Chapter 133: What Is He Going to Do? (Ask for a commuter pass!) )
The first Quidditch match was approaching and the weather was getting worse.
It was so bad that a hailstorm was open to Harry, and the others were all forgiven by God...
Seven firebolts whizzed over the Quidditch pitch, and the intrepid Gryffindors braved the rain of ice stubble to weave through the sky, and Harry's waterproof and moisture-resistant glasses didn't seem to work very well in such weather.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Morissus." Mrs. Hodge happily sat beside Egg, who was as warm as spring within a radius of a few meters beside Egg, and the rain took the initiative to go around the top of several people's heads.
"You're welcome, we should thank you." Iger grinned: "Willing to coach our academy team in training in such bad weather." ”
"Mainly, I can't refuse Professor McGonagall's request, after all, she was my teacher in the first place," Lady Hooch laughed.
"yes, so you should know her better than we do, and she's fine, but when it comes to the honor of the academy..."Iger, I don't wonder what crazy things she did..."
"Yes..."Mrs. Huo Qi nodded with deep sympathy: "This year's competition is very exciting to think about, oh my God, more than a dozen fire ballista arrows, it was so crazy from the beginning... I also saw that Professor Sprout seemed to be in a bad mood that day, and she seemed to want to donate her savings to equip the Hufflepuffs as well, but she seemed to be a little overwhelmed by the seven firebolts herself. ”
"If Hufflepuff had students like you who thought the academy would pay for it, I don't think their cadet team would be bad." Mrs. Hodge said with a smile.
Egger also smiled awkwardly, you may not believe it, I am because I went through the back door...
A shrill whistle blew, and Wood walked in at the edge of the field with a gloomy face.
"What happened?" The twins flew down from mid-air in a hurry, perhaps because of the fire crossbow arrows, and they were originally very serious about Wood's training in this weather.
"We're not playing against Slytherin." Wood said with some annoyance.
“Why?” In the audience, Egger, Hermione, Ron, and Seamus poked their heads out and saw a row of small heads on the railing from a distance, which was very funny.
"Flint just approached me, we're going to fight Hufflepuff first." Wood snorted, "He said their Seeker had broken his arm two days ago and couldn't play, obviously, they thought the weather would reduce their chances of winning!" ”
The storm raged wildly overhead, and they could hear rumbling thunder in the distance as Wood spoke.
Looking up at the sky in the distance, the corners of Egger's mouth twitched: "It's as if they can win if the weather is good..."
"He's fine!" Harry yelled angrily, "He's pretending! Besides, my arms are all right! ”
"Yes, we all know, but we can't prove it, and they have Professor Snape's proof!" Wood said hatefully, "We were trained according to the tactics we used against Slytherin, but we ended up dealing with Hufflepuffs, and their tactics were completely different!" Especially their new captain and Seeker, Cedric Diggory, we don't know anything about it! ”
In the group, Angelina, Alya, and Katie suddenly giggled.
"Laughing at what?" Wood glared at him with annoyed eyes.
"He's the tall, handsome guy, isn't he?" Angelina asked with a grin.
"Sturdy and doesn't like to talk." Katie said, and the chaser girls laughed again.
"He doesn't like to talk because his brain is too stupid to make sentences." Fred said impatiently, seemingly unhappy with Angelina's reaction: "I don't know what you're worried about, Oliver, Hufflepuff is just a piece of cake, the last time we compared them, Harry caught the Golden Snitch in about five minutes, remember?" ”
"We were in a completely different situation!" Wood shouted loudly, his eyes bulging slightly: "This time Diggory has organized a strong lineup!" He's a great Seeker! I'm afraid you all have to realize that! We must not relax! We have to concentrate! Slytherin wants to disrupt us, and we have to win! ”
"Calm down, Oliver!" Fred said in a panic, he would rather face Egg when he was angry than face Wood at this time.
After all, Egger will only tell them to get out when he gets angry, and when Wood gets angry, they will face endless training...
"Afraid of what? We've got fire bolts! Ron craned his head and yelled downward, "And Harry! ”
"yes, you're right." George shouted in the direction of Egger and the others, then looked at Wood and grinned, "Look, relax, the fools know we've won..."
Ron turned his head to look at Egger suspiciously, "... Did he just say something bad? ”
"The thunder is so loud that I can't hear it...", Egger looked dazed.
The day before the game, the wind howled over the Quidditch pitch, the rain was heavier than ever, the corridors and classrooms were so dark that there were more torches and candles than usual.
Not far away, the Slytherin team members all showed gloating expressions, and Malfoy, who had eased relations with Harry and the others a lot, also stood on the opposite side of the group again because of his position, watching Harry frown.
"Alas... I hope my arm will get better soon," Malfoy said, looking at the constantly making noises from the wind, "I'd love to experience the thrill of this weather race, too." ”
"Really? In that case, how about I show you your arm? Iger turned his head to glance at Malfoy, and his scarlet eyes made Malfoy's heart tremble.
"No... No—" With a dry laugh, the Slytherin team scurried away.
Harry was so preoccupied with the next day's game that he didn't have the heart to think about anything else.
Wood came to Harry once in a while, giving him a thumbs up, hoping that Harry would win the game consistently.
"Damn... In this kind of weather, the speed advantage of our fire crossbow bolts cannot be brought into play at all. Harry sent Wood away with some annoyance: "There is no point in our new broomsticks. ”
“emmm… I'm a good flyer, but I don't know much about competitions..."Egg pinched his chin and glanced at Harry, "So as long as it's sunny, you don't have any problems at all, right?" ”
"Unless, of course, the Golden Snitch flies into Cedric's hands on their own, they won't win at all." Harry nodded.
"If only it was a change in the weather... I guess I can help. Egg nodded thoughtfully.
"Really?" Harry jumped to his feet and looked at Iger with bright eyes.
"Of course, it's not too much of a problem." Iger nodded.
"Great! Oh my God, why didn't you say it earlier? Harry's face flushed with excitement, a little like when Ron was embarrassed.
"You didn't ask me—" The corners of Egger's mouth twitched.
Harry left in a hurry, eager to bring the good news to the rest of the team.
"Change the weather?" Hermione looked at Egg suspiciously, "Can this be done?" ”
"I don't have that spell of prayer," Egg laughed.
"The weather that lasts for more than half a month like this shouldn't change significantly, although I heard you say that you can summon meteors, but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the weather." Hermione frowned and said, the little girl has a lot of confidence in Egg, and naturally she doesn't want to see him lose his trust.
"Just a small amount." Iger nodded.
……
At night, in the Quidditch pitch, Egger braved the torrential rain to set up a table with a freshly slaughtered cow and a large pile of fruit of various colors.
Egger clasped his hands together and said something in his mouth.
For a long time, Egg clapped his hands lightly, and a raging flame suddenly burned above and below the long table, and the tribute on the table was swallowed up in an instant.
"Does this really work?" Hermione held an umbrella and looked at Egger quizzically.
"Probably—" Iger spread his hands.
He was not very interested in this technique, which was a local technique in Southeast Asia, somewhat similar to the ancient Chinese warlock's prayer for rain.
Strictly speaking, there is not much demand for strength, it all depends on whether you give tribute or not, of course, the Wisher must be a little cheaper if you have more magic.
"If Harry is good enough, I think I should be able to buy the time they need to play." Iger smiled, "But changing the weather for a long time is troublesome. ”
"How long can you fight it?" Hermione looked at Egg curiously.
“emmm… Look at the direction of the wind... If you're lucky, it's about an hour or more, and if you're unlucky... Why is it half an hour..."Egg smiled evilly: "If he can't catch the Golden Snitch in half an hour on a firebolt, then he should stop riding and replace me..."
The next day, early in the morning.
Perhaps it was Egger's prayer that worked the first day, and the sky was only densely covered with dark clouds, but there was not a drop of rain, and despite this, the cold and humid October air made the students generally uncomfortable.
"Not bad!"
In the lounge, Wood looked eagerly at the sky outside the window: "Harry, you must catch the snitch as soon as possible and finish the game as quickly as possible, you know." ”
Harry nodded, serious.
"Thankfully, Iger did it, it didn't rain today, and although the weather wasn't particularly good and the visibility wasn't very high, it was better than a rainy day." Wood mumbled as he slipped on his team uniform.
"Okay guys..."Wood looked at the people in the room, "I don't have much to say about the last year, last year and the year before that, we won the championship very well..."
"Don't say too much, at least don't let me end this year with regrets." Wood nodded vigorously, as if to cheer himself up.
"Oh... It was so touching that I couldn't help but laugh. Fred said with a grin.
"Alright guys, it's time for us to play." Angelina picked up her broom: "Hell... Can't our academy find a male chaser? Every time, we girls have to fight each other. ”
"When we send Oliver away, I think you should be able to become the captain..."George said with a grin, "Hurry up, I can't wait..."
"Let's go, guys, cheer up! Especially you, Harry. Wood waved his fist and walked out of the room first.
Harry was a little listless: "Can't blame me... I was woken up this morning by Peeves, damn it, if I hadn't caught him..."
Sou... Sou... Sou...
Firebolts sprang out from Gryffindor's entrance, and the venue burst into cheers.
"Listen to my whistle!" Mrs. Hodge stood in the center of the field and looked around: "Three... Two...... One! ”
The brownish-red Quaffle was tossed high, and the game began instantly.
Angelina rushed up to grab the Quaffle in the first moments of the match, deftly dodging the volleys of the three Hufflepuff chasers and passing the ball to Katie, who was rushing straight ahead.
"The competition has begun, the biggest excitement of this game is the fire ballista arrow, the Gryffindor players ride their fire ballista to represent the Gryffindor house, the "Flying Broomstick" said, the fire ballista is the national team's first choice in this year's World Cup!"
"Jordan! Can you tell us about the game? Professor McGonagall's voice interjected, and Iger burst out laughing in the stands.
"No problem, Professor--a little bit of background, by the way, the Firebolt has a built-in automatic braking device, which can--"
"Jordan!" Professor McGonagall's voice was filled with annoyance.
In the distant stands, a group of Slytherin students from Malfoy were also looking at Gryffindor with serious faces.
Wood looked at this year's Hufflepuff team with some fear, and he noticed that the opposing players on the court today did not have much good technique, but the physique was a top strong, which gave him a bad feeling.
Sure enough, soon, the three chasers on the other side gave up the Quaffle competition and went all out to intercept Angelina and the three, and Harry was also stared at by Cedric in a way that blocked the way.
"Now Gryffindor has the ball and Gryffindor's Katie Bale is ready to head the ball...... Oh oops, she's been intercepted again, and Hufflepuff seems to have given up on their usual modest style of play and started using Slytherin's rhinoceros tactics. ”
In the Slytherin stands, a burst of schadenfreude laughter rang out, and Angelina in the stadium was annoyed to avoid the opponent's entanglement.
The opponent doesn't watch the ball, and only stares at the person's style of play makes Angelina a few people afraid, and often when she is speeding up, she is stuck in front of the opponent, and the badgers' desperate style of play makes Angelina three fly timidly.
At the same time, Harry was annoyed by Cedric's pestering for his small physique.
Boom!
A Bludger was slammed into Cedric by Fred as Fred's voice rang out.
"Show him how fast you are, Harry!"
Instinctively, it didn't mean to say anything, but Harry sped up in an instant, gave up the Golden Snitch's search, and began to fly around the field in a large circle.
Cedric narrowly dodged the Quaffle that hit him, and watched Harry, who was circling around the field, reluctantly give up the entanglement, and he suffered a lot if he fought for speed.
The maximum speed of the fire bolt can reach 300 kilometers per hour, and he only rides a barewheel 1500...
The game was stalemate for nearly half an hour, and thunder sounded in the distance, and Iger squinted his eyes slightly as he looked at the sky.
Looks a bit unlucky.
"The score is 50-30 now, and judging by the weather, if it rains heavily, it will have a very negative impact on Gryffindor's original speed advantage..."Jordan's shouting continued, and then his voice sounded again.
"Wait, is that Egger? What is he going to do? ”