The Quidditch pitch bathed in the bright sunshine was not as joyful as in the past, but rather a bit solemn. The reason was simply that this game was about who would win the Quidditch Cup this year.
Hufflepuff has lost to Ravenclaw, and it is unlikely that they will win the championship this year. The little wizard from this academy appears here just to join in the fun, but Ravenclaw is different, they are still Strong contenders for the championship, as long as they defeat Gryffindor today, they will have the opportunity to challenge Slytherin.
Slytherin, who was trying to defend the championship, obviously wanted Gryffindor to lose the game, not only because the two houses were bitter rivals, but also because the Gryffindor team with Potter was always better than Ravenclaw's. The threat is greater.
For Slytherin, if Ravenclaw wins today, then captain Marcus Flint can basically pat his chest and say to everyone that the glory belongs to Slytherin!
One of the four houses has nothing to do with themselves, and two are expecting Gryffindor to lose. This kind of viewing atmosphere is not friendly to Gryffindor, but Gryffindor, known as the House of Courage, Not afraid of such a scene, most of the young wizards in this college were shouting at the top of their lungs, hoping that their team would feel their determination to support the team.
"Oh, sorry, Remus-"
Hagrid walked up the stairs behind the stands. He took a fancy to a seat behind Hermione and Ron, so he stood on tiptoes and carefully stepped over Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick, but accidentally passed Professor Lupin. He stumbled and almost fell from the stands.
"It's okay, Hagrid--"
Remus rubbed his shoulders that were about to crack and smiled bitterly. When he was about to ask Hagrid why he came so late, a small black dog suddenly popped its head out of Hagrid's messy hair hanging on his shoulders.
The moment their eyes met, Remus recognized the true identity of the little black dog. He opened his mouth in surprise, but received a slightly sullen look in response.
At this time, Hermione, who was attracted by the movement behind her, turned her head. She also saw Sirius squatting on Hagrid's shoulder.
"Why did you bring it, Hagrid, where is Crookshanks?"
"I'm catching gnomes in the vegetable field with Fangya. I don't want to take him with me, Hermione."
Hagrid poked the little black dog's cheek with his finger and said angrily,
"As soon as I was about to go out, this little guy ran towards the stadium by himself. It took me a lot of effort to catch him and lock him in the house. Just after he took a few steps, he jumped out of the window. No matter how hard I tried to catch him, he jumped out of the window. It's useless--"
Remus smiled bitterly. He had heard Amosta say that Sirius was living in the Forbidden Forest before, but he never expected that he would become so familiar with Hagrid.
"Oh, damn!"
Ron suddenly let out a cry of regret, and the little wizards near them in the stands also behaved in the same way. Professor McGonagall clenched her fists on her chest and was so nervous that she even held her breath.
"What just happened?"
Hermione asked eagerly, looking at Harry who was quickly stretching the distance from a pillar.
"Harry just almost caught the Snitch, but the Ravenclaw beater hit the Bludger at Harry, interrupting his attack!"
Ron said angrily.
The rhythm of the game was very intense. Less than twenty minutes had passed since the start of the game. The score between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw had already reached 80-0. Moreover, Ravenclaw's Seeker seemed to have found a way to deal with Harry. She had given up competing with Harry on who could catch the Golden Snitch first, and was just flying around Harry with all her strength, intending to interfere with him.
"Despicable approach!"
Hermione could see what Qiu Zhang wanted to do, and she said angrily, "Why can't there be a fair competition!"
"Your statement is not entirely objective, Hermione--"
Remus glanced at Sirius and smiled and said,
"Miss Qiuchang's choice is very wise, isn't it? She can't compete with Harry who has a Firebolt in speed."
Having said that, Qiu Zhang's approach is obviously not pleasing to people, especially for the little wizards of Gryffindor. They can accept being defeated head-on on the field, but strategy, tactics, etc., are not important to them. The eyes are similar to the conspiracy.
"Harry, this is not the time for you to be a gentleman!"
On the field, Wood yelled at the restrained Harry, "Knock her off the broom if necessary!"
"I understand, Wood!"
Harry responded guiltily. He turned his head and found that Qiu Zhang was still falling not far behind him. The strong wind made the hair of this beautiful Asian girl from Ravenclaw fly like a waterfall, and she obviously noticed it. Under Harry's gaze, she smiled at him in the golden sunlight.
At that moment, Harry's heart throbbed violently, and an inexplicable feeling of suffocation quickly came to his mind, making Harry's hand holding the broom handle grateful for the slight numbness!
This feels so strange!
Harry thought to himself, but now it was a game, and he had no time to care about why he felt a little disappointed when he took his eyes away from Qiu Zhang's smiling face, forcing himself to focus on the game.
Of course, he couldn't just knock Cho Chang off the broom like Wood said. If it were Malfoy, he wouldn't mind doing it.
But he had to get rid of Qiu Zhang. If he allowed her to stare at him like this, he wouldn't be able to accomplish anything in this game.
After a short period of thinking, Harry had an idea. He pressed down on the broom handle and dived towards the ground at high speed. Sure enough, Qiu thought he had seen the Snitch and wanted to follow him quickly.
Everything in his vision became blurry, and the two people plummeted in mid-air at an exaggerated speed. When they were still thirty feet above the ground, Harry suddenly flattened his broom and, after a brief deceleration, rushed up to the sky again. , and Qiu was not expecting this scene. Her feet slid on the lawn for a long distance before she could control her body.
And this is exactly what Harry wants to see. Otherwise, with his flying skills, he can reduce the 'braking' buffer distance by half!
Harry was half-flying like a bullet. While Qiu was still controlling the broom, his eyes swept across the entire pitch, and then he saw the Snitch shining in the sky on the Ravenclaw side of the pitch.
The world became quiet at this moment, and the only sound that could be heard in his ears was his own heartbeat. When his fingertips touched the cold metal ball, Mrs. Hooch's whistle sounded throughout the stadium, and Harry finally heard the sound that shattered the clouds. The sound of joy!
For two full months since they lost the game due to the intrusion of dementors, the Gryffindor wizards had been brooding, and their depression was not completely released until this moment.
Many people gathered around Harry to express his excitement. Harry looked around and found Ron and Hermione at the back of the crowd, who were desperately pushing forward, as well as those who stood there like a wall. Hagrid, at the same time, he also noticed the little black dog on Hagrid's shoulder.
The little black dog behaved very strangely. It squatted on Hagrid's shoulders and patted his front paws like a human being. Moreover, there were tears in its eyes.
This scene was so strange that Harry rubbed his eyes and almost thought he was dreaming, but the fact was that the dog acted like a human and was celebrating his victory.
(End of chapter)
