Chapter 237 Black Lightning (a 10,000-word chapter, please subscribe)
The cabin at the entrance to the Forbidden Forest is the residence of Rubeus Hagrid, the gamekeeper of Hogwarts.
At this moment, this mixed-race giant, who was over three and a half meters tall, was clumsily making tea with the three little ones who suddenly visited him, and also took out his only special snack "rock skin cake".
However, considering how hard this thing is, it is even scarier than the legendary "hardware mooncake", so Hermione, who has parents who are dentists, just squeezed it lightly and immediately put it down calmly. Return to plate.
Maybe it was because the Quidditch match had just ended, so both Harry and Ron were in a very high state of mind.
Especially the latter, who was talking endlessly about what he saw.
"It was Snape who did it! Hermione and I both saw it! He was staring at the broom, mumbling, and must have been chanting a spell."
"Nonsense ! Why would Snape do that?" Hagrid immediately retorted.
As a close confidant of Dumbledore, he knew very well how much the principal trusted and favored Snape, and he also knew a little about the grudges between Snape and Harry's parents.
So if there is anyone in this school who least wants to see something happen to Harry, Snape is definitely one of them.
But unfortunately, children always only believe what they see.
Coupled with Snape's usual bad attitude towards Gryffindor House students and his gloomy personality, he doesn't look like a "good person" in any way.
So after exchanging glances with Hermione and Ron, Harry finally couldn't help but explain: "Because I discovered some of his secrets. On Halloween, Snape wanted to pass that A big dog with three heads, but he was bitten hard. We think he wanted to steal something under the trap door."
"Damn it! How do you know the way to it? "Powerful?"
Hagrid was obviously startled, so much so that he spilled some of the tea in his hand and quickly picked up a rag to wipe it.
"Luwei with three heads? That dog still has a name!"
Ron was stunned, and at the same time he began to realize that something seemed a little wrong.
Hagrid stammered in response: "Uh... yes. I bought it from a Greek I met in the bar last year, and later lent it to Dumbledore to guard..."
"Guarding what?" Harry asked impatiently.
"Okay, don't ask anymore, that's a secret, understand?"
Hagrid interrupted the curiosity of these little guys in a very rude way.
Although he is not smart, he also knows that things like the Philosopher's Stone are definitely not something that first-year students should know.
But Harry obviously had no intention of giving up, and immediately argued: "But Snape wants to steal that thing!"
Hagrid shook his head vigorously: "No. Maybe. Snape is a professor at Hogwarts, he would never do something like that."
"Then why did Snape cast a spell on Harry? I saw it with my own eyes. When I lit his robes with a fire spell, the uncontrollable broom immediately disappeared. I had read that if a wizard wanted to cast a jinx on someone or something, he would. You must keep your eyes on the target. Snape was staring at Harry without even blinking."
Hermione frowned and gave the evidence she observed.
From the girl's point of view, this can almost be regarded as "taking the stolen goods together."
According to the laws of the Muggle world, they can be directly arrested and sentenced for attempted murder.
Unfortunately, Hagrid did not believe the words of a child, especially a child from a Muggle family. He interrupted impatiently: "I'll say it again, you are all wrong.
There must be some misunderstanding
Although I don't know why Harry's broom behaved abnormally, there is absolutely no way that Snape would want to kill a student.
Now, the three of you immediately forget about the big dog and everything related to this matter.
Because this is very dangerous and involves Professor Dumbledore and Nicol Flamel..."
"Nicolas Flamel? "Hermione was stunned for a moment, but then her eyes shone slightly. "I seem to have heard Soth mention this name not long ago! "
"Who is he? "Harry asked quickly.
"I can't remember clearly. But we can ask him."
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go now."
In the blink of an eye, the three little guys dropped their hands. He took the teacup in the bag and ran out of the hunting lodge in the direction of the castle.
Hagrid, on the other hand, sat there sulking at himself for accidentally revealing the secret.
But he obviously didn't know that all this was expected by Dumbledore, and it was even the most important part of the plan.
About half an hour later, Hermione finally rushed into the room on the third floor with Harry and Ron.
As soon as she crossed the threshold, she immediately asked at a very fast speed: "Soss, have you ever mentioned a person named Nico Flamel before?"
"Well, yes. Is there any problem?"
Zuo Sixou stopped the experiment he was doing and raised his head to look at the three silly children who were easily induced by Dumbledore like marionettes.
"Who is he? What does he have to do with our principal Dumbledore?" Harry couldn't help but interjected.
Because he was really curious about what kind of important things the big dog with three heads, Lu Wei, was guarding, so much so that a professor like Snape wanted to get it.
"Nicolas Flamel, one of the most famous alchemists born in the fourteenth century, is also the oldest known wizard.
He is about six hundred years old this year and graduated He is a good friend of our principal at the Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which also has a long history.
One of his most famous achievements is the creation of the only magic stone.
This top-notch alchemical creation is not only. Can turn other metals into gold, and can also refine elixirs of life
His deeds are generally recorded in various historical books.
Even the Chocolate Frog Wizard Card, the snack you often eat, has many records in this regard.
If I remember correctly, one of the chocolate frogs you ate on the train was one of Dumbledore, which included some of his and Nico Flamel's exploits. "
Zuo Si straightforwardly gave all the information about the alchemist.
In other words, this was originally a clue that Dumbledore deliberately left for the "savior" Harry to pursue.< br>
But he didn't quite understand why the old man was so obsessed with letting a child take on the task of destroying Voldemort, even at the cost of his own death.
Isn’t it just a Horcrux?
Wouldn’t it be better to revive once, kill once, and destroy the one you find?
Why go to all this trouble.
Anyway, with the help of the Philosopher's Stone, Dumbledore could live for hundreds or even thousands of years like Nico Flamel, slowly consuming Voldemort to see who could consume whom in the end.
You must know that the more you do things like tearing your soul apart, the more serious the consequences and costs will be.
No living soul can divide indefinitely.
So when Voldemort tore his soul apart to an unsustainable level by creating Horcruxes, his own soul would collapse instantly and disappear from this world forever.
In the end, Zuo Si could only classify Dumbledore's behavior as not having a high enough vision and not fully understanding the essence of life and soul.
After all, the wizards in this world still don’t even understand what death is, let alone come back from the dead in the true sense.
Therefore, it is understandable to have instinctive awe and fear for things like Horcruxes.
But in Zuo Si's view, the so-called Horcrux is just an inferior version of the Lich's phylactery, and may be far inferior to the Lich's phylactery.
Because the phylactery at least retains the lich's soul completely, while the Horcrux only retains a small fragment of the soul.
Perhaps the Shattered Phylactery technique invented by Ovo, the great arcanist who became the Fat Mansion Lich, may have adopted a similar idea.
However, as he is so proficient in necromancy magic, he should not do such an extremely stupid thing as tearing his own soul apart. Instead, he will make each phylactery a container that can preserve the soul.
When one of them is destroyed, the soul will be immediately transferred to the other phylactery, thereby achieving the goal of never dying even if only one phylactery is not destroyed.
"Alchemist? Philosopher's Stone? Able to transform metals into gold and prepare elixirs of life?" Harry had a look of realization on his face. "Damn! I think I understand why Snape wants to get it."
Ron, who always looked silly, nodded quickly and agreed: "That's right! Such a powerful treasure, and Who wouldn’t want to get it?”
“Sorry, excuse me, do you really doubt that Professor Snape would steal the Sorcerer’s Stone for money and the elixir of life? Or do you really know Sif? Is Les Snape's reputation in the wizarding world?"
Zuo Si was instantly amused by the stupidity and self-righteousness of the two.
"What do you mean?"
Ron suddenly felt Zuo Si looking at him, as if he were looking at an idiot and fool, and immediately felt that his pride was offended.
But Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders indifferently and explained: "Our Professor Snape is a famous potion master even in the world.
Every day There are wizards from all over the world who are willing to spend a lot of money to invite him to help refine some special potions.
If he needs money, he doesn't need anything like the magic stone. He just needs to receive a few more orders. I still make a lot of gold galleons
As for extending lifespan, do you think it is really necessary at Professor Snape's age?
What's more, there are several potions in the potion that can extend life.
As a master of potions, he can prepare it anytime he wants.
So your assumption about motivation was wrong from the beginning. "
"But I clearly saw him casting a curse on Harry's broom on the Quidditch field today. "Hermione questioned with great confusion.
"For many things, what you see with your own eyes is not necessarily the truth, and may also be a misunderstanding. How do you know that Professor Snape is casting a curse instead of helping to break the curse?" Zuo Si asked meaningfully.
Hearing this, a flash of understanding suddenly flashed in Hermione's eyes, and she asked impatiently: "You mean... Professor Snape was protecting Harry at that time? And you want to Is there someone else who hurt him? "
"Instead of being so suspicious, why don't you just go to Professor Snape himself, or go to Principal Dumbledore? "< br>
Zuo Si obviously had no interest in playing this ridiculous game with the other party, so he straightforwardly offered a solution.
After all, this matter was not complicated from the beginning. On the one hand, it was Dumbledore's deliberate induction, and on the other hand, it was the misunderstanding caused by Snape's gloomy character and behavior.
As long as we get together and explain things clearly, there won't be so much nonsense.
But unfortunately, Zuo Si obviously overestimated the proportion of rationality in children's thinking.
Both Ron and Harry had a considerable degree of prejudice against Snape, so they refused the proposal without hesitation and returned to the Gryffindor common room.
In contrast, Hermione became smarter under Zuo Si's training. She seemed to have noticed something. After the two of them were completely far away, she lowered her voice and cautiously tried: "You are Don’t you already know the truth?”
“Oh? How did you see it?” Zuo Si had a playful smile on his face.
"Because you ruled out Professor Snape's suspicion too quickly, which is illogical. And when you mentioned confronting Snape and Professor Dumbledore, you didn't have the slightest worry. In addition to already knowing the truth , I really can't think of any other reasons," Hermione analyzed with a serious look.
Seeing that the girl still maintained her rationality and was not being manipulated like a pawn like the other two silly boys, Zuo Si immediately showed a satisfied smile: "Good judgment. You guessed it, I I do know some truths, but I can’t tell you. Because all of this is the training and testing of our great savior, Harry Potter.”
“Cultivation and testing?”
Hermione instantly caught two key words.
Because she is from a Muggle family, her attitude towards Harry Potter is not like that of other classmates who are from wizarding families, with a little bit of admiration.
He knew very well that the famous "Savior" in the magical world was actually a peer of his own age, and there was nothing special about him.
"Yes. Guess, why is Harry Potter called the savior? Is it just because he was the first person to successfully survive the death curse? Or do you really Do you believe that as a baby, he defeated the Dark Lord, who even Dumbledore was very afraid of?" Zuo Si asked several key questions in one breath.
Hermione lowered her head in thought for a long time, and finally shook her head blankly: "I...I don't know."
"Then you noticed the lightning-shaped one on Harry's forehead Are you scarred?" Zuo Si gave a small hint.
"I noticed it. Is there anything wrong with that scar?" Hermione asked with a frown.
"I can only tell you that it is not an ordinary scar.
Because of this, Harry is so special and qualified to be called the savior of the wizarding world, at least the British wizarding community.
This word does not refer to the past and present, but to the future in the near future.
And it is related to a prophecy.
Including Principal Dumbledore and Snee. Professor Pu is an insider of this matter.
So you were worried that Professor Snape would steal the Philosopher's Stone. You were wrong from the beginning, and very wrong. ”
Zuo Si quickly revealed part of the mystery.
He didn’t want the smart girl in front of him to follow her original life path and become a nanny for these two stupid boys, Harry and Ron. , that is simply a waste of talent.
Instead, he plans to train him to be his good helper in this world.
There is no doubt that no matter which one of these big news. Hermione's young heart was greatly shocked, and her whole body fell silent
After several minutes, she slowly came back to her senses and asked in a slightly trembling voice: "You...how do you know this?"
"It's simple. When you have enough With knowledge and power, you will naturally know secrets that many people have never heard of.
So promise me not to get involved in this matter again
If Harry really does. If you encounter any danger, no matter it is Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, or Snape, who always seems to be targeting you, they will immediately choose to take action
Hogwarts is very safe. It's much safer than you think."
After saying these words, Zuo Si ignored the girl's extremely shocked facial expression, picked up the swelling potion and poured it into an experimental mouse.
The next second...
The size of this mouse began to expand rapidly, from the size of a palm to the size of a cat in the blink of an eye.
It’s just that because the muscles, blood vessels and skin are stretched to the extreme, the appearance looks extremely ferocious and terrifying.
The inside of the body looks round as if it is filled with air.
What's even more incredible is that in this state, the strength actually increased several times, and it made a harsh squeaking sound.
But after a while, the rat's expanded body exceeded the limit it could bear, and then exploded with a bang.
Blood, minced flesh, bones and viscera were scattered everywhere.
Fortunately, Zuo Si was prepared and threw it into a sealed transparent container in advance, so it did not cause too much pollution to the room.
With a wave of the magic wand, the cleaning spell instantly cleaned the bloody container.
Through this experiment, he can basically confirm that the swelling potion is the same as the swelling spell. It can increase the target's size by almost six times and increase its strength by almost three times.
If it is given to a summoned creature in battle, its ability to fight in close combat will be greatly improved.
The only thing that is uncertain now is what the upper dose limit is and whether it will be weakened or enhanced by the magic resistance of the creature taking it.
The more Zuo Si learned about those interesting spells and potions, the more Zuo Si felt that there were many things with great potential to be explored in this world.
It’s just that because they have been in a peaceful environment for a long time, the wizards have not focused their main energy on developing killing, destroying and destructive spells.
Many of the spells and potions can easily kill people immediately with just a few modifications.
"What are you doing?" The sudden explosion of mice obviously aroused Hermione's curiosity, causing her to temporarily forget the subversive information just now.
Zuo Si responded without raising his head: "Nothing, just testing the effect of the swelling agent. Oh, by the way, considering that the Christmas holiday will be here soon, so from All work will stop starting tomorrow, and I won't be taking any more orders during this period. You can relax and prepare to go home to reunite with your parents."
"What about you? You will stay during the Christmas holiday. School or home?" Hermione asked cautiously.
"Of course I'm going home. I have a lot of ideas and plans, and I plan to get them all done during this holiday. In addition, there are still some things that need to be purchased." Zuo Si casually stated his arrangements.
To be honest, the Christmas vacation given by Hogwarts is not very long, only about two weeks.
Considering that we have to return to Faerun to deal with some matters, the actual available time is estimated to be only about five or six days.
"Well, it looks like you're going to have a busy holiday. If you need help with anything, just send an owl to me. Of course, you can also call me."
Hear Zuo Si had made arrangements, so Hermione swallowed back her intention to invite the other party to her home for Christmas, and quickly ran back to the Gryffindor common room as if she had done something wrong.
However, Zuo Si, who was in a state of concentration, did not notice this, and in the next few days began to make the flying broomsticks promised to the Weasley twin brothers.
As an expert in the manufacture of magic items, the knowledge, technology and conveniences brought by his career as a creator are simply not comparable to those of the wizards of the Flying Broomstick Manufacturing Company.
After purchasing suitable wood through special channels, it took less than half an hour to shape it into the required shape.
Different from the traditional broom shape, Zuo Si’s design uses a streamlined frame full of technology, and the ends that look like a bunch of dead branches are tied together with a huge replaced by a metal four-hole jet accelerator.
This thing uses the principle of wind creation. It can accelerate in four gears through four spray holes. At the fastest time, it can even exceed the speed of sound in a short time. By adjusting the position of the spray holes, it can achieve nine speeds. A sharp turn of ten degrees.
In order to offset the damage that may be caused by the ultra-high speed, he also added a series of constant absorption and protective magic to ensure that the person riding on it would not be injured or even killed when the sound barrier was broken.
Finally, when it was nearly completed, a shield technique was added that could be automatically triggered when encountering danger to ensure that it could provide some protection when it needed to collide with an opponent.
In short, because these two black brooms designed and made by Zuo Si, they are completely different from the existing flying brooms in the world, even the "Firebolt" which will be known as the highest craftsmanship of flying brooms in the future. Crush.
And when the four jet accelerators at the tail are in effect, visual flames ranging from red, orange, to blue and white will be produced according to different speeds to satisfy the twin brothers' preference for ignition at any time. The psychology of people paying attention.
According to the original preparation, Zuo Si wanted to give out two broomsticks as gifts on Christmas Eve.
But who knows that plans never change quickly.
On the eve of the second Gryffindor Quidditch match, George and Fred happened to pass by again and spotted the black broomstick on the shelf, and immediately let out excited shouts. exclaimed.
"Merlin's beard! This is the broomstick you made? Unbelievable! It's so beautiful!"
"Yes! This thing is like a work of art!"< br>
“Soth, how fast is it flying?”
Seeing that the two of them were drooling, Zuo Si smiled and replied: "It is more than four times as powerful as the Nimbus 2000, the best flying broomstick currently on the market."
"What? Are you sure this is not the case? You're kidding!" George opened his mouth in shock.
The speed of Nimbus 2000 is three hundred kilometers per hour, four times that is one thousand two hundred kilometers per hour.
He can guarantee that there is no aircraft in the entire magical world that can reach such an appalling speed.
"Of course not. Wait until Christmas, you can ride it and experience it for yourself. Remember not to activate all four accelerators at low altitude, otherwise you may be too fast. Directly hit the stands around the stadium," Zuo Si reminded kindly.
"Why wait for Christmas? We want to ride it now and compete in the competition for a while."
Fred immediately threw away the sweeping five-star in his hand, held the black heart broom in his arms and caressed it affectionately, As if that was the love of his life.
Of course, George was not much better, and he made the same choice just a second or two later.
The nature of men that likes the new and hates the old is most vividly reflected in them.
Zuo Si rolled his eyes angrily and said, "If you take away the broom now, there will be no gifts for Christmas. I won't spend any more time preparing a second Christmas surprise for you two."
"No problem! Because these two broomsticks are enough of a surprise!"
Fred agreed immediately without even hesitating.
In his opinion, this was a matter of course.
George also nodded quickly and agreed: "That's right, brother. This is the best Christmas gift I have ever received in my life. By the way, Soth, do these two broomsticks have names?"
Zuo Si shook his head slightly: "No, I'm not very interested in naming things. As long as you are happy, it doesn't matter what name you choose for the broom."
"Hahahaha! You are so considerate!" Fred danced excitedly, then turned around and asked his twin brother. "What do you think about calling them Black Lightning? After all, this is a super broom that is four times faster than Nimbus 2000."
"Black Lightning is a good name, I completely agree. Come on, let's go now Show it to Harry and Wood.”
“I can’t wait to see their stunned expressions.”
With the excited discussion, the twin brothers quickly walked toward the court with their backs on each other. Go in the direction where you are.
Since the game is about to start in half an hour, the players of both teams have come to their respective lounges to make final preparations.
When the two men walked in carrying unique brooms, Captain Oliver Wood immediately stood up and asked in a very puzzled tone: "What are you holding in your hands? A broom?"
"Of course! This is the new broom that Soos promised to make for us a while ago. How about it? Isn’t it cool?” George showed off with a grin.
"According to Soth, the maximum flying speed of this broom is four times that of Harry's Nimbus 2000." Fred added immediately.
"What? How is this possible!" Angelina Johnson was obviously shocked by this data.
Not to mention her, everyone else in the team had the same reaction, that is, they couldn't believe it.
In contrast, Wood was more worried about the safety of this privately made broom, and continued to ask with a frown: "Are you sure it won't fall off if you ride on this untested broom?"
"We believe in Soth!"
"Yes! He is a genius who knows everything."
When the twin brothers said this, they did not hesitate or hesitate at all. hesitate.
"Well, I hope your brooms won't have any problems during the competition."
Wood didn't say much about the choices of George and Fred.
As a senior student, it was naturally impossible for him not to know Zuo Si's current fame in Hogwarts and even the entire magical world, as well as the spell storage technology he invented.
So I am full of expectations for these two unique black brooms.
After a short period of repair, the players from Gryffindor and Ravenclaw soon appeared on the field.
As expected, Black Lightning instantly attracted the attention of countless viewers.
Lee Jordan, who was in charge of the on-site commentary, saw this scene and immediately stood up and shouted excitedly: "Look! The Gryffindor team's batters George and Fred replaced the sweeping five-stars they used in the previous game! It’s unbelievable! Because I have never seen such a flying broom on the market.”
If it were normal, the commentator would sit aside when he was seriously off topic. Professor McGonagall will definitely remind you immediately.
But this time, she was also attracted by the broomsticks held by the twins.
After all, back then, the Transfiguration professor, who always looked serious, was also an avid Quidditch enthusiast and player.
Otherwise, I would not have recommended Harry to Captain Wood immediately after seeing his talent in flying.
Since Gryffindor and Ravenclaw are not as full of tension all day long as they are with Slytherin, the relationship between the players on both sides is relatively harmonious.
While shaking hands, one chaser couldn't help but ask: "Hey! George, Fred, what's going on with your broomsticks?"
"Hehehe ! You will know in a moment."
The twin brothers responded with a smile.
A few minutes later, with the whistle of the referee Mrs. Huo Qi, the game finally officially started.
Just as Harry was climbing up to find the Golden Snitch as soon as possible, he suddenly saw George's unique flying broom shooting out a dazzling red fire from the aperture of one of the accelerators at the back.
Before he could react to what was happening, the opponent passed by him at lightning speed, bringing with him a strong air current.
In less than three to five seconds, he caught up with the Bludger in front, then took turns with his stick and beat it hard.
Bang!
The Bludger changed direction in response, turning around from chasing the Gryffindor players to flying towards the Ravenclaw players.
The latter was so frightened that he quickly adjusted his direction to dodge, thereby missing the best opportunity to attack.
Just when he was about to pass the Quaffle in his hand to his teammates, Fred caught up with another Bludger in the same way and waved the stick again to force it to change direction.
In panic, the Ravenclaw chaser accidentally dropped the Quaffle, which happened to be caught by the Gryffindor players and quickly launched a counterattack, successfully getting off to a good start.
"Unbelievable! Unbelievable! Unbelievable!"
The commentator Lee Jordan stood up excitedly and said three unbelievable words in one breath.
"What did I see?
Those two black broomsticks caught up with the Bludgers without any effort!
This is so surprising!
You must know that even Nimbus 2000 cannot do this in such a short period of time
And when accelerating, dazzling flames will be sprayed from behind the broom.
Merlin! I would trade having no Christmas gifts for the rest of my life for a broom like this. ”
There is no doubt that Lee Jordan expressed the inner wishes of many little wizards present.
Ron, who was sitting in the stands, was even more shocked and spoke with only The voice that he could only hear muttered to himself: "Is this the new broom that George and Fred mentioned? Damn it! Why is Soth so nice to them both..."
Unfortunately, no one can answer his question.
Because Hermione didn't come at all today.
In this way, under the strong suppression of the Weasley's twins' new broomsticks, the Quidditch match completely turned into a dodgeball competition. A Ravenclaw player might die on the spot if he was not careful, so there was no time to care. The Quaffle and the Snitch.
As for the result of the game, there were one of the few zero points in the history of Hogwarts.
Yes!
The frantic George and Fred directly blocked the Ravenclaw team.
Wood, the goalkeeper and captain of Gryffindor, was so bored that he almost caught a cold. He had nothing to do during the whole process and watched them put on a wonderful performance like a bystander.
Especially the last few times when the four accelerators were activated at the same time, the terrifying speeds that instantly passed over the stadium and the sonic booms and shock waves caused by exceeding the speed of sound drove this group of wizards who had never seen the world into madness.
The cruel reality once again proves that there is no fairness in the sport of Quidditch.
If nothing else, the fact that even the flying broomsticks are not unified means that we can make a big deal about it. It is essentially different from the high-tech swimsuits, running shoes and undetectable doping in the Olympic Games. Big difference.
This is one of the important reasons why Zuo Si has never been interested in sports competitions.
In his opinion, cheating is the instinct of all intelligent creatures. As long as there is enough benefit, contestants will try their best to use various means to increase their chances of winning.
After the game was over, the Ravenclaw players, who had been abused for the whole game, immediately approached Principal Dumbledore and Mrs. Hooch and demanded that this cheating broom be banned.
Because if it is not banned, all Quidditch games before the two graduates will not have any suspense.
And the act of constantly hitting the Bludgers at players like this is too dangerous, and a person may die if he is not careful.
In the end, under the joint protest of the other three colleges, Dumbledore finally made a compromise and said that the school would pay for the twin brothers to buy two Nimbus 2000 in exchange for them giving up using Black Lightning in the competition. .
It must be said that although this result seems to be a big loss for Gryffindor House, it is definitely a huge profit for George and Fred, who have used two broomsticks in vain. earn.
So instead of frowning, they laughed happily.
Of course, in order to share the happiness with their teammates and friends, the two generously gave up the black lightning, allowing everyone to ride up to the sky and experience the lightning-like speed.
"Harry, how are you feeling?" Ron asked, suppressing the sour water in his heart.
“Awesome! If you compare an ordinary broom to a car, then the Nimbus 2000 is like a propeller plane, and the Black Lightning is a supersonic jet. Especially the moment you start the four accelerators, it seems like the surroundings The world has become blurry. I like this feeling."
Harry is an honest child and has no intention of hiding his thoughts. He is full of praise for Black Lightning.
Likewise, he understood Dumbledore's final decision to ban its use in school competitions.
Otherwise, future games will lose their suspense and become a show for the twin brothers.
Although Harry hopes that his Gryffindor house can keep winning, he does not want to win in this way.
"Do you think... if we go to Soth and make a request, will he make one for us?" Ron asked weakly.
Harry smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Stop dreaming. I heard that the reason Zuo Si was willing to make brooms for George and Fred was to reward them for killing Slytherin in the last game. Marcus Flint, captain of the academy, was knocked off his broom
I believe you also saw how bloody and brutal the scene was.
So unless we can do the same thing, it is impossible for Isos' character to agree.
And according to Wood's speculation, if a broom like this was sold on the market, it would fetch at least several thousand or even tens of thousands of gold galleons.
Countless professional Quidditch players and teams would break their heads trying to get it. "
"Thousands? So George and Fred made a lot of money this time! ”
Ron subconsciously cast his gaze at Marcus Flint, who had just recovered and been discharged from the hospital not far away, with a malicious light in his eyes.
But after comparing the size difference between the other party and his own, he sighed helplessly: "Oh - it would be great if we could also make our own flying brooms."
" That would be easier than beating Marcus Flint into the school hospital. After all, making a flying broom requires at least thirty advanced spells, and the wood must be special wood that can be used to make a wand. Not many people can achieve the level of Hogwarts students even after graduating from seventh grade. If you don’t believe it, you can ask Percy.”
Harry interrupted his friend. delusion.
Compared to Ron, who was born in a wizarding family, he who grew up in a Muggle family is obviously more likely to accept a peer who is better than himself.
As for envy and jealousy, it cannot be said that there is no such thing, but considering that Zuo Si can live alone in Slytherin House, where everyone is surrounded by hostility, and can make the other party afraid, Harry feels very impressed.
Because he was bullied and isolated by his classmates more than once when he was in elementary school, and he understands how difficult it is to reverse such a situation.
"Okay, you're right. Maybe I can borrow it from George or Fred to play with during the Christmas vacation."
After that, Ron reluctantly Sher removed his eyes from the black broom held by his twin brother and returned to the castle side by side with Harry.
But the other Gryffindor students stayed on the court, queuing up to experience the incredible speed of Black Lightning.
It wasn't until the sky darkened and the professors began to drive people away that the carnival finally came to an end.
Even after returning to the castle, they were still talking about the two flying broomsticks made by Zuo Si with undiminished interest.
And as the description became more and more exaggerated and outrageous, there was a vague intention of becoming a campus legend.
The popularity of horror lasted until the Christmas holidays and only slightly subsided.
A group of students, including Hermione, who were returning home to spend Christmas, had packed their suitcases and boarded the Hogwarts Express again, heading to Nine and Three Quarters at King's Cross Station. platform.
However, compared with the grand occasion at the beginning of school, the number of people on the bus was obviously much smaller this time.
Because many students don’t want that much trouble, they just choose to stay in school and spend time with their friends.
Just as Zuo Si and Hermione were sitting in a carriage reading quietly, Malfoy and his two followers suddenly appeared at the door of the carriage.
(End of this chapter)