The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

Tom is not a greedy person. He invested in Brother Fred's Wizarding Wheezes Workshop mainly to raise the funds needed for alchemy and incidentally realize the ideals of Fred and George. Killing two birds with one stone, might it be a good thing?

As for this bet that is doomed to fail, let it be a small lesson to Fred and George. It should also be a painful failure to teach them that gamblers will not end well.

Gambling is not scary. What is scary is that I won a lot of money for the first time. This is like stepping into the gate of hell with half a foot.

During the conversation, Barty Crouch also appeared.

Percy looked like he was about to faint from excitement. He quickly filled Crouch with a cup of hot tea and handed it to Crouch respectfully.

"How much do you think Percy would pay for a small sculpture of Mr. Crouch if you made one?" Tom stood behind and couldn't help but want to complain.

"Probably will take out his last Knut." Fred blinked. Percy's behavior has made him unhappy for a long time.

Crouch came to talk to Mr. Weasley. There was a businessman from the Middle East who tried to bypass the "Registration of Prohibited Magic Items" and sell flying carpets to the UK.

In this regard, Arthur's attitude is also very clear: It is absolutely impossible. He does not want flying carpets to enter the British market and compete with flying broomsticks - even though flying carpets can carry many people at a time. When it comes to trade protectionism, wizards are self-taught.

After handling official business, Crouch and Bagman disapparated together. They also had to meet people from the Bulgarian Ministry of Magic.

After the two division chiefs left, Percy was just about to express his views on them when he saw a person. The moment he saw that person, his face turned pink, and the long speech he had just organized was stuffed in his throat.

A very beautiful girl with long brown curly hair was standing not far away, glaring at Percy angrily.

The girl's name is Penelo Crevat and she is Percy's girlfriend.

Fred noticed the abnormality immediately. He immediately elbowed Tom and George, indicating that they were ready to eat melon.

George: (σ)σ

Tom: (* @ο @*)

This posture seems to be coming from an evil person!

Soon, not only Tom and the others, but also others noticed something strange about Percy. Under the strange looks of his family and guests, Percy couldn't remain calm. He coughed twice and straightened the collar of his shirt, as if he had buttoned it too tightly before going out.

"I-I have friends-" he stammered.

"We happen to have nothing to do here. Go see your friends quickly. Punctuality is a necessary quality for a gentleman." Mr. Weasley took the empty plate from Percy.

"We, the Weasley family, have been gentlemen for generations!" Fred and George beside them were also cheering. Percy's face turned from pink to peach, as if steam would erupt from his ears in the next second.

"Go quickly." Charlie pushed his brother and told him to stop dawdling.

With the support and gaze of the whole family, Percy quickly ran to Penello.

"Penello, I-"

"Percy Weasley." Penello reached out to interrupt Percy's words. The beautiful girl now looked sulky and called Percy by his first name.

Most of the time, your trouble starts when you are called by your full name.

Percy also understood this law, so after hearing his full name, his brain started working rapidly: Did he do something wrong?

Then Percy had enlightenment.

He remembered a small bet he made a long time ago: he had made a bet with Penelope on the outcome of the Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw - he lost the bet, I owe my girlfriend some money.

His girlfriend didn't make things difficult for him, she just asked him to accompany her to watch the World Cup during the summer vacation...

Yes, just watch the World Cup together - but the problem is that Percy has completely forgotten about it!

He joined the Ministry of Magic after graduation, and was entrusted with important tasks. He was as busy as the hands on a clock, with almost no time to stop. Percy, who devoted himself to his work, completed one task after another, and Mr. Crouch's favorability towards him continued to rise. At the same time, his real girlfriend Penelo's favorability towards Percy has been declining. To this day, the finals are about to begin, but Percy has yet to show up.

She finally couldn't bear it anymore and came to see Percy to see what he had to say.

"Penello, please listen to my explanation——"

"How can I bother such a busy person to explain to me? I'm just an ordinary student. How can I waste the time of the future star of the Ministry of Magic?"

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Not far away, the Weasley family were quietly watching Percy's progress. Looking back and forth, everyone felt that something was not quite right: why was the smell of gunpowder between this couple so strong?

In the end, Percy gained temporary forgiveness from his girlfriend through frantically admitting his mistake and reflecting seriously. But there is no doubt that he will not be able to return to his home camp for the time being.

After watching Percy's "voluntary" performance, Fred and George quietly slipped away. The two of them also have to sell the goods redeemed from Tom. Although it can't be sold for much money, it's still a good amount of money.

Time passed by, and as the sun began to set, excitement began to fill the camp. As night falls, the wizards tear off the last trace of disguise, and the carnival begins. Faced with this general trend, the Ministry of Magic also chose to succumb and completely let go of control. Rather than suppressing wizards' interests, they thought it would be better to cast a coma spell on Muggles and modify their memories afterwards.

Countless vendors descended from the sky, carrying trays and pushing carts filled with weird gadgets. Vendors, like Doraemon, have a little bit of everything: glowing badges—green for Ireland, red for Bulgaria—and the ability to scream players’ names; national flags that play national anthems; pictures of famous players. Statue; Firebolt miniature…

As long as you can’t think of it, there’s nothing the vendors can’t do.

Mr. Granger was simply spoiled for choice.

Before going on a shopping spree, he quietly pulled Tom aside and asked in a low voice, "By the way, which team should we support?"

Tom:…

He really didn't understand what Mr. Granger was thinking. Even from a geographical point of view, they should support the Irish team!

After receiving a clear reply, Mr. Granger quickly ran to a trolley and picked out his favorite souvenir. This is hard for him because he wants it all!

"Tom, what do you think of this hat?" Hermione followed and picked out an Irish tall hat with a clover dancing in the wind.

"No, absolutely not!" Tom looked at the green hat and rejected Hermione without hesitation.

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