Sacrifice, which is the origin of ritual and civilization, is also the most primitive belief of human beings.

Since a long time ago, both the East and the West have invariably formed to offer sacrifices to incomprehensible natural phenomena or natural objects in order to obtain blessings, shelter and peace.

Although it is no longer a chaotic antiquity, there is still a certain logic behind it - for example, after successfully "sacrificing" all the Quidditch players of Gryffindor, Hogwarts Castle and the rest of the teachers and students finally spent the second weekend after the start of the school year.

Regardless of what happened after that, at least these days, apart from a brief scare on the field, Dumbledore felt a rare serenity whenever he saw the white-haired balls on the Quidditch pitch - he had finally found a way to keep the little demon king.

One thing that must be admitted is that as a sport that flies in the sky, Quidditch Ball is truly a fascinating magic.

You must know that any team competitive sport that can last for a hundred years has its own unique charm and wisdom.

After the first day of training, Oliver Wood, who is known as the "Quidditch Maniac", immediately created a "Ultimate Four Guarantees and One" system for Elena.

The Weasley twins were like two kraft candy, following Elena to the ground, making sure that no Bludger could get close to her within a meter of her body, no matter how much she went on a rampage.

Coupled with the fact that Goyle and Crabbe, who flew in the outer ring from time to time to protect the freshmen, it was as difficult for Elena to catch the Bludger as it was to catch the Golden Snitch.

In fact, the Golden Snitch was not released during the training match, as long as Elena broke through the defense line and grabbed the Bludger and smashed it to the ground, it was considered a victory.

However, even so, the rookie Quidditch team, which has the presence of Elena the air predator, still can't achieve a win rate of more than 50% when facing a Gryffindor team that is all serious.

After Elena was restricted, the disadvantages of the first-year freshmen in terms of physical fitness and experience were still too obvious, whether it was Ron, Crabbe, and Goyle on the defensive end, or Harry, Draco, and Hannah on the offensive end, it was still a difficult thing to keep up with the offensive and defensive rhythm of the regular players.

It is not uncommon for the two teams to end a game by more than 150 points - offensive errors, missed passes, failed defences, stiff flight paths......

After actually arriving on the field, Elena finally clearly felt that ball games in flight were much more difficult than ball games on the ground, and it was easy to form a strength crush.

Therefore, after a weekend of devil training and gradually learning some Quidditch rules and gameplay, Elena finally put away some of her previous pride and arrogance, and seriously worked with other first-year students to absorb experience and knowledge from the regular Gryffindor players like a sponge.

Of course, the result of this is ......

"It's so hard......"

On Monday morning, George Weasley grumbled to Wood across from him with a slice of bread in his mouth.

"Even in a professional Quidditch match, no batsman needs to be charged with a Bludger all the time, right? ”

"It's not just Elena, those little guys are so terrifying. ”

Fred Weasley sighed and moved his arm as he began to spread potato sauce on his slices of bread.

"Did you see that aerial relay that Harry and Draco did yesterday, that kind of flight trajectory, it was like it was going to die, and it almost hit the goal post. ”

He finally realized the slogan that Wood has always emphasized, fight with his life, and play every game with the consciousness that he will die...... After witnessing Elena catch Bludger with her bare hands a few times up close, and the craters on the ground that looked like they had been bombarded by a meteor shower, the Weasleys began to wonder if they could play Quidditch at all.

"On the other hand, this is actually good news. ”

Oliver Wood shrugged his shoulders, peeled a potato casually, dipped it in the coarse salt dish on the table, and said calmly, as a captain, he was much calmer than the flamboyant Weasley brothers.

"At least we have some tactical preparation against the new Quidditch team, and we can win at least 55 percent...... If you change to the other three colleges, you will already be lucky if you don't lose the number of players after a game. As long as we can beat the freshmen in the round-robin tournament, it will probably be our best year to win the title in recent years. ”

The Quidditch House Cup at Hogwarts is a round-robin system, with each team playing each other twice starting in the second month of the new school year, with the top two teams in total playing the Grand Final.

"Come on, you've been saying this for three years, and every year is the most promising. ”

Angelina Johnson rolled her eyes and said a little weakly, "And I think people are more concerned about what to do with the three meals a day in the next few months than the game." ”

"Three meals a day, what's wrong?"

Wood frowned and gestured to the golden plate on the table that was still full of food, "Lettuce, bread, potatoes, bacon, grilled sausage, eggs...... All the food components our body needs are there. ”

"Breakfast is fine, of course, but don't you look at the lunch and dinner recipes in the kitchen right in the middle of the table?"

Angelina Johnson raised her spoon and pointed to a piece of parchment not far from Wood's seat.

"Baked potatoes, potato lettuce soup, potato goulash, bacon mashed potatoes, toast, boiled lettuce...... It's lunch. Dinner was just an extra potato pie and french fries, and Lee Jordan had just asked Nick, who was almost dead, that this would be the regular menu for the rest of the week. ”

With the passage of time, with the magical help of professors and senior students, the first plants planted in the vegetable gardens of the four colleges have been ripe and harvested, and naturally, the school meal service has also entered the time of personalized serving.

Since entering the school hall this morning, Gryffindor House, which had planted potatoes all in one go in order to save trouble, first felt the fear of being dominated by potatoes - if imagination is not intuitive, the shock brought by the neat rows of [potato + XX] dish names on the menu is enough to make students anticipate despair in advance.

"Ahem, Hufflepuff House is originally a food school, but it's normal. ”

Hearing everyone's discussions and complaints, Percy Weasley, as the prefect, looked a little embarrassed, although the decision to plant all potatoes was not something he could decide alone, but everyone still unconsciously pointed the finger at him when complaining.

Percy coughed lightly, took the initiative to join the conversation, and said seriously.

"But we're in a much better position than those Slytherins, aren't we?"

"Slytherin?"

Hearing Percy's voice, a strange look appeared on the faces of everyone at the table, and they subconsciously turned their heads and looked in the direction of the other end of the auditorium-

For the first time ever, the students of Gryffindor House, who were old enemies, felt a trace of pity for their old rival and a fierce curiosity that almost overflowed from their hearts.

"Speaking of which, they can't grow, right?"

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Goo ~ There is only one chapter today.

Advancing the plot and timeline a little, there are a lot of interesting things next~

PS: Today is Si Si Da cute's birthday, thank you Sister Si Si for helping the lazy fat chicken take care of the book review area and QQ group, and there are various activities~ I wanted to add more thanks, but unfortunately the paw didn't listen to the call and didn't come out, so I can only say happy birthday here~

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