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They stepped through the archway.
his
his face
Harry looked quickly over his shoulder and saw the archway shrink instantly back into solid wall.
face
face split
The sun shone brightly on a stack of cauldrons outside the nearest shop.
split
split into
Cauldrons -- All Sizes - Copper, Brass, Pewter, Silver -- Self-Stirring -- Collapsible, said a sign hanging over them.
into
into a
"Yeah, you'll be needin' one," said Hagrid, "but we gotta get yer money first."
a
a wide
Harry wished he had about eight more eyes.
wide
wide smile
He turned his head in every direction as they walked up the street, trying to look at everything at once: the shops, the things outside them, the people doing their shopping.
smile
smile and
A plump woman outside an Apothecary was shaking her head as they passed, saying, "Dragon liver, seventeen Sickles an ounce, they're mad...." A low, soft hooting came from a dark shop with a sign saying Eeylops Owl Emporium -- Tawny, Screech, Barn, Brown, and Snowy.
and
and he
Several boys of about Harry's age had their noses pressed against a window with broomsticks in it.
he
he said
"Look," Harry heard one of them say, "the new Nimbus Two Thousand -- fastest ever --" There were shops selling robes, shops selling telescopes and strange silver instruments Harry had never seen before, windows stacked with barrels of bat spleens and eels' eyes, tottering piles of spell books, quills, and rolls of parchment, potion bottles, globes of the moon.... "Gringotts," said Hagrid.
said
said in
They had reached a snowy white building that towered over the other little shops.
in
in a
Standing beside its burnished bronze doors, wearing a uniform of scarlet and gold, was - "Yeah, that's a goblin," said Hagrid quietly as they walked up the white stone steps toward him.
a
a squeaky
The goblin was about a head shorter than Harry.
squeaky
squeaky voice
He had a swarthy, clever face, a pointed beard and, Harry noticed, very long fingers and feet.
voice
voice that
He bowed as they walked inside.
that
that made
Now they were facing a second pair of doors, silver this time, with words engraved upon them: 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.
made
made passersby
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.
passersby
passersby stare
"Like I said, Yeh'd be mad ter try an' rob it," said Hagrid.
stare
stare ,
A pair of goblins bowed them through the silver doors and they were in a vast marble hall.
,
, ``
About a hundred more goblins were sitting on high stools behind a long counter, scribbling in large ledgers, weighing coins in brass scales, examining precious stones through eyeglasses.
``
`` Do
There were too many doors to count leading off the hall, and yet more goblins were showing people in and out of these.
Do
Do n't
Hagrid and Harry made for the counter.
n't
n't be
"Morning," said Hagrid to a free goblin.
be
be sorry
"We've come ter take some money outta Mr. Harry Potter's safe."
sorry
sorry ,
"You have his key, Sir?"
,
, my
"Got it here somewhere," said Hagrid, and he started emptying his pockets onto the counter, scattering a handful of moldy dog biscuits over the goblin's book of numbers.
my
my dear
The goblin wrinkled his nose.
dear
dear sir
Harry watched the goblin on their right weighing a pile of rubies as big as glowing coals.
sir
sir ,
"Got it," said Hagrid at last, holding up a tiny golden key.
,
, for
The goblin looked at it closely.
for
for nothing
"That seems to be in order."
nothing
nothing could
"An' I've also got a letter here from Professor Dumbledore," said Hagrid importantly, throwing out his chest.
could
could upset
"It's about the YouKnow-What in vault seven hundred and thirteen."
upset
upset me
The goblin read the letter carefully.
me
me today
"Very well," he said, handing it back to Hagrid, "I will have Someone take you down to both vaults.
today
today !
Griphook!"
!
! Rejoice
Griphook was yet another goblin.
Rejoice
Rejoice ,
Once Hagrid had crammed all the dog biscuits back inside his pockets, he and Harry followed Griphook toward one of the doors leading off the hall.
,
, for
"What's the You-Know-What in vault seven hundred and thirteen?"
for
for You-Know-Who
Harry asked.
You-Know-Who
You-Know-Who has
"Can't tell yeh that," said Hagrid mysteriously.
has
has gone
"Very secret.
gone
gone at
Hogwarts business.
at
at last
Dumbledore's trusted me.
last
last !
More'n my job's worth ter tell yeh that."
!
! Even
Griphook held the door open for them.
Even
Even Muggles
Harry, who had expected more marble, was surprised.
Muggles
Muggles like
They were in a narrow stone passageway lit with flaming torches.
like
like yourself
It sloped steeply downward and there were little railway tracks on the floor.
yourself
yourself should
Griphook whistled and a small cart came hurtling up the tracks toward them.
should
should be
They climbed in -- Hagrid with some difficulty -- and were off.
be
be celebrating
At first they just hurtled through a maze of twisting passages.
celebrating
celebrating ,
Harry tried to remember, left, right, right, left, middle fork, right, left, but it was impossible.
,
, this
The rattling cart seemed to know its own way, because Griphook wasn't steering.
this
this happy
Harry's eyes stung as the cold air rushed past them, but he kept them wide open.
happy
happy ,
Once, he thought he saw a burst of fire at the end of a passage and twisted around to see if it was a dragon, but too late - - they plunged even deeper, passing an underground lake where huge stalactites and stalagmites grew from the ceiling and floor.
,
, happy
I never know," Harry called to Hagrid over the noise of the cart, "what's the difference between a stalagmite and a stalactite?"
happy
happy day
"Stalagmite's got an 'm' in it," said Hagrid.
day
day !
"An' don' ask me questions just now, I think I'm gonna be sick."
!
! ''
He did look very green, and when the cart stopped at last beside a small door in the passage wall, Hagrid got out and had to lean against the wall to stop his knees from trembling.
''
'' And
Griphook unlocked the door.
And
And the
A lot of green smoke came billowing out, and as it cleared, Harry gasped.
the
the old
Inside were mounds of gold coins.
old
old man
Columns of silver.
man
man hugged
Heaps of little bronze Knuts.
hugged
hugged Mr.
"All yours," smiled Hagrid.
Mr.
Mr. Dursley
All Harry's -- it was incredible.
Dursley
Dursley around
The Dursleys couldn't have known about this or they'd have had it from him faster than blinking.
around
around the
How often had they complained how much Harry cost them to keep?
the
the middle
And all the time there had been a small fortune belonging to him, buried deep under London.
middle
middle and
Hagrid helped Harry pile some of it into a bag.
and
and walked
"The gold ones are Galleons," he explained.
walked
walked off
"Seventeen silver Sickles to a Galleon and twenty-nine Knuts to a Sickle, it's easy enough.
off
off .
Right, that should be enough fer a couple o' terms, we'll keep the rest safe for yeh."
.
. Mr.
He turned to Griphook.
Mr.
Mr. Dursley
"Vault seven hundred and thirteen now, please, and can we go more slowly?"
Dursley
Dursley stood
"One speed only," said Griphook.
stood
stood rooted
They were going even deeper now and gathering speed.
rooted
rooted to
The air became colder and colder as they hurtled round tight corners.
to
to the
They went rattling over an underground ravine, and Harry leaned over the side to try to see what was down at the dark bottom, but Hagrid groaned and pulled him back by the scruff of his neck.
the
the spot
Vault seven hundred and thirteen had no keyhole.
spot
spot .
"Stand back," said Griphook importantly.
.
. He
He stroked the door gently with one of his long fingers and it simply melted away.
He
He had
"If anyone but a Gringotts goblin tried that, they'd be sucked through the door and trapped in there," said Griphook.
had
had been
"How often do you check to see if anyone's inside?"
been
been hugged
Harry asked.
hugged
hugged by
"About once every ten years," said Griphook with a rather nasty grin.
by
by a
Something really extraordinary had to be inside this top security vault, Harry was sure, and he leaned forward eagerly, expecting to see fabulous jewels at the very least -- but at first he thought it was empty.
a
a complete
Then he noticed a grubby little package wrapped up in brown paper lying on the floor.
complete
complete stranger
Hagrid picked it up and tucked it deep inside his coat.
stranger
stranger .
Harry longed to know what it was, but knew better than to ask.
.
. He
"Come on, back in this infernal cart, and don't talk to me on the way back, it's best if I keep me mouth shut," said Hagrid.
He
He also
One wild cart ride later they stood blinking in the sunlight outside Gringotts.
also
also thought
Harry didn't know where to run first now that he had a bag full of money.
thought
thought he
He didn't have to know how many Galleons there were to a pound to know that he was holding more money than he'd had in his whole life -- more money than even Dudley had ever had.
he
he had
"Might as well get yer uniform," said Hagrid, nodding toward Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions.
had
had been
"Listen, Harry, would yeh mind if I slipped off fer a pick-me-up in the Leaky Cauldron?
been
been called
I hate them Gringotts carts."
called
called a
He did still look a bit sick, so Harry entered Madam Malkin's shop alone, feeling nervous.
a
a Muggle
Madam Malkin was a squat, smiling witch dressed all in mauve.
Muggle
Muggle ,