"The reputation of the wizard Ludo Bagman is not very good, but there is no way. I cannot refuse a meeting request made by a powerful director of the British Ministry of Magic through the director of the Goblin Liaison Office, even if I know If you arrive, there may be trouble for me."
Bana sighed and said,
"Ludo Bagman brought me an inside message, that is, the Department of Magical Sports and Sports and the Department of International Magical Cooperation in the British Ministry of Magic plan to join forces to promote the restart of the Triwizard Tournament. This matter not only has the support of the Ministry , even Albus Dumbledore is willing to stand up for this matter."
Amosta's eyes moved slightly. In the second half of last year, after he returned to Hogwarts, there was a riot by the dementors stationed at Hogwarts by the Ministry of Magic to capture Sirius. At that time, all the dementors were He was detained.
When Cornelius Fudge came to negotiate with him about the matter, he once mentioned that the Ministry of Magic was promoting a large-scale event. It seemed that the Triwizard Tournament was already in the works at that time.
"With the promotion of the British Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore, the Triwizard Tournament is very likely to be implemented, and Ludo Bagman also took the opportunity to make his request - wizards who are familiar with the regulations of this event are all We know that the host school of the competition will be voted by the International Federation of Wizards. Before that, no one knows which school will host it, but Ludo Bagman believes that he can know the inside information, and he hopes that we can open an offer. Mouth, bet on the final organizer.”
This time, the one who sighed was Amosta Blaine.
"Do you agree?"
"There's no denying that this is a good opportunity to make money, isn't it, Mr. Blaine?"
Bana showed his usual shrewd smile.
"The fairies are indeed rich, but our wealth did not come overnight. Instead, over the centuries, we seized opportunities with a keen eye and accumulated one kats after kats, which finally led to our current situation."
When it comes to the obsession with accumulating wealth, goblins are indeed much stronger than wizards.
The source of this matter was finally figured out. Amosta tapped his fingers on the table and after thinking for a while,
"Which side did Bagman and Mockridge suppress, Beauxbatons or Durmstrang? How much did they suppress?"
"None of that, Mr. Blaine—"
Bana chuckled.
"Mr. Bagman invested twenty thousand Galleons, and Mr. Mockridge also invested almost the same amount. According to the information reported by our Gringotts UK branch, this is probably their entire net worth. Ah, they invested in Huo Gwarts. This is the choice of most people. After all, on the surface, the Triwizard Tournament can only be realized through the promotion of the British Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore. Hogwarts is the most likely to succeed. Hogwarts is the most likely to succeed. Watts has much lower odds than Beauxbatons and Durmstrang--"
Amosta's mind was spinning, and there was a faint coldness on his lips.
"Until word gets out that I'm replacing Dumbledore as the representative of Hogwarts?"
"You are very wise, Mr. Blaine--"
Bana nodded, with appreciation in his eyes.
"Before you arrived in Paris, Dumbledore's decision to appoint you as the representative of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was only news spread within a very small circle. Most people didn't know it. They were still optimistic about Hogwarts. However, Ludo Bagman and Mockridge believe that the fierce competition for hosting rights is beyond Albus Dumbledore's expectations. He is afraid that failure will damage his reputation, so they sent you to take the blame. "
Amosta's cheeks twitched slightly, "Xia Chong can't say anything, the ancients never deceived me."
"Ludo Bagman and Cuthbert Mockridge had staked all their fortunes, and there was not a single galleons left in their coffers. If the bets were wrong, it is conceivable that they would be So, after knowing the news, they immediately approached me, hoping to get back the gold they invested and transfer it to Beauxbatons, which is more likely to be besides Hogwarts. This is of course impossible, I Their request was rejected.”
Bana said quickly,
"In order to hedge the risk, Ludo Bagman and Cuthbert Mockridge immediately used their personal names as collateral, borrowed 50,000 Galleons from us, and invested it in Beauxbatons - haha, wizards No less greedy than a goblin, Mr. Blaine."
"snort--"
Blaine snorted coldly, his face turned cold.
"Don't confuse the concepts, Mr. Barna. With your status, you will not accept the request of Ludo Bagman and Cuthbert Mockridge for a mere tens of thousands of galleons." You took risks to steal Hogwarts' security plan, and took action twice in succession. The reason why you are willing to do this is because you believe in Ludo's judgment and are afraid of losing your own interests."
Bana moved his beard and wanted to say something, but in the end, he closed his mouth.
Cunningly, it hoped to use words to direct Amosta Brain's anger towards Ludo Bagman and Cuthbert Mockridge, but it really didn't expect that Amosta Brain would actually So sophisticated, so easy to see through its intentions.
Gerson Bana didn't have the confidence that Amosta wouldn't kill him!
If this matter is exposed, the British Ministry of Magic will inevitably lose face, but because of this, the angry British Ministry of Magic will definitely grab the goblins by their pigtails and tear off pieces of flesh from them. British Magic The department will not give up.
Wizards always show great unity when facing aliens.
What's more, if Amosta Brain chooses to kill everyone tonight, Gerson Bana believes that judging from the magic power just displayed by the wizard in front of him, this matter will most likely become an unsolved case, with both wizards and goblins looking for him. There is no murderer.
"How much is the amount in the pool now?"
Looking at the goblin who fell silent, Amosta asked coldly.
"It's over two million galleons."
Bana hesitated for a moment, then answered the question truthfully.
And its answer made Amosta raise his forehead and look at him with evil eyes.
Amosta was not surprised that someone would bet on this matter. What he didn't expect was that Ludo Bagman would be the one responsible for this matter. In addition, the good guys would actually be like this. many.
Once such a large capital pool is opened by him, the European magic world will not be turbulent, but there is no doubt that he will be hated by many people.
At this moment, the wizards who can intervene in or know about the Triwizard Tournament are either in high positions or wealthy, which makes this group of people jealous. In peaceful times, Amosta is one of the most powerful people in the magical world under the sun. It will be difficult for him to walk in the middle. Not only him, but even Dumbledore will not dare to act rashly.
Thinking of this, Amosta suddenly frowned.
Dumbledore's intelligence network was no small matter. It was built by Ludo Bagman and was fueled by the goblins' gambling. Maybe he had heard the news a long time ago. Perhaps, Dumbledore didn't want to unknowingly help others. After thinking about it, he pushed him out.
However, there is no point in worrying about this kind of thing now. What is important is how to deal with it.
Amosta didn't intend to cause massacre here, but now that he has exposed this huge gamble, if the goblins don't restrain themselves, then he will overturn the table.
The most important thing is what to do with these two guys, Ludo Bagman and Cuthbert Mockridge.
Sent to Azkaban?
It is not a trivial matter to send a director and a director of the Ministry of Magic to Azkaban. This must be formally tried by the Wizengamot, and in this case, this matter will be publicized all over the world. You see, the upcoming Triwizard Tournament project will inevitably be canceled because of this.
Not to mention, the political influence within the British Ministry of Magic and the inextricable nepotism.
Amosta tapped on the table, quietly thinking about how to solve it properly.
And the old goblin Bana has been observing his words, trying to see through Amosta Brain's inner thoughts.
"There is no doubt, Mr. Blaine, that we have committed a crime and that we have violated the interests of Hogwarts and you—"
Bana's voice was cautious when he spoke.
"We are willing to compensate for this. How many galleons do you think it will take to calm the anger of you and Hogwarts?"
(End of chapter)
