Chapter 66: The Quidditch Match
The weather is getting colder and the snow is getting thicker every day, and Hagrid can always be seen sweeping the snow with a broom in the morning. Although he had regained the right to use a wand, after all these years, Hagrid had become accustomed to living without a wand.
It was more of an honor for him to have the wand again, and it was also a proof of his innocence, proving that what happened 50 years ago had nothing to do with him. There is no news of the wand that Simus ordered for Hagrid from Ollivander, and Ollivanders has also said that he wants to improve Simo's two-ended wand, but there has been no movement.
Maybe it takes most of his energy to prepare wands for new students every year, or maybe the process of making multi-headed wands is so long. When Seamus accompanied Hermione to Diagon Alley, he bought a few extra wands and asked Ollivander if it was possible to combine the plural wands in one way.
But it wasn't until a few weeks after the start of school that Ollivander made his first two-headed wand, which he now has in his hand. It's a good result, but it's a bit of a long production cycle, and at this rate, it may not be until the end of the year that a second wand will be made.
Seamus was in a hurry, but Hagrid was unhurried, as if the wand wasn't made for him, and being able to use it again made him very happy.
Tomorrow is the first Quidditch match of the year, and against Wood, who is a strong opponent, he treats the first game almost as if it were a final, and he is training like crazy these days. Harry was tried to hide it as much as they could, trying to use it as a secret weapon, but it was necessary to train on the pitch, and the secret was not kept secret for long.
As time passed, the first person knew, and then all the Gryffindors knew, and although they were all trying their best to keep it a secret, the more people who knew, the more it was no longer a secret.
The other three houses also know that Gryffindor has added a first-year player this year, and is also a crucial Seeker. Everyone was expecting him to perform, some hoping that he would be a blockbuster, others hoping that he would be vulnerable, and in short, Harry was the biggest focus of the game.
The Weasley twins made a bet on whether Harry could catch the Snitch or not, and they deliberately set the odds very low to attract others to pressure Harry to catch the Snitch so that they could make a fortune. Because in his usual training, they all watched Harry's performance, and the sport of Quidditch was too suitable for Harry, he was simply born for Quidditch.
Tomorrow was a Quidditch match, and today Wood deliberately gave them an early rest, not training late as before, and carefully told Harry to be careful of Slytherin fouls, as they always do.
Harry was nervous when he returned to the common room, sitting on the couch as if he was petrified, just rubbing his hands together. As soon as the twins returned, they approached Seamus, and they negotiated that Seamus would give them a sum of money to study various magic items, and the final income would be shared with Seamus.
But in fact, Seamus doesn't care about the income, he just hopes that the twins can start their own research as soon as possible, without being trapped by money. After all, the two of them started the Weasley Magic Workshop after dropping out of school, and used their research to keep the shop busy, which is quite remarkable, and it would be a shame to be delayed just because of money.
"We have decided to agree to your proposal. ”
"Form a group to study magic items. ”
"This is our latest achievement, would you like to try it?"
George handed over a toffee, and the smile on his face revealed their ill intentions, but Seamus took it anyway and put it in his mouth without thinking. The candy tasted like regular toffee, but as soon as he took it into his mouth, something strange happened, his tongue kept expanding, and the long tongue reached out of his mouth, and blocked his mouth, making him a little unable to breathe.
Seamus quickly popped out his wand, and while he was still able to make a sound, he used the spell to stop, and finally, all the changes were gone.
Seeing that Seamus had been tricked, the twins laughed happily.
"It's a little bit wrong to do it, and it's easy to suffocate people to death. Seamus slowed down and said to them, "We still need to control the power of the Expansion Charm, and the traces of magic on it are too heavy to be seen at a glance." By the way, how did you put the spell on the toffee? ”
It was clear that they didn't use potions, as most potions tasted extremely unpleasant and cost a lotion that would have cost too much. But Seamus didn't figure out how they attached their magic to the food, and was able to make people eat the food before it worked.
"It's a secret, and it took us a long time to learn. "The twins are still selling," I'll tell you when we work together. ”
"If you don't say it, I can guess where you learned it. Seamus smiled and said, "I remember Duke Honey's candy had a similar effect, either you learned it from the boss, or you found a way." ”
Fred and George looked at each other and said with some surprise, "You guessed right, this is what we learned from Duke Honey's boss, we have been learning for a long time." ”
"When the time comes, tell me where you usually make these things, don't you do them in the dormitory?" asked Seamus.
"Of course not, we found a nice place where no one goes most of the time. They hugged Seamus from left to right, and said ostentatiously, "There is a storage room in the kitchen at Hogwarts, and we have never seen anyone else there, except for the elves who take things from it every day." ”
No wonder they always come out of the kitchen with a whole bunch of things in their arms, it turns out that their secret base is in the kitchen. Anyway, Seamus has never been to the kitchen, and last time he wanted to teach the elf to make a bowl of rice noodles, so it seems that he can take it by the way next time.
They exchanged some prank ideas, decided to take Seamus over to familiarize themselves with the venue after the game, and the three of them parted ways and went back to their dorms. Harry was already in bed, wanting to rest early and recharge for tomorrow's game, but he was so nervous that he didn't fall asleep at all, even though he was lying motionless in bed.
Seamus opened the suitcase and stood up, stepped a button under his feet, and slowly sank into the box. Considering that he would have to watch the game tomorrow in the bitter cold wind, he decided to make some preparations in advance, not to mention thick clothes or something, which had already been prepared.
He also learned the warm-up spell early, but unfortunately even though it was a warm-up spell of Lv4, it only lasted for an hour, and it was not very convenient to release the spell from time to time, and I don't know how long tomorrow's game will last.
Coming to the workbench, Seamus took out the sycamore planks that had been prepared long ago, the old planks were more resistant to the corrosiveness of the "ink", and the magic array carved out would be a little more powerful. After starting to learn the magic array, Seamus bought a large number of wooden planks through the Owl Express, and also entrusted Hagrid to cut down several trees in the Forbidden Forest.
Because there are very few people in the Forbidden Forest, the natural environment is very good, like a big natural treasure, full of treasures. Not to mention those precious medicinal herbs, rare magical animals, and even those trees that are old, they are rare treasures, but it is clear that Hogwarts is not short of money, and Hagrid does not care about these things.
It was filled with trees that were more than a thousand years old, and Hagrid's massive form was dwarfed in front of them, and it could only be easily transported by magic. Like the last time he made the elevator, Seamus first carved the grooves and covered them with a layer of gold, which would not be necessary if it was a disposable, but who knows how long this bad weather will last?
Now Seamus's technique in drawing the magic array is not low, this time he drew a flame magic array, but he reduced the power of the magic array to a very low level, not even open flames, only constantly emitting heat. Such a warm-up patch is ready, and without adding ink, this magic array can last for about a month.
In fact, in addition to the magic array, there are also some spells that can also achieve the same effect, such as the blue bellflower flame, which can also last for about a month and can be placed on the body as a stove. But in terms of effect, after all, it is more convenient to use the magic array, because it is not limited to what shape it is, Seamus made several, and after carving the magic array on it to reduce weight, he turned them into various shapes, protecting the whole body, and even stuffed one into the soles of his shoes.
A good night's sleep, the Hogwarts dormitories were as comfortable as the heating was on, and they all slept well, but obviously Harry was not included. He was so nervous until breakfast that he didn't move a bite of the bread and pumpkin porridge in front of him, and just sat in the auditorium in a daze.
Everyone was excitedly discussing the next match, the smell of fried sausages filled the air, and they were looking forward to a good Quidditch match.
"You have to eat something. Ron advised Harry.
"Just take a bite of toast. Hermione followed Harry.
"I don't want to eat anything. Harry was scared, and in an hour he was going to play, "I'm not hungry. ”
Harry had changed into a bright red uniform, the Slicklin team had a green uniform, and Seamus was immersed in it, the skin of the sausage was crispy, sizzling, chewy, and delicious.
The twins didn't look worried at all, as if they wouldn't go up to the game later, they would just sit in the audience. They took a bunch of sausages and put them on a plate, smeared a lot of ketchup on them, and ate all over their faces.