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Travers seemed a little taken aback at that, and he turned instead to Ron
"Who is your friend? I do not recognize him
"This is Dragomir Despard," said Hermione; they had decided that a fictional foreigner was the safest cover for Ron to assume"He speaks very little English, but he is in sympathy with the Dark Lord's aimsHe has traveled here from Transylvania to see our new regime
"Indeed? How do you do, Dragomir?"
"'Ow you?" said Ron, holding out his hand
Travers extended two fingers and shook Ron's hand as though frightened of dirtying himself
So what brings you and your\a150\a150ah\a150\a150sympathetic friend to Diagon Alley this early?" asked Travers
"I need to visit Gringotts," said Hermione
"Alas, I also," said Travers"Gold, filthy gold! We cannot live without it, yet I confess I deplore the necessity of consorting with our long-fingered friends
Harry felt Griphook's clasped hands tighten momentarily around his neck
"Shall we?" said Travers, gesturing Hermione forward
Hermione had no choice but to fall into step beside him and pink chanel bag replicas head along the crooked, cobbled street toward the place where the snowy-white Gringotts stood towering over the other little shopsRon sloped along beside them, and Harry and Griphook followed
A watchful Death Eater was the very last thing they needed, and the worst of it was, with Travers matching at what he believed to be Bellatrix's side, there was no means for Harry to communicate with Hermione or RonAll too soon they arrived at the foot of the marble steps leading up to the great bronze doorsAs Griphook had already warned them, the liveried goblins who usually flanked the entrance had been replaced by two wizards, both of whom were clutching long thin golden rods
"Ah, Probity Probes," signed Travers theatrically, "so crude\a150\a150but so effective!"
And he set off up the steps, nodding left and right to the wizards, who raised the golden rods and passed them up and down his bodyThe Probes, Harry knew, detected spells of concealment and hidden magical objectsKnowing that he had only seconds, Harry pointed Draco's wand at each of the omega men watches guards in turn and murmured, "Confundo" twiceUnnoticed by Travers, who was looking through the bronze doors at the inner hall, each of the guards gave a little start as the spells hit them
Hermione's long black hair rippled behind her as she climbed the steps
"One moment, madam," said the guard, raising his Probe
"But you've just done that!" said Hermione in Bellatrix's commanding, arrogant voiceTravers looked around, eyebrows raisedThe guard was confusedHe stared down at the thin golden Probe and then at his companion, who said in a slightly dazed voice,
"Yeah, you've just checked them, Marius
Hermione swept forwardRon by her side, Harry and Griphook trotting invisibly behind themHarry glanced back as they crossed the thresholdThe wizards were both scratching their heads
Two goblins stood before the inner doors, which were made of silver and which carried the poem warning of dire retribution to potential thievesHarry looked up at it, and all of a sudden a knife-sharp memory came to him: standing on this very spot on the day that he had chanel quilted cheap handbag turned eleven, the most wonderful birthday of his life, and Hagrid standing beside him saying, "Like I said, yeh'd be mad ter try an' rob it Gringotts had seemed a place of wonder that day, the enchanted repository of a trove of gold he had never known he possessed, and never for an instant could he have dreamed that he would return to steal But within seconds they were standing in the vast marble hall of the bank
The long counter was manned by goblins sitting on high stools serving the first customers of the dayHermione, Ron, and Travers headed toward an old goblin who was examining a thick gold coin through an eyeglassHermione allowed Travers to step ahead of her on the pretext of explaining features of the hall to Ron
The goblin tossed the coin he was holding aside, said to nobody in particular, "Leprechaun," and then greeted Travers, who passed over a tiny golden key, which was examined and given back to him
Hermione stepped forward
"Madam Lestrange!" said the goblin, evidently startled"Dear me!" How\a150\a150how may I help you chanel bag today?"
"I wish to enter my vault," said Hermione
The old goblin seemed to recoil a littleNot only was Travers hanging back, watching, but several other goblins had looked up from their work to stare at Hermioneidentification?" asked the goblin
"Identification? I\a150\a150I have never been asked for identification before!" said Hermione
"They know!" whispered Griphook in Harry's ear, "They must have been warned there might be an imposter!"
"Your wand will do, madam," said the goblinHe held out a slightly trembling hand, and in a dreadful blast of realization Harry knew that the goblins of Gringotts were aware that Bellatrix's wand had been stolen
"Act now, act now," whispered Griphook in Harry's ear, "the Imperious Curse!"
Harry raised the hawthorn wand beneath the cloak, pointed it at the old goblin, and whispered, for the first time in his life, "Imperio!"
A curious sensation shot down Harry's arm, a feeling of tingling, warmth that seemed to flow from his mind, down the sinews and veins connecting him to the wand and the curse it had just chanel handbag knockoffs ca
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