Ludo Bagman is a wizard who can easily surprise people. He was the head of the Department of Magical Sports, a cut above Mr. Weasley's position in the Ministry of Magic, but Harry didn't see a bit of a big man in him.

"Thanks--"

Sirius was also a little surprised by Ludo's evaluation of him, and he shook Ludo's hand,

"Actually, there are quite a few people who think I'm a complete idiot."

Truth be told, Sirius has been a controversial figure in the wizarding world ever since the revelations, with some arguing noble and others thinking he's a brainless and reckless idiot.

Mr. Weasley, knowing that Sirius didn't want to dive into the evaluation he himself received, smiled and introduced the others to Ludo,

"These are my three sons, Fred and George look the same, this is my youngest son Ron, and then, here's Harry Potter--"

Hearing Harry's name, Bagman looked slightly surprised, and his eyes immediately swept to the scar on Harry's forehead, which Harry was used to, so he didn't feel offended, and he was also a little curious about Ludo Bagman, not because of his status as a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Magic, but because Ludo was once a world-famous Quidditch player.

Harry's Hogwarts classmate, the graduated captain of the Gryffindor team, Oliver Wood, dreamed of becoming a Quidditch player, and he himself thought about it, and becoming a Quidditch player was one of his several options.

"Let me introduce you," Mr. Weasley continued, "this is Ludo Bagman, you know who he is, and we owe it to him that we got such a good ticket—"

Bagman smiled and waved his hand, as if it didn't matter.

"Want to bet on the game, Arthur?"

Ludo asked eagerly, making the pockets of his yellow and black robes rattle, and it seemed that there were a lot of gold coins in them,

'I've convinced Roddy Pontenay to make a bet with me that he said Bulgaria would score the first goal – and I set him very high odds because I think Ireland's number three striker is the best I've seen in years – Agatha Timms Jr. put half of her Eel Farm stock on it and bet it would last a week.

"Oh well,"

Mr. Weasley, who obviously knew Ludo, was not surprised by his surprise invitation, and after hesitating for a few seconds, he pulled a gold coin out of his pocket,

"Let me think about it. I'm out of a Galleon Ireland to win, okay? ”

"A Galleon?" Ludo Bagman looked a little disappointed, but quickly regained his interest, pulled a notebook out of his pocket, and hurriedly wrote down the bet "Good. Good, then--"

Ludo Bagman looked at Sirius with eager eyes,

"What do you think of the game, Sirius, Bulgaria or Ireland, who wins the game in the end?"

Sirius raised an eyebrow, and the little affection he had for Ludo Bagman suddenly disappeared, this guy must have deduced from this tent that he was probably a rich man.

Sirius was about to politely decline Bagman's invitation, but before he could speak, someone behind him suddenly tugged at his robes.

It was Fred and George, who looked at him with pleading eyes.

"You want to get involved?" Sirius asked amusedly.

"No, Fred and George, your mother won't want to see it, and besides, you're going to ask Sirius for money?"

Mr. Weasley frowned, glaring at his sons unhappily.

"Mom burned all our inventions for pocket money, and it was our work for months!"

Fred said aggrievedly.

Mr. Weasley's heart suddenly softened, and after hesitating for a few seconds, he hesitated and said,

"Okay, whatever you want to press, I'll pay you--"

"Let me do it, Arthur—" Sirius said with a smile as he looked at Harry and Ron, "It's a rare opportunity for the Quidditch World Cup, you can all get involved, twenty-five Galleons per person, and I'll pay for you." ”

Harry didn't feel anything, Fred and George immediately cheered, and Ron cheered twice, but immediately looked at Sirius hesitantly,

"If I don't participate--"

"Ron!" Mr. Weasley gave a stern shout, and then Ron immediately fell silent.

"The two of us pressed a total of fifty Galleons,"

Excited to get down, Fred said eagerly to Bagman,

"Stop Ireland to win - but Victor Krum will catch the Golden Snitch!"

Bagman watched them communicate with a smile until the twins said their choice, and he showed surprise,

"You think Ireland wins, but Krum can catch the Golden Snitch? Impossible, children, impossible. No one would think so, I can give you very high odds, how about fifteen to one, and if you guess correctly, you can take seven hundred and fifty gold coins from me! ”

Ron's breath froze, his face flushed, and he shuddered and grabbed Harry's wrist, "What are we going to do, Harry, who are we supposed to press?" ”

Because of the gold left by his deceased parents in Gringotts, Harry has been quite prosperous in the past few years, but if he wins, he will have a few hundred gold coins, which is also not a small amount for him!

Harry cast Sirius a pleading look, but Sirius just smiled and said,

"I don't know as much about Quidditch as you do, Harry, and as you think—"

"I have to warn you that Ireland alone or Bulgaria won't win much, and you have to make the right and bold predictions to get yourself a lot of gold!"

Bargland's tone was like the devil's demagoguery, making Ron's mouth dry.

"There's no doubt Ireland will win, Charlie thinks so, their squad is the best in recent years-"

Ron muttered quietly,

"But Lynch is certainly no match for Krum, he's the best Seeker in the world, he's only eighteen and he's a genius, so--"

Ron squinted at Fred and George, and when he thought about it, his twin brother's seemingly ridiculous prediction was actually possible.

Harry had been stuck at Dursley's house for half the summer, with no idea about the previous game situation, and he didn't know as much about the players as Ron, so he simply left the option to Ron.

"-- If you think about it that way, the game can't last long."

Ron walked around the pool, muttering non-stop that it was a rare chance for him to change his fate. And the others didn't interfere with him, quietly waiting for Ron to make a choice.

Finally, a few minutes later, Ron returned to Bagman and took a deep breath.

"How's it going, little one, do you have an idea?" Ludo Bagman said kindly, "Come on, say what you think, even if you lose, it doesn't matter, does it!" ”

"I think I'm the same as Fred and George, I think Ireland will win, but Victor Krum catches the Golden Snitch first!"

"A little bit of eyesight."

"It's rare that your brain is sober."

Fred and George nodded approvingly at Ron, however, Ron's prediction wasn't over yet, and he continued,

"Moreover, I bet that the difference between Bulgaria and Ireland will not exceed 20 points!"

Ron said with a determined expression.

"Oh, that's great, one to twenty odds!" Ludo Bagman said happily, as if the fifty golden gallons that belonged to Ron and Harry were already his, and he excitedly wrote down the names of several people and the amount of bets and the results of the game in his notebook, and finally, tucked the notebook into his pocket and stared at Sirius with a sparkling gaze.

Sirius took out a handful of gold coins from his money bag and stuffed Ludo's pockets all over the place, and Ludo left in a hurry after handing over the money and handing over the vouchers to the little ones, as if he was afraid that the children would regret it.

Looking at Ron, who had prayed for the Merlin commemorative coin that Professor Bryan had given him, Mr. Weasley shook his head helplessly.

(End of chapter)