Harry Potter: Reunion with the Enemy

"Potter, why should I practice Muggle ball games with you in between tutoring you day and night on Muggle knowledge?" Draco changed into a T-shirt and sweatpants, and tapped Harry's shoulder gently with a racket.

Harry tied his glasses tighter, ignored Draco's half-serious questions, and reached out to grab the racket that Draco held out to him.

"bring it on."

Squash is a niche ball game in Muggle society, but it is also one of the ways to get extra points into Ivy League schools and is favored by some Muggle celebrities living on Tenth Avenue.

Unlike other ball games that have relatively open courts, squash courts are relatively closed and narrow. This sport requires participants to use rackets to hit the opponent's balls that bounce off the walls in a court surrounded by walls and win through competition.

Both of them had actually just started playing this sport, and with their previous experience as Chasers and their relatively special physiques as wizards, Harry and Draco got the hang of it very quickly.

Draco kept trying to hit the ball with the racket. Because the two sides had to stand on the same side, Harry felt that the breeze created by the people running around him made the whole space seem even smaller.

The sound of breathing, footsteps, the sound of the ball moving through space, and the sound of the ball bouncing back and forth filled my ears.

Watching Draco's light blond hair fluttering as his movements increased, Harry suddenly thought of the time when he had surpassed Slytherin on a broomstick during their battle against Slytherin.

Compared to Quidditch, where the Seeker can find a comfortable position to overlook the entire field, the scope of squash is extremely narrow. This is because squash was originally developed in prisons, and the small cells of the prison were its original venues.

Later, squash gradually evolved into a sports option for the British royal family to train their descendants. As the sport became more popular, it eventually entered the Muggle sports event, the Olympics. Because Muggle elite schools usually have squash teams, specialized training for this sport has gradually increased.

"It's a pity that I can't teach Alex Defense Against the Dark Arts and form a DA. I have more teaching experience in this area." After checking various private school entrance subjects that day, Harry finally chose physical education as the entry point for tutoring.

"It seems that someone who got an O in his OWL subjects really has no way to make a name for himself in the Muggle world. I almost forgot that Saint Potter was a student with outstanding academic performance." Draco caught the ball that bounced back and hit it back hard.

"This is a good chance for you to have a showdown with me, isn't it?" Harry stared at the ball bouncing off the wall. "Gryffindor has never lost to Slytherin in a Quidditch match, and now we can even rule out the influence of brooms and teammates."

Draco seemed to be provoked by Harry's words again, and glanced at Harry's slightly thin body. "Don't collapse from exhaustion."

After becoming an Auror, Harry has stepped up his physical training, although in the wizarding world most actions can rely on magic to reduce the burden.

But after a few rounds of fighting, Harry clearly felt that Draco's speed and strength seemed to be superior. Without the blessing of the flying broom, Harry had to notice the difference in physical fitness. Squash is called the king of indoor sports by Muggles. Compared with Quidditch, in addition to requiring keen insight and flexibility, it also requires high physical fitness. Squash has an extremely fast pace and requires all-round physical fitness.

"Although I haven't fully understood the Muggle elite education system, the Malfoy family is also quite strict in training their offspring." Draco saw that Harry was a little out of breath, so he reached out and grabbed the ball to pause the game. "When my father forced me to exercise, you might still be..."

As if he suddenly remembered what Harry revealed a few days ago when they were shopping, that he was suspected of being abused as a child, Draco suddenly stopped what he was about to say.

In order not to appear weird, Draco immediately put on an arrogant expression.

Because Draco remembered that when he was at his most vulnerable, he hated seeing other people's pity eyes the most.

Harry felt Draco's slightly contemptuous gaze and glared back at him.

It must be said that the sports shorts made Draco's straight legs clearly visible. Usually he always wore magic robes and suits to wrap himself up tightly, and it was rare to see him wearing clothes that showed so much skin. Harry keenly caught the slightly strange feeling in his heart, and quickly pretended to be indifferent and retracted his gaze.

The small venue and limited range of motion mean that the two players always fail to avoid each other and collide with each other. The tactics of squash are very simple. You only need to hit the squash ball, let it bounce off the wall, and then make sure the ball takes a route that cannot be well returned by the opponent.

Harry tried his best to ignore the embarrassment of bumping into Draco, and then hit the ball back at an extremely tricky angle.

"Potter, you couldn't stop me on your broomstick, and now you're not going to stop me." Draco adopted the long-drawn tone he often used when he was mocking.

"That's because you're not fast enough." Harry wiped the sweat off his face while panting.

"You remind me of the time when you were sitting on the Firebolt and couldn't see clearly. It was so annoying. Every time I came back from playing Quidditch with you, I was so angry that I couldn't sleep." Draco was getting into the mood, and he didn't forget to provoke him in between shots.

"You can ask your dad to upgrade the Nimbus 2001." Harry tried to adapt to the fast-paced speed of the ball. The squash ball is a sphere with an outer layer of rubber wrapped around an inner layer of inert gas. As the temperature of the sphere increases, the elasticity of the squash ball will become better.

"It's okay, I can see clearly now. You run much slower than you fly. Why do you imagine you can beat me without a broom?" Draco raised an eyebrow.

I wonder what Mr. and Mrs. Matthew would think if they saw the two newly hired tutors doing some extra practice at the squash court near their home.

Harry vaguely felt that Lina Forsyth was in a slightly abnormal state when she interviewed them both, but Harry did not ask Draco if she had done anything specific.

For Aurors, every mission has very strict behavioral requirements. This mission has an extremely high rating. On the premise of not harming the target, Harry chose to turn a blind eye to Draco's behavior.

But what worries Harry even more is that after a more detailed investigation of Matthew Forsyth's family, the silver sword in Matthew's house seems to have some disturbing effects.

Because he had personally experienced the negative effects of the Slytherin locket on people, Harry decided to ask Matthew's family to start tutoring two days later on the grounds of changing his rental.

In the past two days, while they were cramming for tutoring-related content, they were also looking up information on how to resist the adverse effects of fairy products.