Chapter 69: The Only Use of Hufflepuff's Seeker is to Have a Full Team for the Match

What kind of crazy Quidditch match is this?

Many of the students present were quite young and had never seen anyone holding a Quaffle not to score, but instead to knock the opposing team's Seeker off their broom. This isn't technically against the rules in Quidditch.

The only problem now is...

With Slytherin's Seeker out of the game...

As long as Hufflepuff's Seeker catches the Golden Snitch while the score difference is less than 150 points, Hufflepuff can win this match. This should be a piece of cake!

Wilson and the Hufflepuff students believed that as long as their Seeker caught the Golden Snitch quickly, they could secure their only Quidditch victory of the season!

Unfortunately...

Wilson experienced firsthand the level of the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.

Most importantly, the skill gap between the two teams was significant. If the Slytherin players didn't use underhanded tactics, they could score almost every time they got the Quaffle.

You could tell the difference just by listening to the players.

"Pass the Quaffle over!"

"Hold the line, don't let them get to the goalposts!"

"Watch their Seeker, don't let them catch the Golden Snitch!"

This was the communication among Slytherin players. They had no idle chatter because with their Seeker out, they had to find a way to widen the score gap to over 150 points.

If this were a match between Slytherin and Gryffindor, the Slytherin players would definitely be using some underhanded tactics. Unfortunately, they were facing Wilson, who was playing for Hufflepuff. The remaining six Slytherin players assured Wilson they weren't the type to play dirty Quidditch...

"Watch out for the Bludger!"

"Watch out for the Bludger!"

"Watch out for the Bludger!"

This was the most frequent communication among Hufflepuff players.

Wilson couldn't help but defend his classmates, thinking maybe they were overly cautious about their teammates getting hurt by the Bludger. Nevertheless, two Hufflepuff players were still knocked off their brooms by the Bludger...

"A Hufflepuff Beater has been knocked off his broom by the Bludger!"

The Quidditch commentator's voice was filled with concern as she watched the player fall. "That fall is quite high... If he hits the ground from that height, it will be very dangerous! Is Madam Hooch there to save him in time? No, she's not!"

"Merlin's beard!"

"What is Wilson doing?"

"Is he going to save someone again? This is the second time! Can he succeed again?"

While many spectators worriedly watched the falling Hufflepuff Beater, the gray-haired boy zoomed across the sky on his broom, making a stylish horizontal maneuver to grab his teammate and slowly lower him safely to the ground.

"Thank you..."

The Hufflepuff Beater, still shaken, took a deep breath and solemnly looked at Wilson. "I'll leave it to you guys now."

"..."

Wilson expressionlessly flew back on his broom.

In his previous life, Wilson wasn't very interested in sports. Now he finally understood why sports fans in his past life loved to curse. This match was driving him crazy...

Actually...

At first, Wilson didn't want their Seeker to catch the Golden Snitch.

Before the match, Wilson thought it would be a fair and exciting game, decided by the number of goals scored by both Slytherin and Hufflepuff. Now, this match was unbearable to watch...

At this moment...

Wilson understood why Cedric would be so popular in Hufflepuff in the future.

Because Cedric had it tough. This Hogwarts Champion was excellent in every way, yet he still managed to rebuild the Hufflepuff Quidditch team into a squad strong enough to beat Gryffindor.

It was incredibly hard.

This current team was really dragging him down.

And Wilson wasn't a Quidditch expert himself; he just relied on his stamina and strong flying skills to score, sometimes failing to break through Slytherin's defense.

The Slytherin Quidditch players realized how formidable Wilson was. Whenever Wilson got the Quaffle, a few players would quickly retreat to their defensive positions to help their Keeper block Wilson's attempts.

To be honest...

The Slytherin players seemed a bit restrained at first.

But as Wilson appeared to strictly follow the rules, they gradually enjoyed this match because their victory would depend on them, not their Seeker.

The Hufflepuff players looked like they were working together, but whenever the Quaffle appeared, they all rushed for it, often missing someone in the right position...

As for defense...

Hufflepuff's Keeper was hardly worth mentioning.

Maybe the Hufflepuff Keeper was defending the integrity of Quidditch.

The only hope for Hufflepuff to win quickly, their Seeker, had spotted the Golden Snitch. However, the Seeker's flying skills weren't sharp enough, and they could only maintain altitude, waiting for another chance to catch the Snitch.

But...

The next opportunity...

Just as Wilson was weaving around two Slytherin players and about to slam the Quaffle into the Slytherin goalpost, the commentator's excited voice echoed through the stadium!

"The match is over!"

"Congratulations to Hufflepuff's Seeker for catching the Golden Snitch!"

"Let's add 150 points to Hufflepuff. Unfortunately, even with the points from the Snitch, Hufflepuff still loses by 10 points, 430 to 440. This nearly six-hour match, possibly the longest and most exciting of the season, ends with a victory for Slytherin!"

"Also!"

"Let's look forward to Hufflepuff's next season!"

"Hufflepuff's new player, Wilson, single-handedly broke through 25 times, scoring 250 points for Hufflepuff and setting a new record for individual goals and points in a Hogwarts Quidditch match!"

"..."

Wilson looked complexly at the Quaffle in his hand and then at the Hufflepuff Seeker, who was being celebrated by their teammates for catching the Golden Snitch.

This Seeker...

Should have caught the Golden Snitch earlier. Now, with just one more goal, the score would have been tied. This was the worst possible time to catch the Snitch, yet they did...

Maybe...

The Seeker's biggest use...

Was to allow Hufflepuff to have a full team for the match.

(End of Chapter)

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