Hogwarts: Harley from The Witch Way

After finishing the game, Harry left the field directly without stopping.

Anyway, according to the rules and regulations, there is no competition today, and the draw for the next round of competition will have to wait until tomorrow night.

The second day of competition was quick, and Harley never faced another opponent of note.

The fighting ability of several contestants was not impressive enough, and they were basically beaten by Harley as soon as they came on stage.

This has made Harley more and more popular among the audience.

And through tonight's several rounds of breakout matches, those wizards who sneaked in because they were no match for their opponents in the first two rounds were all eliminated.

The game finally officially entered the knockout rounds that attracted much attention.

Next, you will compete for the championship within five days.

The office director of the Special Duel Competition Office of the Department of International Affairs of the Spanish Ministry of Magic attended the last drawing ceremony of this duel competition.

The two halves of the game have been divided and the process is very clear as we announced before the game.

I believe that everyone has witnessed the whole process of the lottery, and I believe that the International Federation of Wizards is fair, just and open.

Tomorrow will be a day for everyone to rest. And the night after tomorrow, the competition between the top 32 and the top 16 will officially begin.

I wish you all good results and thank you for your support of the Spanish Ministry of Magic and the International Federation of Wizards.

Harley weighed the No. 1 ball in her hand, quickly scanned around her opponents, and couldn't help but shake her head.

She didn't believe that the officials didn't do anything in this lottery.

After all, there are several dueling geniuses from Spain and powerful dark wizards from all over the world who are divided into different halves.

They will not meet each other in less than eight to four games.

Obviously, the Spanish Ministry of Magic wants to avoid early confrontation between strong players and wants to save the exciting game until the end.

Harley looked at her opponent again, the Spanish young man who drew the No. 2 ball and performed well in the next day's game, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

It seems that I have been looked down upon.

But who is the stepping stone?

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During the rest day, Harry didn't want to stay in the room making preparations, so he chose to go to Gringotts with Fleur.

When the competition entered the knockout stage, Gringotts Spain immediately launched various gambling operations.

Harley was going to take a look at her odds and consider whether she needed to earn some pocket money to have some fun.

Tsk tsk tsk, the goblins really look down on you. When seeing the odds, Fleur couldn't help but sigh,

The odds of you winning the championship are actually 33 to 1. These fairies are really bold.

This has nothing to do with goblins. Harley shook her head, goblins are very smart.

I think they initially gave low odds to all the players, but there were just too many people betting on other players, so they made my odds go up.

But this is normal. After all, this is Spain, and it seems that five Spanish players have entered the top 32.

These people must support their own people, and you look so young. Although the performance in front is amazing, it is not an advantage.

Fleur took up the topic, That's right, who made Spain a great country in dueling?

Bullfighting is popular among their Muggles, and wizards like to fight with all kinds of magical animals, and are the most enthusiastic about dueling.

It's useless to be enthusiastic. If you can't beat it, you can't beat it. Harley touched a black gemstone ring on her finger.

The final championship will definitely be mine.

Then I'll wait and see. Fleur smiled and took out a bag from her pocket, I will support you with five thousand gold galleons.

Harry, you have to work hard. This is all the Galleons I earned from selling potions through my father's channel when I was in school, and I put it all in.

The two chatted while walking towards the betting window opened by Gringotts.

Harry suddenly realized something, narrowed his eyes slightly, and locked onto a figure peeking out from the crowd.

A seed slipped silently to the ground and disappeared along the crack of the bluestone road.

Harry, on the other hand, continued chatting with Fleur, and nothing seemed to happen.

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At an alley, the entrance of the alley was covered with magic.

A chubby wizard didn't mind that the ground was dirty, so he just sat on the ground.

There was a shriveled bag beside him, and a small pile of gold galleons in front of him.

...Sixty-seven, sixty-eight, sixty-nine...are there only sixty-nine gold galleons left?

The wizard murmured to himself, with a sad look on his face, and swept all the Galleons into the bag.

Yin Xike and Copper Nat can't move. After all, I have to eat these days.

Sixty-nine...even if you win every round and guess the final champion, you won't make much money.

The fat wizard hit his head hard twice, looking a little crazy.

Suddenly, a small crack opened in the ground in front of him, and a seedling grew quickly.

In an instant, a flower bloomed on the seedling, and the flower spit out a magic wand.

Green light flashed and the wand turned into Harley's clone.

Good afternoon, dear Mr. Ludo Bagman, Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports.

Harley said hello kindly,

Why are you here? The Ministry of Magic is obviously so busy recently. And this place is not suitable for your status.

Ludo was shocked when Harley appeared.

He seemed to be shocked by Harley's strange appearance. He didn't even think of fighting back. Instead, he used his hands and feet to step back.

Even though Ludo's back hit the wall, his feet were still kicking on the ground, trying to get as far away from the monster in front of him as possible.

You, you, who are you? I'm warning you, don't come here! Don't pretend to be Harry Potter and threaten me!

Hey! Mr. Ludo, you didn't recognize me? Harley hugged her knees and squatted down.

I am Harley. Although the way I appear is a little scary, it doesn't mean that I am not who I am.

Are you...are you really Harry? Harry Potter from Hogwarts? The latest winner of the Six Wizards Tournament?

Ludo was so shocked that he couldn't help but confirm it repeatedly.

Of course it's me, I guarantee it's true.

Harley casually mentioned two things about Ludo having a drink with Sirius during the World Cup in England, proving her identity.

Then she stared with interest at Ludo and the bag in his hand that he refused to let go of even though he kept backing away.

You haven't answered my question yet, dear Mr. Ludo.

You are the Director of the British Ministry of Magic, a high-ranking official among high-ranking officials. How could you appear in this alley that does not suit your status at a very busy time for the British Ministry of Magic?

Ah, this...this...

Lu Duo hesitated for a long time, looking troubled.

The expression on his face suddenly became determined, and he whipped out his wand.

Collapse!

The red light flew towards Harley, but was inexplicably swallowed by a mirror that appeared out of thin air.

At the same time, the seedling that bloomed had turned into a devil's net, tightly binding Ludo under the control of Harley's magic.

Mr. Ludo, you actually attacked me! Harley's face was full of sadness, and she seemed very sad.

I trust you so much, and my godfather has such a good relationship with you, but you actually want to attack me!

Where is the most basic trust between people? You almost scared me to death!

But Ludo didn't believe Harley's lies or that he had scared the girl in front of him.

He looked at the devil's net that tied him tightly, and then looked at the wand that had been dropped in mid-air, with a pleading expression on his face:

Miss Potter...no, Harry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have taken action against you.

Spare me, I just don't want to be discovered that I came to Spain, please don't forgive me.

Forgive you? The frightened expression on Harley's face quickly disappeared, and she became a little more playful.

It's not impossible, but you have to tell me why you came here and why you did it secretly?

As he spoke, the vines weaved a lounge chair behind Harley.

Harley leaned back slightly, originally intending to use the toe of her sneakers to lift Ludo's chin.

But looking at the layers of fat on Ludo's chin, Harley quickly gave up the idea.

Lu Duo had a grimace on his face, but finally chose to tell the truth.

You said you owed a full 150,000 gold galleons after the World Cup? Harley asked curiously.

Yes, I was the banker myself and didn't calculate the odds well, so I lost a lot of money.

Ludo's face was full of depression, More importantly, I defeated Ireland with a big score against the goblins.

In the end, the difference was only ten points, so I owe 130,000 gold galleons just for the goblins.

That's really tragic. Sympathy appeared on Harley's face.

Although the current Harley has completely evolved and become Harley Rich Potter, she has been without money for hundreds of years.

This feeling of poverty can only be understood by those who have experienced it.

...But fortunately, no one knows these things. Lu Duo said with a look of joy on his face.

The goblins didn't mention this to the newspapers. At that time, I used the leprechaun's fake gold coins to pay other people's debts. They either didn't find out, or they found out but didn't tell the newspaper.

So when it came to the Six-wizard Tournament, I made a bet with the goblins again and bet a large sum of money on you.

I bet you can have a huge score difference with other players in the first two events, and in the third event you can be the first to win the top six trophy.

It turns out those goblins were unreasonable! They thought the score difference between you and Fleur wasn't big enough. At the same time, the video shown by the Ministry of Magic didn't show you holding the cup with my own eyes, so I didn't win the bet!

And I clearly signed a magic treaty, but the magic in the treaty also judged me to have failed!

So I had no choice but to ask for leave from the Ministry of Magic and pretended to be sick and came to Spain, hoping to have a last-ditch effort through this duel competition.

If I win the fight, I don't have to give up my position as director and can continue to be my senior official.

As for if I lose, I can also run away, find a Muggle village in Australia, and live the rest of my life peacefully.

After listening, Harley rubbed her temples.

She knew without looking at the contract that Ludo had definitely been tricked by the goblins.

I'm afraid that there must be a special pattern on the contract, which means that the contract can only be completed if a specific goblin witnesses Harley holding the cup.

As long as the goblin stayed in Gringotts, even if this series of accidents hadn't happened, Ludo would have been deceived and not even a single Galleons would be left if he held the cup himself.

As for Ludo still wanting to escape? The tracking magic on the contract will definitely let Ludo know what it means to be hunted to the ends of the earth.

With Ludo’s level of magic and knowledge, he still wants to play with goblins? It's more likely to kill you if you find a piece of tofu!

It's really tragic. I don't think there's anything I can do to help...wait a minute. Harley suddenly remembered something.

You took leave of absence from the Ministry of Magic. You didn't resign or leave without saying goodbye, right?

Yes. Ludo nodded repeatedly, On the one hand, I don't want to give up this position.

On the other hand, if I lose the bet, by asking for leave to open the Ministry of Magic, maybe the goblins will notice my disappearance later, thus buying me more time to escape.

Now that the Ministry of Magic is so busy, Fudge will give you a leave note? Harry asked further.

Of course, I have a very good relationship with him. Lu Duo raised his face proudly.

I see, I've asked all the questions I wanted to ask.

Before he finished speaking, Ludo suddenly noticed an extra pair of glasses on Harley's face.

His expression was momentarily dazed, and he suddenly felt that his consciousness was hazy, as if he was floating in white mist, unable to touch the ground.

A voice seemed to come from outside: Let me ask you again, why did Fudge give you the leave note?

We are the best brothers on the surface. We seem to have a close relationship, but he must be secretly laughing at me for being a fool.

Sure enough, as Harley expected, a different answer came out of Ludo's mouth, and at the same time his face was full of sarcasm,

But he doesn't know that in my eyes he is the fool who was deceived by my appearance.

I have always been careless, careless, and clueless, and just obeyed his words.

Recently, I even cooperated with him to suppress Old Crouch during the Quidditch World Cup and the Six-wizard Tournament.

So Fudge naturally regards me as a member of his faction, and the kind of member who can't be entrusted with big things, but can still be used.

Although when I want to approve a leave request, he will definitely not mind giving me a leave.

Harley nodded and looked at Ludo with a change in her eyes.

I really didn’t expect that this innocent-looking wizard would have such a scheming mind? Sure enough, people cannot be judged by their appearance.

Coupled with the relationship between Ludo and Fudge, a plan vaguely took shape in Harley's heart.

In addition to Rita, maybe I can also get a second spy?

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...(End of chapter)