The Rebellion of Souls

[Phoenix in the Ashes]

"Ahem," said Gringott. "Observe Exhibit A. What appears to be an ordinary veil at first, is one of the most deadly instruments in world. Anyone or anything that passes through it, does not come back. This, of course, you know."

"Yes, yes. Hurry up, we haven't got all day you know," said Ian.

"Er... you do, as a matter of fact-"

"Just go!"

"As I was saying... What goes through the veil does not come back. The question is: How do we know?"

"Well?" Asked Steph.

"Well what?"

"Well... how do we know?"

"We don't."

"Oh."

[Scarlet Lioness]

"Well..I guess we don't have exact proof but still...it is logical.."

[Phoenix in the Ashes]

"Correct."

Gringott waved his wand, and the library was transformed back into... the library.

"Now what have you learnt from that interesting experience?"

[Scarlet Lioness]

"Umm...that you have to...do things for yourself to get the correct answer??"

[Phoenix in the Ashes]

"You got that from that? Wow." Gringott put on a stern look. "No. Funnily enough, that wasn't the point."

"What was the point, then?" Asked Steph.

"The point, m'dear, is that you should never trust a portrait. I cannot believe that you would stick your hand into an object that you know will kill you, just because I said so."

The pair of them looked guilty.

"In the real Department of Mysteries. The two of you would be dead."

[Scarlet Lioness]

"I figured that...because it didn't look like the real Veil room...and I wouldn't have put my hand in their or shoved my cousins head into the veil...if I knew it were real..."

[Phoenix in the Ashes]

"Don't lie, missy. You were petrified. With good reason. As I said, in real life you would have died."

"Mmm..." Steph mumbled.

"And now..." Gringott waved his arms again, we travel.

[Scarlet Lioness]

"Where are we now???"

[Phoenix in the Ashes]

There were standing in a long hall.

It was dimly lit by candles hovering in the air. The roof was dark, and torn in places, but still you could not see your way around. The floor appeared to be marble, but it was cracked in places.

At the far end of the hall, were two dragons.

At first they appeared to be statues, but slowly as they became aware of the visitors, the fired stunning jets of flame in their direction.

At the far end of the hall, the dragons were guarding something.

The dragons were guarding a tombstone.

"Gringotts," he said.

[Scarlet Lioness]

"Oh gees...why are we here??? Going to make us try walk towards vaults or try steal from a vault or something stupid like that?""

[Phoenix in the Ashes]

"Don't be ridiculous."

Gringott looked at the two of them.

"I'm guessing things should be clicking around..... now."

He was pointing to the tomb.

"We are in Gringotts," he said, seeing the stunned looks.

[Scarlet Lioness]

"What are we trying to do...reawke the dead or something completly and utterly ridiculous like that???"

[Phoenix in the Ashes]

"More like the alive," Lord Gringott looked at them. "If there's one thing I'm proud of, it's this. Lord Gringott the leader of the Goblin Revolution, never died. 35 centuries old and still going strong."

"You've got to be kidding me," said Ian.

"Nope," said Gringott cheerfully.

[Scarlet Lioness]

"Are you seriously serious???"

[Phoenix in the Ashes]

"Deadly. Or rather, not."