The Ancient Wizards of Hogwarts

Afternoon, Quidditch pitch.

Penelope Crevat led the Ravenclaw students participating in the selection into the court.

Among all the students in Ravenclaw, Penello has a very special identity and status. Because she is both a prefect of Ravenclaw and captain of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team, and now she is just short of being elected as the student council president.

She handed over the students she brought to other team members and asked them to arrange trial training. But she herself led the silver-haired first-year student to the edge of the field under the watchful eyes of everyone, and gently and patiently explained the rules of Quidditch to him.

"A Quidditch team consists of seven players in total, three Chasers, two Beaters, a Keeper and a Seeker."

"A total of four balls will be used in the game, a Quaffle, two Bludgers and a Golden Snitch."

While introducing, Penello opened the box next to him and explained:

"The red one is the Quaffle, which is slightly smaller. The black one is the Bludger. The Golden Snitch is the smallest and flies the fastest."

"Three Chasers are responsible for throwing the Quaffle into one of the opposing team's three goal posts, earning points for their team."

“The goalkeeper is responsible for guarding his team’s goalposts and preventing opposing players from scoring goals.”

"Two batters protect their teammates from being hit by Bludgers, and they can also hit Bludgers at other players to interfere with each other."

"The Seeker is responsible for finding the Golden Snitch around the field and catching it ends the game."

"In the game, each goal scored earns the team ten points, and catching the Golden Snitch earns one hundred and fifty points. At the end of the game, whoever has more points wins."

The girl bent down, her brown curly hair falling down to her young face, and asked softly:

"Ash, can you understand this?"

Ash smelled the jasmine fragrance coming from the girl's hair, looked at the girl's concerned look, and couldn't help but spread his hands:

"Is there a possibility that I have actually participated in Quidditch and know the rules?"

"Okay, okay, I believe you know the rules." Penello rubbed his hair lovingly and said with a smile.

She didn't think Ash could participate in any Quidditch games before entering school. After all, he was just a mixed-race, and his mother was expelled from the family. He didn't even have the opportunity to come into contact with magic. How could he get the chance to participate in Quidditch? At most, I only have a partial understanding of it in textbooks.

"Wow!!!"

"So fast! The Golden Snitch was only released for two minutes!"

"I bet even Mrs. Hooch can't complete the dive at that angle!"

Suddenly, there was a burst of exclamations in the stadium.

It was Qiu Zhang. She had just swooped down from the sky and successfully caught the golden snitch in her palm. Her friend Marietta yelled excitedly, and the girl's face was also slightly flushed with excitement.

She has always wanted to become a regular player on the Quidditch team, and today's tryout will have a profound impact on her future!

"It's amazing."

Penello looked at the black-haired girl slowly landing on the lawn and said softly:

"Qiu Zhang's talent is very good, and I think there is no one better suited to be a Seeker than her."

The eldest sister suddenly winked at Ash and asked slyly:

"Ash, do you want to try?"

She knew that Ash and Qiu Zhang had an unusual relationship, so she deliberately encouraged Ash to compete with Qiu Zhang for the job.

However, she didn't expect that Ash's attitude would be very serious when faced with her inquiry:

"I do have the idea of ​​trying out, but not as a Seeker, but as a Chaser."

"Why Chaser?" Penello asked subconsciously.

A sunny smile appeared on Ash's face, and he said warmly:

"Because senpai is also a chaser."

Penello's pretty face turned slightly red and she said angrily:

"I know how to talk a lot. It's not that easy to join the Quidditch team. Don't expect me to let you down!"

Ash solemnly said:

"I know, so I'm prepared."

"What preparations?" Penello was about to ask, when his eyes were suddenly attracted by the owl in the sky.

Owls are nothing new. Many owls come in and out of Hogwarts every day, delivering messages to the students and professors at Hogwarts. But this time it was obviously different, because there were more than a dozen owls in the sky!

A leading owl flew in front, followed by eighteen other long-eared owls, grouped in groups of six, each carrying a slender package.

Penello was just wondering what was in the package, and the next second the owls flew straight towards them.

The leading owl dropped a letter above their heads, and the remaining owls also got close to the ground, placed the three slender packages on their backs on the lawn, and flapped their wings to fly into the sky again.

Snapped!

The tall Penello grabbed the envelope falling from the sky and looked at it with her name written on it.

"Eh?"

Penello blinked. She didn't remember what she bought?

Ash asked with a smile:

"Senior Penello, why don't you open it and take a look?"

"You bought this for me?" Penello asked in surprise.

Ash corrected:

"To us, to be precise."

"Us?" Penello opened the envelope in confusion and was stunned for a moment when he saw the content on it:

"Dear Miss Crevat, we are glad that you can order our broomstick. We will always provide our customers with the best service..."

"Broomstick?"

Penello opened the package in surprise and immediately saw the golden 'Nimbus 2000' on the top of the broom.

"Merlin on top!"

Penello was a little unbelievable, "You bought a Nimbus 2000?"

Ash took apart the remaining two handfuls and corrected again:

"There are three, Senior Qiu, this is yours."

He handed one of the brooms to Qiu Zhang, who was running towards him excitedly. The latter couldn't wait to share the joy of becoming an official team member with him, but suddenly he was stuffed with a handful of Nimbus 2000, and his mind was still a little confused.

Instead, it was her friend Marietta who reacted first and exclaimed:

"Nimbus 2000?! I've always wanted one! Qiu, when did you buy it?"

"It's not me..." Qiu Zhang explained in a low voice. She had already realized that this was a gift from Ash.

However, this is Nimbus 2000! One handful is equivalent to four years of her tuition, which is very expensive!

"Where did you get so much money?" Penello asked Qiu Zhang's question first.

Ash explained softly:

"This is the legacy left to me by my elders."

"How many?" Marietta swallowed and asked.

Ash thought for a moment: "There isn't much left."

There is only half a treasury left, probably less than 100,000 coins.

Penello said without hesitation:

"Then quit!"

"We can't retreat." Ash shook his head firmly.

"Then I can't accept it!" Penello's attitude was equally firm.

Ash waved to Penello, motioned for her to lean down, leaned into her ear and whispered:

"Senior Penello, I am a first-year student and cannot have my own broomstick, so I will buy it in your name."

Penello is still a little hard to accept:

"But even so..."

Ash said softly:

"This is my gift to you."

"If senior sister feels guilty, you can give me a more precious gift in the future, right?"

"For example, senior sister's..."

Before Ash could finish his words, Penello's face turned red and she picked up the broom and walked away without saying a word.

Ash waved to Qiu Zhang again and used the same words, causing two blushes to appear on the girl's face - her father once told her that this kind of behavior is called a bride price in the East. When a woman accepts a bride price, it often means she is engaged.