On the last Saturday of September, the recruitment test for the Magic Club began.

Hermione woke Harry and Ron up early. After breakfast, the three hurried to the Ancient Magic Classroom.

Harry looked tired, and Ron rubbed his eyes hard. He complained, "Hermione, we went too early. Besides, Harry and I only need to hand in our papers. Professor Happ won't grade them on the spot."

Hermione looked at them seriously, "Of course I'm going to help. The papers you wrote..." She pouted, not saying anything harsh, but her meaning was obvious.

Harry blushed a little. He and Ron spent two weeks and barely got seven feet. This was almost a death sentence for them.

The longest paper Harry had ever written was only three feet long. It was an essay on "The Encyclopedia of Medieval European Wizards" assigned by Professor Binns last year. If he remembered correctly, the homework Hermione handed in was four feet and seven inches, and her handwriting was very small.

The door of the Ancient Magic Classroom was locked, and a note was posted on the door: The Magic Club's test location has been changed to Classroom No. 7 on the same floor.

Below the words was a simple drawing of an abstract stickman waving at them to go forward.

"The venue has changed?" Harry looked at Hermione in confusion. Hermione shook her head, "I don't know, maybe it was changed temporarily."

A voice came from behind, it was a clean and clear voice, "Hello?"

The three turned around, and a tall and thin boy stood behind them. He looked handsome, with black hair and a straight nose. Except for his pale face, there was almost no flaw.

He took the initiative to extend his hand and introduced himself, "I'm Cedric, Cedric Diggory."

Harry also extended his hand, "I know you, the seeker and new captain of the Hufflepuff team. Wood mentioned you, and you are also very good in the duel class. Oh, by the way, I'm Harry Potter."

Cedric smiled, "I can't compare with you. There should be no one in the school who doesn't know you. Are these two your friends?"

"Yes, this is Ron Weasley and this is Hermione Granger. They are both in the third year." Harry introduced Ron and Hermione.

The two looked at Cedric curiously.

They walked together towards classroom seven. Ron and Hermione spoke less because of the strangers. Harry was not a talkative person, but he could talk to Cedric about Quidditch.

Harry found a topic: "Cedric, are you new to the team this year? I remember that the previous seeker of Hufflepuff was a senior girl." Cedric

laughed, "I joined the team in the third grade, and this year is the third year."

Harry was a little embarrassed. He didn't remember that there was such a person in the Hufflepuff team. Fortunately,

Cedric explained his confusion: "I was a chaser before, but last year several seniors left at once, and it was difficult to find a suitable seeker, so I took over and became the captain to form a new team..."

Harry understood a little. Wood also mentioned in the previous conversation that the new captain of Hufflepuff should not be underestimated and it is impossible for him to be a newcomer.

But no matter who the opponent is, he is confident of winning and holding the second Quidditch Cup.

The two then began to discuss Quidditch tactics, which seemed very strange to Ron and Hermione. The captain of Hufflepuff discussed Quidditch with the seeker of Gryffindor, knowing that they might become rivals in more than a month.

Cedric said, "To be honest, I'm under a lot of pressure. I was ordered to do this in a critical moment... I spent the whole summer reading various tactics manuals. I didn't have to think about these when I was a player."

Harry also remembered the scene last year when Wood desperately pulled the players to explain various tactics. When it was close to the final, the twins thought that Wood was a little hysterical and might "need to stay in the school hospital for two days."

Now he suddenly understood Wood.

Harry casually introduced a few Quidditch books that he had read for fun last year, and he thought they were very useful. Cedric happily wrote down the name, "There is one I haven't heard of, thank you, Harry."

"Speaking of which," Harry asked, "Can a seeker be a captain? I have always flown alone, so I may not be able to take care of the situation on the field."

Cedric happened to have read some content on this subject: "These are two different strategies. Some teams will do their best to protect the freedom of the seeker to fly, not to participate in the team's actions, and let him play. They think that this will help them find the golden snitch faster."

"And some teams need the seeker to participate in the team's offense and defense from time to time."

Harry pondered for a while, "It sounds like the latter is more demanding." Wood never asked him to organize a defense. His only requirement for himself was to catch the golden snitch as quickly as possible.

"That's not the case," Cedric explained, "For a genius seeker, that is, you, Harry, you can finish the game in half an hour. If I have a talent like you in my team, I will definitely give you absolute freedom, because it is difficult to open a 150-point gap in such a short time."

Hearing this, Harry almost understood the similarities and differences between the two strategies.

Ron suddenly said, "Harry caught the Snitch in just five minutes, breaking the school record."

Harry recalled with embarrassment that it was his record against Hufflepuff last year. He glanced at Cedric secretly. The new captain of Hufflepuff was indeed a little unhappy.

He quickly changed the subject and said, "Cedric, are you also writing a paper? To be honest, it's seven feet long. Professor Happ's requirements are too high."

Cedric also followed his words and said, "I met the first requirement and roughly mastered thirty practical runes."

Turning around a dark corridor, Harry was delighted to find that they finally found the deeply hidden classroom No. 7. He breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't have to make small talk.

The door of the classroom was half open. They looked into the room. It was pitch black inside and there was no light.

"Did we go to the wrong place?" Harry asked. He felt very bad. He could think of a similar scene in his first year when they mistakenly entered the trapdoor entrance where the Philosopher's Stone was hidden in order to avoid Filch.

At that time, they saw a big dog with three heads. When the dog stood up, the middle head could touch the ceiling. Later, he learned that this three-headed dog was raised by Hagrid, and it was also called "Fluvia".

"I don't think so." Hermione pointed to the note on the wall, which read "Magic Club Recruitment Assessment Site".

Several people looked at each other and walked in with trepidation.

Surprisingly, inside the room was a meadow filled with birdsong and flowers. It was as if they had traveled through space and arrived deep in the forbidden forest.

After taking a few steps, they saw Professor Hepp -

he was sitting on the grass with a small low table in front of him. The professor seemed to have moved all his tea sets over and was drinking tea with relish. In front of him were a dozen magic puppets, both male and female, old and young.

These magic puppets were standing not far in front, rehearsing a play.

"Look, that's the east, and you are the sun."

As they approached, they happened to hear one of the lines.