Chapter 74 Quidditch School Team Selection (Part 2)
Justice, fairness, friendship first, competition second...
These beautiful virtues that people give to sports are actually just people's fantasies. In reality, sports events are full of all kinds of filth under the bright and beautiful appearance.
Quidditch, a sport that burns so much money, has been destined to be associated with power and gambling since the day it became popular. In the original book, Malfoy's behavior of sponsoring the team's latest flying broom to become the team's seeker is actually just a routine operation in the Quidditch industry.
As for what happened to the original seeker of the Slytherin school team, no one cares. Even if Draco is a Quidditch idiot, the strength of the Slytherin Quidditch team will be much higher than before with the advantage of leading equipment. In this way, it seems that sacrificing the original team's seeker is not a bad idea.
Mike is also an old man who has been working in society for many years. He nodded to Roger imperceptibly and continued to walk forward behind him.
Originally, Mike didn't want to join the Quidditch school team because he was worried that long hours of training would take up his time to learn magic, but now he doesn't have to worry about that.
Since he got in through Professor Flitwick's back door, it shouldn't be a big deal to "occasionally" miss training. After all, people with power can really do whatever they want.
A large number of Ravenclaw students have already gathered in the Ravenclaw selection area. These people are all here to participate in the substitute selection for the Ravenclaw school team.
That's right, the substitute selection.
The youngest starting player of Ravenclaw is a third-year student. After joining the team, the second-year newcomers have to sit on the bench for at least a year before they have a chance to become a starter. Those who become starting members as soon as they join the team are either gifted or, like Mike and Draco, have a back door.
"Okay, our people are finally here. So this year's Ravenclaw team selection is about to begin." Roger clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention. "Let me tell you the rules first. It's very simple. Do you see those magic circles in the sky? All you have to do is ride your broomstick through those magic circles one by one. Do you understand? You can choose to use your own broomstick. If you don't have a broomstick, come to me to get the special Sweeping Seven Stars for the test."
Most of the young wizards who came to the test did not have their own broomsticks. In addition to some Muggle-born wizards who did not have enough gold galleons, many half-blood or even pure-blooded young wizards did not have their own broomsticks. After all, the price of a brand new broomstick ranges from hundreds to thousands, which is not affordable for ordinary wizard families.
Of course, you can also choose to buy second-hand broomsticks, but these second-hand broomsticks are not guaranteed in quality. It is certain that the performance and safety will decline after long-term use. The reason why Hogwarts still uses those outdated flying brooms is largely due to the daily maintenance of these brooms by Mrs. Hoch, the flying broom master.
Mike did not go up to receive the test broom like others, but took out his own Nimbus 2001 from the pocket of the traceless extension spell.
The latest Nimbus 2001 immediately attracted the attention of all the young wizards around. Everyone exclaimed and squeezed towards Mike, wanting to see the Nimbus 2001 more clearly.
Mike noticed that even Roger's eyes flashed with some envy. The Nimbus 2001, as the same flying broom used by the England national team this year, was priced at 1,800 gold galleons, which was far from what Roger could afford.
"Okay! Okay! Everyone disperse!" Roger still fulfilled his duty as the captain and dispersed more and more young wizards. "Mike, you go first. I believe everyone can't wait to see the speed of Nimbus 2001."
Mike did not refuse. He raised his leg and sat on Nimbus 2001. The selection of the Quidditch school team was not difficult. The magic circles in the sky were very large and the distance between them was very far. Basically, anyone who could skillfully control the flying broom could pass the test.
This was not surprising. After all, this selection was actually just a selection of substitute players.
As soon as he sat on Nimbus 2001, Mike felt the difference between it and those old-fashioned flying brooms in the flying class. Not only did it have a magic seat, but Mike also felt that there were many invisible magic threads gently binding his body. No wonder it dared to sell for 1,800 gold galleons. The comfort and safety were completely incomparable to the sweeping series. Put on
the goggles, and with a thought, Nimbus 2001 took Mike to the sky at a very fast speed.
Mike had already been familiar with the operation of the Nimbus 2001 during the summer vacation, so these simple tests were not difficult for Mike. He passed through one ring after another at a very fast speed, and the turning arc was much smaller than those riding the sweeping series brooms on the other field, which fully proved the excellent speed and flexibility of the Nimbus 2001.
When Mike finished the test and landed, the little wizards on the field all burst into warm applause. Some little witches even screamed and wanted to hug Mike. Fortunately, there were too many people on the scene and they couldn't squeeze in.
"It took 50 seconds! All 17 magic rings hit! It's amazing!" Roger was so excited that he couldn't help holding a magic stopwatch in his hand. He didn't know whether the last sentence was about Mike or Nimbus 2001.
The second person to take the test was Franklin. Originally, he needed to wait in line to get the test broom, but Roger probably saw Mike's face and handed him a sweeping seven-star broom with a big hand.
Mike could have lent him his own Light Cycle 2001, but Franklin refused after hesitating for a moment. The reason was that if he took the lead, others would definitely come to borrow Light Cycle 2001 from Mike, and if Mike refused, it would definitely cause resentment from others.
After Mike's performance, Franklin's test seemed dull. He took off slowly and turned so much that he almost formed a circle. When he landed, only Roger applauded him.
The strange thing was that Roger was so excited that he didn't even realize that his hands were red from being clapped. As soon as Franklin got off the flying broom, he was hugged by him.
"Excellent! Excellent! It took 3 minutes and all 17 magic rings hit! You set a record!"
Franklin looked at Mike not far away with a puzzled look on his face. He really couldn't understand why Roger was so excited when he was flying so slowly.
Roger didn't explain anything, but just patted Mike and Franklin on the shoulders and let them leave first. The results of the selection would not be announced today.
Franklin, confused, had to follow Mike and leave the Quidditch field.
It was a long time before Franklin realized why Roger was so excited. Although he flew very slowly and took a full 3 minutes to complete the test that Mike only took 50 seconds to complete, he created the fastest record in history of taking the test with the Sweeping Seven Stars.