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Fortunately, at this time, Ms. Huo Qi blew her whistle.
The game officially started,
Amidst the sudden loud cheers, Kyle and others flew into the air and easily caught the thrown Quaffle.
"Okay, now they're leaving." Li Jordan's voice came from the direction of the stands.
"Kyle got the Quaffle, and he dodged Bradley and Sturton... Oh, Ingleby seemed to want to use the Bludger to stop Kyle's attack... but failed! Kyle dodged the Bludger. Move the ball, now the only goalkeeper is in front of him..."
After a brief silence, the Hufflepuff audience burst into louder cheers again.
"In! Hufflepuff scores!"
Li Jordan roared and said: "The Firebolt is so dazzling. It and Kyle are simply the best combination. Hufflepuff gained the advantage in less than a minute after the opening. Ravenclaw is in trouble... …”
"Stop him!" Qiu anxiously looked for the Golden Snitch and shouted loudly: "Just like we trained before, Bradley, you take Davis's position..."
Under Qiu's arrangement, two Ravenclaw chasers immediately came to Kyle, one behind the other, trying to sandwich him in the middle.
At the same time, the Bludger also flew over from the side.
Kyle knew without thinking that this Bludger probably wouldn't go looking for anyone else except himself.
There were two chasers and one beater. He didn't expect that Ravenclaw would directly send out half of its manpower in order to restrict itself. No one else would receive this kind of treatment.
"Kyle slowed down... the Quaffle got to Debs, my God, I've never seen a game where it was about the Chaser instead of the Seeker."
Li Qiaodan said excitedly: "But there is no doubt that Qiu Zhang's decision is correct. If Kyle is allowed to continue to score goals, I'm afraid the game will be over in twenty minutes. Even if they catch the Golden Snitch, It’s no use…
"But I say this is in vain. The Firebolt cannot be stopped by the Sweep series..."
Of course, Kyle also knew that the Firebolt was much faster than the Sweep and could easily tear through Ravenclaw's encirclement with just a slight acceleration, but he was not prepared to do so.
Although one-sided games are also exciting, people will quickly lose interest. Only by going back and forth can the enthusiasm of the audience be ignited to the greatest extent.
Moreover, since he scored all the points, the rest of the team would have no sense of participation. They have been training for so long, so they can’t just be the background all the time...
So Kyle cooperated and slowed down. Anyway, he was dragging three people by himself, and the advantage was still on Hufflepuff's side, so there was no rush.
Sure enough, Debs, who was alone, only flew for a while, and the Quaffle in his hand was snatched away.
"Now it's Grace who has the ball. This girl is also a good player. She wants to pass the ball to Kyle... Oh, the Quaffle was blocked by Bradley, and he passed it to Debs."
"Don't worry about me, I'll hold the three of them down, and you're responsible for scoring!" Kyle shouted to Grace as he flew past her. Grace nodded, flicked the broom and went after Debs.
"Hey, Kyle." At this time, Mikel also flew over. He shook the wooden stick in his hand and said half-jokingly: "Should we target Qiu? If I knock her off the broom , I won’t be expelled from the team.”
"Cedric isn't that narrow-minded," Kyle replied, "but if you don't target the Seeker for a whole round, he might fire you."
"Then I'm relieved." Mikel said with a smile. He swung his wooden stick and hit the Bludger hard towards Qiu, but whether it was intentional or not, the Bludger flew directly over Qiu's head.
"You'd better be serious," Kyle said. "If we lose this game, Hufflepuff will become a joke."
"I'm serious, it's the bat problem," Mikel explained, then raised his arm.
Sure enough, there was an extra crack in the bat.
"I should listen to Weasley's advice and buy a new bat." Mikel muttered: "The ones provided by the school are too old."
"Need a timeout?"
"No need." Mikel shook his head, "I should be able to hold on until the end of the game. Do you need me to help you?"
"I can do it myself..." Kyle raised his head to avoid another Bludger, "You go help Grace."
"Okay!" Mikel nodded and flew towards another Bludger.
……
With Kyle holding down the three Ravenclaws, the Hufflepuff team's other two chasers were getting better and better in this game. They could score a goal every few minutes. After half an hour, the score was It has come to 130 to 20.
Although the gap is also huge, at least Ravenclaw still has a chance, if they can catch the Golden Snitch...
Ten minutes later, Hufflepuff scored two more goals... At this time, Qiu and Cedric, who had been hovering in the air, moved almost at the same time.
They leaned on their broomsticks and sped in the same direction.
In an instant, the entire stadium fell silent.
"It's the Golden Snitch, right in front of them!" Li Jordan shouted loudly: "Whether Hufflepuff can win with an absolute advantage, or Ravenclaw can reverse defeat at the last minute, it depends on who of them can catch the golden snitch. There’s a snitch!”
Not many people listened to him, and almost everyone's eyes were focused on the two seekers.
Kyle watched the Golden Snitch fly around the Ravenclaw goal post and towards the other side of the stands. Cedric and Autumn were already nearby, and the distance was getting closer and closer, only less than a few feet away... The two of them reached out their hands at the same time and grabbed forward.
The final whistle sounded...
"Who is it?" Li Qiaodan asked anxiously, his upper body almost leaning out of the stands.
Under the gaze of everyone, Cedric suddenly raised his hand, and between his fingers, a pair of wings were flapping feebly.
When the audience realized what was happening, there was an uproar of excitement.
Tonks stood up excitedly and conjured a Hufflepuff flag in mid-air. She suddenly felt that coming to Hogwarts would be a good idea.
The players hugged each other passionately in the air before falling back to the ground.
Cedric shook Cho's hand again.
"What a pity, we almost turned defeat into victory." Qiu said pretending not to care.
"Yeah," Cedric said with a smile, "Thanks my arms are an inch longer than yours."
Qiu was also amused.
Cedric was telling the truth. Although generally speaking, smaller Seekers must be faster, but long hands are also another advantage at critical times.
The Hufflepuff players stood together, pumping their fists in the air and waving to their supporters.
……
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 670 Tonks’ Disguise Lesson
When they returned to the locker room, everyone was still immersed in a cheerful atmosphere.
"I guess that Davis must be pretending to be ill..." Mikel said excitedly: "He knew a long time ago that Ravenclaw would not win this game, and Kyle has a Firebolt."
"Don't say that." Cedric put on his robe, shook his head and said: "Harry Potter of Gryffindor also has a Firebolt, and he is also a Seeker. If Roger Davis really If you are afraid of losing the game, quitting the team directly is the best choice.
"And Qiu also said yesterday that Davis was knocked off the broom by a Bludger yesterday. It seems that Madam Pomfrey did not allow him to be discharged from the hospital so soon."
"Okay..." Mikel said, shuddering subconsciously.
When he was in first grade, Mikel had already seen Madam Pomfrey's methods. If she insisted on not letting Davis participate in the competition, it would be useless even if Professor Flitwick went.
"Okay, let's go." Cedric said with a smile, "How about having a banquet in the common room tonight. After all, this is the first victory of the year, so we need to celebrate it properly."
The other players immediately agreed and left the locker room happily.
The castle was also immersed in a sea of joy. A game seemed to break through the haze that had shrouded Hogwarts these days. People gradually no longer cared about the mysterious people and Death Eaters who had no news, but instead turned their attention to Put it in the upcoming Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
Thanks to the publicity spread by the sixth graders, most people know that the new teachers have arrived at Hogwarts.
"I really hope the people who come this time can teach us something new," Hannah said in the common room. "I've had enough of copying and reciting. It's just Christmas and I've already spent all the money I spent on parchment. I’ve spent one more Galleons than last year, and if this continues, my pocket money won’t be enough.”
"Probably not." Cedric said, "In my impression, she and Umbridge have two completely different personalities."
"Do you know that professor?" Hannah looked over.
"Yes." Cedric nodded, "She happened to be in seventh grade when I first entered school, but she had been selected as an intern Auror at that time and was often away from school."
"Then what kind of person is she?" Mikel asked curiously: "Is she the same as you? She was selected as an Auror in seventh grade, so her grades must be excellent. I think she has at least ten certificates. "
"No, quite the opposite." Cedric thought for a while and said hesitantly: "Although she and I didn't interact much or talk to each other, many people at the time said that Tonks was assigned to Hercules. Chippa's Gryffindor."
"What does this mean?" Mikel blinked, "Isn't she a Hufflepuff graduate? Why did she become Gryffindor again?"
"It means that her personality is like that of a Gryffindor...but she's not so law-abiding." Cedric searched his guts and finally found a description that sounded good to him.
After all, the other party is now a professor, and it is always not good to talk about her behind her back.
"Ah, I remembered it." At this time, a seventh-grade student suddenly said: "The influential figure who led Hufflepuff and Slytherin to fight after the last Quidditch match seemed to be called Nymphadora."
Cedric turned his head and said nothing, acquiescing.
Everyone became interested immediately.
"Tell me more carefully..." Upon seeing this, the people around him immediately took out snacks such as candies, biscuits, and peanuts from their pockets, and gathered around the seventh grader.
"That's it...it was the last Quidditch match. We and Slytherin, whoever wins will be the final champion. But during the game, they used a dirty trick to remove our main force Harris from the broomstick. The fight continued and we ended up losing by a margin of thirty points.
"Then when Slytherin was celebrating, a person suddenly rushed up from his seat and started fighting with them. Because all the Hufflepuffs were suffocating in their hearts at that time, so when they saw someone taking the lead, they ignored them all. I followed him regardless... The scene was so spectacular, but the professors were very angry. That was also the first time I saw Professor McGonagall get angry."
"Oh, how cool!" Hannah's eyes were filled with stars, and then she asked with a worried look on her face: "But taking the lead in the fight... she must have been punished, right? Is she in solitary confinement?"
"No!" The man shook his head.
"No?" Hannah was stunned for a moment, "It can't be expulsion...I mean, people who are expelled can't be Aurors, right?"
"Of course it's not expulsion." Cedric continued: "In fact, the professors couldn't find who was the leader. Everyone in Slytherin said it was a red-haired girl who took the lead. But the problem was that Hector was the leader at that time. There are no girls with red hair at Chipachi Academy.”
There was a burst of disbelieving exclamations in the common room.
"Could they be people from other houses?" Someone said at this time: "Don't the Weasleys have red hair? Maybe they sat at the Hufflepuff table in advance."
"The only girl in the Weasley family hadn't entered school yet," Cedric said. "And they searched the whole school and couldn't find the person they remembered."
"Wait a minute..." Mikel said doubtfully, "If that's the case, then why do you say this is related to Nymphadora Tonks."
"Because she has a special ability to change the color of her hair, she is the most suspicious person."
Cedric said vaguely: "But she claimed that she was detained by Filch for playing in the corridor, and she was always in his office and did not go to the auditorium.
“This was later confirmed by Filch, and although many people at the time believed she was the culprit, there was no evidence.
"And she will graduate and become an Auror in a week, so the matter will be over."
"Oh..." Stars appeared in Hannah's eyes again.
Leading the entire academy in a fight, and finally escaping unscathed, just hearing about it makes people's blood boil.
"I'm already looking forward to the Defense Against the Dark Arts class." Mikel asked excitedly: "When will our next class be?"
"It happens to be tomorrow." Kyle said, "Second class in the morning."