novelraw Chapter 133 Team uniform and broom
Chapter 133 Team uniform and broom
At this time, in the United States across the ocean, discussions and reports about the Quidditch World Cup are overwhelming, and it has become a topic that American wizards must talk about when they meet in the past six months—because the American national team only reached the top 1986 for the first time in 16. In this world-class event with a history of more than 1000 years, cheering for one's own national team is still a novelty for the American Wizards.
"Ghosts of New York" has been making headlines with a Quidditch theme for more than a month, and it hasn't aroused any distaste.The only discordant voice comes from the Magical Congress of America—because wizards are becoming more and more presumptuous in discussing the World Cup in the streets and alleys, there is naturally a danger of being overheard by No-Majs. The pointer of the big clock of "Magic World Exposure Index" has started to move towards yellow!
So the Speaker of the House of Representatives ordered that "high-risk" words such as "Quidditch", "bludger" and "seeker" be cursed, and any wizard who uttered these words near No-Maj would be fined— — which prompted protests from almost everyone, but no one could change the speaker's decision.
The attitude of American wizards towards the Quidditch World Cup is generally like this - when there is no hope of qualifying, everyone pretends to be calm. When someone talks about the World Cup, they will sneer, "The World Cup has nothing to do with me? Europeans Old antique stuff. Don't bother me watching Ghostbusters."
Even the official report of "New York Ghost" is in this tone-although in fact, almost all wizards are still silently watching the progress of the group stage.
And when the national team is really qualified to go to other countries to participate in the quarter-finals, the whole of the United States will be boiling—all American wizards will instantly turn into fans, and they will know all about the age, height, strengths and weaknesses of all players, and even gossip. Talking about it is like being a fan of the national team for more than ten years.
This is the atmosphere in the wizarding world of America today, and on Ilvermorny campus - at the same time, because the mascot show was changed to a varsity youth exhibition game, and the varsity Quidditch players including Jennifer and Halle They also feel a lot of pressure.
Professor Smith, the flight class teacher and former national team player, was especially excited. Under his leadership, the school team of Ilvermorny was established very quickly.All the players he thought were unqualified were ruthlessly eliminated by him. In the starting lineup, only Halle and Jennifer were shortlisted for Thunderbird Academy.
"Actually, it's okay. There are only 7 positions in total." Queenie, who was watching the trials, comforted a Thunderbird boy who was only selected for the substitute team.
At the same time, Professor Smith also changed the "encouraging" education style he had insisted on for decades, and actually began to transform into a "devil instructor"——
"Look at yourselves! Fly like my grandma! — when she's on crutches!" was the message addressed to all the team members, including Halle.
"Should I buy you a No-Maj skirt? Because you fly like a little girl!" This is Professor Smith scolding the tall goalkeeper from the Cat and Leopard Academy...
"It's obvious now—Professor Smith is crazy." Goalkeeper Paul Jefferson, who was ruthlessly satirized, threw the towel on the cabinet in the lounge after training, "It's not that we won, the national team How many points can I get?"
"Anyway, it is impossible for the national team to reach the final this year. There are so many strong European teams!" he complained.
The other team members who had been paralyzed by exhaustion nodded silently in their hearts, and they were all scolded by Professor Smith.
Because his crazy training has interfered with the daily study of many players, (and physical health - Paul's words.) For example, Harry fell asleep while making potions during a routine remedial class with Professor Snape In the process, he almost fell into the crucible.
So Snape angrily went to the flying professor to protest. (He was also the only Ilvermorny faculty member to protest).
The two confronted each other, and they were so angry that Professor Smith almost drew out his wand and cursed Snape. "If I were you, I wouldn't do this. Are you sure you want to compare spells with me?" Snape narrowed his eyes, thinking that it was a joke that someone who taught flying was called "Professor".
The players who were still hanging on the Quidditch pitch didn't care which professor won the confrontation, they just wanted to take this opportunity to catch their breath.
Harry yawned, thinking about the exhibition uniforms he had just received—their school team would no longer wear their original uniforms, after all, the colors were not uniform.
According to the rules of this year's World Cup, players in the youth school team exhibition game need to wear the same uniforms as their national team - so Halle and the others all received a set of national team uniforms that are quite high-end fabrics: navy blue Black sports vest, white and red striped top, and white pants. *
The uniforms were custom-made according to their size. When the uniforms were handed out, there was a murmur of exclamation in the rest room, and Harry felt a strange emotion pervading the crowd. This might be the sense of mission of some kind of competitive competition... …
I don’t know the situation in other countries yet, but the U.S. national team seems to attach great importance to exhibition games. In addition to the uniforms made according to the regulations, they even sponsored the brooms of the school team—the official broom of the U.S. national team is "Star Sweep 18" is a little more advanced than Harley's Star-Spangled No. 9, but it is still the standard American muscle broom style, even heavier, similar to lifting iron. *
"I have to go back after the fight. I thought I could keep him." Jennifer stroked the handle of the broom regretfully, like touching her boyfriend...even using "he" as a pronoun for broom...
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Due to the crazy training and the pressure of performing in front of an audience of [-], the passage of time in the second half of the third grade has always been vague for Harley. It feels like the time to set off to the UK to compete in the blink of an eye.
The opening ceremony of the 422nd Quidditch World Cup will take place on April 4 in Dartmoor, Devon.
Most of Ilvermorny's school team members come from traditional wizarding families, and half of them have never left the United States, let alone crossed the Atlantic Ocean to Europe.Everyone is excited about it.
"Do you think we are going to ride a broom?" Jennifer was one of them, and she really wanted to have more "intimate contact" with that broom for a few days.
However, to Jennifer's disappointment-Principal Fontana waved his hand and bought plane tickets for the whole team.
Of course, there are many wizards who are excited because they have never made a plane before!Several didn't even know what the plane looked like.
"You still have this kind of benefits!" Queenie exclaimed, "We have to buy tickets ourselves if we want to see it..."
"No matter what, my parents and I will definitely support you!" Queenie patted Harry on the shoulder, "What about you? Are you bringing your parents?"
Harry frowned, this question has troubled her for several days, "I don't know... I don't mind the price of the ticket, but, according to the regulations of Congress, a little wizard can only bring two No-Maj at most. I don't know Know who to bring."*
You still need to apply for registration in advance. Queenie's situation is very simple, just bring your parents. She has already registered.
And "bringing who" also means "not taking who".How hurtful!Two places are too few!
Then it can only be... Damian and Grandpa Afu?Harry's original decision was this.
However, Grandpa Ah Fu wrote back saying that he would not join in the fun when he was an old man, and asked Harley to find young people to play with.
Uncle Bruce is so busy that he must have no time for "entertainment".
So Damian and Joe?Ok, deal!
Both teenagers wrote back offering to join - Jo was very happy; Damian simply wrote, "Yes, I have time, see you in England."
Damian boy... Is he still angry because Harry didn't let him continue writing the letter before?
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"We all know that you are very famous in the UK... But, this is too exaggerated!" Jennifer murmured.
The origin of this sentence is that when the plane of the Ilvermorny school team landed, and when Harley and the others rushed to the World Cup camp, all the British wizards (and even most European wizards) who encountered identity verification along the way ) all showed dazed and amazed expressions after learning her name.
The books and lists in the hands of several officials were frightened away.
The author has something to say:
*The textual research of the World Cup is too terrible, and the first few chapters of Ha 4 also need to be read again, so this chapter is slightly shorter.In order to ensure that there will be more words in the second watch tonight, the time of the second watch is temporarily set at 10 pm.
*Theiruniformconsistsofanavybluevest,whiteshirtswithredstripesandwhitepants
The U.S. national team uniform is checked on hpwiki. The comment is from the half-blood prince computer game (never played...) navy blue vest, red and white striped top and white pants... To be honest, I can't imagine what this color scheme is. To look good... There is a picture from the game, the player wears a large shoulder pad (neutralizes the McDonald's clown-like color scheme with the shirt off) so overall it is okay.
Personal imagination: It is okay if there are only three or four red stripes on the white shirt for decoration on the wrists. In this case, the team uniform is mostly blue and white.Readers can also make their own combinations (cover face.jpg)
*Starscan 21 is from 2014, this year I made a fool of Starscan 18
* When looking back on Kazakhstan 4, I found that when Rowling wrote about the World Cup campsite, he mentioned that Kazakhstan saw a group of "middle-aged American witches who were chatting and laughing", "there was a shiny strip hanging high between their tents. Banner: Salem Witch Academy."
Fantastic Beasts never appeared in this academy again, did they?Only Ilvermorny?I don't know if this Witch Academy will appear in the next few Fantastic Beasts (or just disappear...)
*The reason why the Bat family and Dachao family were not allowed to come is because the "only real Muggle" in the camp written by Ha 4 was the watchman who was later teased.Therefore, the security should be very strict, and Hermione's parents did not come.In this article, it is privately assumed that a wizard can bring two Muggles, because the little wizard needs to bring parents.