A friendly day at Hogwarts

"Is everyone ready?" Soon, Ludo Bagman walked into the box with excitement on his face and asked impatiently, "Minister - can we start?"

Fudge looked at an official from the Bulgarian Ministry of Magic with a smile, and nodded with a smile: "You can start at any time if you are ready, Ludo."

After receiving the instruction, Bagman drew out his wand and cast a spell on his throat——

"Sounds loud!"

Under the blessing of the magic spell, his voice seemed to be amplified countless times, resounding throughout the packed stadium.

"Ladies and gentlemen...welcome to watch the 422nd Quidditch World Cup!"

Following the tradition of the World Cup, he excitedly introduced the mascots of the two national teams - the Veela and the Leprechaun.

Both have their own advantages, making the atmosphere in the entire stadium lively.

Needless to say, Veela, their natural ability to charm has fascinated almost all male viewers. Even those adult wizards can hardly resist their charm.

Of course, this level of charm magic is far inferior to that of the forest succubus Vivian, so Glenn's heartbeat only accelerated slightly and he quickly calmed down.

Qiu looked at Harry, who was about to jump over the guardrail and Ron, who was tearing off his clover badge, and then at Glenn, whose expression didn't change much, and then showed a satisfied smile.

While Hermione was still expressing her dissatisfaction with her two useless boys, the Irish leprechauns also entered the scene.

In terms of appearance, they are naturally far inferior to those flamboyant Veelas, but their ability to attract the audience's attention is not weak at all.

A clover-shaped firework exploded over the venue, followed by a burst of sparkling golden raindrops falling from the sky with a crackling sound.

"Gold Galleons!" Ron shouted excitedly, quickly lowered his head and grabbed a handful of gold coins.

"Stop picking it up, Ron!" Glenn shouted amidst the noise in the audience, "That's the leprechaun's gold coin, and it will disappear soon!"

After hearing what he said, Ron stopped and said regretfully: "That's such a shame. I thought I could take this opportunity to pay you back for the telescope!"

Glenn smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry, didn't we agree to take it as a Christmas gift?"

Amidst the noise, the leprechauns finished their performance and exited the venue.Bagman also introduced the members of the two teams in turn, and then announced loudly——

"The 422nd Quidditch World Cup Final—officially begins!"

The bearded referee Mustafa also blew his whistle vigorously and followed the players of both teams into the air at the same time.

It is indeed the top Quidditch event in the entire wizarding world. The pace of the game is several notches higher than that of the Hogwarts Quidditch Cup. With the speed advantage of the Firebolt, the players from both sides shuttled back and forth, leaving almost only Afterimage.

"Troy scores a goal!" Bagman roared with a loud voice, and the whole audience cheered and cheered, making the stadium tremble, "10:0, the Irish team leads!"

"What? Wasn't the Quaffle blocked?" Harry moved the panoramic telescope and asked loudly with a confused look on his face.

"Harry!" Glenn pointed to his telescope and reminded loudly, "If you don't watch at normal speed, you will miss the wonderful scene!"

Only then did Harry react and quickly adjusted the telescope back to normal speed.

The game continued, and the Irish team's chasers were obviously better than the Bulgarian team, and they quickly took the lead.

Although Glenn's crossing caused quite a butterfly effect, it obviously did not affect the results of the Quidditch World Cup.

Just like what was described in the original book, the fierce competition caused a serious conflict between the mascots of the two sides, which temporarily turned the field into chaos, and even the referee was under the spell of Veela.

The next scene did not change much. Victor Krum performed a "Lonski fake" and made Linzi of the Irish team fall heavily to the ground.

As for the ending, it was just as the twins predicted - Krum caught the Golden Snitch, but failed to win the final victory for his team.

"The Irish team won!"

(This chapter is not over!)

Chapter 408: Investment that is sure to make a profit without losing money

The game ended so suddenly that even Bagman was a little confused for a moment, but his reaction was not slow, and he quickly shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Krum caught the Golden Snitch... but the Irish team became the champions of this World Cup with a score of 170:160! - God, this ending is so unbelievable!"

Until then, the audience gradually began to react one after another, and the movement in the auditorium became louder and louder until the entire stadium was boiling.

The Irish national anthem sounded from all directions, and the leprechauns flew over the field in joy. Plenty of gold coins were once again thrown into the audience and the field, causing the cheers to reach another level.

In accordance with the regular procedures of the World Cup, the players of the two teams came to the stands in the box one after another and accepted the applause of the audience. The lenses of countless panoramic telescopes flashed towards them.

The members of the Irish team raised the trophy high, then left the box and rode around the field on their broomsticks.

"What a pity. If we had spent all our savings on betting, we would have made a lot of gold galleons now..."

The expressions on the faces of Fred and George were very complicated. They were happy that the home team won, but also mixed with a bit of regret for missing an opportunity to make a fortune.

They didn't say this loudly, and they didn't mean to blame Glenn for stopping them from placing bets.

Glenn happened to overhear their discussion and said with a smile: "To be honest, you should be glad that you didn't place such a big bet. Based on my understanding of Bagman, he will definitely not be able to come up with such a large amount of money to pay back you."

"You mean...he will default on his debt?" George was stunned when he heard this and turned around to ask.

"Absolutely." Glenn said, pointing to the leprechaun gold coins on the ground. "He will pay with leprechaun gold coins. When you find out, the money will never be recovered."

"He is actually such a person?!" Fred looked towards Bagman in disbelief, just in time to see him grab a handful of gold coins and stuff them into his pocket while no one was paying attention.

Glenn shrugged and advised: "To be honest, it's best not to place your hopes on something like gambling."

"We all understand the truth..." George sighed and said, "We originally planned to wait until Hogwarts, sell all the inventory during this period, and accumulate a fund for subsequent research, but you know , all of them were caught by my mother..."

Fred agreed: "Yes, without this money, it will be difficult for us to carry out subsequent research, otherwise we would not expect to make money by betting on football."

After hearing what they said, Glenn's thoughts changed.

"In this case, I have an immature idea. I wonder if you are interested..."

Chapter 408: Investment that is sure to make a profit without losing money