Chapter 31: The Badger and the Snake
As the Quidditch match approached, the Hufflepuff badgers were still nervous before the game, despite their hard work. It's a huge change from Hufflepuff's mentality β this time they're really thinking about how to win.
One afternoon, the weather was pretty good.
The bright sun shone on the earth, making everyone feel the warm breath. The enchanted lawn looks like it's been measured one by one, rippling in layers when the breeze blows.
On the top of each tower is a colorful flag. The red and gold are Gryffindor, the silver and green are Slytherin, the Ravenclaw is blue and bronze, and only the Hufflepuff banner is an inconspicuous black and yellow. To be honest, it looks a bit dirty.
When Maca flew out of the team's entrance aisle with the Halo 2000 and waved her hand around the field, the whole stadium was boiling!
Probably because the Hufflepuff team has done a really good job of secrecy! Most of the students didn't expect that there was a new member in their team, and it was a first-year freshman!
In Hogwarts, Maca's reputation is still good. His outstanding performance and low-key attitude have won him the favor of many students. Therefore, the cheers at this time are particularly enthusiastic!
"We got this exciting news before the race! With the approval of the Rector Professor Dumbledore, Macka McLean was selected to join the Hufflepuff House team. He became our youngest Quidditch player at Hogwarts in a century! β
"Cheer for Macka McKellenβ"
The two commentators announced loudly in an excited tone, and the atmosphere in the room became more enthusiastic.
"Alright, let's take our seats!" Captain Darren waved his hand, "David, Mark, hold the bat steadily." According to the tactics, everyone relax! β
The three chasers, including Maca, came to a halt in the center of the field, and the Slytherin on the opposite side also flew over the three players, all hovering in mid-air around Mrs. Hodge on the ground, waiting for the game to start as soon as the game started.
Mrs. Hodge kicked the ball box with her foot, and as the lid of the box opened, all three balls except the Quaffle rose into the air in turn.
"Bludger has risen into the air, followed by the Golden Snitch! Remember, the Golden Snitch is worth 150 points, and if the Seeker catches it, the game is over! The commentator enthusiastically began the official commentary of the competition.
"Ready! The Quaffle is up in the sky and the game beginsββ! β
Maca stared at Madame Hooch and tossed the Quaffle to the highest point, and then he moved!
The Halo series is a broomstick known for its excellent performance, and under the control of Maca, the speed is extremely fast. Almost in a straight line of speed, he took the lead in taking down the ghost flying ball!
But Maca didn't hold the ball for too long at all, and while leaning over and rushing forward at high speed, the ghost flying ball was gently thrown by him and hiddenly thrown under him, and the short-haired girl Christine received it!
When the two Slytherin chasers just chased after Maca, who had slowed down, they found that there was no ball in Maca's arms at all.
"Fooled!"
The Slytherin team was furious, and they were about to turn around, but Maca flew up the air before them.
A Bludger is hit by a Slytherin batsman and beautifully dodged by Maca.
"Here!"
Charles, the only man who could compete with Slytherin's tall players, had broken through the opposing batsman's defence and made his way to Slytherin's left-hand goal ring.
Christine, who was still rushing forward at a low altitude, threw herself up with enough strength.
"Oh - she didn't get the ball in place!" The narrator shouted.
Yes, Kristen threw the Quaffle to a place where no one was around.
"No, no, that's McLean! McLean dives from the air, and McLean dodges two Bludgers in a row! McClain catches the Quaffle! McLean pitched! β
- Slytherin's goalkeeper is still in the left goal, is he in time? It's too late for him! The ball is in! Hufflepuff 10 points! β
The ghost flying ball grazed the fingers of the opposing goalkeeper and flew into the middle door ring, and this series of cooperation made the scene boil again.
"Oh my God! Let's take a look! Let's take a look! McLean is the youngest member of the House team in a century! A century! β
Next up was Slytherin with the ball, and their chaser looked pretty strong. I saw that they cooperated with each other, forcibly squeezing away Charles, who came up to interfere, and tried to score in a straight line.
Maca quickly flew to the two positions in front of them and glanced at the batsman David.
David immediately understood, flew into the air, and struck a Bludger at Maca with a single blow. Maca dodged and the ludger landed just in the face of the Slytherin carrier.
"Bang!"
Maca stretched out her hand and scooped it up, and the ghost flying ball that flew out of the opponent's hand landed accurately in his hand.
I saw him leaning over and rushing forward again, his movements almost exactly the same as last time. The Slytherin chasers were a little confused, but they sent someone after him according to their basic tactics.
But the attention of others had to be distracted by Hufflepuff's tactics for the first time.
The Slytherin reacted as Maca expected it, and he spun twice in quick succession to maximize the flexibility of the Halo 2000, and the Slytherin chaser was thrown out of five positions by his feints.
"Oh! McLean is in front of the door again! This time it's the left knocker, is he going to pitch? β
Naturally, Maca will not throw the ball so easily, and the probability of being saved by the opposing goalkeeper is too great.
He suddenly rolled while the Slytherin goalkeeper was on guard, and the goalkeeper immediately followed suit, towards the middle goal. But Maca suddenly hovered and threw the ball to the left goal again.
"βIs it really the left door? Is it really the left door? Oh β not really! β
The goalkeeper leaned over to the left goal, but Maca threw the Quaffle to Christine, who had just arrived in the middle goal.
"The ball is in again - Hufflepuff 20 points!"
In the following races, Maca dominated almost the entire circle.
He lured the opposing batsman into attacking him, creating another chance for Christine; He dodged the interference of the opposing two chasers, allowing Charles and Christine to work together perfectly; He used dazzling flying technical maneuvers to knock the opposing goalkeeper headlong on the goal post; He even used Charles's size as a cover so that the opposing players almost couldn't find him!
The score has risen all the way, and the enthusiasm of the audience in the stadium has reached the highest peak of this Quidditch Cup up to this game!
"The Golden Snitch!"
Hufflepuff Seeker Charlotte was the first to spot it.
Maca moved quickly as she watched the movements of the audience. He discovers that the opposing Seeker is flying towards Charlotte, which is the Seeker's man-to-man tactic.
When the Seeker hasn't found the Golden Snitch himself, but the opponent has already found it, it's obviously much better to follow the opponent than to find it yourself. This is one of the basic tactics of the Seeker, the simplest but the most useful.
The current score is 100 to 30, and although the Quidditch Cup, like the World Cup, is based on a total points system, and a single win or loss is not everything, 150 points also have a value that cannot be ignored.
Moreover, Hufflepuff has lost one game so far, and Maca wants to use those 150 points to save the points!
Charlotte's flying skills are still good, even in Maca's opinion. But the Slytherin Seeker is a scumbag who behaves rather filthy.
I saw that the other party interfered with Charlotte back and forth, and even forcibly rammed the end of her broom, trying to make her fall. The other players chased each other as much as they could, preventing each other from affecting the Seekers on their side.
"Humph!" Maca snorted coldly and rushed straight over there.
With the exception of the Seeker, all players who touch the Golden Snitch are fouled. But even if he doesn't touch the Golden Snitch, is there really nothing he can do?
Once again, Maca easily shook off the chaser who was following him, spotted the Golden Snitch, and then slammed her shoulders directly at Charlotte's back.
"Oh!" Charlotte was hit by him like this, and she almost lost her breath.
But as it turned out, Maca's top was so accurate that Charlotte's outstretched right hand grabbed the golden snitch flying in front of her.
"She's got the Golden Snitch! Charlotte Witt has caught the Golden Snitch! She succeeded! The game is over, 250 points to 30 points, the game is over! Hufflepuff wins! β
With a whistle, in the excited shouts of the commentator, Mrs. Hodge waved that the game was over!
Maca flew around the arena and thanked everyone for their support. He saw Dumbledore's big white beard shaking with his smile, and it seemed that he really liked the game of Quidditch.
"Well done, Maca!" Captain Darren excitedly patted Maca on the shoulder.
He missed three balls and Slytherin had just four pitches. To put it bluntly, this is really a soy sauce character in the game.
But everyone doesn't care about this, he has seen Darren's efforts in training, and there are always one or two things that people are not good at! As a captain, Darren's motivation and tactical summary of the players are very effective, and this is also the most important ability of the captain.
After summarizing the gains and losses in the game with everyone, Maca left the locker room.
Outside, many Hufflepuff classmates crowded the doorway, with occasional Gryffindor and Ravenclaw students in the crowd. If you talk about the four major houses of Hogwarts, except for Slytherin, the other houses are still relatively friendly with each other.
Maca looked at the lively scene in front of her and suddenly decided that it was time to go to Ravenclaw. It is said that there is a unique collection of books in the Ravenclaw Tower, which are distributed on every shelf in the tower.