The Quidditch match is gradually approaching, and although the little badgers of the Hufflepuff team are still working hard, they still appear nervous before the match. This is a huge change from Hufflepuff's previous mentality - this time they are really thinking about how to win.
One afternoon, the weather was not bad.
The bright sunshine shines on the earth, making everyone feel the warm atmosphere. The enchanted lawn is as neat as measured one by one, and ripples when the breeze blows.
A colorful flag is placed on the top of each viewing tower. Gryffindor is represented by red and gold, Slytherin is represented by silver and green, blue and bronze represent Ravenclaw, and only Hufflepuff's flag is inconspicuous black and yellow. To be honest, it looks a bit tacky.
When Maka flew out of the team's entrance aisle with Nimbus 2000 in hand and circled the field waving her hands, the whole audience was excited!
Maybe it's because the Hufflepuff team's confidentiality measures are so good! Most students did not expect that there was a new member in their team, and he was a first-year student!
In Hogwarts, Maka's reputation is quite good. His outstanding performance and low-key attitude have won him the favor of many students. Therefore, the cheers at this time are particularly enthusiastic!
"We got this exciting news before the game! With the consent of the principal, Professor Dumbledore, Maka McClane passed the selection and officially joined the Hufflepuff House team. He has become our Hogwarts for a century. , the youngest Quidditch player!"
"Everyone cheers for Maka McClain—"
The two commentators announced loudly in excited tones, and the atmosphere in the venue became even more heated.
"Okay, everyone, take your positions!" Captain Darren waved his hand, "David, Mark, hold the bats firmly. Follow the tactics, everyone, relax!"
The three chasers, including Maka, stopped in the center of the field. Three players from Slytherin on the opposite side also flew over. Everyone was hovering in the air around Mrs. Hooch on the ground, waiting for the game to start. Fight for the Quaffle immediately.
Mrs. Huo Qi stretched out her foot and kicked the ball box. As the lid of the box opened, all three balls except the Quaffle rose into the air one after another.
"The Bludgers are in the air, followed by the Golden Snitch! Remember, the Golden Snitch is worth 150 points. If the Seeker catches it, the game is over!" The commentator enthusiastically began the official explanation of the game.
"Get ready! The Quaffle is in the sky and the game begins!"
Maka watched closely as Madam Hooch threw the Quaffle to the highest point, and then he moved!
The Nimbus series is indeed a flying broomstick known for its excellent performance. Under Maka's control, it accelerates extremely rapidly. In almost a straight line of speed, he took the lead in grabbing the Quaffle!
But Maka didn't hold the ball for too long. While he was leaning forward and rushing forward at high speed, he gently threw the Quaffle under his body, and the short-haired girl Christine caught it!
When the two Slytherin chasers just caught up to Maka, who had slowed down, they found that there was no ball in Maka's arms.
"be cheated!"
The Slytherin players were furious. They were about to turn back, but Maka jumped into the sky one step ahead of them.
A Bludger was hit by a Slytherin beater, but Maka dodged it beautifully.
"here!"
Charles, the only one who could compete closely with Slytherin's tall players, had already broken through the opponent's batter's defense and arrived in front of Slytherin's left goal ring.
Christine, who was still rushing forward at low altitude, threw it upward with all her strength.
"Oh - she didn't get the ball in place!" the commentator yelled.
Yes, Christine threw the Quaffle somewhere where no one was.
"No, no, that's McClane! McClane dived from high altitude, McClane avoided two Bludgers in a row! McClane caught the Quaffle! McClane threw the ball!"
"—Slytherin's goalkeeper is still at the left goal. Can he have time? He can't! The ball is in! Hufflepuff 10 points!"
The quaffle flew into the center circle past the fingers of the opponent's goalkeeper. This series of coordination made the scene boiling again.
"Oh my God! Look at it! Look at it! McClain is the youngest member of the hospital team in a century! A century!"
Slytherin got the ball next, and their Chasers looked pretty strong. I saw them cooperating with each other, forcing their way past Charles who came to interfere, trying to score in a straight line.
Maka quickly flew to two positions in front of them and glanced at the batter David.
David understood immediately, flew high into the sky, and hit a Bludger towards Maka with one stick. Maka dodged, and the Bludger that was hit just landed on the face of the Slytherin ball carrier.
"boom!"
Maka reached out and fished it out, and the Quaffle flew out of the opponent's hand and landed accurately in his hand.
I saw him leaning forward and charging forward again, his movements almost exactly the same as last time. Slytherin's chasers were a little confused, but they still sent someone to chase him according to basic tactics.
But other people's attention had to be distracted by Hufflepuff's tactics in the first round.
Slytherin's reaction was as expected by Maka. He spun twice in a row, maximizing the flexibility of Nimbus 2000. Slytherin's chaser was thrown away by his fake move for five seconds. Personal position.
"Oh! McClain is in front of the goal again! This time it's the left knocker. Is he going to throw the ball?"
Naturally, Maka would not throw the ball so easily, as the probability of being saved by the opponent's goalkeeper was too high.
He suddenly rolled when the Slytherin goalkeeper was on guard, and the goalkeeper immediately followed him and moved towards the center goal. But Maka suddenly hovered and made a throwing gesture, intending to throw to the left door again.
"—Is it really the left door? Is it really the left door? Oh—no!"
The goalkeeper leaned forward and rushed towards the left goal, but Maka threw the Quaffle backhand to Christine, who had just arrived in front of the center goal.
"The ball is scored again - 20 points for Hufflepuff!"
In the next game, Maka almost dominated the entire field.
He lured the opponent's batter to attack him, creating another opportunity for Christine; he dodged the interference of the opponent's two chasers, allowing Charles and Christine to cooperate perfectly; he used a dazzling His flying skills caused the opponent's goalkeeper to hit the goal post; he even used the cover of Charles' size to make the opponent's players almost unable to find him!
The score has been rising all the way, and the enthusiasm of the audience has reached the highest peak of this Quidditch Cup so far!
"The Golden Snitch!"
Charlotte, the Hufflepuff Seeker, spotted it first.
Maka moved quickly while observing the movements of the entire audience. He discovered that the opponent's seeker was flying towards Charlotte. This was the seeker's follow-up tactic.
When the Seeker has not yet found the Snitch, but the opponent has already found it, it is obviously much better to follow the opponent closely than to find it blindly. This is one of the basic tactics of the Seeker, the simplest but also the most useful.
The current score is 100 to 30. Although the Quidditch Cup is based on a total points system like the World Cup, and winning or losing a single game does not determine everything, 150 points has a value that cannot be ignored.
Moreover, Hufflepuff has lost one game so far, and Makako still wants to use these 150 points to save the score!
Charlotte's flying skills are pretty good, even in Maka's opinion. But Slytherin's seeker is a despicable guy who behaves quite dirty.
I saw the other party disturbing Charlotte back and forth, and even forcibly bumped the end of her broom in an attempt to make her fall. The other players are chasing each other as much as possible to prevent each other from affecting their own Seeker.
"Humph!" Maka snorted coldly and rushed over there.
It is a foul for any player other than the Seeker to touch the Snitch. But even if he doesn't touch the Golden Snitch, is there really nothing he can do
Maka once again easily shook off the chaser who was following him, pinpointed the location of the Golden Snitch, and then directly aimed her shoulder at Charlotte's back.
"Oh!" Charlotte almost lost her breath when he hit her like this.
But the facts proved how accurate Maka's tip was. Charlotte stretched out her right hand and caught the golden snitch flying in front.
"She caught the Snitch! Charlotte Waite caught the Snitch! She did it! The game is over, 250 points to 30 points, the game is over! Hufflepuff wins!"
With a whistle, and amid the excited shouts of the commentator, Mrs. Huo Qi waved and signaled that the game was over!
Maka flew around the arena and thanked everyone for their support. He saw Dumbledore's white beard twitching when he smiled, and it seemed that he really liked the sport of Quidditch.
"Well done, Maka!" Captain Darren patted Maka on the shoulder excitedly.
He missed three balls in this game, and Slytherin only had four pitching opportunities in total. To put it bluntly, this guy is really a spoiler in the game.
But everyone didn't care about this. He saw with his own eyes Darren's efforts in training. There are always one or two things that everyone is not good at! As a captain, Darren is very effective in motivating his players and summarizing tactics, and this is also the most important ability of a captain.
After summarizing the gains and losses in the game with everyone, Maka left the locker room.
Outside, many Hufflepuff students were gathered at the door, with some Gryffindor and Ravenclaw students occasionally mixed in the crowd. If we talk about the four major houses of Hogwarts, except for Slytherin, who is not popular, the other houses are relatively friendly to each other.
Maka looked at the lively scene in front of her and suddenly felt that it was time to go to Ravenclaw to explore. It is said that there are some unique collections of books in Ravenclaw Tower, which are distributed on every bookshelf in the tower.