The Lonely Dragon of Hogwarts

"Thank you for being here!" Fudge said with a trembling voice, "John, if it weren't for you, I would have made a fool of myself! I don't even know how to thank you!"

As he spoke, Fudge gritted his teeth and glanced at the Bulgarian minister not far away and said:

"That guy must have done it on purpose! He hid the Veela thing just because he wanted to see me make a fool of myself!"

John nodded.

It was hard for him not to agree with what Fudge said.

As the Minister of Magic, it is not difficult to obtain items that can resist Veela's abilities.

As the two chatted, the Irish team's mascot also appeared.

They are a swarm of Irish leprechauns, the creatures arranged to form a giant, shiny shamrock - the Irish team's emblem.

Immediately afterwards, the clover quickly spun into the sky and sprinkled piles of gold coins.

"awesome!"

Ron cheered and immediately got under the chair to pick up the gold coins.

Mr. Weasley and others did the same thing.

Cheers enveloped the entire venue.

Almost everyone John saw was immersed in picking up money.

But he himself didn't make any move.

Also inactive were Fudge, the Bulgarian minister, and the Malfoy family.

"The Irish leprechaun's gold coins are just magical creations. They will disappear automatically soon. And they are not recognized by Gringotts."

John grabbed Michelle who was about to pick up the money and explained softly.

"Is that right?"

Michelle blinked and said, "But it doesn't matter, these gold coins are very beautiful anyway."

Hearing this, Fudge smiled and nodded:

"That's the mentality you should have! John, your sister is just as wonderful as you are."

Now John and Michelle also smiled.

They were chatting with Fudge, discussing interesting anecdotes about the preparations for the Quidditch World Cup.

The Weasley family is not as open-minded as Michelle.

Especially George and Fred.

They threw away the pile of gold coins in their arms, with visible frustration on their faces.

Fortunately, the game officially started soon.

This made them feel better again.

To be honest, John had little interest in Quidditch.

He didn't even know who these people were flying around on the field.

If it weren't for the fact that he had participated in a competition to win the Academy Cup, John wouldn't even be able to figure out the rules of Quidditch.

But even so, he could still feel from the ever-changing cheers on the field that the Bulgarian team was the favorite to win this time.

Because they have a talented seeker - Viktor Krum.

He certainly did not disappoint the audience.

Even though the Irish team deployed a lot of manpower to intercept him.

But he was still fooled around.

That scene was as relaxing as walking a dog.

The problem is that finding such a golden snitch in such a large venue requires a bit of luck.

Today's Klum is obviously not so lucky.

He wandered in the air for a long time, but still couldn't find the golden snitch.

Meanwhile, his teammates are too hip.

The Irish team obviously sent more people to surround Krum, but the Bulgarian team was still overwhelmed by the Irish team and scored continuously despite being outnumbered.

This score advantage continues to grow as the game time goes by.

In the end, even though Krum showed extremely high flying skills, he successfully grabbed the Golden Snitch in the blockade.

But the Bulgarian team still lost to the Irish team because the point difference was too large.

The moment the result was announced, the stadium was instantly flooded with cheers from the Irish fans.

"Oh - Krum! He is proud of his defeat!"

Ron lamented.

His voice sounded choked.

The rest of the Weasley family were all fans of the Irish team, and they all joined in to laugh at Ron.

This made Ron feel even worse.

Of course, the person in the worst mood was still Ludo Bagman.

It was a big upset for Ireland to win the championship.

He suffered a big loss this time.

The huge impact almost turned him into an idiot, and he stood there blankly reading out the rest of the game process.

It wasn't until John walked up to him with a smile that Bagman couldn't help but shiver and wake up.

"How much should you give me?"

John frowned slightly as if thinking, "I forgot about the magnification."

The muscles on Bagman's face twitched and he said hoarsely:

"This amount of money is really...too big. Please...please bear with me for some time."

"Of course!"

John agreed without hesitation, and then took out a magic contract that had been prepared long ago, "But you should write me an IOU, right?"

Seeing Bagman tremblingly sign his name and a huge amount of money on it, John smiled even more happily.

He knew very well that Bagman would never be able to repay the money.

And what John wants is not money.

He just wanted to catch Bagman as a reason.

In this way, Bagman might be able to be used at some point in the future.

I believe that by then, bound by the magical contract, Bagman will not refuse his order.

John took the IOU and left happily.

Then George and Fred also came to collect debts.

This time Bagman did not write an IOU, but simply paid the money.

But the money he paid George and Fred were those Irish leprechaun gold coins.

But George and Fred, the shrewd twins, failed to notice this time!

Several people left the venue happily.

At this time, the sky had completely darkened, but everyone's mood was still high.

Today's game was indeed exciting enough.

Even people like John and Michelle who were not interested in Quidditch enjoyed the performance.

Other viewers apparently felt the same way.

So the whole place became a mess.

There are wizards and leprechauns flying around everywhere, laughing and laughing.

Many wizards brag around the Veelas in an attempt to win their favor.

Noisy sounds and bright fireworks almost filled the entire sky.

In this case, John and others will naturally not sleep.

They gathered in the garden outside the tent, drinking hot cocoa, chatting, and admiring the carnival that was still going on outside.

This exchange lasted until late at night.

It wasn't until the youngest Ginny started to feel sleepy that everyone got ready to go back to bed.

However, at this moment, the laughter all around suddenly disappeared.

Instead, there were screams and the sound of people running away in panic.

When everyone heard the sound and went away, they saw violent fires lighting up the ordinary camp not far away.

People screamed and ran toward the woods, as if fleeing from something moving toward them in the camp.

The thing shone strangely and made a sound like a gun.

Loud jeers, wild laughter, and drunken shouts also continued.

Then, a strong green light flashed, illuminating everything around.

I saw a group of wizards huddled tightly together. Everyone pointed their wands upward and moved forward together, slowly moving on the field.

They wore hoods and covered their faces so that no one could see their faces.

Above them, three struggling figures floated in the air, twisted into various weird shapes, as if these masked wizards on the ground were puppet masters.

"It's the Death Eaters!"

Mr. Weasley's voice began to tremble, "These lunatics! Hurry! Get away! They might come!"

Harry, Ron and others heard this and began to pack their things randomly.

But Michelle didn't move.

She clenched her fists and stared at the grinning Death Eaters not far away.

The fire burning in the ordinary camp reflected in her eyes, beating constantly, just like the anger in her heart.

Seeing this, John sighed and pulled out his wand.