Chapter 320 Chapter 319 "the Landing Bird" And The Talent

Flying can be one of the few talents that require more talent than effort.

This is like a driver's license test. No matter how skilled the subject one remembers, when it comes to the practical, the theoretical knowledge in the book can play almost the same role as zero.

But just like driving, the flying course is precisely a training course for handling flying objects (broomsticks, magic carpets...). Most wizards are better after a certain familiarity and training. Controlling the broomstick and completing the short journey.

With the exception of some "landing birds," in the European magical world, people usually call wizards who have almost zero talent for flying or who do not want to learn to fly, like calling people who cannot swim "dry ducks." Even if they have the best broomstick in their hands, they will follow the broken branch that was detached from the edge and cast a spell.

Of course, this situation is quite rare, even rarer than foolish weapons.

In fact, the vast majority of wizards dubbed "Landing Birds" are not really unable to fly at all, but they are a bit less talented and not as good, such as Hermione Granger, it's just that Elena Cachavera has not realized this yet.

The last class of the first year of Gryffindor on Thursday afternoon was taught by Professor McGonagall in Transfiguration.

Perhaps it was inspired by Elena's excellent performance in the morning. In front of the young wizards of her school, Professor McGonagall became stricter than before. Throughout the class, Professor McGonagall frowned with a serious face, not even the slight modification Hermione made to her spells made her smile.

To make matters worse, when the class was almost over, Seamus Finnigan accidentally blew up his spells, forcing Professor McGonagall to postpone for a few minutes to hand out the assignment.

So, by 3:30 in the afternoon, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and a group of Gryffindor wizards hurried down the stairs to the flat lawn in front of the castle gates. Not far from the lawn is the Forbidden Forest. The autumn wind blows gently through the trees, making a whispering sound.

The young wizards of Slytherin had been waiting on the lawn for a long time. Elena, wearing the Hufflepuff uniform, stood out in the midst of the silver and green sea, and a dozen broomsticks were neatly arranged on one side.

As the Gryffindor students approached, they heard Draco Malfoy talking loudly about his exciting flying experience as a child.

"... I can guarantee it was a Muggle helicopter. When they saw me, they were all stunned, and then the whole helicopter crashed into me like a big bird soaring."

Draco Malfoy spread his arms, lowered his voice, and complained under his breath. He looked at the nervous Slytherin wizards around him and his eyes fell on the smiling Elena, but he consciously continued to raise his voice.

"However, without any confusion, I leaned the broom to one side, flew dangerously and delicately over the Muggle helicopter, and easily got rid of it..."

"Come on, Malfoy. It's just about escaping from a Muggle helicopter, what's so boastful about that?"

Ron Weasley frowned and said loudly, "I once flew Charlie's broken broom and almost collided with a hang glider. The challenge was more exciting than your story."

As he spoke, Ron glanced at Elena standing among the crowd, and he slightly lifted his chest.

"Weasley..."

Draco Malfoy's smug face instantly collapsed, looking grimly at Ron's sudden appearance.

"Can you fly with the **** wood from your house? A hang glider, what's that, much worse than a helicopter?"

"Ha, do you know anything about Muggles? Harry, tell him, what's more dangerous, a hang glider or a helicopter?"

Ron blushed and tapped Harry on the ground with the broom, trying to ask for help.

"Hang glider and helicopter..."

Harry looked a little embarrassed. The Dursleys never allowed him to watch TV or magazines. In this regard, he really couldn't answer much.

However, in his impression, it seems that the helicopter is more powerful.

Just when Harry didn't know what to say, the arrival of the Hogwarts flight instructor, Miss Huo Qi, rescued him from the embarrassment.

It is said that Miss Huo Qi was a member of a professional Quidditch team. She has short grey hair and looks extremely capable. Her eyes are yellow, like the eyes of an eagle.

"Okay, ladies and gentlemen, the chat time is over. What are you all waiting for?" She exclaimed. "Everyone next to a broomstick. Quick, quick, hurry up."

Broomstick?

Elena lowered her head and glanced at the broomsticks on the lawn with a hint of disgust, she never understood why it was already 1991 and the magical world still used these stick-shaped flying objects.

Even the magical carpets of Egypt and Arabia, or the flying motorcycles, are much better than broomsticks. However, as the school curriculum is organized in this way, and Quidditch can only use the broomstick as a competitive tool, there is no other choice.

The broomsticks that Hogwarts used as teaching material have been there for years, and each one is worn out and old.

The handle beside Elena seems to have been hit, the position of the handle is twisted, and some branches protrude, which does not seem very reassuring.

Last night, in the Gryffindor Common Room, she heard Fred and George Weasley complaining about the broomsticks at school, saying that some broomsticks would tremble when you fly very high, and of course, always slightly to the left.

The only good news is that learning to fly is different from learning magic. It does not require understanding magic and its principles.

Like a magical object that has been assembled and crafted, young wizards only learn to activate and control it constantly. As for the speed of flight and performance, most of these depend on the skill of the broom itself. It's not hard to understand, just like driving; the driver doesn't need to understand the principle of the engine, they only need to understand the ignition, control the direction, and the accelerator.

"Alright, now stretch out your right hand and place it on the broom."

After everyone had settled, Mrs. Huo Qi shook her hips and shouted in front of the line, "Then say, 'Rise!'"

"Rise!" Everyone shouted.

Elena's broom immediately jumped into her hand, and next to her, Harry and Malfoy's brooms also instantly jumped, followed by Ron and Simon's.

But there are only a few obedient brooms, and more brooms mischievously roll on the ground.

Hermione Granger's broom was well-behaved, at least it made small jumps on the ground, and Neville's broom seemed to be asleep, not moving at all... The students had to repeat the command over and over again.

While waiting for other young wizards to summon their broom, Elena calmly lifted the corner of her skirt and carefully wiped the broom handle with the expressions of Draco, Harry, and Ron's words. Then, in passing, she smoothed out the twigs behind the bristles, trying to make the broom look better.

Most of the other successful girls were imitating Elena and doing the same.

Similar to the unaltered robes of the Hogwarts boys that have remained unchanged for ten thousand years, the combination of the white shirt with gray and black pants. At the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, there is not much room for choice.

In general, according to the autumn attire at Hogwarts, the upper part of the little witches is mostly gray or dark gray, with V-neck and sweater and cardigan styles, depending on how much gold is spent at Madam Mokin Gallon's robe shop.

The bottom of the witches is uniform pleated skirts in gray or black, paired with gray stockings depending on the weather and season, or black stockings that are impervious to the flesh. ( → click to view)

After waiting for a while, everyone's brooms finally jumped, and Mrs. Huo Qi also returned to the front of the group and began to explain the content of the subsequent flight lessons.

"Riding a broom is mainly divided into two positions!"

"Straddling allows the broom to fly faster, withstand the headwind pressure, and have a wider field of vision. And because it can roll, the maneuverability is better, and it is more convenient to pull out the wand."

Mrs. Hodge demonstrated the standard straddling and stopped after leaving her feet on the ground.

"Sitting sideways, the advantage is that it is more comfortable to ride, the posture is more elegant, and the girl won't run when wearing a skirt. And when a situation arises, you can quickly jump off the broom."

Saying that, Mrs. Hodge looked at the girls in line and nodded slightly.

There is no doubt that this is the exclusive pose of the witch.

"But the disadvantages are also very evident, that is, the field of vision is almost limited to the side of the flight path, and the speed cannot be improved. Of course, it is absolutely impossible to perform actions like rolling. Additionally, relatively speaking, talent for flying and balance sense are required. You have to go through a certain period of training before trying this method, so today is just an introduction..."

Before Mrs. Huo Qi finished speaking, she saw Elena lowering her head and holding her skirt, naturally sitting sideways on the broom, with her feet hanging slightly, as if she were swaying in the air.

For Elena, since she took the flying broom, she has a wonderful feeling. It seems that she will naturally fly, like the instinctive feeling that fish will naturally swim. At the same time, Hermione Chocobo Granger, who was dominated by the broom, was a bit more complicated.

"...Well, it looks like someone has succeeded."

Mrs. Huo Qi slightly pursed her lips and shrugged a bit, it seems that in the next Quidditch Cup, Hufflepuff Academy is about to rise if Elena is willing to join the academy's Quidditch team.

It is known that to prevent children from being embarrassed, Mrs. Huo Qi deliberately omitted a small message, that is, riding sideways is not just a riding method for girls, many Quidditch teams also use this method to judge whether players have the required balance and talent.

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