Harry Potter: I started checking in from Diagon Alley

As the music started, they stood in the center of the venue and began to dance.

The dance completely drove the audience into a frenzy.

The music and their dance were a perfect match, leaving a lasting impression on every audience member.

Harry and Ron couldn't wait any longer, and they rushed to the window, hoping to get as close to them as possible.

Not only Harry, but George and Fred also showed a hint of longing, and even Sirius couldn't help but do so.

Of all the people in the private room, only Eric remained completely unresponsive throughout.

“Who are they?” Ginny exclaimed.

Sirius, regaining his senses, laughed and said, "Veeva, every man's dream girl."

Chapter 169 Ireland's Offensive

Hermione asked, "What is a Veela?"

Eric laughed and said, "You can think of them as magical creatures similar to elves. They have powerful magical talents from birth, and their greatest characteristic is that they can constantly charm the opposite sex around them. The most amazing thing is that this ability is uncontrollable."

Where did the Bulgarians find so many Vevas?

"Vevas are found all over the world, but there are especially many in Eastern Europe. There are a few of their settlements in Bulgaria. They can also marry witches, and some of their offspring can inherit their talents."

While Eric and Hermione were discussing Veela, Harry and Ron were already completely absorbed in the conversation.

Harry put one leg on the window railing, while Ron stood still in a diving-like pose, trying to jump from the box into the arena.

"Harry!" Ginny called out, rushing forward to try and pull Harry down, but Harry remained completely unmoved.

"Why are Harry and Ron so affected?" Hermione looked around and found that although most of the men in the box were somewhat dazed, only Harry and Ron's reactions were the most intense.

Eric laughed and said, "Young men who haven't experienced love often can't control themselves in front of Veenas, which is quite normal. If you have someone you love or a strong will, then Veenas can't exert too much influence on you."

Upon hearing this, Hermione suddenly narrowed her eyes and looked at Eric.

"You said that people who have experienced love develop resistance to Veela, right? Then why aren't you affected either?"

Eric's expression changed, and he said, "I have special resistance techniques."

"Really? How special is it?" Hermione laughed.

Eric sat up straight: "Ahem, watch the game, watch the game, Ireland's mascot is about to appear."

At this point, the music stopped, and the Veelas left the stage one after another.

The surrounding audience protested angrily; they hadn't had enough and didn't want to see the Veela leave.

Harry and Ron watched this scene in a daze, only regaining their composure slightly after Veela had completely retreated into her seat.

Mr. Weasley and Sirius laughed as if it were nothing new and pulled the two of them off the railing.

Immediately following Ludo's voice, the Irish team's mascot flew out.

A giant rainbow stretched across the two ends of the field, and a large group of Irish kiwis flew out from the Irish team's formation, rose into the air, and combined to form a giant green clover.

The crowd supporting the Irish team erupted in cheers.

After a series of fireworks exploded, the Irish goblins separated and flew in all directions, scattering the items in their hands as they flew.

The dwarf goblins were flying down their hands, and they were all glittering gold coins.

The gold coins fell into the audience, making a heart-stirring sound.

Ireland's move caused a huge sensation.

Almost everyone was too preoccupied to pay attention to anything else, busy scrambling for the gold coins that had fallen onto their seats.

Many gold coins also fell down inside the private room.

Ron pounced on the ground and grabbed a handful of coins. Although Harry wasn't short of money, he found the process extremely interesting and followed Ron to collect a lot of gold coins.

"Why aren't you two going?" Hermione asked with a smile, picking up a few gold coins from the ground as well.

Sirius Black shrugs: "I don't need the money."

Eric said, "That's all fake."

"fake?"

“Yeah, it’s all fake. How could something thrown out by a goblin be real?” Eric said, looking at the excited Ron and Harry. “But it’s best not to tell them yet, let them be happy for a while.”

Hearing this, Hermione looked at Ludobagman, who was also disregarding etiquette and scrambling for the gold coins on the ground, and said sympathetically, "Doesn't he know either?"

"Perhaps they're pretending not to know."

The gold coins distributed by the goblins caused chaos, and the audience only calmed down after the goblins left the stage.

With his pockets bulging, Ludo tried to keep a calm expression and officially announced the start of the match.

Players from both Ireland and Bulgaria flew out of the players' tunnel.

Their ranks were incredibly orderly, and just by looking at them, you could tell they were worlds apart from the Hogwarts players.

The venue that allows us to reach the World Cup finals is filled with people who possess unparalleled Quidditch talent.

Among them, the most eye-catching star is still Bulgarian Seeker Viktor Bloom.

He's only 18 years old this year and is undoubtedly a talented Seeker.

In the Quidditch world, Harry's reputation was only known within Hogwarts, while Krum was already famous worldwide.

With the referee's whistle, the game officially started.

From the very beginning, the two teams clashed fiercely.

In terms of skill level, this was the highest-level Quidditch match Eric had ever seen.

The two sides exchanged blows at an incredibly fast speed.

Although the Bulgarian team is not as strong as the Irish team overall, they have shown great resilience.

Their ability to reach the final was largely due to their Seeker, Krum.

In the previous knockout stage, the Bulgarian team was consistently behind their opponents in terms of the game.

But in the end, they still made it to the finals.

Their tactics were also exceptionally simple and direct.

That is to focus all efforts on building tactics around Krum as the core.

Bulgaria knew their chasing players were no match for Ireland's.

So their core idea is to hope that Krum can catch the Golden Snitch before the score falls behind by 150 points.

At the start of the match, the Bulgarian players used their usual close-marking tactics, directly sticking to and interfering with the Irish players.

Meanwhile, Krum also began to roam around, searching for the Golden Snitch.

Apart from Krum, the rest of the Bulgarian players are physically strong, which gives them an advantage in physical confrontations.

Bulgaria's playing style is somewhat similar to Slytherin's.

However, when the Slytherin team plays, they are mostly focused on the players rather than the ball.

Overall, Bulgaria's tactical design was sound.

Unfortunately, they failed to consider one variable.

That's Ireland's broom.

When the Irish team took to the field, almost all Irish fans felt victory was assured.

The reason was simple: all the Irish players' flying broomsticks were made of fire arrows.

Even the brooms used by the substitute players on the sidelines were the same.

Ireland was already a strong favorite to win the championship, with no weaknesses in any position, and their Chase players were particularly impressive.

With superior strength and a better broom, the Irish team displayed terrifying dominance on the field.

The Bulgarian team wanted to try physical contact.

However, they were completely unable to keep up with the speed of the Irish team.

The match had only been going on for ten minutes when Ireland scored three goals, making the score 30-0.

The subsequent matches were even more devastating for Ireland.

Bulgaria appeared extremely passive on the field.

They tried several times to stop Ireland's eagle-head attacking formation, but their batters couldn't get control of the run.

Trying to use one's body to break the rules is a pipe dream.

The Eagle Head offensive formation is characterized by its flexibility and versatility.

With insufficient chasing ability and batters unable to control the wandering ball, Bulgaria's defense was repeatedly breached.

In just half an hour, the score had widened to 130:10.

Bulgaria only managed to score one goal and was completely dominated.

During this time, Victor Krum displayed a brilliant Lonski feint, forcing Ireland's Seeker Lynch to fall heavily to the ground.

However, Ireland dominated the game, and at the coach's signal, Linzi returned to the field after a short treatment and continued to closely mark Krum.

In this match, his task wasn't even to find the Golden Snitch, but to stick close to Krum.

The longer the better.

Chapter 170 The Shining Victor Krum

A few minutes later, Ireland scored their seventeenth goal of the match, extending their lead to 170-10.

Both teams were now completely engrossed in the game, with the batters not caring whether they were hitting the ball or a person; they just kept swinging without stopping.

Many players suffered, being knocked down by stray balls that seemed to come from nowhere.

This also includes Victor Krum.

He was hit hard in the face by a stray ball from an Irish batter.