Magical Studies at Hogwarts

Gradually, there were more and more people in the box.

Mr. Weasley started shaking hands with people. They were all wizards of high status, either rich or noble.

Even busier than Mr. Weasley is Percy. He has just graduated and successfully joined the Department of International Magical Cooperation of the Ministry of Magic. Now he is Crouch's personal assistant. In front of these big shots, Percy is just an "unknown"

He is a little person, but he did not dare to slack off at all and kept standing up, sitting down, standing up, and sitting down.

Not long after, Minister Fudge and Minister Oberansk from the Bulgarian Ministry of Magic came in. Percy even dropped his glasses to the ground because he bowed too low and too fast, smashing them to pieces.

While he was silently repairing his glasses with magic, Minister Fudge spoke to Harry enthusiastically and introduced him to Minister Oberansk.

When the elder Malfoy came in with his wife and little Malfoy, the atmosphere instantly became very tense. Almost everyone knew about the grudge between Malfoy and the Weasley family, and they were sworn enemies.

"Arthur, what did you sell to get a seat in the top box? Do you have so much money in your possessions?" Old Malfoy said softly, his tone full of contempt.

Before Mr. Weasley could reply, Minister Fudge said to Mr. Weasley: "Lucius recently donated a large amount of money to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Maladies. He is the distinguished guest I invited. Ya

Se."

"That's great." Mr. Weasley's face was ugly, and his voice always had a gritty tone.

Old Malfoy was like a proud peacock, his eyes scanning the box. When he saw Hermione again, his expression of contempt was even worse. As for Ike, he was ignored by him.

He didn't know who this person was. In his impression, he probably got in with the despicable Weasley.

Everyone was chatting, and not long after, Ludo Bagman, Director of the Sports Department of the Ministry of Magic, hurried in.

"Can we begin? Minister." Ludo Bagman asked Fudge.

"Any time, Ludo." Minister Fudge looked very kind.

Ludo nodded respectfully, walked to the edge of the fence, looked at the stadium full of people, pulled out his wand and pointed at his throat and said: "The sound is loud!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 422nd Quidditch World Cup Final!"

As Ludo's words fell, the audience burst into enthusiastic cheers. Then, Ludo began to preside in an orderly manner according to the process.

First, the mascots of the final teams Bulgaria and Ireland appeared. The mascots of the Bulgarian team are Veela. Their graceful dancing has a strong charming effect and is very attractive to men.

As a result, all kinds of unimaginable ugliness were staged together, and some people even jumped directly from the high stands and pounced directly on the Veela during the performance.

Looking at the behavior of Ron and Harry in the box, Hermione was very angry. Seeing Ike on the side who was as unmoved as Mr. Weasley and the others, she felt that these two friends of hers were really embarrassing.

He stepped forward and one of them pulled him, and the two of them woke up a little.

Then came the mascot of the Irish team, and countless Irish leprechauns flying around in the air, waving gold coins around, causing almost everyone to rob.

After the chaos, it was time for the players from both sides to enter. Ludo introduced the players from both sides one by one, and each one aroused cheers from the audience. This cheer reached its climax when the Bulgarian team’s seeker Krum came on the stage.

peak.

As the referee, Hassan Mustafa, President of the International Quidditch Federation, kicked open the box containing the game ball, this fierce game officially began.

On the court, the players from both sides flew very fast, and the powerful performance of the Firebolt was fully demonstrated by them. The Irish team had the advantage as a whole, and they almost kept scoring goals, and the score was quickly opened up.

Then, the players of the Bulgarian team began to move more aggressively, and some people were constantly injured. At the same time, the Veela began to take action, and they used their graceful dance to influence the players of the Irish team, which in turn caused the Irish leprechauns to fight back.

.

For a moment, the players of the two teams were competing fiercely in the sky above the stadium, and the mascots of the two teams below were also fighting. This wonderful scene made the cheers in the stadium get louder and louder, so much so that even Ludo, who had cast a loud curse, could not help but

Don’t shout and explain.

Hermione was so excited that her face turned red, and she kept describing to Ike what happened on the field. Ike was a little calmer, and his attention was always focused on the leprechauns and Veelas who were fighting fiercely below.

, I was still thinking about catching a few and going back to study them if I had the chance.

Suddenly, the seekers of both teams, Lynch and Krum, quickly dived to the ground. Accompanied by the deafening screams of the audience, Lynch fell heavily to the ground, but Krum, who was closely behind him, caught

Golden Snitch.

But unfortunately, they ended up losing the game by 10 points.

"The game is over!" Ludo shouted, "Krum caught the Snitch, but Ireland won the championship!"

With deafening cheers and screams, the players of the two teams came to the top box. Minister Oberansk comforted the players of the Bulgarian team, and the Irish team took the championship trophy from Minister Fudge, and then slowly

Slowly, it flew around the stadium and began its parade.

"What a wonderful game, Ike!" Hermione kept patting Ike's arm excitedly and sighed softly, "Oh Krum, it's such a pity, they were only a little bit close to winning."

"No matter how many times we compete, they will never win." Ike also whispered back.

"Huh?" Hermione was a little surprised. She always thought that Ike didn't understand Quidditch.

Ike saw the confusion in her eyes and whispered back: "I don't like Quidditch, but that doesn't mean I don't understand it. There is a big gap in strength between the two teams. Only Krum is dominant in the Bulgarian team."

Yes, but Lynch of the Irish team is only slightly inferior. To be honest, the gap is not big, at least not as big as the gap between other players on both sides."

"The further the game goes on, the bigger the score will become, and the time they dived, Krum had only one option to get the Golden Snitch first before Lynch."

"In such a situation and opportunity, the Golden Snitch will definitely be caught."

"Whether we lose the game with a 10-point gap or end with a 310-point gap..." Ike shrugged, "This is an obvious thing."

"So yes, it's a shame Krum."

After Ike said this, Hermione also figured it out. She glanced thoughtfully at the depressed Klum who was standing next to Minister Oberansk, and whispered: "Ike, he doesn't look like that.

He is that kind of person."

"Hermione, he became the main player of the national team in his teens and is the world's number one genius seeker."

"Well, maybe you are right..." Hermione decided not to dwell on this topic with Ike, and instead threw Ike aside and got together with Ginny.

They decided to sign autographs and take photos together while the players were still in the box.

Aike is so happy, he needs to calm down a little now.

Before the game started, he took advantage of Hermione's absence to put all his money on the Irish team. Although the odds were very low, they more than doubled. After a little calculation, it was more than two thousand galleons.

Guaranteed by the goblins of Gringotts, this money is very safe.

The audience slowly began to leave, and those in the top boxes also left the stadium through special passages.

Outside, it was far more noisy and crowded than inside the stadium, with people venting their emotions wantonly.

Happy, crying, angry, cheerful, they sang loudly and screamed meaninglessly. Drinks, clothes, fireworks, and various souvenirs and items were thrown into the air and then fell, hitting people.

It's okay, no one will care, but it will make even louder noise.

Ike held Hermione's hand tightly and squeezed back into their tent with difficulty among the crowd. When they entered, the clothes of the two of them were in a mess and were wet. They didn't know whether it was from alcohol or other unknown things.

liquid.

"Oh my god, are these people crazy?" Hermione was a little frightened. This group of wizards is even crazier than those football fans. "Ginny also said that she should not have come back with you just now when she went to her place at night.

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"You look like this..." Ike pointed at Hermione's clothes, "Ginny doesn't have anything for you to change into."

"I can wear hers!" Hermione retorted and then responded, "Okay, I'd better change my clothes first and wait until it calms down a little bit outside."

"I think so." Ike agreed.

The two of them went back to the house to change out of their dirty clothes and throw them aside. They were not going to wear these clothes stained with unknown liquids anymore. Even with a cleaning spell, they would still be offensive, so they would just destroy them later.

good.

After changing their clothes, the two of them sat side by side on the sofa in the living room, both holding a glass of Ike's special chocolate milk in their hands.

For some unknown reason, Hermione unexpectedly fell in love with this strange way of eating, which made Ike very happy.

Gradually, the sounds outside became a little quieter.

"It's almost done now, I'll send you there." Ike went out to take a look, and then said to Hermione.

"No, we're not far away." Hermione refused, put on another coat, and opened the tent door, "I'm leaving."

Ike nodded and sent Hermione out the door. The moment she turned around, he moved his fingers slightly and a five-pointed star mark fell on her body.

He actually didn't really agree with Hermione going to Ginny's place. While Minister Fudge was busy shaking hands with the Irish team members and taking photos, Ike discovered that the magic wave belonging to Barty Jr. in the box disappeared.

Now that it was certain that Barty Jr. would still launch the attack, Ike felt that it would be better for Hermione to be by his side.

Of course, it's not bad on Weasley's side, an angry Mrs. Weasley is very scary.

After casting some protective magic on the tent and staying in the living room for a while, Ike finally returned to the room and went to sleep.

I don't know how long it took, but I vaguely felt as if someone was attacking my protective magic, more than once.

"Boom, boom, boom"

Accompanied by a very rhythmic roar, Ike sat on the bed and calmed down for a while, then put on his clothes and got out of bed.

I am still very confident in the protection I have set up, and the constant roar in my ears is proof.

Outside the tent, several masked guys were waving wands and constantly attacking Ike's tent with flames. But every time the flames fell, they would dissipate as if they were blocked by something.

When Ike opened the tent door and walked out, they were still working tirelessly on the spell.

"Gentlemen, are you tired?" Ike said.

"What, just a child with no hair?" a masked man said, staggering and almost falling.

"Drunks who take advantage of the chaos to cause damage." Ike murmured to himself, but his eyes passed through the drunkards in front of him and looked at the penetrating green light in the distance.

"boom!"

The drunkards flew over with another flame. Ike ignored it and moved his fingers slightly, causing the flames to dissipate. The next second, these drunkards were suddenly pulled into the air by a force, and then fell hard.

With a "pop" sound, it finally felt a little cleaner.

In the distance, more and more people are gathering, and the people wearing white hoods in the center can almost no longer be seen. Only the four people suspended in the air by magic can be seen, constantly posing in various ways.

Incredible posture.

There were screams and cries, and countless people fanned the flames, unleashing magic on the surrounding tents and the fleeing crowd.

Flames, stones, and even people made it impossible to guess what would fly over in the next second.

It's not that no one tried to stop the destruction of those guys, but it was a drop in the bucket. They were often dragged away by the crowd before they even got close.

Ike saw with his own eyes two Ao Luo wearing leather clothes and holding magic wands. As soon as they rushed over, they were hit by a magic spell flying from nowhere. They fell directly to the ground and then disappeared into the crowd of people fleeing in all directions.

inside.

Walking forward very resolutely, with the marks secretly left on Hermione's clothes when she left, Ike was not worried at all about not being able to find anyone.

However, in Ike's perception, although the mark is constantly moving closer to him, it always changes its direction from time to time, which makes it a lot harder for him to find it.

After fighting off a lot of magic that flew over for no apparent reason, Ike finally saw Hermione. She was pulling Ginny and running in front, but there were several big men with red faces and roars chasing after her.

Throw a few spells on it.

It was a bit difficult for Hermione to block her. The people behind her were no longer the ones who were chasing her in the first place. Sometimes there were more people, sometimes less people. The power of the spells was sometimes stronger and sometimes smaller. Some were obstacle spells, some were disarming spells, but some

It was the dangerous fire spell and explosion spell that made her tense her nerves all the time, not daring to relax at all.

If Ginny hadn't thrown a crushing curse behind her from time to time, the two of them wouldn't have been able to hold on for so long.

"Ike!" Suddenly, Hermione saw Ike walking towards her. She shouted immediately, took Ginny's arm and ran forward a few steps. Before she could get closer, she saw Ike's expression suddenly changed.

On one side, he waved his hand fiercely, and a white light flew towards him quickly.

"Crack!"

A deafening sound rang in their ears, as if they were pushed violently by something. Hermione and Ginny's bodies flew directly to the side, fell to the ground and rolled several times. After a while, they recovered.

come over.

"Ike!" shouted Hermione, looking anxiously for Ike's figure, but as soon as she raised her head, she saw Ike standing between her and the group of people, with crackling sounds exploding like firecrackers.

ring.

"Hermione, is Ike... so powerful?" Ginny took Hermione's arm and asked softly.

Hermione didn't answer, and her attention was entirely focused on the battle in front of her. In a daze, she seemed to have returned to the Shrieking Shack a year ago, when Ike was blocking her in front of him like he is now.

And it seems that Ike is still very relaxed now. He didn't even use the magic wand. He just waved his right hand and completely suppressed those hateful guys.

Not long after, those people were all lying on the ground groaning. Ike then turned around, reached out and lifted Hermione's messy hair away, and inspected it carefully.

"Is everything okay?"

"It's okay." Hermione shook her head.

"Why are there just you two?" Ike asked, looking at Ginny who was looking embarrassed.

"We were scattered. Harry and Ron should be in the woods." Hermione said, "Let's go find them. Fred and George are also there."

"That's fine, but before that, we have to solve a little problem." Ike nodded, and then he hugged Hermione and Ginny behind him.

At some point, four or five guys in white hoods blocked the way. In the air above their heads, there was a child spinning crazily.

The child's head looked limp and tilted this way and that, as if there was no support.

"Is the child...still alive?" Hermione asked from behind.

"Maybe."

As he said that, he slowly pulled out the wand...