v4 Chapter 15： Singular tent

Schelling and his group walked to the edge of the first camp. The tents here began to become ordinary, and some even looked very old.

Schelling saw a wooden sign saying "Wedsby" from a distance, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione were trying to set up a tent in a Muggle manner. For some reason, he felt Hermione seemed a little thinner. Since falling out with her at the end of last semester, Schelling never spoke to Hermione again. He felt that the meeting would only embarrass the two of them, so he bypassed the Wesley's camp.

They entered the second camp.

The administrator Mr. Payne standing at the entrance is also a Muggle, and his memory is being revised by officials of the Ministry of Magic. Perhaps the memory canceller was too tired. Something went wrong during the revision process, which caused Mr. Payne’s memory to be confused. He kept muttering to himself: “A bag of rice has to carry several floors, and a bag of rice has to carry it. The second floor..."

(Note: In the original work, Mr. Payne is really the administrator of the second camp, not made up by the author)

As several people stepped into the camp, Astoria let out a marvel. Looking around, the whole camp seemed to be like a sea of ​​green, and every tent was covered with layers of clover, which looked like green trees. Small hills.

"These are the supporters of the Irish team, and the clover is a symbol of Ireland." Daphne explained.

At this time, Xie Lin heard someone calling his name behind him.

"Schelin!"

Schelling turned around, it turned out to be Cedric Diggory.

"It's you, Said." Schelling and Cedric are a little friendly, and the two of them didn't know each other after Merlin's test match, and they inevitably exchanged greetings after they met.

Cedric’s father is Amos Diggory, a red-faced wizard with a short brown beard. He works in the Department of Fantastic Beast Management and Control of the Ministry of Magic. It can be seen that he is proud of his son and meets people. Just show off that his son defeated the famous Harry Potter in the Quidditch game, which made Cedric very embarrassed.

The Diggory family also had a glorious period. The ancestors once produced Eldritch Diggory (Eldritch Diggory), the beloved Minister of Magic. In the 18th century, Edridge established the Auror recruitment plan for the first time during his tenure. He also set up a committee to seek an alternative to Azkaban. At least, first remove the dementors as guards. It is a pity that after he died of dragon pox, this plan was eventually shelved.

Unexpectedly, more than a hundred years have passed, and the Diggory family has regressed to this point. Amos's position in the Ministry of Magic is not high, and they can't even afford the tickets for the first camp. It's no wonder that Amos will have such high hopes for Cedric after he has such outstanding talents as Cedric. He probably hopes that Cedric can rejuvenate his family's reputation.

Then Schelling ran into the Bones family tent. Aunt Liya warmly welcomed Xie Lin and others into their seats, and invited them to drink a cup of scented tea.

Susan is not in the tent. Aunt Leah said that she was out looking for Hannah Abbot and Ernie McMillan. At Hogwarts, the three of them, and Justin Finley, a total of four people are in a small circle. They often play together and have very good relationships.

The first half of the second camp is almost full of Irish fans, including Diggory and Burns, all there. With Amelia’s status, it’s not difficult to find a position in the first camp, but she herself is a supporter of the Irish team, so she prefers to stay in the same area with other fans. The tents in the second half look much more ordinary, but there are some exceptions.

(Note: Diggory’s home in the second camp is the original official establishment, but Bones was fabricated by the author. The establishment of the camp for each family is a description of the author’s ability to distinguish the family; there is also a kind of last. Families, such as the Fawcett family, simply can’t even buy tickets)

"Hey, who owns that tent?" Astoria on the side suddenly asked, with unconcealed curiosity in her voice.

Everyone looked in the direction she was pointing. It was a beautifully made tent with canvases in the shape of a three-story building, which strictly followed the style of Muggle tents without losing its luxury.

The flowers and trees in the open space in front of the tent are neatly trimmed, and the overall appearance is clean and tidy, which is very different from the tents of ordinary wizards. Even more strange is that there are no people around the tent, not even a house elf. This is unimaginable for the wizard family who pays attention to taste and pomp.

"Maybe the whole family went out to play together." Daphne didn't quite believe her speculation.

"It shouldn't be. The World Cup is about to begin. If you want to go out and play, you won't choose it now. What's more, this is a wilderness, and there are no famous attractions nearby." Xie Lin shook his head.

"Ladies and sirs, what can I do for you?" With a crackle, a house elf suddenly appeared in the air, and Astoria was startled.

The little guy has huge brown eyes and a big tomato nose. He has a very high-pitched voice. He is probably a female house elf.

"I'm sorry to interrupt, may I ask where it is?" Xie Lin asked the elf politely.

"This is the tent of the Crouch family. Shining serves Mr. Crouch."

"Crouch? Barty Crouch? Director of the International Cooperation Department?" Schelling reacted immediately, "Is Mr. Crouch here too?"

"The master is going out now, and Yan Xing is ordered to guard the tent for her master." The house elf stared with a pair of big eyes, with unquestionable persistence and stubbornness in his tone. "The host sends Xian Xie here, Xie Xie has been guarding here. It's just that. Unfortunately, I can’t invite several ladies and gentlemen to visit the owner’s tent. Shining does not have this permission."

"So excuse me, Shining." Schelling and his group left the tent with an amusement. Only Astoria turned around to look at the weird canvas building.

"Don't you think it's weird, Schelling?" Meredith seemed to think of something. "Since Mrs. Crouch passed away, he is not the only one left in the Crouch family, but he has set up such a big tent. Are they planning to open a hotel here?"

"Yes!" Daphne echoed, "With his family background and status, it seems that there is no need to choose the tent in the second camp. He is still one of the people in charge of this World Cup!"

Schelling did not answer.

Seeing that everyone fell silent, Astoria changed the subject: "I really want to know what the Bulgarians are hanging on their tents?"

"Okay, let's go to the next campsite!" Xie Lin clapped.

The Bulgarian fan zone is relatively normal, not as exaggerated as the Irish fan zone. The biggest feature is that there is a Bulgarian flag hung on the tents, with the same poster on the top. On it is a very gloomy face with thick black eyebrows, and that face keeps blinking and frowning.

"It's Victor Krum, Bulgaria's seeker!" Daphne explained to Schelling. The three girls knew that Schelling was not too keen on Quidditch, so they didn't know much about these things. "He's only eighteen years old, and he's still attending Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."

"He looks so gloomy." Xie Lin said, "It seems that someone owes him money and doesn't pay it back."

Daphne laughed out loud, "He is a genius, very powerful. Many critics say that he is the best seeker of this century. You said that..."

Astoria held the opposite opinion, "Hmph, if Brother Xie Lin is not interested in Quidditch, I don't believe he will be better than Brother Xie Lin!"

Daphne was speechless. Speaking of it, they haven't seen Schelling's performance on the court, but it really seems that nothing can stump him. If Schelling invests in Quidditch, it is indeed possible to become an extremely terrifying existence on the court.

"My Tori, thank you for being so considerate of me, I am not good at flying..." Xie Lin said with a serious face.

Meredith snorted softly, as if saying "Who believes it?"

To be honest, Schelling’s flying level is really hard to say, but he can definitely become the most powerful seeker. Under the glimpse of the sky, the Golden Snitch has nothing to hide.

Then, the group walked to a strangely shaped tent. The tent was a black cylinder, like a wizard chess cart, similar to the tower of a castle.

The entrance of the tent is covered with mistletoe, and there are some weird little plants in the small open space in front of it. Xie Lin can barely recognize the knotty vine, because it is mentioned in the book "Thousands of Magical Herbs and Mushrooms" An aggressive and dangerous plant. Schelling probably guessed whose tent this is.

Sure enough, Luna Lovegood, dressed in a strange dress, saw Schelling in the tent and hurried out of the tent.

When she was in school, Luna was often excluded or even bullied by her classmates because of her bizarre dress and maverick. But with a kind personality, she didn't care about this very much. She chose to be tolerant and friendly, and did not change her optimistic view of life. Luna herself is very smart. With the secret help of Schelling's secretiveness, she achieved the first overall grade in the final exam last semester, even better than Ginny Wesley.

"Xie Lin, when did you arrive? Dad and I came here two weeks ago." The girl's eyes were still hazy, but her tone of excitement was hard to conceal, "You know, he is from "Singing a Devil" The editor-in-chief came to interview the officials of the Ministry of Magic in charge of setting up the venue, as well as fans from other countries.

"I came here with Daphne and the others. I only arrived this morning." Xie Lin replied gently. "You have been here for so long, have you found anything new and interesting?"

"Yes!" Luna took Schelling's hand, "You come with me, I will take you to see!"

Daphne and Meredith glanced at Schelling with smiles. Astoria suddenly felt a little sour. Her brother Xie Lin is good at everything, but a bit too popular.

Xie Lin smiled awkwardly, and motioned for a few people to follow in Luna's tent.

The space inside the tent is not big, but there are many weird and interesting things.

In a corner of the hall, there is a small fish tank with more than ten colored ball fish swimming around. It is said that Luna personally caught it from the creek in the village of San Catchpole. In the flowerpot next to the fish tank, there are piles of white velvet fleece floating there, making a humming sound.

Luna came out carrying four wooden tea cups, the tea cups exuding heat. Xie Lin and the three girls took a sip from the teacup. A smell similar to green onions poured into his stomach from his throat, and he almost choked out of breath.

"This is the first time you drink Gordigan tea, right?" Luna looked at him amusedly, "Most people react like this the first time they drink it."

Luna took out a plant that was planted in a pot and pointed to a large sphere and said: "This is Gordigan. It can be used to drive away the big-mouthed ball fish in the river and avoid being bitten by them when entering the water. "Gordigan looked like an oversized green onion.

"There are more interesting things out there! Come with me." Then Luna took them to the clearing in front of the tent full of small plants. She pointed to a similar harmless hollow tree stump and said: "This is a lumpy vine. Check whether the stump is covered with lumps. In fact, the lumps can produce pods the size of grapefruit, but if you want to take it Its pods—"

Luna took a small dead branch and stabbed a bump. Five or six vines covered with thorns suddenly protruded from the opening of the stump to grab Luna. Luna gently threw the dead branch away. Was swept away by vines.

Daphne couldn't help but said: "This, this is more dangerous than Devil.com?"

Meredith also paled, "I remember that this plant was mentioned in the book series "The World of Carnivorous Trees". It is one of the most dangerous plants."

(Note: Flesh-Eating TreesoftheWorld is a sixth-grade herbal medicine textbook. It is a series of books divided into several books. The People’s Press is translated into "The Encyclopedia of Flesh-eating Trees". UU reading may simplify the translation like this. , But herbal medicine textbooks usually reveal the origin of the herb, so the author added the word world back.)

Luna smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, this is just its self-defense mechanism. If you don't provoke it, the pimple vine is very good and will definitely not hurt people."

ahem, girl, are you sure your last name is Lovegood? Not the last name Hagrid?

After introducing the pimple vine, Luna introduced another spoonful of purple flowers, and finally it was the turn of a small shrub with countless orange-red radishes hanging upside down.

Luna picked a few fruits and handed them to several people: "Try this, this is the airship Lee, which can improve the user's ability to accept abnormal things. My earrings are made of this." Luna's eyes burned. Bright, there is a look of expectation inside.

Schelling knew that Luna had a special spiritual intuition and was able to distinguish true friends. He did not hesitate to pick up a crunchy one and ate it into his stomach. The other three women also drew a gourd when they saw it. Do as it is.

Seeing this situation, Luna unconsciously showed a bright and moving smile. The sun was shining diagonally on her long pale golden hair, shining with golden luster like golden sand, with her blurred and tranced eyes. At this moment, Schelling The girl in front of her has an indescribable ethereal temperament, just like a fairy falling into the world. Even in Schelling's state of mind, he felt that a soft place deep in his heart was touched.

Saying goodbye to Luna, a few people walked into wizard camps in other countries and saw a few tents similar to the pyramids of Egypt, and a few African wizards roasting something that looked like a hare on a purple fire. As for the special customs and culture of other countries, Schelling was very interested in his previous life as an adventurous traveler, so he also lamented that it was an eye-opening trip.