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She had been with Hermione for two hours, and when she saw Harry coming back, she smiled and nudged Hermione to Harry's side.
"Thank you~" But Harry just thanked him dully, not noticing the teasing expression on the other party's face.
"Harry, I also think you are a little too hasty." After learning the whole story, Hermione softly comforted Harry's frustration, "To be honest, your thinking will be difficult for many people to understand, not just Ron and Ginny."
"Maybe..." Harry sighed and nodded.
Ron didn't understand the case-handling logic of reversing the process from the result and forming a chain of discrete evidence, so Harry didn't blame him for not cooperating.
However, he also no longer expected to get any useful clues from the Weasley brothers and sisters.
"Hmm... Do you want to find a chance to relax, the college's Quidditch team is about to start." Considering that Harry might be in a bad mood, Hermione thought of an entertainment for him out of worry.
She put on the look of a little fox, and smacked Harry's waist with a small smile: "The Seeker of the academy team is recognized as a beauty of the academy, and even Senior Penello loses to her by a little bit." ~"
"Hermione, I'm fine, and you don't have to say that because of me." Harry shook his head helplessly, "Besides, even if I'm really in a bad mood, just looking at you is enough, so why bother?" Gotta watch her..."
Subconsciously saying this sentence, the two of them were stunned again...
Chapter 130 Three Quidditch Accidents Always Accidents
In early November, when the Quidditch match started, Harry, who said he was completely uninterested, appeared in the audience with Hermione.
But he just came to watch the game with Hermione, and it has nothing to do with whether Ravenclaw's Seeker is a court flower or something...
"Hey, can you take your eyes back from Qiu's body?" Hermione grabbed Harry's waist fiercely, and even twisted it in anger.
"Hiss... what are you doing?" Harry gasped in pain, and grabbed Hermione's mischievous hand tightly.
"You still have the nerve to ask me?" Hermione gave Harry a white look angrily, "Who said you weren't interested before, but from just now to now, you haven't even blinked an eye!"
"I was just curious~" Harry shook his head and defended, "Zhang Qiu...the academy's Seeker is actually a Chinese, I never knew that."
"Hmph, there are so many things you don't know~" Hermione tilted her head angrily.
However, she accepted Harry's explanation, after all, Harry was an out-and-out celeb.
He can cook Chinese food, speak Chinese, uses a magic wand from the Celestial Dynasty, and is accompanied by a Celestial benevolent beast... Except for his appearance, Hermione feels that Harry is no different from a Celestial person.
Therefore, it is inevitable that he will be curious about Qiu Zhang.
This means that he doesn't often come into contact with students from the same college, otherwise he and Qiu would have known each other a long time ago...
For some reason, when Hermione thought about it, she suddenly felt a little thankful.
Harry didn't get to know Qiu in advance, so it seems to be pretty good?
The exciting game is still going on. Although the match between Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff is not as full of gunpowder as the Gripen and Lion House, it is also called a needle point.
Speaking of which, it's all Harry's fault. Who made it so that in the Academy Cup last year, the difference between the two schools was only one point~
The unreconciled eaglets attacked Hufflepuff's goal time and time again, but the badgers who were united formed a strong formation in front of the goal, constantly resisting Ravenclaw's attack.
This kind of all-attack and all-defense competition did not come to an end until the sudden appearance of the Golden Snitch.
The Seekers of the two teams started one after another, but it can be seen from the take-off action that Zhang Qiu of this court really lost to the opponent by more than one margin.
Hufflepuff's Seeker, fourth-year Cedric Diggory, was probably the best Quidditch player Harry had seen at school so far.
His physique, sense of balance, and speed may not be top-notch, but all qualities are maintained at a very high level, and they are almost impeccable in combination.
Moreover, he also knows how to call the batsmen to escort him, and his various performances can be regarded as the benchmark of Hufflepuff.
But Zhang Qiu was not to be outdone, she knew she couldn't fly Cedric, so she simply chose to hang behind him, and she would go wherever Cedric went.
This is also a pretty good tactic, at least she doesn't have to bother to lock the position of the Golden Snitch by herself, as long as she concentrates on snatching it from Cedric... The premise is that she has to snatch it~
The Golden Snitch fled in a panic on the field, followed by Cedric and Zhang Qiu. They began to fight each other from the center of the field, from low to high, struggling to get rid of their opponents.
And just as the Golden Snitch brushed past the auditorium, Cedric finally squeezed a space away from Zhang Qiu, and stretched out his hand to reach the ball that was close at hand!
"what!"
However, just as he grabbed the golden ball, Zhang Qiu behind him suddenly let out a scream!
"Stop the shock! Yugardim Leviosa!"
The incident happened very close to Harry, so he could clearly see that Qiu Zhang was injured because the Hufflepuff batsman accidentally bounced the Bludger onto Qiu Zhang while protecting Cedric. It can only be said that this was a sudden accident.
Fortunately, Harry was right next to the auditorium, so he immediately released two spells in succession, helping Zhang Qiu fall back to the ground safely.
As for Cedric, who led the team to victory, after seeing this scene, Ying Ting's face inevitably became a little more apologetic.
"Give way, please make way, I will take care of this kind of minor injury." Gilderoy Lockhart, who suddenly appeared at the bottom of the arena, separated the crowd and raised his magic wand at Zhang Qiu.
"Let's go take a look." Seeing this scene, Harry yelled inwardly. Lockhart is simply an idiot who doesn't know how to pretend to understand. With him intervening, it's lucky that Zhang Qiu's injury doesn't get worse...
"what!!"
However, before Harry and Hermione ran downstairs, Zhang Qiu let out another scream that was more painful than before.
"This...how did this happen?"
Coming close, Hermione was startled by the scene on the ground.
Zhang Qiu was paralyzed on the ground, clutching her bloody palm and sobbing in pain. A large pool of blood was sprinkled on the ground beside her. In the center of the blood stain, several pale finger bones were seen on Harry's body!
"I...I still have something to do! I'm leaving first!" Lockhart didn't seem to expect that he would make things like this. After being stunned for a moment, he hurriedly put away his wand and ran away in a desperate manner.
"This bastard with more than enough trouble!"
Harry cursed fiercely, he was really pissed off by Lockhart this time.
This guy actually misused a curse and pulled out Zhang Qiu's phalanx!
"Send her to the hospital first." Harry couldn't ignore Zhang Qiu's situation, so after briefly helping her with the wound, he and Hermione helped her to the school hospital.
"You shouldn't let that bastard...that guy interfere!"
After rushing to the school hospital, Madam Pomfrey checked Zhang Qiu's injuries roughly, and was so angry that she cursed at Lockhart.
"Harry, and you too, if you move faster, it won't be that guy's turn to help you! You can rush to the Skeleton Spirit now, it will be faster~"
While helping Zhang Qiu bandage the wound, Madam Pomfrey instructs Harry relentlessly, asking him to help her prepare medicine for treatment.
In her eyes, Harry's first aid skills were obviously much more reliable than Lockhart's.
Harry has some excellent medical skills, and is very good at dealing with sudden injuries such as trauma and fractures. Madam Pomfrey has heard about this for a long time.
Madam Pomfrey was not at all surprised by Harry's 'talent', after all, the wizarding world is very particular about family background.
For example, the Bone Spirit she used to treat Zhang Qiu's wounds was first invented by the ancestor of the Potter family, the famous wizard Linfred in the twelfth century.
"Don't worry, I'll prepare it right away." Harry reluctantly agreed, and took the medicine bottle with Bone Spirit's name on it from the medicine cabinet beside him.
And Hermione huddled in the corner, so nervous that she didn't even dare to breathe.
Madam Pomfrey, who is in a state of treatment, can only be gentle with the patient, and the rest of the crowd, even Headmaster Dumbledore, she dares to take care of her, and Hermione doesn't want to touch her bad luck at this time~
Chapter 130: Hagrid's Chicken Was Slaughtered
"That's fine. It will be more painful to re-grow bones, but it's only for one night." Madam Pomfrey gave Zhang Qiu a final instruction, then packed her things and prepared to leave the ward.
"Hmm..." Zhang Qiu responded softly, the pain on his face was obvious.
Fingers connected to heart, she is afraid that this night will be quite difficult.
"Thank you for taking me to the hospital..."
After Madam Pomfrey left, Zhang Qiu thanked Harry and Hermione in a low voice, but it was obvious from her appearance that she should be in pain now.
"We're all from the same academy, so it's right to help each other." Hermione said with a smile, "And you and Senior Penelope have taken care of me before. Of course, I and I can't just sit idly by when something like this happens. do not care."
The fact that there is a secret room in the college is actually not a secret at all. Whether it is from "Hogwarts, a School History", or to find Professor Binns who teaches the history of magic, it is very easy for students. Find out about the Chamber of Secrets and the Heir of Slytherin.
Therefore, in recent times, students from ordinary backgrounds have basically panicked, fearing that they will become the targets of monsters.
Under such circumstances, being able to accompany Hermione, a potential victim, whether it is based on Professor Flitwick's entrustment, or because they want to group together to save themselves, the senior girls in the Eagle Academy are quite interesting.
"You were willing to take care of Hermione before, I haven't thanked you yet, and I didn't help you much." Harry shook his head, and then changed the subject, "By the way, Zhang Qiu, are you from the Celestial Dynasty? ?”
In this situation where the wound has just been dealt with, instead of letting her rest and endure the pain, it is better to chat with her about some relaxing topics, which may also help divert her attention.
It just so happened that Harry was also very curious about Zhang Qiu's background, so he chatted with him as a matter of course.
"I am of Chinese descent and my mother is a wizard."
After a few words, though, Harry's interest quickly faded.
He found that the situation was different from what he had imagined. The real name of the other party should be Qiu Zhang.
According to Harry's temptation, the other party's understanding of Yu Tianzhao may not be as good as Hermione who has been under the influence of him.
Although he can't be said to be a complete banana man, he is definitely not an authentic Chinese man, and it is basically difficult to attract Harry's special attention.
As for appearance...Harry admitted that Qiu with an oriental face was indeed in line with his aesthetics, but that was all.
If there is no common language, the nodding acquaintance is the limit of communication with Harry. What happened between Harry and Ron Weasley has proved this very well.
"Uh...you have someone here, did I come at the wrong time?"
It was Hufflepuff's Seeker, Cedric, who knocked on the door and entered. He also came to visit, but he never thought that Harry and Hermione were here, so he was a little embarrassed for a while.
"It's okay, we happen to have something to do, and we're about to leave soon." Harry got up and welcomed Cedric into the ward. "You can chat with her for a while, remember to keep the topic light, which can help her relieve her pain."
"Oh, okay... By the way, I'm Cedric Diggory, I've heard of you, your previous spell is very powerful!"
Cedric nodded seriously, then shook Harry's hand in a friendly way.
After he caught the Golden Snitch, he wanted to turn around immediately to check on Qiu's injuries, but he saw the scene where Harry cast two consecutive spells to protect Qiu from falling to the ground.
Harry's casting speed and the effect of the spell really completely surprised him.
As expected of the legendary Hogwarts God of War on campus, Cedric naturally wanted to make friends.
"You're a good Quidditch player too."
Harry didn't mind being polite to Cedric. After all, this big boy not only has real abilities, but also is humble and handsome. It should be difficult for normal people to feel bad about him.
It is definitely not a bad thing to maintain a certain friendship with such a person.
"Qiu really suffered this time..."
After leaving the school hospital, Hermione's expression was still not very good, obviously she was still worried about Qiu's injury.
She didn't speak for Lockhart this time, after all, she also knew that the accident caused by him this time was really serious.
"I'm just curious about the origin of his spell!"
For some reason, it didn't seem like a simple mistake to Harry.
In order to study the method of injecting magic power into the sound, Harry checked a lot of information in the restricted area, and he also knew something about the curses such as the gut-ejecting curse and the bone-pulling curse, which were purely used to torture people.
Pulling out the phalanx and inflicting agonizing pain on the victim is a vicious curse only mastered by Death Eaters who take pleasure in torturing, and certain Aurors who interrogate Death Eaters.
Why was Lockhart's mistake so coincidental? Did it really happen by accident?
...
After about a month, in addition to continuing to guard against the petrification incident, Harry also began to pay attention to Lockhart at the same time, and even attended a few black defense classes in the middle.
But Harry didn't get any gains, Lockhart was still acting like a fool, and his lessons were still so childish.
Then one day in early December, Hagrid suddenly rushed into the Hogwarts Great Hall anxiously.
Judging by the expression on his face, it was as if the sky had fallen.
"Something went wrong... everything went wrong! Woohoo, where did they go!"
The wailing with a crying voice instantly spread throughout the auditorium, and naturally attracted the attention of many students.
"Hagrid, calm down and talk slowly, what exactly is dead?"
It was breakfast time right now, and Harry and Hermione were also here, so the two rushed forward to ask Hagrid about the details of the incident while stabilizing his mood.
"It's my chicken..." Hagrid said with a sad face, "all the chickens in the coop are gone, both roosters and hens, only blood and feathers left... Woohoo, I've been raising these chickens for a long time Yes, I thought it was used to add food to the kitchen, but now it's all over..."
"Take us to see!"
Harry couldn't just sit back and watch Hagrid feel sad, so he hurriedly took Hermione with him, and the three rushed to the chicken coop together.