Chapter 18: The Dementors' Counterattack
Genius remembers in a second [Aishang Novel Network biquge.info] to provide you with wonderful novels to read.
"Jack, Jack, this is a problem." Michael Turner hurried through the door of the common room.
"What's wrong, Michael, why are you so excited?" Silver looked at Michael, puzzled. "Just speak slowly."
"It's a tragedy for the whole of Ravenclaw - Harry Potter has retrieved the Firebolt from Professor McGonagall." Michael said. The people around Silver gasped.
"What's all the fuss about." Silver drew his wand and drew a random figure in the air as he flew around on a broomstick. "The firebolts were given to Potter by someone else, and Professor McGonagall took them away only to do the necessary checks. Can we still expect Professor McGonagall to keep the firebolts in place? โ
"But at least don't let us Ravenclaw be the first to face up to the Gryffindor team with firebolts!"
Silver shook his head. "You think broomsticks are too important. Firebolts are of course the best broomsticks in the world, but Potter with firebolts is not necessarily the best Seeker in the world. โ
"We all know that Cho Chang is also a very good Seeker, but Cho Chang's Comet 26o is too far off from the Firebolt. No matter how powerful an ant is, it is no match for the weakest elephant. Silver, didn't your strange saying say, 'If the basic hardware can't keep up, no matter how high the realm is, it's useless?' โโ
Silver shook his wand, and the little man flying in the air on a broomstick turned into a flash of light. "It's not a problem, someone gives Potter Firebolt arrows, and I can naturally get the same thing for our Ravenclaw Seeker Cho Chang."
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโI am the dividing line of purityโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
The next morning, Harry went downstairs for breakfast with the rest of his dorm room, and everyone seemed to think that Firebolt deserved some kind of honor. As Harry walked into the hall, everyone looked over at the firebolts, and many whispered excitedly. Harry was extremely pleased to see that the Slytherins looked as if they had been struck by lightning.
"See his face?" Ron said happily, looking back at Malfoy. He couldn't believe it! It's fantastic!"
Wood also rejoiced in the glory reflected in the firebolts.
"Put it here, Harry." He said, placing the broom in the center of the table and being careful to keep its sign facing outward. Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff students soon gathered around to take a look. Cedric Diggory came over to congratulate Harry on getting such a good broom to replace the Halo 2ooo, and Percy's girlfriend at Ravenclaw Yard, Penelope, asked if she could actually get a firebolt.
"Alright, alright, Penelope, don't spoil!" Percy said half-jokingly.
"Percy, I just wanted to see what difference would be made with another firebolt." Penelope said.
"Okay, wait, you sayโ" Percy's eyes widened. "Another firebolt?"
"Yes, I forgot to tell you that our team's Seeker, Cho Chang, also received a fire bolt yesterday."
Most of the smiles on the Gryffindors' faces suddenly vanished.
Harry and Ron immediately looked over to the Ravenclaw table. Cho Chang was surrounded by a group of Ravenclaw classmates watching a firebolt.
"Oh my Godโanother firebolt." Wood rubbed his head. "Make no mistake, Cho Chang doesn't look like someone who has the courage to sell firebow arrows - otherwise she wouldn't have used a Comet 26o for so many years."
"Surely you can handle that broomstick, Potter?" An indifferent, prolonged voice said.
Draco Malfoy walked over to take a closer look, Crabbe and Goyle were right behind him.
"yes, probably." Harry said casually.
"Lots of special features, isn't it?" Malfoy said, his eyes shining with malice. "It's a pity it doesn't have a parachute with it - just in case you get too close to the Dementors."
Crabbe and Goyle snickered.
"It's a pity you can't have another arm, Malfoy," said Harry, "or it could catch the golden snitch for you." โ
The Gryffindors burst out laughing. Malfoy's pale eyes narrowed, and he slowly walked away. They watched as he walked back to the rest of the Slytherin team, who put their heads together, surely asking if Malfoy Harry's broomstick was a firebolt.
Malfoy spoke out loud suddenly. "What if Potter had a firebolt? The Ravenclaw team also has a firebow arrow, and I don't think Potter is a match for the experienced Cho Chang. โ
Wood's eyebrows furrowed, clearly worried. "Cho Chang is a very good Seeker. Harry, you don't necessarily have much of an advantage in skill. I thought you'd win with the Firebolt, but now that confidence is gone. Harry, you have to withstand the pressure and catch the snitch in advance. I'll ask the Weasley brothers to give you as much chance as possible. โ
Harry nodded.
At 10:30, the Gryffindor team went out into the locker room. The weather was so different from when they played Hufflepuff. It was a cool, sunny day with little wind. There shouldn't be a zร i visibility problem this time, and Harry, despite his nervousness, was starting to feel the kind of excitement that only a Quidditch match could bring. They could hear the sound of other people in the school coming to the stands around the stadium. Harry took off his black school robes, pulled his wand out of his pocket, and slipped it into the T-shirt he was going to wear underneath his Quidditch robes. I hope I don't need this wand. It occurred to him that Professor Lupin was not in the crowd and whether he was watching the game. "You know what we have to do," Wood said, as they were about to leave the dressing room, "and if we lose this game, we have no hope of winning." Justโjust like yesterday's practice, that's it!" They walked onto the pitch and were greeted with thunderous applause. 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. She was about a head shorter than Harry, and Harry, despite his nervousness, couldn't help but notice that she was extremely cute. As the two teams stood face to face behind their respective captains, she smiled at Harry, and Harry's heart was beating for a while, and he thought it had nothing to do with nerves. "Wood, Davis, shake hands." Mrs. Hodge said briskly, and Wood shook hands with the captain of Ravenclaw.
"Get on the broom and listen to my whistle, three, two, one!" Harry was in the air, and the firebolt rose sharply, faster and higher than all the other broomsticks, except for Cho Chang, of course. Because she also has a firebolt. He flew high above the stands and began to squint at where the Golden Snitch was, all the while listening to the commentary, which was Lee Jordan, a friend of the Weasley twins. "Here they went, and the exciting part of the race was the fire bolts that Harry of Team Gryffindor and Cho Chang of Team Ravenclaw were riding. According to the book Classified Broomstick> Firebolt will be the national team that will compete in this year's World Cup-" "Jordan, could you please tell us how the game went?" Professor McGonagall's voice interjected. "Right here, Professorโjust to provide a little background. By the way, the Firebolt has a built-in automatic braking device and-" "Jordan!" Well, well, the ball is here for Gryffindor, and Katie Bale of Gryffindor is rushing towards goal. Harry flashed across from Katie, looking around for a golden glitter, noticing Autumn. Zhang Zheng chased after him. She's undoubtedly a good pilot - she keeps passing in front of him, forcing him to change direction.
Harry urged the firebolts forward, as they surrounded the Ravenclaw goal, and Autumn fell behind. Katie scored the first point of the game and the pitch where Gryffindor House was sitting was boiling. Just then, Harry saw the Golden Snitch approaching the ground, speeding around a baffle.
Harry rushed down, and Cho followed. Harry sped up, and his body was full of excitement: downrushing was his specialty. He was only ten feet away when a Bludger was hit by a Ravenclaw batsman and popped up. Harry changed direction, nearly 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 batsman. To vent his feelings, George Weasley struck a second Bludger at the opposing batsman, who was forced to roll in mid-air for a week to avoid it.
"The degree of the two fire bolts is amazing! We can barely grasp their course of action! In such a long game, the firebolt's excellent ability to balance precisely-"
"Jordan! Did the firebolt cost you to advertise? Keep commenting!"
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 little, nearly bumping into one of Ravenclaw's chasers, Harry's gaze scanning the pitch frantically. A flash of golden light, a flutter of tiny wings, and the golden snitch swirled around Gryffindor's goal. Harry raised his degree, his eyes fixed on the golden thing in front of himโbut Cho immediately appeared out of the sky, blocking his wayโ"Harry, this is not the time to be a gentleman!" Wood yelled, as Harry avoided the collision. "If you can't help it, you'll knock her off the broom!"
Harry shifted his direction, and he soared like a bullet again, then saw the Golden Snitch for the third time: it glittered in mid-air away from the Ravenclaw field. Taga, many feet below him, Cho is also ga. He's going to win, he's racing against the clock, and he's about to catch the Golden Snitch -- and then --
Suddenly, Harry heard the shouts of a man and a woman in his ears.
"Let's go! I'll stop him. โ
"Nope! Jimmy! โ
"Please, please don't hurt him, he's still a baby!"
Harry looked down in a daze.
A dozen hooded black figures looked up at him......