Chapter 17 In this battle, the Irish team has ten wins!
Although Harley would love to continue drinking pumpkin juice and eating melons on the sidelines, she would like to enjoy the show.
But she was so kind that she finally decided to save Hermione:
"Hermione, Fleur is talking about the Triwizard Tournament. Next semester will be the Triwizard Tournament at Hogwarts. ”
"Triwizard Tournament?!" Hermione was stunned for a moment, and the shocked words blurted out,
"The competition that was founded more than 700 years ago and was held by three European schools of witchcraft and wizardry: Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang?"
"But wasn't this game stopped at the end of the eighteenth century because it was too dangerous?"
"I remember in 1792, when the competition was so dangerous that the warriors were asked to catch a chicken-headed basilisk, and the chicken-headed bassink went berserk and even killed a schoolmaster."
"Since then, the tournament has been permanently suspended."
"You're right, Hermione. However, now the three schools of magic have decided to re-host the competition. ”
Hallie whispered, "I don't know why it's going back. ”
"Unlike in the past, from this time onwards, the Ministry of Magic of the country where the school in charge of hosting the competition is located will also be involved."
"The more than 100 competitions in the past have nothing to do with the Ministry of Magic, and you only need to report to the local Ministry of Magic when foreign wizards enter the territory and transport dangerous magical creatures used in the competition."
"But from this tournament onwards, the Department of International Magical Cooperation and the Department of Magical Sports of the Ministry of Magic of each country will participate in the whole process, and important officials from the department will also be sent as referees."
These are the things Bertha remembers, but there is only so much more.
At the beginning of April, Bertha was put on a long vacation, and did not need to return until the end of September.
Combined with the information revealed during Ludo's chat with Sirius, Harley had every reason to suspect that it was because she was too much of a nuisance, and the others were afraid that she would be a disadvantage and increase the workload.
"Hallie, you're basically right, but there's a key information error." Fleur shook her finger,
"What you're talking about is already from mid-April."
"Actually, according to Ms Maxim, this triwizard tournament will be fully escalated."
"A full upgrade?" Hermione asked involuntarily.
"That's right, a full upgrade." Fleur nodded,
"Because of Hallie's excellent performance in the last 'School of Magic Potions Tournament', many schools of magic have attracted attention."
"So in this competition, eleven magic schools around the world are likely to participate in the competition."
"Of course, the specific list is still being determined, and I only know that there is one school that will definitely not participate in this competition."
"A year ago, there was a very strange case at the Vagado School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, with symptoms similar to the Black Death, the patient has died, but there is no transmission."
"So they decided to close the school for ten years, and during this ten years they will not participate in international activities co-organized by other magic schools, so as not to have more problems in the school."
Hallie remembered the disgusting guy who took the initiative to provoke her, and couldn't help but nod.
It's good that they don't come, because they have to make inches in some checkpoints, and they take the initiative to provoke themselves, and they hurt themselves again.
Harley felt that she was so kind, she still didn't want to make a mess and kill.
However, Harley really didn't expect that so many magic schools would be attracted to participate in the Triwizard Tournament because of her excellent performance last time.
Voldemort's original plan was to find a way to sweep himself away from Hogwarts through the Triwizard Tournament and complete his resurrection plan.
But this inexplicably increased the number of schools...... The chances of Voldemort's plan going wrong are much greater.
Harley shook her head slightly, these things will give Senior Riddle a headache himself, who let this be his resurrection plan?
And coming to more schools and attracting more people's attention is a good thing for Hallie.
After learning that there is a possibility of promotion in the future, although I don't know where to look for those high-level extraordinary characteristics and most importantly uniqueness, it is always right to build the anchor first.
The Ministry of Magic is the archetype of the Church to itself, and it only needs to continue according to the plan to take control.
Of course, in the process, Harley also needs to get rid of the pure-blood wizards who are not friendly to her main anchor for her future, which is Muggles and Muggle-born wizards.
But with the church, it can't be without believers.
After experiencing a series of factors such as the First Wizarding War, the already small population of the British wizarding world left the country in large numbers.
Therefore, it is particularly important to absorb anchors from other countries.
"All in all, we at Beauxbatons are definitely going to be in this Triwizard Tournament." Fleur concluded,
It was for this reason that Ms Maxime decided to bring a group of students who were most likely to compete to watch the Quidditch World Cup in England and familiarize herself with the British environment in advance.
"It is said that in one tournament, several of our contestants were not used to eating Hogwarts...... I mean British food, so the state has been greatly affected. ”
As she spoke, Fleur smiled apologetically, looking a little embarrassed.
"Understandably, I also think British food is rubbish." Hallie took the initiative to agree,
"The top 10 Muggle restaurants in the world are all in the UK, but they are basically French!"
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After breakfast, Harley left Sirius a sandwich on the table with thin ice, and she and Hermione led the Delacour sisters on a tour of the camp.
Gabrielle seems to rarely go out to play, so she is very excited when she sees this environment, and runs around.
However, every time she tried to run out of sight, she would be carried back by Fleur.
This can make the little girl angry with her teeth and claws, make faces at her sister again and again, and finally hug Hallie's arm tightly, resolutely unwilling to return to her sister's side.
Of course, within five minutes, Gabrielle was no longer idle, and began to run around, repeating the previous image again.
When Gabrielle was brought back by Fleur again, she immediately put her arms around Harley pitifully:
"Sister Hallie, think about it and be my sister!"
"Dad admires you too, and often praises your potions talent at home."
"The uncles and aunts who came to the house last time also said that you are a genius, and everyone likes you very much."
"And you're so gentle, not as fierce as your sister. Last time, I just looked through my sister's diary and saw her writing your ...... in it."
"Gabrielle!" The aura on Fleur's body instantly became extremely powerful, "Don't trouble your sister Harry!" ”
"Sister Hallie, look!" The little witch hid tightly behind Harley, clinging to Harley and not daring to let go.
"My sister has lost her temper again! It's scary! ”
Hallie smiled helplessly, stroking Gabrielle's silver hair carved out of a mold with Fleur:
"Don't be so naughty, if you always provoke your sister, won't your sister be so angry?"
Gabrielle snorted and grimaced at Fleur, but stopped running around.
But this time, she held Hallie's hand tightly, resolutely unwilling to let go.
The four beautiful girl witches act together in the camp, and it is a beautiful scenery wherever they go.
However, the fans either celebrated their home team's entry into the knockout rounds last night, so they drank late.
Or they mourn that their home team did not make it to the knockout round, and drink until late.
So there were very few wizards who got up early, and no one came to watch, only a few stalls rented by fixed shops had clerks come to work.
Hallie bought four binoculars in front of the regular booth at Jokowi's joke shop in Hogsmeade, and gave Gabrielle several souvenirs, such as England's ...... Nine strong consummation commemorative coins.
I don't know who is so ruthless, the England team was eliminated on the front foot, and the back foot even got the top nine commemorative coins!
It's just ...... Great!
Harley bought eight copies in one go, and each of them got two copies - one for collection and one for playing.
Although she is not a black fan, she is a fun person in a sense.
"It's a pity that France didn't even make it to the group stage." Fleur looked at the commemorative coin in her hand and couldn't help but sigh.
"No way, the French team is so romantic, there are even players who accompany their girlfriends on a date the day before the game."
Hallie was somewhat merciful, and also said a few words for the French team, and there was no direct milk method.
On the contrary, it was Fleur, a Frenchman, who directly started the milk method: "You don't have to find a reason for them!" They're the dishes! The pick-out dish of the dish! ”
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After the four of them had spent the whole morning, Fleur invited Harley and Hermione to lunch at Beauxbatons' residence.
Harley readily agreed, considering that Sirius had Kreacher to take care of him and didn't need to go back and make lunch herself.
Beauxbatons directly regarded their carriage as their usual residence, after all, it had been transformed by Nicol himself, and it was very sturdy inside, so to speak, only slightly inferior to Uncle Newt's chest.
When it was noon, several Beauxbatons 7th graders also returned to the station one after another.
After seeing Harley, they all just said hello lukewarmly.
After all, according to Ms. Maxime's hints, Hallie is likely to be the representative of Hogwarts in the Triwizard Tournament, and their fierce rival.
So naturally they can't have a good face.
However, Lady Maxim was very warm to Hallie, and let her sit next to her.
It has to be said that the French mixed fish soup cooked by the house-elves and the special meat pie of Beauxbatons are very delicious, at least better than the traditional fried fish and french fries that have not changed in England for thousands of years.
During lunch, Ms. Maxim asked aloud, "Hallie, did you know that there is a big competition this semester?" ”
"I know, Lady Maxim." Hallie nodded, "This is the Triwizard Tournament coming up at Hogwarts. ”
"We're going to Hogwarts then." Ms. Maxim's voice echoed through the room,
"When the time comes, it's your turn to be our tour guide, take us around!"
"We're here to help, Ms. Maxim."
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The knockout rounds went quickly and, to everyone's surprise, the seemingly inconsistent Ireland made it all the way to the quarter-finals and reached the semi-finals, equalling their best result in history.
They then beat Peru and met Bulgaria in the final.
Now the English wizards have come back to life, especially the fans of the England team, and they have begun to ask for credit frantically.
According to them, England played their "hidden tactics" against Bulgaria in the group stage.
If Ireland can win the championship this time, England will also have a third of the credit!
As the finals approached, newspapers began to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the two teams.
Considering that this is the home of England, the preference for the first-hand newspaper that fans can get their hands on is naturally the Irish team.
Every day, the headline of the front-page article is basically "Krum around six?" It's obviously six guarantees and one! "The World's No. 1 Seeker? Drag down teammates first! "When the tide goes out, who is swimming naked! 》
Obviously, the newspapers in England are well aware of the importance of distracting mentality, and are specifically staring at the Bulgarian team's most c-c Krum to black.
There is even a brick in the Quidditch field, Jia De Guo, who proposed that in this battle, the Irish team has ten wins and the Bulgarian team has ten defeats!
Of course, Krum, the Seeker of the Bulgarian team, as a rising star player, caught the Golden Snitch through his own multi-game operations, turned the tide, and helped the Bulgarian team turn the tide.
And this series of efforts has also accumulated a large number of fans for him.
These fans began to frantically tout Krum - with the Chosen Brother here, how can we lose!
The Bulgarian Ministry of Magic was also very cooperative in transporting the freshly baked newspapers every day to the tournament venues as far away as England and selling them at low prices.
Newspapers also fight with various newspapers such as the British Daily Prophet every day, frantically attacking the players of the Irish team.
Krum, in particular, was blown into the sky directly by them.
But every time at this time, someone will ask a rhetorical question-
Our Irish team has at least two winners per capita, whether it's the domestic league, the Europa League or the World Cup.
What championship do you Krum? Void Champion? The champion of the uncrowned porcelain champion?
In the smell of gunpowder, the time finally came on August 22, the final of the 422nd English Quidditch World Cup.
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(Thanks to the two bigwigs of "Nine-Tailed Yanhu" and "Ranger Z" for their tips!) )
(ps. Woo woo, another bug was found.) )
(Again, the Goblet of Fire, 'Weasley's Magic Tricks', according to Charlie in this chapter, Wales and Scotland both made it to at least the group stage, while the author writes that neither team made it to the qualifiers.) )
(Forget it, it can't be repaired, if it is not modified, it will be as if the Welsh qualifiers were crushed by Uganda, and the Scottish team was also beaten by Luxembourg in the knockout round.) )
(End of chapter)