After encountering a slight disturbance, Noah and the others put the books back in the dormitory and returned to the auditorium for dinner.
Everyone's attention was not on the tragedy of the second grade just now, but on another matter.
Quidditch tryouts.
This week is Quidditch selection time. It was originally held yesterday, but only a few students were selected today.
But what makes all the Slytherins unhappy is that Gryffindor has recruited three members, while Slytherin has only one.
What a strange desire to win.
Noah listened to several third-year Slytherins and Warringtons talking about how they were selected today, but because there were too many people, they were not scheduled.
This sounds like a veiled complaint about those people who were not selected in previous years and are still participating in the fun this year.
Fortunately, what he said was very cryptic and he was far away from the senior students, so I didn't hear these "sarcastic remarks" from him.
But Warrington and others were inexplicably caught and forced to listen to strange remarks: "..."
Help, they don't want to hear these words that will cause big trouble!
Noah turned a blind eye to their pleas for help and even turned to put a piece of baked potato on the plate in front of Eve.
Flattered Eve: "!"
Quidditch requires second-year students and above to sign up. They are only first-year students, so they should just wait and see what the results are like.
…
Although the first-year wizards cannot participate in the Quidditch trials, they will still be happy to watch.
Since there were no classes during the day on Wednesday, all the little wizards wanted to watch with great interest.
Even Eve is no exception.
Even Noah was deprived of the right to read and was dragged to the side of the court by Eve. He even skipped today's Glory Club activities.
Noah: “…”
He hasn't finished reading the book given by Professor Snape!
…
Quidditch is an aerial team sport. It can be seen as a flying version of "basketball" to some extent. It is a ball game that requires wizards to ride broomsticks. It is also the most important sport in the wizarding world. Sports, after all, relevant international competitions are held every year.
Noah's parents often took Noah to watch related games. Although Noah was not very interested in this sport, he was still taken to watch a lot.
This sport requires high-speed flight, so it is often accompanied by danger, which is why it fascinates wizards.
The content of the game is roughly that two teams compete on broomsticks, and the team that throws the quaffle into the rings at both ends of the grass field the most times wins.
There are three types of game balls. One is the Quaffle, a red ball with a diameter of 12 inches. It is usually sewn with leather and has a sling for easy grabbing. The ball is enchanted and will slowly fall to the ground if no one catches it. This ball is the main way to score points, and passing it through the opponent's team's ring can score ten points.
The second type is the bludger, which is made of iron and has a diameter of 10 inches. It is also enchanted and will run wildly on the court. It will chase any player it encounters, so the main task of the batter is to move these bludgers. The walk ball is hit as far away from their own team's players as possible, preferably next to the opposing player.
The last type of ball and the most central ball is the Golden Snitch, which is only the size of a walnut, has wings made of silver, is as fast as lightning, and can change any flight direction flexibly and accurately, so this ball is casted by a magic spell. Keep it from straying beyond the court. This ball can only be caught by a Seeker, and once caught it means the game is over, and the Seeker caught will add one hundred and fifty points to their team.
In other words, there is no time limit in Quidditch, and the end of the game can only be determined by the Golden Snitch.
During the game, each team can play seven players and one goalkeeper to intercept the quaffle flying into the ring. Two batters use their bats to protect their own players from Bludgers. Three pursuers use the Quaffle to add points to their team. A Seeker who specializes in finding and capturing the Golden Snitch.
The rules seem simple and crude, but in fact there are more than 700 foul situations.
It can be seen how much wizards have fought against the rules.
It's not that Noah is completely uninterested in this kind of sports. He is simply not interested in riding a broom to compete in this game.
I don’t know why, I’m just not interested.
His parents also felt sorry for him.
But Noah and the others may not have come at the right time.
Because when they arrived, the selection had not started, but... the two teams of Gryffindor and Slytherin were facing off.
Noah: “…”
These two academies can really compete with each other everywhere.
After asking about Hufflepuff who came earlier than them, Noah and the others knew how it all started.
Well, because of the venue fight.
Because the afternoon court had been reserved by Ravenclaw, only the morning court had not yet been reserved, so Slytherin and Gryffindor bumped into each other because they were trying to occupy the court.
At this moment, the captain of the Gryffindor team was looking at the captain of the Slytherin team opposite with a smile: "You were the ones using it yesterday, it's our turn today."
The captain of Slytherin did not give in at all, with a smile on his face: "Of course, whoever comes earlier will be judged."
"That should be ours too!"
"Oh, it's obviously ours."
"I remember that Slytherin only recruited one player yesterday, right? With such a low efficiency, it's better to get the court out as soon as possible. At least we don't need you for so long."
"How much better can you be? What we are pursuing is quality. Do you think everyone is as anxious as you are? Let me calculate, how many old members are left in your team now?"
Very good, a wave of taunting each other, poking at each other's pain points everywhere.
Noah even heard the Hufflepuffs around him exclaiming that they had eaten a big melon.
Noah: “…”
The two colleges refused to give in to each other, and the eyes between each other seemed to be filled with lightning.
At this moment, Mrs. Huo Qi rushed over with another team of players. She found the two teams occupying the court and not training, with a stern expression: "What are you doing? Leave the court without training!"
"Mrs. Huo Qi." The players from the two colleges immediately stood up. They looked at each other and snorted coldly, intending to persuade Mrs. Huo Qi to drive the other team out of the stadium.
But at this moment these guys don't realize the seriousness of the matter.
"What are you still doing here?" Madam Hooch stared at them with hawk-like eyes and said before they spoke, "Today the court belongs to Ravenclaw! You two colleges have occupied it for two days, and other colleges also need it. train!"
