"Well... just watch here and we'll go out and fly for a while." Fred glanced at the broomstick Albert placed next to him, then turned around and left the locker room with the others.
Albert picked up the book and the broomstick and went to the auditorium. He found a seat and opened "The Origins of Quidditch" and read it carefully:
Quidditch gets its name from Quidditch Marsh, where it originated.
Albert's knowledge of Quidditch is limited to the most basic common sense. As for the origin of the name, it seems unexpected, yet reasonable.
In the 11th century, the diary of the witch Gotti Kidder, who lived near Quidditch Marsh, contained a description:
One day, a group of people were playing ball on broomsticks above Quidditch Swamp, but the ball fell into the vegetable garden of the witch Gertie and was confiscated by her.
The next day, the players did not give up. They made a new ball and began to throw the ball into the woods at one end of the swamp to score points.
On the third day, the players got two rocks and flew them around in the sky, trying to knock them off their brooms.
This is the original ghost ball, scoring ring and wandering ball.
Albert reached out and gently turned another page:
In 1269, during a Quidditch match, Barber Lubregger, the Speaker of the Wizarding Council, came to watch and told the players on the field that whoever could catch the Golden Snidget during the match would receive 150 Galleons.
At that time, hunting the Golden Snidget was popular, and any wizard who caught one would become famous.
From then on, the Golden Snidget and Quidditch became connected.
Later, Quidditch had hunters who were specifically responsible for catching the Golden Snidget.
If any hunter can catch and kill the Golden Snidget, his team will win 150 points, symbolizing the 150 Galleons promised by Breno.
"150 Galleons in 1269? This Speaker of the Wizarding Council is really rich." Albert muttered. "No wonder, catching the Golden Snitch later gave him 150 points."
However, it was not difficult for Albert to guess the fate of the Golden Flying Man.
Sure enough, in the mid-14th century, the number of Golden Snidgets dropped sharply due to Quidditch matches, and they were regarded as a protected species by the Wizarding Council led by Elaida Cragg.
Later, Bowman Wright, a metalsmith from Godric's Hollow, invented the Golden Snitch, which eventually became a replacement for the Golden Snitch, and Quidditch continued.
Albert had seen the Golden Snitch before, but it was hard to imagine that a wizard at the end of the fifteenth century could make such an exquisite Golden Snitch.
Of course, since the Shock Absorbing Charm wasn't invented until the 19th century, Albert couldn't help but maliciously speculate how Quidditch players before that managed to overcome their egg-sickness and play on broomsticks.
In the second half of "The Origins of Quidditch", there is also an introduction to the rules of Quidditch games. What Albert is most concerned about is the rules about the Golden Snitch.
It is a foul for any player other than the Seeker to touch or catch the Snitch. In other words, it is impossible for a player to catch the Snitch and hand it over to his own Seeker.
The game will not end until the Golden Snitch is caught.
Of course, there is another situation, that is, the game can also end with the consent of the captains of both teams.
It can be simply understood as one party admitting defeat.
In any kind of competition, admitting defeat is always allowed.
Albert continued to flip through the pages and discovered several more interesting rules.
In a Quidditch match, if a player on the team is injured, no other player may replace him, but treatment of the injured player is permitted, and if the player leaves the field, the team will continue the game after the injured player leaves the field.
Um, so there is no substitute
Albert discovered another problem, that is, when Charlie cannot replace the players, he asks them to be substitutes
"So that's it, the real candidate?" Albert couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Maybe several people on the team will graduate next year, so Charlie is busy looking for players to replace them!
After all, it would be much harder to train outstanding players next year than to start this year. By then, it would just be a formality and we wouldn't have to worry about gossip.
In the later part of "The Origin of Quidditch", Albert actually discovered that it was really possible to replace players during Quidditch games. That is, after a few days of playing, the team would be allowed to send substitutes to the field and replace the players to sleep.
This is the only situation in which a substitute player is allowed to be substituted.
Then again, the audience isn’t crazy, so how could they possibly watch the game for several days without sleep
In fact, Albert felt that once a Quidditch game lasted for more than a day, it would lose its meaning to continue the game.
He continued to scroll down, and later in the regulation, there were some foul plays:
Such as lighting the tail of an opponent's broom on fire.
Use a stick to hit the opponent's broom. (Albert is sure that both Irene and Mark have done this.)
There are also cases where you intentionally hit your opponent while flying or use your elbow to butt your opponent. (Basically all Quidditch players except the goalkeeper have done this)
Grab the tail of your opponent's broom to slow him down or hinder his progress. (Malfoy used this on Potter.)
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Of course, if you violate the above rules, in most cases you will only be fined, and in serious cases you will be suspended.
In fact, Mark is the best example, and he has done a lot of things like deliberately bumping into his opponents.
If he could use his elbow to knock the opponent's Seeker off the field, Albert felt that he would do the same, and in a way, he would have gained a huge advantage.
Albert thought maliciously: That game that lasted for three months couldn't have ended like this!
Both sides knocked the other side's seeker off the field, no one caught the Golden Snitch, and neither side was willing to admit defeat, so the game naturally had to continue.
When Albert noticed someone falling beside him, he turned his head and saw that Charlie and his group had finished their training.
Charlie asked, "Why didn't you go to practice flying?"
"There seems to be something wrong with the broom. It's shaking violently."
"It's probably because they're too old. The brooms in the school have been used for a long time and have some problems." Charlie sighed and called out to the people still flying in the sky, "George, Fred, and the rest of you, come down and listen to the tactical analysis."
"Is the training over?" Fred and others also landed and came to Charlie to ask.
"Not yet. I will explain Quidditch tactics to you later. You can come and listen."
"But we've heard it before."
"I've been listening to you talk all summer."
The twins looked at each other and spoke one by one.
"Shut up."
Angelina was very happy that Charlie was able to explain tactics to them and did not treat them as outsiders.
After putting the ghost ball and the bludger into the box, Charlie led a few people into the locker room. He stood in front of the blackboard and began to explain to everyone the Quidditch tactics he had come up with during the summer vacation.