On the first weekend after Halloween, the Hogwarts Quidditch Season officially begins.

As the most popular sport in the wizarding world, neither the cold November winds of the Scottish Highlands, nor the heavy and menial homework and farm work these days can dampen the enthusiasm of the young wizards of Hogwarts.

The opening match of this semester's Hogwarts Quidditch tournament was played by the freshman team against the Gryffindor Quidditch team.

At half past ten, half an hour before the start of the game, the stands around the Quidditch pitch were already packed.

In addition to the players participating in the game, almost all the teachers and students of the school have already found their positions in advance, and the stands that have been raised by the professors with magic are now full of excited little wizards, and many students have also brought binoculars, obviously preparing for this moment for a long time.

Gryffindor is a traditional powerhouse and their Seeker system has been a winning formula for many years.

Even though the Gryffindor team, which lacks a strong Seeker player since Charlie Weasley's graduation, has been in an embarrassing situation of being beaten by various houses in recent years, Gryffindor House still has a strong sense of spectacle when it comes to pulling space, maneuvering quickly, and controlling Bludger - all they lack is a savior who can end the game.

However, the focus of this game is not on them.

The Hogwarts freshman team, a mixed team of first-year freshmen from four houses, is coached by Quidditch teacher Lady Hooch, chasers Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Hannah Abbott, batsmen Gregory Goyle and Vincent Crabbe, goalkeeper Ron Weasley, and most importantly, ......

Directly contributed to the birth of the soul of the new Quidditch team, Elena Caslana.

Although almost no one has ever seen Elena play Quidditch except for the Gryffindor Quidditch players who are in charge of the sparring team, the only impression of Elena Caslana on the other three teams is mostly at the freshman tryouts.

However, judging by the increasingly emaciated Gryffindor Quidditch players, it is clear that this team of freshmen is not an easy one, especially when the reason why the freshmen team can enter the official Quidditch season has been revealed – to beat either official Quidditch team head-to-head in a training match.

Because of this, gossip about Elena's Quidditch talent is everywhere in Hogwarts.

Some say she's a once-in-a-century genius Seeker, ruthless and clean as a seasoned hunter when it comes to chasing the Golden Snitch, while others say she has a talent that no one else can match, tearing through the defenses of the enemy like a blade...... Either way, there's a strong belief that she has the ability to finish straight out.

Not just because she's Elena Kaslana, but because it's the job of a Seeker in the first place.

For most of the little wizards, this game is more akin to an exhibition game in which NBA rookies form a team to play against established teams - everyone understands that whether they win or lose, when the semester is over, the young wizards who have performed well on this new team will join their respective college teams and become the new hopeful stars.

At the same time, in the locker room of the freshman team.

The atmosphere was slightly tense as Elena and the rest of the team changed into their silver-white Quidditch robes.

The freshman Quidditch team uniforms were designed by Luna and several other first-year girls, and what was supposed to be the logo of the house was replaced with a pair of outstretched white wings.

Since she has been busy with make-up classes and Hogwarts vegetable gardens these days, Elena has not been paying much attention to the team's training recently, and most of the training of the young wizards has been completed according to Lady Hodge's request.

Tactically, there is nothing particularly out of the ordinary.

Harry and Malfoy still execute a simple and efficient two-man attacking mode, and the initiation and termination point of the attack is Ron Weasley in the goal position - after two months of training, the three boys are almost tied up like half brothers, walking together shoulder to shoulder every weekend, and the cooperation between each other is also visibly more and more tacit with the naked eye.

Goyle and Crabbe, on the other hand, were taught separately by the Weasley twins.

Although they are not really blood brothers, these two little chubby duns who have grown up playing together since they were children quickly showed their coordination skills second only to the Weasley twin brothers, according to George Weasley, after the second year, these two chubby duns will definitely become a big problem for Gryffindor and even every house.

But even so, the Weasley twins didn't have any intention of hiding their secrets - even if there was a grudge between Gryffindor and Slytherin, they couldn't stand the Ecstasy Soup offensive of two little chubby dun left, a senior and a master.

(Although Goyle and Crabbe initially refuse, Elena gives them a reason, and they both come to their senses.) ）

"Alright, guys, this is our first game. ”

Elena cleared her throat and looked around the quiet locker room for the pre-match mobilization.

"Today's opponent is not unfamiliar, it is the Gryffindor Quidditch team that everyone has been familiar with for the past few days. We've been training with them for a couple of weeks now, which is an advantage but also a concern. ”

"Wood, they're familiar with all of our tactics and the characteristics of each one – that's why they've been able to win around 30 per cent in recent training matches. ”

"But they are too hungry to win and the more they get to know us, the easier it is for them to become constrained in the next games. In my estimation, Gryffindor House probably doesn't have more than a 100% chance of winning today. ”

"The most important thing is that they lack the means to finish the game...... Neither George, Fred, nor Wood could show much influence on the offensive end. ”

"So ......"

"Rest assured and bold to attack! Go soar! Let the whole school and teachers see the results of your training these days!"

Elena smiled confidently and led the group out of the dressing room towards the cheering Quidditch pitch.

As for victory?

Isn't that something to be taken for granted.

Unless the International Quidditch Federation revises its rules to include detailed rules for Seekers, she would be invincible at Hogwarts in the current version of the Quidditch rules.

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Chapter 1 ~ It's so hard to write ~ Paying off debts ~ (2019.12.5-2)