Ravenclaw's Sapphire

After the long holiday of Christmas, the new semester began again.At the very beginning of the semester, the whole school shook slightly because the Gryffindors proudly announced to the other houses that the House of Gryffindors would definitely win the House Cup.They have the best team and the broomsticks are closing in, not to mention they have Harry Potter, one of the best Seekers in all of Hogwarts.

And now their "Son of Miracles" actually possessed a Firebolt!Currently internationally recognized as the broomstick with the best performance, critics even assert that the Firebolt will become the special equipment for the World Cup.

When Wood, captain of the Gryffindor school team, spoke harshly to Flint, the captain of the Slytherin team, he triumphantly told his old rival that their team's victory was within easy reach.In the last semester, Hufflepuff beat Gryffindor. Their captain, Cedric Diggory, was a rare talent. In the next game, Hufflepuff led Hufflepuff to defeat Slytherin. The momentum ended in Ravenclaw, and it was just the outcome. The scores between the four houses were tight, and the gap could almost be reversed in one game.

Due to an accident in the original Gryffindor-Slytherin match, they needed a rematch next term, and now Gryffindor suddenly had a Firebolt!The faces of the silver snakes all contorted, secretly cursing the person who sent the Firebolt.

Draco is the one with the most pressure among them, because in the end the game will be decided by him and Harry. The Nimbus 2001 is indeed a great broom, but in terms of performance alone, the Firebolt is enough to beat it. street.

"Can't your father send you a Firebolt too, Draco? We'll just run after that broom!" He had heard his teammates complain like this countless times, and he knew what they were saying. In private, he was sometimes compared to Harry—Harry was his age, and they both joined the school team in the lower grades.It’s just that Harry used his trophies and achievements to give satisfactory answers to every doubter, and in the hearts of many people (even some of his teammates), he is just a “bribery” and “assistance” from his father. related households.

But what can he refute? After all, those people haven't completely torn their faces, and the team is still peaceful on the surface.In fact, Draco was the most impatient person who couldn't get the grades. He vowed to teach Potter a memorable lesson since he joined the school team, but it was always just empty words. Sometimes he yelled Shouting, but in fact, even myself gave up in my heart.

No matter how much he doesn't like Harry, Harry's talent in Quidditch is something he will never be able to catch up with. He has known this fact since the second grade... No, maybe from the first day of flying class. During one class, he watched Harry, who grew up in a Muggle family, ride a broom and become a sky knight, flying even more skillfully than him, the frustration that the proud Draco would never accept.

"You look like a lagging dog right now, it's so miserable, Draco."

When he came back to his senses, he realized that he had run near Margaret's office without knowing it. Margaret was holding a hot drink and bumped into Draco.

"Meg..."

From the very beginning, the atmosphere between the master and the apprentice was far from warm. Margaret would always beat him with words habitually. Even now that Draco finally gave in to her, it has not changed.This way of dialogue seems to have become her "special" to him.

"Come in and sit down, I'll get you something to drink."

Since Margaret came to Hogwarts to take office, this was the first time that Draco took the initiative to come to her "sphere of influence". He never took the initiative to approach Margaret's office, and simply chose their subjects for this semester. It's also quite far from here.

Margaret's office originally belonged to Mrs. Hokey, because she was only here to take flight lessons for a year, not to teach for a long time, so there was no exclusive office for her.It stands to reason that when you know that the current room does not really belong to you, the average person will not move or change the layout of the office.

But Margaret is not an ordinary person at all, the corners of Draco's mouth twitched as soon as he saw her face, seeing the alliance posters hanging on the wall (the most exaggerated thing is that the people on them are all herself), countless shiny The Quidditch trophies were also polished and placed on the shelf, and on the desk was a statue of a lion cub flaunting its might with its mouth wide open, as if roaring.

And the overall tone of the room has become Margaret's favorite red and gold.If it is said that this is a prize showroom, or the office of the dean of Gryffindor, some people will probably believe it.Not the plain office that belonged to Mrs. Hooch that Draco had visited in the past without any frills.

"How about it, this feels very good. Mrs. Hoch's office was too lacking in personality before, but now it looks like the office of a flying professor." Margaret said proudly, but she didn't want to get Della Cole's approval was purely for show.

She poured him a cup of hot cocoa, also because she liked it.This drink can quickly replenish the physical strength and temperature lost after a long flight in the air, and it can also replenish calories and sugar, making the consciousness more clear.

"What do you want to say?" Margaret asked straight to the point.

"That Firebolt! That damn latest broom!" Draco squeezed his cup, gnashing his teeth, "I could have fought Potter, but now everyone knows I can't win! Take it all Comparing with the Firebolt is simply ridiculous, if this continues, Slytherin will definitely lose...Flint will only let me write to my family every day, hoping that my father can bring me a Firebolt as well ..." But after seeing Margaret's eyes, he said desperately, "Of course I know my father can meet my request, but it will take time! Potter received it during the Christmas holiday. Broom, it will take at least half a month from reservation to official delivery! But those guys can only open their mouths, and they think my father can't do it!"

"Can you beat Potter just by giving you Firebolts?" Margaret sneered. "You should look in the mirror, Draco. It’s also very sad’, but you are actually very lucky, how about hiding the smile on your face? It’s understandable to think that you lost, after all, whether Porter is a strong opponent or not, he is a player with a Firebolt.”

Draco touched his face subconsciously. Of course, he couldn't really show a happy expression, but this kind of reaction has already confirmed that Margaret spoke from the bottom of his heart. "...I didn't, I didn't want to escape!" Draco roared, but he knew that he was actually a little guilty.

"Could it be that you only need a broom with the same performance, and you can desperately regain the victory? Then this is really not a requirement..." Margaret stood up, and put pressure on Draco with a condescending gaze, " But I also have a request, you have to win, win this game for yourself, Draco."

She walked to a locked cabinet, opened it, reached inside with both hands and took out a long strip-shaped object tightly wrapped in cloth: "Let me see that you are not the foil of Harry Potter, but It's Draco Malfoy, Seeker as Slytherin. Let the audience remember your name and cheer you on!"

Draco's heart was beating violently, and he could probably guess what the item was.Taking it tremblingly, the heavy and slender handle was in his hand. Draco explored forward along the long handle, becoming more and more sure of his guess.

He couldn't wait to remove the cloth. The broom in front of him was only five layers new. There were many crumbling marks on the broom handle, which were small, deep, narrow, and shallow, but the streamlined lines of this broom (consistent with the air) mechanics), unique appearance,

They are all exclusive to the Firebolt, but at the top of the Firebolt as the unique mark, this Firebolt does not have its own exclusive serial number.

"Just make do with it, this is my favorite broom."

"It's a Firebolt!" Draco exclaimed, he scanned every part of the broom carefully and greedily, "but it doesn't look like the version we've seen now... Could it be—"

"I know what you want to say, and it's not wrong. This broom was originally sent to me to collect experimental data, but in the end they asked me what reward I wanted, and I said just give it to me " Margaret looked at Draco, "Don't spoil it for me, this is the most unique Firebolt in the world."

"But why... I thought you were more willing to help Gryffindor, which is your house... Is it also because of the so-called 'fairness'?"

"Fair? Maybe, but that's someone else's consideration." Margaret said, "The reason why I'm willing to lend you this broom is because you are my student... even if we don't Even if they are real teachers and students, the time to train together is only one summer vacation, but that is enough, Draco, do you understand what I mean?"

Draco nodded slightly. At this moment, he was not in the mood to think about the fact that the Firebolt in Margaret's hand was not as effective as the improved version in Harry's hand.It's just that there was a moment of strong motivation and a sudden strong self-confidence in the young man's heart because of the ungentle spur.

So what if even a Quidditch genius?As long as he drags him into his field of expertise, even Harry Potter may not be able to win the final victory smoothly.