Chapter 224: Quidditch Selection
Although Hogwarts has a tendency to move to chicken farms, the professors have kept the castle clean.
Under the influence of magic, not a single chicken could enter the castle, except for their disgusting crows.
The previously clean and tidy lawn was pecked by roosters, and no little wizard dared to lie on it to rest as he once did, and if he was not careful, his clothes would be stained with chicken droppings.
Filch was also very dissatisfied with these roosters, and kept an eye on the students at the gate all the time. As soon as a student brings chicken poop into the castle, it will attract a meal from Filch.
Fortunately, Hogwarts has already taught the [Cleansing Charm], otherwise the junior wizards may have to dispose of the excrement themselves.
In this case, Filch also turned a blind eye to the spell cast by the young wizard. The rule that young wizards were not allowed to use magic in the castle was ignored.
However, there's more to Hogwarts Castle than just that. When Filch was on his rounds, he could always see the excrement of the rooster in the shoes of the other small doorways, which made his brain congested.
Fortunately, he is also a wizard, and a [cleansing charm] solves these things.
Filch's [Cleansing Charm] was from the Ralph Church, and he specifically requested it during the test, and learning this spell would make it much easier for him.
Lily and Pandora also found time to help Ralph make a weight ball.
The weight ball has two parts, a point-and-shoot panel that controls the weight, and the ball itself.
Filch was still using a test product, and the lowest unit of measurement was parchment, with values ranging from 1 to 200 sheets.
According to Lily, the hardest step she and Pandora took was the weight of the 1-200 pieces of parchment.
The weight ball itself weighs a certain amount of weight, and it weighs more than a sheet of parchment, and Lily and Pandora need to constantly fine-tune the levitation module to reach this weight.
It's a terrible process. They also found that the weight of each piece of parchment was different, and when they put 200 pieces of parchment paper and a weight ball of the corresponding weight on the scale, the balance tilted in the direction of the parchment, and when they changed a piece of parchment, the balance fell back to the weight ball.
Not every piece of parchment is the same.
Entering the weight is very simple for Lily and the others, they only need to enter a base unit, and they can stack it based on it.
But Ralph didn't care, having such a weight ball would have saved them a lot of time and energy.
In the past, they needed to count the weight of the corresponding parchment paper one by one, and when they tested the data for Filch, they also needed a person to count on the side, and it would be a disaster if they got it wrong.
After the lawn became the rooster's territory, the Black Lagoon became the favorite place for the little wizards.
The method of summoning wooden ships is also popular among young wizards. But then there is the problem of the random discarding of wooden boats, many young wizards only pay attention to the summoning method of wooden boats, but do not know how to recycle wooden boats, which leads to the accumulation of wooden boats on the beach.
Some of the wooden boats were even washed ashore.
For this reason, the professors deliberately added a small magic to the wooden boat, which can identify the little wizards on the boat as students of those colleges, and if the wooden boat is not returned to the dock, then the corresponding house will deduct points.
These wooden ships are one with Hogwarts and can easily relay information to the castle.
Professor McGonagall is also planning to renovate some of the common room signs.
She will connect the notice board to the castle so that the student's demerit information can be displayed directly on it, without her having to summarize and write it out and have it posted by the house-elf.
For this reason, the relaxed Professor Barburing is also busy.
The matter itself was given to Professor Flitwick, but he was a professor of charms, and the course had already taken up a lot of time, and he had to instruct his magic research team, so he simply gave it to Professor Barburing, who taught the ancient runes.
Professor Barblin did not disappoint Professor McGonagall either, and quickly devised the corresponding Magic Pattern System.
This is also because of the reference.
Presentation balls for today's teacher conferences, presentation tables in the Hogwarts Benefit, and the dominant systems in the baptismal chamber of the Room of Requirement are all designed to be fully transportable.
However, Professor Babling also found a problem, and that was the need for an information hub.
After discussing with Professors McGonagall and Flitwick, they revamped the baptismal system to add a small module for posting messages and recording deductions.
The signage in the common rooms has changed dramatically.
They are still the same brand, but the material has changed, it is more jade, and the area is much larger.
And the design of each college is different.
At the outermost end is a narrow and protruding outline, and then there is a flat and white notice surface, which displays different messages in black handwriting.
The outline of Ravenclaw is a surging blue, with a gradient of color at the border with the sign. In the center of the upper outline, Ravenclaw is written in gold lettering.
The notice is the same for everyone. It has several different modules.
There is a class schedule for grades 1 to 7, a daily deduction flow table, a daily bonus points flow table, and so on. The flow meter can be flipped through and swiped with your finger.
In addition to these, there are also several lists, the weekly deduction list and the weekly bonus list, which record the students who have deducted or added the most points in their college.
After the improvement of the billboard, there are many fewer points to be deducted. Unfortunately, we can't know the points deducted from other college dormitories.
Ralph and their research were well underway, but he and William were a little busy.
With the Romanov prefect on the move, all the second-year wizards went to the Quidditch player draft, like it or not.
However, there were few people, and when they arrived, they found that there were not as many second-year wizards in Ravenclaw as there were Ravenclaw witches who loved Quidditch.
The selection was also very simple, and under the command of Madame Hooch, everyone flew over the Quidditch pitch.
Listen to Mrs. Hodge's instructions and do some simple flights, such as "Z" flights, emergency stops, right-angle turns, etc.
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During the flight, Madame Hooch would occasionally name names, and the wizards who were called by name were not skilled in flying, and perhaps they could rely on broomsticks to get around, but not Quidditch. They are disqualified from further selection.
Only the young wizards who remain have the opportunity to become Quidditch players in their own house and participate in the selection within the team.
Unfortunately, only Ralph and William passed through their dormitory.
Daniel and Claude were so nervous that they were sifted off during the first flight, shaking like a sieve, much to the worry of Mrs. Hodge.
Then they were greeted by the selection of the team.
This time they didn't play at the Quidditch pitch, which was already occupied by Gryffindor and Slytherin, and there was probably a fight of words.
On the remote lawn, the Romanov prefect walked over with a box and a boy holding a few brooms.
Ralph: They're just waiting here.
The Romanov prefect glanced at it with pity, and only Ralph and William, the two boys, survived from Mrs. Hodge, and the rest were girls, who were circling around Ralph, chattering.
"Alright, girls, don't go around Ralph, let's get started."
Prefect Romanov said helplessly.
"Paul, put the broom down. We're in the place."
He said to the wizard beside him.
"Okay."
The wizard named Paul put down the broom and looked at it with some reluctance.
The witches also quieted down, returned to their original reserved appearance, and stood up one after another, looking at the Romanov prefect.
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First of all, this is Paul, the goalkeeper of our team. Don't look like he's a little skinny, but he's infallible."
Romanov said with a smile.
"Hello, just call me Paul."
Paul said, looking a little shy. He is indeed not tall, only to the shoulders of the Romanov chief, and he looks a little thin, but his big arms are not thin at all.
The hair was brown, long and a little messy, black eyes, a smile on the face, freckles on the cheeks, and a red pimple on the chin.
Seeing the pimple, Ralph remembered that he never seemed to have grown such a thing, and that his roommate was like that.
"I'm here today to assign positions to you, and see if you all fit in."
Romanov said the prefect.
"We had very few players, not even enough substitutes, so everyone was admitted."
After a pause, he said.
There was a burst of cheers, and Ralph and William shrank their heads, the sound of the explosion in their ears was too loud.
"Let's start with one thing. After joining the team, everyone should train at least once a week and serve as an important ......."
After everyone calmed down, Romanov said and introduced the responsibilities and obligations after joining the team.
Ravenclaw's desire for a Quidditch title is not so strong, and he just wants to play without losing face.
Although there are many witches in the Ravenclaw team, they have persevered in training session after training, shouldering their responsibilities in the game and never leaving the field unless necessary.
Although Slytherin was a bit unscrupulous in the game, if it was a Ravenclaw team, they were still more gentlemanly.
"Here, each of us has a broom, and we try to ride it first. You're a lot better than we were back then, when we used old brooms, tattered, like you, all brand new."
The Romanov prefect said enviously.
"yes. When I asked Mrs. Hodge to get a broom, I saw that there were so many new brooms in it, and I wanted to change them."
Paul also said that looking at the broom, he was very longing.
"There's a couple of the latest broomsticks in there."
He said.
"The latest!"
Billy exclaimed.
Paul smiled and nodded, looking at Billy's shocked look, he seemed very happy.
"Merlin!"
The conversation between the two was only for a short time.
The candidates all mounted their broomsticks and hovered in the air, watching the prefects look at them.
The box that Prefect Billy opened contained three balls:
The youngest one is the Golden Snitch, golden with silver wings, which is the beginning and end of the game, and the Seeker catches it to score 150 points and end the game at the same time;
The largest one is the ghost flying ball, bright red, which can be clearly identified in rain and snow, and the conventional scoring method, the chaser scores 10 points after hitting it into the opponent's basket;
The remaining one is Bludger, made of black iron, constantly shaking, locked by two crossed strips of leather, that will attack the nearest wizard, usually sent flying by the batsman to protect their own players and strike opposing players.
Billy inquired about the people's tendencies and tested them one by one.
"Let's come one by one, if it's not your turn, you can fly freely for a while, not too far!"
The prefect said.
"I'm the first, can I continue to fly after my test?"
A little witch asked.
"Of course, as long as you end up swapping your broomstick back."
Paul said with a smile.
"Thank you."
The little witch thanked her and glanced at Paul.
"You're welcome."
Paul waved his hand.
For the sake of the ladies first, Ralph and William are the last two.
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Lian said hello to Ralph and flew freely around them.
Ralph laughed profusely and sat sideways on his broomstick, swinging his legs, which was also quite interesting.
Suddenly, he fell backwards and hung on a broomstick, which flew some distance upwards to keep his head from touching the ground.
In this way, Ralph hung upside down, with a broomstick between his calves and thighs, flying on the side, and he seemed to find the view interesting.
"Whew!"
A sound of wind struck, and Ralph hurriedly took control of the broomstick, and sat back on the broomstick, looking at the witch in the center of the field.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
The little witch flew over, holding a large stick in her hand, and kept apologizing to Ralph.
That Quaffle almost reached Ralph.
"I should have set a frame for you."
Billy said, a little melancholy. Paul snickered and gave Ralph a thumbs up to show that he was reflexing.
"It's okay, it's okay. Go on, I'll fly farther."
Ralph comforted the little witch.
"You've got a good shot, you can try to be a batsman."
He also suggested.
It's all been rumored that if Ralph is slowing down, he may have to go to the school hospital.
"Really?"
Hearing Ralph's suggestion, the little witch suddenly became refreshed, and looked at Ralph with a full light in her eyes.
"That's right!"
Ralph nodded solemnly.
"Prefect, bring me the Bludger!"
The little witch said excitedly at the prefect.
"Alright, alright, Manly."
Billy looked at Ralph and said.
Time passed quickly, and Ralph was lying on a broomstick, watching from afar. He conjured up a pillow and put it on the back, after all, it was also a broom, and it was still a little diaphragmatic to lean on.
"Ralph, it's your turn."
Billy shouted at them, waving his hand.
"Okay..."
Before Ralph could say anything, William flew over with a thud and came to a right-angle hovering brake.
"I'll come, I'll come. I'm going to be a Seeker!"
William said excitedly.
"Okay, okay."
Billy said.
After a while, William managed to catch the Golden Snitch and handed it to Billy.
"Try something else? There aren't many opportunities."
Paul was beside the proportions and said to William.
"Okay."
Subsequently, Willian tried the batsman and chaser again, and both were good. The goalkeeper also tried, but it didn't work.
In the end, it was Ralph's turn.
"Batsmen and chasers."
In response to Billy's question, Ralph made his choice.