Study Days at Hogwarts

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

Ludo Bagman was shouting the names of every Quidditch player at the top of his lungs. Until Viktor Krum came on the stage, the atmosphere on the court was finally completely detonated, and countless spectators were cheering. Krum cheered.

"Is this guy Viktor Krum?"

Albert used the panoramic telescope to observe with great interest the young seeker who was riding a broom and hovering over the court. He was a tall and thin man with thick eyebrows, big eyes, a hooked nose, and sallow skin. He was not particularly handsome. At least he can't get along with the pretty boy.

With the referee blowing a sharp whistle - the game officially started.

The broomsticks of both sides were very fast, and the ghost ball was quickly passed in the hands of the chaser from the beginning. Even Albert had to admit that compared to the wonderful game in front of him, the Quidditch game at Hogwarts was simply Like a child playing.

However, compared to the exciting competition, Albert cared more about the panoramic telescope in his hand. He discovered other uses for this thing. Just turn the slow knob 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 at the top and then point the camera at the attacking chasers, purple text such as "Eagle Head Offensive Formation" will appear on the camera. Even Albert I couldn't figure out what exactly this was for a while.

However, the magical world with such advanced technology is extremely lagging behind in some aspects, especially the last communication device that appeared at the International Alchemy Congress.

If he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, Albert would simply not have been able to imagine that wizards didn't have this technology and were still using owls to communicate by letter.

All I can say is that it truly deserves to be a world of novels.

Perhaps it would be foolish to try to explain magic using common sense.

Albert put down the panoramic telescope and glanced at Nia beside him. The girl is holding binoculars with both hands and staring at the game intently. She didn't like shouting as much as other spectators, but it was not difficult for Albert to see that she was extremely excited, and the novel rules of Quidditch brought Nia a different visual enjoyment.

The game became intense at the beginning, and the score gap between the two sides was not widened. However, as long as a wizard who has 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 Veelas even danced to celebrate the first goal.

The moment the dance music sounded, Albert felt that his mind went 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 got rid of that feeling. Feel.

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

Fortunately, I didn't do anything extraordinary.

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

"I really don't understand. Aren't your hands sore from holding up the telescope all the time?" 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 terms of scores, trailing the American team by a score of 50:20.

In fact, Albert was more curious about how such a competition could last three months. Even if it lasted for two days, it would be incredible.

Perhaps they would stop and rest before continuing the game the next night?

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

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

Jenny of the American team was obviously no match for Klum. She had been led astray by Klum for the third time. When people saw Klum speeding up and diving, they thought he saw the Golden Snitch. However, that was just Krum wanted to use this to contain his opponent's actions.

Jenny was lucky enough to stop the momentum and avoid hitting the ground. When she saw Klum climbing up, she realized that she had almost been deceived by him.

That's Klum's usual "Wronsky fake."

As a result, Jenny stopped staring at Klum, and instead worked hard to find the whereabouts of the Golden Snitch.

"I feel like 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.

"It's best not to easily determine the outcome of the game before catching the Golden Snitch or opening up a sufficient gap in scores between the two sides."

"is that so?"

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

"It's fun and exciting." Nia said excitedly. "However, can the Bulgarian team really make a comeback? Now, the two sides have opened a 70-point gap, and the score will only get wider!"

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

As the opponent of the Bulgarian team, the American team must have studied the weaknesses of the Bulgarian team. As long as Krum is restrained and a sufficient gap in points is opened, even if Krum can really catch the Golden Snitch, the Bulgarian team will eventually lose. Contest.

Therefore, the American team specifically targeted Klum to prevent him from focusing on searching for the Golden Snitch. However, such tactics are not easy to execute.

At this moment, cheers erupted again on the court. The American team scored again. They were pressing the Bulgarian team little by little. The American team's tactics were actually quite successful until...a certain time the referee blew the whistle for a timeout. After the game, it became all-or-nothing.

Although there are no instances of batsmen from both sides attacking each other with sticks, the frequency of umpires' whistles has obviously increased.

"Did the Bulgarian team do this 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 pressure." She was answered by Isobel, who had been silent since just now. "It is the Bulgarian team that disrupts the opponent's rhythm and ensures that Krum can break free from the opponent's pressure." The key to victory.”

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

"As long as you don't get sent off, doing certain things in order to win the game is accepted by default, because the winner should not be blamed. I remember someone in school grabbed someone else's broom from behind." When talking about this incident. When, Albert couldn't help but look at someone, the guy who did such a 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 to cheer for their respective seekers. Waves of red and green were rising on the field, and countless pairs of eyes were staring directly at the two figures that were swooping down.

Klum of the Bulgarian team was speeding up and diving behind Gianni of the American team, like an athlete jumping 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. She was not sure that she would be able to dive and catch the Snitch in that situation without hitting her head on the ground.

However, Klum, who was diving with her, had 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 before them was simply beyond their imagination.

Did Klum make a mistake in Wronsky's fake move?

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

"Don't worry, he's probably not dead. Wizards are very resilient." Albert comforted Nia softly. In fact, this was something he had always wanted to complain about. It was incredible that he didn't break his neck when he dived from a high altitude and hit the ground, but only crooked his nose.

Perhaps, the protective gear worn by the athletes was cast with a shock-absorbing spell to relieve the pressure of the impact. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain that Krum just broke his nose. He did not believe that the hooked nose could absorb shock. special effects.

With the help of the doctor, Krum soon regained consciousness. This talented seeker who was admired by countless people struggled to raise his right hand. The audience quickly noticed this action of his and also saw the movement between his fingers. The golden light revealed inside.

"Oh my God, Krum caught the Snitch, he caught the Snitch," Bagman yelled. "Bulgaria wins!"

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

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

As usual, the Bulgarian team rode a broom around the field, but it was not difficult to see that Krum's situation was not good.

After the game, Albert was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he and Nia continued to sit in their seats, eating popcorn and chatting about what had just happened.

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

"No rush, let others go first." Albert didn't want to crowd the stairs with others, especially among them there were many fanatical fans who had lost money. God knows what they would do when their minds got hot.

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

"Why did Krum end up on the ground?"

Katrina was actually very curious about this matter, but she didn't know much about Quidditch. Albert, who had served as a seeker, obviously had more say.

"Probably the Golden 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. Ordinary people will definitely die if they fall from such a height."

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

"Don't you know?" Katrina asked doubtfully, "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 also has a good seeker, so I gave up." Albert shrugged and motioned to them It's time to go.

When going down the stairs, the four met many frustrated fans of the US team who had not yet recovered from the shock. However, what surprised Albert the most was that there were actually many fans of the American team who believed that Bulgaria's Veela was the main reason for their loss, and even some unpleasant verbal conflicts occurred because of this.

"Many fans can do anything when their minds are hot," Albert said, pulling Nia away from the chaos there. Staff from the Ministry of Magic had already gone to stop her.

"I thought they would be sensible?" Katrina muttered under her breath.

"They have been too depressed in the American wizarding world. Naturally they need to vent after going abroad, especially since they just lost a large amount of money and are feeling aggrieved." Albert curled his lips, and it was not difficult to guess what happened. Cause of conflict.

Reason has never been comparable to the United States.

The statement that in a free America, shootings happen every day is no joke.

Albert had never doubted that wizards were imprisoned in the prisons of the United States Ministry of Magic every few days.

When the four of them left the gym and returned to the camp, it was already an hour later.

"Four cups of hot chocolate," Albert told the house elf, then plopped down in his chair.

If it weren't for Nia, they would probably just Apparate back.

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

"Some people don't seem to be going to sleep!" Katrina muttered, listening to the noise outside. "Poor Kathleen, she must be very disappointed. The American team actually has a high probability of winning. If their If only the Seeker could be brave."

"She was right to give up. It wouldn't be worth it if she broke her neck." Albert didn't think there was any problem with Jenny slowing down. Krum's move was very risky, and he might have fallen to his death if he was almost unlucky.

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

"After drinking, go back and rest. If anyone can't sleep, I have potions here to ensure a good 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 and gave Albert a hug, she also picked up 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 something would happen in the World Cup?" Isobel asked suddenly.

"Well, after the game, it was probably the Death Eaters who caused the trouble. However, if we pack up and leave immediately after watching the finals, we should be able to avoid possible dangers." Albert already had a plan.