Chapter 767: The Wind Rises

In fact, as the new captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, Harry's inner heaviness at this time is no less than Ron's, this is his first game since he became captain, Katie Bell is still living in St. Mungo's Magical Injury Hospital, Dumbledore said that she will stay there for at least three months, which means that the Gryffindor Quidditch team lacks an experienced main chaser, and it will take time for the substitute Dean Thomas to reach the level of Katie and get along with his teammates.

Dean Thomas is a lazy wizard who takes his electives with a wand - but his sophisticated ability is not bad for the team. In the previous fifth year, he had maintained his friendship with Seamus on many occasions, and appeased Harry, who was angry because he was not trusted, and also participated in the DA organized by Harry, so at least the other players were happy to choose him as Katie's replacement.

Ron also reassured Harry a lot as he started to have breakfast in front of him, as a new batsman, although he didn't perform as well as he did in the goalkeeper position in training - Ron actually showed very good skills when he was doing goalkeeper training as long as there were not too many people watching, no outside interference, and no pressure, but once someone interfered with him......

But at the moment, Ron's mental state before the game does feel much more relaxed than before, a team has two batsmen, they play with each other, the pressure is lighter than the goalkeeper, after all, as a goalkeeper, the responsibility of not holding a ball is very obvious.

"It's almost time. Harry stood up and walked towards the pitch with the Gryffindor team, passing through the foyer just in time to meet the Slytherin team.

Harry couldn't help but sneak his gaze around Pansy Parkinson at the thought of the opal necklace, which was keenly caught by Emily, who whispered to Pansy in front of her.

Harry's accusations against Pansy in the school infirmary that day were somehow spread, and the dispute between the two at Hogwarts Express, these new and old hatreds made Pansy immediately turn her head and frown, fold her arms on her chest, and hold out a finger at Harry: "Be careful, Potter, I'm going to hit your glasses with a Bludger in a moment and need to be pulled out of your ears." ”

"Then try it, Pansy Parkinson, and see who ends up on the broomstick. Ron stepped past Harry and stood in front of Harry, glaring at Pansy.

The little lion and the little snake did not give in to each other and began to stride towards the arena, because of the force, the frosty grass trampled under their feet, making a creaking sound.

On the crowded field, with a sea of red and golden people on one side of the stands and a sea of green and silver on the other, the two teams flew into the field amid screams and applause. Referee Ms. Huo Qi stood in the center of the court, holding her boiling broom and said, "The captains of both sides shake hands." ”

Harry and Draco just looked at each other coldly, neither of them wanting to shake hands.

The captains shook hands. Miss Hooch re-emphasized that the two of them reluctantly shook hands, and they both exerted force at the same time, as if they wanted to crush each other's hands - this made Harry, who had never taken an attribute enhancement potion, suffer a secret loss, but fortunately Draco still had some scruples and did not use all his strength to break Harry's bones directly.

"Voyeur Potter, I'll teach you a good lesson for Pansy. Draco gritted his teeth in a low voice, it was so far away from the stands that Alan couldn't hear it, and trash talk itself was also a legitimate means of the game, and besides, the incident itself was provoked by Potter first, Decora thought that this time he could take the opportunity not to worry about Alan's feelings - he was so convinced.

Harry, grinning because of the pain, refused to admit defeat, and he barely squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "Go beat people, eat, stinky ferret... Ouch!"

"Alright, let go and get on the broomstick. Mrs. Rolanda Hodge shook her head, in the past it was possible to see the captains of both sides fighting each other when shaking hands, but it was rare to see such a completely one-sided state.

"Mr. Malfoy, please let go of Mr. Potter!" Mrs. Hodge reached out and broke their hands away, Draco snorted coldly at the same time, turned over and rode his broomstick, because the other party had just increased his strength and his legs began to bend and Harry, who could not help but kneel on the ground, quickly sat on the broomstick as well, and put his still trembling hand behind his back, not to be outdone.

"Listen to my whistle...... Three...... Two...... One ......"

As soon as the whistle sounded, they kicked the frozen ground hard and rose into the air.

"Now that both teams have taken to the skies, the Quaffle is currently in the hands of Gryffindor's Ginny Weasley, who is the girlfriend of Gryffindor captain Potter and hopefully her ball skills are as good as her looks. Her brother Ron Weasley, who had been a goalkeeper and had mixed performances, was now a batsman and had a close personal relationship with the captain, which certainly helped him. Gryffindor's Katie Bale is currently at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries, and Dean Thomas has replaced her as the chaser, hoping that he can help Potter's cobbled team this semester......" Zacharith Smith stood on the commentary podium and pushed the microphone and gushed, which made the flying Harry hate him even more than he did when he disobeyed his instructions in training, which made the Slytherins laugh and cheer.

"The commentator has the problem of conceding the ball. Luna cupped her cheeks and introduced Helena beside her.

"What is ball loss?" Qiu Zhang asked, turning his head and looking up, only to realize that it was the crazy girl sitting behind him.

'Conceding the ball can make him obviously out of shape in the game and lose the game. Luna looked down and explained, "Most of the last semester, the Quaffle didn't stay in Zacharis's hands for more than a minute. ”

Qiu Zhang actually regretted why she asked the question without seeing who it was before her best friend Marietta Ekmo secretly pulled her sleeve, and Luna saw that she didn't respond, and leaned her head down against Qiu Zhang: "If you want to be a professional player, you have to be careful, this disease is very contagious." ”

Above them, Emily and Harry, the Seekers, circled around the court, looking for the Golden Snitch while vigilantly watching out for the opposing batsman and the Bludger they were hitting.

On the other side, Slytherin's Urquhart flew quickly across the pitch, knocked down the Gryffindor chaser, caught the Quaffle, and hit it towards the goal. However, Comack McLagan knocked the ball out of the door, and Comack waved his arm violently at the stands, and a sigh of regret rang out from the Slytherin stands.

"Gryffindor's defenders weren't as bad as last year's, and last year's Ron Weasley could almost ignore him when he was on the court. Zachares Smith's commentary caused Gryffindor, who had just let out a cheer, curse, and although Zacharis wanted to refute Gryffindor's ridicule, they could only blame the commentator for Gryffindor's poor performance last year.

In the commentary stand, Professor McGonagall was secretly taking back the wand she habitually stretched out just now, and Professor McGonagall pursed her lips at this time, regretting that her partner this year is no longer Lee Jordan, who has been poked by her for many years, this Gryffindor-born narrator has graduated at the end of last semester, thinking of this, McGonagall sighed heavily and warned in a serious tone: "Zacharis, be careful with your words." ”

Cowmac tossed the Quaffle to his teammates again, and the Gryffindor players formed a T-shape towards the Slytherin goal.

Ignoring the Lions' offense and leaving the task of stopping them to Goyle, Pansy swung her bat and hit the Bludger at Harry again, as long as there was an opportunity to attack, almost all of her chosen targets were Harry Potter, although Pansy was playing for the first time, but the ruthlessness brought by nature made her unscrupulous and persistent to hit the Bludger hard again and again.

The reason why she did this was not only to vent her anger, but also to entangle the Gryffindor Seeker and create more opportunities for Emily to prove that she was a more talented Seeker than Harry, so that Emily could catch the Golden Snitch as soon as possible.

Pansy did create a lot of obstacles for Harry, but in fact Emily flew very well, and she was smaller and more physically equipped with potions, and she was more agile and responsive than Harry - just Ron Weasley and Andrew, the batsmen in Gryffindor?? When Kirk discovers Pansy's intentions and targets Emily, Emily, who lacks experience in the game and is a little afraid of pain, becomes a little flustered in the face of the menacing Bludger.

Allen, who was sitting in the Ravenclaw stands, took it all in and watched the game for a while before getting up: "I'll go to the toilet and buy some snacks by the way." ”

Now that the Quaffle was in the hands of Draco Malfoy, Slytherin launched an attack on the goal, and they used an eagle-headed attacking formation. Comike McLagan is shouting out for Gryffindor to come back, but his current task should be to defend the goal rather than direct. Zacharis scoffed, "Maybe Potter is not a captain with enough prestige, didn't Gryffindor make tactical arrangements beforehand?"

The Slytherins flew quickly across the pitch in an arrow-like formation and flew towards the post. Dean Thomas crashed straight into it, trying to snatch the Quaffle, but instead of dodging, Draco Malfoy went straight to Dean, who was hit and rolled in the air for half a circle, while Draco continued to move fast. Ron aimed the Bludger at Draco, who missed it, but smashed it on the back of Gregory Goyle, who was not far away from Draco, causing the big, hard-haired batting bat to come off.

Lavender Brown in the Gryffindor stands jumped up from her seat and her roommate Parvati Patil almost fell, but she didn't notice at all and just jumped in place and applauded: "Ron, you're fantastic, fantastic, you're hitting so accurately." But then she stopped cheering, and her clapping stopped, and she held it in front of her, and Draco's Quaffle flew towards Gryffindor's ring.

With a bang, Draco's Quaffle hit the ring, and Cowmike waved his arm triumphantly, but he didn't want Draco to wait in the direction of the ball bouncing back, so he took advantage of his unpreparedness and smashed the Quaffle into another ring. Draco made a disdainful gesture at Comack, riding his broomstick up.

Slytherin's new chaser Draco Malfoy scored first. Zacharis shouted, and the entire Slytherin stands boiled over, cheering Draco's name.

"It's windy?" the cool breeze caused some of Ginny's loose hair to rub on her cheeks, and Ginny, who stopped coming back, raised her hand and pulled her blown hair behind her ears, she had to prove herself by pulling a quick ball back to give her teammates confidence.

"I didn't expect Malfoy to be quite good at chasing the ball, but after all, Harry had faced the man who couldn't even mention his name, and Parkinson's attack couldn't take him for a short time. As Alan began to squeeze into his seat with a pile of snacks, the small talk of Cho Chang and her Marietta drilled into his ears.

After Alan put himself back in his seat, he gave Luna a few packets of pepper urchins and popcorn, and then secretly moved his fingers so that the other viewers around him could not hear a certain range of conversation around him: "Luna, Tom Riddle has put a taboo spell on the name Voldemort, once someone says it, it will break the magic barrier, and the disturbance caused will make it easier for the Death Eaters to track, but apart from locking the location, if it were you, can you know what is going on in the mind of the person who pronounces the name?"

"Good idea, but it has to be combined with statues. Luna, whose mouth and nose were smoking, flames due to the candy's magical effects, glared at Eren with her bulging eyes wide, "What are you doing changing the weather? I didn't come out with gloves on." ”

"I don't like candy quills. Alan patted his waistbag.