An Outing Was the Main Event; the Quidditch Match Was Just a Bonus

Today, the first Quidditch Match that the entire school has been eagerly anticipating is finally about to take place.

Around 10 a. m., Bell and Hermione arrived at the Quidditch Pitch and secured a good spot at the highest point.

Bell took out his Wand and set up Constant Temperature Barrier and Repelling Jinx. The Constant Temperature Barrier was meant to keep the temperature inside the barrier constant at a comfortable level; the Repelling Jinx was an enhanced version of the ' Muggle Repelling Charm,' and because it was an enhanced version, it also had some effect on wizards.

"Bell, what did you do? Why are you suddenly so hot?" Hermione asked Bell curiously as she took off her coat.

Because it was very cold today, Hermione had worn two extra layers before coming out, and now she was bundled up like a ball. Looking at the Little Witch wearing the Constant Temperature Badge, Hermione felt very envious, but she didn't have enough Galleon to buy them.

"A Constant Temperature Barrier can be understood as expanding the range of the Constant Temperature Badge."

After casually offering Hermione a brief explanation, Bell began pulling food out of his pockets: roast meat, fried chicken, cakes, fruit, and various drinks—all prepared Lim Bell in advance for today's match. Bell used Levitation Charm to make the food float around them for easy eating.

"Come on, Hermione, eat more. We don't know when the match will end, so let's treat this as lunch." With that, Bell grabbed a skewer of grilled lamb in one hand and a bottle of cola in the other, and started eating and drinking heartily.

'...'

"Bell, why do I feel like you're here for a picnic rather than to watch the game?" Hermione asked speechlessly, looking at the food floating around her, which was even blocking the Quidditch pitch.

You just ate breakfast not long ago, and you're already eating again? Are you a pig?

"That's right, I'm here for a picnic!" Bell said matter-of-factly. "Nobody says you can't watch a game while on a picnic, so what's the problem?"

Bell enjoys watching Quidditch Match while eating delicious food, much like he used to watch movies while eating popcorn and drinking cola in his past life. Watching Quidditch Match is fun, and eating delicious food is fun too; combining the two brings double the joy.

'...'

Hermione found herself Bell whenever she was with Bell. The annoyed Little Witch grabbed some snacks and stuffed them into her mouth.

"Eat it all up, I won't leave you anything, hmph!"

Bell looked on with amusement at the Little Witch had suddenly started to sulk for some reason.

Hermione, do you like Quidditch?

"I'm interested, but I've never seen it before. This is my first time, so I can't say for sure if I'll like it. But I think if everyone likes it this much, I'll probably like it too," Hermione said between bites.

There's nowhere to watch Quidditch Match in the Muggle world. At present, her understanding of Quidditch is limited to knowing the rules. Whether she likes it or not, she'll only know after watching it.

"Hey!? Haven't you seen it? You can find tons of great match videos on your ' Personal Terminal,' haven't you checked them out?"

Incidentally, modern Personal Terminal have completely replicated the functions of smartphones, and even surpassed them in many aspects. Therefore, it's only natural that they can also watch videos, and perform operations like fast forward and rewind.

However, none of this was Bell's doing. After passing on the method of making Personal Terminal to his father, Bell has not conducted any related research since then. Therefore, the development of Personal Terminal to their current state is all thanks to the researchers William hired.

Bell, on the other hand, reaped the benefits without a second thought. He not only mastered all the technology but also used the relevant magical principles to develop illusion and sound magic.

"Personal Terminal?" Hermione tilted her head and thought for a moment. "Oh, you mean that thing that looks like a square mirror? That's too expensive, I didn't buy it."

"There's a limit to the number of Galleon you can exchange for with Pound Sterling each year. I've already spent almost all of it just on school supplies. Then I couldn't resist buying a few more books, and I didn't have many Galleon left. I heard that the ' Personal Terminal ' costs 10 Galleon each, which is more expensive than Wand. I simply can't afford it."

The Little Witch looked somewhat disappointed. She knew that Bell's family was very wealthy, perhaps even wealthier than she had imagined, so the Little Witch was worried that Bell would look down on her because of it.

Bell suddenly realized why Hermione usually lived such a frugal life.

He knew Hermione's parents were both dentists, and even in the 1990s, dentists were considered to have high incomes, so Hermione's family must be well-off. Bell had assumed it was Hermione's upbringing that instilled in her a habit of thrift and frugality; it turned out it was because Galleon couldn't be exchanged casually.

A little thought reveals that this is perfectly normal. After all, the Pound Sterling is a fiat currency, while Galleon are a gold standard currency. If Pound Sterling could be freely exchanged for Galleon, the Magical World would never have enough Galleon to go around, and Gringotts ' underground vaults would be emptied by Muggle in no time.

In that case, those Goblin who value gold more than their own lives would surely go mad and storm Buckingham Palace.

Hermione's worries were clearly unnecessary. In his previous life as an ordinary person, Bell didn't care about money. And in this life as a wizard, he cared even less about such material possessions.

Bell snapped his fingers.

"Lim ~!"

With a "snap," Bell's personal House-elf appeared beside him once again.

"What can I do for you, Young Master?"

"Get me a ' Personal Terminal,' the latest version."

"Yes, please wait a moment, Young Master."

Hermione stared curiously at the spot where Lim had disappeared, her expression one of excitement. This was the first time she had ever seen an intelligent being other than a human.

"Bell, was that the House-elf you mentioned before?"

"Yes, its name is Lim, and it's my personal House-elf. I was raised by Lim."

To Bell, Lim was family, even more so than William. Of course, Bell would never let Lim know this, otherwise he was 100% certain that Lim would die from a stroke caused by excessive excitement.

"How did it appear with a 'pop' and disappear with a 'pop'?" the Little Witch asked excitedly, her face flushed.

Hermione is very interested in everything related to magic, especially in incredible phenomena that she has never seen before.