International students at Hogwarts

Chapter 293 World Cup Finals (Two in One)

Naturally, this small detail did not escape Lu Ren's eyes, and everyone's expressions suddenly became gossip.

Harry grew up in the Dursleys' parents, and he is very good at "reading the air", so he immediately understood what these friends of his were thinking, so he chose to quickly change the subject, pointing to a large group of people he had never heard of before. A teenage boy who had never met asked:

"Where did you say they were from?" Harry asked. "They didn't go to Hogwarts, did they?"

Lu Ren observed the group of teenagers, looked at their Asian faces, and then heard a few words such as "wash the motor, wash more, ya la ya la thieves" and judged, They are students from the Japanese Institute of Magic.

"They're from Japan, I heard Japanese." He told Harry what he had learned.

Ron also answered the conversation from the side: "Hogwarts is not the only magic school. There are many foreign schools. I know there are other schools, but I don't know anyone from other schools. Bill used to have a pen pal—then It was many, many years ago. That pen pal was studying in a school in Brazil. Bill had made an appointment with him for an exchange trip, but in the end he released the pigeons. The pen pal was very angry and sent him a pen pal. The cursed hat wrinkled his ears."

Harry looked surprised; he had never realized before that Hogwarts wasn't the only school of wizardry.Hermione on the side was much calmer: she had already learned about other magic schools from books.

"There are so many magic schools in the world, the small ones are like cram schools, and the big ones have been passed down for thousands of years like Hogwarts. In general, there are eight most famous magic schools: Beauxbatons in France, and Dems in Northern Europe. Trang, Hogwarts in the United Kingdom-these are three in Europe, Kodos Torrez in Russia, the Magic Institute in Japan, Waggadu in Moon Mountain in Uganda, and Kas in Brazil Trobusher—the pen pal Ron just mentioned should come from here, and finally Ilvermorny in America, second only to Hogwarts."

Lu Ren gave Harry a brief introduction to the most famous magic school in the magic world.But he still has a lot of things to say, for example, it is impossible for Asia to have only one school of magic. Lu Ren is almost sure that the Central Plains must have retained a complete occult inheritance, but since he was admitted by Hogwarts, then It shows that he doesn't have the talent to practice Central Plains magic, and he insists on testing it, I'm afraid he won't just create a "strength of immortality, three stages".

"Ilvermorny seems to be the school with the shortest history here." Hermione interjected, "The structure of that school is very similar to that of Hogwarts. There are also four houses, and the school sorting ceremony is also held at the beginning of school... "

"That's why it can become the school of wizardry second only to Hogwarts, isn't it?" Ron said proudly.All Hogwarts students have a strong sense of pride in Hogwarts, after all Hogwarts has always been recognized as the best school of magic.

When they got back to the Weasleys' camp, the fire hadn't started.

"Why have you been here for so long?" George came out of the woods with a bunch of branches in his arms.

"I met some acquaintances on the road, and... ahem." Lu Ren carried the water into the tent, and then gave George a wink. George understood, and followed Lu Ren into the tent.

As soon as he entered the tent, Lu Ren threw over a heavy money bag.George opened it up and saw: the gold and silver colors dazzled his eyes.

"Are you going to rob Gringotts?" George joked happily.

"It's more exciting than robbing Gringotts~" Lu Ren opened his empty bag of prank products, "Today's goods are selling like crazy, it's as easy as picking up money, and many goods are still sold at double the price."

George beamed.He had just estimated that the scattered items in that bag were worth at least forty or fifty Galleons, and Lu Ren's earnings from going out to fetch water almost caught up with his and Fred's savings.

He and Fred had been saving money, but it was a pity that they suffered from Waterloo this summer: their order form was discovered by Mrs. It was in vain, and all the money earned from gambling Quidditch and selling alcohol in the previous semesters was lost.

Fortunately, this World Cup can be earned back in one go.

After all, where there are people, there will be traffic, and where there is traffic, there will be business opportunities.This is an opportunity that Fred and the others sensed instinctively.

"Okay, let's stop talking, Fred and I will go 'get water' first." George made a face at Lu Ren, took out a few gold Galleons from his purse and threw them to Lu Ren, and then he He hurriedly picked up a bag and ran out of the tent.

Mr. Weasley was still building a fire outside.He didn't seem in a hurry. There were so many matches scattered around him that he could almost save a box.

Hermione gently took the matchbox from him and showed him how to use it.But even if a match was lit, the fire didn't start—it would be hell if it did, the quality of the wood the Weasleys collected was uneven, some were thick and some were thin, and some were even dripping with water, so If it can be ignited, there must be magical power intervening.

Lu Ren walked over, threw away a few soaked logs, and then took a few dry twigs to build a small tent. Leaves and moss, spread them under the branches, this is not finished, he also found a half withered tree, scraped some sawdust from it, and spread the sawdust on the moss and dead leaves.

While he was doing this, everyone surrounded him. When he threw the match into the pile of kindling and easily ignited a clump of flames, everyone suddenly realized that this is the correct posture for lighting a fire.

Lu Ren puffed up his cheeks and blew air into the "little tent" until the flames were completely ignited. Of course, he also put a few thinner logs on the fire, let them be dried first, and then let them burn. become fuel.

"Huh..." After the fire was finished, Lu Ren breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his brow: It seems easy to start a fire, but it is actually very difficult. Many people can't start a fire for an hour for the first time—— This is still under the premise of having a lighter.If it is to drill wood to make fire, most people will not be able to make fire until they freeze to death.It takes more than ten minutes or even an hour for those professional wilderness survival anchors to start a fire.

Generally speaking, starting a fire in the wild should actually use a igniter.Muggles will throw solid alcohol blocks on the firewood to help the fire-but it is also dry firewood, and there is no way for wet firewood, only a little bit of roasting.

"Next time, remember to dry firewood, not wet ones, and don't bring water," Lu Ren pointed at a branch with wet dew on his face, "Remember to light the dead branches and leaves first. Also, next time, try to Get some solid alcohol bars..."

Lu Ren wiped his sweat, but still felt that it would be more convenient to use magic.

But obviously, Mr. Weasley prefers to start the fire in the Muggle way...

The fire was kindled, but it was at least another hour before it was ready for cooking, but they had no dull time waiting, for they had to keep an eye on the fire lest it go out.What's more, their tent is right next to a road leading to the stadium. Officials from the ministry are running back and forth on the road. Mr. Weasley is very popular, and many officials greet him warmly when they pass by. .Mr. Weasley, on the other hand, kept introducing Lu Ren and the others—the other children were too familiar with the people in the ministry to need introductions at all.

Bill, Charlie, and Percy vividly explained what it meant to come early rather than coincidentally. Lu Ren and the others had just fried the eggs and roasted the sausage, and the three of them strode out of the woods.

Everyone sat around the fire and ate eggs and sausages, and the whole morning passed like this.

When they were about to wrap up their lunch, a man in a long Quidditch robe came striding forward.

Mr. Weasley jumped up too, smiling as he waved. "Ha!" he said, "Our Mister Key! Ludo!"

Ludo Bagman's robe has wide stripes of yellow and black, and a huge wasp is printed on his chest like a splash of ink. With blue eyes, short blond hair, and rosy cheeks, he looks like a big boy.

Ludo Bagman took the hot tea handed over by Mr. Weasley, and then chatted with Mr. Weasley for a while. It seemed that he wanted to say something, but before he could say anything, he was rushed over by another Someone interrupted, and someone came with more style: it was Crouch, the current Minister of Magic.

Crouch is a man in his fifties with a straight back. Unlike the previous image of the wizard, Crouch who appeared on the field was wearing a spotless suit and tie.Her short black hair was neatly combed, and the middle part was unnaturally straight.His mustache, as narrow as a toothbrush, was trimmed with a slide rule, and his shoes were polished.It makes him look more like a bank manager.

Such people liked Uncle Vernon most, and Percy admired them most.

"Barty!" Ludo shouted happily, "Sit down for a while first?"

"Thank you, Ludo, but there is no need. I will go to see the Minister of Magic of Bulgaria in a while. People from the Department of International Magical Cooperation have been looking for you. The Bulgarians insist that we add twelve more seats to the top box. "

Bagman showed a look of sudden realization, and it seemed that he didn't take this matter to heart at all.

At this moment Percy was already out of breath with excitement, he hurriedly bowed, and then prepared a cup of tea for Crouch.

"Thank you, Wetherby." He took the tea, but didn't take a sip, and discussed with Mr. Weasley about the flying carpet embargo before leaving.

Before leaving, he hinted to Bagman to get him back to work as soon as possible. The Ministry of Magic is very busy now and cannot tolerate a director who blatantly fishes.

When the conversation was over, he shoved the undrinked teacup back into Percy's hand, and one Apparation disappeared - he looked very busy indeed.

Bagman stood up unhurriedly, shook the pocket of his robe, and heard the sound of gold coins jingling inside.He was all smiles and waved his hands like nothing had just happened.

"Want to place a bet on the match, Arthur? Quite a few people have already bet..."

Mr. Weasley hesitated for a moment, and decided to bet a Galleon on Ireland's victory.But Fred and George next to them were much bolder—they came back with empty bags when everyone was eating lunch, and it seemed that their business was very prosperous.

The two of them put fifty Galleons on Ireland to win - but Krum would catch the Snitch.

I have to say, this idea is super bold, so Ludo gave them super high odds.After writing down the names of both Fred and Fred in a notebook, he stood up and drank the little tea left in his cup in one gulp.

"I'll see you later!" he said. "You're with me in the top box—I'm the game commentator!" He waved goodbye to the crowd, then performed a Disapparation and disappeared.

After that, no one came to disturb them again.

As the afternoon wore on, the excitement above camp seemed almost substance.At dusk, the entire camp fell silent, the last calm before the storm.When the night fell: the wizards completely started their carnival, and the Ministry of Magic no longer covered up the signs of the wizards, allowing everyone to cast magic wantonly-it seemed that they gave up resistance and decided to use the Oblivion Curse to solve the problem.

On the way to the stadium, every few steps, there are hawkers descending from the sky, carrying trays and pushing carts, selling all kinds of weird souvenirs: there are jerseys of the two teams; some can glow and shout out the names of the players The badge; the green hat representing the Irish team - Hermione originally wanted to buy one as a souvenir, but was stopped by Lu Ren, even if it was decorated with clover dancing in the wind, it was still a green hat.There's the Bulgarian sash with a real roaring lion printed on it; there's a figurine of a Firebolt that actually flies and figurines of team members that walk around.

It is exactly the same as the World Cup in the non-magic world, except that there are more magical elements.

Ron took all the pocket money he had saved up for the summer and bought the hat with the dancing shamrocks and a big green rose for the Irish team, but he also bought Wick the Bulgarian Seeker. A statuette of Dor Krum.This may be the legend that although I wear the Real Madrid No. 7 jersey, I am still a loyal fan of Messi.

But it also emptied his wallet, which made him regret it in the next booth: the next booth sells panoramic binoculars, which can replay the picture, start slow motion, and quickly flash the analysis of the game situation.Lu Ren was sure that if this kind of telescope appeared in the Muggle world, there would be no problem selling 1000 million telescopes a year.

No fan can resist this kind of telescope.

(End of this chapter)