Chapter 164: Damn the Sorting Hat
Chapter 164 The Damn Sorting Hat
Ten minutes came quickly. When the whistle sounded, Kyle raised his arms high and threw the Quaffle in his hand at the last second.
But because the distance was too far, the ball was eventually intercepted by Harris, successfully breaking his "zero" record.
At this time, the number on the scoreboard next to the court was fixed at two hundred and ten, which meant that Kyle scored a total of twenty-one goals in ten minutes.
Being able to score two goals in one minute even though he needs to reach across the entire court to catch the ball, this result can be said to be very scary.
Three Quaffles were thrown in turns, and they were almost not enough. In the end, Professor McGonagall, who was watching from the sidelines, used the Transformation Spell to support two of them, and they managed to survive until the end.
“Merlin’s beard, I never want to be a goalkeeper again!”
Harris breathed a heavy sigh of relief when he returned to the ground. In these ten minutes, he truly experienced what it means to be painful and happy.
Happiness is because Hufflepuff has a talented chaser. If nothing else happens, the second-year student named Kyle will definitely become a key figure in their winning of the Quidditch Cup.
Harris himself is one of the best chasers at Hogwarts. He scores more than half of Hufflepuff's points in every game.
But the problem is here, the strength of the other two chasers is too different from him, the three of them can't complete the good cooperation at all, almost every time he scores a goal, he completes it by himself.
This is undoubtedly a considerable test for his physical strength, which is why it is said that Hufflepuff is not good at protracted battles.
Another point is that if he is heavily marked by the opponent's players or is injured and comes off the field, Hufflepuff will immediately be at a disadvantage.
Fortunately, Cedric, a talented seeker, was born last year. With him on the field looking for the Golden Snitch, it would be difficult for other academies to drag out the game for too long.
Coupled with this year's Kyle, Hufflepuff's biggest shortcomings were immediately filled.
Harris seemed to have seen the Quidditch trophy waving at him, how could he not be happy.
As for the pain…it’s very simple.
Anyone who has been played like a fool for ten minutes will feel this way.
“Captain, it’s a good thing you didn’t sign up to be a goalkeeper.” One of the team members joked: “Otherwise, we may never win the Quidditch Cup.”
"Shut up, Philo!" Harris glared at him, "I feel that your skills have declined a bit recently. Come over for special training at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."
“Eight o’clock!”
Filo stopped laughing and said with a grimace: "Special training is okay, but is it okay at ten o'clock... No, nine o'clock, nine o'clock is okay too!"
Hufflepuff students are not as voluptuous as Ravenclaw students, nor do they have the energy of Gryffindors. They basically sleep until they wake up naturally on weekends.
Eight o'clock is really too difficult for him.
"No!" Harris snorted coldly: "Remember, come here at eight o'clock in the morning, and practice for an extra hour one minute later."
After saying that, Harris went straight to the stadium.
Although Kyle's performance was perfect, the process still has to go on.
He looked at the remaining two people and asked, "Which of you will come next?"
The two fifth-grade students looked at each other and shook their heads in a relaxed manner.
One of the people spread his hands and said, "No, I abstain."
Although Harris was suspected of failing in the end, even if Kyle's score was reduced by half, he would not have been able to complete it.
So there is no need to waste any more time.
Another person thought the same thing.
"I abstain from voting too...and don't pretend, just laugh if you want." As he said this, he actually laughed out loud.
Hufflepuff has another genius, and he is naturally very happy.
"Ahem...the professors are all watching, be serious." Harris pretended to scold him with a straight face. It's okay to be happy, but we have to wait until we get to the common room. There are so many professors around now, so it's not okay to act too proud.
Easily worn in small shoes.
Harris suppressed the excitement in his heart and tried to look serious.
"Since you all decide to abstain, then..."
He walked up to Kyle and stretched out his hand, "Congratulations Kyle, you will be the team's chaser from now on."
"My pleasure, Captain." Kyle reached out and shook his hand.
Professor Sprout looked at them from the stands with a smile like a blooming biting kale.
But Professor McGonagall next to her was different.
Professor McGonagall held the "Advanced Transfiguration Guide" tightly in her hand, her body still shaking.
It hurts, it hurts so much!
Why is such a Quidditch genius not in Gryffindor!
Professor McGonagall is sure that with Kyle and Harry Potter, Gryffindor can be invincible.
But alas, he is a Hufflepuff.
Damn the Sorting Hat…
“A sneeze!”
On the eighth floor, in the principal's office, the Sorting Hat, who was composing a new song, suddenly sneezed.
"That's strange." Dumbledore glanced at it curiously, "Do you also catch a cold?"
“I don’t know, but it shouldn’t be, after all, I’m just a hat.”
The Sorting Hat wanted to rub its head with the brim of its hat, but it couldn't reach it, so in the end it could only wipe its mouth.
“Albus, I think someone has bad intentions for me.”
“I still prefer to believe that you have a cold.”
Dumbledore smiled and said: "As far as I know, there is no student who hates the house he is in. If that is the case, how can they have bad thoughts towards you?"
"That's right..." The Sorting Hat nodded in agreement. Its decision is never wrong.
“Do I really have a cold?”
The Sorting Hat is trapped in self-doubt, but it is just a hat, and it seems that Godric Gryffindor did not add this setting when he created it!
“I don’t know if the pick-me-up will work for you...but would you like to try it?”
Dumbledore came to the Sorting Hat, grabbed it in the air, and instantly had a small bottle in his hand.
“This is the most effective cold medicine.”
“Then let’s try it.” The Sorting Hat thought for a moment and opened his mouth, “By the way, your magic has improved a lot, Albus.”
"Just some little tricks." Dumbledore calmly poured the refreshing potion in his hand into the mouth of the Sorting Hat...or rather on the brim of the hat.
Because it cannot eat, it is definitely not possible to take it internally and can only be applied externally.
The potion sank into the Sorting Hat little by little, leaving a large dark brown mark, which made it look even dirtier.
But neither of the two people present cared about it.
“How do you feel?” Dumbledore asked.
"I think... it should be much better." The Sorting Hat pursed its brim, "At least I don't sneeze now."
(End of this chapter)