The day before the match, Zhang Xiao had asked his dad to speak to Lucius and borrow Dobby for a trip to Huaxia.
The excuse was culinary training, an idea Little Ma had come up with.
He did not care what Zhang Xiao wanted Dobby for. If the boss needed him, so be it. Instead, he had eagerly asked whether Zhang Xiao could really have Dobby trained in cooking.
What could Zhang Xiao say? He might as well let Dobby stay in Huaxia a little longer. There were several master chefs in the capital who prepared state banquets, so Dobby could settle down and learn from them.
In short, his dad had promised that Dobby would not be allowed to leave during his stay in Huaxia.
Zhang Xiao arrived at the box reserved for the Daily Prophet. It was already crammed with all sorts of equipment.
Clearly, the Daily Prophet took this interview seriously. The reporting crew bustled about all around him.
"Hurry, hurry! Are the Developing Potion and Animation Potion ready?"
"Can we capture the whole scene from this spot?"
"Idiot! Don't use the Levitation Charm! You'll make a complete mess of everything!
"Oh, Merlin! Are your hands just for decoration?"
Amid all the chaos, Zhang Xiao did not enter. Instead, he politely stood at the entrance to avoid disturbing the frantic wizards.
One woman in brightly colored clothes stood out in the crowd, because she alone stood to one side watching everyone else work.
She wore jeweled glasses, her blonde hair styled in elaborate curls, and clutched a crocodile-skin handbag.
That must be Rita Skeeter, right? Zhang Xiao silently studied her.
Rita Skeeter had clearly noticed Zhang Xiao too. She flashed her teeth in a smile she obviously thought was charming and waggled her outspread fingers at him.