Chapter 106 The Strange Tent
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Shui Shen Zhi Feng
Chapter 106 The Strange Tent
Xie Lin and his party walked to the edge of the first camp area. The tents here began to become ordinary, and some even looked very old.
In the distance, Schelling saw a wooden sign that said "Weisby". Harry, Ron and Hermione were trying to set up the tent in the Muggle way.For some reason, he felt that Hermione seemed a little thinner.Schelling hadn't spoken to Hermione since falling out with her at the end of last term. He felt that seeing each other would only embarrass the two of them, so he took a detour to avoid the Weasleys' camp.
They entered the second camp.
The administrator Mr. Payne standing at the entrance is also a Muggle, and his memory is being modified by Ministry of Magic officials.Perhaps the amnesticist was too tired, and something went wrong during the editing process, causing Mr. Payne's memory to be confused, and he kept mumbling to himself: "How many floors do you have to carry for a bag of rice, and the second floor for a bag of rice..."
(Note: In the original book, Mr. Payne is really the administrator of the second camp, not fabricated by the author)
After a few people stepped into the camp, Astoria let out an exclamation. Looking around, the whole camp seemed like a green ocean. Every tent was covered with layers of clover, which looked like green hills.
"These are supporters of the Irish team, the shamrock is a symbol of Ireland." Daphne explained.
At this time, Schelling heard someone calling his name behind him.
"Sherin!"
Sherin turned and it was Cedric Diggory.
"It's you, Ced." Schelling and Cedric had a little friendship. The two hadn't known each other since Merlin's test match, and they couldn't help exchanging pleasantries after meeting.
Cedric's father was Amos Diggory, a red-faced wizard with a short brown beard. He worked for the Department of Magical Creatures Regulation and Control at the Ministry of Magic. He could be seen to be very proud of his son. He boasted to everyone that his son had defeated the famous Harry Potter in the Quidditch match, which made Cedric very embarrassed.
The Diggory family has had its fair share of glory too, descended from the much-loved Minister for Magic, Eldritch Diggory. During his tenure in the 18th century, when the Auror recruitment program was first established, he also formed a committee to find an alternative to Azkaban, at least by removing the dementors as guards first.Sadly, this plan was ultimately shelved after he passed away from dragon pox.
Unexpectedly, it has only been more than 100 years, and the Diggory family has regressed to this point.Amos didn't have a high position in the Ministry of Magic, and they couldn't even afford tickets to the First Camp.No wonder, after Cedric was born in the family, Amos had such high hopes for him, probably because he hoped that Cedric could revive the family's prestige.
Then Schelling ran into the Burns family tent again.Aunt Liya warmly welcomed Xie Lin and others to their seats, and invited them to drink a cup of scented tea.
Susan was not in the tent. Aunt Leah said she was out looking for Hannah Abbott and Ernie McMillan.When they were at Hogwarts, the three of them, and Justin Fenley, a total of four people formed a small circle, they often played together, and their relationship was very good.
The first half of the second camp was almost entirely Irish fans, including Diggory and Burns, who were there.With Amelia's status, it would not be difficult to get a position in the first camp, but she is a supporter of the Irish team, so she prefers to stay in the same area as other fans.The second half of the tent looks much more ordinary, but there are some exceptions.
"Hey, who owns that tent?" Astoria asked suddenly, with unconcealed curiosity in his voice.
Everyone looked in the direction she pointed, and it was a beautifully made tent, with canvas enclosing it in the shape of three floors, which strictly followed the style of Muggle tents, but without losing its luxurious style.
The flowers and trees in the open space in front of the tent are neatly trimmed, and the overall appearance is clean and tidy, which is quite different from the tents of ordinary wizards.What was even more eerie was that there was no one to be seen around the tent, not even a house-elf.This is unimaginable for a wizarding family that pays attention to taste and ostentation.
"Maybe the whole family went out to play together." Daphne didn't quite believe her speculation.
"Probably not. The World Cup is about to start. If you want to go out to play, you can't choose now. What's more, this is a wilderness, and there are no famous scenic spots nearby." Xie Lin shook his head.
"Ladies and gentlemen, is there anything I can do for you?" With a crackling sound, a house elf suddenly appeared in the air, startling Astoria.
The little guy has a pair of huge brown eyes and a nose like a big tomato, and a very thin voice, probably a female house elf.
"Excuse me for interrupting, where is this?" Schelling asked politely to the elf.
"This is the tent of the Crouch family, Shining is working for Mr. Crouch."
"Crouch? Barty Crouch? Director of the International Cooperation Department?" Schelling immediately responded, "Is Mr. Crouch here too?"
"The master has something to go out now, and Winky is ordered to guard the tent for the master." The house elf stared at a pair of big eyes, and there was unquestionable persistence and stubbornness in his tone, "The master sent Winky here, and winky has been guarding here. It's just a pity that I can't invite a few ladies and gentlemen to visit the master's tent. Winky doesn't have this authority."
"So sorry to bother you, Twinkle." Schelling and his group left the tent with interest, only Astoria kept looking back at the strange-looking canvas building.
"Don't you find it strange, Schelling?" Meredith seemed to think of something, "Since Mrs. Crouch passed away, isn't he the only one left in the Crouch family, but he has set up such a big tent? Are they planning to open a hotel here?"
"That's right!" Daphne echoed, "Given his family background and status, it seems that there is no need to choose the tent in the second camp. He is also one of the people in charge of this World Cup!"
Schelling didn't answer.
Seeing everyone fell silent, Astoria changed the subject: "I really want to know what the Bulgarians hang on their tents?"
"Okay, let's go to the next camp to see!" Xie Lin decided.
The Bulgarian fan area is relatively normal, not as exaggerated as the Irish fan area.The biggest feature is that there is a Bulgarian flag hanging on the tents, and the same posters are pasted on the top. On it is a very gloomy face with thick black and thick eyebrows, and that face is blinking and frowning constantly.
"It's Viktor Krum, the Bulgarian Seeker!" Daphne explained to Schelling. The three girls knew that Schelling was not too keen on Quidditch, so they didn't know much about these things. "He's still studying at the Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Magic."
"He looks so gloomy," said Schelling, "as if someone owed him money."
Daphne was so amused that she burst out laughing, "He is a genius, amazing, many critics say he is the best Seeker of this century, you actually said that..."
Astoria held the opposite opinion, "Hmph, if Brother Xie Lin is not interested in Quidditch, I don't believe that he will be better than Xie Lin!"
Daphne was rendered speechless.Speaking of which, they haven't seen Schelling's performance on the court, but it really seems that nothing can stump him.If Schelling devotes himself to Quidditch, it is indeed possible to become an extremely terrifying existence on the court.
"My Tori, thank you for looking up to me so much, I'm not good at flying..." Xie Lin said with a serious face.
Meredith snorted softly, as if to say "Who would believe that".
To be honest, apart from Schelling's flying skills, he can definitely become the most powerful Seeker. Under the shadow of the God of Profound Truth, the Golden Snitch has nowhere to hide.
Then, a group of people walked to a tent with a strange shape. The tent was black and cylindrical, like a rook in a wizard's chess game, similar to a castle tower.
The entrance to the tent was covered with mistletoe, and the small clearing in front of it also had some strange little plants, Schelling could barely make out the pimple vine, because it was mentioned in the book "A Thousand Wonderful Herbs and Mushrooms" about this aggressive and dangerous plant.Schelling probably guessed whose tent this was.
Sure enough, Luna Lovegood, who was dressed strangely, saw Schelling in the tent, and ran out of the tent in a hurry.
When she was in school, Luna was often excluded or even bullied by her classmates because of her strange dress and maverick.But she, who has a kind personality, doesn't care much about this. She chooses to be tolerant and friendly, and she doesn't change her optimistic view of life because of this.Luna herself is very smart. With the secret help of Xie Lin, she got the first overall score in the whole grade at the end of last year's semester, even better than Ginny Weasley.
"Scherin, when did you arrive? My father and I came over two weeks ago." The girl's eyes were still misty, but her excitement could not be concealed in her tone, "You know, he is the editor-in-chief of "The Quibbler". He came here early to interview officials from the Ministry of Magic who were in charge of arranging the venue, as well as fans from other countries."
"I came here with Daphne and the others, and I just arrived this morning." Xie Lin replied gently. "You have been here for so long, have you found anything new and interesting?"
"Yes!" Luna took Xie Lin's hand, "Come with me, I'll show you!"
Daphne and Meredith glanced at Schelling with half-smile expressions.Astoria suddenly felt a little sour in her heart. Her brother Schelling was good at everything, but he was a little too popular.
Xie Lin smiled awkwardly, and motioned for several people to follow into Luna's tent.
The space inside the tent is not large, but there are many strange and interesting things.
In a corner of the hall, there is a small fish tank, in which there are more than ten colorful ball fish swimming around. It is said that Luna personally caught them back from the creek in the village of San Catchpole.In the flowerpot next to the fish tank, there were balls of white plush fluff floating there, making humming sounds.
Luna came out with four wooden teacups, which were filled with hot air.Xie Lin and the three girls took a sip from the teacup, and a scallion-like smell poured into his stomach from his throat, and he was almost out of breath.
"Is this your first time drinking Goldigan tea?" Luna looked at him amusedly, "Most people have this reaction when they drink it for the first time."
Luna took out a plant that was planted in a pot, pointed to a large spherical plant, and said, "This is Gordigan. It can be used to drive away the bigmouth fish in the river and avoid being bitten by them when entering the water." Gordigen looks like an oversized green onion.
"There are more interesting things outside! Come with me." Then, Luna led them around the open space full of small plants in front of the tent.She pointed to a similarly harmless hollow tree stump and said, "This is a pimple vine. See if the stump is covered with pimples. In fact, pods as big as grapefruit can grow from the pimples, but if you want to take its pods—"
Luna poked a knot with a small dead branch, and five or six vines covered with thorns suddenly stretched out from the opening of the tree stump, and grabbed Luna. Luna threw the dead branch lightly, and was swept away by the vines.
Daphne couldn't help but said, "This, is this more dangerous than the devil's net?"
Meredith also turned pale. "I remember that this plant was mentioned in the series of "The Encyclopedia of Carnivorous Trees in the World". It is one of the quite dangerous plants."
(Note: "Flesh-Eating Trees of the World" is a sixth-grade herbal science textbook. It is a series of books divided into several books. People's News Agency translated it as "Flesh-Eating Trees of the World". This translation may be simplified, but herbal science textbooks usually reveal the origin of the herb, so the author added back the word world.)
Luna smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, it's just a self-defense mechanism. If you don't provoke it, Pidaovine is very good and will never hurt anyone."
Ahem, girl, are you sure your surname is Lovegood?Not Hagrid?
After introducing the pimple vine, Luna introduced the purple spoon-leaf grass again, and finally it was the turn of a small shrub that looked like orange-red radishes hanging upside down.
Luna picked a few fruits, handed them to several people, and said, "Try this, this is airship plum, it can improve the user's ability to accept abnormal things, and my earrings are made of this." Luna's eyes were shining brightly, and there was a sense of anticipation in it.
Xie Lin knew that Luna had a special kind of spiritual intuition, which could distinguish a real friend, so he picked up a crunchy crunchy crunch and ate it into his stomach without hesitation, and the other three girls followed suit.
Seeing this situation, Luna unconsciously showed a brilliant and moving smile. The sun slanted on her long pale golden hair, shining golden luster like gold sand. Coupled with those blurred eyes, the girl in front of Xie Lin at this moment has an indescribable ethereal temperament, just like a fairy who has fallen into the mortal world.Even in Schelling's state of mind, I felt that a soft place deep in my heart had been touched.
After bidding farewell to Luna, they wandered into wizard camps in other countries, and saw several tents resembling Egyptian pyramids, and also saw several African wizards roasting a thing that looked like a hare on a pile of purple fires.As an adventure traveler in his previous life, Xie Lin was very interested in the special customs and cultures of other countries, so he also lamented that the trip was an eye-opener and worthwhile.
1) Digory’s family is located in the second camp area, which is the official setting of the original book, but Burns was invented by the author. Setting the camp area for each family is a description of the author’s strength to distinguish the family; there is also a family with the lowest rank, such as the Fawcett family, who simply cannot buy tickets
2) Other examples of books that reveal the origin of herbal medicines include: gill grass appears in "Mediterranean Miraculous Aquatic Plants"; Chinese biting cabbage appears in "Asian Antidrug Encyclopedia"
(End of this chapter)
Xie Lin and his party walked to the edge of the first camp area. The tents here began to become ordinary, and some even looked very old.
In the distance, Schelling saw a wooden sign that said "Weisby". Harry, Ron and Hermione were trying to set up the tent in the Muggle way.For some reason, he felt that Hermione seemed a little thinner.Schelling hadn't spoken to Hermione since falling out with her at the end of last term. He felt that seeing each other would only embarrass the two of them, so he took a detour to avoid the Weasleys' camp.
They entered the second camp.
The administrator Mr. Payne standing at the entrance is also a Muggle, and his memory is being modified by Ministry of Magic officials.Perhaps the amnesticist was too tired, and something went wrong during the editing process, causing Mr. Payne's memory to be confused, and he kept mumbling to himself: "How many floors do you have to carry for a bag of rice, and the second floor for a bag of rice..."
(Note: In the original book, Mr. Payne is really the administrator of the second camp, not fabricated by the author)
After a few people stepped into the camp, Astoria let out an exclamation. Looking around, the whole camp seemed like a green ocean. Every tent was covered with layers of clover, which looked like green hills.
"These are supporters of the Irish team, the shamrock is a symbol of Ireland." Daphne explained.
At this time, Schelling heard someone calling his name behind him.
"Sherin!"
Sherin turned and it was Cedric Diggory.
"It's you, Ced." Schelling and Cedric had a little friendship. The two hadn't known each other since Merlin's test match, and they couldn't help exchanging pleasantries after meeting.
Cedric's father was Amos Diggory, a red-faced wizard with a short brown beard. He worked for the Department of Magical Creatures Regulation and Control at the Ministry of Magic. He could be seen to be very proud of his son. He boasted to everyone that his son had defeated the famous Harry Potter in the Quidditch match, which made Cedric very embarrassed.
The Diggory family has had its fair share of glory too, descended from the much-loved Minister for Magic, Eldritch Diggory. During his tenure in the 18th century, when the Auror recruitment program was first established, he also formed a committee to find an alternative to Azkaban, at least by removing the dementors as guards first.Sadly, this plan was ultimately shelved after he passed away from dragon pox.
Unexpectedly, it has only been more than 100 years, and the Diggory family has regressed to this point.Amos didn't have a high position in the Ministry of Magic, and they couldn't even afford tickets to the First Camp.No wonder, after Cedric was born in the family, Amos had such high hopes for him, probably because he hoped that Cedric could revive the family's prestige.
Then Schelling ran into the Burns family tent again.Aunt Liya warmly welcomed Xie Lin and others to their seats, and invited them to drink a cup of scented tea.
Susan was not in the tent. Aunt Leah said she was out looking for Hannah Abbott and Ernie McMillan.When they were at Hogwarts, the three of them, and Justin Fenley, a total of four people formed a small circle, they often played together, and their relationship was very good.
The first half of the second camp was almost entirely Irish fans, including Diggory and Burns, who were there.With Amelia's status, it would not be difficult to get a position in the first camp, but she is a supporter of the Irish team, so she prefers to stay in the same area as other fans.The second half of the tent looks much more ordinary, but there are some exceptions.
"Hey, who owns that tent?" Astoria asked suddenly, with unconcealed curiosity in his voice.
Everyone looked in the direction she pointed, and it was a beautifully made tent, with canvas enclosing it in the shape of three floors, which strictly followed the style of Muggle tents, but without losing its luxurious style.
The flowers and trees in the open space in front of the tent are neatly trimmed, and the overall appearance is clean and tidy, which is quite different from the tents of ordinary wizards.What was even more eerie was that there was no one to be seen around the tent, not even a house-elf.This is unimaginable for a wizarding family that pays attention to taste and ostentation.
"Maybe the whole family went out to play together." Daphne didn't quite believe her speculation.
"Probably not. The World Cup is about to start. If you want to go out to play, you can't choose now. What's more, this is a wilderness, and there are no famous scenic spots nearby." Xie Lin shook his head.
"Ladies and gentlemen, is there anything I can do for you?" With a crackling sound, a house elf suddenly appeared in the air, startling Astoria.
The little guy has a pair of huge brown eyes and a nose like a big tomato, and a very thin voice, probably a female house elf.
"Excuse me for interrupting, where is this?" Schelling asked politely to the elf.
"This is the tent of the Crouch family, Shining is working for Mr. Crouch."
"Crouch? Barty Crouch? Director of the International Cooperation Department?" Schelling immediately responded, "Is Mr. Crouch here too?"
"The master has something to go out now, and Winky is ordered to guard the tent for the master." The house elf stared at a pair of big eyes, and there was unquestionable persistence and stubbornness in his tone, "The master sent Winky here, and winky has been guarding here. It's just a pity that I can't invite a few ladies and gentlemen to visit the master's tent. Winky doesn't have this authority."
"So sorry to bother you, Twinkle." Schelling and his group left the tent with interest, only Astoria kept looking back at the strange-looking canvas building.
"Don't you find it strange, Schelling?" Meredith seemed to think of something, "Since Mrs. Crouch passed away, isn't he the only one left in the Crouch family, but he has set up such a big tent? Are they planning to open a hotel here?"
"That's right!" Daphne echoed, "Given his family background and status, it seems that there is no need to choose the tent in the second camp. He is also one of the people in charge of this World Cup!"
Schelling didn't answer.
Seeing everyone fell silent, Astoria changed the subject: "I really want to know what the Bulgarians hang on their tents?"
"Okay, let's go to the next camp to see!" Xie Lin decided.
The Bulgarian fan area is relatively normal, not as exaggerated as the Irish fan area.The biggest feature is that there is a Bulgarian flag hanging on the tents, and the same posters are pasted on the top. On it is a very gloomy face with thick black and thick eyebrows, and that face is blinking and frowning constantly.
"It's Viktor Krum, the Bulgarian Seeker!" Daphne explained to Schelling. The three girls knew that Schelling was not too keen on Quidditch, so they didn't know much about these things. "He's still studying at the Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Magic."
"He looks so gloomy," said Schelling, "as if someone owed him money."
Daphne was so amused that she burst out laughing, "He is a genius, amazing, many critics say he is the best Seeker of this century, you actually said that..."
Astoria held the opposite opinion, "Hmph, if Brother Xie Lin is not interested in Quidditch, I don't believe that he will be better than Xie Lin!"
Daphne was rendered speechless.Speaking of which, they haven't seen Schelling's performance on the court, but it really seems that nothing can stump him.If Schelling devotes himself to Quidditch, it is indeed possible to become an extremely terrifying existence on the court.
"My Tori, thank you for looking up to me so much, I'm not good at flying..." Xie Lin said with a serious face.
Meredith snorted softly, as if to say "Who would believe that".
To be honest, apart from Schelling's flying skills, he can definitely become the most powerful Seeker. Under the shadow of the God of Profound Truth, the Golden Snitch has nowhere to hide.
Then, a group of people walked to a tent with a strange shape. The tent was black and cylindrical, like a rook in a wizard's chess game, similar to a castle tower.
The entrance to the tent was covered with mistletoe, and the small clearing in front of it also had some strange little plants, Schelling could barely make out the pimple vine, because it was mentioned in the book "A Thousand Wonderful Herbs and Mushrooms" about this aggressive and dangerous plant.Schelling probably guessed whose tent this was.
Sure enough, Luna Lovegood, who was dressed strangely, saw Schelling in the tent, and ran out of the tent in a hurry.
When she was in school, Luna was often excluded or even bullied by her classmates because of her strange dress and maverick.But she, who has a kind personality, doesn't care much about this. She chooses to be tolerant and friendly, and she doesn't change her optimistic view of life because of this.Luna herself is very smart. With the secret help of Xie Lin, she got the first overall score in the whole grade at the end of last year's semester, even better than Ginny Weasley.
"Scherin, when did you arrive? My father and I came over two weeks ago." The girl's eyes were still misty, but her excitement could not be concealed in her tone, "You know, he is the editor-in-chief of "The Quibbler". He came here early to interview officials from the Ministry of Magic who were in charge of arranging the venue, as well as fans from other countries."
"I came here with Daphne and the others, and I just arrived this morning." Xie Lin replied gently. "You have been here for so long, have you found anything new and interesting?"
"Yes!" Luna took Xie Lin's hand, "Come with me, I'll show you!"
Daphne and Meredith glanced at Schelling with half-smile expressions.Astoria suddenly felt a little sour in her heart. Her brother Schelling was good at everything, but he was a little too popular.
Xie Lin smiled awkwardly, and motioned for several people to follow into Luna's tent.
The space inside the tent is not large, but there are many strange and interesting things.
In a corner of the hall, there is a small fish tank, in which there are more than ten colorful ball fish swimming around. It is said that Luna personally caught them back from the creek in the village of San Catchpole.In the flowerpot next to the fish tank, there were balls of white plush fluff floating there, making humming sounds.
Luna came out with four wooden teacups, which were filled with hot air.Xie Lin and the three girls took a sip from the teacup, and a scallion-like smell poured into his stomach from his throat, and he was almost out of breath.
"Is this your first time drinking Goldigan tea?" Luna looked at him amusedly, "Most people have this reaction when they drink it for the first time."
Luna took out a plant that was planted in a pot, pointed to a large spherical plant, and said, "This is Gordigan. It can be used to drive away the bigmouth fish in the river and avoid being bitten by them when entering the water." Gordigen looks like an oversized green onion.
"There are more interesting things outside! Come with me." Then, Luna led them around the open space full of small plants in front of the tent.She pointed to a similarly harmless hollow tree stump and said, "This is a pimple vine. See if the stump is covered with pimples. In fact, pods as big as grapefruit can grow from the pimples, but if you want to take its pods—"
Luna poked a knot with a small dead branch, and five or six vines covered with thorns suddenly stretched out from the opening of the tree stump, and grabbed Luna. Luna threw the dead branch lightly, and was swept away by the vines.
Daphne couldn't help but said, "This, is this more dangerous than the devil's net?"
Meredith also turned pale. "I remember that this plant was mentioned in the series of "The Encyclopedia of Carnivorous Trees in the World". It is one of the quite dangerous plants."
(Note: "Flesh-Eating Trees of the World" is a sixth-grade herbal science textbook. It is a series of books divided into several books. People's News Agency translated it as "Flesh-Eating Trees of the World". This translation may be simplified, but herbal science textbooks usually reveal the origin of the herb, so the author added back the word world.)
Luna smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, it's just a self-defense mechanism. If you don't provoke it, Pidaovine is very good and will never hurt anyone."
Ahem, girl, are you sure your surname is Lovegood?Not Hagrid?
After introducing the pimple vine, Luna introduced the purple spoon-leaf grass again, and finally it was the turn of a small shrub that looked like orange-red radishes hanging upside down.
Luna picked a few fruits, handed them to several people, and said, "Try this, this is airship plum, it can improve the user's ability to accept abnormal things, and my earrings are made of this." Luna's eyes were shining brightly, and there was a sense of anticipation in it.
Xie Lin knew that Luna had a special kind of spiritual intuition, which could distinguish a real friend, so he picked up a crunchy crunchy crunch and ate it into his stomach without hesitation, and the other three girls followed suit.
Seeing this situation, Luna unconsciously showed a brilliant and moving smile. The sun slanted on her long pale golden hair, shining golden luster like gold sand. Coupled with those blurred eyes, the girl in front of Xie Lin at this moment has an indescribable ethereal temperament, just like a fairy who has fallen into the mortal world.Even in Schelling's state of mind, I felt that a soft place deep in my heart had been touched.
After bidding farewell to Luna, they wandered into wizard camps in other countries, and saw several tents resembling Egyptian pyramids, and also saw several African wizards roasting a thing that looked like a hare on a pile of purple fires.As an adventure traveler in his previous life, Xie Lin was very interested in the special customs and cultures of other countries, so he also lamented that the trip was an eye-opener and worthwhile.
1) Digory’s family is located in the second camp area, which is the official setting of the original book, but Burns was invented by the author. Setting the camp area for each family is a description of the author’s strength to distinguish the family; there is also a family with the lowest rank, such as the Fawcett family, who simply cannot buy tickets
2) Other examples of books that reveal the origin of herbal medicines include: gill grass appears in "Mediterranean Miraculous Aquatic Plants"; Chinese biting cabbage appears in "Asian Antidrug Encyclopedia"
(End of this chapter)
