The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 27 Quidditch Match

Ryan was completely unfamiliar with Quidditch games. It was obvious that what he learned from watching movies was completely different from the real world.

So when the students around him were discussing Quidditch, Ryan would feel awkward standing next to them. However, Hermione, who was also Quidditch-blind, found a solution: she borrowed a book called "The Origin of Quidditch" from the school library.

This book is not boring to read, and it introduces almost all the knowledge related to Quidditch. For example, there are 700 ways to commit fouls in Quidditch, and they all appeared in a World Cup match in 1473 (what happened in that match?);

Seekers are usually the smallest and fastest players, and the most serious Quidditch accidents seem to happen to them; (Yes, it turns out that Harry gets injured almost every year while playing. Ryan complained.)
Although deaths during Quidditch games are rare, referees are said to often disappear without a trace, only to reappear in the Sahara Desert months later.
Thanks to this book, Ryan can finally discuss this topic with his classmates as a cloud fan.

Quidditch is an important thing in school, but for non-athletes like Ryan, other things are also important. During this period, he ran to the greenhouse almost every day when he had free time to practice his ability to cultivate and control magical plants. This made Professor Sprout very happy because most students don't like to get dirty and deal with soil.

Professor Sprout also told Ryan that if he could maintain this attitude, he would have no problem getting into his NEWT class.

In addition to this, Ryan also practiced spells and brewed potions with Hermione. In order to practice spells, they made some gadgets.

For example, Hermione used magic to create a bright blue flame that can be carried with her, while Ryan turned an empty jam jar into a brass hand warmer and carried the flame with him for warmth. The cold and damp winter in the Scottish Highlands is really uncomfortable, especially when you need to leave the room.

The day before Harry's game, Ryan and Hermione decided to go and cheer Harry up, and they met Harry and Ron in the yard. So the four of them stood in a circle with their backs to back, chatting while warming themselves with the brass hand warmer that had appeared.

At this moment, Snape came across the yard, and Harry noticed at once that he was limping.

He was a little allergic to Snape, so he lowered his head and tried to pretend that he was no longer there. Unfortunately, Harry's guilty action attracted Snape's attention. He limped over, as if looking for a reason to scold him.

"What do you have in your hand, Potter?"

It was Quidditch From the Origins. Harry showed it to him.

"Library books are not allowed to be taken out of the school," said Snape. "Give it to me. Gryffindor gets five points deducted." "He made up a rule on the spot." Harry muttered angrily as he watched Snape limp away.

"I wonder what happened to his leg?" "I don't know, but I hope he's in a lot of pain." Ron said gloatingly.

But there will be a game tomorrow, and Harry needs this book to relax. After finishing his homework, Hermione gave Harry the book "Quidditch Origins" that she borrowed.

Harry read for a while, feeling a little uneasy. Thinking of Madam Pince holding a feather duster in the library and scolding those students who didn't take good care of books, he suddenly felt courageous.

Why was he afraid of Snape? So he stood up and told the others that he was going to ask Snape if he could return the book to him.

"You're brave, Harry, and good luck to you," Ryan said, patting him on the shoulder.

Then Harry climbed out of the passage. Ron looked at Harry's back and said, "I wouldn't go if it were me." Ryan and Hermione nodded in agreement.

Almost ten minutes later, Ryan and the others were discussing how to reduce the points deducted in the next Potions class. Harry crawled in from the entrance in a somewhat embarrassed manner.

Ryan looked at Harry who was out of breath and asked, "What happened?" Harry lowered his voice and said, "I just saw one of Snape's legs was bloody and bloody, and Filch applied medicine to him. He also said, how could you stare at three heads at the same time?"

Then Harry paused, letting them digest the information. "Do you know what this means? He tried to get past that three-headed dog on Halloween! He was heading there when we saw him - he was looking for the thing the dog was guarding! I'll bet my broomstick that he let the troll in there to distract people!"

"No - he wouldn't," said Hermione quickly. "I know he's not very nice, but he would never steal anything that Dumbledore keeps so carefully."

"To be honest, Hermione, you always think that all teachers are saints, but I think Snape would do something like this," said Ron bluntly.

Ryan interrupted, "But there is a doubt. Snape is the head of Slytherin. He should know what is in the school. Besides, as a professor at Hogwarts and a potion master, I don't think he would lack anything. Besides, the dog we saw last time attacked everyone who entered indiscriminately. So the wound can only prove that Snape may have entered the house, not that he wanted to steal."

"Well, you may be right," said Harry. "I'm going to bed. I have a game tomorrow." After that, Harry staggered up the stairs.

Hermione stared at Ryan: "Do you really think Professor Snape is not a thief?"

"I don't know." Ryan spread his hands and shook his head. "But there is no definite evidence now. It is definitely not possible to confirm that Professor Snape did anything bad based on these few findings."

After sitting for a while, they said good night to each other and went to bed as they had no intention of reading.

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The next morning, the weather was clear and cold. The restaurant was filled with the tempting smell of grilled sausages. Everyone was looking forward to a wonderful Quidditch game and chatting happily. Ryan also began to feel happy because of this atmosphere, just as excited as he was when he went to the sports meeting in elementary school in his previous life.

Walking into the hall, Ryan found that everyone else had arrived. Hermione was trying to persuade Harry, the only unhappy person at the long table. Harry looked tense because of his nervousness.

"You must have a few bites of breakfast."

"I don't want to eat anything."

"Have some toast," coaxed Hermione.

"I'm not hungry."

Ryan walked over and said, "Exercise is very physically demanding. You can't fly on an empty stomach."

At this time, Seamus also came out to help: "Harry, you need to maintain your strength. The Seeker is always the one that the opponent focuses on guarding against."

"Thank you," Harry said, watching Seamus slather his sausages with ketchup (the British feel ketchup is a must on everything).

It was almost eleven o'clock when everyone headed to the stadium and the game was about to begin.

(End of this chapter)