Outside, Bill strode down to the cliff edge where Griphook sat. He perched on a nearby rock, coat wrapped around himself. He didn't particularly want to be out in the cold with a cold, but he knew he'd get more out of Griphook if he was gracious and patient with the goblin. Asking him inside for selfish reasons likely wasn't a good first move.
"Hello," Bill said. "I hope I'm not interrupting you. I was just speaking to Hermione. She told me about how they're attempting to break into Gringotts and she showed me that brilliant map you drew. I think we've started really trying to formulate a plan for a break in. Obviously, you know more than me about the place. If I get some mead for the lot of us, do you want to join us in the study and try to figure this out?"
"And," Bill added. "Before we get to that, I wanted to ask you about something else. I know you're aware of what's happened at the bank recently and I think it's horrible. The goblin employees are the most important part of Gringotts and this is definitely something the Order doesn't support. I was speaking with Lupin, you know, the werewolf? We were talking about the pack and how the reason a number of the werewolves turned to Voldemort was because of monetary compensation. I suggested a fund could be set up by the Order to help sway them back to our side. Do you think that the Gringotts goblins would be willing to negotiate a loan for the Order in exchange for our support? And once the War is done, we'd put pressure to get freedoms restored and the loan repaid?"