Everyday Players at Hogwarts..

Chapter 337: Dudley the Goalkeeper

Dudley Dursley is Harry's cousin. He became a much better person after becoming a wizard.

Moreover, Dudley, who was a poor student in the Muggle world, actually had pretty good grades.

However, there was one subject where Dudley remained the same as he was in the Muggle world - that was flying class.

He is a rare wizard who cannot use a broomstick.

Not only will it be useless, but it will also apply extra downward force to the broom during flight, which may damage the broom.

This situation remains the same until this semester.

Madam Hooch didn't dare let Dudley continue to try to fly.

But now, Harry and the others heard something. Dudley had become the goalkeeper!
The goalkeeper also needs to fly!
"How is that possible?" Ron stopped abruptly and turned to look at Draco.

"Yes, even if he can control that strange magic, it will definitely consume a lot of broomsticks."

"He's only touched a broom twice in flying lessons, and he doesn't have any extra Galleons to buy a broom." Harry also stopped.

"It's Diggory from Hufflepuff, a fourth year."

"He can make a simple flying broom, so repairing it is no problem for him."

"I don't know how he noticed Dudley. Some people say he did it to help Dudley, but I don't believe it."

"I think he noticed Dudley because of you, and even further discovered Dudley's talent as a goalkeeper." Draco guessed.

"Then why is Dudley still behaving like that?" Ron discovered the blind spot.

"It was Lodge, the Hufflepuff Captain and Seeker, a seventh year. He kept Dudley the way he was."

"But you all know our Slytherin style. Our captain Marcus Flint discovered this secret when he sent someone to inquire about the news." Draco shrugged.

"Inquiring? I think it's peeping!" Ron frowned.

"Where's that Diggory? I haven't seen him on the Hufflepuff Quidditch team." Harry became curious about the person who discovered Dudley.

He felt that perhaps this person really just meant well.

Draco always tends to think the worst of people.

"I almost forgot to mention that Diggory is Hufflepuff's new seeker. His position in the team is like Roger's back then. He is equivalent to the captain of the team."

"Lodge, the captain of the Hufflepuff Quidditch team, has been bringing him along for the past few years, but he has never let Diggory play."

"Perhaps it was because of your case, Harry, and the fact that Diggory discovered Dudley, that Diggory became a Seeker ahead of time."

"It is said that according to our Slytherin team's analysis, Diggory should become the Seeker and Captain next year, which is in his fifth year."

"Lochi just graduated at that time," Draco explained.

Then, Harry and the others ran to the auditorium on the first floor.

Only then did they remember that they were still hungry.

However, they were delayed on the road for some time.

By the time they arrived, the party was over.

Fortunately, as Draco said, Crabbe and Goyle packed a lot of extra food, so they didn't go hungry.

In the following days, Harry, who was caught up in the scandal, had only studying to pass the time.

Among these courses, only the flying class and Riddle's Defense Against the Dark Arts class are interesting.

There is no need to explain why flying lessons are interesting.

In the next Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Riddle talked about what the new Muggle world meant to second-year wizards: high voltage electricity. He also talked about how to deal with the before, during, and after being electrocuted.

Prevent electric shock before you get it.

Little wizards, just remember to stay away from telephone poles and don't use magic around them.

This aspect was glossed over because young wizards in the Muggle world knew that it was dangerous.

After being electrocuted, Professor Riddle told a method that Muggles could not do, which also relied on Transfiguration.

In the Muggle world, if someone is electrocuted, the usual method is for others present to cut off the power supply, but obviously, when being hit by high voltage electricity, there is obviously no time to do this.

Therefore, other people present must use insulating objects to keep the conductive material (usually wires) between electricity and people away from the human body.

The little wizards can handle it themselves, without the need for additional people.

They just need to change the place where the conductive material touches them into insulating material, and then stay away from the conductive material.

Because wizards are inherently stronger than Muggles.

When faced with damage such as electricity, fire, poison, etc. that gives them time to think, they usually subconsciously control them to stay away from themselves, or become immune to them directly.

The fire avoidance spell was discovered and created because of this.

Therefore, when faced with high voltage electricity that can cause people to instantly fall into coma or even die if it hits the human body, the little wizard has time to concentrate his mind and cast a spell on himself with the help of his instincts and higher physical fitness.

In short, in Riddle's class, Harry discovered the dangers of the world he used to live in from a wizard's perspective.

For the young wizard who knows nothing about the Muggle world, the Muggle world is far more dangerous than some evil spells or even curses.

Harry finally understood why these Muggle knowledge that seemed irrelevant to the course were taught in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

Harry also discovered the most important point, that is, as long as the little wizard can stay awake and not fall into a coma.

Magic power will automatically produce various unexpected phenomena under the influence of the subconscious mind to ensure the life safety of its host.

The dangers encountered in the Muggle world have nothing to do with magic. As long as the little wizard is aware of where the danger comes from or does not faint, he can save his life by relying on the self-reaction of magic alone, as long as he does not encounter dangers such as high voltage electricity that requires great force to make miracles happen, or bullets that he cannot react to in time.

So for the little wizard, a dump truck hitting him head-on is not as dangerous as a bullet.

Dump trucks were a danger they could easily spot, but bullets were clearly not.

And of course, falling from a high altitude is much safer for the little wizard than high voltage electricity.

Harry finally understood why the concept of safety for wizards was completely different from that for Muggles.

Any danger that gives them enough time to react and avoid falling unconscious for an instant is not considered a danger.

However, other classes were less interesting to Harry.

In Potions class, Harry felt almost no sense of accomplishment. No matter how well he did, Professor Snape was always generous with his praise.

Harry even suspected that even if he had blown up the cauldron, Professor Snape would have reason to give him extra points.

Other courses that required the use of a wand were too easy for Harry.

He has learned far more on his own than what is taught in class.

As for the Herbology class, although the herbs taught are very interesting, they are not found in the Muggle world.

But they always reminded Harry of the painful memories of being ordered by his Aunt Petunia to pull weeds and water flowers when he was a child.

Astronomy lessons were too outdated for Harry. They were not as interesting and advanced as the related books he bought on the Muggle street when he was at Sirius's house.

The next chapter will be posted later today. Also, thanks to Changgong Dashi, 20220115110332204, Omicron for their monthly tickets, and other classmates for their recommendations and subscriptions.

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