Flying is perhaps one of the few abilities where talent outweighs hard work.
This is like taking a driver's license test. No matter how proficient you are in subject one, once it comes to subject two in practical operation, the theoretical knowledge in the book will have almost zero effect.
But just like driving, flying courses, to be precise, are training courses for controlling flying props (broomsticks, magic carpets...). Most wizards can be better at it after a certain amount of familiarity and training.
Ride a broomstick and complete a short journey.
Except for a very small number of "chocobos", in the European magic world, people usually call wizards who have almost zero flying talent or who are unwilling to learn to fly, just like calling people who can't swim "landlubbers"
——Even the top-of-the-line broomsticks in their hands are like broken branches broken off from the roadside and enchanted.
Of course, this situation is quite rare, even rarer than dumb guns.
In fact, most of the wizards nicknamed "chocobos" are not really unable to fly at all, they are just less talented and not that good at it - for example, Hermione Granger,
It's just that the little beaver hasn't realized this yet.
The last lesson for Gryffindor's first-year students on Thursday afternoon was Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration.
Perhaps stimulated by Elena's outstanding performance in the morning, Professor McGonagall became a little more strict than before when facing the little wizards in his own college. Throughout the class, Professor McGonagall kept a serious look on her face.
Pursing her lips, even if Hermione made her matches change a little, it didn't make her smile.
To make matters worse, when class was about to end, Seamus Finnigan accidentally caused his match to explode, which forced Professor McGonagall to delay the class for a few minutes to assign homework.
Therefore, it was not until 3:30 in the afternoon that Harry, Ron, Hermione and a group of Gryffindor wizards hurriedly walked down the steps and came to the flat lawn in front of the castle. The lawn was not far away.
In the dark Forbidden Forest, the autumn wind gently blew the trees, making a rustling sound.
The little wizards of Slytherin House have been waiting on the lawn for a long time. Elena, wearing a Hufflepuff uniform, stands in a sea of silver-green, looking particularly conspicuous. There are neatly arranged lines on the ground on one side.
There are more than twenty broomsticks arranged.
When the Gryffindor students approached, they happened to hear Draco Malfoy loudly recounting a thrilling flying experience when he was a child.
"...I can guarantee that it was a Muggle helicopter. When they saw me, they were all dumbfounded, and then the whole helicopter was like a soaring big bird, crashing into me like crazy.
"
Draco Malfoy opened his arms, lowered his voice, and made a whining sound. He looked around at the nervous little Slytherin wizards, and his eyes fell on Elena who was smiling calmly.
He consciously raised his voice and continued.
"However, I didn't panic at all. I calmly tilted the broom to the side, flew over the Muggle helicopter with almost every chance, and easily shook it off..."
"Come on, Malfoy. You just dodged a Muggle helicopter, nothing to show off about."
Ron Weasley curled his lips and said loudly with a look of disgust on his face, "I once rode Charlie's broken broom and almost hit a hang glider. The difficulty was much more thrilling than your story."
As he spoke, Ron glanced at Elena standing in the crowd without leaving any trace, and puffed up his chest slightly.
"Weasley..."
Draco Malfoy's triumphant face fell instantly, and he looked gloomily at Ron who suddenly appeared.
"You can fly with just those broken pieces of wood? A glider, what is that? It's far worse than a helicopter."
"Hmph, do you know anything about Muggles? Harry, tell him, which one is more dangerous, a glider or a helicopter?"
Ron blushed and touched Harry, who was looking at the broomstick on the ground, with his shoulder, trying to ask for help.
"Gliders and helicopters..."
Harry hesitated with some embarrassment. The Dursleys never let him read TV or magazines. He really didn't know how to answer questions in this area.
However, in his impression, helicopters seemed to be more powerful.
Just when Harry didn't know how to answer, the arrival of Ms. Hooch, the flying teacher at Hogwarts, rescued him from the dilemma.
Ms. Huo Qi is said to have been a member of a professional Quidditch team. She has short gray hair and looks extremely capable. Her eyes are yellow, like the eyes of an eagle.
"Okay, gentlemen and ladies, the chatting time is over. What are you waiting for?" she said sharply, "Everyone stand next to a broomstick. Quick, quick, hurry up."
Flying broomstick?
Elena lowered her head and glanced at the broomsticks lined up on the lawn, with a bit of disgust on her face - she still couldn't understand why it was already 1991 and the magic world was still using such stick-like flying props?
Even Egyptian and Arabian magic carpets or flying motorcycles are much better than broomsticks. But since the school curriculum is arranged in this way, and Quidditch can only use broomsticks as competition tools, she has no other choice.
s Choice.
The broomsticks used as teaching props at Hogwarts have been around for some years, and each one is worn and old.
The one next to Elena seemed to have been hit. The position of the handle was a little twisted, and some branches were sticking out in various directions. It didn't look so reassuring.
Last night in the Gryffindor common room, she had heard Fred and George Weasley complain about the broomsticks in the school, saying that some broomsticks trembled when you flew too high, and that
It's always slightly tilted to the left.
The only good news is that learning to fly, unlike learning magic, does not require an understanding of magic or its principles.
As a magical prop that has been assembled and produced, the little wizards only need to learn how to activate and stably control it. Most of the flying speed and performance depend on the craftsmanship of the broom itself——
This is not difficult to understand. It is just like driving a car. The driver does not need to understand the principles of the engine. He only needs to know how to ignite the car and control the direction and throttle.
"Okay, now stretch out your right hands and place them on top of the broom."
After everyone stood still, Mrs. Huo Qi put her hands on her hips and shouted from the front of the team, "Then say: 'Get up'!"
"Get up!" everyone shouted.
Elena's broom immediately jumped into her hand, and right next to her, Harry and Malfoy's brooms also jumped up immediately, followed closely by Ron and Seamus' brooms.
However, there are only a few obedient brooms like this, and more brooms are rolling playfully on the ground.
Hermione Granger's broom was fine, at least it moved a little on the ground, but Neville's broom seemed to be asleep and didn't move at all... The students had to repeat it over and over again
Follow the order.
While waiting for the other little wizards to summon brooms, while Draco, Harry and Ron were looking at each other with hesitation, Elena calmly lifted up her skirt and wiped the broom handle carefully.
After a while, I pulled down the snarling branches at the back, trying to make the broom look more pleasing to the eye.
Most of the other successful girls are imitating Elena and doing the same thing.
Similar to the combination of a white shirt and gray-black suit pants that remains unchanged under the robes of the boys at Hogwarts. The little witches in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry don’t have much room for choice in their matching robes.
Generally speaking, according to Hogwarts autumn attire, the upper bodies of little witches are mostly gray or dark gray V-neck sweaters, pullovers and cardigans, depending on how much money they spent at Madam Malkin's Robe Shop.
galleons.
The lower body of the witches is a uniform gray or black pleated skirt or checkered skirt, matched with gray stockings or impermeable black stockings depending on the weather and season. (Picture.JPG→Click to view)
After waiting for a while, everyone's broomsticks finally jumped up, and Mrs. Huo Qi returned to the front of the team and began to explain the subsequent flying lessons.
"There are two main postures for riding a broomstick!"
"Riding astride allows the broom to fly faster, withstand more wind pressure coming from the head, and has a wider field of vision. And because it can roll, it has better maneuverability, and it is also more convenient to use the wand with your hand."
Mrs. Hodge did a standard straddle demonstration, stopping after her feet left the ground.
"The advantage of sitting on the side is that it is more comfortable when riding, the posture is more elegant, and girls will not be exposed if they wear skirts. And if something happens, you can quickly jump off the broom."
As Mrs. Hoch spoke, she glanced at the girls in the queue and nodded slightly.
There is no doubt that this is a posture exclusive to witches.
"But the shortcomings are also very obvious, that is, the field of view is almost limited to one side of the flight path, and the speed cannot be increased. Of course, it is absolutely impossible to perform actions such as rolling. In addition, relatively speaking, for flying talent and balance,
The requirements are also higher. You must go through a certain period of training before you can start trying this method, so today is just an introduction..."
Before Ms. Huo Qi could finish her words, Elena lowered her head and held down her skirt, sitting sideways on the broom very naturally, with her feet dangling slightly in the air, dangling comfortably in the air as if on a swing.
go.
For Elena, ever since she held the broomstick, she had a wonderful feeling, as if she was born to fly, just like a fish is born to swim - at the same time,
Next to her, Hermione Chocobo Granger, who had finally subdued the broomstick, had a more complicated look in her eyes.
"...Well, it seems that someone has succeeded."
Mrs. Hooch's mouth twitched slightly, and she shrugged helplessly - it seems that in next year's Quidditch Cup, Hufflepuff College will rise, if Elena is willing to join the college's Quidditch team
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You know, in order to prevent the children from being too ambitious, Mrs. Huo Qi deliberately omitted a small piece of information, that is, side riding is not only a riding method for girls, but also used by many Quidditch teams to judge players.
Whether your balance and talent are up to par.
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