Chapter 2: Escape from Gringotts

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Knockturn Alley No POV

Harry, Disguised Ron, Polyjuice Potion Hermione, and Griphook arrived at Knockturn Alley. Possibly one of the only places in the Wizarding World that stayed the same prior to the War.

A Death Eater saw Hermione.

Death Eater: Madame Lestrange.

Hermione: good morning.

Griphook: "Good morning"? "Good Morning"? You're Bellatrix Lestrange, not some dewy-eyed school girl.

Ron: hey. Easy.

Griphook: she gives us away, we might as well use that sword to slit our own throats. Understand?

Hermione; no, he's right. I was being stupid.

Harry: okay. Let's do it.

Harry kneeled down and Griphook got on his back as Hermione placed the invisibility cloak on them.

They walked past Knockturn Alley into Diagon Alley as they see it was a slight war zone with some Death Eater and Grindelwald's Fanatics corpses around as well as some Snatcher corpses as they looked very beaten up.

Ron; bloody hell. Grindelwald's fanatics don't joke around.

Harry: Wade really is giving You-Know-Who a War.

They entered Gringotts as the Goblins were working as if there wasn't a War being fought. Hermione kept walking but she wasn't used to walking on heels so she sometimes almost tripped as they had to walk slowly just so she doesn't trip, call, and give them away.

They noticed how there is now more security in the form of Wizard security guards covering the perimeter of the room. Hermione really didn't know how to walk on heels as she struggled to take even simple slow steps. Harry was just behind them with the Invisibility Cloak on as he had to move out of the way as two men walked out. They arrived to the front as Hermione was looking at the Goblin in the main desk.

Hermione: <clears her throat>

The goblin just continued his work so Hermione decided to speak.

Hermione: I wish to enter my vault.

Goblin; identification?

Hermione: I hardly think that'll be necessary.

Goblin: <looks up> Madame Lestrange. <gets off the stairs>

Hermione: I don't like to be kept waiting.

Griphook: <whispers> they know. They know she's an imposter. They've been warned.

One the guards started approaching them.

Ron: Harry? What do we do, Harry?

The Goblin brought another Goblin.

Head Goblin: Madam Lestrange, would you mind presenting your wand?

Hermione: and why should I do that?

Head Goblin: it's the bank's policy. I'm sure you understand given the current climate.

Hermione: no. I most certainly do not understand.

Head Goblin; I'm afraid I must insist.

The guard was getting closer as Harry got close enough to use his wand.

Harry: <whispers> Imperio.

Head Goblin: very well, Madame Lestrange. If you will follow me.

The Head Goblin got them in a cart as Griphook drove to a very deep section of Gringotts.

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