Break-In of Gringotts Wizarding-Bank (1991)

The break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank on 31 July 1991, was an attempt by Quirinus Quirrell (at the time Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry), under orders from Lord Voldemort, to steal the Philosopher's Stone, which was being kept in Vault 713 of Gringotts Wizarding Bank.
==History==
===Background information===
That very same day of the break-in, Rubeus Hagrid (accompanied by young Harry Potter) removed the Philosopher's Stone from the vault at the request of Albus Dumbledore. The robbery was reported in the Daily Prophet, and the fact that someone had breached the security of Gringotts and was not caught created a great public scandal.
===The break-in===
This break-in was the first time anyone had successfully broken into the bank, though it would not be the last. As mentioned by Griphook in 1998, the Gringotts goblins did not consider this to be a truly successful break-in,Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 - An Chapter 026Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 - An Chapter 026 for the vault was already emptied, so there was nothing that could be stolen. Furthermore, the protection around the vault was minimal at the time, since it no longer contained anything.
===Aftermath===
Harry Potter first learned of the break-in from Ron on the Hogwarts Express. It was later reported in more detail in a copy of the Daily Prophet issue on 6 September 1991, which he read when he and Ron Weasley were visiting Rubeus Hagrid's cabin. This led Harry, Ron, and Hermione Granger to investigate the attempted theft, and they began to suspect that the current Potions Professor, Severus Snape, was behind the break in. When Harry caught Quirinus Quirrell trying to get it again in its new hiding place in a restricted area at Hogwarts Castle, Harry realised the professor was the real culprit.
==Appearances==
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==Notes and references==
Category:Gringotts
Category:Plot To Steal on The Philosopher's Stone