“I mean, suppose I came in here with a ton of silver. Could I get a ton of Sickles made from it?”
“For a fee, Mr. Potter-Evans-Verres.” The goblin watched him with glittering eyes. “For a certain fee. Where would you find a ton of silver, I wonder? Surely you would not be… expecting to lay your hands upon a Philosopher’s Stone?”
“Griphook!” hissed McGonagall.
“A Philosopher’s Stone?” Harry said, puzzled.
“Perhaps not, then,” said the goblin. His body, which had been taut, seemed to relax slightly.
“I was speaking hypothetically,” Harry said. For now, at any rate.
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“I mean, suppose I came in here with a ton of silver. Could I get a ton of Sickles made from it?”
“For a fee, Mr. Potter-Evans-Verres.” The goblin watched him with glittering eyes. “For a certain fee. Where would you find a ton of silver, I wonder?”
“I was speaking hypothetically,” Harry said. For now, at any rate.
Based on canon, the Stone was being removed from the care of Griphook’s organization at that time. It seems less likely he’d be concerned about theft and more likely he’d be concerned about what impact the Stone might have on his people.
It’s still a stab in the dark. But since pretty much the only thing we know about MoR!goblins is that they run ‘banks’ and they are in a constant state of war with counterfeiters, I think it’s the best guess possible without diving out of MoR and into canon even more.
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Thank you.
Based on canon, the Stone was being removed from the care of Griphook’s organization at that time. It seems less likely he’d be concerned about theft and more likely he’d be concerned about what impact the Stone might have on his people.
It’s still a stab in the dark. But since pretty much the only thing we know about MoR!goblins is that they run ‘banks’ and they are in a constant state of war with counterfeiters, I think it’s the best guess possible without diving out of MoR and into canon even more.