Chapter 371 Troubled Times

In the spacious courtyard of the Burrow, fourteen people sat around a dining table made up of two tables, drinking and mingling among each other, making it very lively.

Ada sat next to Fred and George, but the twins were still worried about Ada's "betrayal" again.

The two of them would rather turn their heads and listen to Mr. Weasley and Percy discussing the thickness of the cauldron than say a word to Ada, even though the three of them had not seen each other all summer.

Seeing the twins acting like children, Ada couldn't laugh or cry, so she could only let them go. After two days, their anger will subside and they will be fine.

Percy was talking loudly, and two of the three sentences were related to Barty Crouch. Percy joined the Ministry of Magic in the summer and Barty Crouch was his boss.

The remaining sentence in the three sentences is also Percy's vision of his work. It is full of style. If you don't know better, you may think that Percy has served as the head of a certain department!

Before Percy graduated, Ada once asked Percy if he needed her help. Ada could use Rozier's connections to help Percy arrange a better job.

But Percy refused Ada's help. He was very grateful to Ada, but he wanted to create a world by himself instead of relying on the strength of others.

The idea is good, but the reality is cruel. Mr. Weasley has worked conscientiously and responsibly in the Ministry of Magic for so many years, but as a result, he has been firmly placed in an irrelevant position.

Is Mr. Weasley incompetent? Of course not, it's just because Mr. Weasley has no money, no one to take care of him, and he himself doesn't want to join in the fun.

Although Percy graduated from Hogwarts with honors, he was also ignored by the Ministry of Magic. What is the thickness of the crucible? How many people will care about this issue and read the crucible thickness report?

Henri Rozier also entered the French Ministry of Magic after graduation, but he would not be responsible for such small issues as "crucible thickness".

Sirius didn't say anything about Percy always mentioning Barty Crouch. He didn't have any comments about the man who threw himself into Azkaban. He seemed to like Mrs. Weasley's brewed elderflower. liquor.

On the other side of the table, Mrs. Weasley was tangled with Bill's long hair and his unusual earrings. Mrs. Weasley really wanted to transform into Teacher Tony and give her eldest son's hair a hair lift.

Charlie led Ron, Harry, and Ginny to discuss this year's World Cup. After a while, Fred and George also came over and began to intensely discuss the winner of the final championship.

Although the Bulgarian team has Viktor Krum, everyone is more optimistic about the Irish team. Compared with the Irish team with strong team strength, Bulgaria is more like Viktor Krum's team.

"...Dad, you know, after the World Cup, we have to organize a large-scale event." Percy said proudly, showing off his work, "This is top secret."

Percy cleared his throat in a serious manner, turned to look at his younger brothers and sisters, and continued: "The World Cup and this top secret event are why our company is so busy this summer!"

Ron rolled his eyes and whispered to Tucao: "Ever since he started working, he's been trying to tease us into asking him what kind of event it is. It's probably a thick-bottomed crucible exhibition."

"Since your company is so busy," Fred and George said in unison, "Percy, why do you want to study the thickness of the crucible?"

These words immediately made Percy blush, and he had no choice but to lower his head and drink to cover up his embarrassment. Sirius made a "well done" gesture to the twins across the table.

Of course Ada knew what Percy said was the top secret. It was just the Triwizard Tournament and the joint examination of the three schools. What was there to tell about it?

However, Ada did not say it directly. Whenever Fred and George spoke to her, she would tell them about the Triwizard Tournament.

In the afternoon, under the leadership of Bill and Charlie, a group of people marched toward the paddock in the back mountain. Before the World Cup final started, the Weasley family played a Quidditch match.

One side is led by Bill, and the team members are Fred, George, Harry and Hermione; the other side is led by Charlie, and the team members are Percy, Ada, Ron and Ginny.

Originally, for the sake of fairness, Bill and Charlie meant to separate the twins, but the twins were having a quarrel and neither wanted to be with Ada. In desperation, they finally formed this lineup.

The final victory of this game was won by the Bills, but their advantage was not large. It wasn't because Hermione was holding him back on Bill's side. Her support was partially offset by Percy. The most important thing was Ginny's performance.

Ginny is the youngest child of the Weasley family. Her brothers love this youngest sister very much, but the strange thing is that they never take her to play Quidditch.

But who was Ginny? She was the owner of the yew wand. How could that be a good thing? Ginny has been sneaking into the broom shed and secretly riding her brothers' broomsticks since she was six years old.

In today's game, Ginny was the only one who provided help to Charlie, helping her team to hold on to the score. After putting on Ada's broom, he became even more powerful, shocking his brothers' eyeballs.

Compared with Ginny's outstanding performance, Percy and Ron were simply outshone. As for Ada, she rode an old meteor broomstick and floated slowly and leisurely between the two trees that were used as goals, calling Ginny crazily.

Charlie's team lost, but Ginny didn't!

Harry even suggested that Ginny join this year's Gryffindor Quidditch team, and the twins agreed. Unfortunately, there will be no Quidditch match at Hogwarts this year. Ginny may have to wait another year if she wants to participate.

When the sky darkened, the children returned to the burrow happily. There were some candles floating in the yard, illuminating the darkening sky. The warm air was filled with the scent of grass and honeysuckle.

The Burrow was never a fancy place, but it was always full of laughter and it felt like home. Off-white Garleons and ginger Crookshanks were chasing gnomes through the garden, scurrying through the rose bushes and shouting like crazy.

Dinner was still sumptuous, and Mrs. Weasley was really a master at housework. Ada also took out many bottles of wine she had brought back from France, which she had planned to give to Mr. Weasley.

After knowing the price of these drinks, Ron carefully put down the bottle in his hand, fearing that he would break the bottle accidentally.

Charlie laughed and teased Ada, saying that he had to find a way to keep Ada in the Burrow, so that even if no one went to work, they could still eat and drink well.

Bill, who had just gotten to know her today, was also teasing Ada, asking her if she was interested in opening an account at Gringotts, applying for a treasury, or something like that. Although Bill was a curse-breaker, he felt that he would get a considerable commission for attracting such a large client to Gringotts.

Every one of the Weasley children is interesting, except Percy. Bill even laughed and said that if Ada hadn't been many months younger than Percy, he would have thought Ada was the third child of the Weasley family!

The twins even started singing: Poor Percy, boring Percy...

The lively dinner did not last long, and everyone was sent to bed by Mrs. Weasley, because they would get up early tomorrow morning to watch the game.

Bill and Charlie went to Percy's room, and the three of them crowded together. Their two original rooms were given to Sirius and Lupin; Harry lived in Ron's room, and Hermione lived in Ada and Lupin's room. Ginny's room.

Before going to bed, Ada also learned from Hermione that Harry's scar hurt again. The last time Harry felt pain in his scar was because he saw Voldemort.

This reminded Ada of Dumbledore's words. The headmaster said that Voldemort was getting stronger. It happened that at this time, Harry's scar began to hurt again, as well as his nightmare about Voldemort.

What an eventful time...