Chapter 639: new broom for school
Chapter 639 The new broom at school
Just as Cedric thought, in the next two weeks, he could always accept challenges from different people at DA gatherings.
But the good news is that so far, Fred and George, whom he is most worried about, have been silent... Of course, this also means that he must continue to be wary of them.
And Cedric also discovered another problem, because Quidditch training needs to avoid bad weather as much as possible, it is difficult to determine the time for their gathering on a certain day.
However, they quickly had a way to deal with this matter.
Hermione was inspired by the reward Kyle left in the Room of Requirement and made a batch of fake gold coins with the Transmutation Charm on them.
As long as the number on the main gold coin changes, the other gold coins will also change accordingly, so that they can tell others the specific time of the next gathering in time.
It’s quite convenient.
Fred and George discovered that this method was also useful for cheating, but their idea was soon discovered by Cedric, and nothing happened...
Cedric would never allow them to do this, but Fred and George just had this idea.
After all, the things used for cheating are fundamentally different from their previous prank products. Once discovered, it may not just be as simple as points deduction and imprisonment.
They don't want to be expelled from the school directly, that would be too embarrassing, and it may also have an impact on the Weasley Joke Shop in the future.
Shops opened by outstanding graduates always sound much better than those of expelled graduates.
“This is for you.” Cedric handed Kyle a fake gold coin one day at breakfast.
“Although you haven’t been there recently, I think it would be better to give you one.”
Kyle took it and felt it in his hand, "Is this the leprechaun's gold coin?"
"To be precise, it should be the leprechaun's gold coin that was copied using a copying spell." Cedric said, "The leprechaun's gold coin can only last for half a day. This can extend its existence to about a year. "
“Nice idea,” Kyle said.
"No way, we are very familiar with the copying spell, so we naturally know its functions." Cedric said with a smile, as if he was thinking of the scene where they were desperately copying a map in an empty classroom a few years ago.
Kyle also smiled, and then put away the fake gold coins, "Are you guys going to have a party next?"
"Probably not this week." Cedric shook his head and said, "Gryffindor has the first Quidditch match on Saturday, and they won't have time this week at night."
"Yeah, I guess so," Kyle said.
The Quidditch match is about to start, and this is the first match after a year. Everyone is paying great attention to it, including the professor.
Recently, broomsticks have been flying over the Quidditch pitch almost every day...either Gryffindor or Slytherin.
The last time Cedric went to apply for the right to use the stadium, Ms. Huo Qi said that the right to use the stadium for the next week had been pre-rented by Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape.
Although this was not in compliance with the regulations, she could not refuse the two professors who came to her personally.
ˆEveryone in the team understands this.
If there were Hufflepuffs in Saturday's game, then it would probably be Professor Sprout who went to see Ms. Hooch.
But it’s okay, just think of it as a holiday.
…
As the game gets closer, the tension between Gryffindor and Slytherin becomes more and more intense.
No matter who they are or what grade they are in, as long as they meet in the corridor, they will inevitably laugh at each other.
Warrington was still making wild claims in the Great Hall about knocking Harry off his broom, but Kyle had reservations about this.
Let’s not talk about whether Warrington has this strength, their brooms are not of the same level.
Nimbus 2001 Want to catch up with Firebolt? Unless there is a fire dragon pushing it away from behind.
But this seems to be Slytherin's tactic. They are always happy to attack every Gryffindor player. In addition to Harry, Ron is also their focus.
Millicent, Pansy, and Malfoy also rehearsed a small stage play, performing the scene after Ron missed the ball. This also makes Ron nervous every day.
Just like that, November has finally arrived.
The weather is getting colder and colder. The wind outside the castle is like a knife, which makes people’s cheeks hurt. However, it is very hot inside the castle.
Because today is the day when the Quidditch match starts.
Early in the morning, Kyle, Connor, and Cedric left the common room and walked toward the auditorium.
They all put on gold-red scarves with lion patterns painted on them, which also showed that they supported Gryffindor.
●Today the auditorium is much livelier than usual and full of people.
In addition to the upcoming competition, there is another reason...
That is at the front of the auditorium, where the teachers' seats are, there is a row of brand new, shiny new brooms.
There are thirty brooms in total, each one is brand new, and the smooth and smooth broom handles still have the smell of pine oil.
“Oh my gosh, this is sweeping eleven stars!”
A large group of people gathered in front of the teacher's desk, looking at the brooms longingly.
“I saw it in the Quidditch boutique in Diagon Alley. This is a new broomstick that was released this year.”
“It’s so beautiful...”
“Are these many broomsticks going to be distributed to all Quidditch players?”
“Cough, cough.”
While everyone was discussing enthusiastically... there was a sudden cough from the crowd.
Umbridge did not know when she appeared in the auditorium. After seeing her, everyone immediately dispersed and sat back to their tables as quickly as possible, but their eyes were still glued to the row of brooms.
Umbridge coughed again, attracting everyone's attention.
She walked to the front and said with a smile: "Yes, no doubt, these brooms are all yours."
As if someone told them that Christmas had come early, cheers and screams suddenly erupted in the auditorium.
Umbridge had to hold her wand against her throat to make her voice rise above the cheers.
“As a Senior Inquiry Officer at the Ministry of Magic, I noticed that the schools were using brooms from thirty years ago.
“The Ministry of Magic believes that more and more students at Hogwarts are injured during Quidditch matches every year, and the biggest reason is that the brooms are aging seriously.
“So the Ministry of Magic decided to replace Hogwarts with a new batch of better brooms for use in Quidditch matches and flying lessons.”
"oh!"
The auditorium resounded with cheers again, mixed with praise for the Ministry of Magic.
Umbridge was very satisfied with the students' performance. She turned to look at Professor McGonagall and others sitting beside them, with undisguised pride on her face.
But Professor McGonagall was also very happy. Not only did she not care about Umbridge's provocation at all, she even nodded at her in a friendly manner.
The lack of annoyance and anger on the other person's face made Umbridge feel a little uncomfortable.
“Did you do it?” Kangna looked at Kyle subconsciously.
She did not think that the Ministry of Magic would spend such a large amount of money to buy new brooms for the school for no reason, and it was impossible for Umbridge to care whether the students would be injured.
"Well...I can't afford such a big sum of money." Kyle blinked and lowered his voice: "I just made a small suggestion."
(End of this chapter)