Chapter 84: Challenge

PS: To make it easier for readers who don't know HP to read, I put some rules about Quidditch in the related section of the work, please go there to check it out. Of course, I will also add some introductions about Quidditch in the main text. Tell me, are there any authors as conscientious as me now? I gave up such a good opportunity to increase the word count. So why don't you hand in your recommendation votes quickly, squinting smile\.

Flint was even more proud when he found out that Roger had noticed the flying broom in his hand. He smiled and said, "Hey! Isn't this Roger?"

Roger, who had been staring at the broom in Flint's hand, was also awakened by Flint's voice. He pointed at the broom in Flint's hand and stammered, "This... This is..."

"That's right, the latest Nimbus 2001!" Flint interrupted him before Roger finished speaking, "And, we have a total of 7 such brooms!"

After that, the Slytherin Quidditch players behind Flint also raised their brooms one by one. The 7 brand new Nimbus 2001s sparkled in the sunlight.

Roger fell into a deeper state of stupidity when he looked at the 7 flying brooms. He originally thought that the Ravenclaw Quidditch team would finally be able to crush other colleges in terms of equipment with the addition of the Nimbus 2001 in Mike's hand this year. Unexpectedly, Slytherin College actually took out 7 at once today.

Seeing their captain looking stunned, the little eagles on the field lowered their heads silently. Quidditch is a very important sport. Originally, everyone used old flying brooms, which was considered fair competition. But with Harry Potter joining Gryffindor with a Nimbus 2000 last year, the Quidditch arms race in Hogwarts seemed to have kicked off.

This year, Professor Flitwick first appointed Mike to join the Ravenclaw team with a Nimbus 2001, and now Slytherin has replaced the entire team with Nimbus 2001s at once. It seems that this year's Quidditch Cup basically belongs to Slytherin.

"How could you... be possible! How could Professor Snape give you 7 Nimbus 2001s!" Roger shouted loudly, panting.

"Tsk tsk tsk, you guessed right. Professor Snape certainly won't change our brooms, but that doesn't mean we can't change them ourselves." Flint put his arm around the shoulder of a platinum-haired boy beside him and said proudly, "Let me introduce you to our new seeker! The contemporary heir of the Malfoy family, Draco Malfoy! He is also the sponsor of our team. The generous Mr. Malfoy sponsored us seven Nimbus 2001s at one time!"

Draco raised his head proudly, looking at the Ravenclaws with his nose without saying a word, as if he was disdainful of communicating with them.

Draco's attitude angered the Ravenclaws. A tall and thin boy came out and said to the complacent Slytherins with gritted teeth, "Isn't it just that the flying broom is better? What's so great about it? Quidditch is a competition between people. Just relying on your rookie seeker who got into the team by spending money, he is no match for Qiu Zhang at all!"

The boy's words were recognized by the Ravenclaws. Everyone refuted the Slytherins one after another, and the scene became the same as when Mike and Roger first arrived at the stadium.

Draco seemed to be angered by the boy's words. His eyes were wide open and he said, "Since you think I can't compare to your seeker, let's have a game now!"

The Slytherins also echoed Draco. With the addition of 7 Nimbus 2001s, they were almost invincible.

Roger, who was standing aside, gritted his teeth and looked at the boy who looked very proud in the crowd. He had the urge to strangle him to death.

This boy was a new substitute for the Seeker recruited this year. Roger knew from the beginning that he liked Qiu Zhang and that he chose to be a substitute for the Seeker in order to have more opportunities to stay with Qiu Zhang.

But what he didn't expect was that this guy would be a fool and would say such stupid things to please Qiu Zhang.

Now that he was in this state, it would be difficult for him

to end up like this. If he refused Slytherin's challenge, the reputation of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team would plummet. If he agreed, the opponent would have 7 Nimbus 2001s, and it would be difficult for him to win. If he failed, the reputation of the Ravenclaw team would also be hit.

However, if he agreed, there was still a chance of victory, but if he refused, he would fail completely.

Roger, who had made a decision silently in his heart, shifted his gaze from the boy to Flint and said, "Do you think we are afraid of you? If you want to fight, then fight!"

When Roger said such a domineering word, all the little eagles present cheered. Mike, who had been watching the fun, yawned out of boredom. It had been too long since Roger stopped him in the Ravenclaw common room, and Mike was getting impatient.

"Huh!" Mike took out his own Nimbus 2001 from the bag of the Traceless Stretch Charm and said to Roger, "Roger, I'll lend you the Nimbus 2001. I'm too sleepy to participate in your friendly match. Good luck."

Roger was overjoyed when he heard this. His original dissatisfaction with Mike disappeared instantly, and was replaced by full gratitude.

This Nimbus 2001 was given to Mike by Professor Flitwick. If Mike didn't ask for it himself, he couldn't ask him to borrow it anyway, because if he offended Mike and made him go to Professor Flitwick to complain, it would definitely make Professor Flitwick dissatisfied with him, which would be detrimental to his future development.

Now, before he even hinted, Mike took the initiative to lend him the Nimbus 2001, which was simply the best.

In fact, in Roger's opinion, it was a waste for Mike, a batsman, to use a flying broom like the Nimbus 2001, especially when the whole team only had this high-performance broom.

The best user of this high-speed broom should be the seeker.

Just as Roger was about to thank Mike, a somewhat contrived voice suddenly came over.

"Mike? What are you doing? Deserting from the battlefield?" Draco said in a very strange tone, "I didn't expect you to join the school Quidditch team, and you also have a Nimbus 2001. Why don't you be the seeker? It's too boring to compete with a little girl."

Draco's words made Mike stop the action of handing the Nimbus 2001 to Roger. He turned around and looked at Draco and said word by word: "Do you want to die so much?"

Draco was frightened by Mike's cannibalistic expression, but his proud character did not allow himself to show weakness in front of everyone. He swallowed hard, tried to make his tone calm, and said: "It's not certain who will die between us!"

"Then as you wish!"