Harry Potter and the Hidden Treasure (Volume 3)

Chapter 479 A Chaotic Game

As the game progressed, the Irish National Team quickly scored two more goals, just ten minutes after the start of the match.

In the stands, a thunderous wave of roars and applause could be heard from the fans dressed in green.

Hermione and Ginny were jumping excitedly, waving their arms with the others.

The game was becoming more intense and brutal.

The Bulgarian Team changed their tactics. Volkov and Vulchanov, the Bulgarian Beaters, struck the Bludgers with the greatest force possible towards the Irish Chasers, beginning to prevent them from using some of their best moves.

They fought with more intensity; the surprising offensive tactic worked, and soon Bulgaria scored their first goal.

"Cover your ears!" Mr. Weasley bellowed upon seeing the Veela start to dance in celebration.

Down on the field, the Veela began to dance a very rapid dance.

Those dances seemed to possess magic. Their chants echoed sharply in the field, followed by a louder cry.

Before the Veela danced, Harry closed his eyes.

This time in the box, Ron was the only one enchanted, and Mr. Weasley quickly stopped him. Otherwise, Ron probably would have leaped from the stands.

"Look, Krum seems to have spotted the Golden Snitch!" Harry exclaimed suddenly.

All hastily looked at the two players, Krum and Lynch!

They descended rapidly among the Chasers, so swiftly it seemed as if they had just jumped out of airplanes without parachutes.

The two men dove straight down and seemed determined to catch the Snitch or hit the ground directly.

"Oh my, they're going to collide!" Hermione cried out.

She was partly correct. In the final second, Viktor Krum pulled out of the spiraling dive.

Lynch, however, crashed into the ground with a dull thud that resonated throughout the stadium.

"Oh no!" A large groan emanated from the Irish seats.

"Idiot!" Mr. Weasley groaned. "Krum was faking it!"

"Time out!" Bagman's voice shouted.

Trained Healers rushed onto the field to examine Aidan Lynch.

"Don't worry, he'll be fine, just a bit bruised!" Charlie reassured Ginny, who was leaning out horrified over the edge of the box.

Hermione didn't look well either; she curled up in her seat like a kitten.

Evan gave her a gentle tap on the shoulder and whispered some words of comfort.

"Of course, that's exactly what Krum aimed to achieve..." Sirius analyzed, "The Wronski Feint is a very difficult move used to outmaneuver dangerous Seekers. Only a few Seekers can execute it so well."

Harry and Ron were reviewing the scene with Omnioculars, exclaiming in amazement occasionally.

After receiving treatment, Lynch finally stood up and returned to the game.

His return seemed to instill new hope in Ireland.

The Chasers quickly organized the attack and soon led Bulgaria by a hundred and twenty.

The Pixies, like a swarm of gleaming wasps, rose into the air, clustered together, and quickly formed the words "HA! HA! HA!" to taunt the Bulgarians.

Not to be outdone, the Veela on the other side of the field stood up, angrily shook their hair, and started dancing again.

Harry, Ron, and the Weasley brothers covered their ears. They didn't want to succumb to the Veela and miss the game.

Only Evan did not; the Veela's dance had no effect on him, and this time they were not directed at the audience in the stands.

On the field, referee Hassan Mustafa suddenly landed right in front of the dancing Veela and behaved very strangely. He stretched his muscles and smoothed his mustache excitedly.

"Oh, we can't allow that! Someone slap the referee!" Ludo Bagman said.

But listening to his tone, it sounded rather amusing as well.

A Healer lunged across the field, with fingers in his ears, and gave Mustafa a strong kick on the calf.

Mustafa seemed to regain his composure. He looked particularly embarrassed and scolded the Veela, who stopped dancing and appeared indignant.

Driven by the serious provocations and the increasing rift between the two sides, the competition grew increasingly fierce and uncivilized.

Physical conflicts between the players on both sides were gradually escalating, with no regard for the rules.

In the end, Evan discovered that the game was heading towards a chaotic trend, with the pets on both sides leading the charge.

Whether they were Veelas or goblins, they were magical creatures with a strong magical power.

In the fierce confrontation, their magic began to spread, affecting the audience in the stands.

The goblins had risen back into the air, forming a giant hand that made a very rude gesture towards the Veelas on the other side of the field.

Faced with this, the Veelas lost control. Instead of dancing, they rushed onto the field and began to throw what appeared to be handfuls of fire at the goblins.

The entire playing field turned into a sea of flames, and the grass underneath burned.

Now, the Veelas no longer looked so beautiful.

On the contrary, their faces elongated into cruel bird-like heads and long, scaly wings sprouted from their shoulders...

This was another appearance of the Veelas and it was also their real form.

"And that, boys..." Mr. Weasley shouted over the tumult of the crowd below, "...is the reason why you should never be swayed by appearances alone."

The Ministry wizards invaded the field to separate the Veelas and goblins, and extinguish the fire, but with little success.

The goblins emitted a golden glow. Anyone hit by those lights would experience a short period of dizziness, and even unconsciousness.

At this moment, the ongoing competition above was as chaotic as the fierce battle below.

The beaters on both sides showed no mercy and struck with all their might, whether the bats in their hands hit the ball or a person.

The other burly players, mounted on brooms, unleashed in the sky.

They tried to use their physical strength to knock down the other players.

Nevertheless, the Irish team clearly dominated and scored more goals quickly.

But the cheers of the Irish fans were barely heard amidst the screams of the Veelas, the explosions now coming from the wands of the Ministry members, and the furious roars of the Bulgarians.

This was the most chaotic game Evan had witnessed and there was no technical finesse or spectacle whatsoever.

For a moment, the players from both sides seemed like the despicable Slytherin Quidditch team.

To win, they paid no attention to tactics or rules at all.

The referee, Mostafa, yelled furiously and wanted to stop both sides, but was distracted by a Veela.

She had thrown a handful of fire at him and set fire to the tail of his broom. He had no energy to maintain order any longer.

In these circumstances, Krum's nose appeared to have suddenly been broken and there was blood everywhere.

In the audience, the fans of the Irish and Bulgarian teams also began to fight. Both sides clashed violently.