Chapter 51: Hope for Successive Failures
It was a cool, sunny day and the wind was light. Flint and Draco were sneaking around discussing something in the back.
"It's rare that you would take the initiative to watch the game. Melinda hung Phoenix's arm, smiling as she walked the way.
"No, I'm so excited. I'm very responsible, and since I'm in the team, it's normal to know the opponent's ability in advance. ”
"Hopefully Ravenclaw's new Seeker can beat Potter. Nott said calmly, far less excited than the others.
The stadium erupted in applause and Slytherin boos.
They walked out onto the field. The Ravenclaw team wears a blue jersey. I'm already standing in the middle of the court. Their Seeker, Akihari, is the only girl on their team.
"Wood, Davis, shake hands. Mrs. Hodge said briskly, and Wood shook hands with the captain of Ravenclaw.
"Get on the broomstick - listen to my whistle - three-two-one!"
The commentator was Lee Jordan, a friend of the Weasley twins. Normally the game is fine, but if he encounters a Slytherin, he will desperately belittle him.
"Here they went, and the exciting part of this tournament was the fire bolt that Harry of Team Gryffindor was riding. According to amp; lt; Classification of broomsticks; gt; According to the book, the firebolt will be the first choice of the national team participating in this year's World Cup—"
"Jordan, can you please tell us how the game went?" Professor McGonagall's voice interjected.
"Right here, Professor—just to provide a little background. By the way, the Firebolt has a built-in automatic braking device and-"
"Jordan!"
"Good, good, the ball is here with Gryffindor, and Katie Bell of Gryffindor rushes to the goal" The bickering between the two is also a traditional Hogwarts item in recent years.
Harry rushed down, and Cho chased after him wherever he saw him. Harry picked up speed, a wave of excitement: downpunching was his specialty. He was only ten feet away - a Bludger was hit by a Ravenclaw batsman and popped up, Harry changed direction, almost missing it, and in the crucial seconds, the Golden Snitch was gone.
Gryffindor supporters let out a disappointed "oh-oh-" as the Ravenclaws cheered loudly on the field for their batsmen. To vent his feelings, Jochia Weasley struck the second Bludger at the opposing batsman, who was forced to roll in mid-air for a week to avoid it.
"Gryffindor is now eighty-zero ahead, look at how the firebolt goes! Look at it turning—Akihari's comet can't compare to it. In such a long game, the precise balance of the firebolts—"
"Jordan!Did the Firebolt cost you to advertise?
Ravenclaw are coming back and they've scored three goals now, and Gryffindor is now only fifty points ahead - if Cho catches the Golden Snitch before Harry, Ravenclaw will win. Harry lowered a bit, nearly crashing into one of Ravenclaw's chasers.
"He's pretty good downward, and it looks like I'm going to have to revise my tactics a bit. "Phoenix kept an eye on Harry throughout the game, constantly analysing his characteristics.
"What tactics?"
"Highly confidential, no leaks are prohibited. As soon as he finished speaking, Melinda slapped his arm hard.
He lunged down again. Cho thinks he's seen the Golden Snitch and wants to follow him. Harry stopped rushing abruptly, and he couldn't stop her downward spiral, and he rose rapidly again like a bullet, and then saw the Golden Snitch for the third time: it glittered in mid-air away from the Ravenclaw field as he accelerated, and many feet below him, Cho accelerated.
Harry realized something, and he looked down.
Three Dementors, three tall, turbaned black Dementors were looking up at him. Harry didn't stop to think. He reached a hand from his neck under his robes, quickly drew his wand and shouted, "Divine Guard!" A huge silver-white thing peged out of the end of his wand. He knew it was shooting straight at the Dementor, but he didn't stop to observe, he stretched his hand holding the wand longer, and his fingers managed to close on the throbbing ball.
Madame Hooch's whistle blew, and Harry spun around in mid-air to see six vague pieces of scarlet stuff rushing towards him. Then the whole team hugged him so tightly that he almost fell off his broomstick. He could hear the cheers of the Gryffindor students below.
"Can't they be smarter?" Phoenix smiled helplessly.
"That's a stupid idea. Melinda said that other Slytherin students felt ashamed as well. Professor McGonagall then arrives and wants to take away a few of the students who have caused the accident, which is likely to result in a lot of points.
Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle, as well as Slytherin captain Marcus Flint, lay in a mess on the floor, struggling to free themselves from their turban-clad black robes. It was as if Malfoy had once stood on Goyle's shoulders. Leaning over to look at them with an extremely furious expression on her face was Professor McGonagall.
"Despicable means!" She yelled, "Conspiracy to frame the Gryffindor Seekers, lewd and cowardly! You're all going to be punished, and you're going to have to take fifty points from Slytherin! I'm going to tell Professor Dumbledore about this, yes! Ah, he's coming!"
"Let's go. "Phoenix took the lead back to the castle. Later, Nott and Bress also shook their heads, and Professor Dumbledore directly handed over a few people to Professor Snape to deal with, and they would return to the common room in ten minutes.
"Open the door. "Late that night, when everyone was resting, there was a sharp knock on the bedroom door.
Phoenix rolled over and continued to fall asleep, Draco yawned and got up to look for his slippers, and the knock outside the door became more urgent.
"Hurry up, something is wrong. It was Nott's voice. Draco came to his senses and ran barefoot to open the door.
"What's wrong?" there was a loud noise in the hallway outside the door, at least for those who had just woken up. Phoenix covered himself completely under the covers, still unconscious.
Sirius Black is here again, and Professor Snape tells everyone to meet in the common room. Melinda explained as she went into the house to wake up Phoenix.
"Sleep again - five minutes. "She kept shaking Phoenix, and it didn't work.
"Don't sleep," Draco lifted the covers, the cold air waking him up.
"What's wrong?" Phoenix naturally hugged Melinda's warm body tightly, his eyes blankly looking out the window, the snow falling outside the magic window.
"I've heard Sirius Black broke into, Gryffindor Tower. Hurry up and we're going to the common room. ”
They were almost the last to arrive, and Phoenix habitually sat in the nearest and most comfortable chair in the stove. Some of the junior students looked nervous and pale. Some people in the family are excited. The tone of speech is also very relaxed.
"You say how he infiltrated the school again and again, and the Dementors didn't do anything. Knott said.
"Except for letting Potter pass out. Bress said mockingly.
"Either way, I hope he succeeds. Draco said cheerfully, excitedly.
"So we won the final. Flint walked over as well, matching Draco's expression.
"There are many ways to get into the school, after all, this is not a prison or a fortress. "Phoenix is still sleepy-eyed," Animagus, Polyjuice Potion, School Secret Passage. But I don't think there will be a next time for him, and Dumbledore won't let him break into the school again and again, and swagger out. ”
"How did he do it through portraits?" Melinda asked an important question.
"I don't know, maybe your hopes are going to be lost," Phoenix said, "again." ”
No one in Slytherin slept that night. They knew that the castle had been searched again, and that the entire Slytherin had been in the common room, waiting to hear if Blake had been caught, or if Gryffindor had hung up. At dawn, Professor Snape returned, informing everyone that Blake had escaped again, with no casualties.