Who's this commentator? Why is everyone reacting so strangely? "Sirius curiously put his arm around Harry and brought his ear close to his mouth.
"That's Ravenclaw's Crazy Girl … Ravenclaw's Luna Lovegood …" Harry gave a simple introduction. He didn't want to explain the rest of the information to Sirius in front of Harris and the others. That would be too impolite.
After that, Harry himself looked at the commentary platform in disbelief. Who in their right mind would let the famous crazy girl in the school be the commentator? But even from high up in the sky, there was no mistaking it. That light blonde hair, that necklace made of a buttered beer bottle stopper … Professor Mag, who was sitting next to Luna, looked a little uncomfortable, as if he really did regret his appointment.
The captains of both teams shook hands, and then rose into the air with Miss Huo Qi's whistle.
The Ghost Fly ball was immediately snatched by Slytherin's Draco Malfoy with his higher attributes than the others. Then, Draco Malfoy, who was holding the ball, quickly dashed toward the goalpost.
Ravenclaw's batter, Terry Butt, snatched a Ghost Fly ball before Pency and Gore. According to their usual training, he passed the ball to another batter. After adjusting the direction of the ball, he ferociously passed the ball to each other and hit it directly at the back of Draco Malfoy's head. At the same time, two of their batters quickly flew to the position in front of Draco, ready to intercept him.
Draco Malfoy, who had done well at the start of the game, ducked his head nimbly to dodge the Ghost Fly ball, and controlled his flying broom to bypass Ravenclaw's Michael and another batter's interception.
Ravenclaw directly used the Parkin Pincer Tactic. Anthony Goldstein and Michael Kona closed in on Draco from both sides, while the other batter went behind Draco and tried to intercept other Slytherin's attacking players. This was the best defensive tactic against an enemy batter who was trying to distance himself from his teammates during a fast attack.
But this time, they were up against Draco, who had shown his prowess this year. Taking advantage of the opening at the start of the game, Draco seemed to have turned into a green shadow and bypassed their obstruction without slowing down. Slytherin's batter, Pency, barely managed to catch up and hit the Ghost Fly ball at the opponent, delaying their pursuit for a moment. Draco scored 10 runs against only Lisa Dupin at the goalpost.
When the ball hit Ravenclaw's goalpost at the start of the game, the audience noticed that the other Slytherin players were not using their usual tactics. Instead, they were focusing on defense.
However, this did not affect Ravenclaw much. Their three ball chasers quickly gathered together after receiving the Ghost Fly ball and formed an arrow-shaped Eagle Head offensive formation. Darren O 'Hare, the famous goalkeeper, had invented this tactic for his teammates when he was playing for the Kenmel Red Falcons. Because of the name "Eagle Head", Ravenclaw's Quidditch team treated this tactic as their most common offensive tactic. As if ignoring Slytherin's defense, Ravenclaw aggressively flew towards the three round-shaped goalposts.
However, just as Slytherin began to gather their defensive line and prepare for this tactic that relied on collective strength to break through, Ravenclaw made use of the versatility of their team's tactics. As the Eagle Head offensive formation, the ball chasers on the left and right flanks quickly formed three rows, one up and one down. Michael, who was in the middle, held the ball and made a feint to throw it downwards. After that, the ball actually began to fly upwards. Anthony Goldstein, who was at the top, quickly made use of this tactic to change the Eagle Head offensive formation from a horizontal line to a vertical line, turning Slytherin's defense into a Muggle Maginot's Line of Defense.
At this time, on the commentary platform, Professor Mag finally realized why the atmosphere was strange after the goal. She shifted her gaze away from the field and found commentator Luna Lovegood watching the game with a cup of hot chocolate in her hands. "Miss Lovegood, you are a commentator, not a spectator! This commentary platform doesn't give you a good seat just to watch the competition! "
"Oh! That's right! Ladies and gentlemen, after Slytherin's Draco scored, Ravenclaw's Tony pulled the score back … "
"It's Anthony! Anthony Goldstein! Isn't he your classmate from your academy? "
"Oh, it's Anthony Goldstein! But why do I feel like this is the first time he has appeared? "
Professor Mag corrected Luna loudly through the loudspeaker, making the live audience burst into laughter.
However, when the game returned to its normal pace, Ravenclaw's players were better than Slytherin in most of their positions. The types of tactics they practiced were far better than the other academies. Although they did not have an advantage in terms of physical fitness, their tacit cooperation and execution were far better than Slytherin's. Slytherin had a hard time defending against their attacks. Many times, they had to rely on the ball chasers who were supposed to participate in the attack to assist the goalkeeper in defending the three goalposts in order to maintain the situation.
On the offensive side, Ravenclaw could always use a variety of tactics to break through Slytherin's defense. Although the success rate was not high, they played very easily. On the other hand, Slytherin's Quidditch team had completely fallen into the attacking mode of Draco Malfoy relying on his outstanding individual qualities and Pency's protection. Although they were barely able to maintain the situation and even Slytherin was slightly ahead, compared to Ravenclaw's relaxed style, Draco had to use his full strength almost every time he attacked.
The game became more and more intense. This was a competition between a team that played as a whole and a team that relied on star players. At this moment, Emily, another star player in Slytherin's team, had no intention of looking for the golden Snitch. She kept her eyes on Qiu Zhang, flying at about the same height as her. The two of them sped around the field. In order to not give the other team time to look for the golden Snitch, Emily kept her eyes on Qiu Zhang very tightly. She kept blocking the other team's path, and their knees often touched.
In the audience, Penello, who had just arrived at the stadium late, heard Luna's unreliable commentary as soon as he went up to the stands. He pursed his bright red lips and snorted coldly. He brought little Patricia to where Harris and the others were.
"Penello, who is this little girl?" Morgan-le-feil saw that Penello had brought a little girl with him. She was a little curious as to why this behavior did not match with Penello's.
She introduced Patricia uneasily so that the audience, who already knew the general situation, could match the little girl in front of them with the character in the story. Penello greeted everyone present and then handed Patricia over to the Wolf Mother, who was Harris's guard, to take care of the little girl on his behalf. Then, Penello did not care about what other people thought. He walked directly to Allen and sat down next to him.
In fact, unless Owen was playing on the field, Morgan-le-feil was not very interested in the game itself. When she heard the commotion, she looked up at Emily, who was still circling the field in the sky and entangled with Rachel Zhang. She no longer cared about the situation on the field and turned her attention to little Patricia, who was being held by the Wolf Mother.
Patricia, who was wearing a dark blue dress, still had some sunken cheeks due to long-term malnutrition, but they were more or less pink again. There was also a dark blue bow on the top of her curly hair. Morgan-le-feil then noticed that there was a live spider lying on top of her hair. It was a baby eight-eyed spider.
Morgan-le-feil, who had used the spider's soul many times to strengthen herself, was not afraid of it. She glanced at Penello and did not agree with his practice of giving such a dangerous thing to a child as a toy and a guard. However, the little girl's cuteness made Morgan-le-feil feel like a mother. Morgan-le-feil, who was not that old, already had a granddaughter, Helena, but Helena was an adult after all. She was older than her father, so she lacked childishness.
At this time, Patricia was sitting quietly among so many wizards. She had never seen or understood Quidditch before, so she did not understand the fun in it at all. Instead, she was a little nervous and scared because of the wizard's attire around her. Her little hand tightly held the Wolf Mother's hand.
Morgan-le-feil saw this situation and thought of the suffering she had gone through. She asked the Wolf Mother to bring the little girl over. She felt sorry for the little eight-eyed spider and flicked it to the other side of her head. She then rubbed the little girl's soft hair and said, "Patricia, aren't you afraid of spiders? Do you want me to talk to Penello and give you something normal? "
"Thank you, but I'm not afraid of Elisabeth! Teacher said it will protect me in the future! Lockhart thinks so too! " Patricia answered politely. She felt the kindness from Morgan-le-feil, so she raised her head and asked, "Why can't my mother come?"
Morgan Fay, who knew that Patricia's mother was a Muggle, comforted her. "Mom is busy, but you can tell her what you saw, or you can watch the broadcast with her. You can also bring some wizards' food back for her to try. When you're older, maybe you can bring your mom to watch your own Quidditch competition." Patricia's mother was stunned for a moment, but Morgan Fay knew that Patricia's mother was a muggle.
(End of Chapter)
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