Hogwarts: From Squibs to Greatness

Chapter 156 Dementors attack again?
John was re-enrolled shortly after returning from Albania.

Compared with the degraded blood curse on Lockhart, John is still very cautious when facing a real wizard suffering from a blood curse.

Therefore, John did not choose to study Nagini immediately, but temporarily handed it over to the alchemy puppet to take care of him. He needed to consult the information, and he would only start the research when he had further results in soul magic.

At this time, the time has changed from January to February without knowing it, and the biting cold weather has not changed at all.

Like a change of month, John's return didn't have the slightest impact on the school, or the only impact was that Hagrid had a smile on his face again.

In other words, since Lucius Malfoy was completely kicked out of the circle of power and became an "unemployed vagrant", the bright smile on Hagrid's face never disappeared.

Especially when the cancellation lawsuit was received and Buckbeak didn't have to be judged, Hagrid's huge laughter could be heard even in the castle.

Just when John was concentrating on studying and researching, and preparing for the next world crossing.

On this day, Harry went downstairs to have breakfast with his classmates in the dormitory, because the game against Ravenclaw was held today, so Harry went out today wearing training clothes and holding a Firebolt.

Speaking of the Firebolt, Sirius' Christmas gift to him naturally sparked a buzz.

Even in training, Ms. Hooch loved the Firebolt as much as anyone else.Before the training started, she took the broom in her hand and expressed some professional opinions to the team members.

"Look at how well balanced it is! If there's one downside to the nimbus, it's the slight slant at the tail! After a few years of use, they're a little sloppy."

"They also made improvements to the broom handle, which is a bit slimmer than the Sweep series, reminds me of the old 'Silver Arrows' - too bad they don't make them anymore, I learned to fly on the Silver Arrows, it's kind of A very fine old broom..."

Mrs. Hooch always responded like this, not to mention Harry's team members, Captain Wood's eyes lit up when he saw the Firebolt, and the Weasley twins thought that the Firebolt needed a guard of honor, which was supported by others. Unanimous praise.

But in the end, under Harry's strict obstruction, this decision was interrupted.

Harry walked into the auditorium, and the students all turned their heads in the direction of the Firebolt, and the auditorium was buzzing with excitement.

Especially seeing the stunned Slytherin players one by one, I couldn't help but feel great satisfaction.

"Did you see his face?" Ron said happily, looking back at Malfoy. "He can't believe it! It's amazing!"

Wood was also proud of the Firebolt's brilliance.

"Put it here, Harry," he said, placing the broom in the center of the table, turning it carefully so that the sign was facing up.

Soon, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff classmates came to watch.

Cedric Diggory came over to congratulate Harry on getting such an excellent broom to replace his Nimbus, and Percy's girlfriend, Penelope Clearwater, asked if she could hold a Firebolt.

"Okay, okay, Penello, don't destroy it!" Percy said excitedly as Penello looked at the Firebolt carefully.

"Penelo and I made a bet." He told the players, "Ten Galleons bet the game is over!"

Penello put down the Firebolt, thanked Harry, and went back to her table.

"Harry - you've got to win," Percy whispered eagerly. "I don't have ten Galleons. Come, come, Penello!"

He hurried over to eat a piece of toast with her.

"You're all right with that broom, Potter?" said a cold, drawling voice.

Draco Malfoy also came to look at the broom. Since his father was taken away for interrogation, Malfoy has been alone. Goyle and Crabbe who followed him before have become the followers of another pure-blood family member up.

I don't know if it was because the blow was too severe for Malfoy. It is said that his temper became worse, and he had conflicts with others more than once in Slytherin.

"I suppose so," said Harry casually.

"It has a lot of special properties, doesn't it?" Malfoy said, with a malicious gleam in his eye. "It's a pity it didn't have a parachute in case you fell to your death! Scarhead"

"It's a pity you can't attach another arm to yourself, Malfoy." Harry said sarcastically, "otherwise it could catch the Snitch for you."

The Gryffindors laughed, and Malfoy's face contorted for a moment, but quickly returned to normal.

He narrowed his gray eyes and clenched his fists, as if seeing the crowd, he turned his head and strode away without saying a word.

Everyone watched as he walked into the middle of the rest of the Slytherin group, and they put their heads together, no doubt asking Malfoy if Harry's broom was a real Firebolt.

At a quarter past ten, the Gryffindor team set off for the dressing room.

The weather was nothing like the day they played Hufflepuff, clear, cool and breezy.This time there will be no visibility issues.

Harry, nervous as he was, was beginning to feel the excitement that only a Quidditch match could bring.

They heard the sound of the whole school pouring into the stadium outside.Harry took off his black school robes, pulled his wand from his pocket, and stuffed it into the T-shirt he was going to wear under his Quidditch uniform.

He wished he didn't have to use his wand.

"You know what we are going to do." When everyone was about to leave the locker room, Wood said, "If we lose this game, we will have no hope at all. Just like flying like yesterday in training, we must be fine!"

They walked outside onto the field, cheering deafeningly.The Ravenclaws in their blue robes were already standing in the center of the field.

Their Seeker, Cho Chang, was the only girl on the team, and she was about a head shorter than Harry.

Harry, nervous as hell, couldn't help noticing how stunningly beautiful she was.

The two players stood facing each other behind their respective captains, and she smiled at Harry.

Harry felt a strange twitch in his stomach, but he didn't think the twitch had anything to do with nervousness.

"Wood, Davis, shake hands."

Ms Hooch said crisply that Wood shook hands with the Ravenclaw captain.

"Get on the broom...listen to my whistle...three! two! one!"

Harry kicked his feet into the air, and the Firebolt flew faster and higher than any other broom.

Harry circled the pitch and began to squint for the Snitch, listening attentively to the commentary on the pitch.

Commenting was made by Lee Jordan, a friend of the Weasley twins.

"The game has begun. The biggest excitement of this game is the Firebolt. Harry Potter rides it to represent Gryffindor. It is said in "Broomsticks" that the Firebolt is the national team's first choice for this year's World Cup. broom……"

"Jordan, can you tell us about the game?" Professor McGonagall's voice cut in.

"No problem, Professor... a little background information. By the way, the Firebolt has a built-in automatic braking device that can..."

"Jordan!"

"Okay, okay, now Gryffindor has the ball, Gryffindor Katie Bell is ready to throw the ball and shoot..."

Harry passed Katie head-on, looking around for the golden light, only to find Cho Chang closely behind him.

There was no question that she was an excellent flyer, and she frequently got in front of him, forcing him to change direction.

"Show her your acceleration, Harry!" Fred yelled, flying after a Bludger aimed at Arya.

Rounding the Ravenclaw goalposts, Harry urged the Firebolt to pick up speed and fell behind.

Just as Katie hit the first ball of the game and the Gryffindor pitch was boiling, Harry saw it!

The Snitch was close to the ground, flying around by a fence.

Harry swooped down, Cho saw him do it, and ran after him.

Harry continued to accelerate, feeling extremely excited.Swooping is his forte.

Ten feet to go!

At this moment, a Bludger played by a Ravenclaw batsman popped out of nowhere.

Harry jerked sideways, missed it by an inch, and in those crucial seconds the Snitch disappeared.

"Oh!" the Gryffindor supporters let out a disappointed sigh, while Ravenclaw cheered for their batsmen on the other end, and George Weasley vented his emotions by throwing the second bat The Bludger hits the offending hitter directly.In order to avoid it, he turned somersaults in the air.

"Gryffindor leads eighty to zero, look at the Firebolt's skill! Potter is testing its performance at the moment. See it turn around? Cho Chang's comet is nothing compared to it. Firebolt's accuracy The balance ability is especially reflected in the long-term..."

"Jordan! Firebolt paid you for an advertisement? Hurry up and comment on the game!" Professor McGonagall's voice interjected.

Ravenclaw caught up with the score, they scored three goals in succession, and Gryffindor was only fifty points ahead.

If Cho catches the Snitch before Harry, Ravenclaw wins.

Harry lowered his height, scanning the pitch anxiously, and almost ran into one of Ravenclaw's Chasers.

A golden light, a pair of fluttering little wings.

The Snitch is circling the Gryffindor goalposts...

Harry picked up speed, eyes fixed on the little golden dot ahead.

But in the blink of an eye, Cho Chang appeared out of thin air and blocked him.

"Harry, you can't be a gentleman now!" growled Wood, as Harry turned sharply to avoid a
Bump, "Knock her off the broom if you have to!"

Harry turned to see Cho, who was smiling.

The Snitch disappeared again, and Harry turned the Firebolt up in an instant, and was soon twenty feet above the pitch.

Out of the corner of his eye he saw Cho following him... Cho had decided not to hunt the Snitch herself, but to keep an eye on Harry.

Ok...if she wants to stalk him, she has to bear the consequences of doing so...

Harry swooped down again, and Cho thought he had seen the Snitch and wanted to follow quickly.Harry stopped the dive suddenly, but Cho Chang couldn't stop, and kept falling.

Harry shot up like a bullet again, and then he saw, for the third time: the Snitch glowing over the pitch on the Ravenclaw side.

Harry sped up, and Cho, many feet below, sped up.He's winning, the Snitch watched
It's almost here!But at this moment!
"Oh!" Qiu shouted, pointing.

Harry was distracted and looked down.

A dementor, a tall, black, hooded "dementor," was looking up at him.

He didn't stop to think.He stuffed one hand into the neck of his gown, drew out his wand, and roared, "Call God to protect you!"

A huge, silver-white shape emerged from the tip of the wand.

Harry knew it was shooting straight at the dementors, but he didn't stop to look.

His mind was still miraculously clear, his eyes staring ahead.

It's almost there.He reached out the hand that still held the wand, just enough to wrap the struggling little snitch between his fingertips.

(End of this chapter)