Homecoming from Hogwarts

Chapter 463

Ludo Bagman is an amazing wizard.He was the Director of the Department of Magical Sports and Sports, and his position in the Ministry of Magic was much higher than Mr. Weasley's. However, Harry could not see the airs of a big shot in him.

"thanks--"

Sirius was also a little surprised by Ludo's evaluation of him. He shook hands with Ludo.

"Actually, a lot of people think I'm a complete idiot."

This is the truth. Ever since Sirius's story came to light, he has been a controversial figure in the wizarding world. Some people think he is very noble, while others think he is just a brainless and reckless idiot.

Mr. Weasley knew that Sirius did not want to discuss in depth his personal evaluation, so he smiled and introduced others to Ludo.

"These are my three sons, the ones who look alike are Fred and George, this is my younger son Ron, and then, this is Harry Potter--"

When he heard Harry's name, Bagman looked slightly surprised. His eyes immediately glanced at the scar on Harry's forehead. Harry was used to it, so he didn't feel offended. There is also some curiosity about Ludo Bagman, not because of his status as a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Magic, but because Ludo was once a world-famous Quidditch player.

Harry's classmate at Hogwarts and the graduated captain of the Gryffindor team, Oliver Wood, dreamed of becoming a Quidditch player, and he himself had thought about this problem and became a Quidditch player. The player is also one of several options he is not exclusive from.

"Let me introduce you to you," Mr. Weasley continued. "This is Ludo Bagman. You know who he is. It's thanks to him that we got such a good ticket-"

Bagman smiled broadly and waved his hand, as if it didn't matter who he was.

"Want to bet on the match, Arthur?"

Ludo asked eagerly, making the pocket of his yellow and black robe jingle. It seemed that there were a lot of gold coins in it.

"I've convinced Roddy Pontene to make a bet with me that Bulgaria will score the first goal - and I've given him a high price because I consider Ireland's number three striker is the best I've seen over the years. The best thing ever - little Agatha Timms put up half her Eel Farm shares on a bet that the game would last a week."

"Oh, okay then,"

Mr. Weasley obviously knew Ludo and was not surprised by his unexpected invitation. After hesitating for a few seconds, he took out a gold coin from his pocket.
"Let me think about it. I can win Ireland with a Galleons, okay?"

"A galleung?" Ludo Bagman seemed a little disappointed, but soon regained his interest. He took out a notebook from his pocket and hurriedly wrote down the bet, "Very good. Very good, then--"

Ludo Bagman looked at Sirius with extremely eager eyes.

"Would you like to tell me what you think of the competition, Sirius, who will win in the end, Bulgaria or Ireland?"

Sirius raised his eyebrows, and his good impression of Ludo Bagman suddenly disappeared. This guy must have guessed from this tent that he was probably a rich man.

Sirius was about to politely refuse Bagman's invitation, but before he could speak, someone suddenly pulled at his robe from behind.

It was Fred and George, looking at him imploringly.

"You want to get involved?" Sirius asked amusedly.

"No, Fred and George, your mother won't want to see it. Besides, you are planning to ask Sirius for a loan?"

Mr. Weasley frowned and glared at his two sons unhappily.

"Mom burned all the inventions we made to earn pocket money. They were months of hard work!"

Fred said aggrievedly.

Mr. Weasley immediately softened his heart. After hesitating for a few seconds, he said hesitantly,

"Okay, whatever you want to suppress, I'll pay for you--"

"Let me do it, Arthur -" Sirius said with a smile, he looked at Harry and Ron, "The Quidditch World Cup is a rare opportunity, you can all participate, 25 Galleons per person, I will do it for you Pay the bill." Harry didn't feel anything. Fred and George immediately cheered, and Ron cheered twice, but immediately looked at Sirius hesitantly,

"If I don't get involved--"

"Ron!" Mr. Weasley shouted sternly, and then Ron immediately stopped.

"The two of us put down a total of fifty galleons,"

After the excitement subsided, Fred said to Bagman eagerly,
"The Irish win - but Victor Krum will catch the Snitch!"

Bagman kept watching their exchange with a smile. It was not until the twins revealed their choices that he showed surprise.
"You think Ireland win, but Krum can catch the Snitch? No way, boys, no way. No one thinks so, I can give you very good odds, how about fifteen to one, if you If you guess correctly, you can take 750 gold coins from me!"

Ron's breathing became stagnant, his face was flushed, and he held Harry's wrist tremblingly, "What should we do, Harry, who should we suppress?"

Because his deceased parents left him gold in Gringotts, Harry's life has been quite comfortable in recent years, but if he wins, he will have hundreds of gold coins, which is not a small amount for him!

Harry cast a pleading look at Sirius, but Sirius just said with a smile,
"I don't know as much about Quidditch as you do, Harry, just follow your ideas -"

"I must remind you that you won't win much by beating Ireland or Bulgaria. You have to make correct and bold predictions to get yourself a lot of gold!"

Baglan's tone was like the devil's temptation, making Ron's mouth go dry.

"There is no doubt that the Irish team will win, Charlie thinks so too, their squad is the best in recent years -"

Ron muttered softly,

"But Lynch is definitely no match for Krum. He is the best seeker in the world. He is a genius, so--"

Ron squinted at Fred and George, thinking that his twin brother's seemingly ludicrous prediction might actually come true.

Harry had been trapped at the Dursley's house for half the summer vacation and knew nothing about the previous matches. Moreover, he didn't know those players as well as Ron, so he simply gave the choice to Ron.

"--If you think about it this way, the game can't last long."

Ron was walking around the pool, mumbling incessantly. For him, this was a rare opportunity to change his fate, and he couldn't afford to be careless.Others did not interfere with him and waited quietly for Ron to make his choice.

Finally, a few minutes later, Ron returned to Bagman and took a deep breath.

"How about it, little guy, do you have an idea?" Ludo Bagman said kindly, "Come on, tell me what you think, it doesn't matter even if you lose, right?"

"I'm of the same opinion as Fred and George, I think Ireland will win, but Victor Krum catches the Snitch first!"

"A little sharpness."

"It's rare that your mind is clear."

Fred and George nodded approvingly to Ron, but Ron's prediction was not over yet. He continued,
"And I bet the difference between Bulgaria and Ireland will not be more than twenty points!"

Ron said firmly.

"Oh, that's great, odds of one to twenty!" Ludo Bagman said happily, as if the fifty gold galleons belonging to Ron and Harry already belonged to him, he was excited He wrote the names of several people, the amount of bets and the results of the game in the notebook. Finally, he stuffed the notebook into his pocket and stared at Sirius with dazzling eyes.

Sirius took out a handful of gold coins from his money bag and stuffed Ludo's pockets. Ludo seemed to be afraid that these children would regret it. After handing over the money he had bet, he handed the certificate to a few After the little guy, he left in a hurry.

Looking at Ron who took out the Merlin commemorative coin presented by Professor Brain and prayed, Mr. Weasley shook his head helplessly.

(End of this chapter)