Hogwarts Scholar System

Chapter 169 Quidditch in the Heavy Rain

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The cooking skills of the house elves in the kitchen are getting better and better. The third-year students and above who have just returned from Hogsmeade, whose stomachs were originally filled with Honeydukes candies, instantly changed their minds after seeing the exquisite food at the banquet. My stomach feels empty again.

Just when a few unlucky ones were enjoying their feast, the jack-o'-lantern floating in the sky suddenly floated over, and then a ghost suddenly jumped out of the jack-o'-lantern, startling them.

No wonder not a single ghost was seen at the beginning of the party. It turned out that they were all hiding in the jack-o'-lanterns.

The ghost's body is transparent and will pass directly through any object.Even if they wanted to shrink into the bottle like an octopus, they couldn't.

Although this is a spell cast by Dumbledore, it is witchcraft from the East.Western magic can only control and destroy ghosts, which is far inferior to the precise control of the East. In the long history of the East, controlling ghosts and raising ghosts has developed into an independent branch.

It seems that when Maple and Professor Flitwick discussed Eastern spells, Professor Dumbledore did not turn a blind eye.

The food is exquisite, and the banquet in the weird atmosphere of this ghost festival is a rare experience.In addition to being enjoyable, this banquet also had an added level of excitement that I had never had before.

The change to the banquet was a success and the students had big smiles on their faces.But there were also some who disgraced the scenery, especially Professor McGonagall who kept a straight face throughout the banquet.

The banquet was over, and the students left with unfinished expressions.This is a real banquet with the characteristics of the wizarding world. What's the point of just eating and drinking like Muggles do? It doesn't show the unique identity of wizards at all.

Professor McGonagall was not the only one who felt uncomfortable at this banquet, but also Sirius Black.

Peter Pettigrew suddenly disappeared, and a somewhat frantic Sirius Black was still running around looking for the whereabouts of a mouse on this festive day. He thought that Scabbers had not left Hogwarts yet.

Because Crookshanks had reported in advance that Scabbers was not in the Gryffindor dormitory, Sirius Black did not disturb them that night.

But there were other people on this campus who were worried about the world being in chaos. The screams that came one after another after midnight once again broke the tranquility of the night.

After Maple got off to a bad start the year before last, maybe Halloween nights at Hogwarts were destined to be restless in the future.

This time the victims were the Slytherin snakes again. Their dormitory was underground, but students from other houses were still woken up by their screams when the incident occurred, which shows how frightened they were this time.

And when other students asked what happened that night, they were hesitant and unwilling to mention it.

Maple didn't do anything this time, so it goes without saying that it must have been the Weasley brothers.But before Maple could find them, they couldn't help but come over to show off.

It's the Assassin's Creed to leave things alone. How could the Weasley brothers resist doing 'good deeds' without leaving their names behind?

But if they wanted to make it public directly, they would inevitably be imprisoned, so they had no choice but to come and find Maple.

"You are so, so awesome!" After the twin brothers whispered in Maple's ear for a while, Maple was truly impressed.them--

He actually created an image of Voldemort to scare Slytherin!

No wonder the little snakes were so irritated and didn't dare to mention it.

Speaking of which, Voldemort came from Slytherin House, and students from other houses also put Slytherin students and Voldemort in the same camp.The students of Hogwarts can be said to be divided into two groups. Students from Slytherin and other houses, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff would rather Gryffindor win the House Cup than Slytherin. on their heads.

And they easily get along with Gryffindor students, but rarely make friends with Slytherin students.

Speaking of which, Slytherin's situation is somewhat similar to that of the Uchiha clan in Konoha Village.The Uchiha clan was maliciously targeted because of Uchiha Madara's betrayal, and Slytherin was ostracized because of Voldemort's involvement.

The Uchiha clan of Konoha did not regard Uchiha Madara as a leader, and similarly, the Slytherin students did not regard Voldemort as an object of worship.

On the contrary, Slytherin students may be more afraid of Voldemort than other houses.

It has to be said that the Weasley brothers found the best way to scare Slytherin.

Another interesting thing is that the Weasley brothers told Maple that when they looked for ghosts to pretend to be Voldemort, no ghosts were willing to help.In the end, it was the fearless Peeves who took action to prevent the Weasley brothers' action from ending in vain.

Voldemort's reputation is such that even these old ghosts who have been dead for hundreds of years are afraid of him. Also, except for Bloody Barrow because of regret, the other ghosts stayed and became ghosts because they were too afraid to enter reincarnation. Voldemort's name It's no surprise that these cowards can be restrained.

The first Quidditch match was approaching, but the weather was getting worse and worse. However, every time they saw the hopeful look in their captain's eyes, the other members of the Gryffindor team immediately gave up the idea of ​​being lazy.

Finally, the day of the race arrived and the weather was as bad as ever.The roaring wind made a loud noise as it hit the castle walls, and soon after the rumbling thunder, heavy rain began to fall in the sky.

Dumbledore's magic power was enough to disperse the rain around the entire playing field, but he did not do so.Of course, the game will not be stopped because of the heavy rain.

However, this heavy rain is not without its benefits. Although the Maple and Weasley brothers have added some good brooms to the Gryffindor team, the best broom for the Gryffindor team is only the Nimbus 2000. It's a lot slower than the Slytherin team's all-white Nimbus 2001, but in this heavy rain environment, it can undoubtedly offset some of the Gryffindor team's broom disadvantages.

Although it was a rare rainstorm in several years, it still could not stop the enthusiasm of the students.As usual, almost all the teachers and students of the school came out to watch this game.But before they could cross the lawn to the Quidditch pitch, their umbrellas were blown away by the wind.

Seeing them lowering their heads to resist the strong wind, Maple couldn't help but complain, "You are wizards, are all the wands in your hands fire sticks?"

Seeing Maple walking over leisurely after casting a spell to isolate herself from the wind and rain, Professor McGonagall also had a huge expression of embarrassment on her face, because they, the professors, had not thought of using magic to ward off the wind and rain.

"Wind-proof!" The professors immediately used magic to dry their wet robes like Maple, and cast spells to isolate themselves from rain.

Then they didn't forget to cast a spell on all the students in their college.

The robe that was soaked and stuck to my body suddenly became dry, and I felt much more comfortable instantly.Coupled with the fact that the students were protected from the elements after the spell was cast, the students' enthusiasm became even more intense, and the waves of cheers became louder and louder.

The Gryffindor players changed into scarlet robes in the locker room, and when they walked to the court with brooms, they were all staggering. Before Professor McGonagall could get up, Maple took the lead and walked over and used magic on each of them. Received the Wind and Rain Protection Curse.

"That's great!" Wood wanted to come over and give Maple a hug, but the Weasley brothers beat him to it.

“Man, that’s cool!”

After the game started, the storm not only showed no sign of letting up, but intensified.Under the rumbling thunder, the cheers of the teachers and students in the school were dwarfed by the thunder.

Before the game, Wood and the captain of the Slytherin team came forward to shake hands. As always, Wood and Flint wanted to break each other's fingers off. Even thunder and rainstorms could not stop their 'friendly' interaction.

The players on both sides could not hear the referee's voice. They all saw Mrs. Huo Qi put the whistle to her mouth and immediately got on the broomstick.

At the beginning, all the players rode very fast. Although they were all protected from wind and rain by magic, their broomsticks were still affected.

The broomsticks were swaying in the violent wind and rain, and all the players had to slow down to maintain stability.

This game seemed to have turned into a silent movie. No, it was not only silent, but the picture was also very blurry.

Under the rumbling thunder, any sound was muffled; under the rain curtain, the players were only left with blurry shadows as they flew on the court. This was the first time that the audience needed the referee to know the score.

The heavy rain blurred the vision and the concept of time.The game lasted for half a day, which felt very short and yet seemed very long.

Sure enough, due to the rain and the Gryffindor team's technical compensation, Gryffindor led Slytherin [-] to [-].

The rain undoubtedly made it more difficult to score and increased the intensity of defense. Gryffindor had the upper hand with Wood, the best goalkeeper.

However, this advantage cannot yet determine the direction of victory. The key to the game now becomes the Golden Snitch.Especially under Maple's new rules, the Golden Snitch will turn into a Purple Golden Snitch for 1 minute every once in a while.

The game went on for a long time, with no end in sight.

This is because Malfoy seems to want to avenge his past humiliation and has been chasing Harry relentlessly.Malfoy's Nimbus 2001 was much faster than Harry's Nimbus 2000. Harry couldn't expect Malfoy to be as careless as last year. Even if he saw the Golden Snitch, Harry wouldn't dare to catch it unless he was absolutely sure.

In this way, due to Malfoy's interference, Harry has not found an opportunity to catch the Golden Snitch.

As the evening approaches, the game continues.Maple really admired those students who were still cheering so fiercely despite their hungry stomachs.

It was then that Harry saw something that completely distracted him: the silhouette of a huge, shaggy black dog, silhouetted against the sky, sitting on a row of empty seats at the top of the stand. .

Before the start of this semester, when Harry was buying divination textbooks, he accidentally saw a book about omens of death. The big dog on the cover of the book was so similar to this one that Harry couldn't help but lose his mind for a moment.

But after a while, when Harry looked again, the dog was gone.

Then, when he turned his head, Harry suddenly discovered something that alarmed him even more -

A small golden patch flickered in the rain-filled sky. At the moment when he lost consciousness, Malfoy had already rushed towards the golden patch, a proud smile on his pale face.

In panic, Harry fell on his broomstick and spun towards the golden snitch.

Harry kept urging his broom to speed up, but everything he did was in vain. Malfoy's Nimbus 2001 accelerated much faster than his Nimbus 2000.Harry sprinted as hard as he could, but the distance between him and Malfoy grew wider and wider.

Are you going to lose?

Harry's face showed a look of unwillingness and pain. Just when Harry was praying for a miracle to happen, an incredible scene actually happened -

Seeing that Malfoy's hand was about to catch the Golden Snitch, his arm suddenly dropped and missed him, and then his broom incredibly began to fall several meters.

But Harry couldn't be happy for some reason. The wind around him seemed to have stopped whistling all of a sudden, and everything around him suddenly seemed as quiet as death.

Harry then felt a familiar and terrifying cold wave, and looked down. Harry soon saw a scene that frightened him——

At least a hundred dementors stood below, their hooded faces facing him.It was as if frozen water rose from his chest, cutting into his insides.

Then he heard the sound again. . .Someone was moaning, inside his head. . .A woman's voice——

"Don't touch Harry! Don't touch Harry, please don't touch Harry!"

"Go away, you stupid woman, go away, now..."

"Don't touch Harry, please don't, take me there, just kill me..."

Harry's mind was filled with numbness and a white fog. . .What is he doing?Why is he flying?He must help her. . .She is going to die. . .She was going to be murdered. . .He was falling, falling in the icy mist.

Then Harry suddenly woke up again and found that his broom was falling. Harry quickly controlled the broom to steady it.A familiar bat lay on his shoulder. Although such an ugly creature, it made him feel extremely warm at this moment.

Then Harry saw Malfoy. Although his condition was not as bad as Harry's, it was not much better.

Although he did not fall directly to the ground, Malfoy, who was not protected by his Patronus, was still shivering. His broom speed slowed down and he did not dare to speed up at this moment.

With this good opportunity, Harry temporarily put everything in his mind aside, endured his physical weakness, accelerated and sprinted!

Although the victory was somewhat unsuccessful, we won. Harry raised the Golden Snitch in his hand.

At this time, Malfoy had already stabilized his broom, because the angry Dumbledore released the powerful Phoenix Patronus and drove back more than 100 dementors.But it's too late now.The slightest difference has become eternity at this moment.

"Victory!" Everyone felt uncomfortable when the Dementors were present, but after the Dementors left, they regained the ability to be happy, and they all gathered around Harry and cheered loudly.

"By the way, there's also our biggest hero, Maple!"

"If it weren't for his Patronus just now, Harry would have been able to catch the Snitch."

"Yeah, Harry's broom kept falling, which scared me. If Maple hadn't released the Patronus in time, Harry would have been afraid."

"Patron Saint, Patron Saint Curse, you are only in third grade and you have successfully released it!"

Regarding this, the senior seniors couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.Comparing people to each other is so annoying!

At this moment, in the Gryffindor lounge, the Weasley brothers began to hold a grand celebration banquet.

Nowadays, all the wealthy Slytherin teams in the luxurious Nimbus 2001 have been defeated by them, not to mention Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. They have already won this year's Quidditch Cup.

At the celebration banquet, the smile on Wood, the captain of the Gryffindor team, never stopped.

, I have waited for this day for a long time and finally realized my dream after dreaming for a long time!

Wood has been waiting for this day for too long, and he has been looking forward to this day so hard!

Harry's side was elated, but Slytherin's side was clouded.But they couldn't blame Malfoy, it was all because of the Dementors. Why didn't they have a student who could release the Patronus?

Being able to release the Patronus in the third year, Maple once again updated his record, which made the Slytherins even more afraid to do anything inappropriate, and they could only be sulky with themselves.

The bad weather lasted until two weeks before the end of term, but it did not dampen Gryffindor's happy mood at all.

Maple was not living a happy life these days. After he showed his Patronus and made great achievements, there were often Gryffindor students around him, and they often pestered him to ask him for the Patronus Charm.

Although it was a bit troublesome, Maple could be compensated with academic points from time to time, which was a bit of comfort to Maple.

In the last week of the semester, they could go to Hogsmeade again, and they didn't want to miss it.For Maple, it was one of the rare days when he could shake off a swarm of flies.

It was snowing heavily and the weather was bone-chilling. Not long after walking around, Maple and the others had to go to the Three Broomsticks for a bottle of butterbeer to keep warm.

Maple asked Harry to wear the invisibility cloak, and they handed him butterbeer under the cloak.

"Merry Christmas!" After they had just drank a sip of butterbeer to warm themselves up, the Three Broomsticks had a few more uninvited guests——

Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, Hagrid and the Minister of Magic actually came.

"A small glass of canyon water—"

"Mine." Professor McGonagall's voice.

"Four pints of mead—"

"Thanks, Rosmerta," Hagrid said.

"A sherry soda with ice and conch—"

"See you there!" said Professor Flitwick, smacking his lips.

"Then yours is red currant rum, minister."

"Thank you, Rosmerta, darling," Fudge's voice said, "I must say, it's great to see you again. Would you like a drink too, okay? Come and sit with us..."

"Well, thank you, Minister."

Maple immediately remembered that this was what Harry needed to know about Sirius Black being his godfather. It would be hard for anyone to accept that his parents' most trusted friend turned out to be the betrayer who caused his parents to be killed.

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