Needless to say, the allure of Gryffindor's sword to goblins, almost no goblin would refuse it. .
Using Gryffindor's sword as bait, no matter how exaggerated Aiwen's request was, they couldn't help but agree to it, at least on the surface.
As a proof of courage, the magic on this sword determines that even if it is taken away by goblins, it will be pulled out of the sorting hat by real Gryffindor students when needed. The sword of Gryffindor has not been lost over the centuries, but it has returned to Hogwarts in this way every time, without exception.
That is, no matter where the goblin hid it, it would end up at Hogwarts.
So in Aiwen's view, it would be too cost-effective if he could use a sword to bribe a goblin to take him into Gringotts.
It is basically equivalent to solving the matter without paying anything.
But the problem now is that he doesn't know where Gryffindor's sword is.
Dumbledore left the sword to Harry in his will, but Rufus Scrimgeour had previously said that Dumbledore had no right to do so and that the sword would be in the custody of the Ministry of Magic, and he did not hand it over with the other items. Now that the Ministry of Magic has fallen, there is a good chance that the sword of Gryffindor is in the hands of a Death Eater.
Of course, considering the value of the Gryffindor sword and the powerful magic on the scabbard, it is very likely that Dumbledore hid the sword in advance, instead of letting it be taken away by the Ministry of Magic, when Ivan and Harry need it , and then handed over to them by Snape.
As for when they needed it, that was up to Snape.
Ivan doesn't have time to find the real Gryffindor sword, there are so many things waiting for him to do, besides the Gryffindor sword, he has several other magic items that can be used to trade with goblins , to buy them, but these super magic items are very important, and it is not suitable to take them out.
Besides, Aiwen doesn't believe in cunning goblins either, he still hopes to enter Gringotts in a simpler and rude way.
He has his own plan, because he has done a lot of preparatory work before, and with the help of Bill and his friends working in Gringotts, Egypt, Ivan is still very confident in this plan, even if Gringotts in the UK The defense measures are the strictest in the world, and he has the confidence to break in. He is mainly going to see the situation of Diagon Alley and Gringotts now. If you can, it's best to collect the hair of a few prominent Death Eaters to make Polyjuice Potion, which will make the operation smoother.
This is also the main purpose of Ivan's investigation this time. He chatted with Harry a few more times before leaving No. 12 Grimmauld Place.
Considering that Diagon Alley could no longer apparate, Ivan chose a more familiar entrance. A few seconds later, he appeared on Charing Cross Road. A listless expression, unaware of the sudden appearance of the "middle-aged man" and the existence of the tavern.
After staying at the door for a few seconds, Aiwen stepped into the Leaky Cauldron.
Thick dust was splashed. Although it was only the second day after Voldemort occupied the Ministry of Magic, there was almost no one in the Leaky Cauldron, and the business was worse than the previous few months. It looked lifeless, Tom, that hunchback The toothless boss, who was wiping the glass behind the bar, didn't seem to notice Ivan.
On the contrary, the two wizards whispering in the far corner were very interested in Ivan, and they looked at him through the shadows.
Ivan could feel that those two pairs of eyes had never moved away from him since he entered the bar.
"Antonin Dolokhov and Dolphin Rohr" Ivan murmured, he glanced into the corner, and quickly found the names of these two Death Eaters in his memory, it really changed the world Now, Death Eaters can appear in places like the Leaky Cauldron openly in broad daylight, he quickly and slightly shook his head, "Well, no, the status is too low, the strength is good, but the family power is too weak, No brains either."
Aiwen didn't intend to choose the two of them. The family of these two guys was not a family of pure-blood wizards with a long history.
In other words, the identities of the two of them cannot enter the vault in the core area of Gringotts.
On the contrary, there are a lot of wizards and Death Eaters who are familiar with the two of them. If the fakes are easy to reveal, Ivan doesn't intend to ask for trouble.
Antonin Dolohov was one of the Death Eaters who started following Voldemort in the first place, and it has been a long time, and it is considered loyal.
In the First Wizarding War, he and four other Death Eaters murdered Gideon and Fabian Prewett, and tortured many Muggles and people who did not support Voldemort during this period. The contribution is not small , but his status among the Death Eaters has always been low, and he has not received Voldemort's attention. This is related to his background and the role he plays. This guy is completely a brainless thug.
He's a brutal dark wizard, a complete outlaw, but with no brains and no status.
As for Dolphin Rohr next to Antonin Dolohov, you can tell what kind of guy he is by looking at this guy's bigger body than Dolohov!
Pretending to be them will only cause trouble for oneself, it is better to choose Gore and Crabbe, at least these two families are old enough.
Since centuries ago, he has been a vassal of the Malfoy family and has accumulated a certain amount of wealth.
The target Ivan wants to choose is a family of pure-blood wizards who are old enough like Malfoy, and they can enter the underground core area of Gringotts as their identity, which will save a lot of unnecessary trouble, no matter how bad it is, Nott, Yaxley and the like are good too.
If you're lucky, it would be great to meet Bellatrix herself.
Of course, they could have easily entered the core area of Gringotts by borrowing the identity of Sirius before the Ministry of Magic was captured. The Black family is one of the few remaining pure-blood wizard families that are old enough, but considering that goblins Depending on the character and degree of vengeance of the creature, Aiwen and the others finally gave up that plan.
He didn't want to be hated by the goblins for the rest of his life because of this intrusion, and he was put on their blacklist.
"Good morning, guest" Tom whispered, stopping to wipe the glass when Ivan approached.
Obviously, he didn't know the Muggle that Ivan was pretending to be.
"I'm Talen Bulstrode." Ivan said aggressively on purpose. He imitated the appearance of a Death Eater, raised his head high, and didn't even look at the startled old Tom, as if he was garbage. "Don't stare at me with that expression, you should have heard of this noble surname, if not, then go to someone to ask about it, go to those wizards with real status, they will tell what this surname stands for. I I came here because I heard about the Dark Lord, my family and I are very supportive of his goals, and I came here to see our new regime from France."