Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 844 Wonderful game

  After the mascots of both sides appeared on the stage, it was the turn of the Quidditch players from both sides to enter the field.

Ludo Bagman was shouting the names of every Quidditch player at the top of his voice, until Viktor Krum appeared on the stage, the atmosphere on the court was finally completely detonated, and countless spectators were cheering for him. Krum cheered.

   "Is this guy Viktor Krum?"

Albert used the panoramic binoculars to observe the young Seeker floating above the court on a broom with great interest. He was a tall, thin man with thick eyebrows, big eyes, hooked nose, and sallow skin. He was not particularly handsome. At least it doesn't match up with the little boy.

  Accompanied by the referee blowing a sharp whistle—the game has officially begun.

The speed of the broomsticks of both sides was very fast, and the ghost ball was passed quickly in the chaser's hand from the very beginning. Even Albert had to admit that compared with the wonderful game in front of him, the Hogwarts Quidditch match was nothing short of amazing. It's like a child's play.

However, Albert cared more about the panoramic binoculars in his hand than the wonderful game. He found other uses of this gadget. Just turn the slow speed **** on the right to slow down the speed in the field of view. It is simply a black technology .

  In Albert's memory, there is no magic that can achieve this effect.

What's even more amazing is that as long as you press the game analysis button on the top again, and then point the camera at the chasing players who are attacking, purple words like "Eagle Head Attack Formation" will appear on the camera. For a while, Te couldn't figure out what the reason for this was.

  However, the magic world with such advanced technology is extremely backward in some aspects, especially the communicator that appeared at the International Alchemy Conference last time.

   If he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, Albert could hardly have imagined that wizards don't have this technology and still use owls to communicate by letter.

  I can only say that it is truly a world of novels.

  Perhaps, trying to use common sense to explain magic is a stupid thing.

   Albert put down the panoramic binoculars and glanced at Nia beside him. The girl is staring intently at the game with binoculars in both hands. She doesn't like to yell like other spectators, but it's not difficult for Albert to see that she is extremely excited. The novel rules of Quidditch games bring different visual enjoyment to Nia.

  The game fell into a fever at the beginning, and the scores of the two sides were not widened. However, as long as the wizards who have studied Quidditch a little bit, it is not difficult to see that the Bulgarian team has a vague tendency to be suppressed by the American team.

   It was not until 20 minutes after the start of the game that the Bulgarian team finally scored for the first time, and the veela danced directly to celebrate the first goal.

At the moment when the dance music sounded, Albert felt his mind was blank, filled with a kind of extreme joy, somewhat similar to the feeling of being under the Imperius Curse, he shook his head, and immediately broke free from the Feel.

   Of course, this may have something to do with the veela stopping dancing.

   Fortunately, he didn't make any outrageous actions.

   Albert couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. In order to hide his emotions, he grabbed some popcorn and chewed it slowly in his mouth.

   "I really don't understand, don't your hands feel sore while holding up the binoculars?" Albert couldn't help complaining in his heart.

  The game has lasted for more than half an hour, and Bulgaria has always been at a disadvantage in points, lagging behind the US team with a score of 50:20.

  Actually, Albert was even more curious about how such a game lasted for three months. Even if it lasted for two days, it felt incredible.

   Perhaps, they will stop and rest, and continue the game the next night?

   Albert eventually blamed it on the world of magic is always full of all kinds of unscientific stuff.

   Except for the Seeker, the other players of the Bulgarian team were a bit stretched. It has to be said that this team was able to reach the finals, mostly due to the credit of Viktor Krum.

Gianni of the American team is obviously not Krum's opponent. She has been deflected by Krum for the third time. When people saw Krum speeding up and diving, they thought he saw the Snitch, but that was just Krum wants to use this to contain the opponent's actions.

  Gianni was lucky, and finally stopped the momentum to prevent himself from hitting the ground. When she saw Krum climbing up, she realized that she was almost deceived by the other party just now.

   That is Klum's usual "Lonski feint".

  So, Jenny stopped staring at Krum, but tried to find the whereabouts of the Snitch by herself.

   "I feel that the American team is going to win." Nia put down her binoculars and rubbed her wrists. Her wrists were sore from watching the game with binoculars.

  "Before the Golden Snitch is caught, or the scores of the two sides have widened enough, it is best not to easily judge the outcome of the game."

"is that so?"

   "Yes." Albert asked gently, "How do you feel about the Quidditch World Cup?"

   "It's very interesting and exciting." Nia said excitedly. "However, can the Bulgarian team really come back? Now, the gap between the two sides has widened to 70 points, and the points will only get bigger and bigger!"

"Opening the gap of 70 points is actually the same as opening the gap of 140 points. Only by opening the gap of 160 points can we truly win. Because catching the Golden Snitch can score 150 points in one go, as long as the Bulgarian team If Klum catches the Snitch before then, he can easily turn defeat into victory," Albert explained.

As the opponent of the Bulgarian team, the US team must have studied the weaknesses of the Bulgarian team. As long as Krum is restricted and the gap is wide enough, even if Klum can really catch the Snitch, the Bulgarian team will eventually lose. Contest.

  So, Team USA specifically targets Krum to keep him from focusing on the Snitch hunt. However, such a tactic is not easy to implement.

At this moment, there was another burst of cheers on the field. The US team scored again. They were pressing the Bulgarian team a little bit. The US team's tactics were actually quite successful until...the referee blew the whistle to stop the game After that, the game began to become unscrupulous.

  Although there were no batters from both sides attacking each other with sticks, the referee blew his whistle more frequently.

   "Did the Bulgarian team do it on purpose?" Nia looked at the suspended game and asked in confusion.

"The Bulgarian team just wants to use reasonable fouls to break the opponent's suppression." Isobel, who had been silent since just now, answered her, "It is the Bulgarian team that disrupts the opponent's rhythm and ensures that Klum can break free from the opponent's suppression." The key to winning."

"The Bulgarian team has always relied on the seekers to catch the Golden Snitch to win the game. Their other players are relatively average, so they must adopt such a tactic, especially in this situation." Albert can understand, After all, the tactical core of the Bulgarian team revolves around Krum.

"As long as you don't get sent off, in order to win the game, it is tacit to do certain things, because the winner should not be blamed. I remember someone in school used to grab someone else's broom from behind." Speaking of this matter Albert couldn't help but look at someone, and the guy who did this kind of thing was right in front of them.

   "Look, Krum is going to catch the Snitch." Katrina shouted, reminding the three guys who were chatting.

  The spectators were screaming and cheering for their Seekers. There were waves of red and green on the court, and countless pairs of eyes were staring straight at the two figures that were diving downward.

  Bulgaria's Krum is chasing after the US team's Gianni, speeding up and diving, like an athlete who jumped out of a plane without a parachute.

   "They're going to fall to the ground!" Nia screamed in horror.

  At the last moment, Jenny slowed down, because the Snitch was too close to the ground, and she was not sure that she would be able to dive and catch the Snitch under such circumstances without hitting her head on the ground.

  However, Krum, who swooped together with her, showed no intention of slowing down, and quickly overtook Jenny.

   With a bang, Krum fell heavily to the ground.

  Everyone thought that Krum would pull up the broom at the last moment, but the scene in front of them was simply beyond their imagination.

   Could it be that Krum's Ronsky fake made a mistake?

   "Is he dead?" Nia looked away in horror and leaned her head in Albert's arms.

   "Don't worry, he shouldn't be dead. A wizard's life is very tough." Albert comforted Nia softly. In fact, this is what he has always wanted to complain about. When he swooped down from a high altitude and hit the ground with his head, he didn't break his neck, but just crooked his nose. It's incredible.

Perhaps, the protective gear on the athletes has been cast with a shock-absorbing spell to relieve the pressure of the impact. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain that Krum's nose was just broken. He doesn't believe that the hooked nose has the ability to absorb impact. special effects.

With the help of the doctor, Krum soon came to his senses. This talented seeker who was admired by countless people raised his right hand with difficulty. The golden light from inside.

   "My God, Krum caught the Snitch, he caught the Snitch," Bagman yelled, "Bulgaria won!"

  The final score flashed on the scoreboard, USA: 90, Bulgaria: 170.

  The atmosphere at the scene suddenly stagnated, and the voices of the audience became louder and louder, and finally burst into countless shouts of joy.

   According to the usual practice, the Bulgarian team rode a broom around the field, but it is not difficult for everyone to see that Krum's situation is not very good.

  After the game, Albert did not leave in a hurry, but continued to sit with Nia eating popcorn and chatting about what happened just now.

   "Aren't you leaving?" Lumiana asked Albert, who was still sitting there eating.

   "No hurry, let the others go first." Albert didn't want to squeeze the stairs with others, especially among them were many fanatical fans who had lost money.

   "Then let's go first!" Lumiana followed her grandfather and left.

   "Why did Krum fall to the ground at the end."

  Katrina is actually very curious about this, but she doesn't know much about Quidditch, and Albert, who has been a Seeker, obviously has a better say.

   "Probably the Snitch was too close to the ground, and he only had one chance, so he didn't slow down." Albert speculated.

   "Is that guy named Krum really not afraid of breaking his own neck?" Nia muttered in a low voice, "The Quidditch game is so dangerous. An ordinary person will surely die if he falls from such a height."

   "Actually, I'm also curious as to why Krum didn't break his neck. I think there should be some protective measures." Albert speculated.

   "Don't you know?" Katrina asked suspiciously, "I remember you used to be a Seeker too!"

   "Before?" Nia blinked curiously and asked, "Why did you give up?"

"Well, Quidditch training is too troublesome. I have a lot of things to do all day long, and Gryffindor has a good Seeker, so I gave up." Albert shrugged and motioned for them can go.

  While going down the stairs, the four met many distraught fans of the US team, who hadn't recovered from the blow. However, what surprised Albert the most was that many fans of the US team believed that the Bulgarian veela was the main reason for their loss, and there were even some unpleasant quarrels because of this.

   "A lot of fans can do anything with a hot brain," Albert pulled Nia away from the chaos over there, and staff from the Ministry of Magic had already stopped it.

   "I thought they'd be more sensible?" Katrina muttered under her breath.

"They live too depressedly in the American magic world. After going abroad, they naturally have to vent a bit, especially when they just lost a large sum of money, and they are feeling aggrieved." Albert curled his lips, and it is not difficult to guess what happened the cause of the conflict.

   Reason has never been compatible with the United States.

   Free America, shooting every day is not a joke.

  Albert never doubted that every few days wizards would be imprisoned in the US Ministry of Magic prison.

  By the time the four left the gymnasium and returned to the camp, it was already an hour later.

   "Four cups of hot chocolate," Albert said to the house-elf, before plopping down on a chair.

  If it wasn't for Nia, they probably would have just Apparated back.

  The camp was too noisy, the tents were not soundproof at all, and everyone outside was celebrating the victory of the Bulgarian team.

"Some people don't seem to be going to sleep anymore!" Katrina murmured softly listening to the commotion outside, "Poor Catherine, she must be very disappointed, the US team actually has a high probability of winning, if their If the Seeker can be brave."

   "She was right to give up. It wouldn't be worthwhile if she broke her neck." Albert didn't think there was anything wrong with Jenny slowing down. Krum's move was very risky, and he almost fell to his death with luck.

  The house-elf brought four cups of hot chocolate with milk.

   "After drinking, go back and rest. If anyone can't sleep, I have medicine here to ensure a good night's sleep."

   "Forget it, we don't need that kind of thing." Katrina took a sip of hot chocolate and returned to her room.

   "Thank you, I had a great time today." After Nia stepped forward to give Albert a hug, she also took a cup of hot chocolate and went back to rest.

   "Let's go back and rest too." Albert said to Isobel.

   "I remember you said that something would happen to the World Cup?" Isobel asked suddenly.

   "Well, after the game, the Death Eaters should have caused trouble. However, we packed up our things and left immediately after watching the finals, so we should be able to avoid possible dangers." Albert already had a solution.

   Happy Mid-Autumn Festival

  (end of this chapter)