Xie Lin and his party arrived at the edge of the first camp area. The tents here began to look ordinary, and some even looked very old.
Sherrin saw a wooden sign with "Wedsby" written on it from a distance. Harry, Ron and Hermione were working hard to set up a tent in the Muggle way. He didn't know why, but he felt that Hermione seemed a little thinner. Sherrin had not spoken to Hermione since he had fallen out with her at the end of last term. He felt that meeting would only embarrass the two of them, so he took a detour to avoid the Weasley camp.
They entered the second camp area.
The administrator standing at the entrance, Mr. Payne, is also a Muggle, and his memory is being modified by Ministry of Magic officials. Maybe the memory canceller was too tired and something went wrong during the modification process, which caused Mr. Payne's memory to become confused. He kept mumbling to himself: "How many floors does a bag of rice have to be carried? How many floors does a bag of rice have to carry?" Second floor..."
(Note: Mr. Payne is really the administrator of the second camp in the original work and is not made up by the author)
After a few people stepped into the camp, Astoria exclaimed. Looking around, the entire camp seemed like a sea of green. Each tent was covered with layers of clover, making it look like a green sea. of hills.
"These are supporters of the Irish team and the shamrock is a symbol of Ireland," Daphne explained.
At this time, Xie Lin heard someone calling his name from behind.
"Shellin!"
Schelling turned around. It was Cedric Diggory.
"It's you, Ced." Xie Lin and Cedric have a certain friendship. The two have known each other since Merlin's test event. After meeting, the two of them could not help but exchange pleasantries.
Cedric's father is Amos Diggory, a red-faced wizard with a short brown beard. He works in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures at the Ministry of Magic. It can be seen that he is proud of his son. He showed off that his son had defeated the famous Harry Potter in Quidditch, which made Cedric very embarrassed.
The Diggory family also had a glorious period. Their ancestor had produced Eldritch Diggory, the beloved Minister of Magic. In the 18th century, Edrich established the Auror recruitment program for the first time during his tenure. He also established a committee to seek alternatives to Azkaban, at least by removing the Dementors as guards. Sadly, this plan was ultimately shelved after he passed away from Dragon Pox.
Unexpectedly, just over a hundred years later, the Diggory family has already regressed to this point. Amos's position in the Ministry of Magic was not high, and they couldn't even afford tickets to the First Quarter. No wonder, after having an outstanding talent like Cedric in the family, Amos would have such high hopes for him, probably because he hopes that Cedric can restore the family's reputation.
Then Schelling encountered the Bones family tent. Aunt Leah warmly welcomed Xie Lin and others to their seats and invited them to drink a cup of scented tea.
Susan was not in the tent. Aunt Leah said she was out looking for Hannah Abbott and Ernie MacMillan. When they were at Hogwarts, the three of them and Justin Finch-Fletchley formed a small circle. They often played together and had a very good relationship.
The first half of the second camp was almost entirely filled with Irish fans, including Diggory and Bones. With Amelia's status, it is not difficult to get a position in the first camp, but she is a supporter of the Irish team, so she prefers to stay in the same area with other fans. The tents in the second half look much more ordinary, but there are some exceptions.
(Note: The location of the Digory family in the second camp is an official setting in the original book, but Bones was fabricated by the author. Setting the camp location for each family is a description by the author of distinguishing the strength of the family; there is also a low-grade Families, such as the Fawcett family, simply can’t even buy tickets)
"Hey, who owns that tent?" Astoria asked suddenly, with unconcealed curiosity in her voice.
Everyone looked in the direction she pointed. It was a beautifully made tent with a three-story canvas surrounding it. It strictly followed the style of a Muggle tent, but it did not lose its luxurious style.
The flowers and trees in the open space in front of the tent are neatly trimmed, and the overall appearance is clean and tidy, which is very different from ordinary wizards' tents. What's even weirder is that there is no one around the tent, not even a house elf. For a wizard family that pays attention to taste and ostentation, this is unimaginable.
"Maybe the whole family went out to play together." Daphne didn't quite believe her own speculation.
"Probably not. The World Cup is about to start, and I wouldn't choose now to go out for fun. What's more, this is a wilderness, and there are no famous attractions nearby." Xie Lin shook his head.
"Ladies and gentlemen, how can I serve you?" With a crackle, a house elf suddenly appeared in the air, startling Astoria.
The little guy has a pair of huge brown eyes and a nose like a big tomato. He has a very high-pitched voice. He is probably a female house elf.
"Sorry to bother you, may I ask where this is?" Xie Lin asked the elf politely.
"This is the Crouch family tent, and Winky serves Mr. Crouch."
"Crouch? Barty Crouch? Director of the Department of International Cooperation?" Schelling reacted immediately, "Is Mr. Crouch here too?"
"Master has something to go out now, and Winky has been ordered to guard the tent for Master." The house elf stared with a pair of big eyes, and there was unquestionable persistence and stubbornness in his tone. "Master sent Winky here, and Winky has been guarding here. It's just that. Unfortunately, we can’t invite the ladies and gentlemen to visit the master’s tent, as Twinkle doesn’t have this permission.”
"Excuse me, Twinkle." Xie Lin and the others left the tent knowingly. Only Astoria kept looking back to admire the strange-looking canvas building.
"Don't you find it strange, Sherlin?" Meredith seemed to have thought of something. "Since Mrs. Crouch passed away, he is the only one left in the Crouch family, but he has set up such a big tent. ? Are they planning to open a hotel here?"
"Yes!" Daphne agreed, "With his family background and status, there seems to be no need to choose the tent in the second camp. He is also one of the people in charge of this World Cup!"
Schelling didn't answer.
Seeing everyone fell into silence, Astoria changed the subject: "I really want to know what the Bulgarians hung on their tents?"
"Okay, let's go to the next camp and have a look!" Xie Lin agreed.
The Bulgarian team fan zone is relatively normal, not as exaggerated as the Irish fan zone. The biggest feature is that there is a Bulgarian flag hanging on the tents, and the same poster is pasted on the top. On it is a very gloomy face with thick black eyebrows, and the face is constantly blinking and frowning.
"It's Viktor Krum, the Bulgarian Seeker!" Daphne explained to Schelling. The three girls all knew that Schelling was not very keen on Quidditch, so they didn't know much about these things. "He is only eighteen years old and still attending Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
"He looked so gloomy," Schelling said, "as if someone owed him money and wouldn't pay him back."
Daphne was so amused that she burst into laughter, "He is a genius, extremely powerful. Many critics say he is the best seeker of this century, but you actually said that..."
Astoria had the opposite opinion, "Huh, if Brother Xie Lin wasn't interested in Quidditch, I don't believe he would be better than Brother Xie Lin!"
Daphne was rendered speechless by the refutation. Speaking of which, they haven't seen Xie Lin's performance on the court, but it seems that nothing can stump him. If Schelling devoted himself to Quidditch, he might indeed become an extremely terrifying presence on the field.
"My Tori, thank you for thinking so highly of me. I'm not good at flying..." Xie Lin said with a serious face.
Meredith snorted softly, as if to say "Who would believe it?"
To be honest, it's hard to say how good Schelling's flying is, but he can definitely become the most powerful seeker. Under the gaze of the God of Heaven, there is no way for the Golden Snitch to hide.
Then, a group of people walked to a strange-shaped tent. The tent was black cylindrical, like a rook in wizard chess, and similar to a castle tower.
The entrance to the tent was covered with mistletoe, and there were some strange little plants in the small clearing in front. Schelling could barely identify the knotweed vine, because it was mentioned in the book "A Thousand Magic Herbs and Mushrooms" Aggressive and dangerous plants. Xie Lin probably guessed whose tent this was.
Sure enough, Luna Lovegood, who was dressed in a strange outfit, saw Sherrin in the tent and hurried out of the tent.
When she was in school, Luna was often ostracized and even bullied by her classmates because of her strange costumes and maverick behavior. But with a kind personality, she didn't care much about this. She chose tolerance and kindness, and did not change her optimistic view of life. Luna herself is very smart. With Xie Lin's secret help, she ranked first in the grade in the overall score at the end of last year's semester, even better than Ginny Weasley.
"Xie Lin, when did you arrive? My father and I came here two weeks ago." The girl's eyes were still misty, but she couldn't hide the excitement in her tone. "You know, he is the star of "The Quibbler." Editor-in-Chief, I came here early to interview the Ministry of Magic officials responsible for setting up the venue, as well as fans from other countries."
"I came here with Daphne and the others. We just arrived this morning." Xie Lin replied gently. "Have you discovered anything new and interesting since you've been here for so long?"
"Yes!" Luna took Xie Lin's hand, "Come with me, I will take you to see it!"
Daphne and Meredith glanced at Shailene with half-smiling expressions. Astoria suddenly felt a little sour. Her brother Xie Lin was good at everything, but he was a little too popular.
Xie Lin smiled awkwardly and motioned for several people to follow him into Luna's tent.
The space inside the tent is not large, but there are many strange and interesting things displayed.
In a corner of the hall, there is a small fish tank with more than ten colorful ball fish swimming around in it. It is said that Luna personally caught it in the creek of St. Catchpol Village. In the flower pot next to the fish tank, there were white clumps of velvet floating in it, making a humming sound there.
Luna came out with four wooden teacups, which were filled with hot steam. Xie Lin and the three girls took the tea cup and took a sip. A smell similar to onions poured from his throat into his stomach, making him choke and almost choke.
"Is this your first time drinking Gordigan tea?" Luna looked at him funny, "Most people have this reaction when they drink it for the first time."
Luna took out a plant planted in a pot, pointed at a large spherical plant and said: "This is Gordigan. It can be used to repel the large-mouthed fish in the river and avoid being bitten by them when entering the water. ." Gordigan looked like an oversized green onion.
"There are more interesting things outside! Come with me." Then, Luna took them to the open space full of small plants in front of the tent. She pointed to a seemingly harmless hollow tree stump and said: "This is a knotty vine. Look at the stump. It is covered with knots. In fact, the knots can produce pods as big as grapefruits, but if you want to take Its pod—"
Luna took a small piece of dead branch and poked a knot. Five or six vines covered with thorns suddenly stretched out from the opening of the stump and grabbed at Luna. Luna lightly threw the dead branch out. Swept away by vines.
Daphne couldn't help but said: "Is this, is this more dangerous than the devil's net?"
Meredith also looked pale, "I remember this plant was mentioned in the "Encyclopedia of Carnivorous Trees of the World" series of books. It is one of the very dangerous plants."
(Note: "The World's Encyclopedia of Carnivorous Trees" is a sixth-grade herbal medicine textbook. It is a series of books divided into several books. People's News Agency translated it as "The World's Encyclopedia of Carnivorous Trees". This translation may be streamlined, but herbal medicine textbooks usually To reveal the origin of the herb, the author added the word "world" back.)
Luna smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, this is just its self-defense mechanism. If you don't provoke it, the vine is very good and will never hurt anyone."
Ahem, girl, are you sure your surname is Lovegood? Not Hagrid?
After introducing the knotweed vine, Luna introduced some more purple-flowered spoonleaf plants, and finally it was the turn of a short shrub with countless orange-red radishes hanging upside down.
Luna picked a few fruits and handed them to a few people: "Try this. This is an airship plum. It can improve the user's ability to accept abnormal things. My earrings are made of this." Luna's eyes were burning. Bright, there is a sense of expectation inside.
Xie Lin knew that Luna had a special kind of spiritual intuition and could identify true friends. He did not hesitate to pick up one of the crispy ones, bit it into pieces and ate it in his stomach. The other three women saw this and did the same. Just do it.
Seeing this situation, Luna unconsciously showed a bright and moving smile. The sunlight slanted on her long pale golden hair, shining like gold sand with golden luster. Coupled with her blurred eyes, at this moment Xie Lin The girl in front of her has an indescribable ethereal temperament, like a fairy who has fallen into the mortal world. Even with Xie Lin's state of mind, he felt that a soft place deep in his heart was touched.
After bidding farewell to Luna, the group wandered into wizard camps from other countries and saw several tents similar to Egyptian pyramids. They also saw several African wizards roasting something that looked like a hare on a pile of purple fires. Xie Lin was very interested in the special customs and cultures of other countries as an adventurous traveler in his previous life, so he felt that the trip was an eye-opener and worthwhile.
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