Chapter 903 The New Era of Quidditch Has Arrived!
Elena never believed that being prophetic meant being superior to others.
Perhaps in some special circumstances, she will use force and strategies to avoid risks, but this does not mean that she will uncontrollably manipulate and smear other people's lives. She will blindly rely on the Forgetting Curse to "return time" and one day something big will happen. Troublesome.
As time goes by, experts in the scientific research area will sooner or later be exposed to the sight of the magic world.
Until then, it is obviously necessary to cautiously and conditionally allow some wizards and Muggle scholars to come into contact.
At least in Elena's view, even if doing so may lead to leaks, she would rather bear this risk than die suddenly in the future and let the two worlds start a dialogue in certain areas - of course, the premise is, The content of the conversation between the two parties must be controllable, and the ideal result is naturally "cross-server chat" and an agreement can be reached.
"Regarding the discussion of new flying broomsticks, I think we can put it aside for the time being..."
Elena glanced at Frank and said softly as she floated unsteadily to them on the broom.
As a direct wizard of the Destiny Group, Frank naturally understands what the eldest lady means. The next conversation will be personally taken over by the eldest lady, and his original task has been changed from a translator to an on-site escort - this undoubtedly makes him relieved .
You know, he was originally a member of the field team who was good at fighting. This was his area of expertise.
It is more appropriate to leave these mental matters to the eldest lady.
Elena pointed to the still anxious competition in the sky and looked around at the two people below.
"I just listened for a while. Your disagreement mainly lies in your understanding of air supremacy... Since you can't explain the other side in this aspect, let's use the results of the current game as a reference to verify the judgments of both parties."
"The result of the game? Is there any suspense here..."
Draven raised his left eyebrow and said firmly.
"Miss Hannah radiates the whole field, and the Seeker Cedric has an absolute advantage in vision. All the freshmen can do now is to delay time and pray for a miracle to happen - the only breaking point is unless the Seeker can Start faster.”
"Unfortunately... they don't even have the conditions to create a miracle."
Draven glanced at the brooms under the little guys above him and curled his lips in disgust.
"Sweeping Seven Stars vs. Sweeping Seven Stars, this old-fashioned broom can hardly open up much of a gap, and the seeker on the freshman team is really sleepwalking - her flight path is too random, as if she is flying aimlessly. I just wandered around trying my luck - after all I have been playing golf for so many years, this is the first time I have seen such a gentle seeker."
"What if this is their tactic?"
Ognechka frowned, put down the telescope in his hand, and asked thoughtfully.
"I don't know much about the situation on the Quidditch field, but the looks on their faces seem to be very confident. This is definitely not the look of being beaten up as you said, and on the other hand..."
He lowered his head and looked at the viewing guide issued by Hogwarts in his hand, and continued.
"The 'Hogwarts Moonlight Team' also has a head coach. I don't think it will be that simple."
"Head coach? Hey——"
Draven sneered and shook his head with disdain.
"People cannot be generalized. If you are not selected for the Quidditch team at Hogwarts, it means you have no talent. The world of Quidditch is so cruel. Without talent, no matter how smart you are, it is useless...Hermione Granger? After this game, she will soon understand that the position of head coach is not something that can be held by just any scrap of fish."
With the voice of the star Quidditch player, Ognechka's expression changed slightly.
Talent? This is the only thing they can't do anything about.
On the other hand, this is also one of the problems that scholars from the former Soviet Union have always had. No matter how solid and advanced their knowledge is, it still cannot make up for their innate inability to use magic.
"Anyway, the only person I recognize in this world is Coach Kaslana, the rest are all crap..."
Not paying attention to the "Broomstick Producer"'s face, Draven looked at Elena with a slightly flattering look.
"What do you think, Coach Kaslana?" - He knew exactly who to court.
However, his loyal words just now were obviously slapped on the horse's leg.
"If nothing else happens, the freshmen team should win——"
Elena said expressionlessly, glancing at Draven meaningfully.
It seems that I have to find time to rectify the atmosphere in the team in the future. This kind of flattery and glib talk is mostly a problem of insufficient training. Even if her little wings are really good on paper, it is only her turn to talk about it. .
Of course, more importantly, this guy's tactical literacy and overall view are indeed somewhat poor.
"Hufflepuff is the house with the strongest overall strength, but they won't turn their advantage into victory - they clearly have the advantage across the board but they don't compress the rhythm or increase the offensive pressure... This style of play is too gentle. This time they You will suffer a lot for this.”
Elena narrowed her eyes and raised her head to look at the Hufflepuff team in the sky who were still organizing a new round of attack.
As the strongest team in Hogwarts today, the point difference between them and the freshmen team has not widened significantly.
Although it seems to have an advantage at first glance, the essence is still using the traditional turn-based play style of you and me.
As for the Seeker matchup, Cedric Diggory didn't know whether it was because of his gentlemanly demeanor or because he was extremely confident in his own strength, or maybe both. In short, he didn't monitor Lu as closely as Charlie did before. Na.
And this means...
“It’s almost over and the freshman team has won.”
Elena put down the telescope in her hand, a satisfied smile appeared on her lips.
It seems that Hermione absorbs learning quickly and executes tactics in the team very efficiently. This lineup, which was originally designed for a single-core seeker system, is now very flexibly applied to Hufflepuff House.
"You won? Why, you're obviously still very anxious now——"
Draven frowned heavily and looked to the sky in confusion. He didn't capture any winning points.
This time it was Ognechka who reacted first.
The old man nodded in realization, his somewhat cloudy eyes flashing with hot light.
"Their positions have changed. The girl who serves as the seeker is now surrounded by at least four wingmen escorting her. I now roughly understand the requirements for the non-uniform broomsticks you provided before. The differences between models with different functions, right? "
"What do you mean?" Draven blinked in confusion.
However, the next moment, the Hogwarts freshman team in mid-air quickly answered his confusion with actions.
Luna Lovegood, who was still sleepwalking, suddenly began to dive towards the lower barrier. Her indomitable and determined attitude soon focused the attention of everyone on the court on her and the target directly in front of her dive.
"Luna! Luna found the Golden Snitch! Cedric is close behind!"
Lee Jordan held the microphone and shouted excitedly.
The chase battle of the Golden Snitch usually means the end of a game, especially when two Seekers start diving and chasing each other at the same time. This can be said to be the most exciting racing confrontation in all Quidditch games.
"Isn't this speed and angle obviously very favorable to Miss Lovegood... Cedric dives faster... According to this posture, he will soon be tied... Oh! God! Why did Miss Weasley do that? Show up there!”
Ginny Weasley suddenly appeared in Cedric's dive path, forcing him to step aside.
Everyone soon realized that this was definitely not an accident.
Because when Cedric slowed down to avoid Ginny, Qiu Zhang, who was supposed to be blocking the Quaffle attack, also appeared in front of him - she seemed to have given up on her goal a few seconds ago and moved ahead of schedule. Moved to the next position.
And a little bit below her, Irina also used a broom to pounce on Cedric's only path...
In fact, it's not just the three of them.
As Cedric began to dive, a silver-white tornado seemed to suddenly blow up in the passage below him.
The members of the "Moonlight Team" who had been positioned at various heights in advance rotated and swooped together, while Cedric was like a traveler stuck in the quagmire, having to adjust his angle and direction from time to time to avoid the brooms blocking his way.
And the worst part is that due to the blocked line of sight, he was also taken off track.
"Wait, they are going to collide!"
Lee Jordan shouted.
The next second, just as he said, Cedric, whose vision was blocked, after another emergency change, collided with Verne, the batter of the freshman team, and the two of them hit the ball at the same time. It swirled and fell downwards.
The Hufflepuff students all stood up and screamed for their Seeker.
Unfortunately, they were soon covered by the even louder sounds around them——
Luna Lovegood stalled the dive.
"She's got it—Miss Lovegood's got the Snitch—game over!"
Lee Jordan's voice reverberated in the air. After a moment of silence, the Ravenclaw stands not far away suddenly erupted into a burst of shrill cheers. In contrast, the people from Hufflepuff House It was deathly quiet.
Luna rose lightly into the air, raised her fist high, and the Golden Snitch flapped its wings helplessly between her fingers.
"We won! We won! That's great!"
At the railing of the Gryffindor stand, Hermione kept shouting and waving her arms wildly regardless of appearance.
Immediately afterwards, she saw seven blurry silver-white things rushing towards her, and then everyone in the freshman team jumped from their brooms to the stands, hugging each other with loud laughter and tears - they had suppressed it for two months. The grievances and pressures were all released in one breath in this game, and they defeated the top-seeded team in this Quidditch Cup.
Among them, the eldest Qiu Zhang cried the hardest, and her tears almost made her unable to see.
In the past two months, she had become the target of almost all the girls in her grade being ostracized, but with the sudden cheers and screams from the stands of Ravenclaw House just now, the stone in her heart finally fell to the ground successfully.
"We won! We won! We actually won!"
The members and coach of the Hogwarts Moonlight team hugged each other and shouted until their voices became hoarse, as if they had not won a points match, but had won this year's Quidditch championship trophy.
"Wait, wait... there is one more thing..."
After shouting with great excitement for a few minutes, Hermione suddenly struggled to break away from the hug.
She picked up the pile of silk fabrics prepared in advance at the edge of the stands and handed it to the hands of the still excited team members. It was a very long red banner. If you look closely, you can see that there is a long gilded line on it. string of characters.
"Uh, do we have to do this..."
Ginny Weasley took the corner of the silk fabric hesitantly and asked tentatively.
"This is what we all agreed in advance. Even if it is not written into the contract, we must abide by it——"
Hermione nodded seriously, glanced majestically at the surrounding team members, and her tone was slightly softer.
"Don't forget, the robes we wear, the clothes we use for training, and even the care of our brooms... Madam Malkin lent a helping hand to us in our most difficult times, and we repay in our own way after the victory. This is nothing to be ashamed of." of……"
"Well, yes, this is an honor in itself. Come on, let's go to the tour -"
Irina whispered in agreement, took the initiative to take a corner of the silk cloth, and stepped onto the broom again sideways.
Under her guidance, the players of the freshmen team nodded to each other, grabbed the corners of the huge piece of silk and lifted into the air. The huge silk cloth slowly unfolded in the air, and the players maintained their formation along the Quilt. A tour around the edge of the stadium.
This is a privilege exclusive to the winner of every game, and it is also a customary moment to welcome applause.
As the huge red silk cloth carried by Irina, Ginny, Luna and others passed by the stands, many people had expressions of surprise on their faces, and there was a curious discussion in the stands - —They have never seen this kind of tour.
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At the same time, the expression of a middle-aged witch in the Slytherin stands suddenly changed.
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