Chapter 491: Selection
Unlike Alan, who was loved by freshmen, the Gryffindor common room was another scene at this time.
Seeing the freshmen and even Ron timidly following Hermione, Harry could be sure that he hadn't looked so immature when he first came to Hogwarts.
When Harry grinned at the freshmen, they looked petrified.
Euan A blond boy next to Abercrombie nudged Euan and whispered something into his ear. Euan Abercrombie also looked very frightened, and secretly looked at Harry with terrified eyes. Harry felt the smile on his face disappear like stinky juice.
Inexplicably, Harry pushed open the door of his dormitory. Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan had already arrived in the dormitory first, and they were pasting posters and photos on the wall beside their beds. They were talking when Harry pushed the door open, but stopped abruptly when they saw him. Harry suspected first that they were talking about him, and then that he himself was a little paranoid.
Soon Harry knew that this was not his illusion, it had been going on for many days. On his way to class, he tried not to notice people's stares, their whispers and pointing. During the summer vacation, the "Daily Prophet" kept making up him and Dumbledore, promoting them like lunatics, and no one seemed willing to admit the fact that the mysterious man had returned.
What makes Harry even more sad is that even in Gryffindor, there are still a large number of people who don't believe him. In fact, I don’t know if it’s because compared to the other three houses, I have more opportunities to get in touch with the students in my house or it’s true—Harry even feels that Gryffindor doesn’t believe that he has the most people among the four houses. of.
For example, Seamus Finnigan, who had a good relationship with him and lived in the same dormitory, had an argument with him about the authenticity of the report. After Ron stood up to help himself and the argument involved Seamus’ mother, he After that, I kept arguing about changing dormitories. But there is one thing that makes Harry gratified, that is, although Umbridge, the observer sent by the Ministry of Magic, followed him every day with a notebook and kept recording, after all, he did not do anything special after all, and basically did nothing. Affect professors to attend classes normally.
Hermione saw all this in her eyes, and she was also conflicted in her heart. She had already learned the truth from Allen, and she promised Allen would keep the secret, otherwise it would destroy his layout. But seeing Harry and Dumbledore being misunderstood by people, seeing her friends being isolated and clouded day by day, Hermione, who has been treated in a similar way in Gryffindor since the first grade, still empathizes Can't help but feel sorry for Harry - Gryffindor is the house with the worst tolerance for "others".
It seems that all the warmth was used up in the fiery August during the summer vacation. The weather in September is extremely cold, the sky is always gray, and it rains continuously. But this can't stop everyone's enthusiasm for Quidditch. Gryffindor's new captain, Angelina, was impatient to wait for the weather to clear up, and decided to select the goalkeeper on Friday. Their original captain, Wood, was an excellent goalkeeper. , but has graduated.
And Ravenclaw's behavior is even more worrying. Unlike other colleges, they have never been on the court to train or hold selections. It's just that at breakfast they found that Ravenclaw's new captain Allen seemed to have a lot of letters. Usually there are a lot more, someone secretly pretended to be passing by and glanced at the envelope, and found that the name of the sender was Geraldine - Allen was with the man who led England to win the Quidditch World Cup last year coach communication!
What is even more shocking is the news from Ravenclaw that, as the captain, Allen is not going to play directly in the Quidditch game this semester, but as a coach to help the team formulate training plans and Tactical arrangement!
It has to be said that Friday's Gryffindors are feeling lucky that they won't have to face the best Seeker in the world this year,
Coupled with the fact that it was still pouring rain the day before, the sun was shining brightly today.
But Harry's good mood lasted until they left the locker room and went outside to the sunny stadium.
As soon as they came out, they heard a burst of screams and laughter. It was the members of the Slytherin Quidditch team and some young wizards who had listened to the "Daily Prophet". They formed an anti-Harry alliance. They gathered in the empty hall. In the middle of the stands, taunts continued.
This selection was a nightmare, except for those harsh ridicules. During the selection, Ron was so excited when he sent the Quaffle that he hit Katie directly in the face. What's more unfortunate is that Katie's nosebleed Can't stop. This caused the Slytherins on the field to stamp their feet and laugh.
They even wrote a ditty called "Weasley is Our King", which was used to mock the Gryffindor team's goalkeeper selection Ron Weasley's ability to catch the ball, and whenever the Slytherin students Singing this song, Ron, who has a bad mental quality, will lose confidence, lose the ball and let the opponent score due to this kind of mockery and humiliation.
But in the end, Ron got his wish as the goalkeeper of the Gryffindor Quidditch team after the team's Seeker Harry resisted all opinions. When the Gryffindors returned to the locker room dejectedly, someone suddenly mentioned Ravenclaw.
"Actually, we don't have to care about Slytherin at all. The opponent we are more worried about is Ravenclaw. Although this is the first time I heard that a Quidditch at Hogwarts level needs the position of coach... a few days ago The news is that Allen has decided not to play in the game anymore, so in theory, they don't have the best Seeker in the world, and Gryffindor has Harry Potter, our chances of winning are very good Big. But Ravenclaw has heard that the stadium is booked for next Wednesday. It seems that the selection and training are finally going to start. Maybe we can go and see the situation. I mean, it is Alan after all. Is he Will there be no other arrangements?" George watched Fred take out a purple quick-acting nasal blood sugar from his pocket, then he was stunned for a second, and suddenly turned back to look at Katie who was still bleeding profusely. Obviously terrified.
George suddenly became tense and stopped talking. He remembered yesterday that he and Fred wanted to use Katie to test the effect of quick-acting nasal blood sugar, and tricked her into taking one. At that time, they didn't find any effect. They were still studying to improve it. Unexpectedly, the effect It was delayed until this time today.
Angelina felt that what George said was right. In order to understand the situation, she requested that all Gryffindor players should go to watch Ravenclaw's selection and training next Wednesday.
Interesting to say, after the Gryffindor trials, the weather returned to the cloudy and rainy state. It was not until Ravenclaw's trials that it was sunny and pleasant again.
Most of the Hogwarts students came to the Quidditch field to enjoy perhaps the last bit of sunshine of the year.
Sure enough, as rumored, Alan Harris did not put on his jersey, but flew next to the team to arrange team training and selection of new players.
What attracted the attention of these little wizards most was not the Ravenclaw Quidditch players flying in the sky, but the machines erected from all angles in the stands.
"Camera, this is a special camera for wizard TV. It is the only thing that can show things on wizard TV. It was rebuilt by my father." George looked excitedly at the long arm of the camera, To capture the silhouette of the team members flying to the distance.
"Look, isn't that Colin Creevey from our college?" George pushed Fred suspiciously.
"Why is he behind the Ravenclaw camera?" Fred was also surprised.
"I heard from Hermione a few days ago that Ellen couldn't find so many young wizards with camera talents in school, so she asked her to help invite Colin." Harry heard George and Fred The dialogue explained.
And Hermione and Luna were also sitting on the edge of the stands at this time, watching Allen directing the players to train. In fact, Hermione's flying ability has been greatly improved after taking attribute potions, but because she didn't excel in flying in the first grade like other subjects, she became disgusted with this subject , although it can't be said that she hates Quidditch because of this, but it is enough to prevent her from having the idea of going to the game in person.
But there was one thing that was a little strange to her. She tilted her head, looked at Luna and asked, "Luna, you don't usually like to watch Quidditch, why don't you participate in the selection of Ravenclaw Quidditch players?" Woolen cloth?"
"I like watching Quidditch, but not broomsticks," Luna replied in a recitative voice.