Hogwarts Asylum
59. The best Seeker in Hogwarts history
In the deserted dormitory, Harry was alone and caressing a long parcel with a sad face. He had just received it during breakfast. According to the letter attached to the parcel, Harry learned that it was sent by Professor McGonagall. I gave him Nimbus 2000 and hope he can train well and try to play the game as soon as possible.
This made Harry extremely happy. At that time, he waved the letter excitedly and shared his joy with his friends. After all, this was the first time in his life that he had received such an expensive gift, but except for Neville who gave him a few drums, When he lowered his palm, everyone else's reaction was mediocre.
Ron and Seamus, who had recovered from injuries last night, just said congratulations and went to eat in silence. Hermione didn't even say congratulations. She was talking about the 200 points deducted yesterday and asked Harry. Do you think this broom is a reward for him breaking school rules?
Harry was a little overwhelmed by the cold behavior of his friends. He had no idea what was wrong. He suspected that he had done something wrong, but no matter how he recalled it, he could not find the problem.
And not only that, during the Potions class in the morning, Snape actually turned his finger on Harry, which made Malfoy have the most relaxing two Potions classes. After class, he even came to say thank you to Harry!
Harry could understand Snape's behavior a little bit. He felt that Snape might have heard about what happened yesterday, so he wanted to scare him away. After all, as the dean of Slytherin, Snape definitely didn't want to Let Slytherin lose the Quidditch match.
But what about Ron and the others?
If Hermione was unhappy, it was because they had deducted a lot of points from Gryffindor yesterday, but why did Ron and Seamus, who were also deducted, look unhappy?
In the dormitory, Harry felt inexplicably uncomfortable, so he didn't rush to open the package even though there was no class in the afternoon, because all this happened after receiving the package.
"Boom!"
The dormitories were opened and Fred and George walked in.
"Harry, I heard that you have been granted an exception to become an official member of the Quidditch team."
"Let's see your new gift. Ron said you received the latest Nimbus 2000."
Harry looked at the twins, then at the package on his lap, and silently handed the package to them.
However, Fred and George did not take the package, but pushed it back.
"You have to do the opening of gifts yourself, we won't do it for you."
"George is right, take it apart and take a look. Harry, this is the first time I have been so close to Nimbus 2000."
Harry had no choice but to take the package back and remove the outer packaging bit by bit.
In the process of unpacking, Harry heard from Fred and George that the procedures for this year's Quidditch match had come out. Wood said that the Gryffindor Quidditch team was the first to take the field, just after Halloween. On the first Saturday, their first opponent was the Slytherin Quidditch team, which had won the Quidditch Cup for six consecutive years.
Therefore, there is only one and a half months left for Harry to train. If Harry, as a reserve seeker, has not learned how to catch the Golden Snitch by then, this year's Quidditch Cup will be in doubt again.
However, they patted their chests and promised Harry that if Harry could not play, they would use Bludgers to shoot down all Slytherin's pursuers, and then as long as they were ahead by more than 150 points, they would win for sure.
Harry didn't know much about these rules yet, so he could only nod in agreement and speed up unpacking.
……
Located in a corridor filled with armor on the fourth floor of the castle, there is a trophy display room. This is a place specially used to display various trophies, shields, medals and statues awarded by the school since the founding of Hogwarts. The list of student union presidents is also placed here.
In the trophy display room, Ron, Neville and Seamus were arranged by Professor McGonagall to help Filch clean.
They have been busy for a while, but there are still many medals untouched.
"Why does the wizard have to clean the house himself!" Ron threw the rag into the bucket, and the splashed water dropped on the ground.
Seamus glanced at Ron, and of course he knew what Ron really wanted to say: "Okay, stop complaining, Ron, who told us to get hurt?"
"I helped him block the magic!" Ron said angrily, "At least one!"
"You might as well say that no exceptions were made for Neville and Draco who were not injured." Seamus rolled his eyes.
"I...because I didn't fly..." Neville interjected silently.
"Of course we know, but what about Malfoy? Although he didn't fly as well as me, he wasn't injured!" Ron actually felt a little sorry for Draco.
"I heard that Draco's confinement was handed over to Professor O'Loughlin in the school hospital." Seamus picked up a trophy and wiped it. It was the 1978 Quidditch Cup trophy. On it was engraved that the winner was Gryffindor. .
"That doesn't mean we have to be imprisoned like us. This is not fair at all!"
Ron washed the rag and continued to wipe the display case. In the display case was a row of shields with special contribution awards written on them. The frontmost side was a shield awarded to a man named Tom Marvolo Riddle. There was no written on it. The reason for the award was unclear, but Ron guessed that this man might have really made a huge contribution. After all, his name was so common. There were probably hundreds of people named Tom in the wizarding world.
"This is the second time Slytherin has won the Quidditch Cup and the Academy Cup seven times in a row." Seamus said carelessly.
But Ron quickly understood what he meant, and Ron muttered: "I'd rather Harry catch the Golden Snitch than let them take the seventh one."
At this time, Neville's voice came from not far away: "Come and take a look."
Ron and Seamus, who were bored, immediately put down their rags and walked towards Neville.
"Neville, did you find anything interesting?" Seamus asked curiously.
"This is the list of past student union presidents," Neville said, pointing to a thick book with a beautiful cover.
"So what, my brother Bill was also the president of the student union, so it's not a big deal." Ron looked indifferent.
"Look here." Neville turned to the last few pages of the list, pointed at the people on the list and said, "Is this Professor O'Loughlin?"
Ron and Seamus looked over and saw Professor O'Loughlin's basic information written on the list——
Michael Squibb O'Loughlin, male, was born on November 1959, 11. He entered school on September 13, 1971. He was elected prefect of Slytherin House in 9 and president of the school's student union in 1.
Next to it is a photo of Professor O'Loughlin when he was in school. However, in the photo, Professor O'Loughlin's hair is black and he has a rebellious expression on his face, which is the same as the one who is always smiling now. The professor is completely different.
Then Ron and Seamus were almost blinded by the honors that took up a whole page below. The top line read clearly - the first person in the history of Hogwarts to have been a student council member for three consecutive years. President's Students.
What surprised Ron the most was the following——
In 1971, he broke the Hogwarts record for the fastest time to catch the Golden Snitch in a match against the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
Again in 1972…and again in 1973…and again in 1974…
Until 1976, except for seventh grade, O'Loughlin would set a new record for the fastest to catch the Golden Snitch in the Gryffindor Quidditch game every year, and was also selected for the Hogwarts Quidditch team. The best Seeker in history.
Ron flipped through the list with some disbelief, hoping to find another Student Union President whose honor could also occupy a whole page, but he found in vain that except for Professor O'Loughlin, on the other pages of the list, even Tom Marvolo Riddle, who won the Special Contribution Award - he has won many more awards than other student union presidents, occupying half a page - but he is far behind Professor O'Loughlin, let alone Luo Lin. En's eldest brother Bill Weasley.
This made Harry extremely happy. At that time, he waved the letter excitedly and shared his joy with his friends. After all, this was the first time in his life that he had received such an expensive gift, but except for Neville who gave him a few drums, When he lowered his palm, everyone else's reaction was mediocre.
Ron and Seamus, who had recovered from injuries last night, just said congratulations and went to eat in silence. Hermione didn't even say congratulations. She was talking about the 200 points deducted yesterday and asked Harry. Do you think this broom is a reward for him breaking school rules?
Harry was a little overwhelmed by the cold behavior of his friends. He had no idea what was wrong. He suspected that he had done something wrong, but no matter how he recalled it, he could not find the problem.
And not only that, during the Potions class in the morning, Snape actually turned his finger on Harry, which made Malfoy have the most relaxing two Potions classes. After class, he even came to say thank you to Harry!
Harry could understand Snape's behavior a little bit. He felt that Snape might have heard about what happened yesterday, so he wanted to scare him away. After all, as the dean of Slytherin, Snape definitely didn't want to Let Slytherin lose the Quidditch match.
But what about Ron and the others?
If Hermione was unhappy, it was because they had deducted a lot of points from Gryffindor yesterday, but why did Ron and Seamus, who were also deducted, look unhappy?
In the dormitory, Harry felt inexplicably uncomfortable, so he didn't rush to open the package even though there was no class in the afternoon, because all this happened after receiving the package.
"Boom!"
The dormitories were opened and Fred and George walked in.
"Harry, I heard that you have been granted an exception to become an official member of the Quidditch team."
"Let's see your new gift. Ron said you received the latest Nimbus 2000."
Harry looked at the twins, then at the package on his lap, and silently handed the package to them.
However, Fred and George did not take the package, but pushed it back.
"You have to do the opening of gifts yourself, we won't do it for you."
"George is right, take it apart and take a look. Harry, this is the first time I have been so close to Nimbus 2000."
Harry had no choice but to take the package back and remove the outer packaging bit by bit.
In the process of unpacking, Harry heard from Fred and George that the procedures for this year's Quidditch match had come out. Wood said that the Gryffindor Quidditch team was the first to take the field, just after Halloween. On the first Saturday, their first opponent was the Slytherin Quidditch team, which had won the Quidditch Cup for six consecutive years.
Therefore, there is only one and a half months left for Harry to train. If Harry, as a reserve seeker, has not learned how to catch the Golden Snitch by then, this year's Quidditch Cup will be in doubt again.
However, they patted their chests and promised Harry that if Harry could not play, they would use Bludgers to shoot down all Slytherin's pursuers, and then as long as they were ahead by more than 150 points, they would win for sure.
Harry didn't know much about these rules yet, so he could only nod in agreement and speed up unpacking.
……
Located in a corridor filled with armor on the fourth floor of the castle, there is a trophy display room. This is a place specially used to display various trophies, shields, medals and statues awarded by the school since the founding of Hogwarts. The list of student union presidents is also placed here.
In the trophy display room, Ron, Neville and Seamus were arranged by Professor McGonagall to help Filch clean.
They have been busy for a while, but there are still many medals untouched.
"Why does the wizard have to clean the house himself!" Ron threw the rag into the bucket, and the splashed water dropped on the ground.
Seamus glanced at Ron, and of course he knew what Ron really wanted to say: "Okay, stop complaining, Ron, who told us to get hurt?"
"I helped him block the magic!" Ron said angrily, "At least one!"
"You might as well say that no exceptions were made for Neville and Draco who were not injured." Seamus rolled his eyes.
"I...because I didn't fly..." Neville interjected silently.
"Of course we know, but what about Malfoy? Although he didn't fly as well as me, he wasn't injured!" Ron actually felt a little sorry for Draco.
"I heard that Draco's confinement was handed over to Professor O'Loughlin in the school hospital." Seamus picked up a trophy and wiped it. It was the 1978 Quidditch Cup trophy. On it was engraved that the winner was Gryffindor. .
"That doesn't mean we have to be imprisoned like us. This is not fair at all!"
Ron washed the rag and continued to wipe the display case. In the display case was a row of shields with special contribution awards written on them. The frontmost side was a shield awarded to a man named Tom Marvolo Riddle. There was no written on it. The reason for the award was unclear, but Ron guessed that this man might have really made a huge contribution. After all, his name was so common. There were probably hundreds of people named Tom in the wizarding world.
"This is the second time Slytherin has won the Quidditch Cup and the Academy Cup seven times in a row." Seamus said carelessly.
But Ron quickly understood what he meant, and Ron muttered: "I'd rather Harry catch the Golden Snitch than let them take the seventh one."
At this time, Neville's voice came from not far away: "Come and take a look."
Ron and Seamus, who were bored, immediately put down their rags and walked towards Neville.
"Neville, did you find anything interesting?" Seamus asked curiously.
"This is the list of past student union presidents," Neville said, pointing to a thick book with a beautiful cover.
"So what, my brother Bill was also the president of the student union, so it's not a big deal." Ron looked indifferent.
"Look here." Neville turned to the last few pages of the list, pointed at the people on the list and said, "Is this Professor O'Loughlin?"
Ron and Seamus looked over and saw Professor O'Loughlin's basic information written on the list——
Michael Squibb O'Loughlin, male, was born on November 1959, 11. He entered school on September 13, 1971. He was elected prefect of Slytherin House in 9 and president of the school's student union in 1.
Next to it is a photo of Professor O'Loughlin when he was in school. However, in the photo, Professor O'Loughlin's hair is black and he has a rebellious expression on his face, which is the same as the one who is always smiling now. The professor is completely different.
Then Ron and Seamus were almost blinded by the honors that took up a whole page below. The top line read clearly - the first person in the history of Hogwarts to have been a student council member for three consecutive years. President's Students.
What surprised Ron the most was the following——
In 1971, he broke the Hogwarts record for the fastest time to catch the Golden Snitch in a match against the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
Again in 1972…and again in 1973…and again in 1974…
Until 1976, except for seventh grade, O'Loughlin would set a new record for the fastest to catch the Golden Snitch in the Gryffindor Quidditch game every year, and was also selected for the Hogwarts Quidditch team. The best Seeker in history.
Ron flipped through the list with some disbelief, hoping to find another Student Union President whose honor could also occupy a whole page, but he found in vain that except for Professor O'Loughlin, on the other pages of the list, even Tom Marvolo Riddle, who won the Special Contribution Award - he has won many more awards than other student union presidents, occupying half a page - but he is far behind Professor O'Loughlin, let alone Luo Lin. En's eldest brother Bill Weasley.
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