After Harry left the shelter, Albert, who was hidden under the Disillusionment Charm, quietly returned and used a spell to silently control Griphook and Gornuk who were discussing the matter in Goblin.
"They are all the same kind of people."
Albert knew better than anyone how difficult it was to get the goblins to betray them and help them steal things from Gringotts' vault.
Harry brought the sword of Gryffindor as payment, which was indeed heavy enough.
But the goblins did not expect them to keep their promise, and still wanted to get the Sword of Gryffindor.
Their thoughts could not be hidden from Albert, who had his Legilimency skill very high.
From the very beginning, Albert did not place his hopes on the goblin's credibility.
He's not that stupid.
Even the goblins don't trust them.
Therefore, you have to follow your own plan, which is undoubtedly more reliable.
Although he does have a bit of a smart-ass vibe, most of the time he still prefers to trust his own wisdom and judgment.
This is a common problem among most geniuses.
Even though Albert was a fake, a fake genius is still a genius.
Albert's confidence comes from his strength.
Use Legilimency again to dig out more useful information from the fairy's mind.
For example, after the old goblin Bogrod was the key to opening the Strange vault, Albert felt for the first time the limit of Legilimency, or the limit of the goblin.
The goblin's brain is not a book that can be flipped through at will.
Once he intensifies his Legilimency, it will cause irreversible damage to the goblin's brain.
Considering that the two sides did not have any deep hatred, and that the goblins in front of them would be of great use to Harry's invasion of Gringotts, Albert stopped before Legilimency affected the brains of the two goblins, and prepared to take other measures to collect the necessary information.
Looking at the two goblins in front of him, Albert felt that Harry should thank himself, otherwise it would be troublesome to engage in intrigues with the goblins before finding the Horcruxes.
After helping Harry deal with the two goblins, Albert planned to go visit the old goblin Bogrod without stopping.
That guy moved back to the ruins of the former Fairy Kingdom a few months ago.
This is thanks to the first rise of Voldemort. The goblins suffered heavy losses and learned their lesson, and established a temporary goblin village near the ruins of the goblin kingdom thousands of years ago.
After Voldemort announced his return, many goblins moved their homes deep underground to avoid being alone and ruthlessly slaughtered by Death Eaters.
In fact, something similar happened shortly after Voldemort's return.
Ludo Bagman, who was recruited due to the absence of Death Eaters, teamed up with other dark wizards to kill and rob several lone goblin families in order to retaliate against the goblins' day and night debt collection, intimidation, harassment and harm to him. The exquisite goblin silver they obtained made the poor dark wizards almost crazy.
There's a reason why goblins are being targeted.
Although the odds are low, goblin silver is valuable.
After Apparating to the entrance of the goblins' underground kingdom, Albert had just regained his vision when he felt the cold rain falling on his head.
He raised his wand and conjured an umbrella to block the rain, then walked towards his intended target.
It is said that this was once one of the entrances to the fairy kingdom. Now the ruins of the entrance have been completely weathered, and no ruins can be seen remaining. Ordinary wizards probably can't even find the entrance if they come here.
If I hadn't peeked into Gonuk's memory, I wouldn't have gotten here.
Albert found the entrance without any hindrance. Inside was a completely deserted ruin with some things around that surprised him.
Some fluorescent moss.
The magical world always brings surprises.
After Albert used magic to collect some fluorescent moss, he continued to explore the cave.
This place has been completely abandoned, with only abandoned caves that have been mined remaining.
However, Albert found a large area of gray mushrooms of unknown species in a place that seemed to be a mushroom field.
According to records, goblins' food is meat, roots and various fungi.
Albert collected some more mushroom samples and continued to go deeper into the cave until...
Looking at the abyss below in front of him, Albert felt his scalp tingling.
Moreover, not only that, he could sense traces of magic remaining around him.
He didn't know if the magic would still work, but directly invading the goblins' former kingdom below wasn't an option.
"I've been carried away!" Albert said self-deprecatingly, looking at the abyss in front of him, "When did I become so arrogant?"
The abyss in front of him is not a problem, he can just push forward all the way, but the problem is that he is not the Dark Lord, and if he breaks in forcefully, there is a chance that he will alert other goblins, and the intricate maze below is enough to make him miserable, which is really not worth it.
There is obviously a better solution to this problem.
Albert plans to ask a goblin to help him go to the goblin gathering place.
There is also a more convenient way, which is to take a cart directly from Gringotts.
However, ever since the Death Eaters took control of Gringotts, it has been under strict surveillance. Otherwise, using Plan No. 2 to go directly to Gringotts to control Bogrod would also be a good option.
The only problem is that the opponent must be controlled quietly and he must not be suspected and lose his position and authority in Gringotts, otherwise everything will become meaningless.
Between going deeper and using the second plan, Albert chose to take plan three and let a Death Eater do it for him.
Anyway, it seems that nothing the Death Eaters do is surprising.
As for who to take the blame, Albert has already made his choice.
His old friend Ludo Bagman.
With Ludo Bagman's feud with the goblins, it's not surprising that he did something excessive.
Who made Ludo Bagman poor
Many dark wizards wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune.
Using the crystal ball to divine, Albert easily found Ludo Bagman, who was selling stolen goods in the Hog's Head Inn in Hogsmeade.
It was not difficult to sneak into Hogsmeade quietly after changing into a new disguise.
There are quite a few dark wizards here, and they don't care whether you are a Muggle wizard or not.
The only problem is the possibility of encountering Dementors.
Yaxley used Dementors as hounds. Once there were dark wizards causing trouble in Hogsmeade, the Death Eaters would release the Dementors to cause trouble for those dark wizards.
Dementors can easily see through disguises, no matter whether they use Transfiguration or Polyjuice Potion. He believes that once he encounters Dementors, those terrifying monsters will definitely recognize him.
When that time comes, he will definitely be besieged.
Although Albert was not worried about this, he did not want to cause a commotion or unnecessary trouble, because in his plan, the ones who would cause trouble for the Death Eaters were the dark wizards who came here to trade.
It is normal for dark wizards to have conflicts over certain things, and it is not surprising even if someone dies as a result.
After all, dark magic is dangerous.
"It seems that I need some luck."
Albert muttered and threw a Felicia Potion into his mouth. Under the watchful eyes of the house-elf, he disguised himself as a dark wizard and prepared to go to Hogsmeade village.