[HP] Stranger things

Chapter 19 Hello, Opening Ceremony

"Ann, here." Ann, who followed the prestige, saw Cedric and Mr. Diggory.She thought it was two people watching the Quidditch World Cup. Although Mr. Diggory was fine, it would be embarrassing. She was just a shy Hufflepuff.Although Mr. Diggory is a Hufflepuff too.Why is there still the Weasley family of Gryffindor.Ann was a little helpless.

In the end, Ann just chose to hold Cedric's arm as a quiet vase, facing the Weasley family's sight.

"Oh, isn't this the number one in our grade?"

"Yeah, I didn't expect it to be Hufflepuff domestically."

"Oh, our poor Oliver."

"Like poor us two." The Weasley twins didn't particularly like Cedric yet, because he had won that Quidditch match.But when they saw Ann, they couldn't help joking again, probably because they were impressed by Ann who was crazy about Oliver in the first grade.

Before Ann and Cedric could say anything, the two adults had finished exchanging greetings.

"It's almost time," Mr. Weasley said quickly, taking out his pocket watch again. "Do you know who we're waiting for, Amos?"

"No, the Lovegoods were there a week ago, and the Fawcetts haven't got tickets," said Mr. Diggory. "There's no one else in the area, is there?"

"Not as far as I know," said Mr. Weasley. "Well, there's a minute left, and we should be in our places."

He turned to look at Harry and Hermione.

"You just touch the portkey, that's all, stick out a finger—"

With great difficulty all ten of them gathered around the old boot that Amos Digory was carrying, as all were carrying big, bulging knapsacks.

"Ann, remember to hold on to my arm later." Cedric whispered to Ann.Ann smiled at Cedric with some embarrassment.She is also a person who has used the portkey, but since she has a boyfriend by her side, she should be a weak girl.

There they stood, in a tight circle, while a cool breeze blew across the top of the hill, and no one spoke.Ten people, two of them grown-ups, waited in the dim light, clutching the battered old boot.

"Three," muttered Mr. Weasley, keeping one eye on his pocket watch, "two, one."

Soon after, it seemed that a hook behind her navel slammed forward with irresistible momentum, and she lifted her feet off the ground and flew up.Ann could feel Cedric beside her, holding her in his arms, her breath surrounded by him.They flew forward like a gust of wind, and they couldn't see anything clearly.Ann's forefinger clung to the boot as if the boot had a magnetic pull, pulling her there, and then—

Ann felt that she fell into a warm embrace.It smells of grass, and it smells of Cedric.

There were several Gryffindors criss-crossed on the ground, and some even stacked on top of each other. Only Mr. Weasley, Mr. Diggory, Cedric and Ann were still standing, but they also looked disheveled and distorted by the wind. It looks crooked, but it's much better than everyone else falling to the ground.

"Five past seven, from Ferret Mountain." Only one voice said.

The place they had come to resembled a vast, desolate, misty swamp.In front of them stood two weary and sullen wizards, one of them holding a large gold watch, the other a roll of thick parchment and a quill.Both were dressed like Muggles, but not very well: the man with the gold watch wore a tweed suit with thigh-length galoshes; his colleague wore a Highlander's suit. pleated skirt and a South American cape.

"Good morning, Basil," said Mr. Weasley, picking up the boot and handing it to the wizard in the pleated skirt.The man threw it into a large box beside him, full of used portkeys.

"Hi, Arthur," said Basil wearily, "not on duty, eh? Some folks are lucky. We're here all night. You'd better get out of the way, there's a huge crowd coming out at a quarter past five. Black Forest. Wait a minute, I'll find out where your camp is, Weasley, Weasley," he searched on the parchment list. "About a quarter of a mile, the first camp ahead. The groundskeeper is Mr. Roberts. You are at the second camp, Diggory, for Mr. Penn."

"Thank you, Basil," said Mr. Weasley, beckoning everyone to follow him.

We walked through the desolate swamp, and we could hardly see anything in the thick fog.After walking for about 10 minutes, a door gradually appeared in front of me, and then a small stone house.Behind the stone houses, thousands of tents of odd shapes climbed the gentle slope of a large field that stretched out to a dark forest on the horizon.They bid farewell to the Weasleys and the Savior, and walked towards the door of the Stone House.

There were no plants covering the tents here, but each tent had the same poster with a very gloomy face with thick black eyebrows.Of course, the picture is moving, but the face is nothing but blinking and frowning.

"Hey, Ann, this is Krum! The Bulgarian player, he's great!" Cedric whispered excitedly.

"Are you a Seeker like you?" Ann asked, looking at the excited Cedric.

"Viktor Krum, Bulgaria's Seeker! He is talented, he is already the Bulgarian national team's Seeker! And he has basically never performed abnormally on the court. The Golden Snitch is probably him. Got it!" Cedric said with admiration written all over his face.

Ann just blinked and said nothing.In her eyes, Cedric was actually the best.Although this is a boy who does not know why the earthy love talk function is turned on.

"Okay, here we are. You two go out for a walk, things like waving wands like tents are easy. Seid takes Ann to have a good look around here." Mr. Diggory gave Cedric a meaningful looked away and drove them away.

Cedric didn't say anything, just took Ann's hand, walked outside, and learned about the various teams in the Quidditch World Cup while walking.

They walked through the camp, and wherever they went, they could always see some familiar faces: Hogwarts classmates and their families.Oliver Wood, fresh out of Hogwarts, has just signed on as a substitute for Puddlemere United.They were then greeted by Hufflepuff fourth year Ernie McMillan.After a few more steps, they saw Cho Chang, a very pretty girl who played Seeker for the Ravenclaw house team.She waved and smiled at Cedric and Ann, who returned a polite smile.

Every few steps, phantom peddlers descended from the sky, holding trays and signing carts, and pushing carts full of strange things.There were glowing rosettes—green for Ireland, red for Bulgaria—that screeched the names of the players; green tall hats decorated with shamrocks dancing in the wind; Bulgarian sash, The lion on it can really roar; there are the national flags of the two countries, which can play their respective national anthems when they are waved; You walk around on the palm of your hand in a smug manner.

"Wow, Cedric, do we need to buy this?" Ann looked at a cart and turned around hesitantly and asked Cedric. There were many things that looked like binoculars piled high in the cart, but the cloth on it Full of all sorts of wacky knobs and dials.

"Panoramic binoculars," the wizard peddler enthusiastically promoted. "You can replay the picture, play it in slow motion, and if necessary, it can quickly flash out the analysis of the game situation. Let's make a deal—ten Galleons a piece."

Cedric looked at it and smiled and pulled Ann into his arms, then whispered in her ear: "No, we all brought it. It's exactly the same as this one. But we only bought eight Galleons outside. "

Seeing Ann's sudden realization, Cedric just smiled and bought a Bulgarian ribbon.Ann finally hesitated and bought a rose-shaped badge, after all, she was just a spectator.

"I think Krum will definitely catch the Snitch." Cedric said excitedly.In the absence of a conflict of ideas, Ann felt that what Cedric said was right.

Tired of walking, they returned to their tents.At this time, somewhere in the distance of the woods came the sound of a low-pitched gong. Immediately, thousands of red and green lanterns bloomed brightly on the trees, illuminating the road leading to the arena.

"It's time!" said Mr. Diggory, looking as excited as any of them. "Come on, let's go."

Mr. Diggory led the way, and they all, clutching their purchases, walked quickly down the lantern-lit passage into the woods.They could hear hundreds of people moving about, shouting, laughing, and intermittent singing.The feverish excitement was contagious, and Cedric couldn't help but grin from ear to ear.They walked for 10 minutes through the woods, talking and joking loudly, and finally emerged on the other side of the woods when they found themselves in the shadow of a huge stadium.Merlin, this is really a magnificent building.

"It can accommodate one hundred thousand spectators." Mr. Weasley said seeing the astonished expressions on the faces of several people. "The [-] staff of the Ministry of Magic have been busy for a whole year. Every inch of the place has been cursed to expel Muggles. During this year, whenever Muggles approached here, they would suddenly think of urgent matters and hurriedly Go away, God bless them," he said lovingly, leading the way to the nearest entrance, which was already surrounded by shouting wizards.

"First-class tickets," said the Ministry of Magic wizard at the entrance, looking at their tickets. "Top Box! Keep going upstairs, Arthur, to the top."

The stairs to the gymnasium were covered with fuchsia carpet.They climbed up the stairs together with the crowd, and slowly the flow of people entered the stands on the left and right sides.The party led by Mr. Weasley went straight up and finally reached the top of the stairs.They found themselves in a small box at the top of the stadium, facing the golden goalposts.Here are some twenty purple and gilt chairs, arranged in two rows.Harry followed the Weasleys and sat in the front row, looking down, a scene he could never have imagined.

One hundred thousand wizards are taking their seats one after another, and those seats surround the oval gymnasium and are arranged upwards in a ladder shape.Everything here is shrouded in a mysterious golden light, which seems to come from the stadium itself.From their commanding vantage point, the playing field looked smooth as velvet.On either side of the arena were three shooting hoops, fifty feet high; to their right, almost at Harry's eye level, was a huge blackboard with gold letters flashing on it, as if a An invisible giant hand scrawled and erased words on the blackboard.

In the next half hour, the box they were in gradually filled with people.Mr. Weasley and Mr. Diggory kept shaking hands with people who seemed to be very important wizards.

Ludo drew his wand, pointed to his throat and said, "Loud!" Then his words echoed like thunder through the packed arena.His voice echoed above their heads, resounding to every corner of the stands.

"Welcome, ladies and gentlemen! You are welcome to watch the 422nd Quidditch World Cup Final!"

The audience burst into cheers and applause.Thousands of flags were waved at the same time, accompanied by the chaotic national anthem, the scene was really lively.On the blackboard opposite them, the last line of advertisements had been erased, and now it read: Bulgaria: 0, Ireland: 0.

"Okay, without further ado, please allow me to introduce, the mascot of the Bulgarian national team!"

On the right side of the stand was a neat bright red square, and loud cheers erupted at this moment.

I saw a hundred veela had already slid towards the arena.The music started and the veela started dancing.Looking at the crazy Harry Potter and Ron of the Weasleys in front of him, Ann was a little amused.Although she knew Veela's ability, she still couldn't help it.Glancing at Cedric who was sitting next to him, Ann leaned his head and whispered, "Why aren't you like them? It's unscientific."

Cedric touched Ann's head with some amusement and said, "Because there are people more beautiful than them in my heart." Oh, here it is again, this familiar earthy love story, but it's damn sweet.

The music stopped.The Redeemer stood with one leg propped against the wall of the box.Beside him, Ron remained motionless in a pose as if he was about to dive off the diving board.

The stadium was filled with angry howls.People don't want Veela to leave.Man, Ann is a little speechless.

"Now," Ludo Bagman's voice rings like a bell, "raise your wand in the air and welcome the Mascot of the Irish national team!"

Then, with a whoosh, something huge, green and gold, flew into the stadium like a giant comet.It circled the stadium before splitting into two smaller comets, each heading towards a set of goalposts.Suddenly an arching rainbow appeared across the field, connecting the two large, shining balls.The crowd erupted in exclamations of "whoops, whoops," as if they were watching a fireworks display.At this time, the rainbow disappeared, and the shining balls connected and blended with each other to form a huge, shining clover, which rose high into the air and began to hover over the stands.Something crackled down from above like golden raindrops—

Shamrocks hovered above their heads, and kept dropping huge gold coins, which fell on their heads and seats.It is actually composed of countless small figures in red waistcoats and mustaches, each holding a small golden or green lamp.

"Irish leprechauns!" said Mr. Weasley, amidst a roar of applause, which continued to be scrambled, or ducked under the seats to pick up coins.

The giant clover vanished, and the leprechauns slowly landed opposite the veelas on the field, sitting cross-legged, ready to watch the game.

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