struggle

During the summer vacation, at No. 12 Grimmauld Place, members of the Order of the Phoenix came and went every day, all with serious expressions, and several meetings were held in the kitchen.Ginny also eavesdropped on their meetings a few times with her telescopic ears, but what she heard was only some basic arrangements of Dumbledore, including trying to supervise Tom's infiltration in the Ministry of Magic, and at the same time prevent the main The soul slaughters innocent wizards, but the most fundamental purpose is to wait and see the possible battle between Tom and the main soul, and promote the conflict between them at the right time.Obviously, in the current situation where there are few clues, they can only play by ear for the time being.

Harry only stayed at the Dursleys for a week during the holidays, and then came to the Black Mansion.After learning about the Horcrux, he also understood the seriousness of the matter, but he had no way to do anything about this situation. Under Ginny's persuasion, he still pretended to be ignorant of it for the time being and obeyed Dumbledore's advice. Lido's arrangement.

However, the holding of the Quidditch World Cup this summer has somewhat dispelled some of the depression in everyone's hearts.After learning that Sirius and Arthur had obtained the tickets, all the children were so excited that they temporarily put aside all their troubles and began to look forward to the early arrival of the World Cup, including Hermione who also came to Black Mansion shortly after the holiday, and Together they wait for the game to start.

On the morning of the World Cup, Ginny was woken up early by Molly from her deep sleep.When she yawned and walked downstairs with a little sleepiness, she found that other people had gathered in the dining room, talking happily about the upcoming game while eating breakfast.Sirius was obviously the most excited one, talking and gesticulating with Harry, and pushing Lupine beside him from time to time to let him share his opinion.

When he saw Ginny coming in, Harry's eyes flashed with astonishment: "Ginny, your Muggle clothes are very suitable."

Ginny pulled the white dress on her body and curtseyed jokingly: "Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Potter."

Fred bumped into George and asked deliberately in a puzzled tone: "Brother, what do you mean by fit? Is that a compliment?"

"Of course it's a compliment. In fact, His Excellency the Savior is just embarrassed to say directly, 'Ah, Miss Weasley, you are so beautiful!' That's all, so I can only use the word 'appropriate' instead." George said solemnly, It drew muffled laughter from everyone, including Sirius and the few old and disrespectful elders.

Harry's face turned red up to the ears, and Molly slapped the twins one by one: "Eat honestly, so you don't have to worry if you're late." But there was an unconcealable smile on her face .

After everyone had finished their breakfast, Arthur looked at the sky outside the window: "Sirius, is it almost time?"

"Yes, we still have to walk for a while, to a remote place on the outskirts of London, through the Portkey." Sirius pulled up a napkin and wiped his mouth, then stood up, "Okay, children, let's go. "

"You go first. I'll send Bill, Charlie, and Percy on the road at noon." Molly checked their luggage again, and then sent them out the door.

The day before dawn was dark and without a ray of light, Sirius, Lupine and Arthur held up their wands to illuminate the children behind them.When passing through the alleys and gradually reaching the outskirts where there are few people, the sky began to reveal a hazy light, making it easier for them to walk.

When they finally arrived at the designated place, everyone was already out of breath.The three grown-ups started looking for the Portkey separately, until Lupine held up a battered hat and asked if it was this, which made everyone laugh in some funny way.Sirius patted Arthur on the shoulder: "Arthur, I have to say that the Ministry of Magic's vision is getting better and better. It's true that even Muggles who specialize in picking up junk won't pick up such things by mistake."

"Indeed, the Ministry carefully selected a batch of worn-out items for the release of the portkeys. The colleagues who made the portkeys said that they were almost driven mad by the strange smell, and strongly demanded that additional allowances be issued." Se smiled and explained, then took out his pocket watch and looked, "The time is almost up, I wonder if there are other users of this portkey?"

Sirius shrugged, indicating that he didn't know, but at this moment, an unexpected voice came from behind them: "It's really surprising that we want to use this portkey with them." The long dragged The haughty voice in the accent clearly belonged to Lucius.

Everyone turned around together and saw Lucius speaking to Narcissa and Draco with a disdainful expression, without even looking in their direction.When Narcissa, who was following Lucius, saw Sirius, a complex look flashed in her eyes, but finally she raised her head proudly, showing the same look of contempt.

Sirius snorted coldly and didn't greet them. He just turned around and walked to Lupine's side first, put his hand on the broken hat in his hand, and then motioned for several children to come over and follow his actions.Arthur gave Lucius a hard look, then stepped forward and put his hand on the hat.

Harry glanced at Narcissa who was holding Draco, and then asked softly, "Siris, is that your cousin?" He had already seen the huge picture of Black's house in the days of Black's mansion. Tapestry, so I have a general understanding of the intricate relationship between those nobles.

"Yes, it's just that I'm no longer a member of the Black family they admit." Sirius replied indifferently.And Ginny laughed suddenly: "Sires, according to the label on the tapestry in your house, Harry should still be Malfoy's cousin."

Hearing Ginny's words, everyone looked at each other for a while, with strange expressions on their faces, but Sirius suddenly said, "Based on this, Ginny, Harry is also your cousin."

Now, the brothers and sisters of the Weasley family looked at Harry with some interest in exploring. After George said meaningfully: "So it's my cousin...", everyone finally laughed When he got up, he also diluted the unhappiness in his heart just now, and even deliberately left the Malfoy family aside.

Under the deliberate indifference of the crowd, the three members of the Malfoy family snorted with some dissatisfaction, but seeing that the time was approaching, they could only walk over in the end.Both Narcissa and Draco took a disgusted look at the old, dirty and worn-out hat, and put a finger on it.And Lucius glanced at Ginny inquiringly, then stretched out the Snake Head Staff, and put it on it as well.

After an extremely uncomfortable spin, they came to what looked like a desolate, foggy swamp.After registering at the reception wizard, Lucius immediately left with Narcissa and Draco, as if he didn't want to stay with them for a second longer.And Arthur led them from another direction and arrived at the camp. Obviously, he also wanted to stay as far away from the Malfoys as possible.

After everyone pitched up their tents and started a fire at the camp, it was almost noon, and Bill, Charlie, and Percy had already arrived.When Lupine was distributing lunch to everyone, Arthur suddenly jumped up excitedly, and greeted not far away: "Ludo, here!" At the same time, he turned around and introduced everyone, "This is Ludo Bagger Man, the director of the Department of Magical Sports, is serving as the commentator for this World Cup."

With a flat nose, round blue eyes, short blond hair and a flushed face, Bagman looks extremely enthusiastic and cheerful.After Arthur introduced them to each other, he shook hands with each of them enthusiastically, but his eyes stayed on Sirius and Harry for a long time, especially Harry, who looked straight at him almost undisguised The scar on his forehead looked extremely curious.He then began to encourage everyone to participate in betting on the outcome of the game, but only got an enthusiastic response from the twins.

Ginny was not very interested in him, and her attention was on Barty Crouch who arrived later.He is a wizard in his fifties, with a straight back and stiff movements. He wears a spotless black suit. His short black hair is neatly arranged and the middle seam is unnaturally straight. The narrow moustache is also like trimmed with a ruler. At first glance, it looks like a person who can't tolerate any flaws in himself.In the face of Percy's obvious courteous behavior, he just nodded absently, discussing work matters with Arthur and Bagman in a serious manner, and didn't seem to care much about Lupine and Sirius on the side.

Seeing such a serious and almost rigid man, and remembering that he sent her son into Azkaban with his own hands, Ginny couldn't help but secretly looked at him curiously, and thought sadly of his final ending, being killed by herself His son cast the Imperius Curse, and finally died at the hands of his own son.

It's just that Crouch didn't notice the humble Ginny at all.When the conversation came to an end, he stood up and handed the unfinished teacup to Percy, who was standing aside respectfully: "Thank you for the tea, Wetherby." Bagman also stood up , waving at them: "See you later! You will meet me on the top box, and I will give you a wonderful commentary." Then the two apparated and left together.

"It seems that the Ministry of Magic has really changed a lot in the past ten years." Sirius stared at the backs of the two of them, bared his teeth and said with some dissatisfaction. He obviously thought of these two people. Voldemort secretly sent the message, and the other had a Death Eater son.

Hearing his words, neither Lupine nor Arthur made a sound, but Percy glanced at Sirius disapprovingly: "Mr. Crouch is a great wizard and a boss worth following. From him, We can learn a lot."

Arthur's face became serious, and he was about to speak, but George preemptively said, "Yes, yes, Mr. Wetherby, and you are obviously his most capable assistant." And Fred immediately answered He went up: "Indeed, Mr. Wetherby, what the Ministry of Magic needs are officials like you, who don't care about 'name', but only care about work achievements."

The twins tacitly teased that Crouch had misremembered Percy's name, and Percy blushed instantly: "Mr. Crouch is very busy, he cares about my ability, not my name."

"Of course, of course, we understand." The twins nodded seriously, and Percy ran back to the tent angrily, choking.However, the gag between the two of them subtly resolved the somewhat stiff atmosphere just now, and Harry gave them a grateful look.

Throughout the afternoon, there was always a sense of excitement in the camp. Familiar people from various families came to the door one after another, predicting the outcome of the game.When night fell, Sirius bought binoculars for all the children, looking forward to the opening of the game together.When there was a loud noise in the sky somewhere in the forest, and green and red lanterns burned in the bushes, lighting a path to the field, Arthur waved his hands excitedly and shouted: "It's time, let's go. "Then everyone rushed along the passageway illuminated by lanterns, following a large number of people, and rushed into the forest until they reached a huge gymnasium at the other end of the forest.

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The author has something to say:

Our World Cup ended not long ago, and their World Cup is about to start.In the lively World Cup, who will you meet?hey-hey……