Chapter Ninety-Seven: Riots
"Toot-toot-"
Hassan, president of the International Quidditch Federation and referee for this World Cup? Mustafa blew the whistle for the end of the match, and the Bulgarian team's Seeker Victor? Krum catches the Golden Snitch and the game is over.
Although Krum caught the snitch, the overall score was still the lead for the Irish, and the Irish team won the Quidditch World Cup!
The stadium resounded with thunderous cheers, and everyone went crazy, and the Irish mascots leprechauns and the Bulgarian team's mascots were scuffled.
The Irish national anthem resounded in the arena, tens of thousands of people chanted in unison, and not to be outdone, Bulgarians still chanted the name "Wickdor" to prove that their Seekers were better and that they were just unlucky.
Pani followed the crowd out of the arena, singing all the way, the lanterns in the passage lit up as day, and the crowds of leprechauns laughing and dancing in the air, and he finally made his way back to the camp tent to see around him as if the Weasleys hadn't returned.
"Oh, it's a great game, you can't guess the result!" Getting into the tent, Pani breathed a long sigh of relief and shouted at Ning An in amazement
"Krum caught the Golden Snitch, but Ireland still won the game!"
Ning An had already changed into a black robe at some point, with a hood on his head, hiding his face under the shadows, but Martin's slightly obese figure was not something that the robe could hide.
"yes, it's an unusual result."
Ning An said lightly, he was sitting cross-legged on the ground, the three crucibles that had been placed in the tent before were gone, and what he was holding in his hand at this time was a crumpled skin peeled off from an unknown animal.
About the size of two palms, it was empty, only two small dots, a black one standing still, and a small red dot not far away that was slowly moving in a certain direction.
"Looks like you're doing a good job? Stickers on Laurel? β
Pani put down all the flags, badges, belts, dolls and other things on his body, restrained his excited expression, regained his previous calm, and said to Ning An slowly with a smile:
"Thankfully, Mr. Lantz sat in the front row of me, and it was not easy, but a few of your former good friends were suspicious of us, and I took advantage of a few good balls to attract attention, so I put a sticker on her back collar."
"Good buddy? You mean Hermione, them? Ning An frowned, it would be a real trouble if Hermione and them were suspicious.
"Well, the other two are fine, that little girl doesn't seem to believe what I'm saying - it's just that you're having a stomach or somethingβ"
Pani said as he put another set of pitch-black robes on the hanger on his side, and gently put on the hood behind his back, hiding his face in the dark shadows, his thin and tall look was more mysterious than Ning An'an.
"When are we going to do it?" He slowly walked to Ning An's side and sat down on his knees as louder cheers, noises, and singing came from outside the tent.
It seems that those who walked more slowly because of the celebration have returned to the camp, and there must have been a sea of joy outside at this moment, and there must be many people who have stayed up all night tonight.
"Don't worry, it's not time yet, it's too conspicuous for us to go out like this."
Ning An was very calm, he sat there quietly, as if he was really not in a hurry at all.
Pani didn't know why, he felt as if Ning An was waiting for something, if it wasn't a good time, he might not have a chance all night, but since Ning An said so, Pani didn't object, he understood that Ning An was not the kind of person who had no purpose, and he must have a reason for doing so.
The two of them sat like this, the time passed silently, and it was already the second half of the night, and the noise outside still did not stop.
The little red dot on the magic map was already motionless in one place, and it seemed that Laurel had returned to her tent to rest.
Parney lowered her head and silently wondered if there was any other way to find Laurel and get her out of the camp, when she suddenly heard a change in the voices outside.
He looked up suddenly, and the singing and laughter outside the tent were gone, replaced by screams from afar, the sound of people running and footsteps, as if there had been some commotion.
Pani turned his head and looked at Ning An incredulously, could this be all expected by Ning An? I had never heard of him being so gifted in divination and prophecy.
Regardless, the chaos they wanted seemed to come unexpectedly, and Parney could feel the screams getting closer, as if contagious, from afar, and even outside the tent they could feel the ground beneath them, trembling from the panicked running of tens of thousands of people.
"Let's go."
Ning An propped up the ground with one hand and slowly stood up, he slightly smoothed out the folded clothes, and turned his head to look at Pani from under the hood.
Pani hurriedly got up and stood behind Ning An, and the two lifted the tent and walked out.
As expected, there was chaos in the camp, and countless people ran in panic into the trees behind, and there was a fire in the distance, as if they didn't know whose tent had been set on fire.
"What's thatβ"
Pani squinted and saw several figures floating in the air, below which a group of hooded and masked wizards were gathering together and slowly moving forward, their wands held high, and it was they who cast spells to make several people fly in the sky, and Pani vaguely remembered that it seemed to be a Muggle family hired to manage the camp.
"Don't look at it, let's go."
Ning An looked down at the red dots on his skin that were moving quickly in one direction, and he coldly ordered:
"It wouldn't be nice to let our Miss Laurel run away."
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Hermione woke up from her sleep, not sleeping well, always in a dream in which Mr. Martin had been staring at her with very strange eyes, and then she was awakened.
Rubbing his messy hair, he sighed silently, and turned his head to look at the sleeping Ginny beside him, the little girl had been talking in her sleep, and the name "Harry Potter" had appeared countless times.
Gently stroking Ginny's cheek, Hermione gently got out of the bed, draped a dress over her shoulders, and came to her travel bag, unzipping to get a book to pass the time, although the fourth grade course had been prepared by her, but it seemed good to revisit it a little.
But at this moment, Mr. Weasley's shouts were suddenly heard outside the bedroom
"Hermione! Ginny! Hurry up! Emergency! Hurry upββ! β
She hurriedly pushed the door open, Arthur? Weasley appeared outside the door with a nervous face, he was still wearing pajamas, and a denim jacket was directly put on his upper body, which could be seen to be quite flustered.
"What's going on, Mr. Weasley?"
"Something's wrong, it's too late to explain-"
As soon as Hermione heard this, she immediately turned around, picked Ginny out of bed, put her on a dress, and hurried out of the tent with Arthur.
When they came to the camp, they saw Ron, Harry, Charlie, Percy, and they were all there, and everyone was looking at a group of people from afar, and Hermione understood everything when she looked there.
"Oh my Godβhow could they do that!"
"Alright, I need you all to go to the forest now, I have to help!" Mr. Weasley rolled up his sleeves, drew his wand, and said to Harry and Ron solemnly.
The same goes for Percy, Charlie, and Bill, and the twins stop joking at the moment, they take their sister's hand and turn back and run back into the forest.
The four Arthurs also rushed towards the group of wizards who had gathered together in masks.
"Let's go."
Ron urged, and he nervously looked at the marching crowd to see that there were more wizards gathered for the parade, and that the Ministry of Magic staff was constantly rushing there in all directions.
Hermione was thinking about it, but she inadvertently glanced at Martin and Allen's tent not far away, and happened to see two dark figures, one fat and one thin, one tall and one short, as if they were blending in with the night, quietly slipping in the direction where the procession came.
"Look ββ!" She stretched out her hand and pointed to two dark shadows, only to find that it was extremely difficult to make out in the dark night, "That's Mr. Martin and Mr. Allenβ"
"Where?" Ron didn't see it at first glance, but Harry barely saw it, his face bewildered, his eyebrows furrowed
"Aren't they members of the Ministry of Magic? Why don't you go up and help? β
Hermione bit her lip and turned her head to see that Fred, George, and Ginny had run into the Black Forest, and she said as if she had made up her mind:
"Let's catch up, these two people have ghosts."
"What ββ!?" Ron's eyes widened, and the expression on his face was a little angry
"When is it, it's dangerous now, there's a riot and what we have to do is to take refuge in the woods, not follow two people who can't see anyone...... Martin and Allen! β
"I think we should keep upβ" Harry looked particularly confused, but soon he was firm in his thoughts and looked at his best friend
"They're weird, Ron, there's something weird about thisβ"
"Okay, don't fight, if you fight again, they'll really be gone!" Hermione let out a low roar and had already set off to chase after hermione, and Harry was hunched after Hermione.
"Oh my God, damn itβ"
Ron slammed his fist and complained, but seeing that Harry and Hermione had quietly caught up, he shook his head angrily and followed the two of them.
"If Dad blames me afterwards, you have to prove that I did dissuade you!" Silently leaning down behind Harry's ass, Ron muttered reluctantly.
"Okay, Ronβ"
Harry replied casually, his eyes squinting, staring intently at the two figures rising and falling in the darkness, afraid that he would be lost if he was not careful, it was too dark at this time, but fortunately, they could still see the two blurred black shadows by the light of the burning tents in the distance.
But soon they could not catch up, for the two men too had plunged headlong into the forest, and it was dark except for the distant cries and sobs of children, and the only thing left was the chilling sound of the night wind breaking through the leaves.
It is impossible to see other people's figures, especially when they follow from a distance.
"Damnβ" Hermione also hammered the old tree next to her in annoyance, but just when they thought they had wasted their time, a point of light suddenly lit up in front of them, as if someone had used a fluorescent charm.
"Quick, followβ" Harry whispered, and the three of them ran their way through the darkness towards the light.
"Ahh
"What's wrong, Ron?" As he barely followed behind, Harry suddenly heard Ron's low whimper of pain behind him.
"I tripped and twisted my footβ" Ron said as he sat on the ground and clutched his foot.
"That's too badβ" Harry and Hermione hurriedly stopped, crouched down, and Hermione pulled out her wand and cast a minimal fluorescent spell that lit up Ron's ankle.
"No, we can't chase it, we have to go back to the doctor." Hermione said as she looked at Ron's reddened and swollen ankle as a distant light faded and faded.
"No, no, don't worry about me, you two go after them-" Ron took Harry's hand away, found a big tree to lean against it, and said with a forced smile:
"Remember when we were in first grade? In order not to let ...... The mystery man gets the Philosopher's Stone - do you remember? β
Harry and Hermione were about to say something, but Ron interrupted them
"Hey, listenβdon't waste your time here, I think those two guys are a little weird, and if they're some big bad guys or something, maybe you can do something for my dad."
He leaned against the tree and slowly slid to the ground, sat there and gasped, "Hurry up - give me my wand, I can tell the Ministry of Magic staff here where you have been-"
As he spoke, he used a fluorescent spell to light up his wand
"Before they get far, but you two don't risk itβ"
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Ning An and Pani silently walked through the dark forest, the light on Pani's wand, and through this light, Ning An saw the small red dot on the map stand still not far in front of them.
"Oh? The latter didn't catch up? β
Parney said with a chuckle, as if he thought it was funny, and as soon as they entered the woods, they noticed that someone was following them.
I was going to let Pani walk forward with his wand to lure the enemy, Ning An stopped the ambush, but he didn't expect that the people behind him suddenly didn't move and didn't catch up.
"It doesn't matter, it could be someone who has taken refuge - the front is - you watch the back, Pani."
Ning An said indifferently, and after a while, the two of them stopped trotting, picked up a bush, and stepped over, and the light of the fluorescent spell instantly illuminated this small clearing, and there were three figures there.
Two people stood, warily holding their wands, pointing directly at Parney and Ning'an, who had come out from behind the bushes, and one person sitting on the ground, it was Laurel? Lanz.
"What people!" The two men standing gave a warning, the glow of the fluorescent spell illuminating the two faces in the hood, who seemed to know them
"Martin......? Allan......? - You're not an international magic ......"
Their wands drooped slightly, and at that moment, Ning An and Pani suddenly raised their wands
"Faint!"
Two red rays of light shot out from the wand and struck each other hard, sending the two men under the stun spell several meters away before falling to the ground.
Ning An had already turned his wand at this time to restrain Laurel, whose eyes were wide and his face was full of horror, and he was about to draw his wand.
With a gentle smile, he whispered:
"It's been a long time, Laurel."