Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 276 White Wolf with Empty Gloves

“Oh…my…my God…” Ludobagman wailed in anguish, “Yes, yes…I have to compensate you so much…um…Fred’s…George’s…oh my God! And, and…”

"Oh my God! No... there's also Tierra's..." Ludobagman wailed desperately, clutching his heart, "I...I...I'm going bankrupt!"

"Tierra?" George asked in surprise, drawing the attention of Harry, Hermione, and Ron.

"When did Tierra place the bet with you?" Fred asked in surprise.

“Hmm… let me see… it’s probably… it’s probably around…” Ludobagman flipped through his notebook, “Hmm… it’s probably around… around… around shortly after you placed your bets.”

“That can’t be right!” Ron said. “Tiera was with us at that time. How could one person be… wait a minute.”

Ron stopped mid-sentence, and Harry and Hermione exchanged a glance, seemingly understanding what was going on at the same time.

At the same time, Tiera looked knowing.

“You actually… um…” Hermione said angrily, but was quickly pulled back by Harry.

“Oh, I remember now,” Harry said, feigning nonchalance. “So Tyella’s sudden disappearance back then was because she went to… to make a bet.”

At the same time, Harry winked at Hermione.

“Um…yes, yes,” Hermione said. “He seems to have disappeared suddenly for a while.”

“How about this, Mr. Bagman?” Tierra smiled kindly and said, “Actually, no one gambles for money… Since this money is bothering you so much… then you can just return the principal to me.”

"Oh my god, really? Really?" Ludobagman breathed a sigh of relief, took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "You...you are so, so kind...so wonderful, I, Ludobagman, am determined to be your friend!"

“Please don’t say that, Mr. Bagman.” Tierra smiled innocently again. “The main thing is that you should know that I got this money from my adoptive father, Mr. Gilderoy Lockhart, and I promised to return it exactly as it was…”

“You know Gilderoy Lockhart, right?” Tierra asked innocently. “He’s the bestselling author who’s very close to Minister Fudge. He’s my adoptive father.”

“I know…I know…” Ludobagman picked up a handkerchief again and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

“My adoptive father is a very serious person,” Tierra said, sounding aggrieved. “If I can’t come up with this money… he’ll complain to Minister Fudge.”

"I'll be in big trouble then..." Tiera said, pretending to be very scared, and then added, "Waaah."

"Yes...yes...yes, I understand, I understand...I will definitely send your money back intact in a little while..." Ludobagman took out a handkerchief and wiped his forehead again.

After the match, everyone left the stadium quickly, and even the top-floor VIP boxes were emptied in no time.

“Don’t tell your mother about your gambling,” Mr. Weasley pleaded with Fred and George as they slowly descended the magenta-carpeted stairs.

“Don’t worry, Dad,” Fred said happily. “We have many grand plans for this money, and we don’t want it to be confiscated.” Mr. Weasley hesitated for a moment, probably wanting to ask what their grand plans were, but then he thought better of it and decided it was better not to ask.

"You're planning to use these gold coins as gambling stakes, aren't you?" Hermione asked in a low voice, deliberately linking arms with Tierra on the way back to camp. "You're planning to use the Time-Turner to go back in time and give these goblin gold coins to Mr. Bagman as gambling stakes."

"Very clever," Tierra praised sincerely. "Completely identical, how did you guess?"

“It’s mainly because the thing about ‘two of you appearing at the same time’ just now was exposed, otherwise I would still be in the dark.” Hermione said proudly, tilting her head back. “Besides, the book clearly states that although goblins can produce gold and gold coins, these gold coins and gold coins don’t last long. They will disappear in a few hours, at most half a day or a day. You couldn’t possibly not know this, having been reading ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ since first year. But you still went to such lengths to collect these fake gold coins, even at the risk of breaking the law and using magic in front of the Minister of Magic and the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. So I think you must have a way to turn these fake gold coins into cash…”

“Yes.” Tierra smiled, patted Hermione’s arm, then silently pulled away from Hermione’s arm, backed away, turned around, and quickly disappeared into the surging crowd.

"Hey, Tyella! Where are you going?" Harry, who had been eavesdropping, asked eagerly.

"You heard what Hermione just said." At that moment, Tyella's voice suddenly came from the crowd on the other side of Harry's side, and then Tyella appeared in Harry and Hermione's sight.

“Let’s go,” Tyella said happily, seemingly in a good mood. She linked arms with Harry on one arm and Hermione on the other, and they walked back along the crowd and the lantern-lit passage. “It’s time to celebrate Ireland’s victory… and that I’ve made a fortune.”

"Are you so sure Mr. Bagman will give you that money?" Hermione asked. "How many dwarf coins did you get? Seven thousand? Eight thousand? Or nine thousand? You know, anyone could renege on a deal with such a large sum of money."

“Only 1,500 Galleons,” Tiera said. “I didn’t wager all of his goblin coins; I assessed his assets before placing the bet.”

—Tiera’s so-called assessment refers to using “peeping” magic and Legilimency to determine the limits of what Ludobagman can endure.

“I just specifically mentioned Tigged Low Hart,” Tierra said, “and I mentioned the relationship between Tigged Low Hart and Minister for Magic Fudge.”

“Although Ludobagman is reluctant to part with the 1,500 Galleons, he is even more reluctant to give up the position of Director of the Department of Magical Sports,” Tiera said with a smile. “It’s a lucrative position, and the Director of the Department of Magical Sports can bring him more than just a few 1,500 Galleons every year. He wouldn’t dare risk losing this lucrative position by defaulting on my 1,500 Galleons.”

"So he'll definitely give you 1,500 Galleons?" Harry seemed to understand a little.

“Yes…” Tierra said with a smile, “but there’s still one last step.”

“What?” Hermione asked.

“This.” Tierra released Hermione’s hand and then lifted the suitcase she was carrying.

“I’ve collected all the goblin’s gold coins,” Tierra said. “That way, Mr. Ludo won’t be able to cheat me with the same goblin’s gold coins.”

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