"Wait a minute, Elena......"

Hermione withdrew her gaze from Charlie Weasley at the Gryffindor table and said slowly.

"If the freshmen are going to play the seniors, then they also have to have a captain, similar to the status of Elena you had in the team last year, well, it looks like this...... Luna is the captain of that new team, right?"

The other little witches at the table looked up at Elena.

"Obviously, Luna's personality isn't suited to be a team leader, is she? Unlike studying in the classroom, she can't force everyone to train or cheer everyone up when morale is low, right?"

"But who else but Luna?" Hannah said.

"Other freshmen," replied Elena calmly, "No—look over there!"

Glancing at the indignant Hannah, she tilted her head towards the table on the other side of the auditorium and continued.

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"Slytherin, for example, and Ravenclaw, for example, I don't think there are any fewer outstanding freshmen this year than we are in this class, but perhaps by coincidence—I guess it is—that most of these children are in the other two houses. Traditionally, in the absence of competitors, the initiator of the new team is the captain by default, namely Irina of Slytherin. ”

"Traditionally?" Hermione raised an eyebrow and glanced at Elena.

If she remembers correctly, it looks like the Hogwarts freshmen have only been around for a year.

"Well, the rules I made, after winning the championship last semester-"

Elena nodded calmly, spread her hands, and explained with great seriousness.

"Regardless of her ability, she is the undisputed captain until a second person challenges her, and if Luna and Danilova want to join the team, they need her approval in addition to Hermione. ”

"More precisely......"

Elena turned her head to look at the thoughtful Miss "Jack of Trades" beside her, and added.

"Even how effective Hermione's head coach position can be for the team and in the game depends largely on how well you work with that kid - of course, if you have a reasonable reason to do so, you can just replace her. ”

The three little witches at the table were silent for a moment, pondering Elena's words.

Luna and Danilova were visibly starting to get nervous, but Hermione's expression suddenly became playful.

"You know, I'd be very surprised if she was going to clash with me. ”

She looked thoughtfully at the foreign student at the Slytherin table.

She didn't know much about the new Russian student, except for the sorting ceremony at the opening party, the only thing that left an impression on Hermione was the skirmish that took place in the auditorium after their class last week.

In that conflict, the little witch named Irina didn't seem to show much either.

Compared to Hannah, the member of the Discipline Commission who used "Heaven and Earth Split" to divide the battlefield, and Danilova, the "Little Key to Violence" like the second Elena, Irina, who used a wand to fight back, behaved too ordinary.

Common...... Just like any upperclassman......

Hermione's gaze lingered on Irina for a few seconds, well, a similar figure to Elena.

It's so good, but there isn't much of a topic in school, which is a bit weird.

Superb magical attainments, mysterious and complex family background, ordinary appearance, tough and strong character...... So many similarities are stacked on top of each other, but Elena and Irina have nothing to do with each other on the surface.

Coming back to it, it seems that Elena hasn't been to the Slytherin common room since the start of the semester.

As a "special student" with four house qualifications, Hermione had the impression that Elena should be very concerned about her potential influence in various houses, unless she suddenly changed her personality or had already achieved her goal.

Then, when many reasons come together, the answer is self-evident.

"I see, another little sister who is 'to join'?"

Hermione put down the knife in her hand and glanced meaningfully at the white-haired dumpling beside her, who was still pretending.

"Ah, by the way, I guess, we haven't said much to that Miss Irina yet, why don't we go over and get to know each other first, after all, you're also interested in the selection of the Quidditch freshmen team later, right?"

"Okay, okay, Danilova can still help us introduce me, I'm really not familiar with freshmen......"

Elena nodded without changing her face, anyway, Hermione is a logical player, as long as she can't find evidence, it doesn't matter.

Besides, even if these wings see something after knowing it, at most it can only mean that she has a lot of friends, anyway, everyone is a girl, even if they are a little unhappy, but they can't rise to the end of the chai knife - there are no such examples in the Japanese comics.

"I mean, you can talk more and make friends later...... " said Elena.

She and her friends walked down the grassy slope towards the Quidditch pitch outside the castle.

Hermione and Luna walked at the front, whispering something to the front, while Hannah carried her beloved broomstick and proudly told Danilova and Irina about the origin of the silver star on the top of her broomstick.

It's just that, as Hannah narrates, Danilova and Irina are obviously starting to get a little distracted.

Not far from them, Elena sat on an old-looking broom, with countless silver nebulae dotted on the handle, playful and lovely in the bright sun, if not for Hannah's stories.

"Don't care about Elena's witch, she's too vicious, she's not a normal case......"

Hannah looked forward along the line of sight of the two freshmen, paused, and complained helplessly, "Elena, you make it difficult for me to explain like this, you have robbed you of the limelight alone, don't you think it's a bit too much!"

"Sorry, I didn't mean to," Elena said, "but it's also an incentive, and if you want to outdo me, this year is a good opportunity to get unlimited fire at Hufflepuff Quidditch ...... too."

"yes, that's right," Hannah said, her voice perk, "I can add a few more stars for the new season......

In this semester's Hogwarts House Cup, Elena was only able to play one game with Gryffindor, and the rest of the time she was only a guest coach – the only thing Ravenclaw gained after paying the humiliating price of retiring from the game.

And this means that the competition for the Hogwarts Quidditch House Cup has begun to have meaning again.

As they walked into the Quidditch Pitch, Hannah looked to the left and right of the pitch, and in addition to the wizards of Ravenclaw House, the students of the other three houses had already arrived at the pitch, waiting for Selection Day with great interest - the Hogwarts sky had never been so clear, blue, and full of the urge to fly to the sky.

In the new season in Elena's absence, it is possible for anyone to lift the trophy again.

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Goo ~ small chapter ~ a little bit of Kawen ~