Chapter 12: Malfoy's Request
"Yes...... But your relationship has always been very good. Ron's face stiffened a little, but he still forced the appearance that I was okay and I was fine, "And you guys just hugged!" ”
"Ron, Victor and I are just pen pals!" Hermione emphasized, "And it's normal for old friends to see each other and hug each other, right?" ”
"yes, Ron," Harry teased cheerfully, "and Krum and I hugged, and we didn't see Ginny jealous." ”
"That's different!" Ron yelled, "You two are men, what does it matter if you hug and hug!" ”
"How can you assume someone else's orientation, Ron?" Ginny couldn't help but laugh.
Ron was taken aback, and his eyes widened at his sister.
"Hahahaha, I'm kidding!" Ginny said cheerfully, "Recently, I have been going to the Muggle world with my dad to see what they call 'movies', and I have noticed that Muggles have recently had all kinds of strange cultures, and I subconsciously thought of it. ”
Ron finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, he is also an adult in his thirties, and he is no longer as emotional as he was a teenager.
"Long time no see, Krum." Ron stepped forward and shook Krum's hand, then hugged him Harry's example.
Ron looked at the former idol in front of him, who was jealous of Hermione's relationship and became jealous, and then the stranger who had not been in touch for many years, and his expression was a little complicated.
However, these complications finally turned into a relieved smile and a kind blessing:
"Then I wish you all the best, Krum, and try to win the championship for Bulgaria."
"I will work hard to borrow your good words." Krum gave a thumbs up and mounted a broomstick on the side, "Let's not talk about it for a while, I'm going to discuss tactics with my teammates for a while." ”
"Good luck."
"Come on!"
"Gotta win, Krum!"
Harry smiled and waved to the sky as he watched Krum return to the bottom of the field and gather with the Bulgarian players.
At this moment, two elderly red-haired couples walked up the aisle of the auditorium, leading a group of children with the same red hair.
The children were chattering one by one, full of curiosity about this Quidditch World Cup final.
"Dad, Mommy, this way!" When Ron saw the elderly couple, he hurriedly raised his hand and shouted.
Harry, Ginny, and Hermione greeted them.
Harry picked up a little red-haired girl, who was about six or seven years old, and scratched her nose dotingly.
"Lily, what's the atmosphere like in the Quidditch final?" He asked with a smile.
"Awesome, those uncles on broomsticks fly so fast!" The little girl said happily, "Can Dad fly so fast before?" ”
"Dad is just a Quidditch enthusiast, and of course not as fast as these professional players." Harry glanced back at Ginny, "This kind of thing should be asked to Mommy." ”
"What's the matter, your dad flew much faster than mom when he was in school." Ginny smiled.
"Harry, we just met Lily's godfather." Mrs. Weasley suddenly spoke, "He must have come with Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitsch. ”
"Professor Snape is here too?" Harry froze for a moment.
He subconsciously looked down at the face of the girl in his arms, Lily Luna Potter, with green eyes and red hair, just like his mother.
When Harry asked Snape if he wanted to be Lily's godfather, he couldn't believe the glimmer of hope coming from the eyes of the meanest professor.
"Professor Snape, how do they look?" Harry asked.
"He looks pretty good, he seems to have washed his hair specifically to see Lily, he doesn't look like Severus." Mrs. Weasley said, "Professor McGonagall's hair has turned gray, but she's still in good spirits, and she screamed for an autograph when she saw a player she liked. ”
"That's good, that's good......"
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After a period of competition, the competition is finally over.
Former star player, 38-year-old Viktor Krum, turned the tide and finally caught the Golden Snitch in front of the Brazilian standers when Brazil was almost 150 points ahead of Bulgaria.
In the end, the score of Bulgaria and Brazil was fixed at 310:300.
It's very similar to what happened twenty years ago, but the only difference is that Bulgaria won!
After missing out on three Quidditch World Cup titles, in 2014, Victor Krum led the team to lift the Quidditch Trophy.
The crowd erupted in cheers, and some Bulgarian fans were even moved to tears.
Harry and the others mingled in the crowd, cheering loudly.
However, in such a warm atmosphere, there was a middle-aged man with a pale face who seemed out of place in the atmosphere here......
"Potter, I'd like to talk to you." The pale-faced man didn't know when he came to the stand under Harry and the others, and whispered to Harry.
Harry turned his head, and an irrepressible surprise appeared in his eyes.
"Malfoy? Are you looking for me? He asked.
Draco Malfoy nodded slowly.
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"You mean...... Would you like to see Professor Dracula? ”
Walking among the trees near the arena, Harry asked, frowning.
Not far away, near the arena, the cheers were still like waves, but the woods seemed a little quiet.
The same atmosphere was felt at the Quidditch World Cup twenty years ago, except that a group of Death Eaters marched and ruined the cheer.
And the son of the leader of the Death Eaters at the time now walks beside Harry.
"Isn't your father known as Professor Dracula's confidant? Why can't he find Professor Dracula, but you want you to find my head? Harry's mouth curled with a hint of mockery.
"It's okay for others to talk about this kind of thing, but you clearly know the inside story." Draco sighed softly, "Professor Dracula never considered my father a confidant, he just needed a tool to have fun. ”
At this time, Draco seemed to have lost the rebelliousness of his childhood, and also lost many edges and corners, and even abandoned his original pure-blood reserve under the general trend of the wizarding world, like an ordinary man who wanted to enter society.
"Actually, I'm curious why you're looking for Professor Dracula, knowing that he's been gone for years." Harry asked curiously, stepping on the fallen leaves on the ground.
Draco's footsteps paused.
"Astoria's body is running out of support." His voice was soft, but it seemed heavy.
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