After the Halloween troll invasion, the entire Hogwarts has returned to peace again.
After all, doing things under Dumbledore's nose is a big challenge for both Quirrell and Voldemort.
Moreover, Snape has become vigilant and will not give the latter even the slightest chance.
However, for students, entering November means that a big event will happen, and that is the Quidditch season that will be held as scheduled every semester.
That kind of fanatical atmosphere was incomprehensible to Zuo Si, who had always been completely interested in sports competitions.
What makes him even more confused is that in order to argue about which team is stronger, many students will not hesitate to bet all their pocket money for the entire semester, or even fight over it.
Anyway, as the first Quidditch match of this semester approaches, frictions and conflicts between various colleges begin to heat up rapidly, making both professors and castle administrators extremely annoyed.
Especially the students of Gryffindor House are looking forward to the famous savior Harry Potter's outstanding performance in the competition.
The best thing is to defeat the old enemy Slytherin House and bring back both the Quidditch trophy and the House Cup.
Of course, this expectation also caused considerable psychological pressure on Harry.
Because he has never been so favored and expected by others, he is afraid that he will disappoint everyone if he does not do well enough, and his spirit is in a state of excitement and tension from morning to night every day.
In addition, as the atmosphere plummets in November, the British Isles have officially entered a cold and humid winter.
In order to keep warm, the little wizards put on thick and warm coats, and even had special scarves printed with the emblems of their respective colleges.
Whenever they get a chance, they will sit around the fireplace or campfire to keep warm.
The only maverick in the entire Hogwarts castle was Zuo Si, who did not wear any clothing with the colors of his own school. He still only had a pure black robe, and even the logo symbolizing Slytherin House had been torn off.
This kind of naked contempt and disdain for this college has made many Slytherin students very angry.
They didn't even understand why the Sorting Hat would send such an alien in.
But apart from the impotent rage in their hearts, these little wizards could do nothing at all.
After all, in terms of strength, Zuo Si can defeat a group of them by himself, and he is an expert in conspiracy and tricks.
Several senior girls even tried to add love potions to drinks and food, intending to use this method to tame Zuo Si, an unruly genius.
But without exception, they all drank it for no apparent reason, and ended up falling into crazy narcissism.
The ugly appearance he showed under the effect of the potion will definitely become the dark history that he is least willing to recall and face in his life.
In the end, it was thanks to the antidote concocted by Dean Snape that he finally returned to normal.
Since then, the act of drugging Zuo Si has become a taboo in Slytherin House.
Because no one can figure out how Zuo Si was able to detect the potions in food and drinks in advance, let alone how he made these girls drink the potions willingly.
For the unknown, most people's first subconscious reaction is often not curiosity, but fear from the bottom of their hearts.
What's more, with the spread of Ron's big mouth, many students have now heard about Zuo Si blowing up the entire corridor and a giant monster with just one spell.
Therefore, Slytherin House's fear of him is growing day by day.
Some senior students even started to call Zuo Si "King Cobra".
As one of the few snakes that eat snakes, this title symbolizes its special status in the college and the fear of other students.
Lucius Malfoy even wrote a letter to Draco himself, strictly forbidding his son from provoking Zuo Si again.
You must know that he has come from the era of Voldemort and understands what such a terrifying magical talent means.
In this way, in a strange balance, Zuo Si spent a few days comfortably without any interference.
When the time came to the eve of the Quidditch match, George, one of the Weasley twins, suddenly asked after finishing his assistant work: "Hey, Soos. Will you go to the game tomorrow?"
"No, it won't."
Zuo Si gave a negative answer without hesitation.
There's nothing wrong with his brain.
I would not sit on a high platform outside in such a cold and humid climate, blowing the cold wind, risking being hit by Bludgers and players falling off broomsticks, and watch a game that is basically nothing to enjoy.
Sexy and extremely boring game.
Because the speed of the broomstick is very fast, and there is no big screen replay of Muggle world sports competitions on the court, it is almost impossible to see clearly the players who are like black dots in the distance with the naked eye.
And its rules are not fair at all.
Among them, catching the Golden Snitch can instantly score 150 points and end the game. It is almost like a joke. It directly turns other team members into circus clowns serving the Seeker, just to be caught by the Golden Snitch.
Provide a little entertainment and jokes before the show to prevent the audience from falling asleep due to boredom.
In addition, what should I do if I cannot catch the Golden Snitch for a long time?
Are these players really allowed to fly non-stop on the field for more than ten hours, dozens of hours, or even days or weeks?
In that case, the audience would probably have all run out, so what’s the point of the game?
The most outrageous thing is that this extremely dangerous and barbaric competition does not divide male and female groups at all, so it is extremely unfair to younger students and female participants.
When players collide with each other on broomsticks, you don't need to ask to know that the lighter one will suffer the most.
This has led to the fact that among the teams of the four houses of Hogwarts, Slytherin, who only pursues victory, is almost without exception strong boys from the senior class.
Although there are girls in the other three teams, there are usually only one or two, and most of their roles are substitutes or seekers, positions that do not require fierce confrontation.
In addition, books introducing Quidditch also list more than 700 foul methods, and all of them have appeared in the World Cup...
There are so many ways to cheat, and the monitoring and response measures are so minimal. They basically rely on the referee’s naked eyes. Isn’t this a disguised form of encouraging fouls?
Oh, yes, there is also the iron bludger that can kill people.
Yes!
You heard it right!
This thing is made of iron!
Not only is it easy to tear down a grandstand or something, but it can also chase broomsticks that can fly at high speeds like the Nimbus 2000.
Just imagine an iron ball with a diameter of 25 centimeters, which is almost twice the size of the shot put used in official international competitions.
Then it hits the human body at an average speed of 300 kilometers per hour. How terrifying is the kinetic energy it can generate?
You must know that the modern M1857 field gun, which was so brilliant in the American Civil War, and the shells also known as Napoleon cannons, are far less than one-third the size and weight of a bludger.
It is estimated that only the thirty-pound main naval gun used by the British Royal Navy can barely compete with it.
This means that the players on the Quidditch field are constantly being chased by a cannonball fired from a super-heavy artillery with its own tracking function.
Zuo Si was very skeptical about how Harry Potter survived being hit by the Bludger.
According to normal mechanics, even if just one arm is hit, the whole person will fly up and then fall headfirst to the ground. The chance of breaking the neck or smashing the head is more than 50%.
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If he is unlucky again and the Bludger falls vertically on the spot, the savior will have to say goodbye to his colorful life in advance.
As for that arm, it definitely shouldn't be as simple as just a broken bone, but it should fly directly from the body and be accompanied by horrific bleeding.
Although with the current level of trauma treatment in the magic world, anyone who does not die on the spot can basically be saved.
But what if it's a headshot or a heart attack?
One hundred percent will die on the spot!
There won’t even be any suspense!
Zuo Si seriously suspected that the guy who originally joined the Bludger setting probably wanted to use this method to retaliate against society.
In his opinion, compared with the Bludger, all three Unforgivable Curses are weak.
The former can even kill people reasonably and legally.
However, although Zuo Si is not very interested in the Quidditch game, he is very interested in the manufacturing process of Bludgers. He plans to find time to study it and make several solid iron balls and inlay them with fine gold.
of spikes or blades, and ultimately the constant shrinking technique.
In this way, when you encounter a large number of enemies, you can release these "big killers" with automatic tracking function. I believe the scene will be very spectacular.
Of course, functions such as high-speed spin cutting can also be added on this basis to increase the lethality.
In short, Zuo Si is very optimistic about weapons developed based on the Bludger.
"So you don't support the Slytherin House team?" Fred's eyes shone slightly.
To be continued...