Curse of a Breaker
"Are you even listening?"
A hand was waving in front of Bill's eyes. Slowly he looked up and smiled gently.
"Sorry Os my head was elsewhere."
"Fine but you really should pay attention."
Bill just nodded as he looked at his friend. When Bill had started working in Egypt the bank put him with Osma to get a feel not only for the job but for the area. They'd been close ever since that time. Osma was a bit older than Bill, two years if truth was told but very much like him. Their hair was styled the same only Osma's was the colour of the midnight sky. What always made Bill laugh though was the fact that no matter what Osma always wore a green t-shirt with jeans. Bill had joked that the man didn't know you could get other clothes.
"Bill pay attention! This is really important."
"Sorry Os. Look what were you saying?"
"I was saying somebody stole the eye of Horus."
That made Bill sit up straight. The eye of Horus was a mythical object. Well it was to the muggles of Egypt. When he had first moved to Egypt he had travelled looking at the temples and trying to get a feel for it. He had visited one temple called Edfu where he had been told of a battle between Horus and his uncle Seth. It was something to do with revenge for Horus' father. Bill couldn't really remember. But the eye that was important. Horus lost his eye in the battle but it was returned to him.
"Os man, how do you know that?"
"The goblins dude. Gathercole is mad as hell. I've never seen him like it."
"Wait Gringotts was protecting it?"
"Yeah. The eye of Horus is one of the most dangerous items in the world."
"Really. Why?"
"Bill what world are you on? The eye of Horus is the strongest protection in the world. Anybody that wears it can't be killed."
"So you mean the wearer can never die?"
"No. The wearer will still age and die naturally. But the person can't be killed."
"Well if the person can still die what's the problem?"
"Think Bill. Imagine You-Know-Who had ever gotten hold of it. It would have meant that nobody would have been able to defeat him. Well what if whoever stole it has similar plans to what his were? There will be nothing that the wizarding world could do."
"Unless somebody pulls the eye off him."
Osma laughed and sat down.
"Yeah you might be right. But still it's bad. Gathercole has had the minister in this morning ranting and raving. Apparently he can't work out how anybody made it passed. They put so much protection on it. He reckons it had to be a professional."
"Really."
Osma nodded as an owl swooped down onto them. Bill reached out and took the paper from the bird as Osma placed some change into the pouch. As Bill unfolded it he got a nasty shock. On the front page was a picture of the udjat he had taken. Above it was the headline Eye of Horus snatched from Gringotts protection
"Shit front page news Gathercole won't be happy."
"That's the eye of Horus?"
"Yep. Bill are you okay?"
However the man wasn't listening anymore. His attention had slipped to the article under the picture of the udjat.
Yesterday it was announced that Gringotts bank has lost Egypt's most prized possession. The Eye of Horus has been snatched from the temple of Aten in Akhetaten. The Eye is a highly dangerous artefact that gives the wearer protection against attack. With the item gone one cannot help wondering if a new evil wizard is on the rise. We can only hope not.
When questioned Nkechi Bartimeus Egyptian Minster of Magic said 'This is a real blow not just to Egypt but to the world. We can only hope that our Aurors are able to discover the thief and that the Eye is returned before too much damage is done.'
We tried to get a statement from Gringotts however the goblin Gathercole only had this to say 'Gringotts business is Gringotts business. Now if you don't want money from your vault. Leave.' Needless to say, we left.
The question though is how somebody managed to get through such a highly guarded vault. We must hope that the question is answered and that in future our prizes are better guarded.
Adwin Haagensen
"Osma, this picture. I thought this was the udjat."
His friend shot him a look.
"It is. That is the Egyptian name for the Eye of Horus. Where did you learn Egyptian?"
Bill paled. This was bad. Very bad. He had taken the Eye of Horus and given it to somebody he was less than sure of. There was only one thing for it. He'd have to get it back. But how the hell was he going to track that man down?
Without looking at Osma he stood up and walked out of the office. He knew where he would start his search. He would start in the place where he had been introduced to the man. He would start with Samah.
Okay so thought that I'd give a warning. I have exams coming up in less than a month. So due to that posting will be irregular. There is also the problem of the fact I have no more written for this story,so the next post will likely be after the 9th June. So sorry for the long wait that there is likely to be before the next post.
Kris