"Hello, Mr. Lawrence, how have you been?" Harry asked as he extended his hand toward the man. The said man accepted his hand with a jovial smile on his face.
"How many times have I asked you to call me Richard, hm?" The man asked as he shook Harry's hand and raised his brows. Unlike Daniel Harper, Richard Lawrence didn't hate Harry.
"More than enough times, Richard" Harry mumbled politely. "Sorry, but old habits die hard" Harry added with a trace of amusement in his voice, making the man laugh.
"I don't think you are old enough to use that line, but fair enough, I guess" The man said while laughing. "By the way, I don't think I should keep you myself any longer as that would be quite rude" The man mumbled as he glanced toward his wife, Sirius, and the Tonkses.
"Hello, Harry, I hope you are having fun?" Olivia Lawrence asked with a caring smile on her face.
"Of course, Mrs. Lawr…" Harry stopped when he noticed her eyes narrow at him. "Olivia. This is my first time camping and I am also getting to spend my time with Sirius and the Tonkses" Harry quickly corrected and the smile returned to her face.
"That's good… So, are you excited about tonight's game?" The woman asked, making Harry shrug as he also sat down at the center table.
"I don't even know who are playing" Harry revealed nonchalantly, surprising almost everyone in the room, except for Jacklyn and Brittany, who already knew about his disinterest in the game.
"And here Jacklyn was telling me that you can help me with the betting!" Sirius griped unhappily as he glared at Jacklyn. The said girl simply rolled her eyes and turned toward Harry.
"The game is between Bulgaria and Ireland" Jacklyn answered as she summoned a magazine from another side of the tent with a flick of her Wand. "Here you go, both of their season performances are in there" Jacklyn said as she pushed the magazine toward Harry.
He simply gave her an exasperated look before he picked up the magazine… "This is Quidditch we are talking about! I don't think he could learn about the teams just by reading a magazine" Ted mumbled thoughtfully as he continued to stare at Harry, who was already shuffling through the magazine.
For whatever reason, she wants you to show off… Though I don't understand why| Lily wondered aloud inside his mind.
I think she wants me to start showing some of my brilliance so that I can make an impression that I am already quite smart, or she might have forgotten the fact that I wasn't planning to reveal my powers to everyone and ended up boasting my genius| Harry suggested in an unsure tone as he himself wasn't sure what was what.
Well, I hope it's the former…| Lily mumbled, but Harry decided not to say anything for the time being as he continued to browse through the magazine. After a few minutes, he was finally done and decided to close the magazine. He was already aware of the fact that everyone's gaze was fixated on him, so he wasn't surprised when he found that everyone was apparently looking at him.
"So… were you able to learn anything from that?" Andi asked slowly with an unsure look on her face as she didn't want to hurt Harry's feelings as according to her, Harry was a normal fourteen year old, who didn't know anything about familial love. Making fun of a boy like that would be quite low even for her.
"The Bulgarian team is pathetic except for Victor Krum" Harry answered with a shrug and his words made Sirius swallow the retort.
"That is right…" Ted mumbled slowly as he looked around, only to find that he wasn't the only one who was surprised.
"Ireland is a much better team all over, but their Seeker isn't that good… So, my best guess?" Harry asked himself as he rubbed his chin. He already knew what he wanted to say, but he was simply taking a break for the sake of theatrics. "Ireland will wipe the floor with Bulgaria, but Krum will catch the snitch" Harry said with a serious look on his face while nodding his head.
"Well, you heard the man! That is exactly what I am gonna do" Jacklyn declared proudly as she wiped the base of her nose with a haughty look on her face.
"Are you sure? Though how much are you planning to bet?" Ted asked with a hint of worry in his voice. Jacklyn was as old as his own daughter, but she wasn't his daughter, so he exactly couldn't stop her…
"1,000 Galleons" Jacklyn revealed nonchalantly, making everyone in the room, except for Sirius choke. 1000 Galleons weren't much, especially when he was planning to bet 10,000 Galleons himself. Jacklyn also noticed the shocked look on everyone's faces. "What? 1000 Gallons isn't that much!" Jacklyn defended herself.
"Not everyone gets 1000 Galleons as their monthly allowance, Jacky" Brittany pointed out with a bland look on her face, and for the second time, everyone choked except for Sirius and Harry at her words.
"Thou-Thousand Galleons…" Ted muttered with a horrified look on his face. It would take him a whole year to earn a thousand Galleons and the girl, who was as old as his own daughter received that same amount of money every month as her allowance? Ted started to wonder what the fuck he had been doing wrong with his life.
"Well, since my Godson is saying that Ireland would win and Krum will catch the snitch then I will bet on that too" Sirius revealed with a toothy grin, making Andi shake her head at his childish antics. "So, my dear Godson, do you want to bet something too?" Sirius asked as he flashed Harry a toothy grin.
"Please don't drag him into this!" Andi exclaimed tiredly.
"Andi, it's alright… Since I am quite sure about my guess, I will be betting too. Some extra gold isn't going to hurt me" Harry said confidently, Andi and Olivia wanted to say something, but they were stopped by their respective husbands as it wasn't their place to stop him and there were some lessons everyone needed to learn on their own.
"Alright then! Let's go!" Sirius exclaimed cheerfully as he stood up.
"We haven't had lunch yet!" Andi growled out with a scowl, making Sirius slump down in his seat… "All of you can do whatever you want after lunch" Andi added as she gave Harry a look of disapproval from the corner of her eyes. He didn't miss that, but he simply didn't care enough…
Sirius, Harry, and Jacklyn could be seen making their way toward the betting office, which was being run by the British Ministry of Magic and the Goblins in collaboration after lunch… The Goblins were the ones who were mainly managing the gold and the Ministry was simply helping along with the management as they knew how the Goblins could be in case they were losing money and the Ministry wanted to run everything smoothly.
The three of them arrived inside the betting office and immediately started to make their way toward the most empty counter, but before Harry could walk up to the line, he sensed someone unknown approaching him from the side. He stopped in his tracks and turned to the side only to find a platinum blonde-haired boy, approaching him. His hair was sleeked back tightly and his face was marred with haughty looks.
"You must be Harry Potter, right?" The boy asked haughtily. "It was hard to recognize you since you look nothing like the pictures in your books" The boy added with a sneer. Harry had no idea what was the boy's problem, but the boy reminded him of Owen Curtis too much.
"Yes, I am and who might you be?" Harry asked as he narrowed his eyes at the boy.
"I am Malfoy, Draco Malfoy… I would suggest you to etch that name into your mind" The boy introduced himself haughty.
"I do not know who you are, but you think yourself to be entitled. Unfortunately for you, I am not into men" Harry answered with a frown. He obviously knew who the boy was now that the boy had revealed his name, but that didn't mean that Harry had to humor him.
Draco blinked at Harry's words, as he wasn't sure what Harry was trying to say and it took him a couple of seconds to finally understand how he was insulted and when he did, a look of anger and rage flashed across his face. "T-That's not what I was trying to say!!" Draco snapped, but moments later, a mocking grin formed on his face. "Well, what else can I expect from one of the western barbarians!" Draco grinned mockingly.
"Well, that's pretty hilarious coming from an inbred peacock" Harry returned with a similar type of grin on his face. Draco's face turned red in anger, but before he could say anymore, someone called him out.
"Ah, Draco… There you are" It was a feminine voice. A regal-looking woman stepped out from the crowd and her eyes immediately focused on Draco and then her gaze shifted toward Harry. "I see, you have found, Mr. Potter" The woman said primly as she arrived close to the duo. Harry immediately recognized the woman as Narcissa Malfoy as her looks were extremely unique. He had never seen a piebald Witch until now.
"Hello, I am Narcissa Malfoy, and I don't know if Sirius had told you about me or not, but I am his cousin" The woman introduced herself primly. Meanwhile, Harry simply grabbed her hand and brushed his lip on the back of her palm. Draco made a disgusted face, and Narcissa simply smiled.
"What's going on here?" Before Harry could say anything, Sirius showed up and decided to interrupt the conversation…
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