HP's Foreign Land

one,

Heimdall, who was planning to run away, was stared at by Karkaroff, and after getting away to no avail, he asked Karo to give him a good seat, and then followed Karkaroff to the rostrum.This one-on-one friendly match did not arrange for the principal to speak. After all, it was not a formal competition, but the chairman of the student union still had to say a few words appropriately. Therefore, Chairman Strulusson was pushed to the front of the rostrum, and was surrounded by hundreds of teachers and students. .

When the signal for the two teams to take their positions came, Heimdall's voice sounded over the arena.

"Today we are honored to invite the school team of the Heideggerach School of Witchcraft and Magic to play an informal friendly match with our Durmstrang Academy. You may be confused, why do you suddenly have a Quidditch match? It's a long story , in order to avoid being booed by you who are in a hurry to start the game, and affect my glorious and tall image and Yushu Linfeng's temperament, I will not talk about the specifics..."

Before the words were finished, several sharp boos erupted from the audience, all from the same place, among which Carlo's boos were the loudest.The lower grades looked enviously at the seat of the seventh grade, and probably only the good friends of Mr. Chairman dared to persevere despite the difficulties.

The wizards who were invited to watch the game looked at each other in blank dismay, and were somewhat dumbfounded.The members of the old school team laughed heartily, not caring about the wizards around them staring sideways.

The boos didn't last long, and Heimdall's words followed.

"Thank you Heideggerak for traveling thousands of miles to the icy and snowy Durmstrang Mountains to accept an invitation to a friendly match that was only a verbal agreement. The terrible thing is that I paid for my own travel expenses and there are no prizes. Maybe I can kiss after the game Advisory coach of the Heideggerach school team as a gesture of kindness and gratitude, if the students of Heideggerach don't mind."

The Heideggerach school team, standing at the exit waiting to play, could not help holding on to the broom. Boos came from the audience again, this time much louder than last time.

The coach of the Heideggerach school team, who was already at the coaching bench, said to the seemingly indifferent Victor: "I think I can reluctantly accept the kiss from the student union president of Durmstrang instead of you."

Victor twitched the corners of his mouth, "You are not too young, so let young people handle this kind of matter."

It doesn't seem that he doesn't mind, the coach touched his nose amusedly.

The vice-chairman Jones in the auditorium expressed his feelings in earnest, "Fortunately, I'm just the vice-chairman of the student union, so I don't have to sacrifice so much." At the same time, he thought happily, "Why isn't Beauxbaton the contestant today?" There is a reason to have intimate contact with the other party's student council president for the first time, and before Carlo's eyes, Clemence Arel's slim and graceful figure and a refreshing smile appeared.

Leon and Leon noticed that he was in a trance, and didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that he was immersed in the sea of ​​gossip and brain supplements like every time before.

Chairman Sturluson's voice sounded again, with a strong call sign, "I've been waiting for a long time, why didn't I applaud? I don't want to hear the rumors of 'Durmstrang is arrogant' after today!"

There was thunderous applause immediately in the stadium.

Heimdall in front of the rostrum was smiling, and at that moment he really had the calm demeanor of ruling the world and giving advice.

The visitors, including the old school team, were very curious. Heimdall Strulusson had not expected such appeal among the students of Durmstrang.The hearts of the members of the old school team are particularly complicated, thinking that he was still a romping child back then.

"That's the end of the nonsense, I know you must have been impatient." Heimdall finished teasing himself, and then said: "The following two teams are invited for today's competition, and the first one to appear is the Heideggerck School of Magic. Please everyone A big round of applause to captain and lead batsman Susan Frey!"

A person flew out from the east exit, and Susan Frey entered the arena amidst the cheers of the audience.

"The vice-captain is also a Seeker, Melchior!"

Continuous applause...

After the Heideggerak school team has all entered the field, it will be the turn of the host Durmstrang school team.

In the auditorium, Professor Matviyenko, who was a few seats away from Carlo and the others, applauded enthusiastically and criticized the negative attitudes of the surrounding seventh graders.

A seventh grader defended, "Because there is no novelty, seeing each other at school every day, no matter how great the enthusiasm is, it will be exhausted." There is no mention of the German school team's high ambitions and lack of ambition.

Professor Matviyenko was actually very touched, and smiled as he took the arm of Professor Patrick Lacey next to him—she never met Professor Lacey in school, and everyone knew the reason... Attention, speaking seventh graders Professor Lacey's expression is very subtle, like a snot-flavored multi-flavored bean in his mouth, and also like a stomach upset...

The Durmstrang school team flew around the field again and again, receiving the pilgrimage shouts of the juniors, and the Heideggerak school team lined up with style, hovering over the starting position.If it weren't for the referee of this friendly match who finally couldn't bear to issue a warning, I believe they will make publicity until the sun goes down.

It is worth mentioning that the referee of this friendly match is very unfamiliar to most students of the German school. He has an ordinary appearance, but he pays great attention to his appearance. He has a clean shaved beard, a bald forehead, and only gray hair half of what it used to be.His name is Alexander Nikolaevich Fitin, and he was the head of the Wizarding Sports Department of the Russian Ministry of Magic until he retired three years ago.Fei Jing is a friend of Professor Katenen, and he came to Durmstrang as a referee this time because of Katenen's face.

People in the know, such as the principal, the chairman and vice-chairman of the student union, respect Mr. Fei Jing very much. For those who don't know, such as the members of the two school teams, Fei Jing is just an ordinary old man.Feijing's stern and selfless work attitude made the team captain of the German school feel ashamed, and reluctantly lined up.

Feijing skillfully explained the precautions during the game. His meticulous approach was admirable, but it was equivalent to torture to the school team members who heard similar words and heard calluses on their ears.The Heideggerach school team is quite psychologically strong. They are an away game and have no reserve force to show off their might.The Durmstrang school team also showed great patience, which surprised Heimdall, thinking that perhaps they were not completely hopeless.

The whistle sounded, and the huge scoreboard on the sidelines rang harshly. After the sound disappeared, the score of the two teams turned from blank to zero to zero.

The transfer student Antonio Blanco was in charge of explaining the game. Blanco's voice was full of enthusiasm. Although his voice was not smooth enough to listen to, his emotions were a little weak when he reached the apex, which made his voice even more contagious.

[The referee, Mr. Feijing, opened the kit box, and the Bludger rushed out of the box under the guidance of Mr. Feijing's bat... Oh, it was so thrilling, the Seeker of the Heideggerach school team was almost driven away by the rampage The ball hit the ball, and I didn’t expect that there would be a thrilling scene before the game officially started...] The Durmstrang school team’s undisguised performance of schadenfreude on the field made the Heideggerach school team very unhappy.

Heimdall, who was shuttling through the auditorium, shook his head. This kind of hatred that could have been avoided was too untimely, and now he didn't expect Heideggerak to show mercy.

[The Golden Snitch has been released, and Mr. Fei Jing flew to the center of the two teams with the Bludger in his arms. The audience held their breath and waited for the kick-off moment. Let us wait and see which team the Quaffle will fall into. 】The few seconds that made the heart beat faster were fleeting, and there was deafening applause in the field. Contrary to many people's expectations, the Durmstrang school team got the ball first.

The game officially started.

two,

Heimdall returned to his friends to find Duncan there too.

"Aren't you going to sit with your old classmates?" Heimdall asked.

To be honest, they have a lot of opportunities to meet. Duncan and Victor often keep in touch and go out for drinks from time to time. Compared with Duncan, there are not many opportunities to get along with his comrades in the old school team after graduation.

"Let me talk to you first." Duncan glanced meaningfully to the side.

Heimdall suddenly realized, and threw a sentence to Duncan, "Let's talk to the side." He stood up and walked outside.

Under the puzzled look of their friends, the two came to the edge of the aisle at the top of the auditorium.

"I've already made inquiries." Duncan cut to the chase. "The student body president of Beauxbatons doesn't have a boyfriend at the moment."

Before Heimdall could congratulate Carlo, Duncan said again, "Your intuition is right, Clemence Arel has a crush on the captain of the Beauxbatons school team."

"Actually, she is very obvious. If she is in normal times, Carlo, who has amazing observation skills, will not miss it." Heimdall said helplessly.

"Love makes a fool." Duncan sang literaryly.

"The captain...what's his name? Did he say anything to Ariel?" Heimdall asked.

"Dimon, Ariel publicly expressed his love for him, and he neither responded nor refused." Duncan was extremely shameless towards Dimon's ambiguity.

"That means he doesn't have a crush on Ariel?" Heimdall guessed.

"Dimon has a goal that he can't attack for a long time. He can't achieve it, and he can't let himself give up that goal. On the other hand, he is reluctant to part with Ariel, who is devoted to him," Duncan paused. "Perhaps you're right. He has something for Ariel."

In other words, is Clemence Arel the backup tire that Captain Dimon prepared for himself? !

Heimdall was speechless, what a messed up relationship.

"How do you know so clearly? How long has it been..." Heimdall was shocked by Mr. Orville's efficiency.

"It was revealed by an insider." Duncan shrugged easily.

"People from the Beauxbatons school team?"

"Jeanne."

"Jeanne is here too?!" Heimdall immediately looked towards Beauxbatons.

"She didn't sit there, she came with her boyfriend, at the auditorium of Heideggerach." Duncan pointed in the direction.

"Langer is here too?" Heimdall said in surprise.

"It's just arrived, and I'm a little surprised." Duncan said.

Heimdall thought of a possibility, "Let me guess, Dimon's goal is Jeanne, right?"

In all fairness, in terms of appearance alone, Jeanne did beat Clemence a few blocks, and the men were indeed members of the Appearance Association.

Duncan nodded.

Heimdall laughed, "Jane still has eyes."

Earth-shattering applause sounded from the auditorium behind him. Durmstrang scored a goal, and the score is currently tied at 20.

The two bid farewell in a hurry and returned to their respective seats.

three,

Those who have some experience in the Quidditch spectacle find that today's Heideggerach feels inexplicably weak, the lineup, the opening mode, the defense method, the attack speed... I always feel suffocated, even though I didn't lose a big point, But sticking up and down is worse than losing points.

In comparison, the Durmstrang school team, which is not favored by the seniors, seems to be playing steadily, even if they lose points, they can quickly tie up, and there is no frightening situation of losing points.The performance of the German school team is impressive.

Hearing the whispers from the people around them, the members of the German school's old school team couldn't help curling their lips. A group of laymen, this is not a steady game, but the opponent team has already grasped the rhythm.Otherwise, how could there be such a rhythmic goal as you score 10 and I score 10?It's not that Heideggerak deliberately released water...for what?

"To wear off our school team," said August, who was in the front row of the Durmstrang auditorium.

Disappointed groans immediately sounded from the substitute school team.

"Since they are so powerful, why don't they just open the score?" Little Pepper asked.

"What's the fun in crushing with a big score? It's a perfect victory to use the psychological gap to make the opponent lose their armor and lose their will to fight." August said without thinking.

Such an insidious concept of victory is also the ultimate ideal state pursued by the Durmstrang school team in the past, and now it is copied by other schools to deal with the German school team. August has mixed feelings in his heart—he can imagine this It was Victor's handwriting, and I believe the other members of the old school team are also the same.

The members of the old school team who didn't know anything had basically figured out what was going on now. Facing such a situation on the field, apart from wry smiles, they were more filled with indisputable indignation.The unstoppable situation back then was regarded as a great irony.

August felt very uncomfortable. It was really difficult for him, the former captain of the school team, to accept such a fact.He gritted his teeth, looked at the immature and vigorous little girls beside him, and secretly vowed that he must temper these little girls into steel and iron bones, and regain their original glory, otherwise it would be difficult to dispel the depression in his heart.

A team without talent but thinks that they are number one in the world from the bottom of their hearts. This kind of self-confidence is quite scary.Presumably Durmstrang arranged this friendly match because the German school team could no longer count on it.In an instant, August understood Karkaroff's good intentions and Heimdall's desperation to find another way, and at the same time, it was also the belief that he would die and survive.

Viktor Krum's arrangement catered to this belief, or perhaps there was a tinge of revenge in it.The current German school team is eager to emerge from the blue, and resolutely breaks with the former reputation, but never considers whether its own conditions can control the blind innovation.

"I have a question, let's see who can answer it." August adjusted his mood and entered the coaching state. "Can you see what style of play our school team uses?"

The old school team sitting behind them made trouble with malicious intentions: "Captain, you are deliberately embarrassing the little girl, the question is too vague!"

August turned around, "Do you have any opinions?"

The members of the old school team reflexively remained as silent as a cicada, and when they realized it, they couldn't help but feel angry. They all graduated, and their slavishness hadn't changed.

Beja, the vice-captain of the substitute school team, raised her hand and said, "A pure attack mode that focuses on the Chaser."

August nodded, "You got the answer right." Immediately, he noticed that the little girls on the substitute school team looked disapproving, and said, "Do you think this style of play has no technical content?"

"Isn't it?" the little girls asked blankly.

Isn't this the most simple and rude novice mode?

August said: "In order to ensure that the chaser can get the ball smoothly, players in other positions must cooperate with the attack. The burden on the batsman as a harassment and the goalkeeper as a defensive backing will be greatly increased. Therefore, The pure offensive game formation dominated by the chaser is actually a difficult style of play. During the game, not only the adaptability of the chaser needs to be tested, but the requirements for the goalkeeper are even more extraordinary. In today's professional teams, It's also hard to find a team that can flexibly navigate that style of play."

"But our school team is using it." The little girls were puzzled, and everything seemed to be going well.

Duncan couldn't help but said: "Because the opponent has lowered their combat power and cooperated with our attack."

"Why?" The little girl blurted out.

August warned himself that this is a group of inexperienced little girls, so be patient and don't be impatient. He doesn't want to be a coach and have to appease a group of frightened little girls at the same time.

August said slowly, "I've already explained why."

The little girls thought about it and said "Oh" in unison.

Are they really "oh"?hope so.August consoled himself.

four,

When the score of the two teams reached 90, the situation on the field changed slightly. The audience found that the flight speed of the Durmstrang school team was not as sharp as before, the movements were not as sharp as before, and the attack speed became more and more sluggish. .When Heideggerach's score rose to 100, the students of the German school never ushered in another equalizer. After that, Durmstrang's score hovered at 90 for a long time.

"Heidgerak speeding up the game?" Carlo said.

Heimdall squinted for a while, then shook his head, "It's not that they speeded up, but our speed slowed down."

The slowdown of the German school team was expected, and their impromptu cramming might be able to formulate a fairly thorough layout, but it could not change the reality of poor physical strength.Quidditch is a high-intensity sport that requires a lot of physical exertion. Today's weather in the Durmstrang Mountains is relatively approachable. If there is heavy snow and wind today, the game will still be held as scheduled. At that time, physical weakness will appear faster and more obvious .

No matter what kind of tactic, it needs energetic players to realize it. In other words, if you can't even ride a broom, how can you talk about arranging troops?

"Lack of physical strength is not a problem that cannot be overcome at all. As long as we have sufficient self-awareness and avoid playing styles that may consume a lot of energy, I believe our school team can last longer. If we are lucky and the Golden Snitch appears early, maybe There is still hope of winning the championship," Heimdall said.

"Your statement is unrealistic, luck is beyond our control." Leon shook his head.

"Luck is integral to being successful," Heimdall said. "Our school team, which doesn't understand the importance of overreaching, probably can only rely on luck. So far," Heimdall looked at the scoreboard on the sidelines. In just a few minutes, he was overtaken by another 10 points. "Lady Luck doesn't seem to have any plans to favor her."

A burst of exclamation sounded, and Heimdall quickly stopped gossiping.

In the arena, the Quaffle and the Bludger were thrown at Heideggerack's captain Susan at the same time. Susan did not sit still, she swung the bat to hit the Quaffle, and then hit the Quaffle with an eye-opening performance on the broom Performing a stunt-like upside-down rotation while retreating, he narrowly avoided the humming and vibrating solid iron lump, and then flexibly turned back and sat down amidst another burst of exclamations from the audience, facing aggressively Chase in the direction of the Bludger.

Fang Tana, the captain of Durmstrang's school team, was very annoyed. The two blows just now almost knocked the powerful little girl out of the field.

The Durmstrang school team, impotent in all respects, began to be mean and nasty.

Fives,

"The combination of the sloth rolling on the tree and the continuous backward flight of the golden hook is Krum's special skill. He doesn't hide his secrets, and he even taught it to a girl." Carlo and other three friends were speechless.

I believe that many males present who are interested in Quidditch will beat their chests unwillingly.

"Instead of letting his unique skills become the best from him, it is better to pass them on to the capable younger generation. Victor has never been a narrow-minded person. What about girls, Quidditch has no gender." Heimdall said.

He has high hopes for the little girls who are on the bench for the school team, because it takes a long time to grow up, and he hopes that he can achieve some results before graduation.

Seeing him so confidently supporting the consultant coach of the hostile school, Carlo and the others burst out laughing.

"Our school team is really shameless. We only look for other female players to attack." Before Ryan could finish his sentence, a female Chaser on the Heideggerack team was hit in the back by a 25cm diameter Bludger. , the girl fell with a painful expression on her broom, and fell to the ground amidst the screams of the audience.

【Heideggerack's coach called a timeout, and Mr. Follett, the school doctor, ran over quickly. 】Antonio Blanco’s voice was a little nervous. Under the urging of this tone, the audience couldn’t help standing up and looking around.

The referee in the field did not move, he needed to monitor the rest of the players, this was the helplessness of the informal game, he was the only referee to take care of the overall situation.

"I'll go and have a look." As the president of the student union, Heimdall couldn't pretend he didn't see this happening.

Despite this, no one protested on or off the court, because similar situations are common in Quidditch matches, and the danger of Quidditch is evident.In the game of Quidditch, it has almost no fouls, other than the strictly forbidden use of magical artifacts.

The game will not stop because of one less player, Heideggerak will continue the game with a six-man formation.

six,

When Heimdall arrived at Heideggerack's coaching bench, the school doctor Follett was whining about the dangers of Quidditch, and it seemed that the healers all over the world complained about the sport.

It is said that wizard healing circles have done statistics, and the number of wizards injured by Quidditch every year accounts for one-third of the total number of wizards in the world. On the one hand, wizards are born to pursue excitement; It is also one of the main reasons for the longevity of the Quidditch movement.

The injured female player, Elsa Baquero, was lying on the coach's bench with a pale face at the moment, and there was a bruise on her forehead, which was the scar from being rubbed by the Quaffle the previous time.

"Mr. Follett, how is Miss Bucklow?" Heimdall asked cautiously.

"I can't die!" Mr. Follett didn't look good on Heimdall, the original promoter of this game.

"How long will it take to recover?" Heimdall pretended not to hear the other party's dissatisfaction.

"In such a hurry to send this little girl to her death?" said Follett stiffly. "It won't be better for the time being, it won't be better until the end of the game!"

"It means that life is not in danger, and it is great to be able to recover after the game." Heimdall interpreted the essential meaning.

Heimdall didn't bother to defend himself, and any excuses about Quidditch from the school doctor were futile.

Mr. Follett is always dissatisfied with Heimdall's adjustment ability, so can't he scold himself a few words?Trying to say a few more nice words...no pursuit at all!

Mr. Follett's anger was mostly subsided.

"The bone is not broken, so it will recover soon." Mr. Follett stood up and directed Heimdall, "Help me move the person to the school hospital."

Heimdall called out the house-elf, and Mr. Follett's face stinks even more.

In-field play resumed at the same time Heimdall arrived at Heideggerack's dugout.

Heideggerak, who was kicked out of a player, abandoned the gradual scoring model. They erected their sharp blades and chose to go straight. They accelerated the pitching progress of the chasers and strengthened the hitters. The Durmstrang school team, which hadn't woken up from the gloating state, was caught off guard.

There was a sudden chaos in the arena.

The Heideggerach school team was at full strength, 120, 130, 140, 150... The sideline scores were constantly refreshed, and the game became a pitching performance for the Heideggerach school team.

Under the tacit cooperation of the Heideggerach batsmen, the two bludgers were always lingering in front of Durmstrang's goal. Pay attention to the movement of the Bludger to prevent being hit - all kinds of physical and mental exhaustion, the little face that was relatively rosy at the beginning of the game is now pale.

The frustrating pitching performance was stopped when Heideggerach made the score to 230. The Durmstrang school team cheered up. Although they didn't understand why, they decided to seize the opportunity to get back the score. Unfortunately, Heideggerak Frustrating their hopes, Heideggerach's defense overwhelmed Durmstrang's little attacking momentum time and time again.

"Heideggerak is really ruthless." The old school team sighed with ugly faces.

They think that they can sit safely and soundly until now, and their psychological quality is excellent, and they will definitely be suffocated if they are a little bit glassy.

The little girls who were substituting for the school team knew that the current situation was not good, but they still bit the bullet and asked the coach where the opponent was.

August's mood is relatively calm, such a scene has been expected before.

Facing the curiosity of the little girls, August said, "What's the current score in our school?"

"90."

"How many points for catching the Golden Snitch?"

"150."

"What is 150 plus 90?"

"240."

"Don't you understand?"

The little girls were still at a loss, Pepper and Beja figured it out, and Beja said, "If our school team catches the Golden Snitch, we can turn defeat into victory."

This is the last and biggest piece of cake Heideggerak left to Durmstrang, like a carrot tied in front of a donkey, seducing Durmstrang to grit his teeth and launch the final struggle.

In fact, there are some risks in Heideggerak's move. Only the Seeker can catch the Golden Snitch, and Durmstrang's Seeker is the one who consumes the least energy in the whole team so far.If he fights hard and adds a bit of luck, he might turn the impossible into the possible and win the final victory.

Heideggerak left such an opportunity, but as a seeker, Melchior couldn't let it go. The Golden Snitch appeared when Durmstrang persistently launched the 230th attack after the opponent's 27 points. .

It first appeared on Durmstrang's side--the sympathetic Lady Luck stretched out her little hand, and the face of Durmstrang's Seeker was ecstatic.Obeying the advice of consultant coach Victor, Melchior, who had been quietly watching the opponent's seeker's movements, caught an unusual picture, felt a little bit in his heart, and rushed over without the slightest hesitation.

The performance of the Seeker provided an important signal to the audience on the sidelines, and the screams and shouts on the sidelines continued one after another, and everyone knew that the last fight had come.

Durmstrang's seeker skills are not bad, on the contrary, his flying skills can be ranked in the top ten in the European school team, perhaps due to Durmstrang's emphasis on the position of the seeker from ancient times to the present Tradition.Besides, with a role model like Victor Krum in front, Durmstrang's successors of Seekers are embarrassed by their poor skills.

The current one reached out to grab the Snitch for the first time by virtue of his sharp flying in the air before Melgiore did something bad. However, the god of chance was more cunning than the goddess of luck. slipped out.The German Seeker yelled in annoyance.

Melgiore of Heideggrac didn't give him a second chance to try, overtook him with the greatest speed, and launched an attack on the golden snitch. The god of chance continued to play naughty tricks, and Melgiore also fought Victory was missed.

The two Seekers are neck and neck in the air, while constantly pursuing the Snitch, they never forget to curse each other for failure, failure and failure...

They flew above Heideggerak's coaching bench, and the consultant coach Victor conveyed his trust and encouragement to him intently, while the coach yelled, "It's up to you!"

Melchior plucked up his courage and planned to try again.

He tricked Durmstrang's Seeker into thinking he was going to run into him by feinting, and the German School's Seeker believed it was real and scrambled away. At the same time as the Golden Snitch, Captain Susan Ford screamed hoarsely, "Elsa said she loved you before she passed out!"

Melgiore's heartbeat accelerated for a while, and with the surge of adrenaline, he was about ten meters away from the ground and suddenly jumped up desperately and rushed towards the golden snitch...

The audience all stood up with their eyes wide open.

The school doctor Follett on the sidelines roared angrily, and rushed towards Melchior who was lying motionless on the ground with his wand raised.

"Young man, are you okay?" Mr. Follett squatted down to check the situation, while trying to talk to the other party, to see if he was still conscious.

Melchior struggled a bit, and said sullenly, "Can you help me?"

One minute later, with the help of the school doctor Follett, who was full of disapproval, Melchior smiled triumphantly, supported by the arm of the school doctor Follett, and raised his right hand high.With palms spread out, the Golden Snitch slowly stretching its small wings appeared in front of everyone.

The audience burst into warm applause, and with the confirmation of the referee, the final whistle sounded.

Mr. Fiting announced loudly, "Hideggerack wins!"