#198 - Section 198

After the others retreated a distance, they were not affected immediately, mainly because Ethan didn't issue an attack order at the time.

So, most of the onlookers were fine.

Besides that, there was the extent of the damage to Diagon Alley.

More than eighty percent of it had become a lava field, and Knockturn Alley was also affected to some extent.

According to magical photographs in this morning's "Daily Prophet", the area, except for a small patch of buildings, was a rolling expanse of scorching lava.

This was all caused by the battle between Surtur and Dumbledore.

After Surtur transformed, without Ethan's control, it only received the final command.

At the same time, without subsequent magical support, it was solved by Dumbledore.

Even so, Dumbledore spent a great deal of effort, and even when he was interviewed, his back was bent in the photo.

Ethan naturally knew that this didn't mean an uncontrolled Surtur almost killed Dumbledore.

At the same time, the "Daily Prophet" also issued a statement that the goblins were already discussing the reconstruction of Diagon Alley on the original site.

The reconstruction project is being handled by the goblins.

As for the losses of the shop owners, the goblins are only willing to be responsible for a portion.

This was the result of their discussion with the Ministry of Magic, and it is estimated that these merchants and goblins had a fierce argument at the time.

Furthermore, the goblins also stated that they would be responsible for the losses of Gringotts depositors this time, but the compensation ratio would be in accordance with the previously established regulations.

All wizards can go to the Leaky Cauldron with Gringotts' magical contract and credentials that can prove their identity.

Mainly because Gringotts is gone, and that place is still a scorching lava field.

Even if this is the magical world, it is still a bit difficult to quickly restore the environment and then build a building.

Fortunately, Gringotts has taken over the Leaky Cauldron as a temporary office, and I don't know what to say.

The part of Diagon Alley that was preserved was personally saved by Dumbledore at great cost, but the Leaky Cauldron was ignored, but it didn't receive much impact, so it can only be said that it was lucky.

Also, this compensation is for all British Gringotts depositors, although Ethan only looted the first-level vault and then melted some of the other vaults.

However, because the main location of the battle between Surtur and Dumbledore was on the Gringotts ruins.

Dumbledore also firmly restricted it, preventing it from destroying other places.

This also led to further heavy losses in the vaults below.

Especially at the moment when Dumbledore exhausted a lot of its magic power and completely解除 变 形术, the fallen Surtur was like a volcanic eruption.

The moment it fell into the Gringotts dungeon, it messed up the inside, and there was no need for rescue and excavation at all.

As a result, while the goblins hated Dumbledore, they had to choose to fully compensate all depositors.

Getting off the car on the street near the Leaky Cauldron, Ethan found that there were many Ministry of Magic personnel stationed around the periphery.

As for Muggles, none were found.

Undoubtedly, a Muggle-Repelling Charm had been cast on this area.

Arriving at the entrance of the Leaky Cauldron, there were many wizards coming in and out, and a large group of people gathered outside to discuss something.

"Harry, what's the situation now?"

Unsurprisingly, Ethan met Harry here.

After learning the news here yesterday, Harry contacted Ethan. He also knew that Ethan had a large sum of Galleons stored here.

He also talked a lot at the time, and even gave Ethan advice on what to do.

Hearing the voice, Harry turned his head, saw Ethan, and pointed to a notice on the side, saying:

"Today is the compensation for the first-level vaults. Other depositors are not received. The account holders of the second-level vaults will be processed after two days. Registration is required for processing, but not for the first-level vaults."

"I'm registered for the day after tomorrow, so I'll come back to deal with it then!"

Harry said helplessly.

He is still looking forward to the annual opening ceremony.

Before coming, he was also prepared to either go to Hogwarts with Ethan after finishing this matter, or ask Sirius Black for help.

Unfortunately, it's not his turn today at all. In order not to run out again in two days, he can only go to school in two days.

Fortunately, he is still relatively early. If the level is lower, I'm afraid he would have to wait for a month or two, but in that case, he wouldn't be waiting foolishly outside.

"Is that so! I'll go take a look!"

Saying that, Ethan walked to the notice.

No wonder this group of people are gathered outside instead of queuing inside.

It turns out that business processing also involves discrimination.

However, Ethan can understand the goblins' reasons for doing this.

After all, the decision-making power in the wizarding world lies in the hands of a small group of people, and this small group of people often gathers in the major pure-blood families. In order not to offend them, the goblins must solve their problems as soon as possible.

"By the way, Harry, how much savings do you have in Gringotts?"

Ethan is still very curious about Harry's family fortune.

Logically speaking, as the long-standing Potter family, their family fortune should be very thick.

But their family only has one vault, and the Galleons inside seem to be piled up into a small mountain, but this mountain is really not big.

Especially after Ethan saw a small mountain piled up with 15 million Galleons.

Therefore, Ethan thought of a guess he had seen before.

Dumbledore's Order of the Phoenix and Voldemort's Death Eaters all rely on the support of their members to live.

As everyone knows, maintaining a large organization is quite expensive.

For example, Ethan's Wizengamot initially relied on collecting protection fees in Knockturn Alley to sustain itself. Ethan never took a single Knut from it, and now he's injecting large sums of Galleons.

And the Order of the Phoenix was initially supported by the Potter family. James's father died early, so James was in charge of the Potter family.

This led him to spend a large amount of Galleons on the Order of the Phoenix while he was still a young and inexperienced, leaving only a portion for Harry as an inheritance.

Later, the restarted Order of the Phoenix was supported by Sirius Black, who inherited the Black family fortune because of Harry's involvement.

In the end, the Order of the Phoenix spent all of Harry's Galleons.

"There are still one hundred thirty-seven thousand Galleons, plus some Silver Sickles," Harry said helplessly.

He felt completely unjustly victimized. He hadn't done anything, yet he was losing over ten thousand Galleons, which was enough to buy three rocket crossbows.

"So, what are you planning to do now?" Ethan asked, glancing at the large black dog crouching at Harry's feet.

He wondered how Sirius Black planned to collect the compensation, as he was still wanted by the Ministry of Magic, and there were many Aurors and Hit Wizards on alert.

"I plan to stay home for another two days," Harry said, following Ethan's gaze to Sirius Black. It was a pity that Peter had escaped back then.

Otherwise, Sirius Black, cleared of charges and as his godfather, could have helped him with the process.

"Then I'll go in first. See you at Hogwarts!"

"Okay, see you at Hogwarts!"

After separating from Ethan, Harry didn't linger and hailed the Knight Bus with the large black dog.

Upon entering the Leaky Cauldron, Ethan discovered that it had been completely transformed into an office space, a far cry from its previous dirty and chaotic tavern appearance.

"You're here too, kid!" Amos Diggory, emerging from a private room, greeted Ethan with a few quick steps.

Although he was heartbroken that his precious daughter had left him, he couldn't stop it and had to accept it.

Moreover, his little cabbage couldn't wait to give herself to this pig.

His tigress of a wife also approved, leaving him no room to object.

In the end, considering Ethan's excellence, especially with the Bones family, she had to find ways to build a good relationship, and suddenly she felt relieved.

Now, she found him more and more pleasing, mainly because he brought her honor.

"Well, I've got fifteen million Galleons here!"

"We can't let the goblins get away with it easily."

Ethan spoke casually, without the usual nervousness of facing a father-in-law.

"Fifteen million!" Even though the Diggory family was wealthy and had earned a lot after partnering with Ethan, Amos couldn't help but click his tongue when he heard the fifteen million.

Previously, many people had discussed how many Galleons Ethan would deposit in Gringotts.

They didn't expect it to be all of them. The goblins were doomed, facing a major loss.

People outside had a basic understanding of Ethan's wealth.

This was nothing more than the income from his partnership with the Diggory family and the winnings from betting on the Quidditch World Cup, the latter of which had long been revealed by the goblins.

"Speaking of which, if I'm not mistaken, isn't this during the Ministry of Magic's working hours?"

Currently, all the staff at the Ministry of Magic were extremely busy because Ethan's actions yesterday affected more than just Gringotts and the goblins!

"The Galleons are mine."

Amos smiled and looked towards the staircase.

Ethan followed his gaze and saw Barty Crouch Sr., with his stern face, walking down from upstairs.

Apparently, he was also here to handle the compensation business, but he had chosen a private room on the second floor.

Two department heads had immediately chosen to handle their private affairs.

Moreover, these were two departments that should have been extremely busy: the Magical Accidents and Catastrophes Department and the Department of International Magical Cooperation.

It seemed that everyone had a scale in their hearts.

The Galleons were their own, while the Ministry of Magic belonged to everyone.

Everyone clearly understood which was more important.

"Alright, I won't chat with you anymore. The Ministry of Magic has a lot of things to do."

This year was exceptionally busy, and many things concerned his department.

Although he had come to handle his private affairs first, the accumulated problems still needed to be resolved. If he didn't want to work overtime, he had better go back as soon as possible.

After taking a few steps, Amos turned around again.

"By the way, if you have time later, bring Cassandra back home for a longer stay."

Amos was quite unhappy that his daughter hadn't returned home for more than a few days during this summer vacation.

"Got it, goodbye!"

Ethan watched Amos walk out of the Leaky Cauldron before turning around and entering the private room he had just exited.

Chapter 243: Dumbledore's Sense

About an hour later, Ethan left the private room with a forced smile, bidden farewell by the goblins.

He now had fifteen million Galleons on him.

Once Gringotts in Diagon Alley was rebuilt, Ethan could still choose whether to store the Galleons in Gringotts.

The vault he had originally opened was still valid.

Moreover, the vault time would not be calculated during the reconstruction period.

The reason he was able to get the Galleons so quickly was that the goblins had already prepared a large sum of Galleons for compensation as soon as the incident occurred yesterday.

It wasn't that they were so proactive.

But the matter couldn't be delayed.