MTL - Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 730 Dumbledore: It must be dry

 Saturday is also the day of the first Quidditch match of the new school year.

This morning, the Hufflepuff table was almost a sea of ​​yellow, while the Gryffindor table was golden and red.

 The feud between the two colleges has been going on for a week, and today there will finally be a result.

"I thought you wouldn't participate in this game." Mikel handed a glass of pumpkin juice to Kyle. "When I saw your name on the roster, I knew we would win this game. ”

"It's a bit premature to say so." Kyle took the pumpkin juice and took a sip. "It's better to keep a low profile. It would be embarrassing if we lose."

 “I don’t think so.” Mikel said nonchalantly.

"How do you feel? It's okay." Qiu also came over to cheer Kyle up.

“I think it’s okay.” Kyle said with a smile, “Harry and I joined the team in the same year, and we are considered old rivals now. I don’t think we will lose to him this time.”

Kanna next to him looked back at him, what do you mean he won't lose this time? He just asked Mikel to keep a low profile, but when it was his turn, he was not polite at all.

Of course, all Hufflepuffs, including herself, thought so too.

 “Dean Thomas.”

“Okay, this is our first game, don’t underestimate the opponent.” Grace said, “The game starts in five minutes, you’d better put on your boots quickly.”

Several people came to the locker room and changed into Quidditch uniforms.

 “OMG, she didn’t pass to Kyle, she passed to Toews…wait!”

"The conditions are very favorable to us," said Grace. "The most experienced Katie Bell is still at St. Mungo's, and Gryffindor has to replace it with a new Chaser."

"What a surprise, I actually saw Ron Weasley. I thought after his poor performance last term, he would not be kept in the team again... Oh, and he has a close personal relationship with the captain, which definitely helps. It was a big help to him.”

There are exceptions, but most of them are like this.

 “I thought you could guess it just now.” Kang Na smiled.

As for the new players in the sixth grade, they are basically the kind who have not been selected in the past few years. They really can't choose anyone this year, so they join based on their physical advantages.

“I was really worried that she would get angry and punch you.” Kang Na said with a smile.

They came to the crowded stadium outside, and deafening cheers immediately came from the stands. Those were the Hufflepuff supporters. They were wearing the same color clothes and looked like a golden ocean.

"Then I'll wait and see." Qiu's face turned slightly red, she glared at Kyle angrily, turned and left.

As the whistle sounded, everyone immediately rode their brooms into the air.

　　A completely unfamiliar voice came from the commentary box. This was Li Jordan's new commentator after graduation, Hufflepuff's Zachary Smith.

 The group of people left the auditorium and strode towards the stadium.

 …

 There was a burst of tacit laughter from all around.

“It doesn’t matter, I can beat Cedric later, same thing.” Kyle took a bite of toast nonchalantly.

Generally speaking, the younger the new players are, the more talented they are. Harry, for example, joined the team in the first grade.

 There was no tense atmosphere, and both captains seemed quite polite.

"who?"

And judging from the supporters, the number of Hufflepuffs is obviously much larger, accounting for about two-thirds of the stands.

There was a burst of jeers immediately from the Slytherin side, and within a minute of the start, they recognized this new explanation.

 They need a wider field of vision to find the Golden Snitch!

Zachary Smith suddenly screamed: "What an unexpected tactic. Kyle is not a chaser, he is a seeker!"

 In fact, he didn't need to remind him. Many people had already noticed that Kyle had not looked at the Quaffle since the start of the game, but flew directly to the highest place... This is something only a seeker would do.

 Grace and Harry walked up to Ms. Hooch and shook each other's hands.

“It’s time to go.” Ten minutes later, Grace stood up and said.

 “Potter’s classmate.”

 The weather outside is nice. Although it is still a little cold, it is much better than a week ago.

Harry looked a little annoyed, but he had no time for that now.

This is mainly due to Slytherin. Their purpose is very clear. Whoever is Gryffindor's opponent, they will support him unconditionally.

“Grace got the Quaffle...What a charming girl...Kyle flew over, there was no one next to him, this was a good opportunity, just pass it...

 “Who is it?” Mikel asked.

 As for Dean Thomas, Mikel has almost never heard of his name.

"Don't worry, Grace has already made a plan." Kyle said, "And our new seeker is not much worse than him. I know Cedric's face is a plus, but you can't always bring him with you." It’s about personal emotions.”

 "Get on the broom and listen to my whistle...three...two...one!"

 “Okay, now they set off.”

“Oh, I’m a sixth-grade student.” Mickel felt relieved immediately.

In the auditorium, Qiu looked at the stadium with a shocked face. He couldn't help but turned around and asked: "Why didn't you tell me that Kyle went to be a seeker!"

"That's good." Qiu said, "But you still have to be careful about Harry's Firebolt. I feel that your new Seeker is not as good as Cedric."

Only then did Qiu remember what Kyle had just said in the auditorium.

But what kind of reminder is this? After all, when Hufflepuff was training before, Hufflepuff's seeker was obviously someone else. No matter how hard she tried, she would never have guessed that they would replace him directly during the game. ah!

“That’s the good thing about being a substitute,” Kangna explained: “He can change positions at will.”

 “Have you known this for a long time?” Qiu asked.

“No, I just learned about it yesterday.” Kang Na said, “This is also the tactic they discussed last night.”

“I have to say, this tactic was so successful.” Qiu couldn’t help but say, “Hufflepuff gave everyone a surprise!”

The truth is exactly what she said. After learning that Kyle was replacing the Seeker position, the audience immediately became excited.

Everyone knows that the only thing that can fight against Firebolt is another Firebolt. Now Hufflepuff's only shortcoming has been filled.

As for Kyle's Seeker skills...no one seems to be thinking about this issue at all.

"boom!"

Just when the cheers on the court reached their peak, in the tower not far away, Snape pushed open the oak door of the principal's office and walked in angrily.

 Put a water glass in your hand heavily on the table.

Dumbledore, who was watching the game through the window, was startled. When he turned around, he saw that Snape's face was red with anger.

 It is not common for Snape to lose his composure like this.

 “Severus, what’s wrong with you?” Dumbledore asked curiously.

"See for yourself!" Snape pointed to his water glass, which contained half a cup of tea and five or six round, gray-brown balls.

As soon as Dumbledore walked over, he smelled a pungent smell.

"Oh, Severus, are you going to recommend some new potion tea to me?" Dumbledore took a half step back and said seriously: "Thank you for your kindness, but I am old. You may not be able to accept the taste...you'd better keep it for yourself and taste it."

“Please, the great Headmaster Dumbledore, take a closer look at what this is...” Snape said coldly. "Oh?" Dumbledore walked over reluctantly, squinted his eyes and looked at it again.

“It looks familiar... Isn’t this the fertilizer prepared by Pomona? The pot of crab claws on my windowsill uses this fertilizer, and the effect is great.

“But Pomona didn’t tell me that this thing can also be used to make tea.”

"Of course it can't." Snape squinted his eyes. "Some student obviously threw them into my cup secretly, and I'm sure..."

 Snape turned to the direction of the window, looked at the lively Quidditch match outside, and said with certainty: "The person who did this must be among them."

"Perhaps you are overthinking it, Severus." Dumbledore said. He moved his fingers slightly, and a piece of brown fluff floated out of the water glass.

 The fuzz is very thin, almost like hair. You may not be able to spot it unless you look carefully.

“What is this, and whose hair is it?” Snape thought about people with brown hair in Hogwarts.

"No, Severus, this is not hair, it belongs to a very peculiar animal." Dumbledore said, "I can just see that this is sniffing down."

 “Sniff?” Snape frowned.

"Yes, it's the sniffing down, I'm sure." Dumbledore said, "In order to chase all the shiny things, they can pass through almost any gap, even if the distance between the gaps is narrower than this down. "

"It seems that a little guy ran out of the Forbidden Forest." He glanced at Snape, "And I guess you must have accidentally taken out something shiny and it saw it, so it went all the way. Follow you to the office."

 “There is nothing stupid in me that you speak of,” said Snape, expressionlessly.

"This is not necessarily true." Dumbledore shook his head. "Coins, glass bottles, or silver knives used to cut potions are all their targets."

 Snape took two steps forward.

“So you’re telling me that a Forbidden Forest Niffler came into my office and took nothing but a handful of fertilizer into my water glass?

 “It’s a really good story. So, do you believe it?”

"It's not impossible." Dumbledore's expression did not change at all, and he said calmly, "I happen to know someone who knows Sniff very well, and I won't lie to you."

 “Oh…” Snape laughed angrily, and then stared at Dumbledore without saying a word.

 Under his gaze, Dumbledore's eyes did not even change at all, "And Severus, this is a good thing."

 “You call this a good thing?” Snape asked in a long voice.

"Of course." Dumbledore explained: "Niffler will not visit a place that has no harvest for the second time. You can do your own thing with confidence and boldness."

 Snape's expression changed slightly.

 “You mean to say…”

"I was just discussing with you the magical animal Niffler." Dumbledore smiled and came to the window again to look outside. "It was such a wonderful game. I should have gone to watch it if I had known it." , of course, it’s actually not bad here.

"Want to come together, Severus? This is a really good location."

 Snape didn't say anything, turned and left without saying a word.

“You forgot your things.” Dumbledore reminded him from behind, but Snape turned a deaf ear and opened the door and walked out.

"How careless..." Dumbledore waved his wand, and the water glass on the table disappeared in an instant. Then a large amount of water mist came out of a silverware like a watering can on the table, removing the remaining smell in the room. Also dispersed.

 At the same time, on the Quidditch pitch.

Just as Grace thought, the Gryffindor team was no match for Hufflepuff, and the game was decided in twenty minutes.

But the problem is not the Ron Weasley she mentioned before and the substitute chaser Dean Thomas. In fact, the performance of the two of them is quite remarkable, not too bad.

 Mainly two newly added batsmen.

Perks of Gryffindor didn't know whether it was because he was too nervous or for some other reason, but he originally wanted to stop Kyle's Bludger, but he hit Harry directly.

Harry, who was chasing the Golden Snitch, didn't take any precautions against his teammates. As a result, he was hit hard by the Bludger and almost fell off his broom.

 Taking advantage of the opportunity for him to adjust his body, Kyle accelerated and grabbed the Golden Snitch in front of him.

With the whistle of Ms. Hooch ending the game, Perks quickly flew to Harry's side.

"I'm sorry!" He apologized repeatedly, "I didn't mean to do it. It was Mikel Drake. He suddenly shouted behind me and I missed the target."

Harry covered his arms and wanted to scold him loudly. He would have done so before, but thinking that he was the captain now, he could only sigh helplessly and said nothing.

Ginny on the side said something, but her voice was drowned in the waves of cheers around her.

 …

“I knew we could win!” Mikel said excitedly in the Hufflepuff locker room: “The two new batters are so far behind Fred George.

“It’s so easy... In my opinion, their intentions are like a black lake frozen in winter, I can see through them at a glance.”

 “I think so too.” Another Chaser said with a smile: “The Bludgers were particularly easy to hide today.”

Kyle feels the same way.

Although he has never been a seeker before, he often receives special care from Fred and George. As twins, they work well together, and the Bludgers will always fly from all kinds of tricky angles, making it difficult to guard against.

This also requires Kyle to be very alert during the game and always pay attention to the movement of the Bludger.

But the two batters in this school year are newcomers, and they are not twins. Their tacit understanding is limited. The Bludgers are going straight and can be avoided as long as they are seen. The difficulty has been reduced by more than one level.

 It just doesn’t feel like an experience.

He finally became a seeker, and there was no chase or battle of wits as he imagined, but he managed to catch the Golden Snitch in such a daze...

  Not interesting.

"Ryan said that in order to celebrate our victory in the first game, they held a banquet in the common room." Mikel said happily: "Let's go over quickly, I need some butterbeer to celebrate ."

“Butterbeer?” Keeper Vanni asked in surprise: “Aren’t you allowed to go to Hogsmeade? Where did they get the butterbeer?”

“The elf bought it with help.” Mikel said with a smile, “Originally this was not allowed, but we are neighbors, and the seventh grade... always has some privileges.”

"Let's go quickly." Several people changed their clothes and walked to the castle happily.

Kyle stayed at the end, and soon Connor came. She looked happy, but not too excited, as if she had expected Hufflepuff to win the game.

“Autumn doesn’t look very happy,” Kangna said. “She also said that you should be careful in the next game.”

"Ha, I said it as if I was afraid of her." Kyle waved his hand indifferently.

 Those who don’t even have firebolts are not worthy to be his opponents...

Together they walked through the crowd, walked across the field, and returned to the castle. Many people shouted and congratulated him, and Kyle responded one by one.

 …

“Look, who is that?” When she came to the foyer of the castle, Kangna suddenly tugged on Kyle’s robe and pointed to a person not far away who was walking upstairs.

"Malfoy? It's really rare." Kyle muttered: "Not only did he not go to the game, he actually appeared alone outside the auditorium."

Kanna stared at Kyle and blinked.

"Don't look at me like that." Kyle spread his hands, "I have promised you that I will not go to him. I keep my word."

 …

 (End of this chapter)