54 Windfall 3 (1/2)
Strangely raising at 9 A.M completely refreshed, he made his way in the shower, leaving his hears and tail pop out for the fun of it. Once clean and dried, he sat at the little table in his room as Sunny bring him is breakfast. Done eating, a soft 'hoot' brings his attention to Chione.
Proudly extending her wing, she grabs the letter that has been placed in a little box fixed on her perch for her to leave letters when he isn't here to receive them from her. Seeing the Gringotts seal on the letter, he rapidly broke the wax seal and read it.
”Seems like I will not being able to see the girls this morning. Sunny, Can you pop me in front of Gringotts steps, please? Chione, Fawkes, don't fight, I won't be too long.” With that, the two pop away, leaving behind a miffed owl who has to share her room with the blasted Phoenix that has invited itself since his wizard was send away by her human.
Arriving In the Alley at 9:50, 10 minutes before his meeting with Headcrusher, he made his way to the bank, nodding his head at the bowing goblins guards. Seeing a free goblin assistant making his way in the hall, Alex didn't hesitate.
”Helper goblin, can I require your assistance?” Hearing a wizard speaking to him, the goblin stop to look at him. Seeing the crimson mane, he immediately know who it was, Alex deeds having long since spread in the bank and it's nation below.
”What can Gringotts do for you today, Heir Evans?”
”I have an urgent appointment with Account manager Headcrucher in ten minutes, as you can see I barely in time, would you be available to lead me to him?” Nodding at him, the two made their way to one of the numerous doors at the wall. Three minutes later and seven to spare, Alex was introduced in the office of his account manager.
”Heir Evans, I thanks you for responding this early to my summon but when I read your letter asking for a business meeting with Gringotts, you can understand that you had us rather curious.”
”I can easily understand and thank you to accepting receiving me when I didn't state the reason for the business, after all, it isn't in goblin nature to lose time and money in shady deals.” Nodding seriously at the young, happy that some wizard still understands their ways, he rings a crystal bell specifically here for today's business.
Two minutes letter, a group of five lightly armored goblins in leather, surely dragon hide, made it way in the office.
”Allow me to present you to Master Brokenfang. Master Brokenfang is our foremost expert in magical beasts, from their identification to their market values and all the in-between. Master Brokenfang, this is Heir Evans, the one that had asked your presence today in order to evaluate a creature worth he had slain.”
Gruffly nodding at the young, he looks around but seen none of what he was called for. Seeing his gaze roaming the office he spoke.
”Because of its size, it had been moved to a better place, if you allow me.” Seeing the nod of his account manager, he called” Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Stormy, Winter, Spring, Summer!” At his call, the house-elves pop in the office, each extending an and to the one present.
The entire group was taken directly in the butcher house of the territory. When they abruptly face the skeleton of the Basilisk, the five of them instinctively takes position, blades already draw, ready to strike. The face of all six goblins hardens when they realize that it was what he was selling.
”When?”
”I have slain this Basilisk Thursday in the chamber of secrets that was reopened by a shade of Voldemort who has to possess one Ronald Bilinus Weasley, who lost his life in the chamber.”
When the goblins hear the existence of a shade of Voldemort, they became white has ghosts, a rather disturbing sight when you know their greenish-grey habitual skin shade. Headcrucher immediately crushes a small crystal mount on his bracelet. A second later, another group of Ten Goblins in heavy goblin steel armors appears already in formation, surrounding an old goblin.
Seeing that they aren't any direct threat other than the intimidating bones of a large snake, the goblin at the center was allowed to exit the encampment.
”Account manager Headcrucher, why have you summoned me?”
”Heir Evans just attest to have slain a Basilisk from the Hogwarts chamber of secrets, freed by a shade of the dark one, Elder.”
Hearing his kin words, the elder goblin turns his head to the young child present.
”Why do you spoke of shade young wizard, the dark one hasn't been seen from years now.”
”I do have seen his shade on the 31 October and purge two of his anchor the same day.”