The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 373 Quidditch World Cup 2
Ada completely understood Harry's thoughts. In fact, Ada also wanted to spend a peaceful year, but reality did not allow her to do so.

The Triwizard Tournament was held again, which was a grand event in the European wizarding world and would surely be reported by wizarding circles in various countries. Ada just needed a less radical way to become famous, to show off her strength, so that there would be no more idiots who would disrespect her.

What's more, Ada had promised Dumbledore, so she would definitely sign up. Ada already regarded the championship trophy as hers, and if she didn't give it to him, no one else could snatch it.

Anyone who dares to rob will be beaten up without any hesitation.

Sirius and Lupin didn't arrive at the camp until the match was about to start. Before they could even sit down, a deep and deep gong sounded from far away in the woods. Immediately, thousands of red, green and yellow lanterns lit up the trees, illuminating the path to the stadium.

"It's time!" Mr. Weasley urged excitedly, "Hurry up, let's go!"

There were crowds of people, shouting, laughing, and intermittent singing. This kind of enthusiastic excitement was very contagious, and before I knew it, Ida also started shouting when she spoke, and the ending tone would also rise with excitement.

The stadium, which can accommodate 100,000 people, was brightly lit, and countless people were heading to the stands on all sides. Walking on the purple carpet, Mr. Weasley led everyone up the stairs and finally reached the box on the rooftop.

There were about twenty purple and gilded chairs in two rows, and in the back row sat a house-elf named Winky, whom Harry mistook for Dobby, but who in fact belonged to Barty Crouch and was holding the seat for her master.

Over the next half hour, the box gradually filled up. Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic, also arrived, and with him came the Bulgarian Minister of Magic. The two ministers seemed to have difficulty communicating, and had to use gestures and guesses.

A little later, Lucius Malfoy arrived, along with his wife Narcissa Malfoy and his son Draco Malfoy.

Every time the Weasleys met the Malfoys, they were not very pleasant, and this time was no exception. Lucius Malfoy once again mocked the Weasley family's financial situation.

"Good Lord, Arthur," he whispered, "what did you sell to get that seat in the top box? Surely your possessions aren't worth that much, are they?"

In front of Fudge, Mr. Weasley did not lose his temper, but clenched his fists.

Mr. Weasley had concerns, but Ada did not. She said bluntly: "Whatever Mr. Weasley sold to buy the ticket, at least he didn't have to sell his soul to the devil. Right, Mr. Malfoy?"

"No one is talking to you, Drizzt." Lucius Malfoy said arrogantly, "Didn't Alan Rosier tell you that this is Britain and you shouldn't mind your own business?"

"Oh, let me see who this is?" Sirius stood up and stood in front of Lucius Malfoy. "Isn't this dear Narcissa and her husband?"

Narcissa Malfoy gave Sirius a look of disgust and made no attempt to greet her cousin.

Lucius said, "Long time no see, Black. I'm glad to see that Azkaban has not destroyed your health, and your sanity."

"Speaking of Azkaban, I really have to talk about it in detail. I also saw Bellatrix there." Sirius said, "But why didn't I see you there, Lucius?"

Sirius turned to Harry and said to his godson, "This is Mr. Lucius Malfoy. When Voldemort was rampant, he was Voldemort's right-hand man!"

When the name Voldemort was heard, it seemed that the temperature in the entire box dropped below zero. More than ten years have passed, and everyone is still afraid of this name.

Lucius Malfoy stared at Sirius fiercely, as if he would teach Sirius a lesson if Fudge was not here. But Sirius did not care at all and even whistled.

"Lucius is not You-Know-Who's subordinate, Mr. Black." Fudge said, "He is just under the Imperius Curse and has to obey the orders of the devil who must not even be named."

Loud laughter immediately rang out in the box, as if the minister had told a funny joke, but the laughter was so contemptuous and disdainful.

The laughter came from Sirius and Lupin, and of course the fearless Ada. The Imperius Curse? Only the people in the Ministry of Magic would believe Lucius Malfoy's lies.

"Black!" Lucius Malfoy said in a deep voice with anger.

"I'm not deaf, Lucius." Sirius picked his ears defiantly and continued, "You said you donated so much money, why didn't the Ministry of Magic give you an Order of Merlin?"

This sentence slapped two people in the face at the same time, and both Fudge and Malfoy were a little embarrassed.

This is also an old story. Sirius' grandfather once received a medal of the Order of Merlin as a reward for his outstanding contribution to the Ministry of Magic.

But in fact, this Black did nothing, he just donated a lot of gold to the Ministry of Magic. Although many people knew about this, the Ministry of Magic refused to admit it and insisted that this Black had made a huge contribution. This incident made the Ministry of Magic and the Black family a laughing stock. Sirius brought up this incident to embarrass the Minister and Lucius Malfoy.

The atmosphere in the box became increasingly heavy. Fudge and Malfoy looked extremely unhappy, and they were both trying their best to suppress their anger.

On the Weasley side, Mr. Weasley and Lupin stood silently behind Sirius. If a conflict occurred, they would be able to support Sirius in the first time.

As for the children, Harry and Ron kept a close eye on Draco Malfoy, while Bill, Charlie and the twins were ready to teach the Malfoy family a lesson at any time.

Ada looked at Narcissa Malfoy with ill intention. Narcissa was pretty, but she always had an expression of disgust on her face, as if she was so great. This expression made people feel uncomfortable.

A conflict seems imminent, but the appearance of Ludo Bagman eases the tension.

The round-faced Ludo Bagman rushed into the box and asked excitedly, "Minister, can we start? ... Uh... what's wrong with you?"

A conflict was resolved, and Fudge said, "You said start, let's start!"

"Oh, okay." Ludo Bagman still didn't understand what was going on in the box, but he started hosting the game anyway.

With the blessing of magic, his voice became like thunder, resounding throughout the packed stadium.

"Ladies and gentlemen... welcome! Welcome to the 422nd Quidditch World Cup!"

The audience cheered and applauded. Thousands of flags were waving at the same time, accompanied by a chaotic singing of the national anthem. The scene was really lively.

The first to appear was the Bulgarian national team's mascot, the Veela. One hundred Veela had already slid onto the field, one hundred extremely beautiful women appeared on the field, their skin glowed like the moon, their hair fluttered behind their heads even without wind...

Under the temptation of the Veela, the minds of the people in the box became blank. They just wanted to keep looking at the Veela and keep watching the Veela dance.

Their eyes flashed with greed, their mouths slightly opened, and some of them even drooled. Those who performed worse even wanted to jump out of the box and rush to the stadium, such as Harry and Ron.

Ada looked at the twins beside her angrily, and used all her strength to slap George on the back of the head, and then did the same to Fred.

"What are you doing!" The twins exclaimed in unison, looking at Ada in confusion, and then they realized their own embarrassment, lowered their heads embarrassedly, and no longer looked at the Veela in the field.

The music stopped, the Veela left, and the stadium was filled with angry roars. This anger did not subside until the Irish team's performance began, and a group of leprechauns kept throwing gold coins into the stands.

People cheered and scrambled for gold coins, or crawled under the seats to pick up gold coins. Ron picked up a lot of gold coins, a whole bag. Looking at the child's excited face, Ada didn't have the heart to tell Ron the truth, fearing that he couldn't accept it.

With the Irish leprechaun leaving the stage, the 1994 Quidditch World Cup final officially began.

The Irish team's team attack was very smooth and soon they defeated the Bulgarian team.

Viktor Krum also showed the world what Bulgaria's strength was. He fooled the Irish seeker Lindsay twice and carried the game alone.

If there was any impression that this match left on Ada, it was the extreme teamwork of Ireland, the lone hero of Viktor Krum, and the group fight between the Veela and the Leprechauns.

The Irish team and the Bulgarian team were playing on the field, while the leprechauns and the veelas were fighting on the sidelines.

In the end, the score of the game was fixed at 1994 to , and the Irish team won with a ten-point advantage and became the champion of the Quidditch World Cup.

Bulgaria's Viktor Krum caught the Snitch, ending the match, but Bulgaria lost the game.

Even though he knew that catching the Snitch would mean losing the game, Krum still chose to end the game. At least from the score point of view, Bulgaria only lost by ten points, retaining the last dignity.

Thanks to the book friend Babacaca for the reward
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(End of this chapter)