When Harry had finished climbing out of that god-forsaken chamber, he stood in a tunnel. A worked, goblin-made tunnel. "follow me" his account manager chirped, or would have chirped if he was at all happy. As it was, it was more of a growl.

Harry wondered how much trouble he was taking on for helping a human. Decided not to ask, though, because that would be rude. also, it might lead to 'no more help.'

And so, they went around three more corners (two rights and then a left.) His account manager disappeared up a corridor (it rose into the ceiling, little by little.

Harry started down the corridor, hurrying to keep in the goblin's sight, and then he stopped, and cleared his throat.

The goblin stuck his head from behind a corner, and said, impatiently, "What?"

Harry looked back at him, and said, "I can't get through there..." He tried not to be awkward, and didn't think he succeeded.

The goblin looked back, looked ready to snap at Harry, and then abruptly face-faulted. "Human. Right, bigger than us."

"Right," Harry responded, trying not to smile.

"This just got a hell of a lot harder, then." the goblin said.

"This was the easy way?" Harry asked hopefully.

The goblin nodded, "Yeah, the other way's the cargo route. And you're big enough to be cargo."

It was a weak joke. Harry laughed anyway. "Into danger we go, aware and unafraid!"

The goblin looked sidealong at Harry, and said gruffly, "You humans are a bit off plumb, aren't you?"

Harry laughed, a real one this time, "Pretty sure that's just me."

They backtracked, then took the long way round. harry could tell when they hit the cargo corridors, as they were about three times as big, and half the time had great big sacks for moving. As the corridor had been 'cleared' for goblins, Harry wound up coated in sweat, as his account manager instructed him to put this pile over there, or 'stack this against the wall' - all so Harry had enough space to walk. In the end, he'd have rather crawled.

Harry was about ready to keel over, when the goblin came to a halt, and started to swear. Well, that was what Harry thought he was doing, based on the probably profane hand gestures. All Gobbledygook sounded like swearing. At all times.

"What's wrong," Harry asked, trying to keep his tone light. It wouldn't do to convey the misillusion that he actually understood...

"Right up around this corner is a dragon." the goblin said.

"It's tame, right?" Harry asked.

The goblin said, laughing weakly, "You could call it that, if you were a goblin. It's been trained to only attack humans."

"That puts us in a bit of a pickle, doesn't it?" Harry responded.

"Rock and a hard place." the goblin said gruffly.

[a/n: thanks to shrek for helping me figure this out. Getting out of Gringotts' isn't supposed to be easy. Please review! ]