After about ten minutes of walking around and looking in shops at Nina's
request, Hermione was impatiently tapping her foot. Of course, Nina had no
idea of anything in the wizarding world, so she was very interested in
everything.
"Can we please make our way quickly to Gringott's? I'd like to get there before it gets dark." Hermione nagged at the others.
"I don't mind at all, Hermione," Nina said quietly "as long as it's as interesting as everything else!"
They paraded down the road to a large marble building. It was very large indeed and guarded by two gargoyles. They were sitting very still, and as Nina walked by they both twinged, just a little. She stepped towards them to look closer, and reached out to touch them. As she did, it moved its wing and growled lightly. She jumped backwards and stumbled over Harry and Ron. Hermione stood by, chuckling. They entered the building and walked towards a desk in which a goblin sat.
"Hello, welcome to Gringott's bank. What is your vault number, and do you have a key?" the goblin said in a scratchy voice, directing his question to Nina as she was the closest.
"Uh, I mean, yes I have a key. My vault number is 845. I need to take money out." Nina replied carefully.
Nina was astounded at the sight of the goblin because he looked so.humanlike.
The goblin stepped down and Nina found him to be really short compared to her. Of course he was only about four feet. The goblin moved around his desk and towards a large door at the back of the room.
"I'll wait here with Harry. Ron, you can take Nina. It gets too crowded inside the carts." Hermione said quickly.
"Sure," Harry said looking at Nina, "See you in a bit!"
Nina, Ron, and the goblin stepped in through the doors.
"Step in please," He said, motioning at the cart. Nina didn't like the look of the rickety thing, but stepped in anyways. If a goblin really existed, then the cart may survive its ride.
"Nina, I suggest you keep your mouth closed," Ron said swallowing. "It's a pretty nasty ride dooooowwwwwwwwnnnnn!" he finished as the cart started an unnatural descent angle.
A few minutes later the cart slowed to a halt and Nina jumped out breathing hard!
"That was amazing! Is it that fun going back up?" she demanded from Ron who was shaking.
"Unfortunately, yes." He replied looking at her questioningly. "You liked that?"
"Of course! That was so much better than the rides in amusement parks!" Nina replied.
"An amusement park?" He asked as the goblin got out of the cart.
"Yeah, you know, roller coasters, fast food setups." Nina said.
"Ummm, no, but oh well. I don't know that much about muggles." Ron replied.
"Well."Nina started, but was cut off by the goblin.
"Miss, your vault." he said moving the door open.
Nina glanced inside and looked around. There was a small pile of gold coins, but they were nothing like what she had at home.
"Ron, how much should I take? I don't know what this is or how it works." Nina said turning to look at him.
"Well, you might as well take the lot." Ron said with a gleam in his eyes.
"Okay." She said, scooping it all into the pockets of her robes.
"Thanks, sir. Can we go back up now? I think we're done." Nina said to the goblin standing beside her.
She jumped into the cart and braced herself for the ride back up. Ron turned a ghastly shade of green as he stepped in to the cart.
The last of the ride ended and Ron ambled out behind Nina. The goblin got out last.
"Thanks again," Nina said politely to the goblin.
"Are you done yet? Let's go, we've got your books and everything else on hold except for your robes because you need to be measured. Oh, and your wand, too." Harry said.
They walked out of the bank and threw themselves into the wave of oddly dressed wizards. As they walked they entered several different stores and picked up books, potion supplies, a bookbag, a change purse, quills, parchment and an awful lot more. By the time they had gotten through to the last five stores, Nina could barely lift the bags she was holding. They went into another store labelled 'Ollivanders: fine makers of wands since 75ad.'
"Can we please make our way quickly to Gringott's? I'd like to get there before it gets dark." Hermione nagged at the others.
"I don't mind at all, Hermione," Nina said quietly "as long as it's as interesting as everything else!"
They paraded down the road to a large marble building. It was very large indeed and guarded by two gargoyles. They were sitting very still, and as Nina walked by they both twinged, just a little. She stepped towards them to look closer, and reached out to touch them. As she did, it moved its wing and growled lightly. She jumped backwards and stumbled over Harry and Ron. Hermione stood by, chuckling. They entered the building and walked towards a desk in which a goblin sat.
"Hello, welcome to Gringott's bank. What is your vault number, and do you have a key?" the goblin said in a scratchy voice, directing his question to Nina as she was the closest.
"Uh, I mean, yes I have a key. My vault number is 845. I need to take money out." Nina replied carefully.
Nina was astounded at the sight of the goblin because he looked so.humanlike.
The goblin stepped down and Nina found him to be really short compared to her. Of course he was only about four feet. The goblin moved around his desk and towards a large door at the back of the room.
"I'll wait here with Harry. Ron, you can take Nina. It gets too crowded inside the carts." Hermione said quickly.
"Sure," Harry said looking at Nina, "See you in a bit!"
Nina, Ron, and the goblin stepped in through the doors.
"Step in please," He said, motioning at the cart. Nina didn't like the look of the rickety thing, but stepped in anyways. If a goblin really existed, then the cart may survive its ride.
"Nina, I suggest you keep your mouth closed," Ron said swallowing. "It's a pretty nasty ride dooooowwwwwwwwnnnnn!" he finished as the cart started an unnatural descent angle.
A few minutes later the cart slowed to a halt and Nina jumped out breathing hard!
"That was amazing! Is it that fun going back up?" she demanded from Ron who was shaking.
"Unfortunately, yes." He replied looking at her questioningly. "You liked that?"
"Of course! That was so much better than the rides in amusement parks!" Nina replied.
"An amusement park?" He asked as the goblin got out of the cart.
"Yeah, you know, roller coasters, fast food setups." Nina said.
"Ummm, no, but oh well. I don't know that much about muggles." Ron replied.
"Well."Nina started, but was cut off by the goblin.
"Miss, your vault." he said moving the door open.
Nina glanced inside and looked around. There was a small pile of gold coins, but they were nothing like what she had at home.
"Ron, how much should I take? I don't know what this is or how it works." Nina said turning to look at him.
"Well, you might as well take the lot." Ron said with a gleam in his eyes.
"Okay." She said, scooping it all into the pockets of her robes.
"Thanks, sir. Can we go back up now? I think we're done." Nina said to the goblin standing beside her.
She jumped into the cart and braced herself for the ride back up. Ron turned a ghastly shade of green as he stepped in to the cart.
The last of the ride ended and Ron ambled out behind Nina. The goblin got out last.
"Thanks again," Nina said politely to the goblin.
"Are you done yet? Let's go, we've got your books and everything else on hold except for your robes because you need to be measured. Oh, and your wand, too." Harry said.
They walked out of the bank and threw themselves into the wave of oddly dressed wizards. As they walked they entered several different stores and picked up books, potion supplies, a bookbag, a change purse, quills, parchment and an awful lot more. By the time they had gotten through to the last five stores, Nina could barely lift the bags she was holding. They went into another store labelled 'Ollivanders: fine makers of wands since 75ad.'