Chapter 490 Quidditch World Cup (Update 1)

However, there is one thing he has retained, that is, he will be restrained by the anti-Apparition spell.

The Apparition used by George himself is no longer affected by the anti-Apparition spell, even in Hogwarts, but the Apparition in his book still has this shortcoming.

This was something he deliberately kept, otherwise it would not be a good thing for the entire wizarding world if the wizards' Apparition would no longer be affected by the anti-Apparition spell.

Hearing what George said, the Weasley brothers immediately understood and planned to wait for the game to end, then secretly go to their father's room to steal the book, or go to Diagon Alley to buy a copy.

At this time, Arthur, Bill and Charlie also apparated over.

Mrs. Weasley was one of the few wizards who wasn't interested in Quidditch, so she didn't come over.

"Good morning, George, Arthur!"

When everyone arrived, two figures walked out of the mist of the swamp. They were dressed like Muggles, but they were obviously not very good at Muggle dressing.

A floral suit is paired with long rubber boots, and a Scottish pleated skirt is paired with a South American cape.

They are Ministry of Magic employees patrolling the perimeter of the arena. Their purpose is to guide the wizards who disapparate and come with portkeys, and at the same time drive away Muggles who stray into the vicinity.

"Good morning, Basil, Cox!"

George and Weasley also raised their hands and replied.

Basil, who was wearing a floral suit, came forward and said with a tired and envious face:

"It's great that you are not working. We were here last night and have been busy until now."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of parchment and looked at it:

"You're staying in the first camp, a quarter of a mile further, and the warden of that camp is Roberts."

"Thank you, Basil."

George and Arthur said hello to the two of them and led everyone towards the camp.

This Quidditch World Cup brings together 100,000 wizards from all over the world. In order to prevent Muggles with increasingly advanced technology from discovering it, the Ministry of Magic carefully selected a remote enough place.

It took several months to build a competition venue large enough to accommodate 100,000 people.

After passing through the uninhabited swamps and the thick fog created by magic, and climbing up a large gentle slope formed by a large green grassland, they finally reached their destination.

"Wow, there are so many people, it's so spectacular!"

Hermione and the others couldn't help but exclaimed in exclamation.

They had never seen so many wizards gathered together, it was so interesting.

Densely packed tents with small flags of various colors covered the entire lawn below, stretching as far as the eye could see.

In the open space outside those tents, there are wizards of different ages from various countries, as well as stalls that extend out due to the large number of people, selling a variety of food, drinks, and a series of supplies.

There are also fancy magic performances that will surprise you, as well as various GG promotions.

You know, the reason why the Ministry of Magic organizes the Quidditch World Cup in such a grand manner is not only for honor, but also for the sake of Golden Galleons.

The quadrennial Quidditch World Cup brings together 100,000 wizards from around the world, and the benefits created by these wizards far exceed the cost of building the competition venue.

Not to mention anything else, just the 100,000 tickets alone is already a huge profit, not to mention the magic tents rented and booth fees charged, etc.

Therefore, every four years, ministers of magic from all over the world fight over the location of the Quidditch World Cup.

It is said that in the most serious case, ministers from various countries directly fought at an international conference.

Fortunately, everyone had a tacit understanding not to use magic wands, but to rely on fists to decide the outcome.

"Our tent is over there!"

George took a quick glance and quickly found the tent in the first area. After registering with the administrator, he led everyone into the tent that had been cast a traceless stretch spell.

But as soon as he entered the tent, he saw a person.

"George, you're here. Come with me to the stadium. The game will start in three hours!"

When Ludo Bagman saw George appearing, he immediately pulled George up excitedly and was about to leave the tent to meet the players on the other side of the field.

The England team he led reached the finals. It was a glorious period, and he showed 1,000% enthusiasm and attention to the finals.

Whether the finals can end perfectly depends on George.

Without George, they were no match for an Irish side that could beat Bulgaria.

So he came to the tent booked by the Weasley family early in the morning and waited for George to show up.

"Then I'll leave first and see you when the game is over."

George did not shirk, said hello to Hermione and others, and prepared to leave with Ludo.

Hermione and the others also shouted excitedly to George:

"George, we will cheer you hard in the audience. You must win the championship!"

Coming out of the tent, he saw Harry who had followed Sirius here again. The two of them greeted him and entered the Weasley family's tent.

Later, on the way to the competition venue, he saw many familiar faces, most of whom were Hogwarts students.

They came with their parents and family to watch the game.

After walking for half an hour and passing through magic tents in several districts, George finally saw the competition venue on another piece of grass with higher terrain.

The appearance of the entire playing field is similar to that of a football stadium in the Muggle world.

The difference is that a large area under the ground in the stadium was hollowed out, and the hollowed-out area was naturally made into an audience seat.

The real Quidditch venue is deep underground.

If a venue that accommodates 100,000 wizards to watch the game is built on the ground, it will be too conspicuous, and it will be difficult to hide it from Muggles even with magic.

But it is different if it is built underground. When the game is over, just fill the ground with magic, which is convenient and not easy to be discovered.

"Dumbledore is here too?"

Entering the stadium, George soon saw Dumbledore talking to Minister of Magic Fudge, and also saw Snape, Professor McGonagall and others.

But it is also normal. Azkaban was blown up and all the Death Eaters fled.

Even if Fudge refused to admit that it was Voldemort who did it and insisted that it was the result of an accident, he was still quite nervous in his heart.

I guess Fudge was also worried that at such an important moment of the Quidditch World Cup, if the Death Eaters came here to secretly make trouble, he would lose face.

Originally, because the Death Eaters had escaped and not a single one had been caught, many people had impeached Fudge and hoped that Fudge would resign from his position as Minister.

If there was another major problem in the Quidditch World Cup and a large number of wizards died, then no matter what Fudge said, it would be useless and he would be fired directly.

That was why Fudge went to Hogwarts to invite Dumbledore and the professors of the school to take charge.