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'''Basil''' was a [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] employee. In the [[1990s]], Basil worked for the [[Department of Magical Transportation]], possibly in the [[Portkey Office]].<ref name="DMT">It seems a safe assumption this individual worked for the Department of Magical Transportation, as he worked with Portkeys.</ref>
'''Basil''' was a [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] employee. In the [[1990s]], Basil worked for the [[Department of Magical Transportation]], possibly in the [[Portkey Office]].<ref name="DMT">It seems a safe assumption this individual worked for the Department of Magical Transportation, as he worked with Portkeys.</ref>
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At the [[Quidditch World Cup]] final in [[1994]], he was one of the [[wizards]] staffing the [[Portkey]] terminus, and had been there for most of the morning, with a large party that was arriving from the Black Forrest in [[Germany]]. He was wearing a poncho and a kilt in an attempt to look like a [[Muggle]].<ref name="GF7">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' - Chapter 7 (''Bagman and Crouch'')</ref>
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At the [[Quidditch World Cup]] final in [[1994]], he was one of the [[wizardkind|wizards]] staffing the [[Portkey]] terminus, and had been there for most of the morning with a large party that was arriving from the Black Forest in [[Germany]]. He was wearing a poncho and a kilt in an attempt to look like a [[Muggle]].<ref name="GF7">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' - Chapter 7 (''Bagman and Crouch'')</ref>
Basil: "Hello there, Arthur. Not on duty, eh? It's all right for some… We've been here all night… You'd better get out of the way, we've got a big party coming in from the Black Forest at five fifteen. Hang on, I'll find your campsite… Weasley… Weasley… About a quarter of a mile's walk over there, first field you come to. Site manager's called Mr. Roberts. Diggory… second field… ask for Mr. Payne."
At the Quidditch World Cup final in 1994, he was one of the wizards staffing the Portkey terminus, and had been there for most of the morning with a large party that was arriving from the Black Forest in Germany. He was wearing a poncho and a kilt in an attempt to look like a Muggle.[3]
↑Basil and his colleagues are "dressed as Muggles, though very inexpertly," which indicates that he was not raised among Muggles, as most Muggle-borns would have at least some experience with putting together a Muggle outfit.
↑It seems a safe assumption this individual worked for the Department of Magical Transportation, as he worked with Portkeys.
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