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Chapter 382: Not Again?
Chapter 382: Not Again?
At the end of October, Ratton finally returned from Romania after being away for more than a month.
Kyle placed him back in the dormitory and filled his food bowl with dragon liver and stamina potions before removing the bag tied to his claws.
Inside was a pile of dragon scale badges and a letter from Charlie.
The letter explained that due to insufficient stock in the shop, they had to rush to make a new batch, which delayed the delivery.
Kyle sighed, inwardly cursing Old John for his lack of professionalism.
If he had known, he would have bought less.
After such a long time, everyone had discovered that Dementors couldn't enter the castle, so fewer people were asking about the badges lately.
Everyone was now more concerned about another matter.
As the first Quidditch match drew near, the atmosphere in the castle was more exciting than ever before, and everyone couldn't wait to watch the match. In this anticipation, not only the Dementors but even Black, who had broken into the castle, seemed less important.
...
The day before the match, the wind howled, and the rain poured heavier than ever. The corridors and classrooms were too dim, so they lit more torches and lanterns.
No one wanted to play in this weather.
"Fortunately, the first match is between Gryffindor and Slytherin."
In the common room, Michael glanced at the window being battered by the fierce wind and said thankfully, "This terrible weather will seriously affect our performance."
This was his first match, and Michael was still taking it very seriously.
The other team members around him nodded in agreement.
But when they arrived at the Great Hall, Cedric delivered some unpleasant news.
"Our match has been rescheduled," he said with a grim expression. "Flint just came to me, saying that Slytherin will play Gryffindor tomorrow instead."
"Why!" the team members asked almost simultaneously.
Cedric explained, "Flint's reason is that their Seeker got injured during yesterday's practice, and they want us to take their place."
"He's lying!" Michael said angrily. "Even if his arm was broken, Madam Pomfrey could heal it overnight.
"The reason they're doing this is obvious; they don't want to play in this weather, thinking it will reduce their points."
"Wait..." Michael suddenly thought of something and asked anxiously, "Captain, you didn't agree to this, did you...?"
Cedric shook his head. "Not yet. I just said I needed to consider it."
"There's no need to consider; you can just refuse." Another team member said.
"But Flint brought Professor Snape," Cedric said gravely. "When I said I needed to consider, he already looked very unhappy."
"What, Professor Snape?" Michael couldn't help raising his voice.
He couldn't understand why a Quidditch match would involve the Slytherin Head of House.
"And..." Cedric paused before continuing, "If we don't agree, he will definitely go to Ravenclaw..."
"When was this decided, and you..." Michael stopped mid-sentence, turned around, and asked,
"Kyle, which House are we with for the first Charms class today?"
"Ravenclaw," Kyle replied. "What's up?"
"Wait for us a bit..."
Michael sat there, deep in thought.
The other team members didn't disturb him.
A few minutes later, Michael lifted his head again.
"I have an idea..."
He grinned, "If both Gryffindor and Ravenclaw have injured players in the hospital, then Professor Snape won't have a reason to make us replace Slytherin, right?"
"You're right about that," Cedric said with a strange expression, "But getting injured and hospitalized just for a single match... isn't it a bit of a loss?"
"Don't worry, I've thought it through..." Michael said confidently, "But first, I need to talk to their Seeker, Cho Chang... Could one of you help me call her?"
Cedric gave him a suspicious look but after some thought, he got up and walked towards the Ravenclaw table.
He had intended to discuss the matter with the team members before agreeing.
After all, Kyle's water-repelling badge was still very useful, and even in this weather, it wouldn't affect them too much, but it would definitely be uncomfortable.
You want to avoid the match by making up an excuse to replace us? Why?
Now that Michael has said this, let's hear his plan... What if it actually works?
Soon, Cho arrived.
Her face looked a bit pale, probably because she had heard about the current situation from Cedric on her way here.
"What's your plan?" she asked, sitting next to Michael.
"It's just an idea, but I think it'll work..."
The two of them whispered to each other.
Cho's expression gradually changed from worry to surprise, and her eyes grew brighter...
"Your idea seems to really work," she said.
"Right," Michael smiled, "Now we just need the most crucial prop. Wait here, I'll go buy it..."
"Wait a moment," Kyle stopped Michael and took out a few candies, "No need to buy, I have it right here."
"Are you sure it'll work?"
"Better than the original," Kyle raised an eyebrow, "And it won't cause any harm to the body."
...
Soon, it was time for class.
At the staircase, the group split up.
Cedric went to the underground classroom for Potions, while Kyle and the others headed to the Charms classroom.
Today, they were learning the Revealing Charm.
Professor Flitwick, as usual, explained the hand gestures and incantations in detail and then gave each student a blank parchment to uncover the hidden content.
"Accio!"
The classroom echoed with the students' incantations.
As soon as Professor Flitwick turned to the other side of the classroom, Michael quickly popped a bean into his mouth and then signaled to Cho.
Cho noticed and also put something in her mouth.
The next second, without any warning, a flash of intense white light suddenly appeared in the classroom.
Michael let out an exaggerated cry and lay motionless on the table.
Professor Flitwick was startled, and when he turned back, he saw Michael lying on the ground and Cho, her face pale and looking more swollen than before.
"Oh my, what happened!" Professor Flitwick was confused, not understanding what was going on.
But after seeing Michael's condition, and with the familiar yet unfamiliar flash of light from earlier, some unpleasant memories from a few years ago suddenly rushed back to him.
Not again?
Professor Flitwick's heart tightened, and he quickly shouted, "Quick, send them to the Hospital Wing!"
Kyle reacted the fastest and was the first to rush out.
...
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(End of Chapter)
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