39; yer birthday cake,
her.”
”wizards have banks?”
”just the oblins.”
harry dropped the bit of sausage he was holding.
”goblins?”
”yeah -- so yehd be mad ter try an rob it, ill tell yeh
that. h goblins, harry. gringotts is the safest place
in the w yeh want ter keep safe -- cept maybe
hogwarts. as a matter o fact, i gotta visit gringotts anyway. fer
dumbledwarts business.” hagrid drew himself up proudly. ”he
usually gets me ter do important stuff fer him. fet you gettin
things frotts -- krust me, see.
”got everythin? e on, then.”
harry followed hagrid out ohe sky was quite
ow and the sea gleamed i. the boat un
had hired was still there, with a lot of water iom after
the storm.
”how did you get here?” harry asked, looking around for another
boat. ”flew,” said hagrid.
”flew?”
”yeah -- but well go ba this. not sppic
now ive got yeh.”
they settled dow, harry still staring at hagrid,
trying to imagine him flying.
”seems a shame ter row, though,” said hagrid, giving harry
another of his sideways looks. ”if i was ter -- er -- speed things
up a bit, would yeh miionin it at hogwarts?”
”of ot,” said harry, eager tic. hagrid
pulled out the pink umbrella agaiwi the side of
the boat, and they sped off toward land.
”why would you be mad to try and rotts?” harry asked.
”spells -- es,” said hagrid, unfolding his neer
as he spoke. ”they say theres dragons guardin the highsecurity
vaults. aa find yer way -- gringotts is hundreds
of miles under london, see. deep uhe underground. yehd die
of huryi, even if yeh did ma yer