hogwarts blast

On Saturday morning, the Quidditch pitch was already packed with spectators.

As the only large-scale sports competition in the wizarding world that lacks entertainment methods, Quidditch's popularity cannot be underestimated.

Even if most of the students present had no Quidditch talent and were as crooked as if they had drunk fake wine when riding a broomstick, it would not prevent them from signing up to join in the fun.

Especially Hufflepuff, when their team suddenly emerged, the enthusiasm of these little badgers for Quidditch was suddenly ignited.

At least half of the people gathered on the Quidditch pitch were students from their Badger House.

Gryffindor and Hufflepuff each occupied one end of the Quidditch pitch.

On Hufflepuff's side, three desks were placed directly under the goal posts.

The two captains, the captain and the deputy captain, plus a team doctor named Xiao Tienuo who volunteered to help, were sitting behind the desk, constantly recording the names of those who had signed up.

Soon, there were more than fifty names on the parchment.

This is an extremely rare number.

Although the total number of people in Badger House is the largest among the four houses of Hogwarts, compared with Snake, which has the smallest population, the number of people in Badger House is almost twice that of Snake House.

But considering the total number of people in Hogwarts, the total number of students in the seven grades of Badger House is just over 200.

Coupled with the little badgers' enthusiasm for Quidditch...

Well, they are mainly more passionate about watching games, but less interested in playing in person.

After all, the team is too weak and they will lose no matter how hard they play.

Therefore, in previous years, there were usually no more than ten people participating in Quidditch trials.

They were able to participate in the Quidditch trials so enthusiastically this year because Kyle and Cedric, with their thick legs, could lead these novices to victory.

The Quidditch seasons of the first two school years have proven that as long as Kyle and Cedric are there, you can win with five or two in the other five positions.

What are you waiting for?

Coupled with the fact that the two are recipients of the Second Class Order of Merlin, they will be able to brag to future generations when they have children——

I once scored a thousand points on Quidditch with the youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin Level 2 in history.

A combination of factors has resulted in such a fanatical registration situation.

After roughly dividing the noisy crowd of more than fifty people into five groups, Cedric asked the other three official players remaining in the team to take them to participate in the selection test.

He and Kyle walked to the stands, preparing to observe the performance of these people before deciding whether to recruit them into the team.

The selection test is not that complicated.

It is different from the usual Quidditch pitch. In addition to the original six goals at both ends, there are dozens of large iron rings suspended in the sky above the Quidditch pitch, forming a track.

As long as these applicants can ride a broom and complete three laps on this track, they will be considered to have completed the test.

Whether they can be recruited into the team in the end depends on how long it takes them to complete the flight.

Standing on the auditorium, leaning against the railing, Cedric blew his whistle.

The ten people in the first group flew up crookedly, and one even hit hard on the first hoop when he passed through it, and fell off his broom in an instant.

Kyle looked at it and shook his head.

He stretched out his hand and threw a shock-absorbing spell, catching the unlucky guy who was about to break his leg.

With this level of flying, it’s better to go back to the castle as soon as possible to wash up and sleep.

The Quidditch talents of the second group of applicants were still mediocre, but Kyle and Cedric watched intently.

"Tsk, tsk, this broom is really vicious."

Cedric put down the telescope in his hand and glanced around. Only when he found that Zhang Qiu was not around did he dare to speak: "Indeed."

The telescope in Kyle's hand never left the girl in the distance for a moment.

A beautiful face and a hot body...

When I start playing Quidditch in the future, it will definitely be a big deal.

Just thinking about that possible scene made Kyle feel dizzy.

"I've decided! I'm going to recruit her into the team! Let her be my batting partner!"

Anyway, if you put two pigs in the two vacant positions, you can still win, so you can't just recruit whoever you want?

"Who do you want to recruit into the team?" A cold voice sounded behind Kyle's ear.

Kyle almost broke out in a cold sweat at the sound.

He turned around sharply.

"Oh, it's Hermione." Kyle hid the telescope behind his back with some guilt, "Why are you here? Shouldn't you be watching the Gryffindor selection?"

"There are few people who have signed up there, and the selection is almost over."

After answering casually, Hermione narrowed her eyes and scanned the sky, looking back and forth at the second group of Hufflepuff members participating in the selection.

Out of a girl’s natural sixth sense, the little beaver quickly locked onto one of the big waves.

Kyle handed the telescope to the little beaver and said seriously:

"Have you seen Mr. Newt's grandson Rolf Scamander? He's a pretty good flyer."

"If you train him well, he might be able to replace me and become Hufflepuff's ace beater in the future."

Little Beaver glanced at Kyle suspiciously. She could guarantee that the big pig's hoof in front of her was definitely not Rolf just now.

Turning his back, Kyle wiped the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead.

Alas, I finally got over it.

…

It was already an hour and a half after all five groups had finished the test, the scores were tallied, and the top five applicants were selected.

Kyle, who had been watching the novices pecking each other for a long time in the audience, stretched out his body and walked calmly to the Quidditch pitch below.

"Congratulations on being shortlisted." Cedric smiled and said to the people lined up in front of him.

Mr. Newt's grandson Rolf is also on the team. He was ranked fifth in this selection and almost stepped on the line to become a substitute member of the Hufflepuff team.

Obviously, Rolf did not inherit his grandfather Newt's Quidditch talent.

Back then, Mr. Newt was a good player in Quidditch. He was once Hufflepuff's chaser, and he also won the Quidditch Cup with his teammates.

His talent is not only compared to Kyle, a cheater, but at least it is on the same level as the twin stars of Gryffindor.

Unfortunately, Mr. Newt's class can be said to be the last glory of the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.

Since then, Hufflepuff's Quidditch team has continued to suffer.

On average, it takes about fifteen years for Hufflepuff House to win the Quidditch Cup.

In the history of more than 80 years, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw, two weak teams next door, may have won less than one-third of Slytherin's championships, or five of Gryffindor's.

Two-thirds.

It's really a bit of a pick-me-up.