Hogwarts 1991

Chapter 339 October
Especially for McGuffins.

These days, the ranking of the most hated guys in Snape's (ostensible) eyes has been adjusted a bit.

McGuffin has become the 'number one celebrity' in the eyes of this professor!

The kind that sees red eyes and nosebleeds!
That's right!

Since the last time [Instinct] was cast on McGuffin, when Snape and McGuffin got excited, two rivers of blood would often spurt out from their nostrils and flow downside down.

No magic can stop this 'injury'.

As long as the emotion is excited...

But on the other hand, even with [Occlumency], it might be difficult for Snape to stop the veins popping up on his forehead.

Especially the story where the Boggart in Snape's form is wearing Neville's grandmother's clothes...

After being fermented by traditional arts on campus... this story has spread among the students.

Apparently, Snape didn't seem to think there was anything funny about it.

That's why when he bullied Neville last time, when he got excited, the two fountains of blood burst out, spraying Neville all over his face...

That scene, boy!
It adds a little (a lot) of blood to the joke.

I also want to know that that class turned into a disaster in the end. After barely stopping the bleeding, Snape's roar almost shook the classroom ceiling.

The rest of the time, even the Slytherins were scolded by Snape.

Not to mention McGuffin, Harry, Neville and the others...

And this also makes McGuffin the number one figure on the professor's hit list.

Neville came in second, and even Potter was somewhat overlooked in Snape's eyes.

Fortunately, because of this embarrassing incident, Snape took another week off and spent a week brewing a potion to heal his 'injury'.

Delayed a class, let McGuffin and the others slow down.

As for other courses...

Care of Fantastic Beasts comes after a particularly boring and annoying lesson about caring for Flobber caterpillars.

Things finally start to get interesting as Hagrid finds out that the school won't expel him, or put Buckbeak the hippogriff to death.

He found some snuffers for everyone to take care of.

Even let McGuffin and Hermione, who have experience in taking care of Garon and Sick, serve as referees to help everyone play a small game of finding buried gold coins.

However, when October came, McGuffin and Harry...mainly Harry had another very troublesome thing.

The Quidditch season is approaching.

Normally this would make Harry very happy.

But they have been informed... From this semester, all Hogwarts Quidditch players will start to master a new broomstick, the magic rocket broom invented by McGuffin.

Use this type of broom for Quidditch matches.

This is also one of the agreements reached between [Universal Nimbus Magic Broom Company] and Hogwarts.

According to Percy, more than half of the funds used for the renovation of Hogwarts came from [Universal Corporation].

The agreement reached is that [Global Light Wheel] company will provide a new type of flying broom, and the Quidditch teams of the four Hogwarts colleges will test the performance of this broom through competitions this school year, as well as conduct publicity to some extent.

This annoyed the Gryffindor Quidditch captain, Oliver Wood, who heard the news.

On a Wednesday night, Wood convened a meeting and specially invited McGuffin, the inventor of the new type of broom, to discuss the arrangement of the new tactics with them. (especially on how to adapt to this new broom)
Oliver Wood, a graduating seventh-year student, was disappointed by the rumors that the British team was about to deploy this new type of broom.

For a while, the venue of this meeting was filled with a decadent atmosphere, and everyone was a little downcast.

"My last year's competition... FK... how do we compete, it is said that it will give us broomsticks... so far there is no shadow, and we can't even carry out normal training..."

Wood was slumped on a chair in the Gryffindor Quidditch changing room, not as energetic as in other semesters. The small arrows on the tactical whiteboard next to him (representing seven players) were still running around according to last year's tactical arrangement because they had not been modified.

MacGuffin was very stressed under the resentful gazes of others, so he had no choice but to tell a few people the news he had inquired from [Universal Light Wheel Company].

"Okay! Wood... Let me tell you that the delivery of the broom is delayed because there will be managers and players from the Quidditch teams from the UK or other countries who will come to watch this year's Quidditch match... They want to see the actual game effect of this broom, and then see if they can purchase it...As far as I know, [Universal Light Wheel Company] attaches great importance to this matter..."

"Really?"

The chair snapped, and Wood, who stood up immediately, immediately brought him down and fell to the ground behind him, but he couldn't care less.

This short and strong 17-year-old boy immediately rushed over like a tiger, shaking the McGuffin vigorously, his face ecstatic.

"Really?" He couldn't believe it.

Oliver Wood is about to graduate, and his main intention after graduation is to play for the British Quidditch team.

The news from McGuffin just scratched his itch.

Others couldn't believe it either.

"Let... let... let me talk...." McGuffin was so shaken that he could hardly speak, as if he was sitting on a crazy bull.

"Wood, let go of the McGuffin! You have to let go of it!"

Harry, and the twins managed to save a dazed MacGuffin from Oliver.

McGuffin breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued, "Not necessarily, but you also know that after Sirius escaped from prison, Hogwarts was sent by the Ministry of Magic to guard dementors... and most people have been very worried about dementors. There are also some teams that prefer the new Firebolt, which is easy to use... a broom that is more in line with the public's taste!"

"what?"

Hearing that things had changed, Oliver Wood was greatly disappointed, and even more dissatisfied with the fact that the dementors were stationed at Hogwarts.

He yelled angrily, "Dementors... what are dementors? A real Quidditch player can finish a match even with the Dark Lord. The British Quidditch team is not what it is now... It is because of these soft-legged shrimps that we lose one after another in the World Quidditch match..."

"Firebolt... so what, it's just some obsolete, old-type brooms. Its speed is far worse than the new-type, new-type brooms you invented, McGuffin! It can't be compared at all!"

Wood's words made the rest of the people's eyes widen. The twins held back their laughter and said to McGuffin beside him, "This guy...was obviously not like this yesterday...he covets the Firebolt very much."

Oliver Wood looked very excited. He walked around in the locker room, and the heat from his body almost made the room, which was originally cold due to the weather, warm up.

"This is our chance - and of course, if it's true, it's my best chance!"

Oliver clenched his fists and stood in front of McGuffin staring at him with a manic expression.

"I promise, this is true... Wood!" McGuffin said hastily, swallowing a big mouthful of saliva.

"it is good!"

He yelled, and Wood slammed his fist down hard. (Starts the MacGuffin.)
Oliver Wood's face was full of excitement.

"This time we have a very favorable advantage among the teams of the four colleges, thanks to Albert...By the way, Harry, can you borrow that new model of Ron's broomstick? I heard that McGuffin sent him and you each... We need this!"

Wood continued, with a certain light in his eyes, forcing Harry and McGuffin to nod repeatedly, agreeing to the matter, and brought the new magic broom over to wrap themselves.

"If you can get the broom in Ron's hand, I can make him a reserve player and train with us, if possible... I will let him play in the Quidditch game this term!"

Wood said so happily that everyone looked sideways.

"We're going to win... I'm going to get into the Hornets too and play well and play well."

Wood is full of confidence and cheers for others.

"Wood... Let me remind you, this matter has not been settled yet, there are dementors, Sirius... people are very worried about this..."

McGuffin didn't know how it came to be.

But apparently Oliver Wood was out of hearing.

The others, George, Fred, and Angelina could only pat McGuffin on the shoulder one by one as comfort.

The only good thing is that McGuffin has triggered a new series of missions from Oliver Wood. (This guy is a big wool player)
——[Quidditch Final] series of tasks.

The talent point rewards are not bad, but it is very time-consuming. The task requires McGuffin to let everyone in the Gryffindor team master the performance of the new broom he invented, and show it in the Quidditch match... It is best for Wood to win the match brilliantly.

This task is very troublesome, but it is suitable for McGuffin who is in urgent need of talent points.

Quidditch practice, rain or shine, takes place three times a week.

And McGuffin must also be present, according to the new performance of the broom he invented as an 'off-site amateur coach' to make targeted suggestions.

It was very hard work.

The professors assigned homework crazily, and McGuffin and the others needed to catch up with the schedule of the semester, plus the two spells [Occlumency] and [Patronus Charm]... and Snape's crazy targeting, the first two months of this school year made McGuffin and Harry very painful.

Not to mention, under the influence of the dementors, the weather outside Hogwarts Castle is getting colder and colder, and it is shrouded in weird thick fog and rainy weather almost every day.

It was getting dark earlier and earlier.

Even little wizards who can't come out of the castle can feel this atmosphere.

Little wizards don't want to eat in the auditorium anymore, even if they occasionally pass the hall near the gate (influenced by the dementor guards), they will tremble and flash past quickly.

The only thing that pleases the little wizards is that the Halloween feast is coming, and at the end of October (especially the third year students) they will be able to go to Hogsmeade village.

However, Professor McGonagall couldn't accept Harry's application form for going to Hogsmeade, and even thought it was...

"I... Potter! You can't imitate your uncle's signature! Even if you want to go to Hogsmeade with your friends!"

Professor McGonagall sat on the podium and sorted out everyone's application forms. She pursed her lips, helped her square eyes, and said with a very serious expression.

Harry was called up and was standing beside her.

"professor……"

"No! Just no! If you don't submit the form, don't go, this is the rule!" Professor McGonagall shook his head and said to Harry.

"But it's really signed by Uncle Vernon!" Harry wanted to cry without tears.

"Didn't you hear? Potter, I... what!"

Professor McGonagall stood up suddenly, she was a little flustered, and almost swept the other forms to the ground.

"But...but I know that you left your uncle Li's house a long time ago, and even blew up your aunt, how could he sign it for you!"

"Potter, you need to know that the application form must clearly have the consent of the parent or guardian... If it is fake... Potter, you must be honest with me."

"Professor, it's true. Albert said he asked for it from Uncle Vernon for me. He said it was my birthday present for this year!"

Harry was also a little guilty when he was told by Professor McGonagall, although McGuffin repeatedly assured that it was signed by Dursley Vernon himself, and it was not a fake.

"Albert! Come here!"

McGuffin came to Professor McGonagall and them.

"Yes, it's true! I saw Mr. Dursley's signature!" he said emphatically.

……

Harry still couldn't forget the flustered and weird expression on Professor McGonagall's face after McGuffin replied that it was Dursley's signature.

"I always feel like Professor McGonagall doesn't want me to go to Hogsmeade..."

During the Herbology class, Harry said this to Hermione and the others for the third time.

Hermione reluctantly threw the beans into the oak barrel next to her, and said to Harry, "Stop thinking about it, Professor McGonagall has no reason to prevent a little wizard from going to the magic village. She just followed the rules, not to mention that you blow up your aunt during the summer vacation, which is too outrageous... The Ministry of Magic must have notified Professor McGonagall."

When she said this, Ron next to him laughed loudly. He accidentally squeezed the pods hard, and the colorful shiny beans were on the ground, jumping around on the table, and a purple one even jumped directly into Neville's nostrils.

It made his nose glow a weird purple light, like a weirdly shaped light bulb, flickering on and off.

This caused a roar of laughter from everyone.

(End of this chapter)