Hogwarts on the tip of the tongue

The Quidditch season is approaching, and the schedules of each team have been announced one by one.

On a Wednesday night in early October, Hermione Granger, the head coach of the freshmen team, convened a meeting to discuss the subsequent tactical arrangements and targeted training directions based on the order of opponents drawn by the freshmen team.

Since the number of participating teams has been expanded to five teams, each team has to play more games than in previous years.

There are only four team locker rooms under the stands of the Hogwarts Quidditch stadium. The "Magic Master's Team", which defeated the freshman team with an absolute advantage, is naturally entitled to one locker room - Ravenclaw Academy, which retired this year. The original one.

As a temporary bottom team, Hermione could only apply for an empty classroom in the castle as a fixed activity room.

At the corner of the stairs on the sixth floor of Hogwarts Castle, in the "Moonlight Team" activity room, Hermione spoke to her seven players, with a convincing power in her voice.

"There is no doubt that this year's Quidditch Cup competition will be more difficult than in previous years. In the past few years, almost every team in the school has a lineup that can lock the championship in advance - this is also the Ravenclaw team. Reason for abandoning the game."

she said to the players sitting in front of her, pacing the blackboard at the front of the room.

"If we follow tradition, we will be separated next year, and I will not be able to continue to speak here as the head coach."

"Although the official game has not started yet, judging from the current situation, no matter whether we face any Quidditch team, our hope of winning is very slim. Well, we have already coached one of them in advance—— A disastrous defeat - and this is obviously not their full strength, otherwise the score might be even more ugly..."

Hermione swallowed as if the memory was still a sugar cube stuck in her throat.

"But we don't have no chance at all. We have the most complete game database in the school. For other teams, our tactics and strength are all unknown. No one will take us seriously, which is also an advantage. .”

She said, reaching out and pressing her hand on the blackboard covered with paper, her eyes shining with the usual confidence.

"We have the most agile chasers and I've analyzed the data and we have the quickest turnaround."

Hermione's eyes paused on Irina Ivanovich, Ginny Weasley, and Qiu Zhang.

"The degree of integration of our batsmen into the tactical system is far greater than that of other academies. Most teams are now trapped in the misunderstanding of pursuing strength, but according to legendary players in the professional Quidditch field, and Hogg Judging from Watts' previous championship lineup, angle and timing are the most important - you see, Slytherin's batter has just entered his second year."

"But, Miss Granger, the Weasley twins from Gryffindor House..."

Verne and Hoffa, the two boys who had just joined Ravenclaw, frowned in unison and looked somewhere on the blackboard.

Although I haven’t watched the Gryffindor team’s game yet, but judging from the commentary of previous games, the current team of Gryffindor’s batters can be said to be the most powerful characters in this position. .

"Gryffindor House's tactical system is based on the Seeker... This is their most fatal weakness!"

Hermione said calmly, she couldn't help but recall the analysis and comments written by Elena in the "Secret Book" in her mind.

"Charlie Weasley left such a heavy mark on the team that after losing the core of the Seeker, the Gryffindor team has been in decline in the past few years - which is why Wood is looking forward to Harry so much. , Elena joins.”

"However, once their strongest point is defeated, they will instantly become cats without claws."

Hermione turned her head and looked at Luna with a complicated and expectant look.

"If you, Luna, can fly undisturbed in the sky, then we will have a high probability of winning the game. In terms of probability, we can at least guarantee a winning rate of more than 50% - most of the time, luck will be on your side. our side."

The starting lineups of each Quidditch team have long been announced. In Hermione's opinion, except for Charlie Weasley of the "All-Star Team" who will naturally suppress Luna, no matter whether it is Slytherin's German Raccoon and Gryffindor's Harry obviously couldn't pose a threat to Luna. In comparison, Hufflepuff House was more troublesome.

"You also forgot about Elena, Hermione." Luna said, calmly reminding the head coach.

"Gryffindor has a free agent slot. Except for the batter who is forbidden by Professor Dumbledore, Elena can appear in any position - don't forget, she was the seeker last year. .”

"It doesn't matter," Hermione shook her head and said in a light tone, "At least before the finals, we shouldn't meet Elena in an official match. I guess she won't even play in the first round of the group stage— —I hope she can defeat Hufflepuff or the 'All-Star Team' from the beginning, but based on what I know about her, this possibility is almost zero."

"Okay, let's get down to business...after Halloween, we will start the official competition."

Hermione took out her wand, tapped it lightly on the blackboard, and said with a smile.

"We are very lucky that the opponent we drew this time happened to be the Gryffindor House team."

"Compared to other teams, their offensive power is not strong. If we can block the seeker, which is Harry's point, our possibility of winning is not small. But even if Gryffindor has the lowest offensive intensity, and our defense has to last long enough to create space for Luna to catch the Golden Snitch. The previous training intensity alone is definitely not enough, and at the same time it is mean……"

Hermione's expression gradually turned serious and she waved her wand slightly.

Immediately afterwards, several parchments like curriculums floated up from the table and fell into the hands of each little wizard. They were filled with subsequent training goals, training time, and self-charging tasks outside of training. .

"Don't worry about homework, I've already understood it before..."

Hermione glanced at the players in the classroom whose expressions were frozen for a moment, and whispered softly.

"For now, I should be able to help you with all the courses you are exposed to, whether it is homework or the knowledge content in class... Well, including the second and third grade courses, Qiu, you Do not worry--"

"Since we don't need to analyze and learn new tactics for the time being, the previous discussion sessions have been adjusted to concentrated homework assaults. I will supervise everyone to complete their homework as soon as possible so that they can have more time to go to the court for training."

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