As the afternoon wore on, a sense of excitement spread over the campground like a palpable cloud.
Even the still summer air seemed to tremble with anticipation at dusk.
As night fell like a curtain over thousands of eagerly awaiting wizards, the last traces of pretense disappeared: the Ministry seemed to be succumbing to the inevitable, no longer fighting against people who were clearly using magic. Signs are popping up everywhere.
Every few steps, apparated vendors descended from the sky, carrying trays and pushing trolleys filled with strange and weird gadgets.
There are glowing rosettes—green for Ireland, red for Bulgaria—that scream out the names of the players; there are green tall hats decorated with shamrocks dancing in the wind; there are Bulgarian ribbons, printed on There are roaring lions; there are the national flags of the two countries, which will play their respective national anthems when waved; there are also small models of Firebolts that can really fly; there are statues of famous team members for collection, and those small statues can be walked around on the palm of your hand. Go and look triumphant.
Schelling didn't buy anything, but Gareth, who had already returned to the camp, bought everyone a pair of panoramic binoculars worth ten galleons, which could replay the game and quickly provide analysis of the game.
Ludovic Bagman visited the camp to take bettors for his own gambling house, and Gareth bet ten galleons on the Irish victory.
Schelling also wanted to place a bet, but he was afraid of being smuggled away by Bagman like the Weasley twins in the original book. So he pointed out Bagman's untrustworthiness to Gareth deliberately and rudely. Although Bagman looked angry, he did not dare to show off his temper to Schelling. Although Schelling is young, no one in the entire Ministry of Magic knows that there is someone behind him. Otherwise, how could the Wizengamot break the tradition and canonize him as the youngest Sir Merlin.
After some heated discussions, Bagman agreed to make an unbreakable vow with him.
Schelling bet 700 Galleons that Ireland would win, but Viktor Krum would catch the Snitch. According to the pre-agreed odds of 4 times, he would receive 2800 Galleons if he won. Seven hundred Galleons is a huge gamble. If the bet had been bigger, Bagman probably wouldn't be able to pay it back. According to Schelling's estimation, 2,800 Galleons is almost close to Bagman's four months' salary, and Not counting taxes and daily expenses...
(Note: The salary of a striker is 700 galleons. As an important force of the Ministry of Magic, this salary should be similar to that of the less important director-level figures in the ministry, such as the Sports Department)
At this time, a deep and deep sound of gongs came from somewhere far away in the woods. Thousands of red and green lanterns bloomed on the trees, lighting up the road to the arena, and the entrance to the arena began.
The process of the game is the same as described in the original work and will not be mentioned here.
After the game, Schelling saw that Bagman's face was livid, and he probably lost a lot. However, because of the unbreakable oath, Bagman did not dare to use Leprechaun gold coins to fool Schelling. After all, those who violated the unbreakable oath would be punished. Death, of course, even if he dared to do so, the leprechaun gold coins could not be hidden from Xie Lin's magic eyes.
【2800 gold galleons obtained! 】
Back at the camp, Gareth was about to tell them to go back to their rooms and have a good rest before returning to the manor the next morning.
Xie Lin spoke: "Don't rush back to the room yet." He looked at a few people, took out a few bottles of magic recovery potions and uplifting potions from his luggage, and then said slowly: "Everyone, according to my information, there may not be any tonight. It will calm down - I suggest everyone stay in the hall. We can chat to pass the time. If anyone is really too sleepy, you might as well try the uplifting potion I concocted myself. It will definitely work. Uncle Gareth, Mr. Morgadon, As men, we have a greater responsibility to protect the safety of women. I think we should prepare our magic wands and be vigilant at all times to stay awake, what do you think?"
As the leader of the clan and a person with raised eyebrows, Gareth immediately understood, "Xie Lin, you can't mean..."
"They are just some clowns who are unwilling to be lonely. They just come out to make their presence felt when they are free. Don't worry, as long as we are careful enough, nothing will happen. I guess their target will not be us."
Gareth cast a meaningful look at Schelling, "I really can't see through you more and more. In the bet with Ludo this morning, my intuition told me that you were sure of winning. Now you also seem to know some connections." There’s nothing I can confirm.”
"Uncle Gareth, I don't believe you don't have any rumors at all. You just failed to confirm it - besides, as a member of the Malfoy family, my father has been busy every day and made a lot of noise. How could I not notice anything unusual?"
After drinking Xie Lin's uplifting potion, several people immediately became energetic. They sat on the sofa in the hall and started chatting enthusiastically about the highlights of the game just now.
Xie Lin changed into the Supreme Wizard robe, put on the Evening Star cloak, put on Ravenclaw's crown, put on dueling gloves, checked the dagger and wand in the secret pocket, and stood at the entrance of the tent in high spirits, looking into the distance. People still cheering and singing.
Slowly, the sounds in the camp changed, the singing stopped, and Schelling heard screams and the sound of people running in panic. He turned around and said hello to several people in the tent. Because they were mentally prepared, they were all fully armed and followed Xie Lin out of the tent in a calm manner.
As for the two house elves, they were ordered to stay at the camp to prevent anyone from taking advantage of it. It also allowed the thugs to recognize that this was the camp of a pure-blood family, because house elves can only be owned by ancient families, which is almost a status symbol. .
By the light of several campfires still burning, Schelling saw people running toward the woods, as if fleeing something moving toward them on the campground. The thing shone strangely and made a sound like a gun. Loud jeers, wild laughter, and drunken shouts also moved towards them.
Then, a bright green light flashed, illuminating everything around it.
A group of wizards huddled tightly together, each pointing their wands upward, pushing forward together, moving slowly across the field.
Xie Lin squinted his eyes and looked carefully. These people had hoods on their heads and masks on their faces. Above their heads, four struggling figures floated in the air, twisted into various weird shapes, as if these masked wizards on the ground were puppeteers, and the people above them were marionettes. Controlled by invisible ropes rising into the air from the wand, two figures were small, and they were the camp administrator Mr. Roberts and his family.
Several officials from the Ministry of Magic tried to rush forward to stop them, but the sporadic attacks could not form an effective impact on the already huge group of masked wizards. Sherrin even saw the red-haired Mr. Weasley and his three sons rushing to help.
The colorful lights that once illuminated the approach to the stadium are now extinguished. Dark figures stumbled through the woods, children cried, and nervous shouts and voices echoed in the cold night air around them.
"Follow me, I know where it is safe!" Mr. Morgaton took the lead, leading everyone towards the woods, looking for a safe location to avoid this group of crazy villains.
Not long after, someone shot a Dark Mark into the sky in the middle of the woods. Ministry of Magic officials hurried there, and the masked wizard group dispersed as soon as they saw the Dark Mark, as if nothing had happened.
Just when everyone thought that the situation had calmed down and they could return to the camp safely, a stun spell suddenly flashed and Mr. Gareth was knocked unconscious instantly. Six masked men in black came out of their hiding place and surrounded Xie Lin's group menacingly. It was obvious that they were coming with bad intentions. Judging from the body shape, it can be seen that the opponents are five men and one woman. The figure of one man and one woman gives Xie Lin a vaguely familiar feeling.
At this time, the officials from the Ministry of Magic had gone to the woods, and some good fans also gathered in the woods to inquire about the news. Others had returned to the camp. There was no one else in this remote corner.
Xie Lin and others drew out their wands and prepared to fight, but because they had to take into account the safety of the three ladies behind them, Xie Lin was not too sure. Mogaton is the only one here who knows how to apparate. It is very dangerous to apparate when surrounded by enemies. Besides, it is impossible for them to leave the unconscious Gareth and fall into the hands of this group of unknown people. .
Xie Lin was the first to break the silence and said: "Do you have any misunderstandings? Every one of us here is a pure-blood wizard, and we have no grievances against you. What you are doing now is to punish the Malfoy family and Greengrass at the same time. Are the families declaring war?" Schelling wisely raised the flags of the two families in order to scare the enemy away.
"Don't get me wrong, we are not the same group as those idle Death Eaters." A man in black spoke first: "The purpose of our coming here is just to ask this Miss Shafiq to come with us. One trip. If a few people can make it easier, we will owe a debt of gratitude to the Malfoy family and the Greengrass family."
From the perspective of Schelling's magic eyes, the magic power of the six people in front of him was full of violent black aura, very similar to the original Peter Pettigrew. He frowned, probably guessing the identity of this group of people.
He said slowly: "Are you the Shadow of the Demonic Dragon?"
"You must be the famous Master Malfoy, right?" The man in black said, "Hey, I didn't expect that you actually know about our organization. Then you should know the strength of our organization, right? If you want to go against us, even if you are The Malfoy family may have to think about it too!"
It seems that the target Peter Pettigrew wanted to help them kidnap was Meredith. (Author: Has anyone guessed it?)
But why her? Shafiq is just an ancient family that has declined. Calling it a pure-blood family is just a nice way of saying it. In fact, she is the only one left in the entire family, and many of the Shafiq family's properties have already been taken over by other families. The only valuable things in the entire family were the dilapidated ancestral home and a house elf.
Although Xie Lin considers himself not a kind person, his original intention of pursuing power is to protect the people around him. No matter what, he cannot let Meredith be harmed!
But Schelling was unwilling to drag the entire Greengrass family into trouble, let alone endanger the safety of the other two girls. After thinking for a moment, he had a plan in mind. "You can take her away, but there is one condition. I must follow."
"Impossible! Boy, if you want to be a hero, you must first measure your own strength. Most kids like you will die young." The man in black said coldly.
"Chief, stop talking nonsense with them, be careful to attract other people!" Another tall man in black said in a deep voice.
The man in black who spoke first was obviously the person in charge of this operation. His body shape and voice gave Xie Lin a feeling of déjà vu. It seemed that he had dealt with this person a lot before.
The other party had the idea of a quick victory - the leader made a gesture, and the six people would take action immediately!
It's a pity that they seriously underestimated Schelling's strength.
When they first appeared, they first stunned Gareth with a sneak attack, and now they were mainly on guard against Mr. Morgadon. They had also heard of Xie Lin's name, but there was at least a two-level difference between a junior student and their adult wizards, so they didn't take it too seriously.
A bright light erupted from Xie Lin's body, like a human-shaped flash bomb - it was a flash spell. In this dark environment, the effect of the flash spell was particularly powerful. Except for the three girls who had a tacit understanding, everyone else was temporarily trapped. A state of blindness that cannot open the eyes, including Mogaton.
"Damn it!" the leader shouted quickly. "Deal with that kid first, he knows how to cast spells silently without a wand!"
Although the opponent was blinded, he did not wait to be cut. Instead, he relied on intuition to attack in the direction of Xie Lin and others in his memory. Colorful spells flew out in all directions, but there was no accurate target.
Xie Lin concentrated his mind and summoned Aquila with his thoughts. Aquila screamed, transformed into six clones, and clawed at the masks of the six people.
At the same time as the summons of his mind, Xie Lin used his left wand to cast the Whirlwind Curse. A tornado spun up from the ground and swept the two masked men into the sky. They roared and shot spells randomly. , but it was of no use; with a slight move of Xie Lin's right hand, the wand of the third masked man suddenly came into Xie Lin's hand and was broken into two pieces.
Form reversal.
Three of the six masked men lost their ability to fight in just an instant. onclick="hui"
