Chapter 384: Uninvited guests on the field
Chapter 384 Uninvited guests on the field
The strong wind and heavy rain did not get smaller due to the arrival of the Quidditch match. They were still the same as yesterday.
But as the most popular sport at Hogwarts, even in such heavy rain, all the teachers and students of the school still came out to watch the game as usual.
They ran along the field towards the stadium. Some people's umbrellas were blown away halfway, and they could only lower their heads to resist the fierce wind.
Kyle's waterproof and moisture-proof badge played a big role at this moment. The Hufflepuff players stood at the front of the stands despite the violent storm. They didn't hold an umbrella, but they didn't get wet at all, even their hair. Dry.
Their strangeness is naturally noticed by others.
Malfoy ran over from the direction of the locker room, still wearing a green uniform.
"Kyle...how did they do it? Have you developed anything good again?"
“So be it.” Kyle pointed to the shiny thing on Cedric’s chest.
“Waterproof and moisture-proof badge, a must-have on rainy days.”
“I’ll buy one.” Malfoy said without hesitation without even asking the price.
"A wise choice." Kyle took out a new one and handed it to him, "Then...ten galleons."
Malfoy took the badge and reached into his pocket...The next second, his expression suddenly became a little embarrassed.
He forgot that he had changed into a team uniform and it had no pockets. In other words, he didn’t bring any money.
“As our premium customer, you can also experience it first.”
Kyle said in a timely manner: "You can wait until the game is over to decide whether to pay."
Malfoy's expression softened a lot, and he pretended to be relaxed and said a few words of respect.
The general meaning is...it's not that he didn't bring any money, he just suddenly wanted to experience the treatment of a high-quality customer.
Also, he will pay no matter what the effect is. The Malfoy family will never let their friends down in Galleons.
After Malfoy left, many young wizards came forward to ask.
But the minimum price is five galleons, so the sales of waterproof and moisture-proof badges are not that good.
But there is no way, the price of magic items is like this, five galleons is already very low.
Of course, the map does not count, it is considered an entrance gift package for new students, which is a benefit.
In the last few minutes before the game started, Malfoy came again.
"I'll buy six more." He said, and then gave Kyle seventy galleons, "And the one I bought before... I have experienced it just now, and the effect is very good."
What a coincidence, Oliver Wood also came at this time.
“I heard from Professor McGonagall that there are tools here that can prevent rain.” He asked, “How much does it cost?”
“Five galleons for ordinary ones, ten galleons for dragon scales,” Kyle said.
“Two ordinary ones.” Wood took out ten galleons and handed them to Kyle.
Malfoy sneered from the side and looked at Wood with disdain.
Wood didn’t care.
“Props do not represent strength, Malfoy, you will definitely lose.”
Malfoy wanted to taunt, but at this time Ms. Hooch had already started walking towards the middle of the court, so he could only run back quickly.
As for Wood, it was much simpler. He jumped off the stands on his broom and handed the waterproof and moisture-proof badge to the two younger chasers.
A few minutes later, with a whistle from Ms. Huo Qi, the game started.
There were cheers from the stands.
"This feels great." Hufflepuff's new goalkeeper walked over from the front, "At least a hundred people were looking at me just now, and there was Angelina Johnson from Gryffindor. She went here. After watching it three times, I dare say he must be fascinated by me."
“You must have seen it wrong, she was obviously looking at me...”
A few people laughed and sat next to Cedric. One of them turned around and asked:
"Kyle, is this badge really given to us?" "Of course." Kyle nodded, "We agreed before."
"This is ten galleons..." the man sighed. "Next time if there is such a good thing, remember to call me. I can stand for a day."
“No problem.” Kyle smiled.
At this time, there was another burst of cheers from the stands.
Slytherin made the first shot, and some Slytherin students threw their umbrellas down in excitement.
Amidst the cheers, Qiu and Mikel also squeezed through the crowd.
“We didn’t miss anything, did we?”
“That’s right, Slytherin just scored the first goal.” Kyle looked at them and said, “How are you doing?”
“It’s very good.” Mikel grinned: “The sleepy beans are very effective, but I hit the table hard and my forehead hurts a little.”
"I also ate the other half of the swollen candy," Cho said. "Madam Pomfrey didn't see anything wrong at all."
"That's good."
"This is all thanks to your lighting spell." Mikel sat down and said half-jokingly: "To be honest, I always thought that I was the only one who could do it, but I didn't expect that you can do it too, and you haven't fainted yet. ."
“It’s nothing, I just relied on the help of the magic text.” Kyle waved his hand.
A few people were chatting while watching the game, or they spent most of the time chatting.
Heavy rain not only affects the players, but is also unfriendly to the spectators in the stands.
Through the rain curtain, they could barely see a few shadows running back and forth, but it was difficult to identify who those shadows were.
On the commentary table, for the first time, Li Jordan did not make any wisecracks. He had to concentrate all his energy and guess who was holding the ball through the vague body shape.
“Beautiful... Gryffindor got ten points back... Well done, Angelina... Well, maybe Spinnet..."
The sky is getting darker and darker, and as the first lightning flashes across, the conditions on the court become worse and worse.
Li Jordan has never been so eager for a game to end quickly, but in this case, it is too difficult to see the Golden Snitch clearly.
"This game won't last until night," Mikel asked. "It's too cold today. If I had known earlier, I should have put on a thicker robe before coming back."
"If the Golden Snitch has never been caught...yes!" Cedric said, "Although the school competition is much simpler than the professional competition, the rules are still the same.
I remember the longest Quidditch match at Hogwarts was two days... that match also featured two of the worst seekers the school has ever had. "
"No…"
Kyle suddenly said: "I think it won't be until night."
He looked up at the gloomy sky.
Another bolt of lightning flashed... briefly lighting up the sky, and at the same time, it also illuminated hundreds of hooded figures.
They were Dementors, and as they stood there, a terrible chill began to spread throughout the stadium.
The cheers of the crowd suddenly disappeared and turned into screams of terror.
“Damn it, why did it suddenly become so cold?”
Mikel jumped up from his seat, "Why do these monsters appear here?"
"It's probably the cheerful atmosphere on the court that attracted them." Kyle said, "Dementors make a living by sucking people's happiness, and the current stadium is almost equivalent to a sumptuous banquet for them... not much Only dementors can withstand such temptation."
"What should we do..." Mikel asked shivering, and tightened his robe, as if this could keep him warm.
"It doesn't matter." Kyle looked at the dementors getting closer and comforted him and said, "Professor Dumbledore will definitely not let them come here."
“But Professor Dumbledore is not in the castle.”
Mikel said in a panic, "Professor McGonagall went to the campus hospital this morning to ask for some refreshing potions. I pretended to be asleep and overheard her conversation with Madam Pomfrey...Professor Dumbledore had already gone to London at that time, asking for You can’t come back until evening.”
(End of this chapter)