In fact, as the new captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, Harry's heart was no less heavy than Ron's. This was his first game as captain. Katie Bell was still in St. Mungo's Magic Hospital. Dumbledore said that she would stay there for at least three months, which meant that the Gryffindor Quidditch team lacked an experienced main batsman. It would take time for the substitute, Dean Thomas, to reach Katie's level and be able to work well with his teammates.
Dean Thomas was a very lazy wizard. His elective courses were randomly decided with a wand. But his sophisticated way of dealing with people was good for the team. When he was in the fifth grade, he had maintained his friendship with Harry many times and appeased the angry Harry because he was not trusted. He had also participated in the DA organized by Harry. So, at least the other players were quite happy to choose him as Katie's substitute.
Ron, who had begun to enjoy his breakfast in front of him, also made Harry feel a lot more at ease. As a new batsman, although his performance during training was not as good as his goalkeeper position, when Ron was training as a goalkeeper, his skills were actually very good as long as there were not too many people watching, there was no external interference, and there was no pressure. But once someone interfered with his mental state …
But at present, Ron's mental state before the game was indeed much more relaxed than before. There were two batsmen in a team. They played together with each other, so the pressure was less than that of a goalkeeper. After all, as a goalkeeper, it was very obvious who was responsible for not keeping a ball.
"It's almost time." Harry stood up and walked to the field with the Gryffindor players. When they passed by the foyer, they happened to bump into the Slytherin team.
Harry thought of the opal necklace and could not help but secretly look at Pency Parkinson. His gaze was caught by the sharp Emily. She whispered something to Pency in front of her.
Harry's accusation against Pency in the school's infirmary that day had somehow spread. Coupled with the dispute between the two on the Hogwarts Express, these new and old grudges made Pency immediately turn around and glare coldly. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and raised the corner of his mouth. He pointed a finger at Harry and said, "Be careful, Potter. In a while, I'm going to hit your glasses out of your ears."
"Then try it, Pency Parkinson. Let's see who will stay on the broom in the end." Ron stepped past Harry and stood in front of Harry, and glared at Pency.
The little lions and little snakes did not give in to each other and began to stride towards the field. Because of the force they exerted, the frosty grass under their feet made a crunching sound.
On the field, there was a sea of red and gold on one side of the stands, and on the other side was a sea of green and silver. Amidst the screams and applause, the two teams flew into the field. The referee, Madam Huo Qi, stood in the middle of the field, holding her broom and said, "Both team captains, shake hands."
Harry and Draco just looked at each other coldly. Neither of them was willing to shake hands.
"Both team captains, shake hands." Madam Huo Qi emphasized again. Only then did the two men reluctantly shake hands. They exerted force at the same time, as if they wanted to crush each other's hands. This made Harry, who had not taken the attribute enhancing magic potion, suffer a hidden disadvantage. Fortunately, Draco still had some scruples and did not use his full strength to directly break Harry's bones.
"Peeping Tom Potter, I will teach you a good lesson on behalf of Pency." Draco gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly in a low voice. They were so far away from the stands that Allen could not hear them. Moreover, trash talking was a legitimate means of competition. Besides, this matter was instigated by Allen. Draco thought that this time, he could take the opportunity to ignore Allen's feelings — or so he convinced himself.
Harry, who was grimacing in pain, was unwilling to admit defeat. He squeezed out a few words from between his teeth. "Go beat the willow and eat shit, you stinking stoat … Ouch!"
"Okay, let go. Get on the broom." Madam Roland Huo Qi shook her head. In the past, she had seen the two team captains compete in strength when they shook hands, but it was rare to see such a one-sided situation.
"Mr. Malfoy, please let go of Mr. Potter!" Madam Huo Qi reached out and pried their hands apart. At the same time, Draco snorted coldly and turned around to get on his flying broom. Harry, who almost could not help but kneel on the ground, hurriedly got on the broom as well. He put his trembling hands behind his back, unwilling to be outdone.
"Listen to my whistle … Three … Two … One …"
As soon as the whistle sounded, they used all their strength to push off the frozen ground and rose into the air.
"Now both teams are in the air. Ghost Fly is currently in the hands of Gryffindor's Ginny Weasley. She is the girlfriend of Gryffindor's captain, Potter. Let's hope her skills are as good as her appearance. Her brother, Ron Weasley, used to play as a goalkeeper. His performance was sometimes good and sometimes bad. Now that he has been adjusted to be a batter, he has a close personal relationship with the captain, which undoubtedly helps him. Gryffindor's Katie Bell is injured and is currently in St. Mungo's Magic Hospital. Dean Thomas has replaced her as the ball chaser. Let's hope he can help Potter's team this semester … "Zacharias Smith stood on the commentary platform and pushed the microphone. This made Harry, who was flying in the air, hate him even more than when he disobeyed his instructions during training. His words made the Slytherin jeer and cheer non-stop.
"The commentator has a ball dropping disorder," Luna explained to Helena, who was beside her, lightly with her chin in her hand.
"What's a ball dropping disorder?" Qiu Zhang turned her head and looked up after asking, only to find that it was the crazy girl sitting behind her.
"A ball dropping disorder can make him obviously play abnormally in a game and lose the game." Luna lowered her head and explained, "In most of the games last semester, the Ghost Fly ball would not stay in Zacharias' hands for more than a minute."
In fact, Qiu Zhang regretted asking the question before her close friend, Marietta Ekmore, secretly tugged at her sleeve. When Luna saw that she did not respond, she lowered her head and leaned towards Qiu Zhang. "You have to be careful if you want to be a professional player. This disease is very contagious."
Above them, the ball chasers, Emily and Harry, were circling around the field, looking for the Golden Snitch. At the same time, they were vigilant against the opponent's batters and their wandering balls.
On the other side, Slytherin's Urquhart quickly flew across the field and knocked down Gryffindor's ball chaser. He caught the Ghost Fly ball and shot it towards the goal. However, the ball was knocked out of the goal by Cormac McClagan. Cormac waved his arm at the spectator's stand. Sighs of regret could be heard from the Slytherin's stand.
"Gryffindor's defender this year is not as bad as last year. Last year, Ron Weasley could almost be ignored on the field." Zacharias Smith's commentary made the Gryffindor, who had just cheered, curse. Although they wanted to refute Zacharias' sarcasm towards Gryffindor, they could only blame the commentator for targeting Gryffindor when they thought of Ron's terrible performance last year.
In the commentator's stand, Professor Mag was secretly retracting the magic wand that she had extended out of habit. Professor Mag, the transfiguration professor, was pursing her lips tightly. She felt a little regretful that her partner this year was not Lee Jordan, whom she had poked fun at for many years. This commentator from Gryffindor had already graduated at the end of last semester. Thinking of this, Mag sighed heavily and warned him in a serious tone, "Zacharias, please watch your language."
Cormac threw the Ghost Fly ball to his players again. Gryffindor's players formed a T-shape and headed towards Slytherin's goal.
Pency ignored the Lions' attack and handed the task of stopping them to Gore. She waved her bat and hit the Ghost Fly ball at Harry again. As long as there was a chance to attack, she would always choose Harry Potter as her target. Although it was Pency's first match, the ruthlessness in her nature allowed her to hit the Ghost Fly ball at her opponent again and again without any scruples.
She did that not only to vent her anger, but also to keep Gryffindor's spotter busy and create more opportunities for Slytherin's spotter, Emily, to prove that she was a more talented spotter than Harry so that Emily could catch the Golden Snitch as soon as possible.
Indeed, Pansy had created a lot of obstacles for Harry, but in fact, Emily could fly very well. She was petite and had taken a magic potion to strengthen her body, so she was more agile and agile than Harry. It was just that Gryffindor's batting players, Ron Weasley and Andrew Weasley, were much more agile than Harry. When Kirk discovered Pency's intention, he could not help but target Emily with the Ghost Fly ball. Faced with the menacing Ghost Fly ball, Emily, who lacked match experience and was a little afraid of pain, appeared to be a little flustered.
Allen, who was sitting in the Ravenclaw stands, saw everything. After watching the match for a while, he got up and said, "I'm going to the toilet and buy some snacks."
"Now the Ghost Fly ball is in the hands of Draco Malfoy. Slytherin has launched an attack towards the goal. They have adopted the Eagle Head Attack formation. Cormac McClagan is shouting for Gryffindor to return to defense, but his current task should be to defend the goal, not command, "Zakaris said sarcastically. Zacharias mocked. "It's probably because Potter doesn't have enough prestige as the leader. Didn't Gryffindor make any tactical arrangements beforehand?"
Slytherin quickly flew across the field and formed an arrow-shaped formation. They flew together towards the goalposts. Dean Thomas directly crashed into them, trying to snatch the Ghost Fly ball, but Draco Malfoy did not dodge. Instead, he met Dean head-on. Dean was hit and rolled half a circle in the air, but Draco was still moving forward quickly. Ron aimed the Ghost Fly ball at Draco. Draco was not hit, but it hit the back of Draco, who was not far from Draco. The hard-haired big man's bat was knocked out of his hands.
On the Gryffindor stand, Lavender Brown jumped up from his seat, causing his roommate, Pavati Pettier, to almost fall down. However, she did not notice it at all. She just jumped up and down on the spot, clapping and cheering. "Ron, you're awesome! You're so good!" But then she stopped cheering, and her clapping movement also stopped. She then held her hands in front of her. Draco's Ghost Fly ball flew quickly towards Gryffindor's ring.
With a bang, Draco's Ghost Fly ball hit the ring. Cormac waved his arm triumphantly, but he did not expect Draco to be waiting in the direction of the ball's rebound. Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, the Ghost Fly ball hit the other ring. Draco made a disdainful gesture at Cormac and rode his broomstick higher.
"Slytherin's new ball chaser, Draco Malfoy, scored first." Zacharias shouted. The whole Slytherin stands was boiling, cheering Draco's name.
"The wind is blowing?" The cool wind blew some of Jenny's scattered hair on her cheeks. Jenny, who stopped returning to help, raised her hand and tucked her hair behind her ear. She had to quickly pull back a goal to prove herself and give her teammates confidence.
"I didn't expect Malfoy to be so good as a ball chaser, but after all, Harry has faced that person whose name can't be mentioned. Parkinson's attack can't do anything to him in a short time." When Allen began to squeeze back to his seat with a pile of snacks, the conversation between Rachel Zhang and Marietta drilled into his ears.
After returning to his seat, Allen gave Luna a few packets of pepper and popcorn. Then, he moved his fingers so that the other spectators could not hear the conversation around him. "Luna, Tom Liddell cast a forbidden spell on his name, Lord Voldemort. Once someone says this name, the magic barrier will be broken and the disturbance will make it easier for the Death Eaters to track him. But apart from locking on to his position, if it were you, would you know what the person who said his name was thinking?"
"Good idea, but you have to use the statue." Luna, whose mouth and nose were spewing flames because of the magic effect of the candy, widened her eyes and glared at Allen. "Why did you change the weather? I didn't come out with gloves. "
"I don't like sugar feather pens." Allen patted his waist bag.
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