Maximus Vindictus looked absolutely resplendent in his golden officiating robes that gleamed in the stadium lights. He was STILL the Golden Boy of Quidditch after playing on five English World Cup teams and here he was officiating. No strike that. He was the HEAD official of the Quidditch World Cup Championship Game. And he looked good tonight.

Confidently striding to the center of the pitch, he looked up to the top box and raised his broom in salute to Minister Reagan Taylor. It was the cue for her to begin.