The day before the Gryffindor players let out a wail, Hufflepuff's new house team was in training......

"Senior Diggory."

In the curtain of pouring rain, a clear voice came from the field.

"Wait, stop for a moment." Cedric shouted, "I'll go down and see, you guys keep training!" ”

The badgers' Quidditch suits were soaking wet, but they were unaware of it, and they continued to practice hard before the game.

Cedric controlled his broom and fell, at first he only vaguely saw a figure, and it was only when he got closer that he could see the appearance of the comer.

That's Maca!

He was standing in the rain at this moment, but as soon as the torrential rain fell around him, it seemed to be blocked by an invisible barrier, and slipped away from him.

At the moment, his body was still dry, very different from Cedric's wet, clinging to his body.

"Oh, McLean? Your waterproof charm looks so good......" Cedric asked, looking at him strangely, "Is there anything you have to do here today?" ”

In the time since the beginning of the school year, he has repeatedly invited Maca to join the academy team, but Maca always politely refuses, without exception.

As the day drew closer, he also gave up on the idea of making another invitation.

He didn't understand what Maca was here for in the heavy rain today.

"I'm here to apply for a place in the first game." "I've been thinking about what I'm going to have to do for the honor of Hufflepuff House, so I'm here." ”

"Oh—really?" Cedric happily said, "That's great! I'll ask you – there's definitely someone willing to make room for you! ”

Sure enough, when Cedric called everyone down to assemble, the new team welcomed Maca's arrival.

In Hufflepuff House, where the collective sense of honor is very significant, individual honor is not so important, and everyone is willing to contribute their place for the Hufflepuff House results.

Of course, Maca still chose the chaser position.

Although, for his plan, it was most appropriate to remove Cedric, but suddenly running out and replacing the captain's position is a bit inappropriate no matter how you look at it.

After that, Maca also removed the waterproof spell and started a relatively hasty run-in training with the rest of the team.

I have to say that Maca's talent in flying is indeed very strong, as soon as he enters the team, the whole rhythm will gradually revolve around him.

It didn't take long for Cedric to repeatedly adjust his tactical set-up to accommodate Maca's arrival.

Eventually, the Hufflepuffs reverted to their original tactical model – a strategy that focused on the basics and focused on the chaser's offense and defense.

Truth be told, there's a little bit of a rush for the upcoming game, as Hufflepuff's "Scoring Maniac" is back!

But the first game came sooner than they expected.

The next day, just as the Hufflepuff players had finished training, Slytherin captain Marcus Flint suddenly appeared at the entrance to the Quidditch dressing room.

"Hey, Diggory!" The ruffian-looking Flint leaned against the doorframe and said, "I have something to talk to you about." ”

Cedric looked at him suspiciously and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The Hufflepuff crew walked in soaking wet, and when they saw Flint, they all looked disgusted.

Flint is an unscrupulous guy who wants to win, that is, he takes the other Slytherin players on the pitch and makes small moves on the field, and no one in the other houses likes him.

"Actually, our Seeker was injured before - he was caused by that stupid big professor's Hippogriff, and I think you should know ......" Flint snorted, "so we had to swap the starting time with you." ”

"That's not very good, is it?" Cedric said with a frown.

"It's just a change of times, how can there be any disobedience?" Flint smiled, showing a mouthful of crooked teeth, looking a little disgusting.

"Senior Flint, haven't you graduated yet......"

Suddenly, Maca walked out from behind, he looked at the other party calmly and said, "If I remember correctly, you were already in seventh grade last year, right?" ”

Flint's smirkling expression froze immediately.

That's right, this guy was supposed to graduate and leave school last year, but because he failed many courses, he was repeated! This was undoubtedly a disgrace for the pure-blood family, and his father beat him up in anger for it, believing that he had discredited the Flint family.

"Humph! Oh, yes! I repeated, so what? He glared at Maca viciously, gritting his teeth.

"We already know about the game," Maca said calmly, stepping up to him and looking at him coldly, "Is there anything else you want to say?" ”

Maca drew her wand, and an emerald green glow appeared at the tip of the wand, and Flint was immediately frightened and took a few steps back.

"No, no...... Nothing......" he stammered, ran away from the locker room, and was gone in the blink of an eye.

Several of the older Hufflepuffs looked at Maca's wand with a little trepidation, they had also learned the horror of the Unforgivable Charm, and they knew that the magic glow of the Reel Charm was green.

"That's—" Cedric asked cautiously.

"Huh? Oh......" Maca turned around and waved her wand casually, extinguishing the green light on the tip of the wand, "It's just a mutant wand glowing charm, don't be nervous." ”

They all sighed heavily, and only a few of the junior team members remained dazed.

"Slytherin just don't want to play in this kind of weather, but anyway, their strength is like that, even if they change the playing environment, they won't have much of a chance." Maca calmly analyzed, "They don't even have to win Gryffindor. ”

On the eve of the race, the wind and rain continued to rain, and it was even worse than before.

The hallways and classrooms were so dark that the professors had to light more torches and lamps to illuminate them. The Slytherins were indeed complacent, and no one could compare to Malfoy in that regard.

"Ah, if only my arm had been better!" He spoke loudly, and every now and then he deliberately sighed.

At this time, the wind outside was hitting the window, and there was a constant clanging sound.

Harry shook off a Captain Wood who was babbling behind him and stopped outside the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom. He pushed the door open and rushed inside.

"I'm sorry I'm late, Professor Lupin, I-" he said as he walked inside.

However, it was not Professor Lupin who was watching him from the podium, but Snape.

"This class started ten minutes ago, Potter, I think Gryffindor should be deducted ten points, sit down."

"Where's Professor Lupin?"

Lupin, naturally, is not here. Because at this point, he still had to huddle in the corner of the office, waiting for the werewolf's metamorphosis to pass.

The wolf poison potion made by Maca worked very well, and although Lupin turned into a werewolf on the night of the full moon last night, his sanity as a human was still retained.

It's just that the more times like this, the more painful and uneasy he becomes.

Remus Lupin is a lonely man, which is inseparable from his painful experience. When he was four years old, his father offended the werewolf Fenrir Greyback. In retaliation, one night, Greyback invaded Lupin's house through a window and bit the young Remus Lupin.

Since then, Lupin's life has become obscure and lonely.

As time passed, his parents tried all kinds of methods, but they could not cure him. He and his parents thought that it was impossible for him to attend Hogwarts - no other parent would want their child to get close to a werewolf.

But Dumbledore gave him a chance, and he made many friends at school, including Sirius Black and Harry's father, James Potter...... And, of course, Peter Pettigrew.

It was the happiest day he ever had.

But after graduating, Lupin, immersed in friendship, had to start facing reality. In his case, it was difficult to get a suitable job, and his life became difficult because of it.

But it doesn't matter how hard it is, he can persevere.

But the saddest thing for him was that he once scared a child on a full moon night.

Although he tried his best to suppress his wolf nature, he quickly left there. But he will never forget those panicked and frightened immature eyes.

Lupin was a man who liked children very much, but he himself frightened an innocent child, which made him disgusted with himself for the first time.

In the past, even if he knew that he was abnormal, he mostly saw himself as a victim - and it was. But from that day on, it dawned on him a sad conclusion.

Sometimes, the victim also becomes the perpetrator, and in his own case, this is probably an inevitable outcome.

"McLean, you...... Are you really not afraid? ”

Lupin, who had taken on the form of a werewolf, looked ugly, but because the effects of the wolf poison potion were constantly working, he looked calm.

"Why?" Maca asked calmly.

Entrusted by Dumbledore, Maca was responsible for guarding Lupin as he transformed, so as not to cause any misunderstandings during such a critical period.

He sat behind Lupin's desk, looking down and writing something, while Lupin cowered in the corner between the bookshelf and the desk.

"Werewolves are always unsettling – they're cruel, bloodthirsty, they're keen to attack humans, and they're very dangerous." Lupin, who had turned into a werewolf, said angrily, "Isn't it? ”

"Professor, are you doubting the effectiveness of the wolf poison potion I prepared?"

Maca moved her gaze from her notebook to Lupin's furry face, and he reached out and patted Lupin's shoulder, squeezing out a dry smile.

"Don't worry, at least I think the effect is very good." He joked hard and hard.