Chapter 640 We still have to thank her
The first Quidditch match after a year, and the school's new brooms, two surprises in a row, kept everyone's excitement until the end of breakfast with no sign of dying down.
Kyle walked with everyone through the foyer and out of the castle.
The frosty grass crunched underfoot as they hurried across the grounds to the Quidditch pitch.
Less than five minutes later, more and more people came to the stadium. The stands were soon filled with people, and it was so dark that even standing there, you could feel the enthusiasm coming from around you.
"I really don't know who will win this time." Mikel looked at the empty field excitedly and said, "Although I hope it is Gryffindor, it will be more beneficial to us if Slytherin wins. "
Because there are too many new members of Hufflepuff, their own strength has declined to a certain extent. Although they are confident that Kyle and Cedric can make up for this part of the strength gap, Harry's Firebolt is a problem that cannot be ignored. huge threat.
From the perspective of a friend and DA partner, Mikel naturally hopes that Gryffindor can win, but from the team's perspective, he does not want to see Gryffindor score too many points.
Mikel struggled with this for many days.
"I don't know, but Gryffindor has a better chance of winning," Cedric said.
"Slytherin got two new beaters, but apart from being strong enough, they know almost nothing about Quidditch."
"Who?" Mikel asked.
"Crabbe and Goyle," Cedric said.
"Those two gorillas?" Mikel blurted out: "Can they distinguish between the Quaffle and the Bludger?"
"Who knows." Cedric shook his head. "Anyway, the last time I went to apply for the right to use the stadium, I happened to see them practicing using broomsticks... At that time, they couldn't even do the most basic turns."
"Tsk," Mikel curled his lips, "What did Montague think? If Quidditch was an aerial wrestling match, then they would definitely win."
"It's not impossible." Kyle glanced at the sea of green and silver in the Slytherin stands opposite, and said: "We really have to be careful when the time comes. If we are hit by them recklessly, we will probably... I’m going to leave immediately.”
"Deliberately bumping into someone... this..." Cedric frowned and said, "Mengtai shouldn't be so shameless."
"Are you sure?" Kyle said, "Then why did he recruit two big guys who are completely unfamiliar with Quidditch to join the team."
Cedric was silent for a moment.
"Okay, pretend I didn't say that."
"It's about to begin!" At this time, someone suddenly shouted.
Everyone's eyes fell on the court below.
From Hufflepuff's position, it was clear that the Gryffindor team had walked out of the dressing room.
Umbridge stood by the entrance, handing out new brooms to them in full view of everyone.
Angelina, Fred, and George have all received it. They are still using the old-fashioned sweeping five-star system, which is far inferior to the sweeping eleven-star system.
Fred and George looked at Umbridge with smiles on their faces, their expressions were sincere, and they kept saying something... presumably some words of praise.
Because Umbridge, who originally wanted to embarrass them, had handed over the broom in a daze.
But Harry didn't get the broom. He didn't even look at Umbridge and walked over.
His Firebolt was countless times better than Sweeping Eleven Stars, and there was no need to replace it.
The same goes for Slytherin on the other side. Although Nimbus 2001 is a model from a few years ago, its price is still there. It is a high-end product launched by Nimbus, and its performance is still better than Sweeping Eleven Stars.
The two teams walked to the middle of the court. At the request of the referee Ms. Huo Qi, Angelina and Montague, as captains, shook hands with each other.
"Now get on the broom..."
Ms. Huo Qi blew the whistle hard.
The game started, the Quaffle was thrown into the air, and then all the players jumped into the air, and deafening cheers broke out in the stands again.
"Jason, Angelina Jensen grabbed the Quaffle, and she looked like an eagle when she put on the new broom..."
On the commentary stage, Li Qiaodan shouted excitedly: "What a wonderful girl. I've been saying this for several years, but she still refuses to date me..."
"Jordan!" Professor McGonagall's voice suddenly reached everyone's ears.
"Just kidding, Professor..." Li Qiaodan said with a smile, "She escaped from Montague, and the beautiful sloth rolled around the tree... Oh, it was so dangerous, she was almost hit by the Bludger, thanks to That new broom, the excellent flexibility of Sweeping Eleven Stars allowed her to dodge this attack, which she couldn't have done if it was Sweeping Five Stars..."
In the stands, everyone who supported Gryffindor breathed a sigh of relief for Angelina.
"This is going to be troublesome."
In the Hufflepuff stands, Mikel said with a worried look on his face: "Gryffindor is already a strong enemy, and with these good brooms, it will be even harder for us to fight."
Cedric suddenly frowned as he listened to the discussions of the people around him.
"What's wrong?" Kyle asked, "Are you worried about this problem too?"
"Oh, no..." Cedric shook his head, "In fact, it is more beneficial for us to replace new brooms. After all, except for your Firebolt, all the brooms on our team are not as good as Sweeping Eleven Stars, including Sweeping Eleven Stars. My Nimbus 1700 is the same.
"So at this point, Gryffindor doesn't have any advantage. On the contrary, it's Slytherin. They may be the most unhappy one."
"Then why did you become so serious all of a sudden?" Kyle asked.
"I thought of another thing." Cedric lowered his voice and said, "You may not have noticed just now that when Harry walked past Umbridge, her face looked very ugly.
"Tell me, will you force everyone to use new brooms... Of course we have nothing to do with it, but your broom is a Firebolt."
"What does this have to do with anything?" Kyle smiled after hearing this and said nonchalantly: "Don't forget that Harry's broom is also a Firebolt, and he is also a seeker. When everyone uses sweep, our advantage is It’s actually bigger.”
"But Slytherin and Ravenclaw," Cedric said, "They don't have Firebolts."
"When I used Nimbus 2000, I didn't say anything, and... isn't it you?" Kyle glanced at Cedric, "In a situation like a broom, don't tell me that you will lose to Malfoy and...oh, and Cho."
"Of course, the premise is that some people don't deliberately let things slip." When he said the last sentence, Kyle's voice was particularly heavy, as if to remind him of something.
"Of course I won't lose to them." Cedric said loudly, attracting the attention of many people.
Fortunately, at this time, Angelina happened to throw the Quaffle into the goal post, diverting everyone's attention again.
"I'm serious about Quidditch." Cedric glared at Kyle angrily, "Besides, Qiu won't allow me to let go."
"Then what are you worried about?" Kyle said with a smile, "If Umbridge really does this, it will be equivalent to helping us solve the biggest obstacle on the way to winning the championship. We will have to thank her then."
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