Chapter Three: Inside Gringrotts
Topanga and her mother finally reached the door of Gringrotts. Topanga looked up at how tall the building was feeling a hint of intimidation. She turned around to her mother. "Mum do we have to go in here."
"Yes we do don't be scared come on." Mariana said grabbing her daughter's hand opening the door and walking inside.
Topanga looked around, all the funny looking people; she had never seen anything like it. Topanga leaned closer to her mum. "Mum what are these things?" Topanga said lowering her voice.
"They are Goblins. Not the friendliest of creatures, but smart. Best to stay close to me." Mariana stated coming up to a table with a Goblin at the Desk.
Topanga nodded and looked up at the old Goblin. He had white hair, glasses, and a big nose. Topanga looked down at the floor.
"I would like to make a withdrawal please." Mariana said talking to the Goblin.
"Ah yes. Do you have your key?" The Goblin answered.
"Yes one moment." Mariana began to dig in her bag and pulled out an old silver key. "There we are." She said placing the key on the desk in front of the Goblin.
"Very well." The Goblin got up and walked over to another Goblin waiting by the back door. He whispered something to him and handed him the key. "Fellow him please. He will take you to your vault."
"Thank you." Mariana said grabbing Topanga's arm and walking off towards the direction of the Goblin with her key.
After a little walk they reached what seemed to look like a mine car only more advanced. "Step inside please." The Goblin said pointing at the car.
Mariana and Topanga stepped into the Mine Car and sat down in a chair. The Goblin got in the front of the Mine Car and the car began to mover.
Topanga looked around herself. She had never seen a bank like it before. There were so many faults and so many Goblins. After a long, but fun ride, Topanga and Mariana reached their vault.
"Vault 217." The Goblin said getting out of the Mine Car helping Topanga and Mariana out.
"Thank you." Topanga said standing up quickly besides the vault.
Mariana nodded at the Goblin. The Goblin then walked over to the giant metal door and placed the key in it. He turned the key and the door opened slowly.
Topanga's eyes widen at seeing all the money that was in there. It was much different from pounds and a lot heavier. Mariana stepped into the vault and Topanga followed after her. Mariana took a tiny bag and filled it with what she thought would last them there and her year at Hogwarts.
"Ok I will hold on to this until you get on the train."
Topanga nodded and followed her mother bank into the Mine Car. Topanga stepped back in to and they both took a seat. The Goblin stepped back in the car and the car started to move back towards where they first came from. The mine car came to a stop and Mariana got out thanking the Goblin. She grabbed Topanga's hand helping her out and they walked through the door and out of Gringrotts.
Mariana turned to Topanga. "Well that was fun wasn't it?"
"Yes actually it was, kind of." Topanga said following her mother.
"Ok well let's get on to buying your school supplies." Mariana said taking the list from Topanga's hand and glancing down at it. She nodded and started to walk off in a different direction.
Topanga and her mother finally reached the door of Gringrotts. Topanga looked up at how tall the building was feeling a hint of intimidation. She turned around to her mother. "Mum do we have to go in here."
"Yes we do don't be scared come on." Mariana said grabbing her daughter's hand opening the door and walking inside.
Topanga looked around, all the funny looking people; she had never seen anything like it. Topanga leaned closer to her mum. "Mum what are these things?" Topanga said lowering her voice.
"They are Goblins. Not the friendliest of creatures, but smart. Best to stay close to me." Mariana stated coming up to a table with a Goblin at the Desk.
Topanga nodded and looked up at the old Goblin. He had white hair, glasses, and a big nose. Topanga looked down at the floor.
"I would like to make a withdrawal please." Mariana said talking to the Goblin.
"Ah yes. Do you have your key?" The Goblin answered.
"Yes one moment." Mariana began to dig in her bag and pulled out an old silver key. "There we are." She said placing the key on the desk in front of the Goblin.
"Very well." The Goblin got up and walked over to another Goblin waiting by the back door. He whispered something to him and handed him the key. "Fellow him please. He will take you to your vault."
"Thank you." Mariana said grabbing Topanga's arm and walking off towards the direction of the Goblin with her key.
After a little walk they reached what seemed to look like a mine car only more advanced. "Step inside please." The Goblin said pointing at the car.
Mariana and Topanga stepped into the Mine Car and sat down in a chair. The Goblin got in the front of the Mine Car and the car began to mover.
Topanga looked around herself. She had never seen a bank like it before. There were so many faults and so many Goblins. After a long, but fun ride, Topanga and Mariana reached their vault.
"Vault 217." The Goblin said getting out of the Mine Car helping Topanga and Mariana out.
"Thank you." Topanga said standing up quickly besides the vault.
Mariana nodded at the Goblin. The Goblin then walked over to the giant metal door and placed the key in it. He turned the key and the door opened slowly.
Topanga's eyes widen at seeing all the money that was in there. It was much different from pounds and a lot heavier. Mariana stepped into the vault and Topanga followed after her. Mariana took a tiny bag and filled it with what she thought would last them there and her year at Hogwarts.
"Ok I will hold on to this until you get on the train."
Topanga nodded and followed her mother bank into the Mine Car. Topanga stepped back in to and they both took a seat. The Goblin stepped back in the car and the car started to move back towards where they first came from. The mine car came to a stop and Mariana got out thanking the Goblin. She grabbed Topanga's hand helping her out and they walked through the door and out of Gringrotts.
Mariana turned to Topanga. "Well that was fun wasn't it?"
"Yes actually it was, kind of." Topanga said following her mother.
"Ok well let's get on to buying your school supplies." Mariana said taking the list from Topanga's hand and glancing down at it. She nodded and started to walk off in a different direction.
