Chapter 355 The Brave Gryffindor
As a wizard, Dumbledore is very aware of the accidents and uncertainty that exist in this world.
In fact, magic itself is a changing and uncontrollable force. Many wizards will unconsciously cause strange magical phenomena when they are emotional. This is quite common among young wizards. Of course, the magical world now has a standardized name for this phenomenon, the magical disturbance.
One of the purposes of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was to teach young wizards to control their own magic and transform accidental, uncontrollable, and emotional magical disturbances into unleasable magical abilities.
Before this, Dumbledore once naively believed Grindelwald's assertion: Elena, as a mixed-race Eva, may unconsciously show some harmless magical disturbances in emotional situations, such as accidentally leaving traces on the castle walls, or smashing desks and chairs in the Transformation class...
However, when an accident happens for the third time, it can no longer be called an accident. Obviously, Elena showed a sudden surge of power before, it was not at all an unexpected magical disturbance, but a magical ability that she can already master and use.
There is no doubt that Gellert Grindelwald has lied to her, and what Elena learned from him in Newmontgarde Castle is not just an explosive spell, a cleaning spell, healing spells and a little magical knowledge of medicine.
"Hoo, wandless spells and strengthening..."
Dumbledore unconsciously exhaled, looking at Elena in front of him with a complicated gaze.
Vaguely, he seemed to see the figure of a white-haired man in his memory. Over the years, even if they took away his wand and imprisoned him in the old castle, Gellert was not completely idle.
Unknowingly, Gellert Grindelwald has devised a new approach, one that is not the same as the current orthodox concept of spells. It is no longer a new path for wizards that mainly relies on wands and spells.
At the same time, with the appearance of Professor Dumbledore, the "petrified" statues in the Quidditch stadium also came to life and whispered.
Elena frowned, gripped her arm, and asked softly.
"So it seems like I can only be a Beater?"
She was not surprised by Dumbledore's reaction. After all, apart from the game mode almost completely autonomous for seeking Beaters, the few remaining positions would inevitably have to deal with other players. If she were a Seeker, when she caught the Golden Snitch, the game would automatically announce the end, naturally there would be no danger of throwing weapons.
"Of course, otherwise, I would worry that if there is a match with you in the future, the students would not dare to go to the sky."
Dumbledore raised his hand and pointed to the small wizards who were gradually recovering.
"Also, it's good to find players. This kind of key person that ends the game will always be the most memorable."
After a certain period of buffering, the captains of the four Quidditch teams from the schools were a little hesitant. Suddenly they remembered, not to mention what will happen in the year. In the coming time, they will first have to work with Elena in the "Quidditch Novice Team" where they will compete for a semester, and even compete for the College Cup.
Judging by the posture Elena just took in getting rid of the stray ball, if by any chance she were to hit you with the stray ball, it wouldn't be as simple as being hit by a broomstick, would it? You would absolutely, absolutely, die, wouldn't you?
"Alright."
Elena looked around at the small wizards, frowned slightly, let her hair down, and grumbled a little reluctantly, "Find the Beater, find the Beater, anyway..."
The girl gently shook her head, didn't continue, and turned to look at her team members.
"So, I will seek the position of the Beater. Gore and Crabbe, you two will be responsible for the Chaser positions. Ron, you will stay in goal. Draco and Harry, you and Hannah, all go after the ball... Anyone have any questions?"
"But Draco also... um... uh..." Harry subconsciously muttered.
Before he finished speaking, a hand was immediately pressed over his mouth, blocking the words behind him.
"No problem, no problem, of course, no problem at all."
Draco Malfoy glared at Harry and then turned his head to see Elena quickly shake her head.
"If you find a player like Elena, we will definitely win the game later..."
"Draco, I know you've always wanted to be a Beater. And, Harry, you want to be a Beater too, don't you?"
Elena looked at the pale blonde "Horse number one (Elford)" and at the unexpressive face of the "big guy" who didn't expect the relationship between the two to be so good and shook her head. She lightly said.
"Okay, let go of Harry. He's going to suffocate with you."
"Eh? No, I..."
The smile on Draco Malfoy's face froze, panicking to explain.
It must be said that Draco has always been quite talented in terms of survival instinct and punctuality compared to the unresponsive Ron and Harry, which may also be related to each family's educational style and environment.
Elena raised her hand, stopped Malfoy's further explanation, and smiled lightly.
"Alright, until the second year of next year, you all will have the chance to join the respective Quidditch teams. By then, I think if there are no accidents, you should be able to become the respective Seekers of the team. But for now..."
With that, Elena averted her gaze from the first-year wizards and looked back at Madame Huo Qi and Dumbledore.
"Madame Huo Qi, Professor Dumbledore, do you see, that even if our team is formed, right? No comments on staff distribution? If there are no other questions, then the next step is to establish a formal training plan."
Dumbledore and Madame Huo Qi exchanged looks and both breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the child did not hit the Beater or the Seeker, and the Keeper would take charge of the goal position, the Quidditch game should be safe.
"No problem."
"I think so."
Both responded one after another.
The naive magicians lacking imagination, Elena boldly raised her eyebrows and continued.
"Exactly, the opportunity for all four university Quidditch teams is here. With this rare opportunity, we have just finalized the next training schedule and the arrangement of training equipment. So..."
Elena's index finger lightly grazed her lips, looking thoughtfully around the Quidditch field. The official team players looked at the four captains standing in front of the crowd without hesitation.
"...I don't know which of the senior team members and sisters are willing to be the first to practice and train with us."
Almost at the same time Elena's voice fell, Marcus Flint, Cedric Diggory, and Roger Davis took a step back, leaving Oliver Wood alone in front of the crowd.
"Oliver Wood? Well, yes, I know you love Quidditch so much and wouldn't miss such a precious opportunity. So, the first week of training for the first-year team will be held with the Gryffindor Academy, so it's fine. Then, aside from the Gryffindor team and the first-year team, everyone else can go first."
Mrs. Huo Qi raised her eyebrows, nodded with satisfaction, and spoke quickly.
"Uh (⊙o⊙), what training...?"
Wood, whose reaction was a bit slower, looked around. His expression was a bit dazed. He was still thinking about the ball movement from a moment ago, so he didn't focus on Elena at that moment.
"Come on, Oliver."
Cedric Diggory approached, tapped Wood's shoulder, and led his team members off the Quidditch field.
"What?" Wood struggled with confusion to recall the previous conversation.
"Good luck, thank you." Then, Roger Davis also approached, punched Wood's chest, sighed in relief, and swiftly led the Ravenclaw players off the field.
"Wow, it's worthy of Gryffindor." Marcus Flint shook his head, a rare admiration on his face, and removed his arm from Wood's.
"So, Senior Oliver... shall we start the training?"
Elena picked up the broom and led the first-year students to Wood, speaking quite friendly.
Looking at the seemingly harmless silver-haired witch in front of him, Oliver Wood's pupils slowly contracted. He finally realized what was about to happen next, and involuntarily swallowed.
It seems...
Did something terrible happen?
...
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Two hours later, the Quidditch field finally fell silent.
"This year, the Quidditch Cup may need to be replaced with a gravestone."
"If we die, remember to tell everyone how brave we are."
The Weasley twins dragged the broom and walked tragically toward the castle. The two, who were still full of energy, now looked a bit pitiful, as if they had been swept away by a giant. "Wood, if this year's Quidditch Academy Cup champion is the first-year team, I don't think it would be a surprise. Once we fail to intercept the stray ball towards Elena, it almost means that the game is over."
The Quidditch rules stipulate that the beater cannot actively fly into the scoring area, must not maliciously block the offensive path of other players, cannot actively touch the quaffle or use the bat to intercept the bludger, but there is no regulation when the bludger actively attacks the seeker, the seeker cannot stretch and catch...