Chapter 149: Bagman's Bet
Walking out of the water intake, it was already noon, and the sun in the sky was particularly dazzling, and the brilliant light painted the entire world in gold.
"Mr. Augustus." A soft voice floated from the left front, Augustus turned around, long black hair, a well-tailored youthful sweet chiffon shirt, I have to say that Qiu Zhang is really impeccable in dressing Muggles, and the simple dress just reflects his cute temperament.
"It turned out to be Qiu Zhang, I haven't seen you for a long time, have you come to see the World Realm Cup alone?" Augustus smiled and said hello,
Qiu Zhang showed two dimples on his face, shook his head and smiled, "I came with my parents, they came from China to see me, and it happened that the World Lu World Cup was going to be held, so I brought them along." ”
The corners of Augustus's mouth drew an arc, "Meet, it's a pity that your parents came to England so far away to lie down, and it is indeed a pity not to see the World Cup once, but they came in time, and it happened to be held at this time." ”
Lilian noticed the shamrock logo on Qiu Zhang's body and said rather coldly, "Is Qiu Zhang a fan of the Irish team?" Why not go camping in the support area of Ireland. ”
Qiu Zhang waved his hand and said, "Actually, I just have a good impression of the Irish team, and I am not a fan if I simply support it, so I didn't go to the group camp of the Irish team fans." ”
Before Lilian could answer, Augustus said goodbye to Qiu Zhang, and the three of them headed back to the center of the camp. I don't know what Lu Dao is for, Lilian turns on the taunt attribute every time she sees Qiu Zhang, if she doesn't stop it earlier, I'm afraid a battle between girls will start again.
Walking back to the camp, Malfoy's father, Lucius, was talking to a middle-aged man at the camp gate, and a smile appeared on their faces when they saw the three Augustus walking back.
"Mr. Augustus, let me introduce you, this is my father, Brian Alexia." Lilian pursed her lips slightly, introducing the middle-aged man to Augustus.
The middle-aged man in front of him, although his face is quite handsome, his temperament is very elegant, just a simple first impression, it is difficult to make people feel bad, he touched Lilian's head dotingly, and then said to Augustus, "Hello, Mr. Augustus, the little girl often mentions you at home, I and your father are world friends, so, don't be restrained, this time your father is not there, Lucius and I, as close friends of your father, will take care of more." ”
Augustus nodded politely and said with a smile, "Thank you uncle for setting the tent this time." ”
Brian smiled and waved his hand, "It's just a trivial matter, it's not worth mentioning." ”
The tent of the three of them was beside a large road leading to the arena, and the officials of the ministry ran back and forth on the road, greeting Lucius and Brian warmly every time they passed, but Lucius did not introduce them to Augustus, as if he felt that these people were not on the stage and were not qualified to be introduced.
Not far away, a loud voice caught Augustus' attention, and Lucius and Bryan clearly valued the man, and the two smiled and waved to the man who strode over. "This is Ludo Bagman. Director of the Department of Physical Education at the Ministry of Magic. Lilian said to Augustus.
Ludo wore a long Quidditch robe with the same wide bars of yellow and black, and a giant wasp splashed with ink on his chest. It seems that he used to be physically strong, but now he is starting to decline. The robe was tightly taut on his belly, and his round blue eyes, short blond hair, and flushed face made him look like an oversized boy.
"Ahh Bagman shouted happily. He walked and jumped as if he had a spring under his feet. He was clearly in a state of extreme excitement.
"Brian, Malfoy. Old fellow," he said breathlessly as he came to the campfire, "what a nice weather, isn't it?" The weather was fantastic! Where to find such weather! There are certainly no clouds at night...... The whole preparation was well organized...... I don't have much to do! ”
Lucius seemed to have long been accustomed to Ludo's intonation, nodded helplessly, and continued, "By the way, Ludo, this is my son, Malfoy, you should have seen it, this is Brian's daughter, Lilian, and, of course, this child, Augustus Julius. "It seems quite proud to put Augustus at the bottom of the list.
Ludo was obviously taken aback, he put away his arrogant temperament, and stretched out his hand to Augustus rather gentlemanly, "I have heard of the great name for a long time, and I heard that the Dementors have suffered a lot at your hands. Your parents have traveled, it's a shame not to see them here, the last time we saw each other was a year ago. ”
Augustus had a standard aristocratic smile on his face, "I am also familiar with Mr. Ludo's name, and the several innovative measures you have taken as the director of the Sports Department of the Ministry of Magic have been implemented, and they are indeed long-term strategies for the benefit of the country and the people." ”
Ludo wondered a little as he thought about the measures he had promulgated since he became the secretary of sports, was it so powerful? Don't I know that the few small measures I planned for sesame big mung beans are so great?
He smiled rather awkwardly, "Where, where, Mr. Augustus has mistaken it." ”
"By the way, do you want to make a bet on the game?" As if he had found his way to excel, Ludo regained his confidence and asked eagerly, clanging the pockets of his yellow and black robes, which seemed to contain a lot of gold coins, "I've convinced Roddy?" Pontenay made a bet with me and he said Bulgaria would score the first goal – and I set him very high odds because I took Ireland's number three striker the best I've seen in years – Agatha Jr.? Tims stabbed half of her eel farm's stock on it, betting that the tournament would last a week. ”
Brian shook his head coldly with interest, he wasn't in the shred of gambling.
Lucius took care of Ludo's face and said, "In this way, I will win this game by paying 100 Galleons to block Bulgaria, and at least 100 points more than the Irish team." ”
Ludo put away the gold gallons that Lucius had taken out, and smiled, "Kids, do you want to participate too?" Absolute fairness, impartiality and openness. ”
Brian warned Ludo with some indignation, "How can you get these kids involved in such a thing as gambling, you are really getting older and worse." ”
Ludo gave an embarrassed snort, said goodbye to Augustus, and hurriedly left the camp area.