Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 464 Quidditch Selection
"Harry! Mike! What are you two doing? Let me go! I have to get back to my paper!"

Hermione screamed and struggled.

However, it was all in vain. After a long period of exercise and nutritional supplements provided by Sirius, Harry's height had gradually surpassed Hermione, not to mention Mike. With the support of these two big men on the left and right, Hermione's feet were off the ground in an instant, and the so-called struggle was just a meaningless kick.

"Come on Hermione, forget about those damn papers, you need to relax now. Besides, today is the day when Ron will participate in the Quidditch selection, you really should go and take a good look."

"Stop talking nonsense, Harry! I really have things to do!" Hermione kept begging, but Harry remained unmoved. In desperation, Hermione turned her target to Mike and said, "Mike! Don't do such childish things like Harry, put me down now!"

"I'm sorry," Mike raised an eyebrow at Hermione, "I'm on Harry's side this time. You really need to relax."

After saying that, Mike and Harry smiled at each other, and then continued to carry Hermione out of the castle.

As a girl, Hermione naturally could not defeat two boys, Harry and Mike, so after struggling for a while, she finally gave in and asked Harry and Mike to put her down and let her walk by herself.

There was no other way. The three of them were about to leave the castle. If the girls saw her being carried away by two boys, rumors would surely spread everywhere when they returned.

Mike and Harry naturally agreed to this request. They put Hermione down neatly and even pretended to be kind enough to take the heavy pile of books from Hermione's hands.

In this way, as long as the textbooks are still in their hands, even if Hermione runs away in the middle of the class, she won't be able to go back to do her homework!

Hermione was of course aware of their little thoughts. She rolled her eyes but said nothing and continued to follow the two towards the Quidditch field.

She has indeed been too busy recently, and even due to lack of sleep, the acne on her face has started to break out.

She really missed the Time Twister at this moment!

When the three arrived at the Quidditch training ground, it was already crowded. Although this was just the Gryffindor Quidditch player selection, except for those spectators who were there purely to watch the fun, almost all the school team members of the colleges had also come here.

They were here to scout out the enemy, Harry knew that well.

He placed Mike and Hermione in the stands, then changed into a set of Quidditch gear and went on the field.

On the field, dozens of players of different ages had already been waiting for him.

Among them, there are only about five or six official Gryffindor players. This is easy to distinguish because only their protective gear is well-fitting, while the Quidditch protective gear of the other students is mostly tattered and crooked.

Although Mike himself is not interested in Quidditch, the number of candidates who do so shows that Quidditch is really popular in Hogwarts.

Of course, Mike believed that many of them didn't really like Quidditch that much, they just simply wanted to join the Gryffindor team.

This is easy to understand.

You have to know that in relaxed educational schools with club culture like the United States and Britain, members of sports clubs are always superior and the most popular.

For example, the school football and basketball players in the United States, the school soccer players in Britain, and the kendo and baseball teams in Japan.

These people will always be at the top of the student class, but perhaps you cannot understand why I say this.

Let me give you an example.

As long as you are a formal member of these sports clubs and you are not ugly, then congratulations, as long as you want, you will never lack a girlfriend.

The same is true at Hogwarts.

The regular members of the school Quidditch team are also the most popular people in their respective houses.

Just like Cho Chang from Ravenclaw.

Do you think she is called the Pearl of Ravenclaw simply because of her exotic and beautiful face?

No, that's only part of the reason.

The most important thing is that she became the Seeker of the Ravenclaw school team.

Thinking of this, Mike smiled and shook his head, turning his attention back to Hermione beside him.

Their mission today was to help Hermione relax, and he had not forgotten that.

But Hermione's condition didn't look good. Her legs were tightly closed together, her hands were clenched, and her body involuntarily leaned away from Mike.

This is typical tension.

Mike decided not to remain silent anymore, he spoke:
"This is Harry's first tryout since he became Quidditch captain. Do you think he can recruit players he's satisfied with?"

"Ah? Ah! Of course, Harry's standards are so low that he even wants to admit Ron directly."

Hermione was stunned for a moment before she realized that Mike was talking to her, speaking very quickly.

"Oh? Then Ron should be very happy. I remember he always wanted to join the school team. This time he can finally get his wish."

"No, Ron rejected Harry's offer and decided to rely on himself."

"Ok?"

Mike raised his eyebrows in surprise. To be honest, Ron's move did surprise him, because Ron didn't seem like the kind of guy who was unwilling to take the back door.

Hermione was obviously also very interested in this topic. She kept telling Mike how Harry helped Ron with training, while Mike listened quietly, smiling and agreeing from time to time.

He had no interest in these things and was just chatting with Hermione.

But thanks to Ron, the atmosphere between Mike and Hermione gradually became hotter, and a smile began to appear on Hermione's face.

At this moment, the selection of new players for the Gryffindor team began.

Harry divided all the test subjects into several groups and asked them to fly around the field on broomsticks in small groups.

Mike had to admit that this was a brilliant idea, because just a few moments after taking off, several students who looked very young fell off their brooms. Thanks to Harry and the others who were watching below, they were not seriously injured.

Mike couldn't help but shake his head when he saw this. These people were obviously here to join in the fun. Mike bet that these people hadn't even taken a few proper flying lessons from Mrs. Hodge.

The situation of the following groups was also very bad. Apart from those who came to join in the fun, there were even those who came specifically to cause trouble.

For example, the few who are leaving now, the yellow bow ties around their necks have already exposed their Hufflepuff identities.

There were many people who pretended to be others to participate in the Gryffindor rookie selection like them, and Mike even saw a Ravenclaw student among them.

He almost instinctively looked in the direction of the Ravenclaw stands, where a group of Ravenclaw players led by Franklin were looking at the audience with smirks on their faces. It was obvious who the culprit of all this was.

At the beginning of the selection, Harry remained restrained. He politely asked those who were unqualified to stand. But after encountering various strange things one after another, even a good-tempered person like Harry was completely enraged.

He yelled and swore at the non-Gryffindor newcomers, so loudly that even Mike could hear it, but it was obvious that those people didn't take Harry seriously, and they left the stadium laughing.

"It's not easy being a Quidditch captain, is it?"

Hermione said with a sigh.

"It's not easy, but Harry has done a pretty good job so far." Mike nodded. "At least his selection method is correct. If he had chosen a non-Gryffindor player to be a member of the school team, it would have been a huge shame."

"You really think so? I mean Harry's selection method is good!"

Hermione's eyes suddenly lit up, and Mike nodded somewhat puzzled.

"That was my idea!"

Seeing Hermione looking up with her head as if she was about to praise me, Mike smiled slightly and offered his compliments without hesitation.

This made Hermione even happier, and the two of them chatted happily, laughing and cursing while watching Harry and others busy in the audience, without any trace of the awkwardness they had before.

At this moment, a scene on the field attracted the attention of both of them.

I saw a complaining boy with thick blond hair riding a flying broom rising from the ground, circling over the stands, and constantly greeting the audience.

When he got closer, Mike realized that this was a very handsome boy with a fairly good-looking face. At this moment, his face was filled with a bright smile, giving people a very sunny feeling.

This is the type of guy that is very popular with girls in school.

Mike made his judgment without hesitation.

The boy obviously knew this, so he became a little inflated.

He flew around the field, blowing kisses to the girls in the stands.

"Ladies! You will become Gryffindor's new goalkeeper today. Can you give me your contact information after the game?"

This boy was indeed very popular among the girls. His behavior and words received cheers from the girls in the stands. Some girls from the lower grades were so excited that they almost fainted.

Later, he even flew in front of Hermione and prepared to show off, but after seeing Mike sitting next to Hermione, the expression on his face suddenly changed, and then he moved away from the stands at a faster speed than when he came.

Mike snorted coldly when he saw this. This boy was quite sensible.

"Heh! Cormac McLaggen, he's a seventh year Gryffindor and a member of Professor Slughorn's Slug Club."

Hermione sneered and introduced Mike.

"Why?" Mike asked, "You don't like him?"

"Everyone who knows his true face dislikes him!" Hermione curled her lips in disgust. "He relied on his handsomeness and wealth to deceive many girls. He is a famous playboy and scumbag in Hogwarts!"

Mike raised his eyebrows, he really didn't know this.

Hermione said with some concern:

"But he's a very good Quidditch player, and he's also running for goalkeeper this time. I'm afraid it'll be difficult for Ron with him around."

As we were talking, the selection of the Gryffindor Quidditch goalkeeper finally began.

Harry frowned and loudly ordered Cormier to return to his seat. It can be seen that he didn't have a good impression of Cormier.

But the opponent obviously didn't care. He made a sudden stop in front of the three circular goal frames in a very cool manner, which caused cheers from the girls in the stands.

Cormichael shook his bangs proudly and hooked his finger at Harry and others below.

Now the regular players couldn't stand it anymore, they all flew into the air and came to the opposite side of Cormack, with the Quaffle being tossed up and down in their hands.

Suddenly, the regular team members moved.

They moved quickly in the air, performing complex tactical moves, and the Quaffle was passed quickly between them. The speed of the pass was so fast that the Quaffle almost turned into a group of afterimages.

These official players obviously showed their real skills, but this did not pose a problem for Cormicker. His eyes were fixed on the Quaffle and his hands in heavy gloves were raised, keeping alert at all times.

Finally, accompanied by a loud shout, the Quaffle was hit hard by a boy.

But then Cormier in front of the door frame moved and accurately caught the Quaffle in his arms.

Suddenly, cheers broke out from the stands again.

And Mike nodded slightly, this Mike is still quite capable.

After some fan interaction, the Quaffle returned to the hands of the Beaters again. The test for the goalkeeper is simple. The Beaters will shoot ten balls, and the one who rejects the most shots will be the new official goalkeeper of Gryffindor.

And Cormier has already blocked a ball!

Hermione frowned tightly. If Cormier was allowed to continue, then Ron would basically not be able to join the Gryffindor team, because Ron's best result in training was only rejecting five shots.

Thinking of this, Hermione quietly took out her wand.

The test on the field was still in full swing. In a short period of time, Cormier had blocked three Quaffles, but only one had been shot into the goal.

The other goalkeepers waiting off the field were all in despair, especially Ron. He lowered his head, with tears faintly flowing in his red eyes.

But the next moment, there was booing from the stands.

Ron looked up suddenly and saw Cormicker floating in the air with his mouth open and a dazed look on his face, while the batsmen opposite him cheered.

For a moment Ron was confused about what was happening, but he soon understood why.

Because the next Quaffle is coming.

It seemed as if Comack was drunk, and he rushed in the opposite direction of the ball in a daze!

"puff!"

The ball went in again!

Ron's eyes suddenly lit up, and at this moment, he felt that he was able to do it again!

(End of this chapter)