Chapter 288 Futile Flight Practice

On the eve of the exam, there was a tense atmosphere in the castle.

While everyone was forced to divert all their energy away from the acromander and focus on their studies, Harry and the rest of the Gryffindor team had to find time to do their homework between Quidditch practice every day.

Not to mention, they now have to discuss tactics endlessly with Wood.

This year's Quidditch final, Gryffindor vs. Slytherin, will take place on the first Saturday after Easter.

The Slytherin team led by roughly two hundred points in the tournament, which meant that Harry and the others had to score more than that number to win the trophy. And the burden of scoring fell mostly on Harry, since catching the Snitch was worth a hundred and fifty points.

Every day at the dinner table, Evan could hear Wood keep telling Harry, "So, you've got to only catch it when we're ahead by more than fifty points. Only when we're ahead by more than fifty points, Otherwise, Harry, we'd win the game, but not the trophy. You've got to do it, don't you? If we've got fifty more, you've got to"

"I know, Oliver!" cried Harry. "This is the twenty-third time you've told me about it!"

"We have to be careful, Slytherins already know that you have a Firebolt, and they must have thought of countermeasures." Wood shifted the topic to tactical arrangements, "Our game will focus on scoring and fully suppress Slytherin. Team Leitlin. You are the key to this game, Harry, and you have to be fifty points ahead of us."

Except for Wood, the entire Gryffindor House is obsessed with the upcoming game.

Just thinking about it is enough to make people excited. Since the departure of Ron's second brother, the legendary Charlie Weasley, Gryffindor House has not won a trophy.

All Gryffindors wanted to win this game, and everyone couldn't wait.

Especially considering the many grievances between Gryffindor and Slytherin, between Harry and Malfoy, and what happened in the game between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, which made Harry decide Determined to defeat Malfoy in front of the entire school.

They are now training day and night, trying to find the best form of the team.

On the other hand, the Slytherin team is the complete opposite, with far less training frequency than Gryffindor. They gather together with sullen faces all day long, staring at Harry and the other players with malicious intent, and seem to plan to use other methods to win this game. games.

Tensions between the two teams and the two chambers have reached a point of tension as the day wore on. Harry's life is particularly difficult now, and Wood has issued an order that Harry must be accompanied wherever he goes, in case the Slytherin people make Harry unable to play.

And Harry cared more about the safety of the Firebolt than he cared about himself. When he didn't use the Firebolt, he locked it firmly in the box, and often rushed back to Gryffindor Tower during recess. Go see if it's still there.

Like the extremely busy Harry and Hermione, Ivan didn't have much time.

In addition to the pressure of the college courses, and going to the library to continue his magic research and other things, he also tried to find a way to sneak into Aragog's lair.

In this regard, Ivan has not made much progress.

It is impossible for him to break in directly. Among the magics known to Aiwen, is there any magic that can sneak into Aragog's lair under the eyes of hundreds of acromantulas and kill them silently? kill it.

After much deliberation, the only way to fly directly in is more feasible.

Aiwen had to find his Nimbus 2000 from under the bed, and went to the field to practice flying every afternoon when there was no class.

Now, little wizards can often see the Gryffindor Quidditch team practicing high in the sky, while Ivan is flying slowly below them on a broomstick.

Everyone pointed at his behavior and wondered what Ivan was doing.

You know, he has always been the focus of attention of the little wizards, especially at the sensitive moment when the Quidditch final is about to start, Ivan's behavior is too suspicious.

There were rumors that Ivan was the secret weapon prepared by the Gryffindor team. The Slytherins were suspicious of this, but they didn't dare to harass Ivan like they did with Harry and other players. Like Snape, they now turn a blind eye to Ivan's actions.

With a lot of practice, Ivan's fear of heights has been somewhat alleviated.

Even if he couldn't fly as well as Harry, he couldn't even fly midair on a broomstick like he used to.

After mastering certain flying skills, Aiwen became more and more suspicious of the possibility of using a broomstick to sneak into Aragog's lair.

Carrying a broom with you to fight an acromantia is funny just thinking about it.

He didn't go there to clean up, it's impossible to just fly in there without thinking, and then fly back with the same broomstick regardless of everything, the possibility of success of this method is too low

Time passed, and Ivan still hadn't made much progress.

On the eve of the competition, he had to stop flying practice and completely gave up this somewhat fanciful method. In fact, all daily activities in the Gryffindor common room had come to a halt, and even Hermione had put down her books.

"I can't read, I can't concentrate," she said nervously.

There was a lot of noise around, and Fred and George Weasley said it was louder and more bombastic than usual to relieve the stress.

Oliver Wood was squatting in a corner in front of the model of the Quidditch pitch, using his wand to direct the little people on the pitch to advance and retreat, and muttering something, Angelina, Alicia and Katie because of Fred and George Laugh at the jokes you tell.

Harry and Ron sat together, and the two of them even avoided Hermione and Ivan, always muttering something in a low voice, apparently discussing the next day's game.

No one cares about the upcoming exams, no one cares about the acromantula and the centaur in the Forbidden Forest, only Aiwen still thinks about this from time to time, thinking of sneaking into the dangerous and eerie acromander lair alone Among

Every time Ivan thinks like this, he has a terrible feeling that something big is struggling to come out of his stomach.

"Relax, Ivan, don't think about those centaurs and giant spiders." Hermione closed the book in her hand, and she seemed to see what Ivan was thinking, "You have been telling me before, don't give I am under too much pressure, and so are you. Regarding the demands made by the horse people, we can work out a solution together, this is not your business alone."

"I know, I just" Aiwen argued.

"Come on, Harry looks more nervous than you, we should go over and comfort him." Hermione pulled Ivan over, "It's really not suitable for studying at this time, and there is no way to concentrate." Unfinished continued.