Chapter 1073 He is yours tonight

? Climb, climb, and keep climbing!

Hermione and Luna were shoulder to shoulder, almost touching each other, both of them sprinting straight up at a fast speed. Their hands reached forward almost at the same time, the tip of the middle finger was only a few inches away from the golden snitch.

There is no doubt that this is a close Seeker duel, and it is also the most thrilling scene of the season.

It's a pity that both of them rushed too high with the Snitch. Under the bright sunshine, it was difficult for the teachers and students in the stands below to see their shrinking backs clearly, let alone the situation of the Snitch who was being blocked by them at the moment.

However, at the moment when both of them were likely to catch the Snitch and become the terminator of this game, an accident happened!

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, one of the two figures climbing almost perpendicular to the ground suddenly fell behind by a large distance.

Do not! It seems that it is not just as simple as being behind, she seems to be...

Stalled! She stalled!

The narrator was the first to exclaim loudly.

Yes, broomstick stalls are rarely encountered in normal flying, but the possibility has not completely disappeared with each improvement.

If a broom flies for too long at the highest speed it can achieve, it will have a certain chance to change the magical structure inside the broom due to the excessive operation of some of the magic spells fixed in it.

Of course, as generations of broomstick craftsmen have perfected the design of the broom, the odds of this happening have dropped to a fairly low level.

At least in the past ten years of Quidditch, everyone has hardly seen this kind of stall accident happen.

That's... Luna?

Maca looked up at the blue sky, and he could see that the falling figure was obviously Luna with long light golden hair.

Even though she had tied her hair up hastily for this competition, it still fluttered around her under the strong wind blowing high in the sky.

At the moment when she was falling down with the broom, the dazzling sunlight illuminated her flying blond hair brilliantly.

For Luna's stalled fall,

Although Maca was a little surprised at first, she wasn't too anxious. After all, even if someone falls from a higher place, he can guarantee to catch him safely.

You know, in a short time, Maca might become the first man in the world to catch a meteorite hard!

However, just when he quickly took out his staff and was about to cast a levitating spell for Luna. But he suddenly put down the magic staff that he had just raised, and leaned lightly on the floor of the stand.

Then he raised his eyebrows and said with a light smile:

Oh! She doesn't seem to need my help anymore.

...

Luna!

In fact, just a few seconds after Luna's broom stalled, Hermione, who was sprinting alongside her, already realized that there was no one around.

It's just that the speed of the two of them was really too fast!

Even though it wasn't too late for Hermione to find out, when she subconsciously looked back, she saw that there had been a long distance between herself and Luna.

Immediately, Hermione just habitually glanced at the Golden Snitch above again, then resolutely turned the broom handle and swooped away.

She had read about the broom stall problem in the book The Origin of Quidditch. This kind of situation was not uncommon in games more than ten years ago, so there were always a few security guards on the sidelines of the game at that time. .

And if the stall failure of the broomstick occurs, it will definitely not be able to recover in a short time. If she didn't go to rescue Luna, she would have to wait for the professor in the stands, or Maca to rescue her.

But to be honest, just because Maca was watching the game from the stands today, Hermione was actually very relieved.

After she discovered that Luna had stalled, she immediately thought of Maca, and...she believed that it would be much safer for Maca to save Luna than for her to go back to save her.

But, even if this is the case, can she not help Luna?

The answer is obviously no.

Just as these lightning thoughts flashed through Hermione's mind, her body moved faster than her thoughts. In the blink of an eye, she had already turned around and swooped down to Luna's side.

Wow—hahahahahaha—

Hermione didn't understand why Luna was laughing, and why she was laughing so magically. I saw her holding the broom in one hand, stretching her limbs, laughing and falling down.

From the looks of it, she still seems to think that falling freely from a high altitude is a very happy thing!

Luna! Stop laughing!

Hearing the other party's inexplicably happy laughter, Hermione couldn't help but feel a little more helpless on her face—she suddenly felt a little bit unwilling to save her again.

Oh, OK! That's all she thought.

Take my hand—come sit behind me—

Hermione reached for Luna's arm as she yelled under the swooping wind. After Luna saw her come down to pick her up, she didn't continue to laugh, and honestly stretched out her hand.

After waving the two hands several times, they finally held each other tightly.

Come up!

While Hermione was tugging vigorously, she controlled the broom under her body and turned around abruptly, allowing Luna to sit firmly on the broom handle behind her.

Immediately, the broomstick that was horizontally turned to pick up Luna suddenly sank because of the sudden loading of two people, and then stabilized again.

Pause - the game is suspended!

In the arena below, Mrs. Hooch shouted an interruption of play with an amplifying spell, which could still be heard even at this height.

So, Hermione carried Luna, and circled in mid-air for a while to gather her composure. Then, she pressed down on the broomstick again and gradually descended towards the arena.

During this landing, Luna hugged Hermione's waist with an excited smile on her face and said loudly:

Hermione! The wind was so strong when I fell just now! It's like flying with me--it feels so good! I think you should try it too!

I don't want to be broken into a meatloaf! Hermione replied loudly.

But Luna seemed to have not gotten out of the pleasure of falling, and said again immediately afterward:

It's okay! I will follow you then! You can try it in a while!

After the two of them landed safely on the same broom, the members of the two teams who had already returned to the ground hurriedly surrounded the two of them.

At this time, many people, including Maca and Professor McGonagall, gathered in the field.

Aren't you hurt? Is there any pain?

Ginny and Qiu stepped forward to support Hermione and Luna respectively, and checked up and down. Even though they themselves said nothing, they still insisted on letting them go after checking.

I'm really fine! I think Luna should be fine—we didn't bump into anything when I caught her. Hermione waved her hands again and again, Well...so, Mrs. Hooch just now Did you interrupt the game? Luna, go change the broom, let's continue!

But soon, Luna, who was receiving Qiu's care, stretched out her hand, and said very seriously:

If you didn't choose to come down to save me, you must have caught the Snitch by now! I don't think there's any need to compare, I lost—

Regarding Luna's two sentences, everyone present was silent. Including Qiu Zhang, the captain of the Ravenclaw team, and all the players behind her, didn't say anything.

On the Gryffindor side, Ginny and the others didn't open their mouths, but it was because it seemed inappropriate to express their opinions from their standpoint.

But at this moment, Hermione said suddenly and seriously:

No! You can't say that - you lost your ability to compete because the broom stalled. If there hadn't been this accident, who would have caught the Snitch first!

Having said that, she paused for a while, but then turned to say:

What's more, according to the regulations of the Quidditch game, the stall of the broom belongs to the failure of the competition equipment. According to the third section of Article 52 of the Quidditch Competition Regulations, the score after the equipment failure will be cleared. Even if the game is over, we have to arrange overtime!

Oh, is that so?

Luna was taken aback by Hermione's words. After listening, she turned her head and looked suspiciously at Mrs. Hooch not far away.

Well, what Miss Granger said is right. Mrs. Hooch nodded, but then said, However, this is just the regulation of the Quidditch World Cup. Many regional competitions are also unclear. Rule changes to continue the schedule.

Although Hermione is familiar with a lot of books, before this year, she basically didn't pay special attention to Quidditch events, let alone the rules of small regional competitions.

After hearing what Mrs. Hooch said, she couldn't help but nodded in understanding.

At least, there must be no way to directly send points! Hermione reiterated to Luna.

When Luna heard this, she tilted her head and pondered awkwardly for a moment, then turned her head and said:

Anyway, I just can't compare!

After finishing speaking, she gently pulled Raqiu's hand, then turned around and went into the crowd. While everyone was stunned for a while, she scurried around in the crowd like a small fish, and finally hid behind Maca.

Hey! Even if you want to thank Hermione, she will definitely not agree, right? Maca looked back at her, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and said, Don't hide, she is already beside you!

what?

Luna turned her head immediately, looked at Hermione who appeared beside her in surprise and said:

When I was a child, my mother always said that I was good at hide-and-seek. How did you find me so quickly?

As she was saying that, before Hermione could reply, she grabbed Maca's arm and pushed him in front of Hermione.

He's yours tonight!

what?

Maca was dumbfounded.