Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Chapter 338 Madness

"—The Dark Lord trusts me; he even entrusted me with the safekeeping of his most treasured possessions!!!"

The memory ball emitted a sharp, piercing sound, successfully hurting the eardrums of the three people present.

The three of them were familiar with this voice.

—Bella.

"It seems that this sentence is the key point that the person behind the scenes wanted to emphasize, and it is also the ultimate purpose of the other party sending this package."

After listening to it repeatedly, aside from the other protagonist Malfoy's plea and Bella's arrogance and disdain, only this sentence caught Harry's attention.

Did the Dark Lord entrust Bella with something extremely important, even putting her in safekeeping?

Based on Bella's emphasis on the item and their recent deductions, the term "Hordeal" suddenly popped into their minds.

"What are the chances that thing isn't a Horcrux?"

Harry's lips curled slightly, and the sleepiness on his face had long since vanished.

"Even if it's not a Horcrux, its importance to the mysterious person is beyond doubt, otherwise she wouldn't have been so excited."

Hermione's tone was indifferent, but her eyes gleamed.

"so--"

"Let's do it!"

As the three high-fived, a seemingly casual plan gradually took shape.

"If you were to hide something, where would you choose to hide it first?"

"Gringotts! Or maybe my old family home!"

Harry had already guessed Ron's answer, but as he nodded, Ron's expression gradually turned terrified.

"Dude, don't tell me your next move is to rob Gringotts—"

Ron's voice was weak, and surprise almost spilled out of his eyes.

Seeing that Harry didn't object, Ron got anxious.

"Help! That's Gringotts! It's the safest place in the wizarding world; no one has ever broken into it before!!!"

“But if I remember correctly, the year we first enrolled, Quirrell, with a mysterious person stuck to the back of his head, broke into Gringotts.”

Harry calmly retorted, leaving Ron speechless for a moment.

Finally, he simply lay back on the sofa, his tone filled with despair.

"Help! Why are our methods of saving the world always so nerve-wracking?!"

"Forced their way into Gringotts?!"

"I think you've gone mad... but what's even more pathetic is that I've discovered I want to go mad with you too—"

Upon hearing the last sentence, Harry and Hermione, who had been exchanging a helpless smile, smiled even more broadly.

"Sit up, Madman Number Three!"

Harry grabbed Ron's hand and pulled him hard, causing Ron to sit up while grumbling in dissatisfaction:

"Why am I number three?! Clearly—"

"Ok?"

Ron's words were swallowed back down by Hermione's single, nonchalant word.

What are you trying to say?

Hermione raised an eyebrow dangerously.

Ron immediately sat up straight.

"I want to ask you, when are we going to rob a bank?!"

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"As for personnel arrangements—shouldn't the three of us still be the main force?"

"Fewer people are more flexible, and our teamwork is better. There's no need for more people to hold us back."

“Okay,” Hermione scribbled in her notebook, “but we can arrange for someone outside to provide backup, and also for someone to create disruption and buy time at the very beginning of the operation—”

"OK!"

Harry agreed, but his brow remained furrowed.

How do I get in?

"Compound decoction? Flying broomstick? Or just smash straight in?"

“The latter two are unrealistic,” Hermione said, pinching her brow.

"Compound decoctions are still a possibility."

"but--"

Ron frowned and objected.

"Gringotts has a waterfall to keep out thieves, so the compound decoction is actually not very effective."

"........."

After pondering for a while, Harry said, "Actually, it's not necessary to disguise ourselves the whole way..."

He pointed to the map in front of the three of them.

"The Anti-Thief Waterfall is actually very close to the vault. As long as we are fast enough, we can knock out the fairy and rush straight to the vault. We should have enough time."

"If that's not enough, we can bring in outsiders to help. We can even let people into Gringotts to rob them together. That would actually work!"

Ron stroked his chin, clearly having no idea what his unethical idea of ​​being proposed was.

Harry and Hermione exchanged a glance and said in unison:

"That's right!"

"So how do we open the vault?"

"I remember that the vault passwords of pure-blood families are basically the blood of their direct relatives. Without authentication, even a mysterious person would have a hard time opening the vault, let alone us who don't have enough time."

Ron's question was indeed a headache, but it couldn't be ignored.

The three fell into deep thought, their brows furrowed.

But soon Hermione relaxed her brow first, but remained silent for a long time, an anomaly that Ron quickly noticed.

"Have you thought of a solution?"

"Hmm...but...it might not be a good idea—"

Hermione hesitated and her eyes darted around, which Harry quickly noticed. In a flash, Harry seemed to guess Hermione's plan.

Lineal relatives?

They just happened to know one.

but…………

Harry's brows furrowed even more.

Ron wasn't stupid either; he gradually understood Hermione's thoughts from the unspoken expressions on their faces.

"No...it can't be the person I'm thinking of, can it?!"

Ron's hands trembled, while Harry nodded silently.

Now, Ron also joined the ranks of those frowning.

"Take her blood?"

"This is even more outrageous than the robbery of Gringotts."

Everyone knows that Black desperately wants to stay at Riddle's old house. Since Riddle left school, his few departures have shocked the entire wizarding world.

Obtaining the other's blood is harder than climbing to heaven!

"Steal, rob, cheat, choose one?"

Ron finally frowned and gave three options.

Unsurprisingly, Harry and Hermione's eyes were fixed on the last word.

cheat?

Ron frowned again.

How to scam?

What kind of lie could fool Miss Blake, who has been known for her intelligence since she entered the school?