Alicia's eyebrows lowered slightly at that. She suspected what the people had been convicted for. It was pretty obvious if you read the papers, but she also suspected saying what a crock of shite she thought it was would not be a wise move at this exact moment.
"Well, that is difficult," she said after a moment. "While I can break into the vaults given enough time, the magic in the vaults is tuned to the owner of the vault. As long as they're alive, the vault cannot be emptied except at their behest without awakening the alarms even I cannot stop the dragons. After death, it would go to an heir, and if there is no heir then it could be safely emptied." There were exceptions, of course, but the magics at Gringotts to prevent thievery were very strong. Most would be buried in a vault as the gold multiplied, or would be killed by the dragons or the booby traps as they tried to escape. Even her.
And Merlin she hoped she hadn't just condemned some poor people to death by saying that.
He was looking at her intently, but not in a way that seemed dangerous, and she raised her eyes to his. "If... I might suggest. At present moment, the only way perhaps to take away funds from people might be to just stop them from entering the bank. It's simpler. But effective."