Chapter 83

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Wayne looked serious: "I heard that you are very arrogant, Miss Cho. I am here to punish you."

Cho smacked the young man angrily, "You didn't tell me that you joined the Quidditch team, and you deliberately waited until today to scare me, right?"

"This is a surprise for you," Wayne corrected and then added, "I'm Hufflepuff's secret weapon, and even he doesn't know about it."

Suddenly, the girl smiled even happier. It's not the scarcity but the inequality. If she didn't know but Hermione knew, Cho would probably feel uncomfortable now. The two didn't look like rivals at all; they walked out of the tunnel talking and laughing.

The rest of the Quidditch players looked at each other in confusion. Whateley and Ravenclaw's captain Isaias Jar both smiled bitterly.

Young Master and Miss, we are going for a competition, not a date, okay? Even if it's just a superficial effort, you two should just pretend. With Wayne and Cho interrupting like this, the smell of gunpowder before the game immediately disappeared.

Whateley reached out, "Let's work together."

Isaias Jar reached out and shook his hand. "Come on!"

Commentary desk.

Li Jordan began to explain passionately. Today, Professor McGonagall is not around, and he feels more relaxed. "We saw that the players from Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff have already appeared."

"Oh! This is it!"

"Oh my God!"

Li rubbed his eyes and shouted even more excitedly: "That's Wayne Lawrence. After Harry Potter, another tenth-grade freshman has joined the Quidditch team!"

Except for some of the little badgers who knew about it, most people were extremely surprised. After being surprised, they applauded without hesitation. Even the Slytherin students cheered for Wayne. Toby and Norman unfurled a huge banner to cheer for their roommate.

Gryffindor Stand.

After Hermione saw Wayne clearly, she cursed first, then smiled and clapped as hard as she could. She looked at the two useless men beside her with some dissatisfaction.

"Have you not eaten? Applaud louder."

Harry and Ronald both shuddered. Did Hermione want them to slap their palms together? But thinking about their future homework, the two of them obediently increased their efforts, not daring to stop even if their hands turned red.

When all the players arrived, flew into the sky, and surrounded Mrs. Hooch, Li Jordan's voice came again.

"We see that Lawrence plays the same position as a seeker, just like Potter. I wonder if he is also a flying genius? I look forward to Hufflepuff's Boxing Champion bringing you exciting matches."

The expressions on the faces of the Slytherins who were originally smiling froze, and they cast unkind glances at the commentary table. You kid won't pick up any of the pots, right?

Wayne's mouth also twitched. Hufflepuff Boxing Champion? What the hell is it called? Not as handsome as Hufflepuff's fierce tiger.

Cho pursed her lips and smiled softly, exuding a different kind of charm.

When the whistle fell, all the balls flew into the sky.

"Game start!" Li Jordan shouted loudly. "Hufflepuff's Whateley grabbed the Quaffle and started flying at high speed. He is the captain of Hufflepuff, look at the broom under his crotch, it's Nimbus 2000! It seems the rumors are true! Lawrence not only bought a Nimbus 2000 for himself but also gave one to the college.

"Roger Davis stepped forward to intercept but was dodged! Irina took over, can she succeed? Well...well, what a beautiful girl, Hufflepuff scored!"

Wayne flew higher than the others. He was not in a hurry to find the Golden Snitch; he just stayed in the audience for a while. He found that what Cedric usually said was true. Being able to gather seven people to start a competition is the biggest victory for Ravenclaw. Except for the two boys, captain Isaias Jarl and Roger Davis, who looked decent, the other girls' tactical qualities were... hard to describe. The female batter named Caridi failed to hit the bludger three times in a row, but she was almost kicked off the broom.

"Which girl are you looking at?" Cho suddenly flew over, her eyes a little unkind.

Wayne said without changing his expression, "Everyone, I have to say, the girl from Ravenclaw is indeed beautiful."

The little witch's mouth immediately bulged. Even though Cho was usually calm, she would also become a little jealous after hearing Wayne's praises for others. But at the next sentence, Cho immediately beamed.

"But the most beautiful girl is with me."

"Don't think that if you say something nice, I will let you go." Cho suppressed the joy in her heart and became inexplicably arrogant.

Wayne laughed and joked: "I should say this, the honey trap has no effect on me. I'm going to catch the Golden Snitch. Come after me. I'll let you go if I catch you."

Before he finished speaking, Wayne's broom shot out like an arrow from the bowstring. Cho shouted cunningly and also urged the broom to chase after him. The sudden acceleration of the two attracted Li Jordan's attention.

"Both seekers accelerated at the same time. Did they both discover the Golden Snitch?"

"No, it's not. They were just chasing and fighting..."

"What's with this damn feeling of fullness? I didn't eat much in the morning!"

Many people touched their stomachs. Don't tell me, they feel the same way. And I also smelled a sour smell.

In the Gryffindor stands, Ronald and Harry were almost hugging each other and shivering. They looked at Hermione in horror as her whole body exuded black energy. She had been like this ever since Cho approached Wayne. After Li Jordan finished speaking, both of them were scared to tears.

"We can see that Lawrence's flying skills are not inferior to Harry's, and Ravenclaw's Cho Zhang is equally extraordinary. They are a perfect match..."

After Li Jordan finished speaking, he suddenly trembled, as if he was being stared at by something terrifying. He subconsciously lowered his head and looked at the lower stands. Almost half of the girls looked at him with dead eyes, as if they wanted to sell him to the plantation. Li Jordan's scalp was numb and he suddenly became serious. Deliberately ignoring the double flight between Wayne and Cho, he concentrated on explaining the game.

The score gradually widened, and in the blink of an eye, it was eighty to twenty. Cho had already given up chasing Wayne and turned around to look for the Golden Snitch, but unfortunately, she still had no success.

"It's almost over," Wayne muttered. There was no need to make the score too ugly. Ravenclaw has more women than men; Hufflepuff has more men than women. If there is a humiliating score, the Hufflepuff players will probably lose their right to choose a spouse in the next few years.

Without turning on dynamic perception, Wayne just used his own observation skills to find the Golden Snitch. He had to use magic to cheat in a school game. He, Lawrence, was not such a despicable person.

Buzz~!

The buzzing sound was fleeting, but Wayne captured it. Constantly adjusting his position, the sound became clearer and clearer, and he saw that the Golden Snitch was above a ring in Hufflepuff. Pretending to be unaware of anything, he flew around the court and when he got close, Wayne suddenly accelerated. At the same time, Cho, who was also paying attention to Wayne's movements, noticed something and also started sprinting.

"Seekers from both sides sprint again! This time it wasn't a false shot; they discovered the Golden Snitch!"

"Quick! Too fast!"

"Lawrence caught the Snitch; game over."

"The final score was two hundred and thirty to thirty, and Hufflepuff won the game."

When Wayne raised his arms and enjoyed the cheers of the audience, Cho finally flew in front of him.

"You win."

"Keep working hard next time." Wayne comforted and touched Cho's head. Different from Hermione's fluffy look, Cho's black hair was exceptionally smooth, and the single ponytail made the girl look less fragile and more heroic than usual.

"I will try my best to beat you next time."

Having seen Wayne's flying skills, Cho didn't dare to think that he could win.

"Your opponent will not be me next time," Wayne shook his head. "Cedric's suspension is only for one game; I'm just here to make a cameo."

"Oh well."

Cho was a little disappointed, but she also knew that Wayne was busy every day, and Quidditch was actually not important to the boy.

After landing on the ground, other Hufflepuff players gathered around Wayne.

"Wayne, you're great!" Whateley said excitedly. They won a lot of points this time and were more confident when facing Gryffindor and Slytherin.

Wayne smiled and asked, "How about Cedric?"

"Well, it's hard to say." Whateley was embarrassed for a while. Cedric, who rushed over to celebrate with them, heard Wayne's words and shouted:

"You kid, are you trying to steal my Seeker position?"

Everyone laughed, and it was obvious that Cedric was really panicking.

"It depends on your performance in the future," Wayne did not refute but raised his eyebrows. "If the scrap rate of the maps you make is higher than 10%, I will ask Whateley to replace you."

After saying that, ignoring Cedric's jumping around, Wayne found Mrs. Hooch.

"Madam, can I stay with this Golden Snitch?"

"Of course." Mrs. Hooch readily agreed and praised Wayne.

Catching the Golden Snitch for the first time is indeed worth keeping as a souvenir.

Unlike other game balls, the Golden Snitch is enchanted and is never touched by the skin before being released.

Once it is touched with someone's skin, this Golden Snitch will get close to the person it touched and can no longer be used in competition.

After Wayne thanked her, he returned to Hufflepuff's team.

Although they lost the game, there was no conflict between Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. Both sides were relatively Buddhist.

And anyone with a discerning eye could see that Hufflepuff had lost its temper.

You can't blame others for your own food.

On the other hand, Hermione had a small quarrel with Wayne for two days, and then reconciled on the third day.

It wasn't Wayne who coaxed her back.

But Hermione discovered that as long as she was not by Wayne's side, more little witches would come close to him.

Like Daphne Greengrass from Slytherin.

Only then did Hermione realize that what she was doing was taking advantage of her enemy.

Miss Granger, who almost cried because of her stupidity, pinched Wayne twice symbolically, and the two reconciled as before.

The two Quidditch games during the working school year were over, and time suddenly changed a lot.

It's December before we know it.

When Wayne woke up on the first weekend of December, he realized that the world outside had changed.

White snow covered the ground, and the lake was covered with hard ice.

It was not clear what was inside the basement, so Wayne simply came outside.

Hogwarts Castle had also changed into a winter skin and turned into an ice and snow castle.

Although the weather was very cold, there were many students pouring out of the castle. This was the first time this year.

A snowfall was so heavy.

Wayne felt a lot more relaxed. After thinking about it, he returned to the common room and found Hannah, who was reading a cookbook, and borrowed her fishing tackle.

Then he went to the kitchen to ask the elf for some food to make fish bait.

Guarding the Black Lake, he had never fished there.

On weekdays and even on weekends, you could often see little wizards setting up stalls on the edge of the Black Lake.

Most of them were Hufflepuff students.

As the saying goes, a master can use his skills and a novice can set up a street stall.

Wayne had fished several times before, so one rod was enough.

Before setting off, he first went to find Hermione and Cho, asking them if they wanted to go together, and waited until he got a definite answer.

The two covered themselves like rice dumplings, wrapped in thick coats from head to toe, with scarves around their necks and gloves on their hands, just like two rag dolls.

Arriving next to the Black Lake, Wayne chose a place and sat down, showing off his knowledge to the girls.

"Fishing by the pond when it's warm, fishing in the river bay when it's cold."

"The sun shines in winter, and you fish in deep places in summer."

"My location is definitely the best place to fish."

As he said that, he felt the thickness of the ice, which was about twelve centimeters, and then he sat down with confidence.

The girls were not idle either. Hermione brought out a thick book, while Cho brought yarn and tools.

She was going to knit a scarf for Wayne as a Christmas gift.

Although Hermione was a little moved, she tried a few times and gave up decisively when she found that she had no talent in this area.

"You haven't given up on finding Nicolas Flamel yet?" Wayne glanced at the title of the book.

"Outstanding Wizards of the Twenty-First Century."

"Of course not." Hermione's face turned slightly red and she turned her head to defend herself:

"It's just extracurricular reading, just reading it casually."

Wayne smiled, not exposing her.

In fact, he had already said that he knew who Nicolas Flamel was, but Hermione refused to let him tell her, saying that she wanted to test her own strength to pursue the truth.

Wayne had no choice but to let her.

Afraid that the two of them would be frozen, he released a constant temperature spell to dispel the cold air around them.

The magic spell was just right so that it did not affect the vicinity of the ice surface and would not cause the risk of the ice melting.

Compared to before, Wayne was becoming more and more comfortable with magic.

Half an hour later, there were four more fish in the tube he brought, all weighing about four pounds.

Wayne was going to take these fish to the Forbidden Forest and feed them to Hestia and the others.

Unicorns are not vegetarian animals.

"Call!"

Two snowballs hit Wayne, but he didn't move at all. The snowballs seemed to hit an invisible wall and returned the same way, followed by two identical screams of pain.

"Ouch!"

Only then did Hermione and Cho notice what was happening and turned around.

The Weasley twins came over, covering their foreheads, and complained: "Wayne, do you have eyes in your back?"

He signaled the two of them to stop talking because the fish float was moving.

After catching another fish, Wayne threw it into the bucket and then looked at the two of them.

"I don't have eyes behind my back, but I can feel the bad thoughts in both of you from across the castle.

"Bragging!" The twins said in unison, and then laughed.

"Fred, what should we do? There is no way our prank will succeed!"

"It doesn't matter George, we still have time, we can always beat Wayne once before graduation."

Hermione rolled her cute little eyes.

She didn't know where the twins came from with so many happy things and laughed so happily every day.

George got down to business. "Wayne, we came here to ask you, are you going to stay in school this Christmas?"

"Mom and dad are going to Romania to see Charlie, and we are all staying."

"Want me to take you somewhere interesting?" At the end of his sentence, George winked at Wayne.

"I'll have a chance in the future." Wayne shook his head.

"I'm going to the United States this Christmas, and I'll probably be back when school starts."

"Okay." Although the twins were a little regretful, they didn't say anything more.

Before leaving, Fred whispered to Wayne that they had memorized all of the Marauder's Map and could give it to him anytime if he wanted.

"What are you going to America for? Vacation?" Hermione raised her little face and looked at the boy.

Wayne nodded, "That's right, I'll pay a visit to Uncle Newt on the way."