Chapter 313

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As soon as we arrived at the stadium, we showed our invitations to the ministry official who was at the entrance, and after she confirmed their authenticity, she let us through.

Now we were going up towards the main box, which was at the highest point of the stadium and was also the best place to watch the match.

"That's a lot of stairs," my dad said after we'd gone up another floor, and unconsciously my mom and Hermione nodded.

"Yes, but the view is beautiful" my mom said, looking out over the field.

And she really was right. All the grandeur of the stadium filled with fans, wizards and witches shown in the film did not do justice to the view in front of me.

So many colors, so much singing and people cheering in one place, so much magic, I had never seen anything like it, and feeling these people's emotions, their magic, made all the inexplicable feeling of joy rise many times over.

"Now it's official, I've never seen so many wizards... No, I've never seen so many people gathered in one place" Hermione said, looking at the stadium and the stands full of excited witches and wizards.

"Neither do I," I said, and I meant it, considering even my first life.

Continuing up the stairs, we soon arrived in front of the cabin, which was decorated with purple carpet and 30 chairs of the same color with golden details.

The place was basically empty, and there was only one place occupied by a small elf, Winky, Mr. Crouch's house elf, who hid her face in her hands afraid to look forward because of her fear of heights.

Seeing this little elf I looked at the free seat beside her, and using my senses I could confirm that Barty Jr. was there hidden under an invisibility cloak.

"Dobby?" Harry asked in surprise, looking at the small creature.

"You called me Dobby?" Winky asked in a high-pitched voice, lifting her head and looking at him.

"Oh... Err... Sorry, I mistook you for someone I know." Harry said, a little disappointed.

I could have been paying attention to their conversation, but I decided to ignore them and went to sit with the others who weren't interested in the conversation either.

'Hmm, isn't Dobby the name of that weird elf friend of Ethan's?' Sirius wondered, looking between me and Harry.

As soon as the group that was standing finished talking to Winky they also came to sit, and now our large group took up almost the entire first row of seats in the box.

The group was organized with the golden trio being at the furthest left, followed shortly by the other Weasleys. After that there was me, with my parents at my side, and Sirius and Remus at the other end.

With nothing to do we started talking, and not long after more people were arriving at the box, with some of them nodding in greeting.

Of course, most greeted us out of politeness and the rest just because we were together with Sirius, the Black Lord.

Of all the people who entered the box I only recognized the Greengrass family, where I nodded to Astoria as soon as she saw me.

The other people were strangers to me, and I didn't understand the language most of them spoke. Only two wizards spoke a language I understood, which was French, and from what I could make out they were representatives of the French Ministry who had been invited by Fudge himself.

"I feel strange being among so many influential wizards" my mom, who was on my right side, said apprehensively, "Especially because of the little problem of us being… Muggles" she whispered the last part.

"Don't worry mum" I said, trying to reassure her, "People here are so obsessed with Quidditch that they won't even pay attention to us... And besides, they have no way of knowing you're muggles."

"Hmm, are you sure?" she asked, and I nodded, making her relax as she let out a small sigh, "Well, I hope you're right."

And listening to her I smiled slightly.

'Well, I said no one would pay any attention to them, but I have to watch out for Malfoy and Greengrass, as they'll probably realize they're my parents, and they know my parents are Muggles' I thought, frowning.

Deciding not to think about it too much now, I turned my attention back to the stadium and the field in front of me, noticing every detail of it, until I saw the twins get up from their seats, heading towards the entrance where Bagman was, who had just arrived.

"Where are you going?" I asked the twins, who stopped in front of me and looked at me.

They then looked around to see if their dad was overhearing us, before moving closer and speaking in low tones.

"Don't tell our dad, but we're going to take part in the bet Mr. Bagman is making," George said, and I stopped, looking at them for a moment before shaking my head.

"Look, I'm giving you some friendly advice, don't bet with Bagman, he can't be trusted" I said in a warning tone.

"He won't fool us, he knows our father and is an influential official in the Ministry" Fred said, and I just looked at him dryly.

"Seriously guys? Look at his face, he basically screams cheater and rogue" I said gesturing to Bagman who was talking to one of the representatives from Bulgaria.

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"...Okay, you have a point" Fred said, but then shook his head, "Well, but there's a lot of witnesses here, I doubt he'll try to trick us knowing that."

"Yes, absolutely" I huffed in disdain.

I then sighed before looking at them.

"Look, why don't you do it like this, let Sirius bet for you, as I'm sure Bagman won't be crazy enough to cheat Lord Black" I said, and they looked at each other for a moment in a silent conversation, mulling over my suggestion.

"Well I think that would be nice" George said, with his brother nodding.

"Yes, and I don't think he would tell our parents about the bet if we talked to him" Fred contemplated.

"Well, in that case go talk to him," I said, pointing to the dog man who was talking to Remus.

And after I said that the twins got up, heading towards Sirius, and after a short conversation the older man nodded, before heading towards Bagman.

I could see Bagman talking to him then with a smile, until Sirius said something that made him freeze, with his smile getting tense.

After a few more words Bagman nodded halfheartedly, before signing something in a small notebook he was carrying, and Sirius then handed him some coins.

I could see that he gave away more coins than the twins had given him, and as he was returning to his seat I called him over and asked him why.

"Well, I like to bet a little too, and the two over there" he gestured to the twins, "They're so certain and confident of the outcome that I thought I'd try my luck and took their word for it, so I quintupled the bet"

"Oh, interesting," I said, looking at Bagman feeling just a little sorry for the poor man.

But whatever conversation I was having with Sirius ended as soon as I saw Minister Fudge enter the box, but the reason for our silence was not Fudge, but the blond haired trio that followed him.

'Malfoys' I thought, feeling the tension rise in the room.

And it didn't take a genius to figure out that letting Sirius, Mr. Weasley, and Lucius Malfoy in the same place was a mistake, a mistake that could lead to disaster.

And realizing this I sat up straight, ready to intervene if anything happened.

But aside from worrying about what might happen to these three grown men, my biggest concern came from my parents.

'I doubt Malfoy would mention me to his parents, especially with all the fear he has of me, so that means Lucius doesn't know they're Muggles' I thought, narrowing my eyes.

'But if he happens to know or realize this, and tries to do something about it, his biggest concern won't be Sirius or Mr. Weasley' and in that moment my magic reacted within my body, my eyes glowing fiercely.

End.

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