Chapter 37: The Charm of Quidditch
The moment the Golden Snitch appeared, all eyes in the Great Hall were drawn to it.
“That's the Golden Snitch. To be honest, this is the first time I've seen it clearly.”
“150 points. Whoever catches it basically wins. Unfortunately, most of the time, no one catches it until the end of the game.”
“It's true that not many people can catch it in school matches, but in the World Cup, the Bulgarian team can easily catch it.”
“I heard the Bulgarian team added a new player this year, Krum. I wonder who's stronger, him or Harry.”
“You're comparing a school team to a national team? Are you crazy, or am I?”
“Who's crazy? I think Harry is pretty good.”
The students below were discussing animatedly. It was lunchtime, so almost everyone was gathered here, making this live broadcast even more lively than the Quidditch final.
After all, the finals were only between two houses, and students from other houses might not be interested.
［The Bludger just flew into the air and was caught by Angelina Johnson of Gryffindor. At this moment, the female student seemed to be the most charming woman in the entire hall.
Almost instantly, she was blocked from both sides by two Slytherin Chasers.
However, Angelina reacted incredibly quickly, directly passing the Bludger to her teammate, another Gryffindor girl, Alicia Spinnet.］
“Nice pass!” Wood shouted excitedly.
Seeing Wood's excitement, the other teammates joined him in cheering.
These Quidditch players were the most excited by this video. After all, not everyone has the chance to watch their future games.
［The two girls kept passing the ball back and forth, teasing the Slytherin students like old men playing with a playful child. However, during a pass, a green figure intercepted and grabbed the ball!］
“It’s the Captain!!!”
“Marcus Flint forever! Slytherin will win!”
The Slytherin students were instantly excited, and Marcus, the Slytherin captain, was surrounded by his classmates like a star.
In the Gryffindor camp, Angelina and Alicia were quite ashamed. They didn’t expect to have been so careless.
Wood, as captain, comforted them, “It's okay, it hasn't happened yet. Fred, you have to keep an eye on that guy, Marcus. Don't let him get a chance to shoot.”
“Don't worry, I got this.” Fred nodded.
［Marcus, holding the ball, quickly shook off all the Gryffindor players. He reached the front of the Gryffindor goal! He's shooting!
However, Wood, the captain and keeper, suddenly appeared and directly blocked the shot, gaining possession of the ball at the same time.
Katie Bell of Gryffindor received the ball and charged towards the Slytherin goal! Then, she was hit by a Bludger directly on the back of the head! The Bludger fell into the hands of Slytherin’s Adrian Pucey.］
“Oh, that must have hurt.” Angelina comforted her teammate.
And Wood nodded, “It really hurts. Katie, be more aware of the Bludgers tomorrow. Don't rush, focus on stability.”
“Okay.” Katie nodded.
There are seven players in a Quidditch team. The Gryffindor team consists of Wood, the Weasley twins, the three girls who just played, and the newest member, Harry. That’s the entire Gryffindor Quidditch team.
Zhang Dong also glanced at the group of players. If he remembered correctly, these three girls later participated in the DA meetings and survived the final battle.
［Adrian Pucey, holding the Bludger, charged towards the Gryffindor goal again, and then… he was also hit by a Bludger and fell.
The Bludger fell into the hands of the Weasley twins. They passed the ball to Angelina! She dodged Slytherin’s Keeper, Bletch, and scored!］
“Nice!!!”
The entire Gryffindor house cheered. Their enthusiastic cheers completely drowned out the angry shouts of the Slytherins, as if they were going to lift the ceiling of the Great Hall.
Even Zhang Dong was moved by the atmosphere and clapped excitedly. This, perhaps, is the charm of sports.
Ron curiously asked Harry beside him, “Harry, why haven't you taken action yet? Are you too nervous?”
“Of course not, it's our strategy.” Harry shook his head. “You’ll see. Just keep watching.”
［The game continues. At the highest point of the field, Harry is constantly searching for the golden figure.
The 150-point Golden Snitch. His task is to make a move immediately after Gryffindor scores the first goal, ending the game!
Finally, Harry sees a golden light streak across the sky! He instantly rides his Firebolt 2000 and rushes up!
Seeing Harry’s move, Terence Higgs, the Slytherin Seeker, immediately follows!］
Seeing this, all the Gryffindors and Slytherins became nervous. They all understood that, with the score not yet widened, whoever caught the Golden Snitch would basically secure the victory.
Harry beside Zhang Dong had already clenched his fists. Not far away, Terence of Slytherin was staring intently at the screen.
Zhang Dong wasn’t very familiar with this person, mainly because he only played for a year. He was replaced by Malfoy in the second year and rarely appeared after that. He only vaguely remembered that he seemed to have joined the ranks of Death Eaters later.
If it weren’t for the fact that this guy was quite handsome, Zhang Dong might not even remember his name.
“Oh, poor guy. You don’t know yet, do you? Your position will be taken by your lovely junior next year.”
But Zhang Dong also knew he couldn’t change anything. After all, Malfoy’s family has superpowers!
McGonagall only gave Harry Potter a Firebolt 2000, but this guy directly gave each of the seven members a Firebolt 2001.
With such a gap, how could he compete with him?