Chapter 3030 (｀) Targeted by a bad old man
Neville was taken away by Snape yesterday. When Hermione went to hand in the experimental report for reviewing and preparing potions, she heard that Snape had taken Neville directly to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries.
The two of them went with the bottle of potion prepared by Neville.
As for the specific situation, such as whether the medicine was effective or whether Neville's parents were successfully cured and recovered, they did not know for the time being.
Anyway, they only know that Neville did not come back yesterday. As for more specific information, perhaps they can only ask Professor Snape.
But it's a pity that neither Hermione, Ron, nor Harry dared to go, so other than being patient and waiting for Neville to come back before asking, they didn't have much else to do.
Good idea.
After all, no matter what the final situation is, Neville will always come back to class, and they are not in a hurry for a day or two.
Of course, the key is that they have more important things now!
Because, today is Sunday, and the finals of the Hogwarts Quidditch House Cup will officially start at 15:00 this afternoon.
And when the students went to the auditorium for breakfast on time in the morning, they all saw it. There was such a big poster posted at the entrance of the auditorium. The content on it was as follows:
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【Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Notice】
New rule adjustments to enhance the enjoyment and fairness of Quidditch finals
Dear Hogwarts teachers and students:
In order to further enhance the viewing value of Quidditch matches and ensure the fairness and impartiality of the game process, after careful consideration and extensive discussions, Principal Albus Dumbledore, Professor Severus Snape and Minerva McGonagall
Professors, after joint discussion, decided to implement a series of innovative rules and adjustments for the Quidditch competition to be held today and next year.
These adjustments are intended to promote the intensity and enjoyment of the competition, while maintaining the purity of the competition... The new rules are now announced as follows:
1. Adjustment of release timing of Golden Snitch
Rule details: In order to prolong the suspense and excitement of the game, it was decided not to release the Golden Snitch immediately when the game officially started.
2. Standardize the use of brooms
Rule details: In view of the fact that some advanced broomsticks may have an excessive impact on the results of the competition, the use of high-performance brooms such as the Firebolt is prohibited in this competition. All contestants will use the Nimbus 2000 broomstick provided by the school to ensure that each
The equipment of each player is absolutely fair.
3. Expansion of the referee team
Rule details: In order to strengthen the supervision and management of the competition process, this competition will add referees and form a three-person referee team to judge every confrontation and decision-making in the competition more comprehensively and fairly.
4. New mechanism for releasing and capturing the Golden Snitch
Rule details: In order to increase the strategy and unpredictability of the game, one hour after the start of the game, the second referee will secretly release the Golden Snitch. Then, five minutes later, the school will ring a specific bell to mark that the players can officially Start catching the golden snitch.
This move aims to encourage teams to pay more attention to teamwork and tactical layout in the early stage, while also adding more tension and excitement to the final sprint stage.
We firmly believe that the above rule adjustments will not only significantly enhance the viewing experience of Quidditch games, but also stimulate players' strategic thinking and team spirit, bringing a more exciting, fair and just visual feast to the teachers and students of the school.
Teams and spectators from all colleges are requested to pay attention to the above changes and prepare accordingly. Let us look forward to and witness this extraordinary Quidditch final together!
Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
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"Look!"
"Let me tell you! The rules of this year's Quidditch finals will definitely change. Now isn't this true?"
"It's really..."
"Hello!"
"Come out quickly after reading the previous part, we want to watch it too!"
"..."
"Did you see that?"
"Look!"
"Then tell me, what's the change? We can't squeeze in!"
"Has the method of catching the Golden Snitch changed? I know it must be the case without looking, because only in that way will the game be more exciting, right?"
"Almost!"
"However, in addition to the fact that the snitch can only be caught after an hour, a series of new regulations have also been added, such as referees and uniform brooms."
"ah?"
"Unify, unify the broom?"
"This prohibits catching snitches and restricts broomsticks. It is simply a serious restriction on Gryffindor and Anne!"
"not good!"
"We Gryffindor are being targeted, how can Professor McGonagall agree?"
"It's good now, Firebolts are no longer allowed to be used by name..."
"Don't say that. Nimbus 2000 is not bad. At least everyone has the same starting point. If we lose again, the Slytherin people will be speechless."
"right!"
"I also think this is more fair. The Firebolt really makes the game unfair. It is simply crushing other seekers..."
"Also, the snitch is released one hour after the game starts, which really adds to the strategy."
"Especially for the Gryffindor team, this is a big challenge. They need to plan their tactics better, instead of just sitting on the broom waiting for their little Seeker to catch the snitch."
"really!"
"At least within an hour, they cannot fall behind one hundred and fifty points, otherwise even their ace Seeker cannot save them."
"Ha ha!"
"Slytherin must really work hard this time, otherwise they will definitely have no chance. Gryffindor's Seeker, that little Annie is so powerful not just because of her broomstick!"
"Isn't it?"
"During the flying class, you didn't see her standing directly on the broomstick, jumping back and forth hundreds of feet in the sky. That's even higher than the selection standards for international football players!"
"Besides, she was still using those old broomsticks from school that were very difficult to maneuver!"
"But……"
"What's the reason for adding more referees? I hope they won't be too much of a hindrance..."
"Not sure."
"But with one more referee, the game will definitely be fairer!"
"It doesn't matter what the rules are, as long as we can enjoy watching the game!"
"yes!"
"I also think these changes are quite interesting. The competition will definitely be more exciting and intense!"
"affim!"
"Please pay attention. As mentioned above, the purpose of adjusting these rules is to test the overall strength and strategy of the competition team. I hope that we, Gryffindor, can prepare well, right?"
"I see Xuan..."
"In this year's competition, they haven't really competed seriously. They are a bit lazy!"
"Well, the key is to suppress Slytherin within an hour, otherwise Anne will be finished even if she comes on stage!"
"well--"
"Okay!"
"Although this is indeed intended to target us, Gryffindor, it does increase the unpredictability and confrontation of the game, and also tests the formation of each captain. I hope Wood will not let us down?"
"What the hell!"
"In short, no matter how the rules change, we Gryffindors will never admit defeat!"
"That's right!"
"Our Gryffindor players have the best flying skills!"
"Just you!"
"Tsk tsk!"
"Who was beaten so hard last year that he couldn't hold his head up?"
"!!"
"How dare you say it again?"
"ha!"
"You can say it a hundred times!"
"you--"
After reading the announcement, what was left unsaid was that the students started discussing loudly about the changes to the Quidditch rules. Even the two sides of the game this afternoon, namely the students of Gryffindor House and the students of Slytherin House, almost came to blows.
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"Shut up, everyone!"
"Everyone, please stop gathering at the door and go in to eat immediately!"
But fortunately, this is a large auditorium. In addition to the prefects of each college, there are also professors and even Filch. Therefore, after Professor Flitwick appeared and shouted with amplifying curse, the students immediately
Be honest.
soon!
Under the professor's reprimand, except for the students who did not see the specific content of the notice and chose to move forward, those who had seen it stopped staying and poured into the auditorium to start eating.
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At this time, Gryffindor team captain Wood and Harry and others, who had known the details of the rule adjustment a night in advance, were gathering together to discuss tactics.
"etc!"
"Where's Annie?"
"Why didn't she come?"
At this time, Harry asked strangely and looked left and right.
Then he discovered that a certain naughty little girl was sitting at the far side of the long table, sitting next to Hermione, eating by herself, with no intention of coming over to discuss tactics with them.
"Leave her alone."
"She only needs to replace you, Harry, in an hour, and then go out to catch the snitch, so she doesn't have to come!"
"On the contrary, Harry, you need to fully cooperate with us in scoring and defense before Annie comes on the court!"
"Your task is not easy!"
Wood first looked at Anne's direction with his doting eyes for a while, and then said this to Harry with a smile.
Although the school's new rules limit the use of Firebolts, Wood isn't worried.
Because even with the worst broom they have tried, Anne can catch the snitch within ten seconds. Therefore, the factor that limits Anne from catching the snitch is not the broom, but whether they can survive Slytherin's mad attack.
Guard one hundred and fifty points!
As long as they perform well and don't let the Slytherin players open up a 150-point difference within an hour, then Gryffindor will definitely win!
"oh……"
"Too!"
After thinking about it carefully, Harry felt that it made sense and nodded, indicating that he understood.
"besides!"
"Harry..."
"We don't have access to the Nimbus 2000 used in the competition yet. After we eat later, we will go for adaptive training. Then lend us your broom and let us take turns to use it and get familiar with it."
"Is it okay?"
"Of course no problem!"
"As long as it can increase our advantage as Gryffindor, as long as we can win, you can use my broom as you like!"
"That's good!"
"That's it. Let's eat quickly. When you're full, go out and find an open space to train!"
"good!"
"no problem!"
"Just listen to you Wood!"
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Chapter completed!