The four of Anita walked in the bustling camp. They arrived relatively late. Most wizards had arrived early, and some had even camped here for several days.The camp was full of wizards wearing all kinds of strange clothes, excitedly talking about the upcoming game in various languages, and there were even little wizards running around between the tents with toy wands.

Lucius' complexion was very bad. He didn't appreciate this kind of messy and bustling bustle, and the previous entanglement with that "strange" Muggle groundskeeper made Lucius even more upset. disgust.

"I really don't understand why the Ministry of Magic let a Muggle manage this camp." Anita whispered to Draco. Anita didn't hate or discriminate against Muggles. Poor admin who emptied dozens of times.

"Probably because it's Muggle territory," Draco said.

"Honestly, it's better to knock that Muggle out than to keep forgetting about him. I'm really worried about the aftereffects of this. Besides, knocking out that Muggle, wizards don't have to So much effort to pretend to be a Muggle, and, by the way, very badly disguised."

"You know, sometimes the Ministry of Magic has such weird insistence." Draco said with a shrug.

With that said, they reached the area in the center of the camp that belonged to the Malfoy family, and the tents had been set up by the house elves.Compared with the Muggle-like tents around, the Malfoy family's tent looked like a small palace.The tent was at least three storeys high, and was upholstered in profusion of green and silver satin.There is an exquisite miniature garden in front of the tent. In addition to flowers and plants, there is actually a small fountain. Two white peacocks are walking around the fountain proudly.

"Merlin, you actually brought those two peacocks from Malfoy Manor?!" Anita exclaimed.

"It doesn't take much trouble." Lucius said reservedly.Seeing the tent, Lucius finally looked better, and Anita could see the subtle smug expression on his face.

Lucius raised the curtain of the tent for the ladies, and made a "come in" gesture, "It may be a bit crowded, but fortunately, this is only a temporary resting place, and we can only bear with it a little bit."

Anita walked into the tent, only to realize that Lucius was really too modest.The hall inside the tent was at least as big as a basketball court, let alone the four of them, it wouldn't look crowded if it could hold the entire Quidditch team.Although it is indeed a bit inferior to Malfoy Manor, it is still very luxuriously decorated, with a marble fireplace burning with warm flames, furniture with delicate silver patterns, and a floor covered with comfortable and gorgeous carpets, everywhere. Demonstrates the financial power and status of the Malfoy family.

"Come on, honey, I'll take you to your room. The game won't start until night, you may want to take a nap to refresh yourself. Let father and son go crazy." Narcissa took Anita to bed Lou, like Anita, Narcissa is not that fanatical about Quidditch.

Anita's room upstairs is exactly the same as her room in Malfoy Manor. Anita didn't have the habit of taking a nap, but on a hot summer afternoon, in such a familiar environment, Anita couldn't help feeling drowsy. , changed into pajamas, lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

It was almost dusk when Anita woke up. Looking out of the window, red and green lanterns in the distance illuminated the road leading to the arena, and hundreds of wizards were rushing towards the arena like a torrent.Anita got up in a hurry, put on her clothes quickly, and carefully took care of her makeup (this is very important, Anita doesn't want to hear Narcissa talk about "lady self-cultivation" again).

Anita lifted the hem of her skirt and ran downstairs quickly. She faintly saw Lucius and Narcissa in the hall, and complained, "Have you been waiting for a long time? Why didn't you wake me up..." Suddenly, Anita Pausing, she saw people sitting in a circle in the hall, her father was also there, and the high-level officials of the Walpes Knights she had seen in the Riddle Manor, they all had solemn expressions, as if they were It looks like a meeting.After hearing Anita's voice, everyone's eyes were on her.

Anita quickly adjusted her expression, and went downstairs in her most ladylike posture, thanking Narcissa for her ladylike lessons, she is not too rude now.Anita pretended nothing happened, nodded dignifiedly and gracefully, "Good afternoon, gentlemen."

"Good afternoon, Miss Riddle." The people in the hall also pretended nothing happened, and after greeting Anita one after another, they turned their eyes back to Tom who was sitting at the top.

Anita secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then, let's proceed according to the plan," Tom said, "The current intelligence is that the Death Eaters will take action in the middle of the night, and I have informed the Ministry of Magic to evacuate the crowd as soon as possible after the game, but one hundred thousand Excited wizards are not so easy to evacuate, and the efficiency of the Ministry of Magic is as low as ever, everyone should be vigilant, the Death Eaters are likely to take advantage of the chaos."

"Yes, mylord." The members of the Knights stood up and saluted, then took their leave and left.

Only the Malfoy family and Tom were left in the tent. Anita walked gracefully in front of Tom, lifted her skirt, and curtseyed in a very standard manner, "Dad."

Tom raised his eyebrows, and Anita burst out laughing, threw herself into Tom's arms and kissed him on the cheek.But Anita quickly restrained her expression. She sat down next to Tom and asked, "What happened?"

"Information from the Order of the Phoenix." Tom said, "Death Eaters will take advantage of the Quidditch World Cup to create chaos. It is said that this time it will be an 'action to change the pattern of the wizarding community in Britain and the world'."

"Why not just cancel the game?" Anita asked.

"We don't have any solid evidence, and there are too many people involved in this game. 80.00% of the wizards in the world are here. Coupled with everyone's love for Quidditch, canceling the game rashly will cause turmoil. The British Ministry of Magic is currently fighting for power among the Knights, the Order of the Phoenix, and the Death Eaters, so the current management is in a state of chaos and may not be able to control the situation." Tom said with a gloomy face.

"Then shall we still go to the game?" Draco asked cautiously.

Tom pondered for a while, then agreed, "Go ahead. Death Eaters probably wouldn't act during a match. During a match, everyone gets mixed up. It's not easy for Death Eaters to identify the target group, it's too easy to accidentally injure them, and it's easy to cause public anger .”

Draco couldn't help showing an excited smile when he heard this. As a Quidditch fanatic, he had been looking forward to this game for a long time.

Lucius glared at Draco, Draco tried to suppress the corners of his mouth, but his eyes were still bright.

"However, once the game is over, you and Anita must go back." Tom looked seriously into Anita and Draco's eyes and said, "If there is any unexpected situation during the game, use the Portkey to return to the manor immediately. Did you hear that?"

Although it's a pity to miss the carnival after the game, but for safety's sake, it's better to leave early.Draco and Anita nodded seriously, and Tom saw that the two of them really listened to his words, and said, "Then let's go."

They walked towards the arena. At this time, most wizards had already entered the arena, and only a few wizards scattered on the road were still on their way.Not far away, in the huge stadium emitting golden light, there were shouts and laughter from wizards, and wizards supporting both sides of the game were singing team songs loudly, a scene of jubilation.Perhaps because there are fewer entertainment activities in the wizarding world, the Quidditch World Cup is a rare carnival, more lively than the football World Cup and Super Bowl in the Muggle world that Anita has seen in her previous life.

Lucius led everyone into the box on the top floor, except for the front row in the center, the box was already full of people.Hearing the sound of someone coming in, the people in the box turned their heads one after another. After seeing Tom, they all opened their eyes wide in disbelief, and stood up in a hurry.Although Tom hadn't shown his face publicly in the wizarding world, since the battle between him and Voldemort, images of the two of them have spread throughout the wizarding world, at least the wizards in this box recognized him at a glance.Anita heard someone exclaim "Merlin" in a low voice, and someone accidentally dropped the drink and flag they were holding on the ground.

"R...Mr. Riddle." Fudge, the Minister of Magic, rushed over from the first row, almost tripped on the way, and stood in front of Tom at a loss.Anita noticed that Fudge's knees were bent as if his legs were going limp, but he finally bowed deeply, so low that his nose almost touched the floor.Fudge whispered, "You...it is a great honor for us to have you here."

Tom held out his hand. "Hello, Fudge."

Fudge didn't expect Tom, one of the Dark Lords, to be so approachable. He was flattered and took Tom's hand, and held it firmly for a long time, until Tom finally had to shake off his hand.Although Tom just glanced at Fudge impatiently and then turned his head to accept the greetings from others, but Fudge trembled when he met Tom's eyes. He was really afraid that the Dark Lord would Avada him if he was upset.

The Weasleys, Harry, and Hermione watched them curiously.Anita maintained her ladylike posture, smiling reservedly, accepting compliments from others.While everyone was not paying attention, Anita quietly winked at Hermione and the others. Hermione and Harry smiled at Anita, and George and Fred waved directly to Anita.

Mr. Weasley gave George and Fred an uneasy look, and Anita waved them slightly, unexpectedly.The senior officials of the Ministry of Magic sitting beside them looked sideways, curious about the relationship between the Weasleys and the Dark Lord.

Tom noticed the movement over there and glanced at Anita, but there was no reproach in his eyes.

Anita puffed her face in embarrassment.

For Tom, her daughter made friends with whomever she wanted.If his daughter doesn't even have the freedom to make friends with others, then he is a bit of a failure as the Dark Lord.So he bent down and whispered in Anita's ear, "If you want to say hello to your friends, just go, it's okay."

Anita shook her head. She knew that this was nothing to her and her father, but she was worried about causing trouble for Hermione and the others. Let's wait until the situation is less tense.

After Tom and Anita took their seats in the middle of the first row, Fudge took out a handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.Although the Ministry of Magic sent tickets to the two Dark Lords and Dumbledore, it was just out of courtesy and respect, and he didn't think these people would really attend.Who knew that one of the Dark Lords really appeared, and now Fudge can only pray to Merlin that Dumbledore and Voldemort will not be present.

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