HP - Shadow Monarch!

Chapter 115 - Astraea Black.

[Chapter Size: 1800 Words.]

Third Person POV

London.

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Since Snape had arrived at the cliffside house in a remote corner of England, two weeks had passed.

The man who was his guide, as he had been the previous year, was surprised by Snape's request when he expressed interest in buying the house. He eventually took the proposal to the agency, which got in touch with the owner.

The former owner had no intention of selling, but as soon as he saw the money offered by Snape—over 50,000 galleons converted into dollars, a fortune—he agreed to sell it, despite not knowing Snape was a wizard. With documents authenticated by Gringotts Bank, Snape managed to complete the transaction even though he was only 16 years old, without needing a guardian.

After signing the papers and transferring the money, Snape now had his own home, a place where no one should know his whereabouts. He needed a house-elf to help him there, but he didn't want to call Dobby because he had just given him a break, even though Dobby would be working with his father. He'd figure that out later.

Snape now established a routine in this place as he spent his days there. Even away from Hogwarts, there was no rest; in fact, his activities had intensified. He spent his days in constant work, whether it was his continuous potion production for his projects, daily physical activities, or magical training.

Alpha and Shadow were also free on the property, and as Alpha's natural habitat was the rocky beach, he seemed very happy, running down to spend his days sleeping among some caves he'd found while exploring the shore.

Not wanting people to know where he lived, Snape continued concealing any information that could reveal his location, with Gringotts itself managing his affairs and hiding any details. He remained well-hidden, except for the Hogwarts owl that had found him last year.

He then initiated his plans, which included sending letters to some people and receiving some responses. He had to pick up the letters at a designated point so no one would know where he lived.

Nonetheless, a few letters arrived at his door. Unsurprisingly, one of these letters came directly from Gringotts Bank, where the goblins informed him of the progress of the project he had requested. Snape was surprised to receive it.

"I didn't expect them to be so open to helping me..." Snape murmured, a little surprised at the content.

The goblins communicated that they were doing their utmost to improve the technique to forge the sword that was supposed to meet Snape's expectations. Unbeknownst to him, the bank managers had held a special meeting to discuss his request. They debated whether or not to resume the production of metal objects after nearly a century of not creating anything, but this time, Snape's request seemed unique, prompting them to change their traditions.

Thus, a major operation began at Gringotts. All the goblins were mobilized to reactivate the forges, with goblins making large equipment purchases and moving all over the bank.

This surprised the magical community, which now watched the goblins in action after they had kept to themselves for so many generations. The bank opened new rooms and put several goblins to work in the forges, relearning and improving their crafting techniques, as most goblins of this generation had never made swords or other items.

Snape was truly surprised when he saw the newspaper headline in the following days: "The Strange Movement of the Goblins, What's Happening at Gringotts?" splashed across the front page. The images showed numerous goblins moving large equipment into the bank.