harry potter book of crimes

"...It's Ginny Weasley! Ginny Weasley, the goalkeeper of Gryffindor, caught the shot from the right ring at a tricky angle! It's Ginny Weasley, the beauty of the Gryffindor team!"

"Look, that's not bad! She hit a low toss to Demelza Robbins! Robbins had a nice fly -- remember? He was the captain of the team who just quit the team, Harry.

The talents Porter discovered were just bench substitutes a year ago!"

"It's such a pity to say... Even though Potter said he should focus on studying, I still think he is the most handsome man on the Quidditch pitch! I heard that he took a leave of absence recently, I hope... Oh, wait!

It was a fake rush! Robins used a non-standard underarm pass to allow Dean Thomas to break through the interception of Ravenclaw captain Qiu Zhang!"

"No! We have to wait! Thomas failed to break through - as expected of Qiu, who has both skill and beauty! No one expected her big return move! Not only did she avoid the Bludger that came towards her,

He even more accurately snatched the Quaffle back from Thomas' hand!"

"Ravenclaw, start the attack!"

On the Quidditch pitch, the passion in the hearts of the little wizards is being constantly stirred up by the commentators.

Although this year's new commentator sometimes likes to talk about players' personal lives, her technical commentary is not bad at all, constantly heating up the atmosphere of the entire stadium.

And, there is no doubt that this Quidditch duel between the lion and the eagle was evenly matched and quite exciting.

Of course, to a certain extent, the actions of the seekers on both sides have nothing to do with the offensive and defensive battles of other players. Hermione and Luna are chasing each other higher in the air, spinning up and down the field in order to find the golden

Traces of the Snitch.

Yes, in addition to having to pay attention to whether the opponent's batter will hit the Bludger towards them from time to time, their task is more about competing with each other.

The wind whistled in Hermione and Luna's ears.

"Hula--hula--"

Accompanied by two consecutive blasts of air, Hermione and Luna flew past the stands above the faculty bench. Then Maka saw that Hermione, who was flying at the front, suddenly turned around and headed towards

Climb higher and higher.

Did she discover where the snitch was first?

No, it wasn't - the Golden Snitch was flying at an extremely high speed in an unknown location, and Hermione didn't really see the small golden figure.

This is a textbook example of the Bagada Spin Climb. It was originally a technical move used by a chaser to escape pursuit, but Hermione flexibly used it in the seeker's feinting tactics.

It was her beautiful spiral climb that attracted the attention of most of the audience, and many Gryffindor wizards subconsciously shouted.

However, Luna's reaction was not slow.

She had been chasing behind Hermione. Although she was knocked away by the opponent's action for a while, she soon pulled up her broomstick, drew an arc and accelerated to follow.

But to be honest...

"Why doesn't it look like Luna's style?"

Maka, like other spectators, raised his neck and looked high into the sky, watching Luna draw a simple and clear arc in the sky. But at this time, in his heart, he actually felt a little confused.

In fact, compared to Hermione, who uses various technical skills from time to time, Luna's flying is really a bit too plain - does this have nothing in common with her usual wild and unconstrained thinking?

But, to be honest...even Maka still hasn't really understood what kind of girl Luna Lovegood is.

"call--"

But Luna was seen turning over, adjusting her orientation in an arc, and then quickly returned to a position that was almost in line with Hermione's flight path. Then, she was seen staring at Hermione as before.

The tail of Min's broom shot straight after him.

It was true that Hermione's turning and climbing action was more advantageous at first. Although she lost some speed, she could turn around faster and throw off the pursuer.

However, her move was a fake move after all, rather than actually discovering the trace of the Golden Snitch. It won't take long before Luna, who turned in a large arc, will catch up again, and may even be caught in one fell swoop.

Go ahead.

Because the steering method chosen by Luna will only reduce a small part of the flight speed.

Sure enough, after only six or seven seconds, Hermione felt someone following her behind her again, and he was still getting closer.

Oh! They were not riding Firebolts - within ten seconds, their broomsticks could not reach the limit of flying speed.

Because of this, Luna, who reached the top speed earlier, would overtake her in one fell swoop!

For a qualified seeker, the entire opening stage of the game is basically a race and entanglement with the opponent's seeker.

Although even if you don't care about your opponent, they may not find the snitch before you do, but the more professional a player is, the less likely they will allow themselves to rely on luck to pursue victory.

That’s 150 points!

Therefore, the seekers of the two teams have been "sticky" together from beginning to end. This is the norm on the field.

However, because of this, the seeker entering the chase will strive to be the leader and gain a wider field of vision than the opponent.

And this will often make it possible to find the location of the golden snitch one step ahead.

When she felt that Luna was about to surpass her and win the right to fly, Hermione decisively made another big change. Since she had done it the first time, there was only one way to go.

Pivoting again, climbing up, and then turning down again, three movements in a row. The timing of each movement was extremely precise, showing the results of Hermione's hard practice over this period of time.

But Luna is also extremely fast.

After noticing that Hermione's second movement was to climb again, she climbed with her; when she saw that Hermione turned around again and changed to a dive, she also descended together.

As the two of them passed each other, they glanced at each other - at that moment, they both saw the other party's lips pursed without letting up.

That's right, not only Hermione, who was always meticulous in her work, but also Luna, who was always in a daze, also showed rare determination.

Then, Luna, who was almost able to surpass Hermione, was pulled away again.

However, Hermione's lead will eventually be caught up by Luna again, and at that time, she will be in the dilemma of having to change direction again. And every turn will force Hermione to reduce her speed.

In this way, Luna will surpass her sooner or later.

Therefore, during this racing stage, either Hermione was the first to discover the Snitch, or she could only watch Luna pass by her.

The right to fly can greatly increase the chance of discovering the snitch before the opponent - Hermione doesn't want to lose it just yet!

You know, there are actually not many games where the Snitch can be caught in a short period of time, and the record for the longest game in Quidditch history even lasted more than three months.

Of course, the Hogwarts Quidditch Cup is only a student event. If it takes so long to play a game, do you still want to go to school?

But even if the Quidditch Cup match has a time limit, including breaks during the period, it can last for a whole day at most!

"...Although it sounds a bit cunning, I at least have an advantage in this competition."

Hermione dived at high speed while secretly thinking about countermeasures in her heart. Even if the actual situation was actually disadvantageous to her, after all, Luna's simple flying method was actually more conducive to a protracted battle, she was still very calm.

"And my advantage is...Luna never makes fake moves!"

The two of them would come to the field to practice together almost every night, and not to mention whether Luna learned some of Hermione's habits from it, at least Hermione had carefully observed Luna's flying.

One of the big things Hermione observed was the straightforward flying style caused by Luna's innocent character.

As a seeker, Luna's flying skills are simple and effective, which is undoubtedly an advantage. But if you look at it from another angle, the advantage may also become a flaw.

At this moment, Hermione seemed to have found the location of the Golden Snitch first. She was seen staring closely at the neat lawn under the stadium, and she suddenly adjusted her direction while diving.

"Is this... Wronsky's fake move?"

Among the young wizards who had gone to see the Quidditch World Cup three years ago, some began to realize Hermione's thoughts - they still remembered that Krum of Durmstrang was the star of the Bulgarian team at that time.

This difficult technical move was used to trick the Irish team's seeker into falling to the ground at high speed.

Is it possible that Hermione also wants to do that again?

"This is too dangerous!"

In just ten seconds, a student couldn't help shouting. And the danger he mentioned didn't just refer to Luna, because this action was very difficult, so even the person who performed it was likely to

Kissing the ground at an amazing speed.

However, it seems that everyone is worried in vain.

Just when Hermione was about to hit the lawn in about five seconds, she didn't know whether she was scared or something, but she suddenly pulled the broom handle and flew horizontally towards the other end of the field.

"Sure enough, it still doesn't work," Hermione murmured in her mind as she flew. "Even if I have to win this fight, it is quite normal to use fake moves in the game... But this is too much for Luna.

It’s not fair.”

While Hermione was thinking this for a few seconds, Luna behind her finally seized the opportunity and rushed past Hermione who needed to speed up again with the roar of the wind.

"...Huh? Why didn't you finish that action just now?"

Hermione didn't hear Luna murmured in confusion as it passed over her. (To be continued)