Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 243: Thrill on the Field
Human beings are always forgetful. Most of the time, no matter how great the hatred is, it will fade away with the passage of time. In comparison, glory seems to have an even worse tolerance to time.

People's enthusiasm for Mike and his cram school quickly cooled, just like the Internet celebrities and Internet celebrity foods that appeared in the era of Internet information explosion in the previous life, as brilliant and short-lived as shooting stars.

So, on the day of the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff match, Mike found that there were fewer people who had originally agreed to watch the game.

Mike doesn't blame them.

Not everyone likes Quidditch, especially today when it is raining heavily. It undoubtedly takes a lot of courage to sit in an uncovered stadium in such weather and watch a Quidditch game that you don't know how long it will take to end.

Mike was not worried about getting wet in the rain. They were not Muggles and there were many solutions to this problem.

For example, waterproof, moisture-proof and heat-retaining spells.

Mike doesn't need to worry about the senior students, as almost every one of them knows this basic spell, and even if they don't, the people around them will definitely help you cast one.

But the situation is not so good for the young wizards in the lower grades.

Especially the little wizards who are of Muggle origin.

Looking at the little wizards around him shivering in the heavy rain, Mike chuckled and took a group of senior students to put waterproof, moisture-proof and heat-insulating spells on them one by one. After receiving their grateful eyes, he slowly returned to his seat.

Mike only helped Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff students; Gryffindor and Slytherin didn't need his help at all.

Professor McGonagall, who came to supervise the battle, had already placed a transparent shield over the Gryffindor seats to help her students block the heavy rain.

And Slytherin.

Each of them is at least mixed-race, so they can easily master the life magic of waterproofing and moisture-proofing.

What if there's someone inside who doesn't know how to do it?
That's because he is stupid. Slytherin never welcomes stupid people. Such people deserve to be frozen to death!

Compared to Mike and other spectators, contestants like Harry and Cedric are very pitiful. Due to the rules of Quidditch, they cannot carry wands or use any potions or spells during the game.

So they had no choice but to run to the center of the venue in the heavy rain to salute each other.

The heavy rain soon soaked all their clothes. The venue was flooded due to the poor drainage system. Mike bet that their boots were also full of water.

It was already very cold at Hogwarts in November, and in such an environment, the wet clothes on their bodies would continue to absorb their heat until they froze to death.

This is a competition of willpower. It is completely wishful thinking to catch the Golden Snitch quickly in this kind of weather. Mike estimates that this game will last at least half an hour.

At the referee's command, the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff teams took off into the air, stirring up a large area of ​​mud and water on the ground.

As the game began, warm cheers rang out from the audience.

Those who came were crazy fans of Quidditch, and the little rain from the sky couldn't extinguish their enthusiasm.

The members of the school Quidditch team are undoubtedly true warriors. Even though it is still raining heavily and the strong winds in the sky are blowing them to the point of collapse, they grit their teeth and continue to throw the Bludger towards the opponent's goal against the strong winds.

Such a scene was undoubtedly tragic and the audience was also infected by the warriors in the air and began to give up the competition between the colleges.

As long as a player puts the ball into the basket, they will give their warmest applause and cheers regardless of whether the scorer is from their own college or not.

As a result, the players in the air became even more excited, and in this state of mind, the heavy rain and strong wind became insignificant.

Harry was naturally encouraged.

Unfortunately, it was too difficult to find the tiny and extremely fast Golden Snitch in this kind of weather. No matter how hard Harry tried, he couldn't find the golden color.

What Harry didn't know was that in a hidden corner of the audience, a large black dog with mottled hair was watching him.

The big black dog was watching very seriously, his huge head moving constantly as Harry moved, and he didn't even notice that Mike was watching him.

As the game progressed, Harry's condition became worse and worse. From the audience's perspective, Mike could clearly see that Harry was becoming more and more shaky in the wind and rain.

The big black dog was obviously also very uneasy. Its two front paws kept scratching the wooden seat beneath it, but its eyes were still unwilling to move away from Harry.

Gryffindor captain Wood obviously noticed this, so he called a timeout.

At Madam Hooch's whistle, the players of both teams returned to their respective rest areas.

Mike saw clearly that Hermione cast a waterproof and moisture-proof spell on Harry's glasses.

Strictly speaking, such behavior is a foul.

But the Gryffindor players had no reason to report their own Seeker. As for Cedric, even though his personality changed drastically, he still maintained his kind nature and would not care about such a small matter even if he knew about it.

But Mike saw a problem with this incident, a problem with Hermione as a person.

She seems to attach great importance to rules, but in fact, when the rules infringe upon the vital interests of her and those around her, she can disregard the rules.

Many people feel that Hermione and McGonagall are very similar when reading the original book, and some even think that McGonagall is the middle-aged version of Hermione.

But in fact, Hermione is still far from that. You know, McGonagall is a truly upright person.

It is also for this reason that many people in the European and American entertainment circles in the previous life did not like the character of Hermione.

After all, not everyone only looks at the face.

The glasses were cast with a waterproof and moisture-proof spell, and Harry, able to see clearly, returned to the competition field.

This time he performed much better than last time, and the big black dog in the stands couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

As time went on, the audience's enthusiasm was rapidly eroding, and many people had already started to leave.

Just then, a flash of gold appeared behind Harry, but Harry didn't notice it at all.

Everyone in the audience saw it clearly, and many of them clenched their fists nervously.

Finally, with the reminder from Captain Wood, Harry finally discovered the Golden Snitch behind him, but just as he turned around and reached out to the Golden Snitch, countless hooded black shadows appeared on the horizon.

"Dementors!"

I don't know who shouted first, but a commotion immediately broke out in the crowded stands. A few smart people rushed to the exit quickly, while the vast majority of people stared blankly at the Dementors appearing in the sky, not knowing what to do.

Harry fell off his broom the moment he saw those shadows. The Gryffindor team members were horrified and tried to stop Harry but to no avail. They could only watch Harry fall on the soft grass, splashing water. But Cedric was not idle at this time. He completely ignored those Dementors and pierced through the rain like a sharp arrow, directly catching the little golden snitch in his hand.

The expected cheers and applause did not sound, and the stands were in chaos.

"Don't panic!" Mike raised his arms and shouted. His duck-like voice, which was in the process of voice change, was transmitted to the ears of everyone on the field. "Do you remember the Patronus Charm I taught you? Follow me and recite it! Patronus!"

A fluorescent raven flapped its wings and took off.

At this time, people remembered Mike's previous amazing record and began to rush towards Mike frantically.

A few students who reacted faster, like Mike, raised their wands towards the Dementors that were getting closer and closer in the air.

"Call the gods to protect you!"

The sound of incantations continued to be heard one after another. The patronus spells of these little wizards were not strong. Even the strongest among them, such as Franklin Penelope, could only release some light mist.

But these light mists, led by the white raven, burst into amazing light, illuminating the stands while also resisting the approaching Dementors.

However, it was just a defense.

There were so many Dementors that even with the combined strength of everyone on the field, Mike could only barely hold back these Dementors.

Suddenly, a blazing light burst out from the direction of Hogwarts Castle.

This ray of light swept in like a wave. The Dementors seemed to be very afraid of this wave of light and began to retreat collectively as soon as they discovered it. However, a few of them that flew slower were caught in the wave and soon turned into a ball of ash and disappeared between heaven and earth.

But to the wizards, this wave of light was like a healing light. Everyone enveloped by the light felt their body quickly warm up, and happy emotions reappeared.

Everyone unconsciously looked in the direction where the light came from, and saw that Dumbledore had arrived on the court at some point, and was now frowning and glaring angrily at the Dementors that were fleeing in a panic.

This was the first time that Mike saw Dumbledore truly angry. The Dumbledore who always had a gentle smile on his face disappeared. Now appearing in front of Mike was a legendary wizard with infinite majesty!

It seemed that the others were seeing this side of Dumbledore for the first time as well, and they were all a little shocked.

But then the stands erupted into deafening cheers one after another.

The cheers seemed to wake up the angry Dumbledore. He forced a smile and raised his hand to make a gesture of silence.

In an instant, the cheers that were as loud as a tsunami disappeared, and everyone concentrated and held their breath, waiting for Dumbledore to speak.

"Now, everyone, go back to the lounge. Take a good bath, and don't catch a cold!"

The cheers rang out again, even louder than before.

At this moment, Mike's originally fair and handsome face turned red. He clenched his fists tightly, and the excitement in his heart was simply beyond words.

This is not surprising, as most of his classmates are in the same mood, and many are even more excited than him.

But Mike's excitement was different from theirs, because at this moment there was a voice in Mike's heart shouting madly:
"One day! I will become a supreme being like him!"

No one knows what Mike is thinking. In fact, no one is in the mood to care about Mike's thoughts at this time.

After returning to Hogwarts Castle, everyone was still so excited that they couldn't calm down for a long time. Dumbledore's astonishing Patronus Charm gave these students a great shock.

But thanks to Dumbledore, everyone has become a fanatical fan of the Patronus Charm.

So the students who learned some basic skills from Mike spontaneously became advertisers for Mike's cram school.

They showed off their poor Patronus Charms to their friends crazily, reaping their envy and jealousy.

Because of their behavior, the name of Mike's cram school finally spread throughout Hogwarts. These people couldn't even wait until the next day, and ran to the common room of Ravenclaw College that day to find Mike, wanting to join his cram school.

However, they came up empty-handed.

Mike is missing at this time!
……

On the outskirts of Hogsmeade village, Mike was looking for the abandoned house that Lupin mentioned, while Shuke, the house-elf, followed Mike closely, looking a little nervous.

It’s not his fault. Last time, in order to carry out the task assigned by Mike, Beta had his happiness sucked away by several Dementors.

This means that he can only stay at home and rest. If he doesn't do this, Beta will probably go crazy!
After this incident, Shuke felt that the master who always had a gentle smile on his face had changed and became more and more terrifying!

But who made him his master? As a house-elf, it was his duty to obey his master's orders!
Thinking of this, Shuke quickened his pace, came to Mike's side and said, "Master! The room is just ahead!"

"Well, I see it."

Mike answered without turning his head, his eyes fixed on a dilapidated house in the distance.

This is the famous haunted house in Hogsmeade village: the Shrieking Shack.

For many years, the villagers of Hogsmeade believed that there were evil spirits living in the house because of the ghost howling coming from it from time to time, and the fact that no one could enter the house by any means further proved this.

Thus, in the closed circle of Hogsmeade, the name of the Shrieking Shack spread.

In recent years, people have noticed that the screaming in the Shrieking Shack has disappeared, and they thought that the evil spirits inside had left.

The Shrieking Shack has since become an important tourist attraction, and almost everyone who comes to Hogsmeade will come to admire the desolate scenery.

But still no one dared to actually enter the room.

In fact, the ghost cry that the villagers heard was actually the howl of pain that Lupin made after he turned into a werewolf and there was no one around him, so he could only scratch himself to relieve the pain.

This house was actually specially arranged by Dumbledore for Lupin to use for transformation. Even the secret passage under the Whomping Willow was built for him.

In order to ensure that Lupin can transform safely here without being disturbed, and to prevent Lupin from running out and harming people when he turns into a werewolf, a large number of spells have been added to this room to ensure that people inside cannot get out and people outside cannot get in.

This is the truth about the haunted house.

My hand was cut by a kitchen knife. This is a saved draft. I will try my best to update it tomorrow.

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