The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 256 The Turmoil of Change

When Ryan pulled Hermione out of the box and walked to the main staircase covered with purple-red carpet, they just saw the Weasley family and Harry and the others coming down the stairs.

After seeing Ryan and Hermione, Harry immediately walked up to them, shook Ryan's hand and thanked them repeatedly for giving him and his godfather such a good seat to watch the game. Harry didn't stop thanking them until the twin brothers came over.

"Hey, Ryan. Look at the money we just won, a full two hundred Galleons." After saying that, the twins opened a pocket, which was full of gold coins.

"Now we can hire someone, and we don't have to reduce shipments when school starts." George came over and whispered.

"Uh, this doesn't seem to be a real Galleon." Ryan took out a few gold coins from his pocket and looked at them. On the one hand, he had just analyzed a few leprechaun gold coins, and he could basically determine what he had in his hand. On the other hand -

"Do you think these gold coins are too new? As far as I know, although the currency in the magical world wears out more slowly, it does not mean that it will not wear out. And each of these gold coins looks like it was just minted, without the slightest dirt or scratch."

"No way?" Fred said in disbelief. "Ludo is an official of the Ministry of Magic, he wouldn't use fake Galleons to trick us, would he?"

"In theory, it should be like this, but I don't believe in the moral integrity of a gambler. As for whether you believe what I said, it's up to you. I'm just stating my suspicions."

After discussing for more than ten seconds, the twins went to find their father, and after gesturing with their hands for a while, Mr. Weasley asked Sirius to take the children to the camping site first, and he and the twins went up to find Ludo to ask for an explanation.

Sure enough, even if Mr. Weasley did not support children's gambling, he would still stand on the side of the children and support them when the children were deceived.

After squeezing through groups of excited wizards, Ryan followed Sirius back to the camp. The wizards' tents all had space folding magic inside. For example, the tent Ryan was going to stay in tonight was an old-fashioned three-bedroom apartment.

Because Mr. Weasley and the twins had not come back yet, everyone decided to drink some cocoa milk before going to bed at Sirius' suggestion. Immediately, everyone started arguing about the game just now.

Ten minutes later, Mr. Weasley came back angrily with the twins, carrying a much smaller bag in his hand. He walked to the fire and took a sip of cocoa milk and said angrily, "I have known Ludo for more than ten years, but I never thought he would use this method to deceive my son."

"What!" Ron exclaimed. "Is there really something wrong with that bag of gold coins just now?"

"Yes, all of them are the leprechaun's gold coins." Mr. Weasley said. "The result of this competition was unusual, and Ludo lost a lot. So he had some bad ideas. When I found him, he had already mortgaged the bracelet, and finally got half of the money back after a long talk. So kids, you must stay away from gambling in the future, understand?"

"Got it, Dad." "Got it." "No problem, Mr. Weasley." Everyone around the fire said in unison. Soon everyone began to discuss the exciting game today.

From time to time, rough singing could be heard in the night sky, and leprechauns kept shuttling across their heads. Ryan learned from his twin brother that the big box was full of important people today, including old Barty Crouch. It seemed that the world had indeed changed, and Ryan's heart sank. This also meant that his advantage in the plot would become smaller and smaller. But now his strength was no longer weak, and he had enough confidence to deal with future changes. Thinking of this, Ryan also let go of his mind and began to chat with everyone around the fire about the game.

Even though everyone had been sitting there for more than 20 minutes, the surroundings were still so noisy. Looking at the somewhat chaotic campsite, Ryan moved to Percy's side and asked in a somewhat worried tone: "It seems that everyone is a little too excited. Do you think there will be Quidditch hooligans tonight?"

"Quidditch - hooligan, what's that?" Percy was curious about this word he had never come across before, because he had never heard of it before.

"You mean people like football hooligans?" Hermione, who was sitting next to them, was the first to react, and then explained to a group of wizards with doubts on their faces: "In the Muggle world, there is also a sport that is almost as popular as Quidditch called football, and football hooligans are people who pick quarrels and cause trouble on the field or after the game, disrupt the stadium and public order, and endanger social stability. Ryan's concern is reasonable. After all, British football hooligans are the most famous in the Muggle world."

"And I think that once wizards cause trouble, their actions will be much more serious than those of Muggles. The worst incident involving football hooligans in the Muggle world killed nearly 40 people and injured more than 300. The British team was banned for five years, and it was not until the year before I entered school that British teams were allowed to participate in European competitions. You can imagine what the situation will be like if wizards cause trouble." Ryan added.

"Your concerns are not without reason." Mr. Weasley thought for a moment after listening to Ryan and Hermione's speeches and said, "As far as I know, the Ministry of Magic has focused its main energy on the period before and during the games, and most people are on vacation now. At least now, if a riot occurs, the Ministry of Magic may not be able to spare enough manpower to quell the situation."

"How could this be? There are so many people here." Percy looked at his father in disbelief, because in his eyes the Ministry of Magic should be a very rigorous department. How could there be insufficient staff on duty at this time?

"First of all, strictly speaking, the game is over now. Secondly, everyone has been busy for so long, so the department will not arrange too many people to be on duty. After all, everyone is very tired." Mr. Weasley showed a matter-of-fact expression.

"No, I'm going to tell Mrs. Burns." Percy stood up with a serious face. Mr. Weasley wanted to say something but gave up. It might be because he saw in his son the confident self when he first entered the Ministry of Magic.

"As far as I know, these riots usually attack special places. If it's here, it would be the tents where the Ministry of Magic staff are located or the managers of the Muggle campsites." Ryan reminded quickly at this time.

"Got it," Percy waved, then disappeared into a crowd of green Irish supporters.

"It's great to be young!" "Yeah!" Sirius and Mr. Weasley said with emotion and clinked their glasses. After everyone chatted for a while, Mr. Weasley drove everyone to bed, but Percy didn't come back until then, but the noise around them became louder and louder.

"I feel a little uneasy now." Mr. Weasley said to the children with a serious face: "So everyone should go to bed early, and don't change into pajamas when you go to bed at night. Just take off your coat and put it aside. Everyone should also put their wands where they can reach them directly."

Ryan and Ron were in the same house. After washing up, they placed their wands on the bedside as instructed by Mr. Weasley, said good night to each other, and went to bed in their clothes.

Although it was still a bit noisy outside, Ryan fell asleep quickly after the excitement wore off. He fell asleep in a few minutes.

(End of this chapter)