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Chapter 528: What Hufflepuff Told Me
Chapter 528: What Hufflepuff Told Me
After discovering the Golden Cup, Kyle suppressed his excitement and calmly turned around, addressing the goblin behind him in a composed tone.
"Mr. Lever, if I'm not mistaken, could you please help me retrieve that Golden Cup?"
Lever remained still and spoke in a sharp voice, "Mr., only Mr. Black is authorized to remove items from this vault."
"Are you sure that's what... Bellatrix wants?" Sirius reminded him, "Don't make a mistake, we can't come back a second time."
"Yes, it's this one." Kyle said, "It's not very valuable, but it holds great sentimental value for Lady Bella."
"Did you hear that?" Sirius looked at the goblin, Lever, "Hurry up and take it down, then get out quickly. This place is truly unbearable."
"As you wish, Mr. Black." Lever bowed slightly.
He snapped his fingers, and the Golden Cup that was originally on the high pedestal floated steadily towards Sirius.
Sirius grabbed the cup and handed it to Kyle.
The two of them retreated to the open space outside and watched as Lever closed the vault door.
"I must remind you again, Mr. Black."
After confirming that the vault door was completely closed, Lever turned and said, "You will no longer be able to take anything from this vault in the future."
"I know, you don't have to tell me." Sirius muttered, "If I could, I would never come to this place again."
"That's good." Lever said.
Perhaps because he only took an inconspicuous Golden Cup, he seemed quite pleased.
The three of them returned to the cart and sprinted through the passageway.
Finally, they stood outside Gringotts under the dazzling sunlight, with Sirius having just vomited.
"I don't understand why you only took such an inexpensive trinket."
Sirius looked back and, after confirming that no goblins were following them, asked, "There are quite a few valuable items in that vault, like that crown, which is a masterpiece of a medieval alchemist and is quite famous. It has always been a treasure of the Lestrange family and is worth tens of thousands of Galleons."
"Tens of thousands of Galleons? That's indeed valuable, but..." Kyle patted the bag containing the Golden Cup, "Compared to this, it's not even close."
"Huh?" Sirius was unconcerned, "It's just a Golden Cup, how valuable can it be?"
"Hufflepuff's Golden Cup." Kyle said, "It's also on the same level as Slytherin's Pendant Box. What do you think?"
Sirius abruptly stopped in his tracks and stared at Kyle in disbelief.
"Hufflepuff's..." he exclaimed involuntarily but quickly recovered and closed his mouth.
"You mean, Helga Hufflepuff?" he asked in a low voice as he walked to Kyle's side.
"Who else could it be?" Kyle said matter-of-factly.
"But..."
Sirius lowered his voice again, "Why is Hufflepuff's Golden Cup in the Lestrange family's vault, and how do you know about it? You couldn't have been here before."
"Of course not, I was only one year old when Bella was captured. It's impossible for me to have been here." Kyle said, "It was... erm, Helga Hufflepuff herself who told me. You should have heard about it from other professors; I've met the Four Founders."
"This..."
Sirius's expression was somewhat dazed.
He had indeed heard about it, and it was Lupin who told him.
But the issue was... the Four Founders, figures from over a thousand years ago, had actually communicated face-to-face with Kyle?
This was a bit too unbelievable, as he had always thought it was just a rumor and had ridiculed Lupin about it.
"You really met Helga Hufflepuff?" Sirius asked again.
"Absolutely true." Kyle said, "Professor Dumbledore can testify to that."
Sirius's expression became even more dazed, and he muttered, "Incredible..."
Seeing Sirius's expression, Kyle didn't offer further explanations.
After all, he was the only one in the entire Wizarding World who had met the Four Founders, so whatever he said was the truth.
The hiding place of the Golden Cup was exactly as Helga Hufflepuff had told him. Don't believe it? Well, go confront her then.
Kyle continued walking forward, preparing to return to Hogwarts through the fireplace in the Leaky Cauldron.
Just as he was about to reach the entrance, he was suddenly stopped.
"Wait a moment."
Sirius caught up from behind.
Perhaps it was because he had seen the Slytherin pendant box before, but he quickly accepted the fact that Kyle had obtained the Golden Cup again.
And recently, things have been happening beyond his imagination, one after another, so this wasn't a big deal.
"There's no need to rush back. We have five hours. Come with me."
He led Kyle back the way they came.
Kyle thought he was going to buy something for Harry again, so he didn't refuse.
Today was a holiday, and there were no classes at school, so it didn't matter if they stayed outside for a while.
Soon, the two of them returned to the Gringotts entrance, then stopped across from it at the entrance of Knockturn Alley.
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"Are you going to buy something here?" Kyle asked curiously.
Knockturn Alley was filled with Dark Magic items and various items of unknown origins. Sirius wouldn't be thinking of giving these to Harry, would he?
If that was the case, his heart was a bit too big.
"Oh, what are you thinking about?" Sirius shook his head, "Even if I wanted to buy something here, I wouldn't bring you along. This isn't a place for students... I wanted to show you that shop over there! Look at that shop!"
Sirius pointed forward.
Kyle looked over and saw a shop without any signboards. The door was tightly closed, and a layer of dust had settled on the glass window, obviously having been abandoned for a long time.
"What's so special about this shop?" Kyle said softly, "But it's strange. It's right across from Gringotts, and such a good location has been empty for so long."
"That's because I was locked up." Sirius said, "This was my uncle's shop, and he later left it to me. Recently, when I went to Gringotts to withdraw money, I found the magical deed for this place."
"I see." Kyle nodded.
It made sense; as the shop owner, Sirius had been locked up in Azkaban for twelve years, so this place couldn't have been left empty.
"What do you think about me opening a shop here?"
Sirius said with a hint of longing, "I've imagined it countless times... When Harry graduates, we'll run a shop together. It doesn't have to be very profitable, but we can be together every day."
"That's a good idea." Kyle nodded, "So what will you sell? Potions, herbs, or magical gadgets..."
"Um... I haven't thought about it yet." Sirius hesitated, "Maybe we can open a dessert shop, selling ice cream, pudding, and the like. I noticed yesterday that Harry really likes pudding."
"Are you sure?" Kyle instinctively looked towards Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour, just two shops away from here.
It was Diagon Alley's most famous ice cream parlour, having been in business for over a hundred years. Countless regular customers frequented the place, and it could be considered one of the most famous shops in the area.
Wow, selling ice cream here wouldn't be as simple as making a small profit. To be honest, sitting at home and letting your savings dwindle would be more economical.
"It's just an idea. Harry can choose what to sell specifically." Sirius naturally noticed Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour as well and awkwardly scratched his head.
"Or you can package and sell the little trinkets you made before... I remember your map, badges, and other things were quite popular at Hogwarts."
"So you mean you want to sell the products we made at Hogwarts?"
Kyle thought for a moment, "That's fine too. Although after leaving school, the sales of those items might not be as good, but at least we won't lose money.
And later, I can make another set and send it over. You can try it first, and if there are no issues, we can expand the scale."
"No, no, no, it's a portion, not everything." Sirius said, "After all, you should leave some things for your own shop, right? We just want to find something interesting to do. Having some items to display, we can earn a few Galleons each week."
"What would I do with those things?" Kyle said, "I don't have a shop, so it's more convenient for you."
"No, you do." Sirius shook his head and then pointed to the neighboring shop, which was also abandoned, "That place will be yours... Well, it's my Christmas gift to you."
(End of Chapter)
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