HP: I'm not going to rule the wizarding world

Ever since Ariana's influence at Hogwarts grew, and her comments about bloodline spread, many young Muggle wizards no longer cared about mentioning their family situation.

After all, the most powerful young wizard at Hogwarts also grew up in the Muggle world, and she never minded talking about her past, even though she was a pure-blood.

A young mixed-blood wizard joined the conversation, grinning gossip-wise, "Colin himself is a wealthy man, and when he came to the wizarding world, he also found a super-rich boyfriend. Perhaps because they are both super-rich, they were immediately attracted to each other."

Not only the Slytherin students are annoyed by Ariana and Draco sticking together all the time, but students from other colleges will also consciously step back when they see them. After all, no one wants to be fed a mouthful of dog food.

While people off the field have the leisure to gossip about love affairs, the players on the field have no time to be distracted by these trivial matters. After all, the game has entered a very tense stage.

When Harry regained his balance, Fred flew over to him anxiously and called out, "Harry, are you okay? Colin has discovered your intentions."

As the goalkeeper, Wood had to stay at his post at all times and could only let other players come to check on Harry's situation.

Harry touched his chest, which was stinging. He knew he was injured without even looking. However, he said firmly, "It's okay. I wasn't paying attention to the other batsman just now. I won't get hit again."

He wouldn't make the same mistake a second time, but before he could say anything encouraging to Fred, Lee Jordan's voice echoed.

"Ten points for Slytherin."

But less than a minute later, Li Jordan shouted again: "Slytherin plus ten points."

It was obvious that the goal was not scored by the same person. Harry turned around and saw that one was Draco and the other was a very powerful Chaser second only to him.

Then, ignoring the pain in his body, he flew back into the air, sprinting after Ariana.

Although Harry insisted that he was fine, everyone saw him rubbing his chest both on and off the court, and it was clear without asking that he was definitely injured.

A Gryffindor student in the audience frowned and said worriedly, "The Slytherins were particularly sharp today, even more exaggerated than they were in the exchange match. They're already leading by 60 points, and we only scored one goal."

Another student clenched his fists and said loudly, "Potter has followed Colin. The Gryffindor people should trust him, otherwise they wouldn't have scored a goal just now."

But just as he finished speaking, Li Jordan's voice came again: "Slytherin plus 10 points."

The other Gryffindor students were very angry, especially Ron, whose face was red with anger. He roared, "Slytherin is really abominable. Not only did Colin interfere with us, but Malfoy even had to feint every time he tried to pursue us. Otherwise, we would have scored ten points just now."

Hermione disagreed. She calmly analyzed, "I've read books about Quidditch matches. Their movements were all normal. Didn't you see Professor Hooch didn't even blow a warning whistle?"

Ron retorted angrily, "I think Professor Hooch is partial to Colin. Don't you see how they always talk and laugh in class?"

Although Ariana has not borrowed a broomstick since she bought the Nimbus 2000, her friendship with Professor Hooch has remained.

Because Ariana was really busy with her magic research, the only occasion for the two of them to chat was during their flying lessons twice a week.

Slytherins basically attended classes with Gryffindors, and Ron could of course see that Ariana had a very good relationship with Professor Hooch.

Looking at Ron's red face and angry neck, Hermione said helplessly, "Colin doesn't have a good relationship with any professor, but he is quite close to Professor Hooch."

She said this just to make Ron not be so critical of Ariana, after all, only one professor liked her, but she didn't expect it to backfire.

Ron curled his lips and said disdainfully, "He's so arrogant all the time, he doesn't even take Dumbledore seriously, but he can only befriend Professor Hooch, who has no fighting ability."

Ariana clashed with the professor, which she believed was a fight for her legal rights.

Chapter 205 The Golden Flying Ball Must Have Been Found

But in the eyes of a young wizard like Ron who is accustomed to the bad habits of the magical world, Ariana has no respect for professors, school, or the magical world.

Hermione looked at Ron seriously and said earnestly, "Ron, I've been wanting to tell you for a long time. Your prejudice against Colin is too deep. It's not conducive to your making a correct judgment."

Although they agreed to understand each other, there were some things that Hermione still disagreed with Ron's behavior.

For example, his prejudice against Ariana, and the duel between her and Draco that day, when the other person's sword was already on his neck, but Ron still planned to use a spell on him.

Although the organizers of the competition didn't say anything, Hermione heard a lot of talk about Ron not being able to afford to lose.

Perhaps because of Percy, no one has mentioned it to Ron yet.

Hearing Hermione defending Ariana, Ron was furious and retorted angrily, "Everything she has done since entering Hogwarts has almost been against Gryffindor. Forget me, just ask other Gryffindor members if they have a big problem with her."

Ron was not wrong, but it was a bit exaggerated. At least those half-bloods or Muggle wizards from poor families were grateful to Ariana because she organized the dueling competition.

Whether or not you can get the bonus is secondary. The main thing is to have the opportunity to show yourself and prepare for after graduation.

Hermione frowned and said disapprovingly, "But I think everything she did was right, even though I don't quite agree with her approach."

Seeing that Hermione was stubborn, Ron pointed at Harry who was still on the field and said angrily, "Look at her. She's bringing Harry to interfere with our team again, and you're actually speaking up for her."

Ron also felt that Hermione was really unreasonable sometimes. Colin had targeted her many times.

After Harry finished talking to Fred, he rode his broom back into the sky to follow Ariana, keeping a close watch on her.

After suffering a loss, Harry became much more cautious. Ariana and Edmund cooperated with each other a few more times and did not hit him again like before.

Ariana glanced behind her and knew that if she continued like this, even if she found the golden ball, Harry would definitely catch up with her soon.

Harry was determined to get it. If the golden ball appeared, she might not be able to grab it with such a close distance between them.

Since she knew there was no absolute certainty, Ariana certainly would not sit idly by and wait for death.

She took a quick look around, then led Harry in a circle around the Gryffindor team members.

Harry was so focused on Ariana and the golden flying ball that he didn't notice her intention at all.

But the other Gryffindors were distracted by Ariana taking Harry around in circles. In ten minutes, Slytherin scored three more goals, while they only scored one goal.

Now Slytherin has 110 points and Gryffindor has only 20 points, which means they are 90 points ahead.

George was so angry that he shouted, "Harry, you are disturbing us."

He tried to knock Ariana down several times, but the other party seemed to know his intention, and the ball almost hit Harry.

Fortunately, with the previous lessons, Harry was very cautious, whether it was from the enemy or his own side, so he was not hit again.

Hearing George's shout, Harry also realized Ariana's intention of taking him for a walk, and after thinking about it carefully.

He could only helplessly reply, "This is the only solution I have. Please control yourselves and don't let yourself be disturbed."

Now that Slytherin was scoring frequently, the only way for Gryffindor to win was to catch the Golden Ball, but his observation skills were not as sharp as Ariana's.

Even though Harry knew that Ariana was taking him around in circles to disturb the other Gryffindors, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and follow her.

After hearing what Harry said, Ariana flew to Flint and said to him decisively, "Captain, we need to implement the combined goal mode and get a 150-point lead as soon as possible."

It was just a signal, and she didn't mind if Harry heard it.

When Flint was designing the training mode, Ariana gave him a suggestion.

She felt that a person's ability was limited after all, and that in order to be invincible in such competitions, teamwork was still necessary, just like the combination skills in the game, which could produce an effect of 1+1 greater than 2.

Flint took Ariana's advice and often played in pairs or threes during training, just like the cooperation Ariana had just played with Edmond.

Flint also saw that Edmund could no longer hit Harry. The previous strategy was no longer effective, and now they could only implement their goal-scoring combination.

Flint yelled back, "Okay, let's get to 150 points before the golden fly ball comes."

Harry did hear it, but he had no choice but to worry secretly.

Next, the Slytherin team made frequent fake moves, coordinated with each other, and made real and fake moves, making it difficult for Gryffindor to cope. Within half an hour, the score was ahead by 130 points.

This was even after Wood encouraged the team to focus and not be distracted, and Gryffindor scored 50 points.

Not only did the other Slytherin players cooperate with each other, but Ariana, a seeker, was also able to cooperate with Draco to score goals.

Ariana interrupted the other party's pursuit and gestured to Draco. The two of them were too tacitly in sync and knew what the other meant with just one glance.

Completely ignoring Harry who was following behind him.

Li Jordan's voice continued to ring out.

"Ten points for Slytherin."

"Ten points for Slytherin."

"Ten points for Gryffindor."

Watching the scoresheet change, Ron stamped his feet anxiously. He looked around anxiously and said, "Slytherin is already leading by 140 points. Why hasn't the Golden Ball appeared yet?"

If we lead by another ten points, there will basically be no point in continuing the game.

At this crucial moment, the enthusiasm of the audience was almost at its peak. The Slytherin students stood up and shouted, "Slytherin, win!"

Gryffindor was not to be outdone and also shouted: "Gryffindor will win!"

The other Slytherins were already so excited, and the first-year students who became classmates with Ariana and Draco were naturally even more excited.

Blaise had already stood up, dancing with joy, and pointed at the pitch, saying, "Look! Colin has taken Potter away from Gryffindor. They must have spotted the golden ball."

Although no one went to watch Quidditch training on Mondays and Wednesdays, the first years watched almost every exchange match every Saturday.

Even though Ariana doesn't play in every game, her playing style is so special that once she makes a similar move, it is likely that she has discovered the golden fly ball.

Chapter 206 Slytherin is already 170 points ahead

Pansy barely took the telescope down. She looked in Ariana's direction and said excitedly, "The Golden Ball is there."

Seeing Harry speeding up behind Ariana, Blaise said nervously, "Potter is catching up too."

Even the students who were watching the game could see Ariana's movements, and Draco, who was with her all day, knew it even better.

Seeing Ariana flying in one direction quickly, Draco said to Flint anxiously: "Flint, we have to score a goal quickly."

Regardless of whether Ariana grabs the golden ball, the team must score another 20 points before then to allow Slytherin to maintain an absolute advantage.

Draco didn't want anyone to blame Ariana if he lost the game.

After Flint nodded, the others also cooperated with Draco. Soon, Draco found an opportunity and winked at Edmund, and Edmund's ball hit the opponent's chaser.

Then Draco used a fake move to deceive Wood and successfully scored a goal.

Lee Jordan called out reluctantly, "Ten points to Slytherin."

At this time, no one cared about his attitude. Everyone cheered, and the Slytherins were the loudest. No one maintained their composure.

Even the usually aloof Knott said proudly, "We're already up by 150 points. Even if Porter catches the golden fly ball, it's a tie at best."

When someone is proud, someone else is naturally disappointed. Ron's face and neck were red now. He complained loudly, "Wood and the others should have been more cautious. He actually let Malfoy fool him. He was obviously careless about the other party's feint just now. This kind of trick has been used by Slytherin many times today. Why aren't they still alert?"

Now he can't wait to play and replace Wood.

Hermione saw Harry's movements and shouted in horror: "Look at Harry, is he crazy? His hands are not holding the flying broom."

At this time, Harry took his hands off the broom and used his legs to control it. He leaned forward and made a diving posture.

As Harry's friend, Ron knew about this trick and happily explained it to Hermione: "Harry told me that if you take your hands off the broom, you can increase the speed of the Nimbus 2000, but this action is also very dangerous."

He now felt the same as Hermione, thinking that Harry must be crazy. Although the golden ball was important, life was more important.

Hermione had already heard the hidden meaning in Ron's words. She said worriedly, "Harry is really trying too hard for a game."

Ron felt a little sad when he mentioned this. He said helplessly, "It's all because of the point deduction. Everyone is ostracizing us. Harry wants to get 150 points in Quidditch so that we can be in a better situation."

Harry could still try to get 150 points in the competition to alleviate his situation of being excluded, but he couldn't even win the dueling competition.

Hermione looked at Ron, who seemed a little lost, patted his shoulder, and comforted him, "I will work harder to get more points next time. Maybe because I have added so many points, people won't be so critical of you."

These were indeed just words of comfort. After all, the points she added could not improve her popularity, let alone help Harry and Ron improve their situations.

Looking at the numbers on the scoresheet, Ron said dejectedly, "But Slytherin is already 150 points ahead. Even if Harry catches the Golden Ball, with Slytherin's current style of play, they'll definitely win the rest of the game and have more points than us."

The Quidditch champion is determined by the total points, but if Slytherin wins three houses in a row, even if their score in each game is not very high, they will win one more game after all, and will be able to suppress other opponents and win the final championship.

Moreover, after so many exchange matches, Harry was the only one among the seekers who could pose a threat to Ariana, and the others basically failed to snatch the golden ball from her.

At this time, Hermione could only comfort Ron: "Just do your best."

At this moment, a Ravenclaw student suddenly shouted in surprise: "Look! Colin turned in another direction and didn't chase the golden ball. Potter also stopped."

Many people watch the weekend training matches. One Ravenclaw student speculated, "Potter must have been traumatized by the training matches. Colin often calculates where the Golden Ball will appear and then waits there."

The Hufflepuff students also analyzed, "Potter was afraid that Colin would catch the golden ball again, so he hesitated."

Harry's position was not far from the goal, and Wood shouted: "Harry, follow your own judgment."

Harry thought for a moment, no longer paying attention to Ariana, but went straight to the direction of the flying ball.

I followed Ariana around before in order to find the golden flying ball. Now that the target has appeared, it seems there is no need to follow her anymore.

After all, Harry couldn't calculate the trajectory of the golden ball like Ariana. All he could do was fly faster and catch the target.

Seeing Harry's actions, Fred shouted excitedly: "Harry is chasing the golden ball."

But Fred was not happy for even a minute when Lee Jordan's voice came again: "Ten points to Slytherin."

The Slytherin students in the audience were already boiling with excitement, and some even tore off their wizard hats and scarves and threw them up.