gringotts vaults (was: British Money/ Wizarding Money)

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> Maybe the vaults are like safety deposit boxes.  In that case you 
can 
> put whatever you want inside - jewelry, money, documents, etc. That 
> would explain why they have to go to their vault instead of 
> withdrawing money at a counter like we would at an ordinary muggle 
> bank, and why no special account was made of what/how much Harry 
took 
> out.  Also it gels with the way the stone was stored in a Gringotts 
> vault, and maybe even Crookshanks being able to get to Black's 
money, 
> if he had the key or code or whatever to the vault and a note or 
> something?

Great thought, Kimberly!  This makes a lot of sense.  I'm sure the 
goblins wouldn't blink at a hyperintelligent cat going to fetch the 
necessary money.

Still, here in the US and in the UK too, I imagine, an escaped convict 
would have a hard time getting money out of his bank account!  The FBI 
would freeze it.

Gringotts:  the Swiss bank of the wizarding world.

Amy Z.