Chapter 85: Flying lessons
In fact, as early as a few days ago, the Gryffindor common room had already posted an announcement for Thursday flying lessons.
Flying has undoubtedly become a hot topic on the lips of this class of freshmen, and since the announcement was posted, words like flying and broomsticks have been heard every day.
It's just that this incident didn't cause much turmoil for the new Gryffindor students.
After all, everyone knows that Fred, George and Angelina are back-ups for the team, training with the regular players, ready to work hard for the selection of the regular players next year.
Albert and Lee Jordan also occasionally participate in training, and both are very good at flying, as for Arya, a witch from a wizarding family, she naturally has been exposed to broomsticks since she was a child, and is not as enthusiastic about flying as others.
So much so that after the announcement of the flight lesson was posted, everyone had no special reaction, and even talked about flying much less than other colleges.
There was only one exception, Shanna, who was born into a Muggle family, had no contact with broomsticks at all, and she was definitely the most nervous of the new Gryffindor students.
To this end, she also borrowed a copy of Quidditch Tracing from the library, hoping to learn some flying skills from the book.
It's a pity that Shanna doesn't have a panel, so she can't directly add some upgrades, and the book can't directly help her understand the ability to ride a broomstick.
"Don't worry, riding a broomstick isn't as hard as you believe, have you ever ridden a bike?" Albert actually understood Shanna's reason for being nervous, just as a first-time plane person would be nervous, and the first time a broom would be nervous, and it would be very nervous.
The most important thing is that she has little confidence in herself. Honestly, confidence is a really important thing.
Albert's confidence comes from his own panel, he knows that he will never fail, and he boldly tries to solve the problem through the panel. After all, there is still a lot of experience in the stored experience pool, and that is the source of his self-confidence.
"Ridden. Shanna replied with a deep breath.
"Riding a broomstick is like riding a bike. Albert reassured, "Someone will teach you at first, try a few times, and you will definitely learn." ”
"Really?" asked Shanna, suspiciously.
"Really. Albert nodded, "You should have some confidence in yourself." ”
Lee Jordan next to him was speechless, although he had not ridden the so-called bicycle himself, Lee Jordan dared to pat his chest and assure that Albert was there to fool others again.
It's true that you're very powerful, but Shanna is not you!
In the afternoon, a few minutes before the flight lesson.
Albert hurried to the class grounds with the Gryffindor students, and the Gryffindor flying lessons were taken with the Slytherin students.
"Why don't you take a flying lesson on the Quidditch pitch?" Fred was puzzled again, and their flying lesson took place on a flat lawn outside the castle.
"Who knows. Lee Jordan didn't think so, it wasn't the same everywhere anyway.
"Let's go, don't be late. Angelina urged, as if she couldn't wait for her first flight lesson.
"Don't worry, there's five minutes left, enough time to get you over there. Albert was not at all in a hurry, and looked up at the lawn in front of him.
The Slytherin students were already there, helping Lady Hooch with her broomsticks.
Mrs. Hodge was a short-haired woman with a hooked nose and eagle-sharp eyes, and when she rode a broomstick, she gave the illusion of an eagle that could swoop down to catch prey at any moment.
The flight lessons are not much different from what Charlie taught them.
First, let the broom jump into her hand, most of the Gryffindor students succeeded after a few attempts, except for Shanna, who didn't move at all, and finally Shanna bent down and took the broom in her hand, causing a burst of laughter.
Mrs. Huo Qi, who saw this scene, also shook her head imperceptibly.
"Don't worry, there are only a few who can do it easily. Angelina motioned for the red-faced Shanna to look at the Slytherin students opposite, who were not much better off than she was, and those who were still laughing at her just now were still struggling with their broomsticks.
Then there was how to ride a broomstick and the correct grip of both hands, and Mrs. Hodge walked back and forth among the students to correct their wrong grips, and she was surprised by the high level of Gryffindor students, for which she added five points to Gryffindor, much to the displeasure of the Slytherin students on the other side.
Then, the practice of lifting off the ground is practiced.
Shanna was in a worse situation, the broom she was riding was trembling slightly, and I didn't know if it was her broom trembling or if she herself was trembling.
After the simple tutorial, Mrs. Hooch let the best broomsticks practice freely, and with her eyesight, she could tell that Albert had mastered the art of using flying broomsticks.
Fred watched happily as the Slytherin students, who were still being instructed, rode off the ground on a broomstick after George and began to fly in the sky.
Albert couldn't help but shake his head, he naturally knew that Fred was doing this to irritate the Slytherin students opposite.
After all, the freshmen on the other side were nowhere near as talented in flying as Gryffindor.
There was no way, except for Shanna, who flew badly, and was left behind by Mrs. Hodge, most of the Gryffindors were already flying in the sky.
"In fact, a few of us didn't need to take flying lessons at all. George told Fred that the two were flying in a cross-spiral, to a round of applause.
"Flying well. Lee Jordan said he didn't train at the Quidditch pitch as often as the Weasley twins. Even if you go with Albert, you just have to enjoy flying on a broomstick or playing ball with everyone.
"But not the Slytherin students!" Lee Jordan said in front of the Slytherin students as he landed, instantly pulling a wave of hatred, attracting the angry eyes of a group of small snakes.
"I'm not wrong. ”
"Let's just say that we are far better than them in this area. Albert stabbed the Slytherin student in the chest.
"Come on Warrington, overtake Weasley. ”
In the sky, a well-flying Slytherin student was following George and Fred, and it turned into a race in circles under the shouts of Zengshengxin and his companions below.
Compare who flies faster and more steadily.
Like the twins, who often train to fly around the pitch, Slytherin's Warrington was one section short and ended up losing badly.
Afterwards, all three were reprimanded by Mrs. Hodge, but everyone could tell that Fred and George didn't care, and they cared more about winning Warrington in Slytherin.
"Won. Fred happily announced.
"Isn't that normal?" Albert looked at the two speechlessly, they couldn't have lost in the first place.
It's just that these words reached the ears of the Slytherin students, I don't know why they are so harsh, what is normal?
Is it normal for us Slytherins to lose?
I'm so angry, I want to beat him up.