Chapter 201 Aborted Game
On Saturday, the Quidditch matches are finally about to begin, with the first game pitting Slytherin against Ravenclaw.
As soon as the Slytherin players entered the auditorium, enthusiastic cheers erupted from the table on the far right, as if they were celebrating their victory in advance.
Even the faces of the team members were somewhat relaxed, with no trace of nervousness before the game.
In their view, Ravenclaw, who was given a clean sheet in the last game, is just an experience baby who gives other teams points. It is only a matter of time before they win the game, and there is no chance of any surprises.
Marcus even started rehearsing a post-game celebratory dance with others.
He swayed stiffly in the middle of the auditorium, looking like a baboon on a euphoric pill.
"Ignore him, Qiu." Cedric comforted the girl next to him: "Believe me, you are not weak."
Qiu rolled her eyes at him and said nothing.
Although I knew Cedric meant well, it still felt weird coming out of his mouth.
It's like a top student who got perfect marks on the test said to those students who got zero marks that it's not that you're not smart, it's just that the questions this time were difficult.
Even with good intentions, it makes people want to punch him.
"To be honest, your chasers are really average."
At this time, Kyle suddenly said: "So the key to this game is you, you must catch the Golden Snitch before Ravenclaw falls one hundred and fifty points behind.
"I'll try my best." Qiu sighed.
Of course she knew this, but the Golden Snitch was not Bibi's Multi-flavored Beans, so there was no way he could just catch him.
"Kyle is right." Cedric also nodded and said: "There is also a problem with your broom. It is too old. Even if you discover the snitch first, it will be difficult to gain an advantage. If you don't If you mind, I can put..."
Before he could finish his words, a large group of owls flew in, interrupting his subsequent words with a noisy sound.
Kyle noticed that six long-eared owls carrying a slender package landed right in front of Qiu Fei.
"Could this be..."
Qiu's heart suddenly jumped twice quickly, and she stretched out her hand tremblingly and touched the package.
"You guessed it right, it's a broomstick. I remember those owls. They were the ones who gave Cedric the broom last time." Kyle said with a smile, "Why don't you open it and take a look?"
"But... I have never bought a broom." Qiu said nervously: "I want to buy a Nimbus 1700, but I am still short of a few galleons."
"What if this is for someone else and the owl just sent it to the wrong person."
Kyle shook his head and said, "It's impossible. Owls won't make such stupid mistakes."
As soon as he finished speaking, another owl flew over and dropped a letter on the package.
Autumn nervously tore open the letter.
"It contains your new broomstick Nimbus 2000, have a good game.
…Professor Fiflivi”
Seeing this, Qiu could no longer conceal her inner joy, handed the letter to Kyle next to her, and couldn't wait to open the package.
Just like what the letter said, there is a brand new Nimbus 2000 inside.
Qiu didn't even eat, and rushed to the Quidditch pitch with a broom. After seeing it, the other Ravenclaw players also followed.
After Qiu left, Kyle stood up and returned to the Hufflepuff table with Cedric.
He looked at the letter in his hand and shook his head in amusement.
It seemed that Professor Flitwick was very stimulated by the last game. In order to avoid being zeroed again, he gave Qiu a broom.
After returning to Hufflepuff, Kyle gave the letter to Cedric again and asked, "By the way, what did you want to say just now?"
"Nothing." Cedric shook his head.
He wanted to lend his broom to Qiu Lai before, but it was obvious that he didn't need it now.
He glanced at the contents of the letter, then looked in the direction of Slytherin.
Everyone noticed that Qiu received a new broom, and they were no exception.
At this time, the cheers had stopped, Marcus stopped dancing, and everyone looked ugly.
…
Before long, the game started.
The stands were still packed with people, and Kyle and Cedric sat in the front row, holding a banner to cheer for Qiu.
Slytherin seemed to want to push the score to more than 150 points, and showed strong offensiveness from the beginning.
Marcus was riding a broomstick on a rampage, knocking a Ravenclaw Chaser off his broom in order to score.
Mrs. Hooch blew the whistle to signal that the score was invalid and a free throw was awarded.
Roger Davis got back on his broomstick and made a powerful long shot, directly throwing the Quaffle into the goal post.
Not only did he not gain an advantage, but he also lost ten points, which made Marcus even more irritable.
In the following games, although they scored frequently, they were never able to open up too many points.
After the last zero-point incident, Ravenclaw also made great efforts to conduct devil's special training for a long time, and his strength improved greatly.
Plus Qiu's new broom also gives them hope.
Ravenclaw was full of momentum for a while. Every time Slytherin scored, they always found a chance to get the score back.
Although Slytherin was still in the lead with the advantage of the broom, it was only thirty points higher, which was far from one hundred and fifty.
Everyone was discussing the result of the game, but at this moment, Professor McGonagall suddenly came to the court. She put her wand against her neck and shouted:
"The game is suspended, everyone return to the castle immediately!"
Immediately afterwards, other professors came.
Many people were taken away from the stands by their prefects and professors before they realized what was happening.
The Quidditch players also stopped in mid-air, looking at what was happening below at a loss.
"Everyone, don't stay, follow the professor and prefects and leave the Quidditch pitch immediately!" Professor McGonagall reminded again.
"We're about to win!" Marcus complained dissatisfied.
He had just taken the opportunity to score several goals, but there was no change on the scoreboard.
"If you want to stay here forever, that's okay with me..."
I don’t know when Snape also appeared here. He stood behind Professor McGonagall and said coldly.
This time, Marcus had no objection.
He jumped off the broomstick neatly, lowered his head and quickly left the field.
The passage was enchanted so that no matter how many people passed by, it would not feel crowded. Under the guidance of the professor, in just a few minutes, there was no one on the court.
On the way back to the castle, everyone also saw Professor Flitwick, who was holding a wand and looking around seriously.
The complaints in the crowd gradually disappeared, and a nervous mood began to spread, and many people subconsciously speeded up their pace.
