Hogwarts: A little lion in the skin of the Eagle School

The Quidditch draw for Eagle School will be next Friday at 5 p.m.

At that time, all grades had finished classes, and anyone who wanted to participate in the selection could go.

Ryan immediately registered with Captain Roger.

He signed up for the Seeker position, although the team currently has sixth-grader Akiharu in that role.

But that doesn't stop them from recruiting a substitute or developing the next Seeker.

John and the others also made plans to accompany Ryan to the trial, while Ryan would practice riding the flying broomstick in the meantime.

It is worth mentioning that, in addition to the no-fly period like last year.

Anyone who wants to practice riding a flying broom can do so freely after reporting to Professor Huo Qi.

Of course, it must remain within the Quidditch pitch area and cannot fly into the castle and wander around.

Since they happened to have some free time today, the group excitedly headed to the Quidditch pitch.

Besides them, some other students were also practicing on the field. It makes sense, since the Quidditch teams of the other three houses besides Eagles have also been recruiting recently.

So there were quite a few people at the stadium, and there was even nighttime lighting. Even Professor Huo Qi had to come and keep an eye on things himself.

After making an application, they each took a broom and flew around in the air, helping Ryan practice.

Ryan's flying skills were actually not bad; at least they were quite proficient, unlike Ethan and Titus's erratic and unsteady flying.

Therefore, they still have a lot of confidence in Ryan.

"John."

Just as they were flying around on broomsticks, a call came from above.

John looked in the direction of the voice and saw Hermione.

She was standing by the railing of the stands next to the stadium, holding a thick book in her arms.

"Hermione? What brings you here?"

John was also taken aback when he saw who it was.

Then he controlled the broom and landed next to Hermione.

"Hmm~ Because someone didn't keep their promise to come to the library to find me, so I came to find them."

Hermione said in a slightly disgruntled tone.

Hearing Hermione's words, John finally realized that he had been so engrossed in playing with his brothers that he had forgotten to go to the library to help Hermione study.

"Uh... I'm sorry, Hermione, I..."

John scratched his head sheepishly, just about to apologize.

"—However," Hermione suddenly tucked the book under her arm, her tone softening as she continued.

"Since you're having so much fun, I won't hold it against you."

Hermione smiled and winked at John, tucking a stray strand of wind-blown brown hair behind her ear.

Aren't you angry?

John's heart skipped a beat when he saw Hermione's expression, and he asked her in surprise.

I stood her up.

"Of course I'm angry."

Hermione gave a soft hum and poked John's forehead with her finger.

"But what I'm angry about isn't that you stood me up, it's that you went out to play without me!"

"I'm not just a bookworm who only knows how to study. If you want to have fun, I can play with you..."

As she finished speaking, her voice was as soft as a feather, yet a blush crept onto her cheeks.

Because she felt like she was being coquettish, hoping John would play along.

Of course, in John's eyes, this was just him being affectionate.

Stereotypes are a terrible thing.

Because he spent most of his time with Hermione studying, he almost forgot that the original Hermione was the kind of person who would get into trouble with him.

Since they had just gotten together, they would subconsciously act in a way that they thought the other person liked in front of them, causing them to forget the most basic nature of their relationship.

"Okay, I was wrong, Hermione."

"Because Ryan is planning to participate in the Quidditch team tryouts next Friday, the rest of us are practicing with him."

"Will you come with me to see it then?"

John changed his attitude and sincerely invited Hermione.

Hermione's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she immediately responded happily.

"OK."

The two smiled at each other, feeling even closer to one another.

It's not the kind of intimacy that's confirmed through status when establishing a relationship, but rather a tacit understanding between the two people, a more grounded and comfortable intimacy.

"Eek~"

"Can you come with me to see it?"

Just as the two were enjoying their sweet moment together, several untimely shouts came from above.

It turned out that Titus and his companions had been eavesdropping the whole time.

Hearing their mushy, cloying words, I couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy and started to complain.

John and Hermione blushed instantly and took a half step back in unison.

"Shut up, you lot!"

It was the first time John had been watched by them being so affectionate with Hermione, and he felt rather embarrassed.

His face flushed red as he cursed at them.

Hermione's ears also turned red; she was fairly familiar with John's friends.

But we're not actually in the same circle. When we bump into each other, we just nod and say hello at most.

But today was the first time she felt like she belonged in John's circle of friends.

"Good luck with your practice, I have to go now."

Hermione brushed a strand of hair behind her ear sheepishly, glanced at John, hurriedly left a comment, and then turned and fled.

They didn't even give John a chance to stay.

John watched Hermione's hurried departure, then glared at his friends who were covering their mouths and snickering.

"You like to laugh, huh? Well, I'll make sure you don't have time to laugh today!"

John immediately mounted his broom and chased after them.

Seeing this, the three of them burst into laughter and scattered, each controlling their broom.

Several people were jumping around on the field, disturbing the other players who were practicing, who all complained.

Then...

The four of them were kicked off the field and stood on the sidelines looking disheveled.

"That was a truly exhilarating practice session."

"Where is the exhilaration?"

"Never mind that, just tell me whether you've practiced or not."

......

It was quite late when the group returned to the castle.

So instead of continuing their wanderings, they prepared to go back to their respective homes.

However, on their way back, they ran into an acquaintance when they passed the black-out classroom floor.

"Senior Harry."

The group encountered Harry, who seemed to be in a bad mood, and they all called out to him.

"Oh, hello everyone..."

Harry saw that it was them and forced a smile in response.

"Senior, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing that Harry didn't seem to be in good condition, John took a half-step closer with some concern and asked.

Harry waved his hand.

"It's nothing, I was just called back to the office by Umbridge."

Harry seemed reluctant to say more.

Hermione said he's had a fight with his Gryffindor friends and has been kept in jail, which is probably why he's in a bad mood.

"By the way, senior, do you remember when we said we'd go find the principal together?"

Seeing Harry's expression, John simply changed the subject.

"Uh... Ah, sorry John, next week, I'm just too busy this week."

Upon hearing this, Harry paused, remembering what John had said.

But he still said it with a hint of apology.

Seeing this, John didn't press further and simply said goodbye to Harry, telling him to go back and rest.

The group turned around and prepared to leave.

Ethan, who was standing to the side, stared at the portrait on the wall and muttered something strange.

"Have the portrait artists at our school gotten cats recently? There are cats everywhere."

"Who knows?"