Chapter 225: Jealous

At noon, Bill, Charlie, and Percy also arrive.

While everyone was halfway through lunch, Mr. Weasley suddenly stood up and greeted a wizard who approached them confidently.

"The most important person right now is Ludo!"

The man hugged Mr. Weasley.

"Arthur, my old friend, isn't it wonderful? We've been preparing for a whole year, and it's finally starting!"

Arthur knew this person, Ludo Bagman, the current Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports and a former great Quidditch player.

"This is Ludo, and you all know who he is, right? Thanks to him, we have such good seats."

Ludo waved it off, saying it wasn't a big deal.

"Want to place a bet too, Arthur?"

He said it eagerly. "Many people have bet with me that Ireland will win, but not everyone thinks so."

Mr. Weasley was interested and took out a Galleon to bet on Ireland winning. However, Ludo seemed somewhat dissatisfied, as if he found Mr. Weasley stingy.

The Weasley twins were eager to join in, but Arthur stopped them with a glance.

Seeing no one else betting, Ludo prepared to leave. "I still need to find Crouch; the Bulgarian's English is so poor that I can't understand a thing."

As he spoke, a wizard suddenly Apparated in front of their campsite—it was Bartemius Crouch Sr.

Crouch was dressed in a neat suit, looking meticulous, just like a Muggle World banker.

"Mr. Crouch!"

Percy excitedly stood up and quickly walked over to Crouch, bowing to him.

Bartemius frowned, "You are... Weasley?"

"Ha ha!"

The twins burst out laughing, spitting out the tea in their mouths.

Percy bragged at home about how familiar he was with Mr. Bartemius, but when they finally met, Bartemius couldn't even remember his last name.

Percy blushed, not knowing if he was embarrassed or angry at the twins.

Their laughter caught Bartemius's attention, and when he saw Arthur, his eyes brightened.

"Mr. Gaunt, I have heard about you from some other foreign guest. They are very regretful not to have met you during their visit to England."

Arthur stood up and shook hands with Bartemius, "They were just here for alchemical beings, so it doesn't matter if they met me or not."

Hearing this, Bartemius did not refute, "Will you come to Tent One later? The Ministers of Magic from various countries will be there."

Arthur thought for a moment before declining the invitation.

Percy, standing on the side, was envious, his eyes almost turning red.

Bartemius, whom he idolized, was so nice to Arthur, but he didn't even know his last name.

But Arthur talked to Bartemius with an equal or even higher posture and casually declined his invitation.

Bartemius didn't insist, and after discussing some official matters with Mr. Weasley, he left with Ludo.

"Percy must be so jealous of you."

Ron said it with delight. He had recently received his share of scoldings because of Percy.

"His ambition is too strong, but he doesn't know that true strength is the key."

Arthur commented casually, which made Harry incapable of resisting snickering.

"Not everyone can be as weird as you, Arthur."

"Hmm?"

Arthur looked at him dangerously.

Noticing his slip of the tongue, Harry quickly shut his mouth.

"By the way, why did you stop us from betting just now?"

George recalled what had happened earlier and asked curiously.

"Don't be fooled just because Bagman is the Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports. He's addicted to gambling and owes a lot of debt. If you want to lose all your money, follow him and place your bets,"

Arthur warned.

Hearing Arthur's words, the twins felt a bit scared.

They were about to bet a hundred galleons, and if they were really tricked, they wouldn't know where to cry.

The match was scheduled for the evening, and it was still afternoon.

To pass the time, Arthur took several girls to a nearby market.

The market was now full of people, with many vendors selling all sorts of curious and strange little items.

Different colored badges, hats with logos, some small models of broomsticks, and even small models of players from both teams.

Arthur was surprised to find that there were such shrewd businessmen in the wizarding community.

Along the way, the girls were curious and wanted to look at every stall.

Especially Nagini, she had never seen such an entertaining scene, and every product had a great attraction to her.

Whenever the girls' eyes stayed on something, Arthur bought that item for them.

All the vendors were laughing and happy, as this generous customer was their favorite.

Soon, everyone was covered with souvenirs.

Luna had taken off her straw hat and replaced it with a dancing shamrock hat, while her wrist had a bracelet made of different Irish badges.

Cho had pinned an Irish flag to her slim waist and was holding a model of a flying broomstick in her hand.

"Hello Ladies, would you like a Binoculars?"

A wizard pushing a cart approached them, and the cart's shelves displayed several binoculars with various strange buttons and dials.

Cho took one and played with it, showing a lot of interest.

The wizard excitedly introduced, "The Binoculars can replay scenes, play in slow motion, and even analyze the match. It's only ten Galleons."

"How many do you have? I'll take them all."

Arthur said, waving his hand, making the wizard laugh so hard that his teeth showed.

Seeing Arthur buy so many binoculars, Luna was puzzled. "Arthur, why are you buying so many?"

"These are for Fred and the others, consider them their Christmas gifts for this year."

Arthur explained to Luna as he handed over the galleons and hid all the binoculars.

Every year, giving Christmas gifts consumed a lot of Arthur's brain cells, and these binoculars were indeed a good choice, saving him a lot of trouble.

The number of people on the road slowly increased as everyone headed to the sports stadium.

Arthur looked at the time and thought it was about right.

He led the girls to the match venue.

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