Neil's throat moved imperceptibly, and his body tilted forward unconsciously, like an angler who had been empty all day seeing his buoy suddenly sink.

His first instinct was to turn around and look for Snape in the Slytherin viewing area, just as the latter took his gaze away from Quirrell and turned his face to this side. The moment the four eyes met, Neil saw that the other party's expression was instantly distorted with hatred, as if he couldn't accept this state of mind.

Still, reason prevailed over humiliation, and although Snape's expression remained as if he had just swallowed a gecko alive, he gave Neil a "don't move" look with a straight face after closing his eyes for a moment.

Neil sighed regretfully, letting his tense body relax. Regrettably, it was not his job to exclude dangerous elements from the Academy, who, like the live bait that keepers throw into their lion cages in order to keep their animals wild, did not even have the power to be brought to justice until they were fully useful—Dumbledore confidently and skillfully navigated the process, hoping to make his intended savior aware of his mission in the most vivid way possible.

And Neil Wan is only part of the safety measures in this process to prevent the lion cub from accidentally being killed by the antlers before it grows up. He was only allowed to intervene directly when the above situations arose, both "imminent" and "already happening", and "it was better to be covert" at the headmaster's behest.

Poor Quirrell still thinks he's well hidden...... Well, I have to admit that the hand he played in Snape's pantry was pretty, but it didn't really matter, because even if there was a chance to get the stolen goods, Neil wouldn't really be able to do anything to him.

Even now, even though Quirrell had displayed his hostility to the point where it was almost impossible to describe it in a dagger, Neil still had to exercise restraint before he pulled out his wand and tried to knock Harry off the broom with a killing curse - if things did get to that point, he was ready to "have fun" with Matt as a javelin before the other man finished the spell.

In this sense, Severus Snape may have just done his first act of kindness since he coached at Hogwarts with a single glance – he saved the life of an innocent broomstick...... By forcefully telling Neil that he would handle the situation, telling him to get out of the way and not get in the way.

Neil smiled submissively, looking away at random.

He vaguely remembered that the male student with reggae pigtails behind the commentary was named Lee Jordan, the mischievous brother of the Weasley twins, and once secretly pulled himself into a corner and then vaguely asked if there was anything for sale that would make the girl fascinated him, and after receiving a negative answer, his attitude immediately changed and begged him not to leak today's conversation.

The Gryffindor students were very upright and cute in this regard, just look at his expression at the time, you can know that this kind of person can't do anything out of the ordinary even if he holds a dangerous object like an aphrodisiac in his hand, if it weren't for the rules of the master, Neil really wanted to sell him a pair of Hexiang to chat with him to show his heart - anyway, that thing only has a placebo-level effect, and the master used to secretly stuff several packets in his sleeve every time he went down the mountain, and several times the paper bag was scattered in the sleeve, and the incense powder was sprinkled all the way behind him, In the end, apart from the fact that many rats followed the smell, I didn't find anything special.

……

At this time, with another burst of cheers, the fourteen people on the field had already taken off separately. The goalkeepers of both sides quickly took up their positions in front of the goal formed by three rings, and the chasers and batsmen spread out to engage in a fierce offensive and defensive battle around the Bludger. Harry, as Wood had taught, flicked the handle of the Halo 2000 upwards and looked down on the course from above the others' heads, and he saw Slytherin's Seeker, Terence Higgs, doing the same, and looking as useless as he was.

There is only one role for Seekers in the match, and that is to catch the elusive Golden Snitch before they do, which will end the match with a reward of up to 150 points for your team. Considering that chasers only score 10 points per pitch, unless your team has been beaten to the ground by then, the side that catches the snitch usually wins the match.

The Seeker is described in the book The Amazing Quidditch as the soul of a team, and Harry is feeling the pressure exactly now.

He saw Angelina Johnson passing through the Slytherin defenders with a Quaffle, and Captain Marcus Flint lunged at her with a menacing expression, only to be hit in the shoulder by a Bludger that George whipped with a stick. Gryffindor's other two chasers, Alia Spinnett and Katie Bale, cut in from the flanks and alternated passes as they approached goal.

But now was not the time to enjoy the game, Harry rose again and began to fly slowly around the court, when another unattended Bludger stared at him, and Harry's mind suddenly flashed Neil's uncomfortable kind reminder, and reflexively craned his neck, letting it whizz over his head.

……

"Wow...... Not bad by the standards of a first appearance, isn't it, Matt? ”

Due to Quirrell's presence, Neil's eyes had been drifting off the court unconsciously, but Harry's excellent dodge just now was still in his eyes. He wasn't a Quidditch expert, but from the layman's point of view, he had been hiding beautifully, and if he had been able to maintain this dexterity while Quirrell was going to do something to him, he might have saved a lot of trouble today.

In contrast, Matt, who has been riding the field as a mount for 30 years, is clearly well-informed, and in the face of the master's praise of the subtle movements, he just coldly spun in the same circle.

"Oh, are you serious? Don't be too harsh, old horse, you're jealous that the broom he rides is better than you—it doesn't make sense, and look, there's nothing worse than you in the world that can be called a broomstick? What does Othello say? 'Jealousy is a green-eyed demon, and whoever falls into his trap will be toyed with by him', I should have painted you a green-eyed demon in the first place, you know? ”

Matt turned around and gave him a broomstick.