"Since you're here with a broomstick," Professor Flitwick urged as the selection queue for the freshman team gradually shortened, "go ahead and give it a try, at least fly in the sky." ”

"But...... I'm not a first-year student, I'm going to be laughed at and talked about for a long time, right?"

Cho Zhang clutched his Comet 260, which he had just nursed in the morning, and whispered distraughtly.

Filius Flitwick wasn't about to refute this, having been Head of Hogwarts for decades, he was one of the professors who knew the children of his house best, and there was always the most gossip and gossip in the Ravenclaw common room.

"Fly if you want," he said, "and don't regret your Hogwarts experience." ”

"But no one from the team came to the stadium before," Qiu Zhang said softly, "and I'm ...... Betrayal, huh?"

"Oh, that's terrible," Flitwick said, "after all, at least half of the freshman team is a Ravenclaw first-year, and I thought the House team would be back next year after a year off." ”

Professor Flitwick had long been aware of the unusual atmosphere in the Academy, but he hadn't expected it to be so serious.

The clamor of the mobs - this is how Elena Kaslana has to say about Ravenclaw today.

Drifting with the crowd, lacking the spirit of independence and self-determination, and in ordinary life, it is easy to replace rational thinking with emotional emotions, and even a certain rationality is often swayed by emotional emotions...... The conceited mentality, the terrible sensitivity, the extreme irresponsibility, this kind of group in the name of freedom and majority is not what Ravenclaw should present.

"If I had gone, Marietta would have broken up with me. "Qiu Zhang struggled a little.

"In autumn, there are many ways to maintain and redeem friendships. Professor Flitwick cocked up his finger and replied earnestly, "Don't try to be jointly irresponsible, or make mistakes together. Even if it succeeds for a while, it may leave a bitter taste in your friendship - not to mention that Ravenclaw is one captain away if he wants to return next year. ”

His voice echoed through the empty Quidditch stands, which belonged to the Ravenclaw students.

"There's still a long way to go," the short, half-elf professor whispered, "doubts and setbacks are inevitable, but these are not up to you, whether to continue flying and enjoying the game, that's what you should consider right now." ”

Qiu Zhang longingly glanced at the flying figures on the field, and pursed his lips tightly.

She only joined the House's Quidditch team last year, and for many years she has been looking forward to flying freely through the skies and winning matches like her favorite Tornado team members.

This kind of expectation is not something that can be easily broken by a heavy Bludger.

......

As Elena said before, the freshman tryouts went on for almost a morning.

Nearly all the first-year students from the four houses arrived, nervously clutching the old brooms they had picked out from the school warehouse, and excitedly submitted their applications to Irina and Hermione.

A week is enough time for the new students to find out what happened on the Quidditch pitch last year.

Under the power of the well-documented example, the vast majority of the freshmen's self-confidence has swelled quite dramatically.

They may not be able to be the "Fall King" like Elena Kaslana, but if they were to target the rest of last year's Hogwarts Freshman team, it didn't seem completely unattainable, at least in the eyes of the Freshmen.

Obviously, this has undoubtedly greatly increased the workload of Hermione and Irina.

Some of the first-year students who submitted their applications had never even flown before, and this may be their second exposure to broomsticks other than last week's flying lessons, which was extremely chaotic at the beginning of the selection process.

Especially when there was a group of senior students watching the excitement around, the gossip almost made the two of them go berserk.

However, as the two of them put together a screening mechanism, the process quickly became simple and efficient.

"Whew, it's finally over......"

Hermione exhaled lightly and glanced at the last remaining group of applicants.

The easiest position to pinpoint is the Seeker, and Luna Lovegood has a talent for cheating on this as catching the Golden Snitch, anticipating the Golden Snitch deflection trajectory, and dodging Bludgers...... These assessments are too eye-catching.

On the other hand, her personality is also very suitable for the Seeker to wander around the team.

As for the batters, there were two boys from Ravenclaw:

Hoffa Bach, a somewhat reserved little wizard but surprisingly powerful and cunning in his strokes, and Verne Kemond, a boy with a resolute face and a body as strong as a knight's squire in an oil painting.

In order to expel a Bludger, the batsman usually requires a lot of stamina, so the batsman position is more likely to be played by male wizards than female wizards compared to other positions on the Quidditch pitch. And since the batsman sometimes needs to let go of the broom with both hands at the same time during the game, in addition to the strength of the arms, the requirements for leg strength and balance are not low.

I have to say that as an academy that has always been known for its yin and yang decline, Ravenclaw finally broke the curse this year.

With an unprecedented proportion of male students at over a third, it's no wonder that Professor Flitwick is confident in the future of Quidditch – as past experience has shown that men are still more dominant in Quidditch.

"Well, Kirabi Carroll...... Your location—"

Irina frowned in annoyance, and looked inquiringly at Hermione, who was standing beside her.

In front of them stood a small, shy girl, and what didn't match her appearance was what the girl had written on the Hogwarts Freshman Letter's letter of intent to apply.

"Are you sure you want to be a goalkeeper? Well, you're so good at flying, you could actually consider being a chaser. ”

Hermione's gaze lingered on Kirabi's petite body for a moment, and she said as she deliberated her words.

It wasn't that there was no precedent for a similar "little goalkeeper" in her mind, but compared to a witch who played Quidditch as a crashing game, the shy Ravenclaw first year didn't look like a dangerous person with such a possibility.

"The goalkeeper has the smallest range of movement, I've studied the rules carefully. ”

Chelabi Carroll said timidly, but at the same time with great seriousness.

"Even those brooms used in Hogwarts teaching can take care of three knockers in terms of instantaneous speed, so as long as you judge the correct path of the Quaffle, there is not much difference between a foot longer or a foot shorter arm. ”

“...... It sounds like a lot of possibilities. ”

Hermione nodded noncommittally, drew a circle on the cardboard in her hand, and pointed behind her.

"That's okay, there's an extra part of the goalkeeper test, in the chaser assessment later, you and the other little wizards will each defend for ten minutes, and we will judge according to the final comprehensive situation......"

In formal professional Quidditch matches, the goalkeeper is usually played by a tall wizard.

It's just that, strictly speaking, the vast majority of young wizards at Hogwarts are not qualified, and aside from this condition that most people can't meet, flexibility and brain are indeed more important than the body.

"Hmm...... Okay, so we're still the last two now......"

Irina looked down at the form, then at the young wizards who were still on the grounds.

In Quidditch, each team is limited to seven players.

Except for the Seeker, the Goalkeeper, and the two batsmen, most of the hot spots and contentions in Quidditch games actually take place in the high-frequency transition process between the three chasers of the two teams.

"Well, Irina you have a chaser position by default, so we only have two spots left-"

Hermione nodded, glancing at the excited little wizards standing in front of her.

If she remembered correctly, judging from the flight qualification test just now, Ron's sister was obviously a lot better than the other little wizards, and if nothing else, Miss Ginny Weasley was probably locked in early.

Unfortunately, apart from Ginny, the other young wizards fared much worse.

The reason why they put the tryout of the chaser at the end is also to hope that they can watch a few more rounds of the little wizards' performances and select the right candidate from them - if it really doesn't work, they can only resign themselves to fate and just pull one to fill the number.

"Excuse me...... Can I give it a try?"

At this moment, a witch flew over from the stands not far away.

Before Hermione and Irina could react, the witch deftly twisted her broom head, hovered over the edge of the field, looked cautiously at the two junior students standing behind the review table, and plucked up the courage to ask.

"I listen, well, I read the announcement in the auditorium that you don't just recruit first-year students here......"

"Uh- you're not kidding, are you?"

Hermione said in surprise, frowning as she looked at the senior girl in front of her.

As an aspiring Quidditch Coach at Hogwarts, she naturally recognized the witch wearing the robes of Ravenclaw House at first glance, the Seeker of the Quidditch team of Ravenclaw House last year - Autumn Chang.

"No, no, you see my form has been filled out-"

Qiu Zhang, who had made up his mind, shook his head quickly, took out a form from his arms, and said seriously.

"The Ravenclaw College team retired this year due to a lack of seven players, so I'm a free agent now. As for the position, I don't have to worry, I can play in every position...... It doesn't have to be limited to Seekers. ”

"But—" Hermione muttered for a few seconds, looking thoughtfully at Cho Chang.

"If you're obedient and willing to go to tryouts, then I don't think there's anything wrong with that!"

Irina reached out and took the completed application form from Cho Zhang's hand, and looked at the broomstick behind her, which had been a few years old but could be seen to be well-maintained, and paused and pointed calmly behind her.

"Oh, and to be clear, even if you pass the selection, our team isn't qualified yet – we'll have to play a mentoring match with the returning graduates after all the Quidditch selections are over this afternoon. If it's too bad, we'll probably have to refuel in the stands this year, so I'm hoping to—"

Irina didn't finish the rest of the words.

Coming from a wizarding family, she could tell how much the senior girl loved Quidditch, and while everyone was used to referring to them as "Hogwarts Freshmen", the team wasn't actually called that.

Irina lowered her head and glanced at the silver-white wing pinned to her chest.

"Hogwarts Moonlight Team ...... What a simple name—"

......

Two hours later, the remaining three houses had their Quidditch tryouts begin.

Compared with the "freshman team" formed from scratch, the lineup of most colleges is relatively fixed, and it is not so much an open selection for everyone as a special recruitment ceremony open to some "star players".

With last year's Moonlight Demon Dependents promoted to Year 2, the new Quidditch era has finally begun.

"Gregory Goyle and Vincent Crabbe, the batsman duo who played for the Moonshine last year......"

In the stands, Hermione earnestly introduced the players behind her.

There was no suspense about the final selection results in the morning, with Cho Chang and Ginny Weasley overwhelmingly joining Irina Ivanovic as the team's chasers, while the Slytherin House selection was underway in the field.

Unlike other academies, their batsmen are much more intense and combative.

Goyle and Crabbe hovered in the sky, dodging the flying Bludgers and swinging their bats vigorously in an attempt to shoot down two other active Slytherin batsmen – the winner joining the team's starting line-up this year, and the loser being sent from the starting line-up to the second team to serve as a daily sparring tool.

It's worth noting that both of them have knocked out other players last year, and the assistant attacker Elena has completed nearly 50 crashes...... Compared to Gryffindor's Weasley brothers, they are much more aggressive. ”

Bang!

With a muffled sound.

Goyle and Crabbe skillfully perform an aerial relay to shoot down Derek as he tries to fight back.

Immediately after taking advantage of the advantage of playing more and playing less, he blocked Bol's movement space, and directly announced the replacement of the Slytherin Quidditch batsman position through a one-for-one exchange.

"Draco Malfoy, who ended up with a 0/0/5 stat, was his down assist - but compared to that somewhat bleak stat, as the main chaser for the Moonlight, he put a lot of pressure on most of the academy on the offensive end. And when he becomes a Seeker in Slytherin, he may be even more dangerous......"

Hermione glanced at Draco Malfoy, who was warming up, and continued with a frown.

Compared to last year, when school first started, Draco now has reined in his edge, like a poisonous snake hiding in the dark waiting to attack at any time, even Hermione doesn't know the true strength of this little wizard now.

However, judging from his performance in class, he is at least in the top five of his grade.

......

Half an hour later.

Gryffindor House Team tryouts.

"Ron Weasley, who was Gryffindor's goalkeeper last year, should be a substitute goalkeeper this year. ”

Compared to the other little wizards, Ron was undoubtedly the most depressed and unlucky.

After all, the current Gryffindor captain Oliver Wood is the goalkeeper, and the batsman is his twin brother, and the three chasers are all lionesses, and one of them is likely to be the next captain.

"Harry Potter, the Chaser last year, was a Seeker in his last game. ”

Hermione glanced at the data she had copied from Mrs. Hodge as she remembered the games she had watched.

"Previously, Harry was mainly the setter and setter of Malfoy and Hannah - he flew well, eating the Golden Snitch in the final game and helping the Moonlight team complete a double kill. Not...... This semester seems to be a Seeker too......"

I have to say that Harry did have some suspicions of being a bastard in last year's game.

Of course, he can't be blamed entirely for this, after all, Elena's previous way of finishing matches relied on the Seeker, and compared to the other young wizards, Harry was not so heavy in offensive desire or "murderous intent".

......

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Hannah Abbott, Hufflepuff's new chaser...... Be careful......"

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