079. Ravenclaw vs Hufflepuff
As Madame Hooch blows her silver whistle, the Quidditch match officially begins.
Applause and cheers erupted in the stands at the same time in the stands of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, with students from both houses waving blue and yellow flags, respectively.
Meanwhile, Lee Jordan in the main stands began his commentary in a very personal style.
"Welcome to the second game of the season, Ravenclaw vs. Hufflepuff! Oh! Ravenclaw has a new Seeker, third-year Cho Chang, and I want her to be as good as she looks......"
"Jordan!" Professor McGonagall's warning was as good as ever.
Lee Jordan suddenly screamed loudly, "Oh! I'm sorry! What I saw! Ravenclaw suddenly scored! It was Roger Davis who scored the goal! ”
The Ravenclaws in the stands immediately cheered loudly and applauded desperately.
"Roger! Roger! ”
Eddie raised his hands excitedly.
Scott applauded as everyone applauded, his eyes wandering among the players in the air.
The Hufflepuff lineup also looks very good, and the quality of the two teams is actually not different.
Soon, Hufflepuff also scored.
In the time that followed, the goals of both teams alternated.
Both teams showed an impressive level of performance, with the players working together fluidly and a lot of variety.
Even the new players who were selected did very well.
And unlike the Gryffindor vs. Slytherin match, this game was less foul-fouled.
Commentator Lee Jordan made a point of complimenting him, prompting boos from the Slytherin stands.
Time passed, and the game quickly entered the white-hot stage, but the score of both sides was always tight, and neither side could achieve much advantage.
“…… Perhaps the decisive point will eventually fall on the Seekers on both sides. Lee Jordan said excitedly, "I have a hunch that the matchup between Cedric Diggory and Cho Chang will be the biggest attraction of this match!" Hopefully Cedric's kid won't lose to his opponent's beauty......"
"Jordan!" Professor McGonagall interrupted his quip at the right time.
Scott saw that Cedric's flight maneuvers were somewhat deformed at that moment.
At this point, no one saw the Golden Snitch, and Cedric and Cho Zhang were involved in their respective teams' offensive and defensive systems.
Of course, Cedric's physical condition has a big advantage in this regard.
Two hours later.
"The Golden Snitch still hasn't appeared."
Lee Jordan's voice has become less passionate.
"It's probably the most scorching game I've ever seen at Hogwarts."
He was a bit mechanical and reported the score on the field.
"Now it's 160-150 and Hufflepuff has a 10-point lead, oh, Ravenclaw has scored again, and now the scores are tied again."
In the Ravenclaw stands, the students did not cheer for the goal, but gave a polite round of applause.
"Isn't there a Golden Snitch at all in this game?"
Eddie had lost his passion, and he sat in his seat and looked around looking for the Golden Snitch.
"I guess everyone is hungry!" He said.
Scott is also looking for the Golden Snitch.
Almost everyone on the pitch was looking for the trail of that little golden thing.
But from this game onwards, the Golden Snitch didn't know where to hide, and it didn't appear in people's eyes once.
"If this continues, the players will run out of energy." Eddie said again.
Actually, I don't need to say it.
Everyone can see that the players' flying movements are not as smooth and beautiful as they were at the beginning.
After a few more moments, the students in the Slytherin stands had already begun to leave.
Then, even Gryffindors, who were generally more enthusiastic about Quidditch, left.
Just then, the Golden Snitch finally appeared.
It suddenly appeared high in the air in the middle of the pitch, reflecting a golden glow in the sunlight, and both Cedric and Cho Chang spotted it.
"The Golden Snitch has appeared!"
Lee Jordan roared hoarsely.
"Cedric Diggory and Cho Chang have both discovered the Golden Snitch! Oh! They're starting to accelerate! ”
Once again, there was a huge cheer from the stands of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff.
The narrator's mouth doesn't stop for a moment.
"Look! The other players from both teams also actively participated in the competition for the Golden Snitch this time! They are ferociously attacking the opposing Seekers and defending their own! ”
"Oh!"
In the air, Ravenclaw captain Bruce used his bat to knock off a Bludger that was aimed at Cho Zhang's back.
The next moment, Roger slammed into Cedric on a broomstick.
The Hufflepuff chaser quickly stopped him.
Cedric and Cho Chang flew up desperately, while their teammates fought fiercely around them.
In the space of a few seconds, players from both sides fell off their broomsticks in the middle of a fight.
"They approached the Golden Snitch at the same time!"
Lee Jordan's voice was hoarse.
"Oh! The Golden Snitch has moved! It's running down, grab it! ”
The cunning Golden Snitch bypassed the two Seekers and sped towards the ground.
Immediately afterward, Cedric and Cho Chang began to accelerate towards the ground.
"They're speeding close to the ground! With such a speed of diving, no one dares to stop in front of them, not even Bludger! Who can catch the Golden Snitch first? This is not a Lansky feint! ”
In the stands, the spectators were already on their feet, and everyone watched with bated breath as the two Seekers moved.
Professors Flitwick and McGonagall in the main stands nervously stretched out their wand-holding hands, ready to come to the rescue.
At this time, the Golden Snitch stopped when it was only a meter above the ground.
Both Seekers extended their hands, and Cedric, who had longer arms, clearly had the advantage.
Cho Zhang simply withdrew his hand, clenched the broomstick handle with both hands and reversed direction, trying to knock Cedric away by surprise.
But she clearly underestimated the difference in physique and weight between the two.
Cedric withstood the impact, and the next second he reached out and scooped up the Golden Snitch.
Immediately afterward, both of them fell to the cushion that Professor McGonagall had conjured up on the ground.
When Cedric stood up and raised the Golden Snitch in his hand, there was a deafening cheer from the Hufflepuff stands.
The Hufflepuffs jumped to their feet and tossed their wizarding hats into the air.
"Oh! It's a shame! ”
Eddie ruffled his hair with both hands.
Scott stood up, "No way, Cedric is a little more experienced than Cho Chang." ”
"Well, we do want to give new people some opportunities to grow." Eddie also stood up, "As a newcomer to the official competition for the first time, she has already performed well, hasn't she?" ”
Inside the stadium, the Ravenclaw players gathered around Cho Chang, and Captain Bruce seemed to comfort her.
Eddie rubbed his stomach, "Let's go, we should go eat something to fill our stomachs." ”
Then, after a pause, he asked Scott, "Shall we go comfort Roger?" ”
Scott shook his head.
"I think there needs to be a wrap-up meeting within the team, so I don't have to bother them for the time being."
The two then stepped out of the stands and left the stadium with the flow of people.
Eddie also kept saying, "It's a shame...... It's just a little bit, isn't it...... Okay, okay, good thing Quidditch is a round-robin and we still have a chance. ”
The two had a hearty meal in the auditorium before heading towards the classical music club, located beneath the castle.
On the way, the two talked about Milton's recent anomaly.
"Could it be that Professor Flitwick didn't know about this?"
Scott thought something was strange.
He remembers that the Toad Choir and the Classical Music Club were both musical societies with Professor Flitwick as his director.
"Even if the professor doesn't participate in every club activity, he should be aware of the anomalies that are happening over there."
The presence of Professor Flitwick was the reason why he hadn't paid much attention to it until then.
"That's what I thought, too." Eddie spreads his hands.
He lowered his voice and said, "Before that, I thought that Roger was dissatisfied with the activities of the classical music club and delayed his date with his girlfriend. ”
"Let's go and see first, we need to know the specifics."
Scott quickened his pace.