Chapter 2998 () Is the game good to watch?
After entering November, it started to snow.
The weather in Northern Europe has also begun to become extremely cold. Anyway, the sky around Hogwarts Castle is gray, and some mountain peaks have even begun to be covered with white ice and snow.
Then, even in the weather without snow, when you wake up every morning, there will be frost and ice particles on the castle terrace, eaves and grass outside. Many teachers and students have also put on cotton-padded clothes, aprons and Wearing hats, gloves, etc.
However, it is also at this time that the Quidditch season officially begins!
As for why Hogwarts chooses to hold Quidditch events in the cold winter instead of spring and summer when the weather is better, it is still unknown.
But anyway, since there were no classes this weekend, the first Quidditch match started.
Gryffindor House VS Slytherin House
Since these two colleges are almost rivals, at about 11 o'clock in the morning, almost all the teachers and students of the school came to the stands around the Quidditch field and sat down, preparing to watch this semester. ’s first game.
Among them, in a high position in the auditorium, in addition to Ron, Hermione, who had never been very fond of Quidditch and broomstick flying, also arrived early and found a seat in the auditorium.
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"!?"
"Eh?"
However, not long after the two sat down, they discovered that Harry, one of the Gryffindor seekers, did not go to the player room to prepare. Instead, he squeezed into the auditorium wearing ordinary school uniforms and sat down. Between them?
"Harry?"
"you!"
"That's wrong!"
"Harry, why are you here?"
"yes!"
"Shouldn't you go change and get ready for the game?"
"What's going on?"
Then, without saying anything, the two of them exclaimed and looked at him in surprise and asked repeatedly.
"That's right."
"Wood said that today we Gryffindor must win a game to boost morale first, because we have lost so miserably in recent years..."
"Especially last year?"
"So, he decided to let Annie go first, and I will be the substitute. I saw that nothing happened, so I came here."
With slumped shoulders, Harry had nothing to hide, nor was he too disappointed, he just spoke with excitement and a little anticipation.
"ah?"
"So that's it..."
"Annie goes first?"
Hearing this, Hermione and Ron couldn't help but look at each other in surprise.
Because they all know that there are two Gryffindor seekers this year, one is Harry with Nimbus 2000, and the other is Anne with Firebolt.
"But!"
"Even if you are a substitute, shouldn't you be on the bench?"
"And you don't change your clothes either!"
"What if Annie doesn't want to play anymore and needs you to play?"
Then, after thinking about it, Hermione raised her eyebrows and urged him sternly, wanting Harry to return to his place as soon as possible.
"That's right!"
"Harry, you'd better get ready quickly!"
Seeing what Hermione said, Ron next to him also hurriedly persuaded her.
Because in his opinion, even if he is a substitute, he is still a serious Quidditch player, which is something to be proud of!
If he were allowed to join the Gryffindor team, even if he could only play once in a whole season and then sit on the bench the rest of the time, he would probably be happy with it, right?
"No need!"
"If Annie plays, the game should be over quickly."
"You'll find out later anyway!"
However, Harry smiled wryly and waved his hands, indicating that there was no need to prepare at all!
In fact, not only him, but also the other substitute players showed no intention of preparing at all. Everyone was talking and laughing in the preparation room.
Even the captain Wood, the twins Angelina and Fred who came on stage didn't have much fighting spirit.
Because they all know that today's game will exceed everyone's expectations, and Gryffindor will also give their old enemy Slytherin College team a showdown!
"I remembered!"
"George and Fred said that Anne is our Gryffindor's secret weapon?"
"Is she strong?"
"But Annie is only one person. No matter how strong she is, she can't influence the outcome of the game, right?"
"wrong!"
"Hermione, you don't know, do you?"
"Our school's Quidditch Cup uses the Golden Snitch ending system, which means it's live. As long as you catch the Snitch, you get 150 points, and at the same time, the game ends early!"
"ah?"
"In this case, can't we all go catch the thief together?"
"It's not that simple!"
"It's not easy to catch a snitch. Sometimes the game is over without even seeing the snitch!"
"Right, Harry?"
Ron and Hermione discussed it for a while, then both looked at Harry who was a little excited but also a little bored and asked.
"Well……"
"It's really hard to catch snitches. Sometimes it's hard to even find them!"
"Anyway, I find it difficult..."
Although Harry himself is a Seeker and he also knows how to catch the Snitch, the Snitch was so elusive at the beginning of the game that it didn't show any obvious features until a certain time, and the airspace was so large.
, the snitch was so fast, he really had no confidence in finding and catching it.
"but……"
"If it were Annie, maybe it wouldn't be so difficult?"
Then, thinking of the previous selection training matches, he couldn't help but sigh again, and had to admit that there was indeed a huge gap between him and Annie.
"Anyway!"
"The game will end soon, just be mentally prepared."
As he said that, Harry acted like a good boy and didn't say clearly how fast "soon" meant. He just asked the two of them to get ready, and then he stopped talking.
Because he saw that at this time, Gryffindor players wearing red shirts and Slytherin players wearing green shirts had begun to walk out of the preparation rooms on both sides of the court, and Huo Qi, as the referee,
The lady was already waiting in the center of the venue, looking at her pocket watch.
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on the field.
Soon, when the players from both sides came to stand in the middle, Marcus Flint, the captain of Slytherin Academy, directly started the taunting mode:
"Aha!"
"Wood..."
"Are there no Gryffindors left?"
"A little girl was asked to be the seeker..."
After saying this and admiring the ugly face of the Gryffindor captain, he looked with some jealousy and envy at a bad little girl who was dragging a broom and didn't seem to cherish it at all, and continued to mock:
"Tsk tsk!"
"It's a pity that a good number of 'Firebolts' will be wasted."
"How about I ask our Seeker to step aside for you later so that your first-year players don't cry?"
After saying that, he and his fellow Slytherin players burst out laughing unbridled.
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However, surprisingly, this time, the Gryffindor players did not refute, not even the two Weasley twin brothers who spoke the most rudely last year and made the Slytherin players furious.
Choose silence?
"Oh!"
"Flint, I hope you can still laugh later?"
Finally, Gryffindor captain Oliver Wood spoke. He did not refute or curse back, but just stared at the old enemy in front of him with a pitiful look, half-smiling.
"Okay!"
"You all shut up!"
Before the two sides could continue the war of words, at this time, the referee, Mrs. Huo Qi, announced loudly:
"Listen!"
"I hope everyone can participate in the competition fairly and honestly, and strive to abide by the relevant competition rules!"
"Otherwise, I don't mind letting a certain team completely lose their qualifications for this year?"
"Now!"
"Players from both sides please get on their broomsticks and get ready to take off!"
With that said, before both sides could continue to taunt and curse, she waved her hand and ordered the players on both sides to take their places. Then, she strode towards the box where the Quaffle, Bludgers and Golden Snitch were kept.
"Annie!"
"How about you wait a few seconds after the whistle blows before catching the snitch?"
After flying into the air, captain Wood, the goalkeeper, flew directly to the side of Annie, the seeker who was looking a little listless, and whispered.
"??"
(.)
"Why?"
(.)
Anne was a little confused and didn't know why the other party asked her to wait a few more seconds.
"I'm afraid they'll default on the debt and say you've committed a foul..."
"Anyway!"
"Please wait a few seconds after the whistle blows before you take action!"
After saying that, Wood smiled and made a pleading gesture towards Anne.
"All right!"
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"Just try your best..."
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Although Anne didn't like drinking the northwest wind in the sky, if it was only for a few seconds, it should be fine, so she nodded and agreed without much thought.
Beep——!
Soon, Mrs. Huo Qi opened the box, released three props, and blew the shrill whistle at the same time.
Otherwise!
What shocked and surprised the excited audience and the Slytherin players who were rushing towards the Quaffle was that the seven Gryffindor players actually hovered in mid-air unmoved, even
Captain Wood didn't even have the intention to go back to his own goal, so he just watched the Slytherin players grab the Quaffle?
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Then, although they were puzzled, the three chasers from the Slytherin team still didn't care about the number of chasers. They just cooperated and covered each other and headed towards Gryffindor's three empty and undefended goals at high speed.
Rush away quickly.
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"Harry!"
"What's going on?"
"You gave up the game?"
"Harry?"
"This is your plan?"
"Merlin!"
"Even if you can't beat it, you can still try harder, right?"
Seeing this, without saying anything, of course Ron and Hermione looked at Harry sitting between them again and asked in surprise.
And similarly, seeing the Gryffindor team's self-defeating performance, the spectators and professors around the stadium also started pointing or whispering.
However……
At this moment, just as the Slytherin players rushed to the Gryffindor goal and were about to throw the Quaffle over the round ball to score, a small figure riding a Firebolt finally moved.
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The audience only saw her speed up, dive and reach out in one go!
And when she made a sudden stop, the audience, who had not seen clearly what she had done, were shocked to see that she had unexpectedly caught a small golden ball with wings in her little hand raised high.
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Beep——!
"Anne Hastur of Gryffindor caught the Golden Snitch!"
"One hundred and fifty points to zero!"
"Gryffindor wins—"
Although Mrs. Huo Qi was also extremely shocked, and although she, the referee, did not have time to take off, when she was very sure that Annie had indeed caught the snitch, she still had to blow the whistle and excitedly announced the incident.
It probably didn't last more than ten seconds from start to finish, and it was the end of a Quidditch match that had already set a new record for the academy.
Wow——!
Then without saying anything, the whole stadium instantly became a sensation.
Almost everyone stood up at this moment, and cast shocked eyes and unbelievable exclamations or cheers towards the little girl who was handing the snitch to Mrs. Huo Qi.
"How boring!"
(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~
Anne didn't care about the audience and the Slytherin players who were exclaiming, cheering, or looking at her in disbelief. She just threw the snitch to Professor Hooch and dragged her broom away.
He walked towards the exit of the stadium in a hurry.
Chapter completed!