Chapter 4:
There was shops with brooms, candy, weird animals, potions, and just strange gadgets, we had no idea what would be used for. It was unlike anything I had ever seen before, I knew I should be scared, because a giant just came and took me saying I was a witch, my parents were dead, and I had a twin brother. But seeing everything here made me believe more, and I got to get away from that wretched family. I just hoped that this whole thing wasn't one big joke, but that would be a whole lot of trouble to go through just to hurt me. They were already doing well on that, anyways.
We were walking along and I was looking at the list wondering how the heck I would have enough money to buy all of this! I looked at Harry to share my concerns but saw he was already thinking the same. He too was looking at the list frowning, he looked up at me, and we both just shrugged. "Umm... Hagrid where are we going to get money to pay for all of this?" I asked. "Why Gringotts bank, ain't a safer place than that. Cept' maybe Hogwarts a course. See it's right over there." We were walking and when I saw the doors there was a message on it:
Enter, stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed,
For those who take, but do not earn,
Must pay most dearly in their turn.
So if you seek beneath our floors
A treasure that was never yours,
Thief, you have been warned, beware
Of finding more than treasure there.
"Yeh you'd be mad ter try and rob it." Said Hagrid. We walked up to a free goblin and Hagrid cleared his throat. "I'd like to make a withdraw from Mr. and Miss Potter's bank room." The goblin peered down at us and said in a raspy voice "And do the Potter's have their key?" "Ahh yes I've got the little devil in here somewhere." Hagrid said and started going through his coat, the goblin was just staring at him emptying all of his pockets onto the counter. When he finally got the key he took it out and handed it to the goblin. While the goblin was examining the key Hagrid started putting everything back in his pockets, except for an envelope. He looked around and then leaned towards the goblin and said in a hushed whisper, "Dumbledore wanted me to give you this for you-know-what in vault 713." "Very well." The goblin said.
"Follow me." Another raspy voice said. We turned around and saw another goblin with a lamp walking away so we started to follow him. As we were walking I asked Hagrid "What was you-know-what in vault 713?" "Can't tell you that. Strictly Hogwarts business, more'n my jobs worth to tell yer that." Hagrid said testily. When we stopped walking we ended up at a mine cart, it looked a little old fashioned, but sturdy as if nothing could break it. We hopped in, and the cart started moving really slow and I was upset, but then it was going faster and faster until it was at a break-neck speed! It was so much fun, I turned and looked at Harry it looked like he was having as much fun as I was. We both looked at each other smiled and laughed. We both turned and looked at Hagrid, wanting to see how he was taking this, but he looked like he was about to throw up so we went back to watching the tracks.
When we stopped Hagrid quickly stumbled out, and muttered to himself "stupid mine carts." The goblin hopped out and took the key from Hagrid, he inserted it into the vault door and opened it. What we saw inside was a huge pile of gold, "Are you sure we're not at the wrong vault." I asked incredulously. Hagrid laughed and said "Nope, this is all yer guys." Then suddenly the goblin spoke, I suddenly distinctly remembered someone calling him Griphook or something, "Do you guys wish to have a line drawn so you can't access each other's gold or have it intermixed? If you chose separate I promise it will be split evenly, you each will have the same amount." I looked at Harry inquisitively. He said "Why don't we have it intermixed I don't think we will have a money shortage problem." "Ok" I agreed and we were both laughing. The goblin glared at us and said "So intermixed than?" "Yes" I said trying to compose my face. The goblin turned and started walking back to the cart me and Harry each grabbed some gold, sickles, and knuts, after Hagrid told us what each were, and put them into a little drawstring bags.
As we were climbing into the cart Hagrid asked roughly "Can we go a little slower this time?" "No one speed only." Snarled the goblin. We started getting going again and this time it was getting colder and deeper as we traveled even more steadily than before. When we came to a stop it was at this vine designed door that looked like it held a very huge treasure. "I wonder what's inside." I whispered to Harry. "I don't know but I bet it's worth a lot of money." He answered. The goblin slid his hand down the door and it seemed to dissolve into itself. Instead of seeing immense treasure all we saw was a little tiny stone like thing wrapped in a tattered old package. I really wanted to ask what it was and I could tell Harry did too but we thought it was best not too. We got back into the mine-cart and started the long journey back. I was so busy thinking about what could be in that package that by the time I realized where we were, we were already back!