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[[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Harry Potter|Harry]], [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Ron Weasley|Ron]], [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Ginny Weasley|Ginny]], [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Hermione Granger|Hermione]], [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Fred and George Weasley|the Twins]], [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Arthur Weasley|Mr. Weasley]], [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Cedric Diggory|Cedric Diggory]], and [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Amos Diggory|Amos Diggory]] arrivehave arrived at a deserted, misty moor, where they are met by two wizards. Mr. Weasley hands one the [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Portkey|Portkey]], which is tossed into a large box. The group then heads to their campsite; the Diggorys are at a different site. When the [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Muggle|Muggle]] camp ground owner mentions that the campers seem odd, a harassed-looking wizard pops in and [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Obliviate|modifies his memory]]. He comments that Mr. Roberts needs to be charmed ten times a day, and that [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Ludovic Bagman|Ludo Bagman]], who heads Magical Games and Sports, is hardly helping by talking about Bludgers and Quaffles.

Heading to the campsite, Ginny mentions that Bagman should be more discreet around [[Muggles. Bagman's Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Muggle|Muggles]]. Itindiscretion seems to be a common failing, as therenearly areeveryone manyat lavishlythe decoratedsite seems to have made use of magic in decorating or creating their tents. At their campsite, Mr. Weasley asks Harry's advice on how to proceed. Harry has never been camping, but figures things out, eventually setting up two small shabby tents. He wonders how they will all fit, but when he enters their tent, it opens into a large, three-room apartment, complete with a kitchen, and furnished like [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Arabella Figg|Mrs. Figg]]'s house, right down to the cat smell.

Mr. Weasley flags down Ludo Bagman, a blond, fat wizard wearing brightly colored (and over-tight) Quidditch robes. Bagman offers a little wager on the gamesgame's outcome, and Mr. Weasley puts a [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Money|Galleon]] on Ireland. Fred and George bet all their savings (thirty-seven Galleons, fifteen Sickles, and three Knuts) on Ireland to win, but [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Viktor Krum|Viktor Krum]] (the Seeker for Bulgaria) will get the Snitch. Over Mr. Weasley's protests, Bagman accepts the bet. Ludo tells Mr. Weasley there has been no word about [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Bertha Jorkins|Bertha Jorkins]] yet, but expects she will probably appear in October. [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Bartemius Crouch Sr.|Mr. Crouch]] arrives, looking for Bagman, butand much to the amusement of the Twins, he has forgotten Percy's name. Shortly, Crouch and Bagman depart to attend to a crisis, but before leaving, Bagman mentions that something will be happening at Hogwarts. Fred asks what, but Mr. Weasley and Percy only say that they will find out when the time is right.

To date, Harry's interaction with the Wizarding community has been rather limited, mostly confined to Hogwarts and short trips to [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Places/Hogsmeade|Hogsmeade Village]] and [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Places/Diagon Alley|Diagon Alley]]. Now Harry meets foreign wizards in an international setting for the first time, though it seems he has given little consideration to magical realms outside Britain. Indeed, Harry seems surprised to encounter teen-aged wizards unknown to him, or that other Wizarding schools even exist. Although the Quidditch World Cup is a global competition among rival teams, we can also see here that it is meant to serve another function: to help build solidarity and cooperation among the world's wizards. Mention of the existence of other Wizarding schools at this point may also be foreshadowing of events to occur later in this book.

The rather flamboyant Ludo Bagman and the bureaucratic Barty Crouch, Sr. are highlighted and contrasted here. Their personalities, personal interactions, and mannerisms could not be more dissimilar, though both work for the [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] and are heavily involved in running the Quidditch World Cup. Bagman is not averse to what the English call "having a little flutter," and he is apparently engaging in a sideline (and presumably illegal) gambling racket. Readers probably know that a "bagman" is a dishonest official, someone who collects racketeering money. It is also a traveling salesman who makes calls to his customers. The name certainly fits, though Bagman appears to be a small-time operator when it comes to his sideline activities. From his reaction when the Twins place their bet, it can be seen that Ludo is perhaps not making as good odds as he expected and may even have doubts regarding his own abilities. It is possible that this will get him into trouble shortly. And where Bagman is overly open and friendly, though it is mostly a façade for his clients' benefit, Crouch remains tense, aloof, and guarded, always interacting with others in a professional but brusque and detached manner. Crouch is so lacking in interpersonal skills that he continuallyrepeatedly fails to recognizeaddresses his own employee, Percy Weasley, as "Weatherby." Crouch appears to be concealing much about his personal self, while Bagman seems to hide little, though perhaps he should. Even Ginny Weasley notices that Bagman freely dispenses too much information to too many people.

Harry noticing that the tent's interior looks and smells much like [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Arabella Figg|Mrs. Figg's]] house may or may not be incidental. While thereThere is a peculiar odour that seems common to some older peoples' homes, particularly those owning cats, and,so despite the similarity in furnishing, it is unlikely that the author is dropping hints that Mrs. Figg was the tent's former owner. We are told that it previously belonged to a Ministry wizard who gave up camping due to his lumbago. Mrs. Figg, however, is later revealed to be a [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Squib|Squib]], a non-magical offspring born to wizards. BeingIn a later book, we will find that in [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Albus Dumbledore|Professor Dumbledore's]] youth, Squibs were shunned, hidden from the Wizarding world as being a shameful reflection on their families. Mrs. Figg, being of Dumbledore's generation, and a Squib, is unlikely to have been able to marry a wizard with Ministry ambitions. However, being that Mrs. Figg was raised among wizards, she knowswill know their ways and likely uses the same goods, merchandise, and decorations in her own home that are commonly found in many Wizarding households. Harry had previously noticed that odd smell while inside Mrs. Figg's residence, and the familiar scent in the tent may be a subtle clue to readers that Mrs. Figg is tied to the magical community and could play a more significant role later in the series. In fact, readers should take note, though Harry will not, when Dumbledore later mentions someone named Arabella Figg.

Mr. Crouch's continual failure to recognize Percy Weasley, his ownnominal employeeassistant, while seemingly odd, is probably simple absent-mindedness coupled with arrogance and a total disregard for subordinates; Crouch simply fails to notice his underlings, in this case "Weatherby". Though this may be his usual behavior, Crouch may also be affected by his preoccupation with guarding a family secret that would result in his being arrested should it be exposed. Crouch's usual crotchety absent-mindedness will helpprevent, maketo ita lesslarge noticeableextent, afternotice Voldemortof hasany himchange placedin underhis behaviour when he falls to the Imperious[[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Imperio|Imperius]] curse.

Ludo's "little flutter" will, indeed, turn out to be ill-advised. Ludo will end up owing more than he has, and later tries to recoup his losses by making more bets with the [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Goblin|Goblins]], who are his major creditors. That bet will be on Harry to win the [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Major Events/Triwizard Tournament|Triwizard Tournament]], and throughout the book, Ludo, a Tournament judge, unethically attempts to better his chances of winning by secretly offering Harry hints. Harry, believing that accepting assistance from a Tournament judge is cheating, steadfastly refuses Ludo's proffered advice, though he does accept help from others.

Mr. Weasley's asking Harry, rather than Hermione, for help with the camping gear will be even less well-advised than we had previously expected. In [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Deathly Hallows|''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'']], Hermione mentions that the places she takes the Trio to are actually camping sites she and her parents visited;. ofOf course, Harry has never been camping, as the Dursleys would dislike the untidiness of an unmanicured outdoors, nor would Harry likely have been included, even if they did engage in such activities.

The Quidditch World Cup is a means for wizards from multiple countries to gather together, establishing communication and cooperation among the various nations' magical communities. This same opportunity is soon brought to Hogwarts on a much smaller scale with the Triwizard Tournament, though we, Harry, and most other students, are as yet unaware. The secret that Percy so archly refuses to reveal will be this tournament, of course. We will discover shortly that the Weasley elders know about the Tournament plans. It is interesting how Mr. Weasley handles this knowledge compared to Percy. Likely the secret will have reached Bill, Charlie, and Molly Weasley through Mr. Weasley; Percy may have learned it through Mr. Weasley as well, or through Mr. Crouch. Whatever its source, Percy continually alludes to the secret, apparently hoping he will be able to refuse to divulge it. Mr. Weasley, though privy to the secret, never mentions it, nor does he respond when Percy does. Mrs. Weasley, Charlie, and Bill do eventually mention it, but only when it is too late for questions; we must assume that this is a deliberate revelation by the author, intended to heighten anticipation for the events, whatever they may turn out to be.