#41 - Violent game

“Anduin, I didn’t realize you could be so harsh when you actually curse someone out. Did you see Travers's expression just now? His face was completely red with anger.” Vivian covered her mouth and giggled at Anduin after the others had left.→Read

“But, you guys are Slytherin students after all. This will make your situation in the House worse. I’m the one who caused you trouble.” After Travers left, Charles reverted to his slightly shy state and blamed himself to the two.

“You don't need to apologize to anyone. Retreating will only invite further encroachment. Only by learning to fight back can you become stronger. Weakness is the original sin. Although I don't like trouble, I'm not afraid of it. Besides, as a Muggle-born wizard sorted into Slytherin, I was already mentally prepared for this.” Anduin looked at Charles calmly and said indifferently.

These pure-blood little wizards aren't enough to keep him up at night.

Then he turned to look at Vivian and said, “As for you, Vivian, if they dare to cause you trouble, tell me, and I will help you find a way.”

Vivian nodded and said, “Don’t worry, Head Girl Vanessa takes good care of us, and I’m the third in line to inherit the Bulstrode family, so they wouldn’t dare do anything to me.”

Anduin was a little surprised by Vivian. He didn't expect this girl to be the third in line to inherit. No wonder her family valued her so much, even though she was a Squib and the child of a Muggle. It seems that Vivian's family is severely dwindling.

After the three chatted for a while, they separated and entered the stadium. Anduin and Vivian also went up to a stand, where Head Girl Vanessa had saved seats for them.

“I heard you had a conflict with Travers at the entrance of the stadium? We need to learn to be united in our House. The House's current situation is not good, and the House Cup is out of reach. Alas.” Many people had passed by when Anduin and the others were arguing with Travers, and the news had reached Vanessa, so she began to lecture them.

Anduin couldn't help but curl his lips as he listened to Vanessa's words. It wasn't that he didn't want to maintain unity, but he was afraid that some people wouldn't be happy. Moreover, in his opinion, Vanessa was too weak. What good was it to only give instructions and advice afterward? Without some tough measures, there was no way to control those unruly little snakes.

The two casually responded to Vanessa, who could only helplessly watch. As a Head Girl, she had a strong obsession with the House Cup, but due to the undercurrents of the Wizarding War, Slytherin House had not been very peaceful. Since she entered the school, Slytherin had not won the House Cup, and almost every year they would hurt each other with Gryffindor, and then watch Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff reap the rewards.

The gloomy weather today seemed to be telling everyone in the stadium that the match later would not be particularly sunny. After the players from both sides entered the field, Madam Rolanda Hooch blew her whistle, announcing the official start of the first Quidditch match of the school year.

Anduin guaranteed that he had never seen such a barbaric sport. As soon as the match began, the two sides collided, including the Seekers. And when a Chaser got the Quaffle, instead of attacking and scoring right away, they would directly smash it at their opponents. In Anduin's view, this even had an absurd sense of passing the ball to the opponent.

The Beaters were even more fierce. When a Bludger passed by, they would hit it at their opponents. When no Bludger passed by, they would directly grab their bats and swing at each other. The two sides even developed tactics. Gryffindor formed a ring formation to try to surround Slytherin, while the Slytherin players formed a triangular formation to launch a group charge against their opponents.

Anduin was actually enjoying the show. Unfortunately, Madam Hooch couldn't stand it anymore and hurriedly blew the whistle to pause the game. In the first ten minutes, neither side had made a single shot, but several players on both sides had black eyes and swollen faces.

Anduin secretly sighed in regret. In fact, he was more interested in the fighting than the game itself, and the various tactical movements of both sides also opened his eyes.

During the brief pause, Professor McGonagall and Madam Hooch both went onto the field to warn the two sides. After that, the match became slightly more orderly. The Chasers on both sides began normal offense and defense, while the Beaters continued to fight each other fiercely.

And various fouls emerged one after another, such as double-teaming, elbowing, pulling, kicking. Anduin even saw a player spitting at his opponent, which gave him a strange sense of familiarity. This scene was very similar to a game he had played in his previous life called 《Road Rash》.

Anduin felt that Madam Hooch was about to blow her whistle until she ran out of breath. Fouls, free throws, free throws, fouls, the whole game was going on in this strange atmosphere, and Professor McGonagall on the commentary stand watched this farce with a livid face.

The game went on for more than an hour. One Slytherin player had been sent off, and another had been injured and taken off the field, while the Gryffindor Seeker had also accidentally fallen off his broom, broken his leg, and been injured and taken off the field.

The current situation was that Slytherin only had 5 people left, at a numerical disadvantage, while Gryffindor had one more person but no Seeker.

It should be known that there were no substitutions in Quidditch. Therefore, although the situation on the field had become 5 against 6, the game could only end if the Golden Snitch was caught or the captains of the two teams agreed. Judging from the posture of the two captains, it was unlikely that they would communicate in a friendly manner.

But Gryffindor no longer had a Seeker, so the current situation on the field became that unless Slytherin caught the Golden Snitch, the game could not end. The current score was 70 to 130, with Gryffindor leading, and Gryffindor had arranged for two players to interfere with the Slytherin Seeker. As a result, the end of the match for both sides was almost indefinitely extended.

Another hour passed, and the score became 110 to 280. Gryffindor had one more person after all, and it became much easier to score. But at this time, the Slytherin Seeker completely didn't want to look for the Golden Snitch. Even if he caught it, he would still lose, so why bother looking?

Then this strange game became more and more bizarre. The Slytherin Seeker had no intention of finding the Golden Snitch at all. The Gryffindor side seemed to have realized something, so they began to contract their defense, no longer attacking aggressively, and tried to conserve their energy. Although the Slytherin side attacked very fiercely, they originally had fewer people than the other side. One of the 5 people was still a Seeker, which was equivalent to 4 against 6, and they couldn't attack at all.