Chapter 113: Goalkeeper Dudley

Dudley Dursley is Harry's cousin. He became a much better person after becoming a wizard.

And Dudley, who was a poor student in the Muggle world, actually did well in his studies.

However, there was one class where Dudley remained the same as he was in the Muggle world, and that was flying class.

He was a rare wizard who couldn't use a broomstick.

Not only could he not use it, but he would also apply extra downward force to the broomstick when flying, thus damaging it.

This situation remained the same until this semester.

Madam Hooch didn't dare to let Dudley continue to try to fly.

But now, Harry and the others heard something, Dudley actually became a goalkeeper!

Goalkeepers have to fly too!

How is that possible? Ron stopped abruptly and turned to look at Draco.

Yes, even if he could control that strange magic, it would definitely consume a lot of broomsticks.

He had only touched a broomstick twice in flying class, and he didn't have extra gold galleons to buy a broomstick. Harry also stopped.

It was Diggory from Hufflepuff, a fourth-year student.

He could make a simple flying broom, so repairing it was no problem.

I don't know how he noticed Dudley. Some people say he did it to help Dudley, but I don't believe it.

I think he noticed Dudley because you noticed him, and even discovered Dudley's talent as a goalkeeper. Draco guessed.

Why did Dudley still behave like that? Ron found out about the blind spot.

It was Lodge, the captain of Hufflepuff and the seeker, a seventh-year student. He kept Dudley the way he was.

But as you all know, our Slytherin style, our captain Marcus Flint discovered this secret when he sent someone to inquire about the news. Draco shrugged.

Inquire? I think it was peeping! Ron frowned.

What about Diggory? I haven't seen him in the Hufflepuff Quidditch team. Harry became curious about the person who found Dudley.

He felt that this person might really just be kind.

Draco always has the habit of thinking the worst of people.

I almost forgot to mention that Diggory is the new seeker of Hufflepuff. His position in the team is like Roger's back then, which is equivalent to the captain.

In recent years, the captain of the Hufflepuff Quidditch team, Rocky, has been with him, but he has not let Diggory play.

Maybe it is because of your case, Harry, and Diggory discovered Dudley, so that Diggory became a seeker in advance.

It is said that according to our Slytherin team's analysis, Diggory should become a seeker and captain next year, that is, in his fifth year.

At that time, Rocky just graduated. Draco explained.

Then, Harry and the others ran to the hall on the first floor.

They remembered that they were still hungry.

However, they were delayed on the road for a while.

When they arrived, the banquet was over.

Fortunately, as Draco said, Crabbe and Goyle packed a lot of extra food, which prevented them from going hungry.

In the following days, Harry, who was affected by the scandal, could only study to pass the time.

Among these courses, only the flying class and Riddle's Defense Against the Dark Arts class were interesting.

There is no need to say why the flying class was interesting.

In the following Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Riddle talked about high voltage electricity, which was equivalent to dark magic for second-year wizards in the new Muggle world.

He also talked about how to deal with the before, during and after being electrocuted. Before being electrocuted, that is, to prevent being electrocuted.

The little wizards should remember to stay away from the electric poles and not use magic around them.

This aspect was glossed over because the little wizards in the Muggle world knew that it was very dangerous.

After being electrocuted, Professor Riddle talked about a method that Muggles could not do, which also relied on Transfiguration.

In the Muggle world, if someone is electrocuted, the usual method is for others present to cut off the power supply, but obviously, if they are hit by high voltage electricity, there is obviously no time to do this.

Therefore, other people present should use insulating objects to keep the conductive material (usually wires) between electricity and people away from the human body.

The young wizards can handle it themselves, without the need for additional people.

They only need to turn the conductive material that touches them into an insulating material, and then stay away from the conductive material.

Because wizards are physically stronger than Muggles.

When facing electricity, fire, poison and other injuries that give them time to think, they usually subconsciously control them to stay away from themselves, or directly become immune.

The fire avoidance spell was discovered and born for this reason.

Therefore, when facing high voltage electricity that can make people instantly unconscious or even die when hitting the human body, the young wizards have time to concentrate their minds and cast spells on themselves with the help of instinct and higher physique.

In short, in Riddle's class, Harry discovered the dangers of the world he used to live in from the perspective of a wizard.

For the young wizard who knows nothing about the Muggle world, the Muggle world is far more dangerous than some evil spells or even curses.

Harry finally understood why these seemingly irrelevant Muggle knowledge in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class was taught.

Harry also discovered the most important point, that is, as long as the young wizard can stay awake and not unconscious.

Magic power will automatically produce various unexpected phenomena under the influence of the subconscious mind to ensure the life safety of its host.

The dangers encountered in the Muggle world have nothing to do with magic. As long as the young wizards are aware of the danger or are not unconscious, they can save their lives by relying on the self-reaction of magic.

So for the young wizards, a dump truck that hits them face to face is not more dangerous than a bullet.

The dump truck is a danger that they can easily find, but bullets are obviously not.

And naturally, falling from a high altitude is much safer for young wizards than high voltage electricity.

Harry finally understood why the safety in the eyes of wizards is completely different from that of Muggles.

All dangers that allow them to react in time and not faint in an instant are not considered dangerous.

However, other courses are not so interesting to Harry.

In the potions class, Harry almost did not feel any sense of accomplishment. No matter how well he did, Professor Snape praised him generously.

Harry even suspected that even if he blew up the crucible, Professor Snape would have reason to give him extra points.

Other courses that require the use of wands are too simple for Harry.

His own learning progress far exceeds the content of the class.

As for the Herbology class, although the herbs taught are very interesting, they are not seen in the Muggle world.

But they always remind Harry of the painful memories of being ordered by Aunt Petunia to pull weeds and water flowers when he was a child.

Astronomy classes are too backward for Harry. They are not as interesting and advanced as the related books he bought on Muggle Street when he was at Sirius's house.