Daily Life at Hogwarts Chapter 843: Fantastic competition
After the mascots of both sides appeared, it was the turn of the Quidditch players from both sides to enter the field.
Ludo Bagman was shouting the name of every Quidditch player at the top of his voice, until Viktor Krum came on stage, the atmosphere on the field was finally completely detonated, and countless spectators All cheering for Krum.
"Is this guy Victor Klum?"
Albert watched with interest the young Seeker hovering over the field on a broom with a panoramic telescope. It was a tall, thin man with thick eyebrows, big eyes, a hook nose, and sallow skin. Especially handsome, at least it can't match Xiaobai's face.
With the sharp whistle of the referee - the game officially begins.
The brooms on both sides were very fast, and the ghost ball was passed quickly in the hands of the chasing ball from the very beginning. Even Albert had to admit that compared with the wonderful game in front of him, the Quidditch at Hogwarts The odd game is like a child's play.
However, compared to the exciting game, Albert is more concerned about the panoramic telescope in his hand. He found that this thing can be used for other purposes. As long as the slow **** on the right is turned, the speed in the field of view can be slowed down. It's black technology.
In Albert's memory, there is no magic that can achieve this effect.
What's even more amazing is that as long as you click the game analysis button at the top again, and then point the camera at the attacking Chasers, purple text like "Eagle Head Offensive Formation" will appear on the camera, and Even Albert couldn't figure out what the reason was.
However, the magical world with such advanced technology is very backward in some aspects, especially the messenger that appeared last time at the International Alchemy Congress.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Albert could not have imagined that wizards didn't have this technology and were still using owls for correspondence.
It can only be said that it is indeed the world of novels.
Perhaps, trying to use common sense to explain magic is a foolish thing.
Albert put down the panoramic telescope and glanced at Nia beside him. The girl is staring intently at the game with binoculars in both hands. She does not like to shout like other audience members, but it is not difficult for Albert to see that her emotions are abnormally high, and the novel rules of Quidditch bring Nia a different visual enjoyment.
The match was heated up at the beginning, and the scores between the two sides were not widened, but as long as a wizard who has studied Quidditch a little bit, it is not difficult to see that the Bulgarian team has a tendency to be suppressed by the US team.
It wasn't until 20 minutes after the start of the game that the Bulgarian team finally scored for the first time, and the Veela directly danced to celebrate the first goal.
At the moment when the dance music sounded, Albert only felt that his mind was blank, filled with a kind of extreme joy, somewhat similar to the feeling of being hit by the Imperius Curse, he shook his head and immediately broke free got that feeling.
Of course, this may have something to do with the Veela stopping dancing.
Fortunately, I didn't do anything out of the ordinary.
Albert was relieved. In order to hide his emotions, he grabbed some popcorn and put it in his mouth to chew slowly.
"I really don't understand, don't you feel sore while holding the glasses all the time?" Albert couldn't help but complained in his heart.
The game has been going on for more than half an hour, and Bulgaria has always been at a disadvantage in points, trailing the United States with a score of 50-20.
In fact, Albert is more curious about how such a competition lasts for three months, even if it lasts for two days, it feels incredible.
Perhaps, they will stop to rest and resume the game the next night?
Albert eventually blames it on magic. The world is always full of all kinds of unscientific stuff.
Except for the Seeker, the Bulgarian team was a bit stretched. It has to be said that the team finally reached the final, mostly thanks to Viktor Klum.
Team USA's Janney is obviously not Krum's opponent. She has been deflected by Krum for the third time. When people see Krum speeding up and diving, they think he has seen the Snitch. However, that was just Krum's move to contain his opponent.
Jenny's luck was not bad, and he finally stopped the momentum and avoided hitting the ground. When she saw Krum climb up, she realized that she was almost cheated by the other party just now.
That's Krum's usual "Lonsky Fake."
As a result, Jenny stopped staring at Krum, but tried to find the whereabouts of the Snitch.
"I feel like Team USA is going to win." Nia put down her glasses and rubbed her wrists, keeping her wrists sore from watching the game with binoculars.
"Before the snitch is caught, or the score is wide enough, it's best not to easily decide the outcome of the game."
"Is that so?"
"Yes." Albert asked gently, "How do you feel about the Quidditch World Cup?"
"It's fun and exciting," Nia said excitedly. "However, can the Bulgarian team really make a comeback? Now, the two sides have opened a 70-point gap, and the score will only increase!"
"A 70-point gap is actually the same as a 140-point gap. Only by opening a 160-point gap can one truly win. Because catching the Snitch can earn 150 points in one go, as long as Bulgaria's Klum catches the Snitch before then and can easily turn a defeat into a victory," explained Albert.
As the opponent of the Bulgarian team, the US team must have studied the weaknesses of the Bulgarian team. As long as Krum is limited and the score is widened enough, even if Krum can really catch the Golden Snitch, the Bulgarian team will eventually will lose the game.
Therefore, the US team specifically targeted Krum and prevented him from focusing on searching for the Snitch. However, such tactics are not easy to execute.
At this moment, there was another burst of cheers on the court. The U.S. team scored again. They were pressing the Bulgarian team a little bit. The U.S. team's tactics were actually quite successful until... After the whistle was blown, the game started to get unscrupulous.
While there were no batsmen attacking each other with sticks, the umpires were blowing their whistle significantly more often.
"Did the Bulgarian team do it on purpose?" Nia asked in confusion as she looked at the suspended game.
"The Bulgarian team just wants to use a reasonable foul to break the opponent's suppression." She was answered by Isobel, who had been silent since just now, "disturb the opponent's rhythm and ensure that Krum can break free from the opponent's suppression. The key to Bulgaria's success."
"Bulgarians have always won games by catching the Snitch by the Seeker, and their other players are of average quality, so it has to be a tactic, especially in this situation." Albert It is understandable, after all, the tactical core of the Bulgarian team revolves around Krum.
"As long as you don't get sent off, in order to win the game, doing certain things is tacitly accepted, because the winner should not be blamed. I remember someone in school used to grab someone's broom from behind." During this incident, Albert couldn't help looking at someone, and the guy who did this kind of thing was right in front of them.
"Look, Krum is going to catch the Snitch," Katrina shouted, reminding the three guys who were chatting.
The audience was screaming and cheering for their Seekers. There were waves of red and green on the field, and countless pairs of eyes were staring straight at the two figures that were swooping down.
Bulgaria's Klum is chasing behind U.S.'s Janney, accelerating into a dive, like an athlete jumping out of a plane without a parachute.
"They're going to fall to the ground!" Nia screamed in horror.
At the last moment, Janney slowed down because the Snitch was so close to the ground that she wasn't sure she would be able to swoop in and catch the Snitch in that situation, and make sure she didn't hit the ground head on.
However, Krum, who was diving with her, did not intend to slow down and quickly passed Janney.
With a bang, Krum fell heavily to the ground.
Everyone thought that Krum would pull up the broom at the last moment, and this scene was beyond their imagination.
Did Krum's Lansky feint go wrong?
"Is he dead?" Nia looked away in horror, leaning her head against Albert's arms.
"Don't worry, he shouldn't be dead, a wizard's life is tough." Albert comforted Nia softly. In fact, this is also what he has always wanted to complain about. He swooped down from a high altitude and hit the ground with his head, but he didn't break his neck, but only twisted his nose. It was incredible.
Perhaps, the protective gear on the athletes was put on a shock-absorbing spell to relieve the pressure of the impact, otherwise it would be really difficult to explain that Krum just broke his nose. He doesn't believe in the hook nose. Has a special effect of absorbing shock.
With the help of the doctor, Krum soon woke up. The talented Seeker who was admired by countless people raised his right hand with difficulty. The audience quickly noticed his action and saw it. The golden light peeking out from between his fingers.
"My God, Krum got the Snitch, he got the Snitch." Bagman yelled, "Bulgarians won!"
The final score flashed on the scoreboard, USA: 90, Bulgaria: 170.
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly stagnant, the audience's voice became louder and louder, and finally burst into countless joyful shouts.
As usual, the Bulgarian team rode a broom around the field, but it was not difficult to see that Klum was not doing well.
After the game, Albert did not leave in a hurry, but continued to sit in the seats with Nia, eating popcorn, and chatting about what had just happened.
"Aren't you going?" Lumiana asked, looking at Albert who was still sitting there eating.
"No hurry, let the others go first." Albert didn't want to squeeze the stairs with others, especially many of them were fanatical fans who lost money. God knows what they will do when their brains are hot.
"Then let's go first!" Lumiana left with her grandfather.
"Why did Krum end up falling to the ground."
Katrina was actually curious about this, but she didn't know much about Quidditch, and Albert, a former Seeker, obviously had more say.
"Probably the Snitch was too close to the ground, and he had only one chance, so he didn't slow down." Albert speculated.
"Isn't that guy named Krum really not afraid of breaking his neck?" Nia muttered softly: "Quidditch matches are very dangerous. Ordinary people will surely die if they fall from such a height." /
"Actually, I'm also very curious about why Krum didn't break his neck. I think there should be some protective measures." Albert speculated.
"Don't you know?" Katrina asked suspiciously, "I remember you used to be a Seeker too!"
"Before?" Nia blinked curiously and asked, "Why did you give up?"
"Well, Quidditch training is too much trouble, I have a bunch of things to do all day, and Gryffindor has a good Seeker, so I give up." Albert shrugged , indicating that they can go.
As they descended the stairs, the four encountered a number of distraught USA fans who had not yet recovered from the blow. What surprised Albert most, however, was how many U.S. fans believed that the Bulgarian Veela was the main reason for their loss, and even had some unpleasant spats as a result.
"A lot of fans are so excited that they can do anything," Albert dragged Nia away from the chaos over there, and the staff of the Ministry of Magic had already stopped it.
"I thought they would be more sensible?" Katrina muttered softly.
"They have been too depressed in the American magic world, so naturally they have to vent after going abroad, especially when they just lost a lot of money and feel aggrieved." Albert curled his lips, it was not difficult Guess the reason for the conflict.
Rationality has never been compatible with the United States.
Free America, the idea of shooting every day is no joke.
Albert never doubted that every few days a wizard was thrown into a US Ministry of Magic prison.
When the four of them left the gym and returned to the camp, it was already an hour later,
"Four cups of hot chocolate," Albert said to the house-elf, and slumped into the chair.
If it wasn't for Nia, they would probably have just Apparated back.
The camp is so noisy~IndoMTL.com~ The tent is not soundproof at all, and the Bulgarian team's victory is celebrated everywhere outside.
"Some people don't seem to plan to go to sleep!" Katrina muttered softly, listening to the noise outside, "Poor Kathleen, she must be disappointed, the U.S. team actually has a high probability of winning, If only their Seekers were braver."
"She was right to give up, it wouldn't be worth it if she broke her neck." Albert didn't think there was any problem with Jenny slowing down. Krum's move was very risky, and he might just fall to his death by luck.
The house-elf brings four cups of hot chocolate with milk.
"After drinking, go back to rest. If anyone can't sleep, I have medicine here to ensure a good night's sleep."
"Forget it, we don't need that stuff." Katrina took a sip of hot chocolate and returned to her room.
"Thank you, I had a great time today." After Nia stepped forward and gave Albert a hug, she also took a cup of hot chocolate and went back to rest.
"Let's go back and rest," Albert said to Isobel.
"I remember you seem to have said that there will be an accident in the World Cup?" Isobel suddenly asked.
"Well, after the game, it should be the Death Eaters who caused the trouble. However, we packed up and left immediately after watching the finals, which should be able to avoid possible dangers." Albert already had coping plan.
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