Chapter 18: Choosing to Stay Now...... Is it still too late?

As the final match of the 1994 Quidditch World Cup in England, this final was undoubtedly a feast for all Quidditch fans.

In the previous group stage, two less popular teams collided, and the stadium was large enough to accommodate 100,000 people, and even less than half of the people were seated.

But now, there are more than 150,000 people staying in the camp!

In addition to the 100,000 wizards who bought tickets to the finals, there were many wizards who bought tickets for other games and resolutely did not go home, but waited until the finals.

Some of them want to stay on the spot, so that they can know the result of the game for the first time;

Some people are trying to find a way to sneak into the arena a few days in advance, carry a sleeping bag under a chair for a few nights, and then "prostitute" to watch the game;

Moreover...... A group of wizards from Siberia are discussing teaming up to rob an English Muggle plane, fly directly to the playing field, and watch the game through binoculars!

Anyway, twenty of them can beat up two hundred British wizards, and robbing British Muggle planes is simply handed!

Harley had to marvel at the richness of the imagination of these wizards, and by the way, admire Ludo's energy.

In addition to getting Sirius all the tickets for the four sets of tickets to the top box, he also gave the Weasleys a full eight tickets to the finals of the top box!

On the morning of the finals, Mr. Weasley arrived at camp with his seven children, and the Weasley twins quietly wandered outside Hallie's tent after setting up camp.

When the two brothers knocked on the door, Harley was discussing potions with Fleur and Hermione at a large table in the dining room, filled with scratch paper and notebooks.

Gabrielle still couldn't understand potions, so she lay on the couch next to her and stroked Crookshan.

Crookhill was not so fond of little girls, after all, Gabrielle always tried to pigtail Crookshan's hair.

But his master didn't speak, and Crookshan was helpless.

Hedwig lay lazily in the cage, mocking Crookshan.

When I was masturbated the other day, Crook Hill gloated there.

Now the feng shui takes turns, and it's the turn of Crook Hill to suffer!

There was no one else in the tent except for the three of them.

Sirius wasn't that fond of potions, so he sneaked out of the tent early to find a golfer and prepare a drink of two.

After hearing a knock on the door, Harley raised her voice and asked, "Who?" ”

"Her Majesty the Lion Queen back to Gryffindor, outside the door of course is us, your faithful courtiers, Fred and George!" Fred shouted.

But George immediately objected: "This is not true, her identity is obviously our most beloved majority shareholder!" ”

"What do you mean?" Fred asked rhetorically, "Is the Lion Queen of Gryffindor wrong?" ”

"Of course there is no ......"

Before George could finish speaking, the door to the room in front of him was opened.

"You two, you can really make trouble anywhere!" Harley said angrily, "Come on in!" ”

As soon as he entered the tent, Fred let out an exclamation, "Wow! We felt like this tent was super luxurious from the outside! ”

"I really didn't expect it to be so beautifully furnished inside!" George grinned and continued, "The Black family is really rich. ”

Hallie rolled her eyes, "Didn't you say in the letter that you were going to show me a new product on the spot?" ”

"What, after you come, you're here to perform the living treasure?"

"It's not like a live show," Fred shook his head.

"We're going to have something to do right away, just come over and send you a sample of our newly developed product."

As he spoke, Fred mysteriously took out a small pocket from his robe, and George took out an identical pocket from the inside of his robe.

"It took a lot of effort for us to bring these good things here." George said proudly,

"You probably don't know, both of us have only passed three ordinary wizard level exams."

"Mommy is angry," Fred added, "and she looks like she's going to eat us." ”

"In addition, Percy has obtained a full twelve certificates for the ultimate wizarding level exam, and successfully joined the Ministry of Magic as an intern this year."

"So my mother doesn't like us now, and always suspects that we have some shady secrets that affect our studies."

"She wants to search our room every day, even under Ron's bed!"

"But it doesn't matter," George quickly picked up Fred's words as if he were a cannon.

"We've been working so well on the magic items that we don't need any certificates that don't have any value!"

"And with the skills of the two of us, how could she find the evidence?"

The Weasley twins looked at each other and laughed out loud.

Harley took the bag handed over by the two of them, and asked rhetorically:

"And what if you need to use more complex magical knowledge when developing items?"

Fred held out three fingers: "Dear Lion Queen, you are underestimating us. ”

"I've passed Potions, Charms, and Defence Against the Dark Arts," George said proudly.

"And Fred has passed Transfiguration, Herbology, and Defence Against the Dark Arts!"

"And these subjects passed, both of us got O!" Fred shook his fingers,

"This means that we are all qualified to take the improvement course, and no matter what problems we encounter in the future, at least one person will have the knowledge in the relevant field!"

"Well, if you're happy." Hallie spread her hands, "I'm just an investor, and I won't interfere with you. ”

"Would you like to come in and sit down? Take a sip of tea by the way? ”

Fred and George glanced at each other, shook their heads neatly, and said in unison:

"No, we're about to make an important deal with Mr. Ludo Bagman!"

"Oh~?" Harley elongated her tone slightly, "If I'm not mistaken...... It can't be a gamble, right? ”

"We both saved up some pocket money and now we want to see if we can double it." Fred explained.

"Don't worry," George also patted his chest and assured, "I'll keep an eye on this kid Fred and don't let him spend money indiscriminately!" ”

"I'm spying on you, George! How dare you confuse right and wrong! Fred feigned anger and reached out to cover George's mouth, and the two brothers quarreled again.

Seeing that the Weasley twin brothers did not deny it, Harley raised her eyebrows slightly:

"I'm not concerned about funding, after all, this is your dream, and the two of you should know it."

"I just wanted to warn you that even if you win the bet, Ludo probably won't have the funds to pay off his debts."

"He lost a lot of money in the group stage and knockout stage some time ago, and now he is forced to borrow money from the elves."

"If you go to him, you are doomed to lose all your money."

Looking at the surprised eyes of the Weasley twins, Harley struck while the iron was hot and added two more sentences:

"If I were you, I'd go to the goblins."

"After all, Gringotts has signed a contract with the Ministry of Magic, and the goblins don't dare to break the contract casually."

After a moment's thought, the Weasley twins swallowed hard, a little scared.

If Harley said it was okay, then they almost threw all the pocket money they had saved up for years into it!

The two thanked Harry, and were about to leave for Gringotts when there was a sudden sound of footsteps in the kitchen.

Fleur poked her head out of the dining room, "Hallie, are there any guests?" ”

Fred and George stopped as they were about to leave, and their eyes could not be erased.

"Fred, I guess it was a mistake that we didn't choose to stay for a cup of tea." George said dryly.

"I approve of that, George," Fred replied in a voice as dry as his brother's.

"I just don't know if it's too late to regret it now."

"What do you think?" Hallie said with a smile,

"I'd like to introduce you, this is Fleur Delacour, a seventh-year student at Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in France."

The twin brothers suddenly looked extremely serious, and they bowed together in a standard way:

"Good morning, beautiful young lady! Allow us to introduce ourselves, I'm Fred/George Weasley. ”

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In the end, the Weasley twin brother was left behind.

After all, both of them have their own crush girls, and for the two of them, making money is the number one priority at the moment.

Harley didn't do much to keep them, and after introducing the identities of the two to Fleur, she sent the two out.

Harley then slipped two bags of magical items into her pocket.

After all, this was a sample given to Harley by the Weasley twins, and it must have contained the method of making these magical items.

Harley is still very obedient to the contract and will not take the initiative to expose these to Fleur.

Of course, Fleur didn't take the initiative to ask.

Her interest was entirely focused on the study of polyjuice decoctions.

After all, Mr. Delacour often receives letters from Harley highlighting Hallie's remarkable achievements in improving the Polyjuice Decoction.

So Fleur spends a few days discussing it with Harley, and Hermione is interested in joining the academic discussion.

After finishing today's academic discussion, Fleur put away all the scratch papers and said with some regret:

"Today is probably the last day for us to discuss these issues, and the final will be in the evening."

"It's okay, you're coming to Hogwarts this semester." Hallie helps Fleur tidy up the items on the table,

"We'll talk about it then."

"And there are several very cleverly designed secret rooms in Hogwarts where we can practice potions."

"And I also have the means and funds to get those precious potion materials."

"Sounds awesome!" Fleur's eyes were a little more longing,

"At Beauxbatons, we don't have a chance to make potions other than potions class."

"Even though my dad also works in the field of potions, he will never allow me to experiment casually."

"Then let you practice enough this time," Harley waved her hand magnificently, "Potion materials are definitely enough!" ”

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When night fell, the camp suddenly sounded the sound of low, deep gongs and drums.

Thousands of colorful lanterns lit up the trees, emitting a variety of lights, illuminating the entire camp.

As a die-hard fan of pure new Ireland, Sirius changed into a robe with the Irish team's crest and specially pinned the Irish team's badge to his chest.

After all of this was done, he led Harley and Hermione to this one.

Professor McGonagall went to find a few other die-hard granny fans, and probably won't go to the box until the game is about to start.

At the entrance, the witch of the Ministry of Magic, who was in charge of checking the ticket, waved her hand skillfully: "Sirius!" First class ticket! Go straight up, you know the way! ”

Sirius grinned and waved his hand and was the first to step onto the fuchsia carpet.

The box was empty, except for a house-elf sitting in the corner.

The house-elf wore a tea towel that wiped the tea set, buried his face in both hands, and his big bat-like ears trembled.

Sirius didn't pay attention to the strange house-elf, found a place in the second row, and sat down.

Harley glanced at the house-elf one more time, and when she turned around, a smile quietly curled into her mouth.

She felt two very different kinds of magic in what seemed to be a single house-elf.

One of them comes from the house-elf, while the other belongs to the wizard.

And if you don't feel wrong, the magic that belongs to the wizard is not too active, but it looks very decadent and has no spirit.

If I'm not mistaken, there is probably Barty Crouch Jr., who is controlled by Barty Crouch Sr. with an Imperius Charm, but Barty Jr. uses a Phantom Charm or an Invisibility Cloak.

I don't know why Barty Sr. was so bold and dared to quietly arrange his Death Eater son in front of so many high-ranking officials to watch a game.

But that's not on Hallie's radar.

"Tonight, Senior Riddle is going to have Peter Pettigrew release a Dark Mark here to warn the original Death Eaters who have forgotten themselves in the corner."

Hallie closed her eyes, recalling Voldemort's plan,

"They are also planning to take advantage of the chaos to sneak up on Crouch's camp and see if they can rescue Barty Crouch Jr."

"Yes, too...... Very sensible choice...... Who knows what hole cards Crouch, a surname ranked in the pure-blooded twenty-eight families, has, and what protective magic there is in the old mansion. ”

Thinking of this, the glove on Harley's left hand flashed with a shiny, and the "twist" quietly activated.

Little by little, the turquoise light seeped into the chair, spread throughout the room, and finally merged into the body of the young man in the cloak of invisibility.

With all that done, Harley took her hand back and chatted with Hermione about today's possible score.

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(Thanks to the two bigwigs of "Nine-Tailed Yan Fox" and "Floating Annihilation" for their rewards!) )

(End of chapter)