The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 89 Quidditch

Looking at Lee Jordan's receding back, Ada thought it would be better to tell the twins about this. Since they are both boys, it would be easier to persuade them. She didn't want comedian Lee Jordan to become tragic.

The Gryffindor students all gathered in the same stand, holding various banners in their hands. The slogans were all to cheer for the players, or to say Gryffindor must win.

Ada originally planned to make a special cheering item, but she was too busy recently and didn't have the time.

Players from both teams walked out of the locker room, Gryffindor wearing red robes and Slytherin wearing green, and the cheers on the field became louder.

"Okay, we see that the players from both teams have entered the field. I am very optimistic about Gryffindor..." The huge commentary voice echoed in the stadium. Ada was very familiar with this voice. It was Lee Jordan.

Lee Jordan loves Quidditch very much. He wanted to be selected for the school team with his friends, but he failed. So he chose another way. He wanted to be a commentator, so that he could fight on the court with his good friends.

The players from both teams walked to the center of the court. Ms. Huo Qi, the referee, was waiting for them. After she spoke a few words to the players from both teams, everyone got on their broomsticks. With a whistle, fifteen broomsticks took off into the air and the game began!

Gryffindor seized the opportunity to attack first. The three chasers followed the tactics in training and rushed towards the opponent's circle like arrows. Angelina took the lead with the Quaffle on a broom.

Commentator Lee Jordan passionately explained Gryffindor's attack. Of course, his commentary was mixed with various personal opinions, praising Angelina from head to toe.

Ada looked nervously at Angelina who was being defended by two Slytherin strongmen. Ada was worried that she would be knocked down. Ada used all she had learned to "curse" the two boys, but the sound was drowned out by the huge noise in the stadium.

Angelina, who broke through with the ball, was soon forced into a desperate situation and it seemed that she would lose the ball at any time. Angelina suddenly threw the ball behind her. When everyone thought that the newcomer had made a mistake, the unattended Alia suddenly appeared and caught the Quaffle. With no one around, Alia took the Quaffle and shot directly at the goal!
"Aliya Spinnet received the ball and she shot. Good girl! Gryffindor scored!" Lee Jordan explained excitedly, and he wanted to jump down and celebrate with the Gryffindor players.

Captain Charlie also smiled. He knew he was not mistaken about the two girls. They really brought him a surprise.

Isn't this just a breakthrough pass! I'll go... Well, I can't do it. Ada thought to herself while celebrating the score with the people around her.

Slytherin's attack was equally sharp. They were the strongest of the four teams. Marcus Flint from Slytherin dodged the pursuit of Angelina and Alia, and also dodged the Bludger thrown by the twins, then threw the Quaffle towards the door knocker post with great force.

Goalkeeper Oliver Wood blocked Flint's attempt to score and helped Gryffindor launch a counterattack. Riding on his broomstick, Wood shook his finger provocatively, which made Flint, who failed to score, very angry.

Gryffindor's cheers echoed in the cold air, while Slytherin let out an unwilling roar.

Ada cheered with the crowd in the stands. Her friends all played well. Angelina and Alia lived together and had a good understanding as offensive partners. No matter which of them broke through the defense, the other could play a good role in the entanglement or catch some passes that looked like mistakes.

The batsman twins also performed well. They hit the Bludgers with the bats in their hands and constantly suppressed the Slytherin players. Compared with the twins, the two Slytherin batsmen had a very low presence.

Before the game, no one could have imagined that the Gryffindor team, which had undergone a major change, could play like this. There were four new players in their lineup, and they had no experience. But these four people kept causing trouble for Slytherin, and Slytherin didn't know them well enough to make targeted arrangements.

The goal guarded by Oliver Wood was equally impregnable. The Slytherins, who had not scored, began to become anxious, and their actions became more and more rough. Puse and Flint kept using their bodies to ram Angelina and Alia, forcing them to lose the ball.

Slytherin's defensive moves became more and more aggressive, and they got more counterattack opportunities. The doorpost guarded by Oliver Wood finally lost, and Slytherin began to score. There was a huge booing from the Gryffindor stands, and Ada also shouted loudly: "This is a foul! They are like uncivilized barbarians! Fred and George, beat their asses hard, or you won't come back!"

The scores of both sides rose alternately. Fortunately, Gryffindor was always in a leading position. What they needed most now was to catch the Golden Snitch as soon as possible and end the game.

Slytherin's Seeker Higgs was the first to spot the Snitch, and he flew towards the golden light, with Charlie chasing after him. George, who had noticed this, threw a Bludger over, hoping to stop Higgs.

Higgs easily dodged the first Bludger, but another one came flying over. George was just a cover, the real threat was Fred. Higgs had to forcibly change his direction to avoid being knocked off his broom by the Bludger, but when he dodged, the Golden Snitch had disappeared.

Gryffindor has been unable to widen the gap, and Slytherin has been unable to overtake. Now the outcome of both teams depends on the seeker. Whoever catches the Snitch first will be the winner.

After the thrilling experience, the twins began to focus on Higgs. They kept throwing Bludgers at him, forcing him to be busy and unable to concentrate on looking for the Golden Snitch.

Charlie was also scared and broke out in a cold sweat. He stopped paying attention to the chaser and focused more on finding the Snitch. A golden light flashed over the court again, and this time Charlie saw it first!
Charlie began to chase the Golden Snitch along its flight path, and Higgs followed. His broom was not as fast as Higgs's, so Higgs soon caught up, but was unable to overtake Charlie.

In order to catch the thief in advance, Higgs began to use his body to ram Charlie, but his choice was not very rational. Charlie was not someone he could move, and it made his body shake instead.

Charlie was getting closer and closer to the Golden Snitch, and it seemed that he could touch it. Charlie stretched out his hand to catch the Snitch, and the Bludger rushed towards him. On one side was the dangerous Bludger, and on the other side was the Golden Snitch so close. Charlie was caught in a dilemma.

Ada in the stands also held her breath. She seemed to have seen the scene of Charlie being knocked off his broom by the Bludger.

"The Snitch is right in front of us, can Charlie catch it? Is Gryffindor going to win? Oh! No! Someone stop that damn Bludger!" said Lee Jordan, his worry audible to everyone on the court, "He dodged the Bludger! He caught it! Charlie Weasley caught the Snitch! Victory belongs to Gryffindor!"

Lee Jordan shouted out the result with joy, Charlie Weasley displayed the Golden Snitch on his broomstick, and the Gryffindor stands celebrated their first victory of the school year with great enthusiasm.

Ada in the stands was also very excited. She used her wand to cast an amplification spell on herself and shouted loudly: "Weasley is our king!"

Ada's voice spread throughout the entire stadium and was also heard by Professor McGonagall who was cheering and celebrating. However, Professor McGonagall did not blame Ada for her outrageous behavior at all. She was very satisfied with Gryffindor's performance today!
After this loud slogan was shouted out, the rest of the Gryffindors followed suit and shouted: "Weasley is our king!"

Marcus Flint was very angry. He had been humiliated by Wood over and over again in today's game, and now he had to watch his mortal enemy celebrate wantonly and even shout such a slogan. He grabbed the batsman's bat and hit the Bludger, which he hadn't had time to put away, at Charlie.

Charlie didn't notice the Bludger flying towards him, and he was knocked off his broomstick and fell straight to the ground.

"Merlin! What did Flint do!" Lee Jordan's voice spread throughout the stadium because of the microphone.

The Gryffindors who were celebrating loudly suddenly lost their voices and looked at the scene in disbelief.

Thanks to book friend Ye Yunling for the reward

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(End of this chapter)