Being at Hogwarts, something's not right with this system.

After Lin Yu left with Wood, Professor McGonagall hurried to Dumbledore's office to tell the old dean the good news.

Dumbledore was also from Gryffindor, and before he became the headmaster, he had served as the head of Gryffindor.

Leaving aside Professor McGonagall's tireless efforts to get Lin Yu into Quidditch at the age of a first-year student.

On the other side, Lin Yu followed Wood into a messy room.

Wood explained to Lin Yu, "This is our team's locker room, and also where we usually gather."

This is not part of the Gryffindor rest area; it's a separate rest area belonging to the Gryffindor Quidditch team.

Therefore, Lin Yu could see many things related to Quidditch everywhere.

For example, the Quidditch team uniforms, which are rich in Gryffindor elements and feature red as the main color and yellow as the secondary color.

Of course, there are also many protective gear items that can be seen everywhere.

Wood pulled out a box and called out to Lin Yu, "Come help me."

As Lin Yu walked over, he asked, "What's this?"

Wood explained, "It's the ball. You don't even know what Quidditch is all about?"

Lin Yu nodded in understanding: "I have heard some of it."

The two men carried the box out of the team's locker room and then out of the castle, arriving at a nearby field.

The ground here is covered with a thin, thick layer of sand. Wood explained to Lin Yu, "This is the Quidditch arena."

Unlike football, which uses grass fields, Quidditch fields use sand.

This is because Quidditch is a sport played by wizards in the air, and the sand was used to prevent people from falling and dying...

"The school's Quidditch games aren't held frequently; there are only six games in the entire school year, which means we have to play one game against each house," Wood continued to explain Quidditch to Lin Yu.

After all, Hogwarts is a school, and even if it loves Quidditch, it can't be held frequently.

In this way, the four academies only need to play one match between each other to determine the final champion.

However, Lin Yu was more curious about one thing: how exactly is the final champion determined?

Because Quidditch is clearly not an elimination tournament, but a round-robin tournament between the four houses, with each house's team playing against each other once.

So how exactly is the final champion determined?

Is it a points system?

In other words, the team with the highest net points from each game is the champion.

Or should we look at the number of wins? Whoever has the most wins is the champion.

It can't be a comparison of total scores, right? It's the sum of the scores from each game, right?

Because Quidditch has a very peculiar rule: the game can only end when one team's Seeker catches the Golden Snitch.

In this scenario, if one of the teams' Seekers has an accident, wouldn't they be left with no choice but to let the opposing team rack up points indefinitely?

Fortunately, Wood provided the answer: "First, count the number of wins. If any team wins all the games, then they are undoubtedly the champion. If the number of wins is the same, then the final point differential is compared."

In other words, if a team wins all its Quidditch matches in a year...

Then this team is rightfully the champion.

Then comes the points system.

Lin Yu finally understood and felt that this made sense.

If a team is strong enough and always finishes a game quickly, its points will obviously not be higher than those of other teams that drag on.

For example, if you catch the Golden Snitch at the first moment every time to end the game, you will get 150 points.

But if other teams maliciously rack up points and score hundreds of points in a single game, wouldn't they be invincible?

Therefore, if you are strong enough and confident enough to sweep away all opponents, then you should just finish the battle quickly.

As Wood bent down to open the box, he continued explaining the rules of Quidditch to Lin Yu: "A team can field seven players: a goalkeeper, two batters, three chasers, and you, the Seeker. Before you, the Seeker was Charlie Weasley, the second oldest in the Weasley family. He was great, but unfortunately, he graduated."

Quidditch has four balls: the Quaffle, the Runner, and the Golden Snitch.

There are two wandering balls, which will automatically chase and attack players on both sides of the field.

In fact, the Quaffle is the most commonly used and main scoring item in Quidditch. Every time you throw a Quaffle into the opponent's goal, you get ten points.

The importance of the Golden Snitch goes without saying. In fact, there is no time limit in any Quidditch match, because only by catching the Golden Snitch can the match end.

However, catching the Golden Snitch doesn't necessarily mean winning the game, because the Golden Snitch is worth 150 points.

In other words, if one team already has more than 150 points before catching the Golden Snitch, then no matter which team catches the Golden Snitch, the outcome will not change.

Wood also reminded Lin Yu of this: "So sometimes, such as when we're far behind in the score, even if you can catch the Golden Snitch, it's best not to. At the same time, you should also distract the opponent from catching it."

Lin Yu nodded and said quietly, "I'm not stupid."

Since he agreed to join the Quidditch team in order to complete the mission, Lin Yu naturally didn't intend to just go through the motions, since there were only three games a year anyway.

Gryffindor only needs to play one game each against the other three house teams.

Wood then took out three types of golf equipment from the box.

Lin Yu noticed that the Quake was the largest, about the size of a soccer ball, and it was very "docile," barely moving when Wood held it in his hand.

But the wandering ball is different, because it is actually a black iron ball?

When Wood freed one of the wandering balls from its restraints, the wandering ball suddenly flew towards Lin Yu.

"Watch out!" Wood shouted.

Fortunately, they brought a wooden stick with them when they carried the box containing the balls out.

Lin Yu was suddenly seized by a sudden inspiration and swung the wooden stick in his hand to strike.

With a "thud," the ball was accurately hit and sent flying. After circling rapidly in mid-air, it flew back with great momentum.

Wood spotted the direction, grabbed the ball, and then put it back in the box and locked it.

Lin Yu's eyelids twitched as he watched, and he couldn't help but complain, "Seriously, won't anyone die from this?"

After all, they wizards are actually magicians, not warriors.

The ball is not only made of iron, but it is also quite fast.

Imagine an iron ball flying towards you at a speed of tens of meters per second. If you were hit by it, it would be no joke.

Wood shrugged and said nonchalantly, "So there's always a chance of getting injured in every game."

Is it really okay for you to look like you're ready to die? All for a ball game?