Chapter 56 Competition Season
What comes faster than Xiaolong is the Quidditch season,
After several weeks of training, Harry was originally nervous about his debut at the weekend, but since he knew that the opponent of the Slytherin team was Malfoy, he was not so nervous.
We are all first years, and I, Harry Potter, am no weaker than anyone else.
As for Wood's original plan to use Harry as a trump card and hide it from other college teams, he was extinguished by himself because he wrote a letter to Lucius stating his publicity plan.
So a new photo was released.
The background is the trophy room of Hogwarts, the Quidditch area.
Any Quidditch enthusiast who grew up in the UK will be familiar with this place.
Every British Quidditch player will leave their name here when they were students.
As the protagonists, the four academy seekers assumed the postures they wanted to present under the arrangement of the on-site director.
"Harry, you and Draco are in the middle, come closer, yes,
Then your expressions should be more fierce and sparkle. You are the opponent in the first game of this season. You must have the feeling of letting the opponent have a hard time answering, eh, yes. "
Director Raven did not forget to arrange for Cho Chang and Cedric Diggory to stand on either side of Harry and Malfoy.
"You two don't look at me either, look at each other, look at each other, do you understand?
After Gryffindor and Slytherin, it was your turn.
Eh? I'm not asking you to make an indifferent expression, Cedric. Are you planning to play a vampire? "
Cedric's expression, which he could still maintain at first, suddenly became unbearable and he felt a little shy.
"Yes, it's okay as it is now, Cedric, be natural, you have to have the feeling of meeting an opponent, you are rivals on the court and friends off the court.
As for Miss Zhang, your expression is very good now, very Ravenclaw style. Okay, keep it all, 3.2.1. Click. "
The next day, Wood came to Raven with a brand-new copy of the Daily Prophet. Originally, he only planned to invest in media related to Quidditch such as "The Flying Broomstick Encyclopedia".
But Raven, who has been bombarded by various advertisements, can vote with just a wave of his hand.
So whether it's a serious newspaper like the Daily Prophet or an unseemly magazine like The Quibbler,
Even newspapers such as "Transfiguration Today" and "Witches Weekly" that had nothing to do with Quidditch were so angry that they bought the front pages.
"Raven, is this kind of publicity really effective?"
On the screen, Harry and Malfoy were in the middle, riding on broomsticks and making fighting movements.
The boys and girls on the left and right sides were holding firebolts and looking at each other.
Wood was a little unconfident. Although he proposed the original version of the plan, he could at least guarantee that it would not cost many galleons if delivered accurately, and it would have good results.
But Raven stole the job,
Newspapers and magazines across the UK have received rewards from this donor.
Originally there were some professional magazines that cherished feathers, such as "Transfiguration Today", but I was still a little hesitant because I didn't want to be insulted by money.
But I heard that other newspapers and periodicals accepted advertisements, so they were also defeated by Raven's Galleon offensive.
If everyone advertises, it means that no one advertises.
At first glance, the editor-in-chief had studied the Muggle theory of relativity.
How does Raven know if it's working? He just pulls everyone to eat melon together.
Propaganda or not is not important.
He even asked the newspapers and magazines that advertised for him to mail him four separate copies.
He planned to make a big gift bag and give it away when these people get married.
But Wood worked so hard that Raven couldn't let the future agent feel cold.
So he comforted and said,
“Oliver, you have to be confident, publicity does not necessarily have to result in actual income conversion.
Reputation and popularity are also important, don't focus on galleons. "
This is true, so Wood seemed to understand. Anyway, he had never studied Muggle "advertising", so he couldn't find Raven's faults.
To Raven's surprise, the response to this advertisement was really good!
Take Qiu Zhang as an example,
Not only her father, a senior Quidditch fan, wrote to ask his daughter about her experience in using Firebolts, and encouraged her to smash the opponent's academy.
Even her mother, a woman who never watches Quidditch, sent her a separate letter, asking her about Cedric, a young man's reputation and relationship experience, and even making insinuations about her daughter's feelings about him. The lady read it in Witch Weekly.
It can be seen that the influence of Firebolt has spread subtly among wizard families.
Anyway, that's what Raven explained to Wood.
As the match day approached, Harry originally thought he was not nervous, but due to some unexpected reasons, he still became nervous. What was the unexpected reason? Of course, it was the opponent's dean, Professor Snape.
Harry doesn't hate Snape. Children who grow up in an unfortunate childhood environment will always be more sensitive to other people's emotions.
This is why Ron is like a blockhead and Harry is more understanding.
He could feel that Snape really wanted to teach him Potions.
Snape would throw two Potions books to Harry after every get out of class, and then randomly check him during the next class.
Recently, due to the approaching Quidditch match, Harry's focus has been on training, and the progress of Potions has slowed down.
As the master of potions, Snape discovered this easily, so Harry was unlucky. Snape targeted him.
Fortunately, Harry's talent is reliable, and Snape doesn't ask questions beyond those extracurricular readings. Every time Snape catches him, Harry can answer his questions.
But some things were still discovered,
For example, Harry read the book "The Magic of Quidditch" without telling Snape.
This book was lent to him by Hermione. It records more than 700 foul methods. It can be called the "Code" of the Quidditch world.
Because of this book, Harry quarreled with Snape for the first time.
On this day, Harry and the other two little lions were roasting Hermione's cursed flames in the courtyard.
She put the magic spell into the jam jar. Obviously, this violated the school rules.
Since the last troll incident,
Under the joint demonstration of Vice Principal McGonagall and Principal Dumbledore,
The little witch quickly understood how Gryffindors abide by school rules, as long as they are not discovered.
At this time, Snape came over. Harry knew that this man was going to ask questions again.
So he secretly hid the jam bottle in his robe to prevent it from being discovered by the professor.
However, what he didn't notice was that he exposed the "Magic Quidditch" book.
At this time, Harry didn't realize what this meant.
