Gringotts Responds

[Mike]

No: HPFGUIDX 179328

>From the Desk of Ragnok,
Chairgoblin, Gringotts
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Dear Account Holders,

As Chairgoblin, I am obliged to answer all correspondence from you 
witches and wizards, no matter how ridiculous. As if I don't have 
better things to do with my time. So be it.

*****
Sharon: Excellent reminder that it is pretty damn strange that in DH 
all of a sudden people (AKA Bellatrix) are asked for their wands 
instead of their keys. ^1
*****

Excuse me, miss nosey-pants, do you have authorization to speak for 
Madam Lestrange? I thought not. We had reason to believe that the 
person that presented herself as Madam Lestrange was not who she said 
she was. She did not have her vault key with her, as Master Travers 
did, or did you fail to notice that? We were going out of our way to 
accomodate the lady by offering an alternative way of establishing 
identity.

Wait a minute, weren't you the witch that expected us to provide all 
those addition account services, like tying your account to various 
merchants? So here we try to be accomodating in a different way and 
now you want to criticize us? Hmmph. Better things to do!


*****
a_svirn: Come to think of it, didn't Bill Weasley withdraw a hefty 
moneybag of galleons from Harry Potter's account? How's that 
possible, eh, Mr Ragnok? He certainly didn't have *Harry's* 
authorisation to do that. ^2
*****

Oh, you know that Mr. Weasley didn't have Mr. Potter's key or his 
authorization? Once again, you lumber-luggers can't keep track of 
your own keys, and that's our fault? 

And I'll thank you not to use the human title of Mr with me. I am not 
one of your race. Goblins only have one name since we do not feel it 
necessary to give our offspring one of our names like you humans 
evidently feel it necessary to do. I haven't made fun of your 
name, "a_svirn", though it is a most curious name for a witch.

Did you have more to address?

*****
a_svirn: Does it mean that Gringott's employees can draw on their 
clients' funds? Perhaps it would be prudent for British wizards to 
transfer their gold to the Swiss Zwerge for safekeeping. ^2
*****

Arrggh! Have you not read your vault owners magical contract? You 
authorize any Gringotts employee access to your vault for, aahh, let 
us call it accounting purposes. You should be thankful we even employ 
one of your race, let alone criticize our banking principles.

If you think the Swiss Zwerge will give you an exchange rate anywhere 
near *our* Pounds-to-Galleons rate, go ahead and switch your account 
to them. I have it on good authority that they will exchange your 
gold for that ridiculous Muggle paper money. Good luck trying to ever 
get your gold back out of them.

I have no time for these mundane criticisms. If you have any more 
inane timber-twirler questions, please address them to my recently 
promoted assistant, Bagrod.

Thank you, and Good Day!
Ragnok, Gringotts Chairgoblin
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Mike, who's thinking this Ragnok is going to get him in trouble ;)

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^1 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/179318
^2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/179321