The days of hanging out at Hogwarts

Sunday night, Gryffindor common room.

Loren and Hermione came in from the outside and saw Harry and Ron pulling a group of young wizards around. Ron was talking about something excitedly, while Harry and the other young wizards had painful expressions on their faces, full of rejection.

The two walked over and saw a brand new wand on the table.

Ron also saw the two of them, stood up and greeted: "Hey! Loren, Hermione, come and see my new wand."

Before Loren and Hermione could react, the faces of the little wizards around them became even more painful when they heard this.

The two found a place to sit down.

Ron looked very happy, "This is what Ollivander carefully selected for me. It is fourteen inches long, made of willow wood, and the core of the staff is unicorn tail hair-"

Harry interrupted Ron and quickly continued, "Willow is an extremely rare wand wood with extraordinary healing power. The texture of willow wands is very beautiful, and it is very suitable for casting advanced silent spells. But willow wands Wizards with great potential are usually chosen.”

He speaks very fast, like a reading machine without emotion.

Ron glared at Harry and planned to continue.

Before Ron could speak, Seamus quickly answered, "Unicorn tail hair can usually cast the most stable spells, and is least likely to cause fluctuations or blockages. Wands with unicorn tail hair cores are generally The least likely to succumb to the dark arts. They are the most loyal of wands."

Ron couldn't stand it anymore. What he wanted to say was robbed of him twice. He stared at the two in annoyance, "Hey! This is my wand."

"Yes." Harry covered his head in pain, "You have been saying this for an hour. You have to hold us back every time we come in, and we are not allowed to leave."

Seamus also complained: "We can all memorize it."

Loren and Hermione couldn't help laughing.

Ron rationalized, his arrogance immediately dissipated, and he muttered, "I'm just sharing my joy with you. Fortunately, you are still my roommates..."

"So how many butts do you have now?" Loren was more curious about this question than the wand.

Speaking of this, Ron cheered up, "I didn't believe it myself. I told my parents about the whole thing, and they didn't blame me. They just asked me if my injury was healed."

Every parent gets angry when they hear their child gets into trouble, but every parent gets worried when they hear their child is in danger. The Weasleys are not actually very angry, they are just worried about their children.

Ron remembered something and added: "My mother asked me to invite you to my house during the summer vacation."

Mrs. Weasley wanted to thank several people for risking their lives to rescue Ron, especially Harry and Loren.

Harry and Hermione were very excited. They were very curious about the pure-blood wizard family. Loren was also curious about the Burrow.

They all agreed.

After talking about Ron, the young wizards relaxed and the topic gradually spread.

Harry talked about the Quidditch team. On the third Saturday in November, he was going to play his first game in his life. The Gryffindor team played against the Slytherin team.

"We haven't won the Quidditch trophy in four years, and Wood feels sorry for his former seniors." Harry said about the historical record.

Hermione thought about the photos she had seen of Professor McGonagall jumping up and waving on the Quidditch pitch. Gryffindor House's previous Quidditch games must have been very strong.

Harry remembered his dad's medal for best seeker and wanted to be like his dad.

On the contrary, Ron was very relaxed, "Don't worry Harry, our team has two Nimbus 2000 this year, and you are a genius seeker. The Quidditch trophy must be ours."

Harry sighed. It was this kind of sustenance from other people that made him very stressed. After entering November, Wood changed the Quidditch training on Wednesday nights into a situation where he would drag anyone he caught to the Quidditch pitch. He doesn't have time for a week.

Loren recalled the plot of the Quidditch game. Harry would be cursed by Quirrell and fly dangerously. With the help of Snape and Hermione, he survived and captured the Golden Snitch.

He has always had a doubt as to why Snape didn't attack Quirrell directly when he knew it was Quirrell who was causing the trouble, but instead recited some counter-curse.

There is no answer, so it can only be attributed to the sudden incident. Snape has no evidence and cannot openly attack Quirrell.

With his thoughts in turmoil, Loren sorted out another thing that concerned him and said to Harry: "You said you are always caught going to Quidditch training and you don't have any time off for a week?"

Harry looked at him and nodded, "That's right, what's the problem?"

Loren's eyes flickered to Harry and Ron, "Before that, let me ask, can you two imitate the troll's cry?"

This is a very strange question, why do you ask about the roar of the troll.

Ron still nodded and answered in an uncertain tone, "Yes, right?"

Loren straightened up, leaned next to their heads, and whispered: "Have you done your Transfiguration homework?"

Harry and Ron's eyes trembled as they suddenly remembered what happened on Monday.

In Ron's mind, he heard himself swearing loudly at that time: In the name of the troll-slaying warrior, the first thing I do after catching up on sleep is to write the homework for the Transfiguration class. I will never stay up late to make up for the homework the night before again. I can't do it. I'm a troll!

Harry and Ron looked at each other and understood the meaning in each other's eyes: Who would remember their homework after catching up on their sleep?

"Ahem!" Luo Lun ignored the non-existent tie, sat back on the chair, stretched out his hand and said, "Please start your performance."

"Roar!"……

Neville's memory is not very good. He has the habit of writing a diary. Every night before going to bed, he will simply write down what he can remember today.

"Sunday, November 10, 1991 was overcast

… Two of my roommates are still copying Transfiguration homework, and they call it reference. I don’t quite understand why people like me who don’t have a good memory remember to write their homework well. Why do they always save it before going to bed? This is a bad habit. Don’t learn it... They swore firmly that they would never do it again. , so I heard the cry of the troll, which was very interesting..."

Monday, Transfiguration classroom.

After class, the students packed up their things and gradually left the classroom.

Loren approached Professor McGonagall who was packing her things and said, "Professor McGonagall, I have a request."

"Say." Professor McGonagall was busy cleaning up the books on the desk. She knew that Loren was not a child who was easy to worry about.

"I want to be the commentator for Quidditch games." Loren asked for the best viewing seat.

Professor McGonagall stacked several books into a pile and took them away. "The narrator has been confirmed to be Lee Jordan and will not be changed." He said and planned to leave the classroom.

Loren quickly caught up, "I can explain it with him."

"It's not necessary." Professor McGonagall didn't want to stay or agree. Loren was not a worry-free student. She was worried that Loren would give her a big surprise in front of the entire school.

Loren grabbed Professor McGonagall's sleeve and tried to make an innocent and pitiful expression with her eyes, "As a child from a Muggle family, I just want to get closer to my classmates. I promise not to cause trouble."

Professor McGonagall paused, wondering if this was another troublemaker like the Weasley twins, but Loren did behave well in class and never did anything out of the ordinary.

"Come to me in the office tomorrow night. I will test you on some questions about the rules of Quidditch. If you pass, you will be the commentator." Professor McGonagall gave in, but not completely.

"Of course!" Loren ran away happily.

…

Loren sat next to Harry at the dinner table and asked if there was any quick way to learn the Quidditch rules.

Harry said that he trains with the team and learns a rule every time he commits a foul. He has learned more than 100 rules so far. But if you want him to say it, he can't say it, but he can take Loren to experience what behaviors are foul.

Loren shook his head violently. I just want to be a commentator. I don't have to actually go to the battlefield. You can break your hands and feet playing Quidditch. This also allows me to experience foul play. I can't come if I can't come.

"Perhaps you can read the book "The Magic of Quidditch"." Hermione suggested to Loren after hearing their conversation.

Loren was surprised. He always thought that Hermione didn't like Quidditch very much. "You actually read books about Quidditch?"

"This book is very interesting and can be read as a story." Hermione did not say that she read some Quidditch books because of Professor McGonagall.

Loren went to the library and found this book, like a dictionary, with the help of Mrs. Pince.

This book records the origins of Quidditch.

The sport of Quidditch takes its name from its birthplace, Quidditch Moor. An 11th-century witch named Gerty Kidder who lived near the swamps wrote in her diary for several days describing the development of the game of Quidditch at the beginning, and mentioned how various elements of the game were introduced. .

Gertie initially complained of her troubles when a group of men riding broomsticks played a ball over the swamp and the ball fell into her vegetable patch. She confiscated the ball and cast a poisonous spell on whoever came to her for it. On the second day, the ball players did not give up, they made a new ball. They also started throwing the ball into the woods at one end of the swamp to score. This is the earliest prototype of the Quaffle and the Scoring Circle. On the third day, the golfers got two rocks flying in the sky and tried to knock them off their brooms. This is the predecessor of the Bludger.

Later, the rules gradually became complete and evolved into what they are now.

Each team has 7 players, including: 1 keeper, 2 batters, 3 chasers, and 1 seeker. The game is played with a total of 4 balls.

The chaser is responsible for the quaffle. During the attack, shooting the ball into the opponent's goal can score 10 points. The goalkeeper is responsible for defending the goal, so he can touch the ball with his whole body. In addition, he can also use the Quaffle to participate in frontcourt attacks.

Two heavy Bludgers will automatically fly around the court, trying to knock players (especially Quaffle players) off their brooms. The batter must use a bat to hit the Bludgers out to protect their own team. Players may use it to attack and interfere with opposing players.

The last ball is a golden snitch flying around the court. The seeker scores 150 points for catching the golden snitch. The game cannot be ended without catching it. The story once mentioned a ball game that lasted for three months and the players played in shifts.

I won’t go into details about the historical evolution of Quidditch later.

Loren scanned it quickly, then took the "Magical Quidditch" and returned to the dormitory to sleep. Quickly familiarize yourself with various rules and foul behaviors in the Book of Fantasy.

Flamel was indignant and scolded Loren for not studying so hard...

It wasn't until the next morning that Loren shook his swollen head, walked to the window, and took a few breaths of cold fresh air before he gradually woke up.

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