..."

When he said this, Ryan could actually vaguely see the huge space at the bottom of the cave below.

And there are some huge creatures vaguely visible, entrenched in it.

"The Sphinx and the Dragon..."

Neil didn't need to introduce much, Ryan naturally understood what the most critical security measures of the third-level vault were.

So he only had one question: "What level is my vault on?"

"Oh, your vault is special—all the goblins know about it."

Neil's enthusiastic voice grew even more excited. "It's said that it existed long before Gringotts was built... or rather, it was for this vault that the great Ragnark I commissioned the goblin 'Grunt' to build Gringotts."

"The owner of that vault didn't leave a name, only the surname of its future owner..."

He didn't say much, but Ryan understood - the last name should be 'Elias'.

"All goblins are bound by a magical contract and cannot reveal the existence of that vault to anyone except you. It is Gringotts' greatest secret."

"Vault 000, the most special of all vaults... Its security level is - Level !"

As he was speaking, Ryan saw that the tracks in front of Neil and the train they were riding on suddenly twisted and pointed straight downwards!

Amid Ryan's exclamation, the train crashed directly into the colorful underground lake at the bottom of this space.

"Peng!"

Amidst the splashing water, the cold lake water constantly stimulated Ryan's senses.

But after a brief panic, he quickly calmed down.

When faced with danger, panic is the most useless emotion.

This was something his four teachers rarely agreed on and taught him.