Hogwarts and the Atypical Wizard

Chapter 239 Quidditch and Hagrid's Worries

After Halloween, Hogwarts began its annual Quidditch season.

Without external interference, certain things will still run according to their most likely trajectory.

The first match was supposed to be between Gryffindor and Slytherin, but in the end it became Gryffindor against Hufflepuff as planned.

The reason was probably the same as the original track. Malfoy from Slytherin used the excuse that his arm had not recovered yet and applied to postpone the game.

In fact, the real reason was because of bad weather and heavy rain, and they didn't want to compete in such weather.

Speaking of which, heavy rain is the normal weather for this season, and the heavy snow more than a week ago was abnormal.

But it's not surprising. It's not uncommon to snow in June, and it's already the end of October.

The temperature now is definitely less than ten degrees. With such a temperature and heavy rain like a waterfall, one can imagine how the students playing on the field feel.

No wonder Malfoy was so sneaky.

There have been major changes in the Hufflepuff team this year. Cedric made a big splash in his first year on the team and was directly made the seeker and captain!

His roommate Adam Sainz thought he had some understanding of the situation. He had Gryffindor parents and he was almost sorted into Gryffindor himself. Now that he was tall and handsome, he was not someone who would easily submit.

But Sainz never heard him complain in the dormitory about Cedric being parachuted in as captain.

This shows that Cedric really impressed them.

This is not easy. For a newcomer to convince all the old team members to become the captain, it would be impossible without some skills.

If it weren't for his bad luck, his life would look more like that of a protagonist.

Sainz recalled the casual chat he had with Cedric shortly after he entered school.

At that time, the other party said that he was not a fan of Charlie Cannons, but the distraught look on his face after hearing that Charlie Cannons had lost again can be included in the annual expression library.

It's just that Sainz is not a funny person. If he were in the hands of an ordinary funny person, they would have filmed him and laughed at him for years.

Although Sainz has no interest in Quidditch, he is supportive of his roommate, so unless there are special circumstances, he will still watch the Hufflepuff game.

To be fair, Cedric was a pretty good flyer, but it was a pity that he ran into Harry.

Harry Potter may not be very good at other subjects, but he does have a unique talent for flying.

Without the influence of Dementors as in the original trajectory, and having met Black in advance, he got the Firebolt given by his Godfather, which made him even more powerful in his ability to jump high and low.

So, when the Golden Snitch appeared in the eyes of the two seekers, Cedric was left behind by Harry as expected!

Less than half an hour into the game, Gryffindor secured the victory!

Cedric's defeat was not unfair. Even if Harry didn't have the Firebolt, he wouldn't have won.

As a seeker, Harry Potter has never lost as long as there are no external factors interfering.

He has an absolute dominant position in flying, which is the "status" given to him by the "Great Will". He can even defeat a fire dragon, which is a flying creature, by using a broom.

With the help of the extrasensory spell, after Madam Hooch announced the end of the game, amid the chaotic cheers or regrets of the students, Sainz saw Cedric shaking hands with Harry Potter and congratulating him.

Harry Potter was a little panicked, obviously he had never encountered such a capable opponent before.

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Malfoy's excuse for not wanting to play on a rainy day seemed to suddenly remind the old Malfoy of this.

He began to put pressure on the Ministry of Magic again.

"They won't pardon Buckbeak," said Hagrid sadly. "They're still keeping him under surveillance, and he's gotten a bit grumpy lately."

Sainz heard this and said, "How can you not be irritable? If I chain you up and lock you in the room for two months, I guarantee you will be more irritable than this."

“I know, Sainz, I know!

But there is no way, it will be tied up like this until it is pardoned."

"That can't be helped. We still have to respect each other on the surface."

"Sainz, what are you talking about? What do you mean by mutual respect?"

Sainz subconsciously wanted to explain, but then he closed his mouth. It was better not to tell him. If Hagrid knew, it would be equivalent to the whole world knowing.

In fact, the so-called mutual respect on the surface refers to the consequences of the rat incident.

The Ministry of Magic was embarrassed in this incident. Although it was the fault of the previous minister, it was indeed Fudge himself who first arrived at the scene.

He was not yet a minister at the time and was still on field duty.

When he arrived, Black was laughing. Later, the Aurors arrived one after another, and a group of people controlled Black who did not resist.

The scene was littered with broken limbs and arms, "indicating" that Black was an extremely vicious dark wizard. As a result, he was arrested and became the first and only wizard to be directly imprisoned in Azkaban without trial.

Now it has been proven that the Ministry of Magic was wrong at the time. As the current Minister of Magic, Fudge has to clean up the mess for his predecessor. It would be a miracle if he were satisfied with old Dumbledore and his gang who exposed this matter.

What's more, they have to compensate Black, which is real money. It would be even more unlikely for them to be willing to do so if it had to be squeezed out of the Ministry's other budgets.

It is possible to ask these politicians to say a few soft words. As long as it is necessary, they can say a lot of nice words, but when it comes to economic interests, they will show their most disgusting faces.

Sainz had a hunch that the chances of getting Blake's share of the compensation that was still under negotiation were very small, and even if he could get it, it would definitely be severely reduced.

Even if Fudge himself only loves power and not money, if he wants to take a large sum of money from the Ministry of Magic's budget to manage his own reputation, Sainz estimates that he will encounter great resistance.

The very existence of the Ministry of Magic is very problematic. They have no economic industries to support themselves, and cannot balance their income and expenditure. Many times they have to rely on donations from some wizarding families to maintain operations. Under such circumstances, it is only normal for some people to be arrogant.

It is completely understandable that the Minister of Magic is very humble when facing some people.

Old Deng suffered from lack of money.

Fudge was humble when facing him because he needed old Dumbledore's force and influence!

If old Dumbledore had not only military power but also financial resources, I guarantee that Fudge would do whatever he said.

Now that Fudge has secured his seat as minister thanks to old Dumbledore's influence, he has begun to have his own ideas.

It just so happened that Malfoy, as one of the donors of the Ministry of Magic, wanted to make things difficult for old Dumbledore, so he pretended to be unable to win over the old man and added fuel to the fire. Maybe he could get some back from other places, so why not do it?

For example, if Black's compensation could be reduced, it would also give an explanation to the financial backers behind the Ministry of Magic, and the minister's chair would be more stable.

Sainz was thinking, and felt that he had been talking too much by talking about the superficial peace. When he heard Hagrid's question, he pretended that he was seriously savoring the rock cake and didn't hear it.

"Hagrid, your rock pancakes are even tastier. It seems you adjusted the ingredients?"

"That's right!" Hagrid immediately threw away his worries and started to be proud of what he said, "I tell you, this time it's really great..."