Chapter 2989 ( ′ o ′ ) Newcomer Selection
In the afternoon, although she was a little reluctant, Anne and a certain four-eyed guy arrived on time at the grassy area in front of the broom shed outside the castle that was specially used for flight training, and then she saw the man waiting there.
Professor McGonagall.
Of course, in addition to the Gryffindor Dean, the two of them also saw several senior officials wearing Gryffindor robes, each holding a broom, and wearing some professional protective gear.
Seniors and seniors.
Among them, Anne also saw at a glance that in addition to the Weasley twins and the Angelina senior she knew, there were more than a dozen people she didn't know, such as the tall and strong boy in the lead.
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"Annie, Potter!"
"Are you here?"
"Let me introduce to you, this is Wood, Oliver Wood, the captain of our Gryffindor Quidditch team!"
"You guys come to get to know each other?"
After a brief introduction to both parties, Professor McGonagall stepped aside with a smile, and then signaled that Oliver Wood could start something serious with Anne and Harry.
"Hello!"
"Nice to meet you!"
"Actually, I know you guys. After all, one is the Boy-Who-Lived and the other is the youngest student at Hogwarts. It's hard not to be impressive, right?"
"Let's stop being polite and get down to business!"
"you……"
"Do you know what Quidditch is?"
After saying a few words, Oliver Wood got to the point in a rather vigorous manner and asked Anne and Harry this question.
"Know……"
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Anne's head was full of black lines, because it wasn't her first time coming to Hogwarts, nor was it her first time watching a Quidditch match. How could she not know?
Then, she could probably guess why Professor McGonagall asked her and the four-eyed guy to come here today.
"have no idea……"
"I only know a little bit about it, and that's from the chocolate frog card..."
Harry spoke weakly, saying that what he knew about Quidditch was limited to the few postcards of Quidditch World Cup players he had collected so far and a few words from Ron. He only knew that Quidditch was a group of people riding horses.
He flew around on a broom to compete, but he didn't know the details.
"All right!"
"Then let me give you a brief explanation first?"
Seeing that Harry was unclear and looking at the impatient little girl, Oliver Wood thought for a while and finally decided to give the uninformed Harry some knowledge and briefly explain the rules of Quidditch.
And its rules are not complicated. In addition to the three fifty-foot-tall metal poles at each end of the playing field and the field, and there are rings on the top of the poles, the competition teams are mainly divided into two teams.
Broomsticks compete in the air.
In a standard game, each team has only seven players. In addition to a goalkeeper, there are three chasers, two batters and a seeker.
As a ball game, Quidditch uses three different balls at the same time: a red ball as big as a football, its name is the Quaffle, and the chasers are responsible for passing the Quaffle to each other.
Fly the ball' and try to break through the local containment and blockade, and throw it into the opponent's ring. Once successful, you can score 10 points each time.
The main responsibility of the goalkeepers on both sides is to guard the three rings of their own teams and to prevent the Quaffle from passing through their own rings in any way.
In addition to the Quaffle, there are two black balls that are slightly smaller and more aggressive than the Quaffle. They are called 'bludgers'.
As the name suggests, they have been cast a spell and will fly around on their own, trying to knock players from both sides off their brooms. The batter is mainly responsible for protecting his teammates from being hit by the 'bludger', and at the same time knocking players off their brooms.
It hits the opponent player, thereby causing trouble for the opponent player.
Finally, there is a golden ball the size of a large hazelnut with silver wings!
It is a 'golden snitch', small and flying as fast as lightning, and the main job of the seekers on both sides is to find and catch it.
When the Golden Snitch is successfully caught, the team that caught it will receive 150 points, and the Quidditch match will be declared to have ended successfully, and then the scores will be calculated to determine the winner.
So, if a certain team's score is too far behind and exceeds 150 points in the game, it is also an effective strategy to interfere and prevent the opponent's seeker from catching the snitch?
"Anyway!"
"The above are the general rules of Quidditch. I won't go into details."
"how?"
"Do you want to join the Gryffindor Quidditch team?"
After explaining the general rules, Oliver Wood, the captain of the Gryffindor team, immediately extended an olive branch to Anne and Harry.
"think!"
"Of course I do!"
Unmentioned, this eager answer came from Harry Potter.
After all, he was very curious and looking forward to Quidditch, but it was said that first-year freshmen were generally not allowed to participate in the selection, but now that an exception could be made, of course he wanted to know more about it.
Furthermore, as a little boy, he always wants to express himself more and let others recognize him more.
"Not interested!"
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And this is Anne's.
In fact, had Professor McGonagall not been present, had she not been a student of the other college, and had she been a professor at that time, she would have turned around and left.
"Ha ha!"
"I think about it all, very..."
Oliver Wood smiled and nodded, wanting to say something about the scene that he had prepared before the two of them arrived, and then go and encourage them.
However, he soon came to his senses and realized that Anne's attitude and answer were not what he expected, so he had to ask hurriedly:
"ah?"
"Annie, you don't want to?"
"Why?"
You know, although the little girl Anne in front of him is indeed a bit younger, but for him who has heard about some of the opponent's exaggerated behaviors, he is bound to win such a player!
After all, not everyone has the ability to fly with one hand or without holding a broom. As for jumping on a broom, he can't even think about it. Therefore, he really doesn't want to miss Annie.
"No reason!"
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"Maybe I'm bored!"
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With slumped shoulders, Anne said that if she didn't like it, she just didn't like it, no matter what, it really couldn't be forced.
Anyway, she had watched several Quidditch matches before when she was a professor at Hogwarts. To her, she still had to deal with something that took so long to decide the outcome in an instant.
There is always some speechlessness and disdain.
"boring?"
"How come?"
"The Quidditch game is obviously fun and exciting!"
Oliver Wood was a little anxious. He obviously didn't expect that the little girl in front of him would be described as "boring" in a competition that was very popular in the wizarding world.
"But……"
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"People really don't think it's fun at all..."
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This is indeed Anne's true thought. You know, if she really thought it was fun, she might not even need to invite him. She would have found a way to join.
"this!"
At this moment, Oliver Wood didn't know how to coax a little girl and make her interested in Quidditch, nor how to convince her, so he racked his brains for a long time and finally finally
He could only hold back his blush and asked:
"Why, why?"
"Can you tell me your reasons?"
Anyway, he thinks Quidditch is fun and exciting, and he feels that the Quidditch game and the team are what he has been fighting for in the past seven years at school. If possible, it is not unreasonable to participate in the selection of a professional team after graduation.
possible?
Therefore, he wanted to see what made this little girl not interested in such a good sport.
"It's very simple!"
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"Just catch the snitch and it's game over, right?"
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"yes!"
"What's the problem?"
Oliver Wood didn't think there was anything wrong with this, it was a rule that all wizards knew.
"fool!"
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"What do you think..."
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"If someone catches the Snitch at the beginning, nothing will happen to you. Then every time the game is played, the Snitch is caught at the beginning, and then you win every time. How boring would that be?"
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Yes, when I think about that kind of thing, I have been preparing for a long time, and the audience has been looking forward to it for a long time, and then I ran onto the field and caught the snitch in an instant, and then was forced to announce the end of the game, leaving the dumbfounded audience and the equally dumbfounded referee and
The situation between the enemy and our players, thinking that it would be like that every time, Anne felt quite bored when she thought about it.
Once or twice, it may make people feel very excited, but if it happens like that every time, no one will even go to watch the game, right?
"ha?"
Hearing that this was the case, Oliver Wood couldn't help laughing and shook his head in denial:
"That's impossible!"
"Although it is not uncommon to catch the snitch at the beginning of the game, no one can catch the snitch so quickly!"
"That's not to mention every time I say it, absolutely no one can do it!"
Oliver Wood put it categorically.
Because he knows that even in the most professional and fierce competition like the Quidditch World Cup, even for the most professional seeker, it is a very difficult task to find and catch the snitch in a short time.
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Otherwise, each team would not train specialized seekers.
"But I can!"
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"I'm not lying to you!"
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Anne looked serious, saying that she could really do that and ensure that the game would end in the shortest possible time every time before the players on both sides failed to score and before the confrontation started.
"I don't believe it!"
Oliver Wood shook his head, and then after thinking about it, he suddenly suggested:
"Otherwise!"
"Let's have a game!"
He suddenly felt that although the little girl in front of him might be really good at riding a broomstick, as the captain of the Gryffindor team, he still had to teach her the true charm of Quidditch.
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"Contest?"
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Blinking, Anne obviously didn't expect that the big guy in front of her could be so stubborn. Even though she said this, the other party still didn't believe her?
"right!"
"Just in time, let's use this as a tryout for the two of you and some new players!"
With that said, he didn't care whether Anne answered or not, he looked directly at Dean Gryffindor who was watching not far away and shouted:
"Professor McGonagall!"
"We are planning to hold a player selection match. Can you help us go to the stadium to apply for the right to use the venue?"
"We need an hour!"
In Oliver Wood's opinion, one hour is enough for a low-intensity Quidditch match, just enough for them to give a newbie girl who is a big talker a showdown and let her see how powerful they are?
"no problem!"
After hearing Wood's request, Professor McGonagall didn't say much, turned around and walked towards the school's Quidditch pitch.
"Ah? Do you really want to compete?"
Chapter completed!