Chapter 489 The Quidditch World Cup (First Update)

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    However, he also has a little preserved, that will be counter to illusory portkey spell.

    The magical transportation charm that George himself uses is no longer affected by the anti-illusory transportation spell, even at Hogwarts, but the one described in his book still has this weakness.

    This is something he intentionally kept, otherwise, if the magical transportation charms of wizards no longer affected by the anti-illusory transportation spell, it would not be good for the entire witching world.

    Upon hearing George's words, the Wesleys immediately grasped the situation, planning to steal the book from their father's room or buy one in Diagon Alley after the game ended.

    And at this moment, Arthur, Bill, and Charlie also apparated over.

    Mrs. Weasley is one of the few wizards who have no interest in Quidditch, so she did not come over.

    "Good morning, George, Arthur!"

    When everyone was gathered, two figures emerged from the fog of the marsh, dressed as Muggles, though it was clear they were not very adept at Muggle fashion.

    A flower suit paired with long rubber waders, a Scottish plaid skirt paired with a South American poncho.

    They were the Ministry of Magic staff patrolling the perimeter of the field, guiding wizards who Apparated or Floo-ed in and driving away Muggles who mistakenly wandered into the area.

    "Good morning, Basil, Cox!"

    George and the Weasleys also greeted them back.

    In a floral suit, Basil walked up, looking exhausted and envious, and said:

    "You guys must have a great job, we've been on duty here since last night and it's still going strong."

    "Saying that, he pulled out a parchment and looked at it:"

    "You're staying in the first camp, walk a quarter mile forward, the camp's caretaker is Roberts."

    "Thank you, Basil."

    George and Arthur greeted the two of them and then led everyone in the direction of the campsite.

    This Quidditch World Cup brought together 100,000 witches and wizards from around the globe, and in order not to be discovered by increasingly technologically advanced Muggles, the Ministry of Magic selected a sufficiently remote location.

    It took several months to construct a venue large enough to accommodate 100,000 spectators.

    They finally reached their destination after crossing an uninhabited marshland and climbing a large slope formed by a large grassy area, surrounded by magic-made dense fog.

    "Woah, so many people! It's amazing!"

    Hermione and her friends couldn't help but exclaim in awe.

    They had never seen so many witches and wizards gathered together before, and it was too interesting.

    The grassy field below was covered with a sea of colorful flags hanging on various colored tents.

    Outside the tents, there were wizards of all ages from various countries, as well as stalls extended due to the large crowd, selling all kinds of food, drinks, and other items.

    There were also unexpected magical performances in various styles and various promotional activities.

    As you know, the Ministry of Magic organized the Quidditch World Cup not just for the honor, but also for the Galleons.

    The Quidditch World Cup, which takes place every four years and gathers 100,000 wizards from around the world, generates profits for these wizards that far exceed the cost of building the competition venue.

    Just the ticket money alone would be a huge profit, let alone the rental of magical tents and booths, as well as the fees collected for the stalls.

    So every four years, the location of the Quidditch World Cup is a hot topic, with ministers from various countries around the world vying for it.

    It's said that in the worst case, the ministers from various countries fought physically at an international conference.

    Fortunately, everyone had the common sense not to use their wands, but to fight it out with their fists.

    "Our tent is over there!"

    George glanced around and quickly spotted the tent in the first sector. After registering with the caretaker, he led everyone into the tent that had been expanded by the unfelt extension charm.

    But as soon as they entered the tent, he saw someone.

    "George, you're finally here, come with me, there are only three hours left until the match starts!"

    Ludo Bagman was excited to see George appear and grabbed him, eager to leave the tent to meet with the team for the match.

    The England team he was leading had made it to the finals, and during this time, they had been very popular. He took the final grand final with a hundred percent passion and importance.

    Whether the grand final could be concluded perfectly would depend on George.

    Without George, they couldn't be the formidable opponents of the Irish team that could beat Bulgaria.

    So he had arrived at the tent booked by the Weasleys early, waiting for George to show up.

    "I'll go first, see you again when the match is over."

    George didn't hesitate either, said hello to Hermione and others, and prepared to follow Ludo.

    Hermione and the others shouted excitedly at George:

    "George, we will give you our best support from the stands, you have to win the championship!"

    After leaving the tent, he saw Harry arrive with Sirius. The two said hello to George and then also entered the Weasleys' tent.

    On his way to the match venue, he saw many familiar faces, mostly students from Hogwarts.

    They were there with their parents and families, watching the match together.

    After walking for a full half hour, through several sections of magical tents, George finally saw the match venue on another elevated grassland.

    The entire match venue looked almost the same as a football field in the muggle world.

    The difference was that the field was hollowed out from below, and the hollowed-out area was naturally turned into seating.

    The real Quidditch match takes place deep underground.

    A venue that can accommodate 100,000 witches to watch the match would be too conspicuous if built on the ground, and it would be hard to conceal it from muggles even with magic.

    But the underground is different. Once it's over, just use magic to fill the ground back up, it's convenient and less likely to be noticed.

    "Is Dumbledore here too?"

    Once inside the stadium, George quickly saw Dumbledore speaking with Minister Fudge and also saw Snape, McGonagall, and others.

    But it was also normal, Azkaban had been destroyed and all Death Eaters had escaped,

    Even though Fudge refused to publicly admit that Voldemort had caused the destruction of Azkaban and claimed it was an accident, he was still quite uneasy in his heart.

    Probably, Fudge was also worried that in such an important moment as the Quidditch World Cup, if the Death Eaters came here to cause trouble covertly, he would lose face.

    Already, because the Death Eaters had escaped and not a single one had been caught, many people were denouncing Fudge and hoping for him to step down as Minister.

    If major problems occurred at the Quidditch World Cup, causing the death of many witches, Fudge would be out of a job no matter what he said, he would truly be terminated.

    That's why Fudge specially went to Hogwarts to invite Dumbledore and the professors of the school to be present.