Chapter 261 The Irish Team Has Ten Victories in This Battle!
Although Harry really wanted to continue drinking pumpkin juice and eating melons, enjoying the show.
But she was so kind, and finally decided to save Hermione:
"Hermione, Fleur is talking about the Triwizard Tournament. The Triwizard Tournament will be held at Hogwarts next term."
"Triwizard Tournament?!" Hermione was taken aback for a moment before blurting out shocking words,
"The competition founded more than seven hundred years ago by three European schools of magic, Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang?"
"But wasn't this game terminated at the end of the eighteenth century because it was too dangerous?"
"I remember that in 1792, the competition was too dangerous, and the warriors were required to catch a cockatrice. As a result, the cockatrice ran away, and even a principal died."
"Since then, the competition has been permanently suspended."
"You're right, Hermione. But now the three wizarding schools have decided to rerun the competition."
Halle said softly, "As for why it needs to be re-hosted, I'm not too sure."
"What's different from the past is that from this time on, the Ministry of Magic of the country where the school responsible for hosting the competition is located will also be involved."
"The more than 100 competitions in the past have basically nothing to do with the Ministry of Magic. It is only necessary to report to the Ministry of Magic where foreign wizards enter the territory and transport dangerous magical creatures used in the competition."
"However, starting from this competition, the International Magic Cooperation Department and the Magic Sports Department of the Ministry of Magic of each country will participate in the whole process, and will also send important officials from the department as referees."
These were the contents of Bertha's memory, but there was only so much.
Bertha was put on a long leave in early April, and did not need to return until the end of September.
Combined with the information disclosed during the chat between Ludo and Sirius, Harley has every reason to suspect that it is because she is too in the way, and others are afraid that she will not help and increase the workload.
"Harry, what you said is basically correct, but there is one key information error." Fu Rong shook her finger,
"What you said is already before mid-April."
"Actually, according to Ms. Maxim, this Triwizard Tournament will be fully upgraded."
"Full upgrade?" Hermione asked involuntarily.
"That's right, fully upgraded." Fu Rong nodded,
"Because of Harley's excellent performance in the last "Magic School Potion Championship", many magic schools have attracted attention."
"So in this competition, eleven magic schools around the world may participate in the competition."
"Of course, the specific list is still being determined. I only know that there is one school that will definitely not participate in this competition."
"A very strange case occurred in the Waggadu School of Magic a year ago. The symptoms were similar to the Black Death. The patient had died, but there was no transmission."
"So they decided to close the school for ten years and not participate in international activities jointly organized by other magic schools during this ten years, so as to avoid more problems in the school."
Harry thought of the disgusting guy who took the initiative to provoke him, so he couldn't help but nodded.
It's good if they don't come, it saves them from making progress in certain levels, and taking the initiative to provoke him, which makes him feel murderous again.
Harley felt that she was so kind, and she still didn't want to commit any crimes.
But Harry really didn't expect that so many magic schools would be attracted to participate in the Triwizard Tournament because of his excellent performance last time.
Voldemort's original plan was to find a way to sweep himself away from Hogwarts through the Triwizard Tournament and complete his resurrection plan.
But this inexplicably adds many schools... The possibility of problems with Voldemort's plan is much greater.
Harry shook his head slightly, let Senior Riddle have a headache about these things, who made this his resurrection plan?
Moreover, coming to more schools and attracting more people's attention is a good thing for Harley.
After learning that there is a possibility of promotion in the future, although I don't know where to look for those high-level Extraordinary characteristics and the most important uniqueness, it is always right to establish an anchor first.
The Ministry of Magic is the prototype of the church for itself, and it only needs to continue according to the plan to control it.
Of course, in the process, Harley also needs to clear the main anchor of her future, that is, the pure-blood wizards who are not friendly to Muggles and Muggle-born wizards.
But with the church, we can’t do without believers.
After experiencing a series of factors such as the first wizarding war, the small number of people in the British wizarding world left a large number of exodus.
Therefore, it is particularly important to absorb anchors from other countries.
"All in all, we Beauxbatons will definitely participate in this Triwizard Tournament." Fu Rong concluded,
"It is also for this reason that Ms. Maxim decided to bring a group of students who are most likely to participate in the competition to watch the British Quidditch World Cup, and by the way get familiar with the British environment in advance."
"It is said that in a certain competition, several of our contestants were not used to Hogwarts... I mean British food, so their condition was greatly affected."
As she spoke, Fu Rong smiled apologetically, looking a little embarrassed.
"It's understandable, I also think British food is rubbish." Halle offered to agree,
"The top ten restaurants in the Muggle world are all in the UK, but they basically serve French dishes!"
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After breakfast, Harry left a thin ice sandwich for Sirius on the table, and she and Hermione led the Delacour sisters to visit the camp.
Gabriel seems to seldom go out to play, so she was very excited when she saw this environment and ran around.
But every time she wanted to run out of sight, Fu Rong would directly bring her back.
This made the little girl bark her teeth and claws angrily, making faces at her sister again and again, and finally hugged Harry's arm tightly, resolutely unwilling to return to her sister.
Of course, within five minutes, Gabriel was restless again, started running around, and then repeated the previous scene again.
When Gabriel was brought back by Fleur again, she immediately hugged Harley pitifully:
"Sister Harley, think about it and be my sister!"
"Father also appreciates you very much, and often praises your talent in potion science at home."
"The uncles and aunts who were guests at home last time also said that you are a genius, and everyone likes you very much."
"And you are so gentle, not as fierce as my sister. Last time I just read my sister's diary and saw her writing about you..."
"Gabriel!" Furong's aura instantly became extremely powerful, "Don't cause trouble for your sister Harley!"
"Sister Hali, look!" The little witch hid tightly behind Hali, clung to him and dared not let go.
"My sister lost her temper again! It's terrible!"
Harry smiled helplessly, stroking Gabriel's silver hair that was carved out of the same mold as Fleur:
"Don't be so naughty, always provoke your sister, won't your sister not be so angry?"
Gabriel snorted softly, made a face at Fleur, but stopped running around.
But this time, she held Harry's hand tightly, resolutely unwilling to let go.
The four beautiful girls and witches move together in the camp, creating a beautiful scene no matter where they go.
However, the fans either celebrated their home team's entry into the knockout round last night, so they drank late,
Or mourning that their home team did not make it to the knockout rounds, drinking away their worries until late.
So there were very few wizards who got up early, and no one came to watch. There were only a few stalls rented by fixed stores with shop assistants coming to work.
Harry bought four sets of binoculars in front of the fixed booth of Zuko's Joke Shop in Hogsmeade, and gave Gabriel several commemorative items, such as the England team's... Nine Great Consummation Commemorative Coins.
I don't know who was so ruthless, the England team was eliminated on the front foot, and even the top nine commemorative coins were produced on the back foot!
It's just... amazing!
Harry bought eight copies in one go, and everyone got two copies—one for collection and the other for playing.
Although she is not a black fan, she is a fun person in a sense.
"It's a pity that the French team didn't even enter the group stage." Fu Rong looked at the commemorative coin in her hand and couldn't help sighing.
"No way, the French team is too romantic. Some players even went on a date with their girlfriends the day before the game."
Halle was more or less merciful, and even said a few good words for the French team, but there was no direct breastfeeding method.
Instead, Fu Rong, the Frenchman, directly started the milk method: "There is no need to give them reasons! They are the dishes! The dishes are the ones that pick the feet of the dishes!"
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After the four of them wandered around for a whole morning, Fleur also invited Harry and Hermione to have lunch at Beauxbaton's residence.
And Harry readily agreed, considering that Sirius was under the care of Kreacher and didn't need to go back to make lunch by himself.
Beauxbatons directly regarded their carriage as their usual residence. After all, it had been remodeled by Nicol himself, and the inside was very strong. It can be said that it was only slightly inferior to Grandpa Newt's box.
It was noon, and several seventh-grade students from Beauxbatons also returned to the station one after another.
After seeing Harley, they all just greeted lukewarmly.
After all, according to Ms. Maxim's suggestion, Harley is very likely to be the representative of Hogwarts in the Triwizard Tournament and their rival.
So they naturally couldn't have any good looks.
However, Ms. Maxim treated Halle very warmly, and let Halle sit beside her.
I have to say that the bouillabaisse and Beauxbaton's special mince pies cooked by the house elves are delicious, at least much better than the traditional fried fish and French fries that have remained unchanged for thousands of years in England.
During lunch, Ms. Maxim also asked loudly: "Harry, do you know that there is a big competition this semester?"
"I know, Ms. Maxim." Harry nodded, "This is the upcoming Triwizard Tournament at Hogwarts."
"We will be going to Hogwarts by then." Ms. Maxim's voice echoed in the room,
"It's your turn to be our tour guide then, take us for a walk!"
"Happy to be of service, Madame Maxime."
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The knockout rounds proceeded quickly, beyond everyone's expectations. The seemingly unstable Irish team broke through the quarter-finals and reached the semi-finals, tying the best record in history.
Then they beat the Peruvian team strongly and joined the Bulgarian team in the final.
Now the British wizards have been revived again, especially the fans of the England team, and began to claim credit frantically.
According to them, the England team touched the Bulgarian team in the group stage and played their "hidden tactics".
If the Irish team can win the championship this time, the England team will have one-third of the credit!
As the final approached, various newspapers began to frantically discuss the strengths of the two teams.
Considering that this is the home court of the UK, the first-hand newspapers that fans can get are naturally the Irish team.
The title of the front page article every day is basically "Six in the Krum area? Obviously it is six guarantees and one! ", "The World's No. 1 Seeker? Drag teammates first! ", "After the tide recedes, who is swimming naked! "
Obviously, the newspapers in England are well aware of the importance of disturbing mentality, and they specifically stared at Krum, the most c-star of the Bulgarian team, to blackmail.
In addition, Jad Guo, an expert in the field of Quidditch, proposed that the Irish team had ten victories and the Bulgarian team had ten losses in this battle!
Of course, as a new star player, the Bulgarian team's seeker Klum caught the Golden Snitch through his own operations in many games, turned the tide and helped the Bulgarian team reverse the situation.
And this series of efforts has also accumulated a large number of fans for him.
These fans began to praise Krum crazily—with the brother who is the chosen one, how can we lose!
And the Bulgarian Ministry of Magic also cooperated very well with magically transporting the freshly baked newspapers every day to the competition venue in the UK, and selling them at a low price.
Every day, the newspapers fought with the British "Daily Prophet" and other newspapers, criticizing the players of the Irish team crazily.
Krum, in particular, was directly blown away by them.
But at this time, someone will ask a question——
The per capita champion of our Irish team, whether it is the domestic league, the European league or the World Cup, has at least two players who have won the championship.
What champion do you krum? Void Champion? A champion without a crown and a porcelain champion?
In the smell of gunpowder, the time finally came to August 22, the final of the 422nd British Quidditch World Cup.
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(Thanks to "Nine Tailed Flame Fox" and "Ranger Z" for their rewards!)
(ps. Woohoo, another bug was found.)
(Also in the Goblet of Fire, "Weasley's Wizard Wheezes", according to Charlie in this chapter, Wales and Scotland have at least made it to the group stage, and the author wrote that these two teams did not qualify in the qualifiers. Did not enter.)
(Forget it, it can’t be repaired, if you don’t modify it, it will be crushed by Uganda in the Welsh qualifiers, and the Scottish team will also be defeated by Luxembourg in the knockout round.)