Gringotts vaults (was;various)

[corinthum]

No: HPFGUIDX 43910

Fyre Wood wrote:
 
> How odd is it that the vault of Sirius is number 711 and just two
> vaults down is number 713, the one holding the Philosopher's 
> Stone?
> Perhaps the high security vaults are also used for Prisoners of
> Azkaban or convicted murderers? Or maybe it's just a random 
> occurance?


And Jodel wrote:
 
> As to the matter of vault 711 and 713; yeah that sounds like quite a 
> coincidence, all right. The vaults were almost certainly assigned in 
> the 
> order that the clients opened accounts. The Black family (or Sirius 
> himself) 
> seem to have opened an account about the same time the owner of 
> vault 713 
> did. But that really seems a bit hard to swallow, unless the Blacks 
> are a 
> VERY old family. 
> I'm finding it hard to seriously 
> consider 
> that there is any real significance to the two vaults having such 
> close 
> proximity, but am prepared to hold my disbelief in reserve, just in 
> case.

Now me:

I agree with those who think the near sequenti0al numbers indicate 
that the two accounts were opened at the same (or very nearly the 
same) time. I don't believe the number necessarily indicates that the 
account is extremely old.  In fact, I think it much more possible that 
both accounts are fairly new.  In the short time we see it, we see the 
Philosopher's Stone move to two separate hiding places.  It's entirely 
possible that Flamel constantly moved the stone to protect it.  
Therefore, the stone need not have resided in that vault since its 
discovery.  My theory: Sirius opened his account and deposited all his 
valuables just before his final confrontation in the last fight 
against Voldemort.  He did this along with the rest of the "old 
crowd", including Dumbledore, who at the time had possession of the 
stone.  Who knows, maybe vault 712 includes something belonging to 
Lily and James.

-Corinth