Chapter 423： Quidditch World Cup

Fish ran around the camp, looking for friends he knew.

In addition to his fellow Hogwarts classmates, he even met a few members of the Animagus Club, as well as some residents of Hogsmeade.

Although Fish isn't interested in Quidditch, but being able to meet so many good friends here and also meet many new friends from other countries along the way, this is also a good experience for Mao Mao.

Toby and other officials at the Ministry of Magic who were responsible for maintaining order were a headache because Fish had gathered a slightly larger group.

It's just that compared to Fisch, who led a group of people to rampage in various camps, the wizards who used conspicuous magic in their own way were more troublesome, and as the sky gradually darkened, more and more wizards gradually became excited. .

As the night hung like a curtain over thousands of eagerly awaiting wizards, the last vestiges of disguise disappeared: the Ministry of Magic seemed to succumb to the inevitable trend, no longer against people, to those who clearly used magic Signs are popping up everywhere.

It's just that they made a last-ditch effort to secure a few Muggles who were in charge of the camp and their families inside the house with magic, ignoring the strange phenomena outside. .

With the compromise of the Ministry of Magic, countless vendors who had been waiting for a long time, carrying trays and pushing carts, Apparated into the camp, shuttled back and forth among the crowd, and sold their products.

The Weasley twins sighed bitterly. Their channels have not been opened, and they have not been able to get a license to operate in the World Cup, so they can only watch the opportunity to make money but can't participate.

Others are picking and choosing among the various vendors, buying their favorite souvenirs.

Of course, Fish didn't have much interest in Quidditch souvenirs, so he just bought some special snacks, such as candy in the shape of the Golden Snitch.

Hermione just bought a green rose emblem representing Ireland, as a way to support neighboring countries, and a game manual, while Rove bought a small model of the Firebolt.

When the stroll was almost over, Fish said goodbye to his friends and went back to their tent.

Professor McGonagall was already waiting outside the tent. She was wearing a tall green hat decorated with clover dancing in the wind. She held an Irish flag in her hand. Pinned to the same badge as Hermione, there is a pair of binoculars full of knobs and dials around his neck.

"Minerva~"

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Fish pounced as usual, hugged Professor McGonagall, and was very uncomfortable with the binoculars she was wearing.

"Why did you buy this thing?"

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Fish rubbed his chest, looked at the binoculars with dissatisfaction and said.

"This is a good thing..." Professor McGonagall's interest was obviously very high, and she chattered about the function of this panoramic telescope to Fish. "Replaying the screen, slowing down, and flashing analysis of the game... The functions are much more than four years ago." She praised.

Hermione and Rove on the side listened, and they seemed a little moved. Even if they didn't use it to watch Quidditch, they could use it in other places. They actually saw it before, but the three of them were not interested in Quidditch, so No inquiries at all.

Only the cat didn't feel anything great about this thing...

"Why are you slowing down? Those broomsticks and golden snitches aren't that fast, meow..."

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Fish, whose dynamic vision and reaction speed are far beyond the average person, said without empathy.

Professor McGonagall rolled his eyes, ignored the irritating little cat, and said to Hermione and Rove: "You can also buy it on the way in, and during the game, there will also be vendors selling it in the audience. commodity."

As soon as she finished speaking, there was a deep and deep sound of gongs from somewhere far away in the woods. Immediately, thousands of red, green and green lanterns bloomed on the trees, illuminating the road leading to the arena.

"It's time!" Professor McGonagall held Fish in one hand and Rove in the other, and said excitedly, "Fish, you hold Hermione, we should go!"

The four of them held hands and walked quickly into the woods along the passage illuminated by the lantern. Fish could hear thousands of people walking around, shouting, laughter, and singing.

This frenzied excitement was contagious, and Fish, Hermione, and Rove, who had little interest in Quidditch, unknowingly got into the atmosphere.

They were walking in the woods, saying hello to people who were either known or unfamiliar nearby. Hermione and Rove also successfully bought panoramic telescopes on the way. After about twenty minutes, they followed the crowd and walked out of the woods together. .

A huge stadium appeared in front of Fish and others, and everyone stood outside, unable to even see the whole picture of the stadium.

"This stadium can hold 100,000 spectators, and every inch of this place has a Muggle-repelling charm."

Hermione read the game brochure she had purchased, which contained a short introduction to the stadium.

"Yes, the Ministry of Magic has been working **** this for a whole year." Professor McGonagall also shared the news she heard from others, "Let's go in." She led everyone to the nearest entrance. .

"Hello, Professor McGonagall! You are Fish, I've heard a lot of people talking about you today."

The wizard in charge of checking the tickets was obviously also a Hogwarts graduate. After he greeted warmly, he stretched his neck to look at the tickets in Professor McGonagall's hand.

"Second class ticket? What is that guy Ludo doing?!"

After seeing the ticket, the wizard cursed his boss in a fit of indignation.

"I asked for it myself," explained Professor McGonagall. "I didn't want to deal with the pretentious officials and the purebloods while watching the game."

"Oh...is that so?" The wizard smirked and touched his nose, then pointed out their seats to Professor McGonagall, "Go up to the seventh row on the third floor, in the middle of the north."

Professor McGonagall nodded at him, then led Fish inside, and soon they found their seats and sat side by side.

At this time, there were other people sitting next to them, and they were still acquainted with Fish.

"Hello, Xenophilius."

"Oh! It's Professor McGonagall!" Xenophilius Lovegood stood up and said happily: "I didn't expect us to be able to sit together, so lucky!"

And the children greeted each other.

"Hello, Luna."

"Hello, see you again."

Luna was still in a trance, and she was also very plain when facing Fish.

But even so, Hermione didn't like her very much, and to be precise, the two of them couldn't talk at all.

Hermione couldn't understand why Luna believed so many things in the absence of evidence, and Luna thought Hermione was too narrow, short-sighted, and closed-minded.

However, Fish and Rove like to chat with Luna very much. Fish simply likes to listen to stories. He doesn't care if it's true or not, while Rove is very interested in the magical animals such as the horned snoring beast in Luna's mouth. ...

Because these are animals that his grandfather doesn't even know about.

During the day, when Rove followed Fisher around, the two chatted happily. Now that they met again, they immediately continued the previous topic.

Originally, Fishu also wanted to join in, but considering that Hermione seemed a little pitiful alone, Cat Mao hesitated for a while, but sat back beside her.

Hermione, who was looking at the game manual with the fringed velvet cover, looked at Fisch in surprise, "Aren't you going to listen to Luna tell the story?"

"She said that Fish has heard it before, and Fish thinks it's better to stay with you," the cat leaned up, put her head on Hermione's shoulder, and asked affectionately against her cheek: "What is written on it?"

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"Well, just some introductions about this World Cup, nothing special."

Listening to Fish's reason, Hermione's heart suddenly felt a burst of sweetness. Catmao still doesn't know how to say sweet words, which means that what he just said was his true thoughts...

Thinking of this, Hermione couldn't keep her mouth shut.

She closed the manual and replied, "But there will be a performance of the team's mascot before the game. That should be fun, right?"

"Yes," Professor McGonagall said on the side. "Every World Cup final, before the start of the game, both sides will bring some rare creatures from their own countries and give the audience a performance."

Her words immediately aroused the interest of the four children present Even Luna was no exception...

"Will there be a horned snoring beast? Or a big-mouthed colorful ball fish."

Hermione rolled her eyes covertly, but didn't say anything to correct her nonsense, because she had already done this kind of thing, and as a result, neither of them could convince the other, and Fish had to come out to smooth things out.

And Professor McGonagall also knew what kind of temperament Luna was. She smiled and shook her head. Instead of answering Luna's question, she talked about the performances of the mascots of those countries during the World Cup she had watched before.

The eloquence he learned from telling Fisch's stories made Professor McGonagall's narration interesting. Even Luna was no longer obsessed with the horned snoring beast, and listened to it with relish.

Just as Professor McGonagall talked about the 1982 World Cup, when Boitata, the mascot of the Brazil team, sounded the thunderous voice of Ludo Bagman——

"Ladies and gentlemen... Welcome! Welcome to the 422nd Quidditch World Cup!"

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