Chapter 48: The Eve of the Race (1/4)

Harry felt like he was going crazy.

He never imagined that he would be starting his first game so soon.

Just this Saturday, against Slytherin.

Even though I've been training for weeks, I'm flying pretty well. But Harry was still nervous, after all, this was the first time in his life that he stood on such a large field, in front of the whole school, in front of the whole school, to compete.

What if I make a mistake, if I fall off it as soon as I start?

Even though it was almost impossible, Harry couldn't help but think about it.

This made the boy's mental state very dazed these days, and Harry couldn't help but be a little glad that after the last time they experienced the troll incident together, Ron's relationship with Hermione gradually warmed up, which made Harry's pressure a lot less.

After that incident, Harry and Ron were returning to the common room when they met Hermione, who was standing in the doorway, and the girl was clearly waiting for them.

The three of them stood at the door of the lounge, staring at each other for a long time, and the atmosphere was a little awkward. Finally, as if remembering what William had said, Ron mustered up his courage and stood up.

"I'm sorry, Hermione. I shouldn't have yelled at you in Charms class today. The boy's face was a little red, but he bravely admitted his mistake.

If William is here, then Ron's senses will definitely improve a lot, after all, being able to admit his mistakes is also a thing that requires courage.

Hermione's face was also a little red, and the girl opened her mouth,

"I'm sorry, Ron, blame me for the way I usually speak. Thank you for coming to my rescue today. ”

For Harry and Ron who rushed to the women's bathroom to save her, although they didn't help much, the girl was still very moved, after all, in times of crisis, not everyone would be willing to lend a hand.

And William, I really should find the time to thank William in person.

He's so good, he's so calm in the face of such a big troll, and the troll that comes down with a spell is also very handsome, ah, Granger, what kind of mess are you trying to write.

Hermione's face flushed and she stopped thinking.

"So you're reconciled?"

Harry was very happy to be standing on the sidelines, the feeling of being caught between the two of them before made Harry very uncomfortable, after all, although what Ron said was a bit excessive, he was his first friend.

Harry was troubled by this sense of confusion, and he cherished his friendship with Ron since he was a child, but he didn't know how to persuade Ron.

Then the three of them briefly talked about the conversation, and then rushed to their plates in unison.

Hermione felt like she was going to starve to death, after all, she hadn't eaten all night, and she was frightened. At this time, the speed of eating food is simply not too fast, and the posture of grabbing the chicken leg and gnawing wildly looks quite bold.

This made Harry and Ron look at each other, but they didn't expect the girl to have such a bold side.

As for the two of them, these two have a bottomless pit in their stomachs. The two, who had never eaten anything good since they were young, had no resistance to Hogwarts' rich variety of food.

(I don't know if if the two of them will eat like Dudley in a few years.) )

From that moment on, Hermione joined their little circle and became good friends with him and Ron.

Harry was glad he had Hermione as a new friend, considering that before he met Hermione, Harry had been under a lot of pressure every day.

As the Quidditch season approached, Wood became more interested in Quidditch. He forced his players to train every minute, and sometimes Harry felt that Wood was a true training maniac.

In addition, the assignments assigned by the professors began to gradually increase, which made Harry and Ron even more breathless, after all, neither of them was the kind of student who loved to study very much.

Sometimes, Harry was really envious of William, because of William's excellent classroom performance, so that professors often rewarded William with exemptions from assignment in lieu of extra points.

William was naturally not immune to this, after all, he would have more time to do the research he liked. This made the first-year wizards very envious.

Thanks to Hermione becoming their friend, Harry and Ron were able to stress a lot less when it came to their studies.

In addition, Hermione lent Harry a Quidditch-related book called Quidditch Sources, which Harry found quite interesting to read.

From this book, he learns that there are more than 700 ways to foul Quidditch, all of which came from the first Quidditch World Cup in 1473.

Only European teams were allowed to compete, with the final being played between Flanders and Transylvania. In the game, in order to win the final victory, the two sides used more than 700 foul tactics.

This includes, but is not limited to, turning the pursuer into a skunk with a malicious transformation charm, attempting to cut off a goalkeeper's head with a forty-meter machete, attempting to smash a Seeker's broom with a charm, maliciously manipulating Bludger with a charm, and more.

Compared to the Quidditch competition at that time, Quidditch is undoubtedly much milder now, and the continuous improvement of various measures and regulations has made the sport more mature.

Harry also learns that Seekers are generally the smallest and fastest players, and that almost all of the worst Quidditch accidents happen to them because they are tasked with finishing matches.

Merlin is on top, they won't foul me during the game, right?

After watching the tragic fate of so many Seekers, the boy felt as if he had become even more nervous.

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"At the 1809 Quidditch World Cup, the final between Romania and Nueva Spain (the predecessor of the current Mexico team) had a terrifying climax."

In the lounge, Terry was talking in a passionate voice. William discovers that Terry seems to have a talent for oratory.

When it comes to Quidditch, he can definitely use his eloquence and one wonderful story after another to attract everyone's attention.

This can be seen from the attentive look on the faces of Earl, a black guy who was listening attentively, and Ike, who was a little introverted, and, William noticed, even a few girls came over.

He felt the couch shake around him, he turned his head and saw Sally Dupin sitting next to him, the girl noticed his gaze, smiled sweetly at William, and then turned to listen to Terry's exciting story.

I can't see it, Lisa Dupin is also an avid Quidditch fan, and William has always thought that girls rarely like Quidditch.

But don't say it, Terry's focus on storytelling is still quite handsome, although he is still a little worse, but he still has a lot to do in the future with these stories.

On the other hand, Terry didn't know William's inner activities, and he continued to describe with an excited expression,

"The venue of the match was set in the West Siberian plain, and on that occasion the Romanian team produced a madman hitter, Nico Nenad.

At that time, several of his teammates had complained to the coach of the Romanian team that Nenad was a little mentally abnormal, and they had seen Nenad alone in the corner more than once before the game, talking nonsense that no one could understand.

Sometimes a strange language would pop out of his mouth, and no one knew what he meant.

Nennard's players had reacted to the coach that they wanted to use a substitute in the final, but the paranoid old wizard ignored the offer.

There is evidence that he bribed off a group of local dark wizards before the game, along with a group of his unscrupulous and bottomless fans, and together cast a curse on the entire forest on the edge of the West Siberian plain.

With Romania trailing two and a half hours into the game and on the verge of losing the game, Nenad deliberately knocked a Bludger off the pitch and into the forest outside.

The fatal consequences were immediately apparent, and the trees came to life under the spell, pulling out their roots and heading towards the field.

The army of trees attacked everything in their path like madness, many were wounded, and a few unlucky ones lost their lives.

What was once a Quidditch match had to be turned into a battle between humans and trees.

Finally, after more than seven hours of fierce battle, the wizards won a difficult victory.

Since then, there has been an additional rule in Quidditch that there must be no dense woods around the tournament venue. ”

"And after that? How does Nenard end? Did he receive the judgment he deserved? After Terry finished speaking, Sally, who was sitting next to William, asked curiously.

In fact, not only was Nenad not sentenced, he was not even prosecuted.

Because he was killed by a violent spruce tree at the beginning of the Tree Riot, he is said to have been very strange before his death, shouting nonsense that no one could understand.

As I recall, it seems that he said that he felt the wrath of nature! You can't resist the forces of nature!

By the way, did I tell you that Nenad's wand body is made of spruce wood, I have to say, it's quite a coincidence. ”

Is it really a coincidence? William was a little puzzled, he vaguely felt that the truth of the matter at that time should be more than that, Nenard was obviously controlled, so, who was controlling him? It's been too long for things to verify.

"That's a good point!" At this time, behind William, a somewhat unfamiliar female voice sounded.

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