Chapter 527: The Lestrange Vault
Although the dance had ended, the students' excitement hadn't waned in the slightest. Even after returning to their common rooms, they stayed up late discussing the event instead of heading straight to bed.
As a result, most students slept in the following morning, and the Great Hall was nearly empty when Kyle arrived for breakfast.
"Kyle, there you are," said Sirius with a grin as he entered through the doors. "I was just debating whether I should come and look for you in the Hufflepuff common room."
"Look for me?" Kyle asked, raising an eyebrow. "What for?"
"Have you forgotten..." Sirius leaned in and lowered his voice so only Kyle could hear. "The Vault key from the holidays..."
At this, Kyle couldn't help but spring to his feet.
"So, you can go to Gringotts now?"
"I could have gone ages ago," Sirius replied with a smirk. "Where do you think I got the money for the Firebolts? But you had school, and I had other matters to attend to. Now I've got time... Or, if you're busy this holiday, we can wait until the end of the school year."
"No, now is fine," Kyle said quickly. Then, with a slight frown, he added, "But there's one problem. Can I leave the castle?"
"In principle, no," Sirius admitted. "Unless we can get the Headmaster's permission."
"Well, what are we waiting for?" Kyle exclaimed, cramming the remaining bread from his plate into his mouth in two swift bites. Without wasting another moment, he and Sirius headed toward the Headmaster's Office on the eighth floor.