Entering the Stadium (Thanks to Feifeifei Nuonuo for the Gift, Thank You, Boss)
Barty Crouch was a stern, upright, old man. He wore a flawless coat and tie, his short hair was unnaturally straight, and his narrow, toothbrush-shaped mustache looked as if he had trimmed it with a ruler. His shoes were polished to a shine.
Old Barty also greeted Su Yu first.
"Come sit here, Barty!" Ludo excitedly patted the grass beside him and offered her a seat.
"No, thank you, Ludo," Crouch said, a hint of annoyance in his voice. "I've been looking everywhere for you, I'm going crazy, and you're still chatting here? The Bulgaria insist we add twelve seats to their penthouse box!"
Bagman suddenly realized, his round eyes widening in confusion. "Oh, so that's what it was about! I thought he was coming to borrow the tweezers from me because of his awkward accent."
At this point, Percy was so excited that he lost his composure. He quickly bowed and bent over, looking somewhat restrained and awkward, and respectfully said, "Mr. Crouch! Would you like to have a cup of tea and rest?"
Crouch paused slightly, glanced at Percy, and casually replied, "Oh, okay, thank you, Wetherby."
Fred and George nearly spat out their tea, barely suppressing their laughter. Percy's ears turned bright red, and he had to pretend to be fiddling with the tea set to hide his embarrassment.
Crouch's tone was forceful and decisive. "I've already discussed it with Fudge and the Bulgaria Minister for Magic. You immediately arrange for people to use magic to expand the penthouse box and add twelve seats. Make sure it's all ready before the match starts."
Bagman readily agreed, saying, "Okay, okay, no problem, Barty. I'll arrange it right away and make sure nothing goes wrong."
Crouch then turned to Arthur, his expression serious as he began to speak about serious matters, "By the way, Arthur, there's something I need to tell you. Ali Bashir is relentless in his insistence on negotiating with you regarding the regulations concerning the Flying Carpet embargo."
Upon hearing this, Arthur sighed heavily, his face full of helplessness.
"I already sent an owl to write to him last week to explain that the Flying Carpet has long been classified as a prohibited enchanted Muggle item and is not allowed to be imported, but he simply won't listen and insists on asking us to relax the rules."
Crouch frowned, his tone tinged with displeasure. "These foreign wizards are always so unruly. Alright, I have a lot of official business to attend to. I think we should go see those Bulgaria."
As soon as he finished speaking, he vanished in a flash, leaving only the words, "Thank you for the tea, Wetherby."
Bagman gazed in the direction he had left, then lowered his voice and remarked to Arthur, "That guy is just too rigid and stubborn, but he's efficient and decisive in his work, never dragging his feet."
Percy, his eyes filled with admiration, said with undisguised praise, "Mr. Crouch is undoubtedly the most capable official in the Ministry of Magic. His meticulousness and adherence to rules are truly admirable."
Fred leaned close to George's ear and whispered, "I bet he even uses a ruler to comb his own beard perfectly straight."
After hearing this, George couldn't help but chuckle to himself.
"See you later!" Bagman said. "I forgot to mention, I'm still the commentator for the match!" He waved goodbye to everyone. "Don't forget the big event after the World Cup, Arthur!"
After saying that, Bagman also vanished in Apparition.
"What kind of activities will there be at Hogwarts, Dad?" Fred asked excitedly from the side.
"Don't worry, you'll find out soon. Someone will tell you, so don't rush," Mr. Weasley said with a smile.
"This is classified information, and we can't pry into it! We'll tell you when the time is right," Percy said, feigning seriousness. "Why are you asking so many questions?"
"Oh, so you're the only one with a mouth, Wetherby, and you call that confidential..." George scoffed.
"Hey, Secret Agent? Now he's called Wetherby?" Fred chimed in, siding with George.
After everyone had a sumptuous dinner, it was completely dark, and the magical world began to go wild. Everywhere, vendors descended from the sky, selling all sorts of souvenirs and strange and wonderful things.
Everywhere you look, there are vendors with the Fuli family's logo, and the thing they sell most is the Bulgaria Team Bulgaria Team fan has one. The badge has two buttons; pressing the top one will play Viktor Krum's voice, "I am Viktor Krum!"
Then press the button below, and another message will play. "For the glory of the Bulgaria Team!"
In an instant, the crowd was filled with shouts of "I am Viktor Krum!" and "For the glory of the Bulgaria Team!"
Su Yu was practically bursting with laughter. The women looked at Su Yu helplessly, guessing that Viktor Krum was probably too ashamed to leave the dressing room right now. Su Yu had asked the reporters to record this without Viktor Krum's knowledge; otherwise, Krum would never have allowed such an embarrassing clip to be leaked.
Ka-jie bought several Omnioculars from a nearby vendor, while Hermione bought some competition information leaflets. Ginny and Fa-jie browsed various souvenirs, while Isolde and Daphne went to prepare a late-night snack. They were worried that Su Yu Su Yu get hungry later, since he hadn't eaten much at dinner, as the Weasley family had eaten it all...
Su Yu also ran into Theodore and Olivia on a date. They were both wearing masks, but Su Yu recognized them at a glance. Blaise was also there, flirting with several girls from Russia and inviting them to his house that night to see the cat that can do backflips.
Then, Blaise turned his head and saw Callis walking side by side with a boy. He immediately abandoned the three Russia girls and said to Callis in a sarcastic tone.
"Hey, isn't this the busy guy? He said he had a cold and couldn't come out these past few days, so this is what you mean by having a cold?"
"Hehe, that's still better than someone lying to three young girls that your cat can do backflips! Didn't you also say in the group that you accidentally got polio and are bedridden, only able to eat liquid food these past few days?"
The two men, heads touching, were struck by a bolt of lightning.
"Tell me the truth right now! How many have you already made plans with tonight?" Callis whispered.
"Hmph! I'm not very good at it, I only managed to get five! And you? Your Highness, look me in the eye and tell me! How many men did you invite out tonight?" Blaise retorted without backing down!
"Uh... no way! What do you think I am! Am I that kind of person? How awful!" Callis's eyes darted away.
"Oh? Let me guess, 10?"
"Nonsense! There are clearly only seven! Don't slander me! Um... just pretend I didn't say anything, okay, Blaise... please..." Callis let slip and turned to leave, but Blaise grabbed her back.
"You're coming with me tonight, and you're not allowed to go anywhere else!"
"Why should I! How dare you be so nosy! I don't want to!" Callis protested softly, but Blaise still pulled her away.
(Don't scold me, Lu Ziqiao and Meijia are the same, aren't they? They haven't even officially started dating. Europe is more open-minded than us. Some people shouldn't project their own experiences onto us. Rats have their ways, cats have theirs. There are gentle couples, there are shy ones, and there are even couples who bicker with each other. Blaise's personality is such that he doesn't believe in love either. I'm telling the truth. I'll write about this later. I'll slowly reveal the past scars and sorrows of each of them.)
Meanwhile, Malfoy, along with Pansy and Astoria, were also constantly buying souvenirs. Their two bodyguards Goyle and Crabbe, were almost bursting with bags of ice cream, but they refused to put down their mouths. It wasn't until they encountered Su Yu that, in order to greet him, they dropped their ice cream and squatted down to the side, secretly wiping away tears with tearful faces. Fa-jie couldn't bear to watch any longer and, finding their behavior embarrassing, lent Astoria a Storage Ring to put all their purchases inside. Su Yu then bought them a box of ice cream, Goyle and Crabbe finally beamed with joy, continuing to follow Malfoy and the others with their ice cream box. Why wasn't the young master saying anything? He was surrounded by the two women, only focused on grinning and spending money; he hadn't even noticed Su Yu and the others standing nearby for so long.
Until a loud bang came from the distance of the woods, lights flashed from all the trees, illuminating the path leading to the stadium.
"It's time," Ka-jie said casually, walking over and taking Su Yu's arm. "Shall we go in too?"
Su Yu and his group met up with Harry and his friends. Mr. Weasley led the way, while Harry and his friends carried the things they had just bought. The group moved forward along the illuminated passage.