At Hogwarts, the most difficult day is the first day of school. Except for a few individuals, all other students are not happy on this day.

Because this day not only means the official end of the happy holiday, but also means that one has to stay up all night to make up for homework... The lights in the common rooms of almost every college are on all night.

But this year is different.

On the first day of school, a piece of news on the bulletin board at the entrance of the auditorium made everyone instantly forget all the other unpleasant things.

Professor Lupin's Patronus Charm Club finally began. The time was set at eight o'clock the next evening. The venue was the same as last year, still the auditorium.

"I can't wait..."

"I really want to start soon..."

"Why not tonight?"

The crowd discussed the matter excitedly.

Although Dementors are rarely seen on campus now, the last scene on the Quidditch field was so impressive that it is impossible to forget.

Especially those guardian gods who are shining with silver light and look like elves, make everyone fascinated.

"Oh, is it finally starting?" Cedric was also a little excited.

His Patronus Charm was stuck at the last step, and no matter how hard he tried he couldn't condense the silver light into a real Patronus.

"Are you going, Kyle?" Connor asked, "or are you going to stay in the common room?"

"Let's go together. We can treat it as in-depth study." Kyle said, "I don't think there will be many people left in the common room tomorrow. There's no point in going back alone."

This kind of large-scale event is not common at Hogwarts and is definitely not to be missed.

"Harry, look, Professor Lupin is going to teach us how to deal with Dementors."

At this moment, Ron's excited voice suddenly came from beside them.

"Once you learn this spell, combined with the world's best flying broomstick and firebolt, you will be able to defeat other schools..."

Hmm? Cedric moved his ears and quickly grasped the key point.

He turned his head quickly and asked, "Ron, you said Harry bought a Firebolt?"

“Oh, no…”

Ron was startled and quickly denied it, "You heard it wrong, I didn't say anything just now."

He then remembered that Wood wanted to keep the Firebolt as a secret weapon and didn't want them to tell anyone.

And Gryffindor's next opponent happens to be Hufflepuff.

In other words, this secret weapon is used to deal with Cedric, Kyle and others.

Ron quickly thought of an excuse and tried to get away with it.

But before he could say anything, Harry next to him said directly: "I didn't buy it. I can't afford such an expensive broom." He said, "The Firebolt was a gift I received for Christmas."

"Hey, Harry!" Ron tugged at Harry's sleeve secretly and whispered, "Is it really okay to tell them like this? Don't forget our next match. The opponent is Hufflepuff."

"It's okay, Ron." Harry shook his head slightly. "The Firebolt is the fastest broom. I won't lose even if they find out."

"Okay then..." Ron sighed.

On the other hand, after learning that the Firebolt was a Christmas gift from someone else, Cedric took a deep breath and said with envy, "I remember you lived with your aunt and uncle, they were so nice to you..."

"You misunderstood."

When Harry mentioned his uncle and aunt, the smile on his face disappeared, and his expression was so ugly, as if he saw Snape with a grim smile on his face. He quickly explained: "They can't even give me an ordinary broom for sweeping, unless it's a broken one that they don't want anymore."

"Not your uncle or aunt?" Cedric was a little confused. "Who else would give you such a valuable gift..."

"I don't know." Harry shook his head. "But Hermione said that Sirius Black might have given it to me to... um... make me fall during the competition."

"That's nonsense!" Ron said angrily, "Black is busy avoiding the Dementors, how could he go to Diagon Alley to buy a broom!"

"And Professor McGonagall also believed this. She even said that the Firebolt should be disassembled. That's a Firebolt. Disassemble it? How ridiculous!"

Kyle noticed that Hermione was indeed not with them, and the usually inseparable trio was rarely seen apart.

"It's not impossible." Cedric shrugged and said, "For a gift of unknown origin, no matter how valuable it is, it must be carefully examined.

Just think of it as a way to reassure yourself, because Harry is going to fly fifty feet high, and it would be very dangerous if he found out there was something wrong with the broom at that time."

Ron curled his lips, obviously not thinking that this was possible, and muttered softly, "Now that the Firebolt has been taken away by Professor McGonagall, you probably hope that something goes wrong with it, so..."

He then said something else, but his voice was so quiet that no one heard it.

Harry looked a little embarrassed, "Don't get me wrong, that's not what Ron meant."

"I understand." Cedric didn't really care about what Ron said.

“What he said was not wrong. If I said I had no such thoughts at all, I’m afraid even I wouldn’t believe it.

But Harry, losing the game was better than falling from the sky again.

And there is still plenty of time before the competition, enough for Professor McGonagall to complete her inspection."

"Yeah, I know," said Harry.

This is basically the end of the topic.

Before leaving, Kyle suddenly looked at Ron and asked, "What if that broom was really given by Black?"

"Then I'll apologize to Hermione and Professor McGonagall," said Ron, "but that's impossible."

"I hope you're right."

Kyle walked past Ron. Harry seemed about to say something, but in the end he kept silent.

After returning to the common room, Cedric suddenly slapped his thigh and began to pace aimlessly.

Although he didn't say it, he still cared a lot about Gryffindor having an extra Firebolt.

He knew that the Firebolt could accelerate to 150 miles per hour in just ten seconds, and its top speed could even reach 300 miles.

His Nimbus 1700 could only reach a maximum speed of 100 miles per hour, so he had no chance of winning against the Firebolt, unless he could quickly catch the Golden Snitch before Harry could react.

But it's also difficult.

Having been rivals for three years, Cedric knew Harry's strength very well.

He is a very good Seeker and it is impossible for him to make such a mistake. If it was Malfoy from Slytherin, it would be possible.

I hope we won’t fail like this this year.

"Kyle..."

After turning around a few times, Cedric suddenly asked, "Do you think there is really something wrong with that Firebolt?"

"It's unlikely." Kyle thought for a moment and said, "It's not that easy to tamper with a broom, especially a broom like the Firebolt that is sought after by all professional teams. Its safety performance is naturally more important.

Besides, there is not much point in doing so. There are professors present at every game at Hogwarts, so even if Harry really falls, he will be fine.

Blake went to school here before, there's no reason why he wouldn't know that."

"oh……"

After listening to Kyle's analysis, Cedric sighed and continued pacing.

He had to think about whether there was any way to control the Firebolt.

(End of this chapter)