Climb, climb, and keep climbing!

Hermione and Luna were side by side, almost next to each other, both sprinting straight up at breakneck speed. Their hands, almost at the same time, reached forward, the tip of their middle finger just a few inches away from the golden snitch.

Without a doubt, it was a close battle of Seekers and one of the most thrilling scenes of the season.

It's a pity that both of them rushed too high with the snitch. Under the bright sun, it was difficult for the teachers and students in the stands below to even see their shrinking backs, let alone the situation of the snitch who was being blocked by them at the moment.

However, at the moment when both of them were likely to catch the Golden Snitch and become the terminators of this match, the unexpected happened!

In front of everyone's eyes, one of the two figures that climbed almost perpendicular to the ground suddenly fell far behind.

No! It doesn't just seem like it's lagging behind, she seems to be ......

"It's stalled! She's stalled! ”

The narrator exclaimed in a loud voice.

Yes, the stall of the broomstick is actually rarely encountered in normal flight, but the possibility has not completely disappeared with the improvement of time and time.

If a broom flies at the highest speed it can reach for too long, it will overwork some of the spells fixed in it, and there is a chance that the magic structure inside the broom will change.

Of course, as generations of broomstick craftsmen have perfected the design of the broom, the probability of this happening has dropped to a fairly low level.

At least in the past ten years of Quidditch, this kind of stall has hardly been seen happening.

"That's ...... Luna? ”

Maca looked up at the blue sky, and he could see that the figure that was falling down was obviously Luna with long pale blonde hair.

Even though she had hastily tied up her hair for this competition, it still drifted around her under the strong wind blowing in the sky.

As she grabbed her broom and fell, the sun shone brightly on her scattered blonde hair.

Although Maca was a little surprised at Luna's stall and fall at first, she was not too anxious. After all, even if someone falls from a higher place, he can guarantee to catch the other person safe and sound.

You know, it won't be long before Maca will become the first man in the world to hard-connect a meteorite!

However, just as he quickly pulled out his staff and prepared to cast a levitation spell on Luna. Suddenly, however, he put down the staff he had just lifted again, and gently leaned it on the floor of the stands.

Then he raised his eyebrows and chuckled:

"Oh! She doesn't seem to need my help. ”

……

"Luna!"

In fact, just seconds after Luna's broomstick stalled, Hermione, who was sprinting alongside her, noticed that there was no one else around her.

It's just that the speed of the two of them at that time was too fast!

Even if Hermione didn't find out too late, when she subconsciously looked back, she saw that there was a long distance between herself and Luna.

Suddenly, Hermione just habitually glanced at the golden snitch above, and then resolutely swooped down with the broomstick handle.

She had read about the stall problem with broomsticks in the Quidditch Origins, which was not uncommon in competitions more than a decade ago, so there were always a few safety guards on standby at the edge of the arena.

And to say that once the stall failure of the flying broom occurs, it will definitely not be recoverable in a short time. If she doesn't save Luna, she'll have to wait for the professor in the stands, or simply Maca, to come to the rescue.

But to be honest, just because Maca was also watching the game from the stands today, Hermione was actually very relieved.

After noticing Luna's stall, she thought of Maca for a split second and ...... She believed that it would be much safer for Maca to save Luna than for her to go back.

However, even if this is the case, can she not help Luna?

The answer is clearly no.

As the lightning-fast thoughts flowed through Hermione's mind, her body moved faster than her mind. In the blink of an eye, she had already turned around and swooped down to Luna's side.

"Wow-hahahahahaha-"

Hermione didn't understand why Luna was laughing, and she was laughing so badly. I saw her grasping the broom in one hand, stretching her limbs, laughing and falling down.

It seems that she still thinks that it is a very happy thing to fall freely from a high altitude!

"Luna! Don't laugh! ”

Listening to the other party's inexplicable happy laughter, Hermione's face couldn't help but feel a little helpless - she suddenly felt a little unwilling to save her.

Oh well! That's what she just thought.

"Grab my hand—sit down behind me—"

Hermione shouted loudly in the swooping wind as she reached for Luna's arm. And Luna, after seeing her come down to pick her up, didn't continue to laugh, and honestly stretched out her hand as well.

After a few swings of the air, the two hands finally clasped tightly together.

"Come up!"

Hermione was dragging hard, and while she was dragging hard, she controlled the broom under her and spun around violently, allowing Luna to sit firmly on the broom handle behind her.

When he boarded, the broomstick, which had come horizontally to pick up Luna, suddenly sank because it suddenly carried two people, and then stabilized again.

"Timeout—game pause!"

In the arena below, Mrs. Hodge shouted at the PA Charm to interrupt the match, which could still be faintly heard even from such a high place.

So, Hermione carried Luna and circled slightly in mid-air to settle down. Then, she repressed the broom handle and gradually lowered it to the ring.

During this landing, Luna, with an excited smile on her face, hugged Hermione's waist and said loudly:

"Hermione! It was very windy when it fell just now! It's like you're flying with me – it's a great feeling! I think you should give it a try too! ”

"I don't want to be a meatloaf!" Hermione replied in a loud voice.

But Luna didn't seem to have come out of the thrill of falling, and then said again:

"It's okay! I'll follow you too! You'll be able to try it in a moment! ”

After the two of them shared a broom and landed safely, the members of the two teams, who had already returned to the ground, hurriedly surrounded the two of them.

At this time, many people, including Maca and Professor McGonagall, gathered in the field.

"You're not hurt, are you? Does it hurt somewhere? ”

Ginny and Cho stepped forward to help Hermione and Luna, respectively, and checked them up and down, even though they themselves said nothing, but they still insisted on letting them both go after the inspection.

"I'm really fine! I guess Luna should be okay - neither of us bumped into anything when I caught her. Hermione waved her hand repeatedly, "Hmm...... So, Mrs. Hodge interrupted the game just now, right? Luna, you go change a broomstick, let's move on! ”

But soon, Luna, who was receiving Qiu's care, stretched out her hand and said very seriously:

"If you hadn't chosen to come down and save me, you'd have caught the snitch by now! I don't think I need to compare, it's me who lost-"

For Luna's two words, everyone present was silent. Including the captain of the Ravenclaw team, Cho Chang, and all the players behind her, they didn't say anything.

On the Gryffindor team's side, Ginny and the others didn't open their mouths, but it was because their position didn't seem to be suitable to express their opinions.

But at this moment, Hermione also said solemnly:

"Nope! You can't say that - you're losing your ability to compete because your broom stalled, and if it weren't for this accident, who might have caught the snitch first! ”

Speaking of this, she paused slightly, but then turned to say:

"What's more, according to the rules of Quidditch, the broomstick stall is a malfunction of the competition equipment. According to Article 52, Section 3 of the Quidditch Tournament Regulations, all points will be cleared after equipment failure, and even if the match is over, extra time will be arranged! ”

"Oh, is that so?"

Luna was stunned by Hermione's words, and after listening, she turned her head and looked at Mrs. Hooch not far away.

"Well, Miss Granger is right." Lady Hodge nodded, but then added, "However, this is only the rules of the Quidditch World Cup. Many regional competitions also have rules that are not divided and continue directly with the schedule. ”

Hermione had read a lot of books, but before this year, she had not paid much attention to Quidditch events, let alone the rules of regional minor tournaments.

After hearing Mrs. Hodge say this, she couldn't help but nod her head in understanding.

"At least, there must be no way to deal with direct points!" Hermione reiterated to Luna.

Hearing this, Luna tilted her head and muttered awkwardly for a moment, then turned her head and said:

"Anyway, I just don't compare!"

With that, she gently took Aki's hand, then turned around and walked into the crowd. In everyone's astonishment, she scurried around the crowd like a small fish, and finally hid behind Maca at once.

"Hey! Even if you want to thank Hermione, she won't say yes, right? Maca looked back at her with a smile and said, "Don't hide, she's already next to you!" ”

"Huh?"

Luna suddenly turned her head, looked at Hermione who appeared beside her in surprise, and said:

"When I was a child, my mother always said that I was very good at hide and seek, why did you find me so quickly?"

As she said that, she didn't wait for Hermione to reply, but she grabbed Maca's arm again, pushing him and shoving him in front of Hermione.

"He's yours tonight!"

"Huh?"

Maca was dumbfounded.