usatvline Chapter 136 The Glowing Stadium
Chapter 136 The Glowing Stadium
Sirius bought a lot of things for everyone, of course not leaving out Draco. Lucius and Narcissa had been busy socializing and had not come back, so they went to Gloria's tent together.
Gloria saw Ron's other two brothers, Bill and Charlie, for the first time. Bill had long red hair and earrings in his ears. He looked very handsome and was dressed very coolly.
Charlie, on the other hand, looks more gentle, with many freckles and some small scars on his face.
The elves kept serving hot food while Gloria and Draco huddled together, figuring out how to use the panoramic telescope.
The delicious food filled everyone's stomach and the table was very lively. Draco didn't feel awkward because Gloria was always by his side.
"It's almost time!" Sirius put down his glass with a slam, "We should set off."
Arthur also called out to the children, "Okay, get up, I know the location very well, follow me."
Sirius poured out all the souvenirs and asked them to pick the ones they liked to take to the game. The Weasley twins had painted green camouflage on their faces at some point, and their hats and scarves were also green. They also put a hat on their youngest sister Ginny.
Harry and his friends mainly carried panoramic telescopes.
Gloria and Draco followed Arthur. Many people around them walked along the passage towards the stadium. They could hear the cheers coming from the stadium before they got close.
Behind them, Harry and the Weasley twins had already started singing, and Sirius joined in.
After walking for nearly twenty minutes, they saw the magnificent stadium, and Arthur explained how much manpower and resources the Ministry of Magic had spent on this building.
At the entrance stood a witch from the Ministry of Magic, surrounded by shouting wizards, all trying to get in quickly.
When it was their turn, Arthur handed over all the tickets. The witch took a look and said, "First class tickets, top box!"
Draco said, "When we get to the top box, we'll see the new Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation."
After Crouch was imprisoned, the Ministry of Magic immediately appointed a new director. Gloria remembered that his name was Derrick Short.
"Wow!" Ron exclaimed.
The group had reached a very high place. Looking down from here, the whole stadium seemed to be glowing. Several huge curtains were floating above the stadium. The golden light fell on them, making their hair shine even more.
When we reached the top floor, we saw a box between two golden goalposts, with more than twenty purple gold-plated seats.
When I arrived, I happened to meet Minister Fudge and others.
"Oh - Gloria, you're here." Fudge came forward to greet them warmly, then pulled Harry over and said to the Bulgarian Minister of Magic, "This is Miss Slytherin, from the oldest family in the wizarding world; this is Harry Potter, you should know him by the scar."
Fudge spoke in English, and it was not known whether the Bulgarian minister understood him or not. He stepped forward and stretched out his hand to Gloria, speaking a string of foreign languages that no one else could understand.
What surprised everyone even more was that Gloria calmly responded in the same language.
"You speak Bulgarian!" the minister grinned.
“Yes,” she replied, “Multiple languages are the basic content of my study.”
The Bulgarian minister smiled and nodded, then looked at Harry and pointed at the scar on his head, "Is that the scar left by the You-Know-Who? It looks very special. We have all heard of it, but this is the first time we have seen a real person."
Harry looked at Gloria blankly. He really didn't understand.
"Short is really needed at times like this. Although he doesn't know as many languages as Crouch, it's easy for him to deal with this situation." Fudge looked up and saw the Malfoys. "Lucius, you're here."
"Fudge." Lucius stepped forward, "I brought my wife here today." He saw Arthur and Sirius, "Arthur, Sirius, long time no see. It looks like we'll be in the same box."
Arthur felt very uncomfortable with Lucius's friendly look, "Lucius——"
Sirius curled his lips, "Lucius, and my dear cousin."
Narcissa nodded slightly, her face expressionless.
It was such a peaceful scene that it was hard to imagine that Arthur had fought with Lucius in Flourish and Blotts.
Fudge smiled and said, "We haven't introduced them formally yet. This is the Bulgarian Minister of Magic, Oberan... Mr. Obalonsk." He seemed to not know the correct pronunciation of the minister's last name. "And the new Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, Derrick Short."
Mr. Short was short but had a gentle demeanor and seemed easy to get along with. After Fudge finished speaking, he nodded to everyone. Standing next to him was Ron's brother Percy, who seemed to be assigned to the International Cooperation Department.
"Let the children sit down first." Sirius didn't like this kind of introduction scene.
"That's right." Fudge nodded, "Everyone sit down."
The seats in the box were arranged in rows of tiers, with the minister and others sitting in the high seats, Gloria and the others sitting in the first row, and Lucius! Narcissa and other Ministry of Magic officials sitting in the second row.
The game was about to begin, and as soon as they sat down they picked up the panoramic binoculars and looked around.
On Gloria's left was Sirius, and on her right sat Draco. The boy leaned over to her ear and said, "When the opening ceremony starts, they will definitely make a fool of themselves."
"why?"
Draco glanced at the boys who were still excited, chuckled and said, "You'll know when the opening ceremony begins."
There is a huge blackboard at the same level of sight, with golden words appearing regularly on it. Most of them are advertisements. After the advertisements are played in turn, the number 0-0 between Ireland and Bulgaria is displayed.
Not long after, a man wearing a yellow and black Quidditch robe with a huge wasp on the chest appeared. The clothes were very tight because he was too fat. He had a flat nose, round blue eyes and short golden hair.
"That's Ludo Bagman," Sirius pointed casually at Gloria.
Draco added, "He became the Director of the Department of Sports and Sports at the Ministry of Magic last year. My father said he had a bad habit of gambling." His voice was so soft that only Gloria could hear it.
Harry leaned over and enthusiastically explained, "He used to be a very popular batsman!"
Looking at his physique, Gloria wondered if there was any broom big enough to carry him.
Bagman walked over with a smile, "Sirius, you really don't want to bet on the game?" As he spoke, he shook the coins in his pocket, making a clinking sound.
"He doesn't gamble." Gloria interrupted him directly.
When Bagman saw it was Gloria, he laughed awkwardly and said, "What a pity." Then he didn't argue any further and went to talk to Fudge.
Sirius shook his head and said, "The twins from Arthur's family have placed a bet, and Bagman has been urging me to try my hand at it, but I'm not interested in that."
Gloria was too lazy to comment.
After Bagman and Fudge finished speaking, they immediately used a loud voice, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 422nd Quidditch World Cup!"
His voice reached every corner of the stadium, and cheers and applause broke out, mixed with chaotic singing.
"Now - bring out the Bulgarian mascot!"
The neat bright red square on the right side of the stands cheered particularly loudly.
"Veela." Sirius recognized the mascot species.
"I remember it being a very beautiful creature," Gloria had read about it in a book.
The skin of the one hundred veelas was as soft and bright as moonlight, their hair fluttered in the wind, and they were so beautiful that they didn't look like humans.
She immediately turned to look at Draco, and met the boy's burning gaze. Gloria smiled and leaned on his shoulder.