A day of learning magic at Hogwarts

The benefits brought to Ian by working in the kitchen far exceeded his expectations.

From that day on, every morning when he got up, he would find a cup of hot milk and a fresh breakfast in front of the cubicle door.

There was no doubt that these were prepared for him by the house elves.

This kind of thing, to be honest, moved Ian a little bit.

Therefore, he was also prepared to wait until the right time to bring a real gift to the little guys in the kitchen.

But one thing is certain, that is, Ian no longer has to go to the auditorium for breakfast.

He can have more time to "roll" up!

……

The first week ended like this. Ian brought almost all the gifts he had prepared before coming to school to the corresponding people in the college.

Whether it is the administrator of the castle, the administrator of the library, or the house elf in the kitchen, Ian now has a good relationship with them all.

At the same time, he became more and more familiar with life at Hogwarts.

In the second week of school, they found a notice in the Hufflepuff common room——

They are starting flying lessons this Wednesday, together with the Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw students.

Flying lessons, this is the lesson that Ian has been looking forward to for a long time.

Flying freely in the air and enjoying the wind blowing on your cheeks is a dream.

There is no doubt that there are many peers who hold the same ideas as Ian.

Ernie McMillan is a prime example.

On the day when the notice was posted, during lunch, he was chatting endlessly describing his flying past in his youth; based on the tone of his words, it was sometimes misleading that he spent most of his childhood in the sky. Soaring through.So much so that when Ian and Justin finished lunch, the steak on his plate was still untouched.

Justin Finch-Fletchley was also looking forward to the flying lessons, but his performance was that he had been frowning and very depressed for several days in a row.

Because he was afraid that he would make a fool of himself in flying lessons and be laughed at by others.

According to him, he had an extremely strict upbringing since childhood and rarely had any exposure to these outdoor sports.

God knows why Justin's Muggle parents allowed him to come to Hogwarts.Ian sometimes thinks so.

……

Flying is so popular that you can hear the first-year students discussing it excitedly at any time, whether in the auditorium, in the corridor or in the classroom; of course, except for the two classes of Transfiguration and Potions, which are currently still No one dared to openly challenge Professors McGonagall and Snape in class.

Almost every first-year student from a wizarding family begins to discuss flying.For example, Ian heard the Slytherin student with a worrying hairline brag about how he narrowly avoided a Muggle helicopter during a flight.The experience sounds so bizarre that it might even be true.

Of course, this is also inseparable from another topic related to flying——

Quidditch!

Quidditch is the most important sport in the wizarding world, its status is almost equivalent to football in the Muggle world.

Ernie is a loyal fan of the Holyhead Harpies (a professional Quidditch team in Wales). He has been a season ticket holder since he was a child... and he has always had a Holyhead Harpy hanging above his bed. A poster of the Leehead Harpies, with seven sexy witches wearing dark green uniforms, waving to him at any time.

Taking advantage of the flying class, Ian finally figured out the relevant rules of Quidditch, a complex sport involving four balls and seven players.

After Ernie spent half an hour and patiently explained the science to them——

Each team of seven has a keeper, three chasers, two beaters and a seeker.

There are three kinds of balls (four) on the field at the same time, namely Quaffle, Bludger (two) and Golden Snitch.

The goalkeeper is responsible for guarding his own goal (three 50-foot-tall poles with rings on top) to prevent opponents from hitting the Quaffle.

The chaser is responsible for controlling the Quaffle. Each time the Quaffle is scored into the opponent's goal, the team will gain 10 points.

The batsman holds a wooden stick and is responsible for hitting the bludger and controlling the bludger to attack the opponent's players to affect the situation on the field.

The Seeker's task is the simplest, that is to catch the Golden Snitch.When the Seeker catches the Snitch, the game ends immediately and the Seeker can score 150 points for his team.

"This sounds a little unfair!" Justin commented, "The Seeker is much more important than other players, isn't it? The score obtained by the Seeker catching the Golden Snitch needs to be scored by the Chaser. It takes 15 goals to get it back..."

"Hey, Justin!" Ernie glared at him with great dissatisfaction, "Are you insulting the great sport of Quidditch?"

"No, I didn't mean that." Justin shook his head quickly.

Ian lowered his head and fell into deep thought:

Although it seems unfair, it is actually quite fair.

After all, Quidditch is a wizard's sport, not a Muggle sport, and it cannot be viewed from a Muggle perspective.

Muggles have similar individual strengths, and they need more unity and cooperation in the process of survival and development. Therefore, football, which is popular among Muggles, is essentially a sport that places great emphasis on teamwork.

A football team that is weaker on paper but very united internally can definitely defeat another football team that looks strong on paper but has constant internal strife.

Even if a super-big football star is in a weak team, it will be difficult for him to change the situation on the court by himself.

But wizards are different. The individual strength of wizards varies greatly.

A powerful dark wizard can plunge the entire British magical world into darkness for decades; and a great decent wizard can shoulder the banner of fighting against dark wizards.

Compared with teamwork, many times the wizarding world needs a strong individual to stand up.

This powerful individual manifests itself on the Quidditch pitch, of course, as the Seeker.

As the core of a team, the Seeker's performance can almost determine the outcome of a Quidditch match.

The main task of other players on the court is actually to assist him.

This sounds quite interesting.Ian thought to himself.

"I want to become a Seeker from now on!" Ian shouted in the common room.

"Hahaha!" Everyone around them laughed immediately.

"I hope you have this strength, Ian!" Ernie patted Ian on the shoulder.