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"Okay, pretend I didn't say that."
"It's about to begin!" At this time, someone suddenly shouted.
Everyone's eyes fell on the court below.
From Hufflepuff's position, it was clear that the Gryffindor team had walked out of the dressing room.
Umbridge stood by the entrance, handing out new brooms to them in full view of everyone.
Angelina, Fred, and George have all received it. They are still using the old-fashioned sweeping five-star system, which is far inferior to the sweeping eleven-star system.
Fred and George looked at Umbridge with smiles on their faces, their expressions were sincere, and they kept saying something... presumably some words of praise.
Because Umbridge, who originally wanted to embarrass them, had handed over the broom in a daze.
But Harry didn't get the broom. He didn't even look at Umbridge and walked over.
His Firebolt was countless times better than Sweeping Eleven Stars, and there was no need to replace it.
The same goes for Slytherin on the other side. Although Nimbus 2001 is a model from a few years ago, its price is still there. It is a high-end product launched by Nimbus, and its performance is still better than Sweeping Eleven Stars.
The two teams walked to the middle of the court, and at the request of the referee, Ms. Hooch, Angelina, the captain, and Mrs. Montano shook hands with each other.
"Now get on the broom..."
Ms. Huo Qi blew the whistle hard.
The game started, the Quaffle was thrown into the air, and then all the players jumped into the air, and deafening cheers broke out in the stands again.
"Johnson, Angelina Johnson grabbed the Quaffle, and she looked like an eagle when she put on the new broom..."
On the commentary stage, Li Qiaodan shouted excitedly: "What a wonderful girl. I've been saying this for several years, but she still refuses to date me..."
"Jordan!" Professor McGonagall's voice suddenly reached everyone's ears.
"Just kidding, Professor..." Li Qiaodan said with a smile, "She escaped from Montague, and the beautiful sloth rolled around the tree... Oh, it was so dangerous, she was almost hit by the Bludger, thanks to That new broom, the excellent flexibility of Sweeping Eleven Stars allowed her to dodge this attack, which she couldn't have done if it was Sweeping Five Stars..."
In the stands, everyone who supported Gryffindor breathed a sigh of relief for Angelina.
"This is going to be troublesome."
In the Hufflepuff stands, Mikel said with a worried look on his face: "Gryffindor is already a strong enemy, and with these good brooms, it will be even harder for us to fight."
Cedric suddenly frowned as he listened to the discussions of the people around him.
"What's wrong?" Kyle asked, "Are you worried about this problem too?"
"Oh, no..." Cedric shook his head, "In fact, it is more beneficial for us to replace new brooms. After all, except for your Firebolt, all the brooms on our team are not as good as Sweeping Eleven Stars, including Sweeping Eleven Stars. My Nimbus 1700 is the same.
"So at this point, Gryffindor doesn't have any advantage. On the contrary, it's Slytherin. They may be the most unhappy one."
"Then why did you become so serious all of a sudden?" Kyle asked.
"I thought of another thing." Cedric lowered his voice and said, "You may not have noticed just now that when Harry walked past Umbridge, her face looked very ugly.
"Tell me, will you force everyone to use new brooms... Of course we have nothing to do with it, but your broom is a Firebolt."
"What does this have to do with anything?" Kyle smiled after hearing this and said nonchalantly: "Don't forget that Harry's broom is also a Firebolt, and he is also a seeker. When everyone uses sweep, our advantage is It’s actually bigger.”
"But Slytherin and Ravenclaw," Cedric said, "They don't have Firebolts."
"When I used Nimbus 2000, I didn't say anything, and... isn't it you?" Kyle glanced at Cedric, "In a situation like a broom, don't tell me that you will lose to Malfoy and...oh, and Cho."
"Of course, the premise is that some people don't deliberately let things slip." When he said the last sentence, Kyle's voice was particularly heavy, as if to remind him of something.
"Of course I won't lose to them." Cedric said loudly, attracting the attention of many people.
Fortunately, at this time, Angelina happened to throw the Quaffle into the goal post, diverting everyone's attention again.
"I'm serious about Quidditch." Cedric glared at Kyle angrily, "Besides, Qiu won't allow me to let go."
"Then what are you worried about?" Kyle said with a smile, "If Umbridge really does this, it will be equivalent to helping us solve the biggest obstacle on the way to winning the championship. We will have to thank her then."
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(End of this chapter)
Chapter 641 Another three against one
Cedric was absolutely right. Slytherin was probably the only team that wasn't happy about the replacement of new brooms.
Because this was originally their biggest advantage, but now this advantage is gone. Instead, Gryffindor becomes more and more courageous as they fight.
Not long after the game started, they were already leading by twenty points.
In order to restore the situation, Slytherin's captain, Graham Montague, also wanted Crabbe to knock Angelina off the broom... As long as the most threatening Chaser could be eliminated, they would still have a chance.
However, Crabbe's intention was so obvious that Angelina didn't give him a chance to get close to her.
In addition, Ms. Huo Qi also discovered his undisguised foul behavior and awarded Gryffindor a free throw.
Angelina was responsible for the penalty kick. She first used a fake move to deceive the Slytherin goalkeeper, and then raised her hand to throw the Quaffle steadily through the goal post.
30:0
The Gryffindors in the stands immediately cheered.
"Gryffindor will definitely win." Mikel said with a smile, "Montai is no match for Angelina, and his gorilla team members will not play any role. Now it depends on when Harry can catch the gold. It’s a snitch.”
Cedric nodded, "Yeah...wait, is it an illusion? Why do I feel like someone is singing."
"No, it's not an illusion." Kyle said.
Someone was actually singing, and the sound came from Slytherin across the way, and everyone else heard it.
"That silly little Weasley,
"He won't block a ball,
"The Slytherins sang at the top of their lungs,
"Weasley made sure I won this,
"Weasley is our king."
……
It feels like someone is conducting, the singing is uniform and penetrating.
The Slytherins had probably planned this a long time ago. They knew very well that the rest of the Gryffindor team were veterans with rich experience in the game and would not be disturbed by the audience at all.
So, they set their sights on Ron, who had just joined this year.
Ron's nervousness in the past few days, including his confusion when facing Slytherin's provocation, was obvious to all.
So this trick works quite well.
After hearing the singing around him, Ron, who was already nervous, suddenly panicked and his body began to become sluggish.
At the same time, Slytherin's Warrington also got the Quaffle and rushed towards the goal.
Without any surprise, the Quaffle passed under Ron's outstretched arm and fell straight into the center goalpost.
30:10
"How despicable!" Mikel shouted angrily, "They know this is Ron's first time participating in the game. If this continues, Gryffindor's goalkeeper will be useless."
Everyone knew this, and Mikel was not the only one to protest. Lee Jordan in the commentary box also loudly condemned Slytherin's behavior.
But it was useless, this was not a foul, and even Professor McGonagall couldn't say anything... Ron was affected, which only showed that his mental quality was not good.
The game continues.
But then, the singing on the field never stopped, especially when the Slytherin players got the Quaffle, they sang especially enthusiastically.
"Gryffindor must change their tactics." Cedric said: "They can no longer count on the goalkeeper. They can only force Slytherin to defend through constant attacks to buy time for Harry."
……
On the court, Angelina also chose the same style of play as Cedric.
The three Chasers lined up in an eagle-headed attack formation and rushed towards Slytherin's goal.
Fred and George are responsible for the defensive tasks. As long as the Slytherin players get the Quaffle, they will immediately hit the Bludgers towards each other.
However, this method cannot always work, and Slytherin still seized the opportunity... Pousse passed the Quaffle to Montaigne, and Gower stepped forward to block the Bludger, allowing Montaigne to go straight to the goal.
30:20
The Gryffindors groaned in pain, but the Slytherins erupted in screams and applause.
"This is such a bummer." Cedric said solemnly, "Gryffindor only has one new player, but we have three, and there are new players in every position.
"If Slytherin still uses the same trick then, we will be in trouble."
Kyle also frowned.
"It doesn't matter. We can get some loud speakers in advance to cover up those annoying singing voices."
"Also, we can also go talk to them." Kyle continued: "Maybe they can realize that this kind of behavior is not desirable."
"It can only be like this...Oh, look." Cedric suddenly pointed to the arena.
Harry and Malfoy were diving down at the same time.
"That's the Snitch!"
"Right there, they all saw it..."
The speed of the two of them was getting faster and faster, but Harry's Firebolt was still faster. When he was less than five feet from the ground, he stopped suddenly, and his outstretched hand instantly clenched into a fist, pointing. In the gap, a golden light loomed.
Harry caught the Golden Snitch.
Ms. Huo Qi’s sharp whistle sounded again, which meant the game was over.
180:20
Gryffindor wins.
There was an uproar in the stands, and the Gryffindors began to mock the Slytherin who sang before.
On the field, except for Ron who was still sitting on his broom in a daze, the other players from both sides had also fallen back to the ground. Ms. Hooch angrily stopped Crabbe and loudly accused him of foul play... After her whistle blew just now, the opponent still hit Harry with the Bludger.
"Let's see we found another way to solve the interference." Cedric said with a smile, "Just catch the Golden Snitch as soon as possible."
"But it's not like you can catch the Golden Snitch just because you want to." Kyle said, "I still think it's more appropriate to talk to them. After all, both Montague and Malfoy seem to be quite easy to talk to."