Harry Potter: I started checking in from Diagon Alley

The pre-match activities and various stalls and vendors were plentiful.

The two teams facing off in this final are Bulgaria and Ireland.

Therefore, the green representing Ireland and the red, white and green colors representing Bulgaria filled the entire venue.

Outside the venue, the Ministry of Magic designated a large area for all wizards who Apparated there to use Apparition.

Outside of this area, Apparition is not permitted.

This also eliminates a significant portion of the possibility of a surprise attack.

When Eric arrived, he was not yet of legal Apparition age, so he cast an Apparition Charm on himself the moment he landed.

Eric's figure vanished into thin air in an instant, blending into the surrounding environment.

Then, Eric quietly left.

It wasn't long before Eric found Harry and the others' tent.

Harry came with the Weasleys and Hermione.

Their tents looked very ordinary; they were simply erected at the edge of the site.

Next to their tent was Sirius's tent.

Compared to the Weasleys' tent, Sirius's tent is quite unique.

Sirius's tent was light blue, and instead of ordinary tent fabric, it was made of denim. A huge skull was painted on the top of the tent.

The tent had a rather exotic feel, and looked like a homeless person's tent.

Eric dispelled the illusion spell, just as Sirius Black came out of the tent.

“Ah! Eric, you’re here! Come in, the room is ready for you,” Sirius said.

Sirius Black was wearing a denim jacket, sunglasses, and two silver chains hanging from his pants, which blended in with the style of the tent.

If you didn't know he was Sirius Black, at first glance you might mistake him for a rock singer.

Eric asked, "Are you going down this route now?"

Sirius laughed and said, "You know what, I've been listening to Muggle music lately, and their music is actually pretty good. They look so cool dressed like that, so I got myself a similar outfit."

Sirius's voice alerted the people in the nearby tent.

Harry, Hermione, and the others rushed out, equally surprised to see Eric, especially George and Fred.

During this period, they got along very well with Sirius.

George and Fred received a lot of sponsorship from Sirius Black.

Sirius was full of praise for their inventions, and sometimes he would even join in and play pranks with them.

They hadn't seen Eric for a long time since the holidays started.

Behind Harry were two people Eric had never seen before. Like Ron, George, and Fred, they all had red hair, a characteristic of the Weasley family.

Harry offered to introduce Eric.

The one with the longest hair is Bill Weasley, the eldest son of the Weasley family. He is Gringotts' anti-curse solver, specializing in solving various mechanisms and puzzles related to dark magic and curses, and completing assigned tasks.

The man with freckles on his face is Charlie Weasley, the second oldest, who works as a dragon trainer in Romania.

The two men had clearly heard of Eric before, and they kept staring at him.

Behind them was Ginny, the Weasley's younger sister, whom Eric had already met at school.

Eric asked, "Where's Percy?"

George scoffed, "Him? He's with the Ministry of Magic now. As soon as he got here, he went to report to his superior with Dad, while Mom was tidying up the room inside."

“Percy sounds very busy,” Eric laughed.

"He's busy right now figuring out with his boss just how thick the crucible really is," Fred teased.

Harry handed Eric a pointed hat in support of the Irish team from behind, saying, "Here you go, Eric. We all support Ireland. This is for you, but Ron likes the Bulgarian Seeker."

“That’s Victor Krum! Who wouldn’t like him?” Ron retorted.

Eric smiled and took the hat, holding it in his hand: "Thanks, Harry."

"Hey, don't you want to wear it?"

Harry shook his head; he was also wearing a hat in support of the Irish team.

"No, I don't really like green hats," Eric waved his hand.

Sirius Black pulled everyone into his tent: "Alright, come in and let's talk."

"Harry, when did you arrive?" Eric asked as he walked.

“We haven’t been here long, just this morning, before dawn. We came together with the port key,” Harry said. “You know Cedric came with us too.”

Eric nodded: "I know, he and I have always kept in touch."

Chapter 164 Lingering on the Edge

Cedric had a good holiday.

At least he never missed a day of practicing spells.

His defeat to Clement last semester made him realize that there are always people better than him.

Although it was later proven to be an accident, Cedric never had any sense of pride again after that.

In the new year, he moved up to sixth grade, while Wood and others had already graduated.

Now, inspired by Eric, Cedric has undoubtedly become a leading figure among the Hogwarts students.

He kept in touch with Eric throughout the entire holiday.

Eric was far ahead of Cedric in magic and was generous in sharing his experience.

All of these things helped Cedric grow into a better wizard.

He also came to the competition venue and stayed with his father.

As soon as they entered Sirius's tent, everyone exclaimed in unison.

Compared to the exterior, the interior decoration of the tent is even more extravagant.

Skulls, guitars, pure black lightning bolt-shaped lines...

These elements are what come into view.

The walls were covered with photos of various metal bands, as well as huge banners.

Not only that, but an entire wall inside the tent was covered with flying brooms.

They are all brooms with collectible value.

The tent is very spacious, with eight rooms and a fireplace.

Sirius even got a Muggle pool table and put it right in the center.

It seems Sirius has been playing with quite a few things lately.

"You live alone, why are you bringing such a big tent?" Eric was speechless.

Sirius Black helplessly shrugged: "There's nothing I can do. This is the smallest tent I could find in the Black family's inventory. The other tents have more space."

On the other side, George and Fred cheered as they found two very classic flying brooms on the wall.

"Can we take it outside and play with it, Sirius?"

Sirius waved his hand dismissively: "Whatever, just don't break them. These brooms are discontinued and not easy to repair."

The twins cheered again, each grabbed a broom, and rushed out the door.

Bill, Charlie, and Ginny couldn't resist any longer. After getting Sirius's permission, they grabbed brooms from the wall and followed him.

The Weasleys are all huge Quidditch fans and they're all pretty good at the game.

It's World Cup time now, and they just couldn't resist seeing Sirius's collection.

Ron and Harry watched with envy.

Sirius could clearly tell they didn't really want to stay, and he laughed, "Then you guys go too, let Eric and I talk alone."

Hermione asked, "What are you talking about? Grindelwald?"

"You guys know too?" Sirius was startled.

“Who doesn’t know this now?” Hermione said. “When we came here, we had to go through a detection spell check. The Aurors have almost surrounded the place.”

These words brought Ron and Harry back to their senses.

Harry said, "Let us hear it too, Sirius, I'm really curious."

Sirius hesitated: "But you're not members of the Order of the Phoenix..."

“Eric isn’t either! I asked my mother, and she said he only attended the meeting, but he’s not a formal member of the Order of the Phoenix,” Ron said.

Sirius Black said seriously, "But Eric can only attend the meeting with Dumbledore's permission. I'm sorry, but no means no. You can stay here as you please. Eric and I will talk for a bit and then come out."

"All right……"

Harry and his two companions could only each take a broom and leave the tent.

Outside the tent, the Weasleys found an open space, set up a fence, and started playing Quidditch.

Harry and his two companions then joined them.

……

Inside the tent, Eric followed Sirius into a room.

Sirius Black didn't waste any words and said seriously, "Both things are about the Green Party. According to the information Snape brought, more information about Hilary Rozier has been unearthed. She is about thirty years old this year and is a very pure dark wizard. She graduated from Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and has led two dark wizard gangs that were wanted by at least five countries in Europe. In short, she is experienced, in her prime, and very difficult to deal with."

Sirius Black said, "Another thing is that Dumbledore just informed the core members of the Order of the Phoenix of a crucial piece of information: Grindelwald may have lost his magic and the ability to continue using magic."

“What do you mean?” Eric asked.

“Grindelwald’s situation is different from that of ordinary dark wizards. He is a master of dark magic and also a genius of prophecy. But it is precisely because of these two special characteristics that the backlash from using dark magic has already made his body unable to withstand it in the past two years,” Sirius said. “Last year, the Austrian Ministry of Magic sent a team to examine Grindelwald, and the final conclusion was that Grindelwald’s body is now beyond its capacity.”

Sirius turned around, rummaged through his suitcase for a bit, took out a stack of parchment, and placed it on the table.