Chapter 404: Quidditch Tryouts
"Ah, it's half past eleven, Harry, you go back first, you have morning class tomorrow."
Dumbledore glanced at the floor clock and turned to Harry, who was standing behind him.
Harry didn't want to leave, he wanted to hear what was going to be said, but unfortunately Dumbledore didn't give him the opportunity.
"Good night, Professor!" Harry reluctantly left, closing the door as he left.
No one knows how long the following conversation lasted, and no one knows what Wang Xu said to Dumbledore, but when Harry woke up the next day, Dumbledore had already left the school, and no one knew where he had gone.
Harry didn't know that he looked a little wilted today, he hated this situation where something big was happening, but he didn't know anything.
"Harry, you've been in a daze during the morning class, what's wrong?"
At the end of a morning lesson, Hermione noticed that Harry was a little distracted, completely distracted from the classroom.
Hearing Hermione's greeting, Harry looked at Ron beside him again and whispered, "Yesterday, Professor Dumbledore took me to Professor Wang and asked a lot about the mysterious man. I'm sure Professor Dumbledore left the school today to plan a big operation out there, but we don't even know what the operation is, and that doesn't feel good at all. ”
"What do you know?" Ron asked rhetorically.
Harry looked left and right and whispered, "I don't know the specifics, but I'm sure Professor Dumbledore and Professor Wang reached some kind of consensus last night. ”
"Harry, why are you still here, it's Quidditch tryouts, don't you want to pick a new player for yourself?" Before the trio could discuss the results, Luna walked up from behind.
Seeing that it was Luna, Harry smiled a little and asked, "Luna, are you coming for the audition?" ”
"I'd better forget it, I don't have much talent for flying, but did you see Draco?" Luna tilted her head slightly, with a light smile on her face: "I found out that Draco's whereabouts have been mysterious in the past two days, as if he is planning something, maybe you should be careful." ”
"Draco has nothing to fear, his father, Lucius, was caught red-handed in the Department of Mysteries last school year, and the Ministry of Magic sentenced him to life in prison, and now Draco is a toothless tiger." Harry's nonchalant answer, the fifth-year Department of Mysteries, the Order of the Phoenix, although it lost Sirius, a fierce general, was not for nothing.
At that time, Voldemort fought Dumbledore, mistakenly believing that Dumbledore's state had not yet declined, and fled in a hurry after a short battle.
When he left, he took none of the Death Eaters with him, except for Bellatrix, who were all arrested by the Aurors who arrived behind, including Lucius Malfoy.
According to the normal plot of the movie, Lucius will stay in prison for 14 months, and he will not be released until Dumbledore dies and Voldemort takes over the Ministry of Magic.
Without his father's support, Harry thought that the most Draco could do was to make trouble for him, or play some unnutritious pranks.
... Quidditch Training Ground...
After a day and a night of repairs, the tower, which was blown off by rockets yesterday, has been repaired by the house-elves.
On the field, the little wizards of the seventh grade sat in their seats one after another, cheering for their favorite players.
Today is the annual tryout, and the Quidditch tournament is the biggest event in the wizarding world, attracting countless young wizards every year.
In Hogwarts, Quidditch is divided into four teams, one from each house, and often plays against each other.
Because Quidditch players are usually played by students from Year 3 to Year 7, every year Year 7 students retire from the Quidditch team and are replaced by new students.
This year is no exception, with Gryffindor's last goalkeeper graduating, and the team is in desperate need of a new goalkeeper, which will require a change in position.
Ron and Cowmike, who previously played as a batter, are both favourites for goalkeepers, but only one person can play the position.
"Ginny, do you think Ron can beat Cowmike?" Sitting in the seats, Hermione asked Ginny with some concern.
Ginny is Ron's sister, and she wants Ron to win more in terms of relationship, but in the face of an opponent like Cowmike, Ginny's answer is also a little reluctant: "I'm afraid it's difficult, Cowmike has been playing for the Gryffindor team, and his skills in controlling the broom are only a little worse than Harry's, and it is very difficult for Ron to win him." ”
Quidditch matches are an important part of the wizarding world, and a good Quidditch player will make people a star in the wizarding world.
In the regular competition, the contestants are divided into two teams and compete on flying broomsticks, each team of seven, each with a goalkeeper, three chasers, two batsmen and a seeker.
Aside from being Harry, the Seeker, who has never been replaced, the Gryffindor team often changes players.
Poor performance last season, or retirement due to age, will cause the team to make personnel changes.
"Everyone, be quiet, I'm Harry Potter, the current captain of the Gryffindor team, and there are many of you who are veterans from last semester, but I still have to warn you, I can't guarantee that you were in the team last semester, and you will still be there this semester. In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the team, a match-up will be held below, first of all, for the vacancy of the goalkeeper position, so as to select a new goalkeeper among you. ”
Harry, as the captain of the Gryffindor team, stood in the middle of the crowd and commanded: "Ron, Cowmike, Edlanch, all three of you want to be goalkeepers, but there is only one goalkeeper position, and I ask you to be tested." ”
"No problem, I'm a little impatient." Cowmike was the first to speak, and then the others followed.
Harry nodded slightly, waved his hand to the other team members, and ordered: "I am the referee, three chasers, two batsmen are the attacking team, in the twenty points of the confrontation, whoever lasts the most time and loses the least points is the goalkeeper, do you still have any questions?" ”
The three of Ron looked at each other and shook their heads in unison.
Harry glanced at the players behind him and said, "I'll give you ten minutes to warm up, and the match will start in ten minutes." ”
Edrich grabbed the broom and was the first to fly into the sky to find his form.
Ron wanted to fly up, but before he could do anything, Cowmike came up and whispered, "Wesley, don't mind." ”
"Mind what?" Somewhat bewildered, Ron looked up at Cowmike.
Cow Mike is a handsome blonde guy, his appearance has thrown off Ron a few streets, and he is also tall and big, and chuckled: "I hope you don't mind losing, I have wanted the goalkeeper position for a long time, and it is really not aimed at you, and you are the weakest competitor I have ever seen." ”
"Really? With your size, don't you think you're better suited to be a batsman? The goalkeeper requires quick eyes, and big people are usual..."Before Ron could finish his sentence, an annoying fly flew in front of him, causing him to wave his hand away.
Cowmike smiled slightly, reached out and grabbed the fly under Ron's nose, and instantly grabbed the fly in his hand, and laughed, "Obviously, I'm the one with quick eyes." ”
Ron stopped talking, catching flies with his bare hands, is this something a wizard can do?
Cowmike used his gloved hand to crush the fly he caught, ignoring the horror on Ron's face, and said bluntly: "I have to decide the position of the goalkeeper, if you don't want to lose too badly, you can introduce your friend named Granger to me, and I will be merciful when the time comes, you know what I mean?" ”
Ron subconsciously looked at the audience, only to see Hermione sitting in the seat, smiling shallowly at this side, with long hair fluttering in the wind, with a light gray stand-up collar trench coat, although he was silent, but it was unforgettable.
"Hey, don't look at it, you don't deserve such a girl." Cowmike shook his hand in front of Ron, and said, "How are you thinking about it, do you want my subordinates to show mercy and let you lose a little more brilliantly?" ”
Ron withdrew his gaze, met Cowmike's eyes, and said in a deep voice, "See you on the field!" ”