Perhaps for most young wizards, the meaning of Hogwarts is very clear - school, another home.
They learn magic here, spend the most important period of growth in their lives, make friends here, and even find love and the future of life here. Of course, there may also be some bitterness and regrets of youth.
At the same time, just like Severus Snape, Tom Riddle, Newt Scamander, Harry Potter...
Almost all children who walk out of this castle involuntarily regard this place as their home - even the most vicious villains. If given the chance, they will be very happy to return here.
However, in Elena's eyes, Hogwarts actually has more meaning.
This is a responsibility she is destined to bear, a zone between fantasy and reality, and...
In a sense, this is a special "prison".
Elena is not an ignorant child. She can clearly feel that after experiencing two major events, Dumbledore's attitude towards her has changed, as well as some changes in his response measures.
Whether it was acquiescing to her role as Potions Assistant, or taking the initiative to promote the creation of a first-year Quidditch team; whether it was agreeing to her multi-house qualifications, or recognizing her status as the head chef of Hogwarts.
There is no doubt that Albus Dumbledore, who has learned from previous experiences, is carefully confining her energy to this castle.
But this does not mean that Elena has completely compromised. She is not an innocent and harmless savior like Harry. As the third generation Dark Lord, she knew exactly what Dumbledore had in mind from the beginning.
In fact, to be precise, the incident of forcibly abducting Elena from the shores of Loch Lomond to Hogwarts cannot be considered completely over now.
What's more, no matter how you look at it, the three unbreakable oaths imprinted on the back of her hand are still essentially three shackles used to bind her.
Unlike Grindelwald, who is waiting to die, Elena will not obediently obey Dumbledore's arrangements. The first thing she wants to do to resist is to have a weapon that can temporarily escape Dumbledore's control.
ability.
The sky is undoubtedly a weak link of Dumbledore. Flying magic is not easy to use in this world. According to Elena's understanding of the magic world these days, there is currently no way to counter wizards in the sky.
That's too much.
In addition to the common flying broomsticks versus flying broomsticks, or riding magical creatures that can fly such as thestrals, fire dragons, and thunderbirds, operations similar to air dance or fighting spirit wings have not yet appeared.
On the other hand, the physical fitness of a certain centenarian also severely limits his possibility of completing certain extreme pursuits in the sky.
Therefore, Elena is at least 90% sure that as long as she gets a flying broomstick that is top-notch in the magic industry today, she can effortlessly reduce Dumbledore's threat to a minimum temporarily.
At that time, Dumbledore could only blow his beard and stare in anger on the ground, but could only use harsh words to intimidate him.
Therefore, even if there was no shortage of "plastic wrap", Elena would definitely find a way to successfully sneak out of Hogwarts. If it was just a simple need, she could actually write a letter to the priest
Dad helps with the shopping.
The Hogwarts chef's purchasing needs are just a convenient excuse for Elena.
And in this way, if there is a step for Dumbledore to step down, at most the load on his heart will be slightly greater, which will not damage the majesty of the principal, nor will it have any major negative impact... right?
Elena was thinking wildly as she turned her gaze to the Quidditch field in front of her.
The afternoon flying lesson had ended. Under the leadership of Mrs. Huo Qi, all the first-year wizards came to the Quidditch pitch to prepare to participate in or watch the next "large-scale reality talent show".
And those who arrived at the stadium a little earlier than them were the captains of the Quidditch teams from each college.
The deans of the four houses tacitly agreed to their request to end get out of class early, allowing them to come to Hogwarts Stadium to observe and study the selection process of this batch of freshmen - whether it was to inquire about the "enemy situation" in advance, It is also quite meaningful to discover new blood that can be added to the team in the future.
If it weren't for the fact that they had classes, perhaps the four deans would have come to the Quidditch pitch to watch.
The Quidditch pitch looks unique in the afternoon sunshine. Hundreds of chairs are arranged high in the surrounding huge circular stands to ensure that every spectator can see what is happening on the pitch.
There are three golden pillars at each end of the court. Each pillar is fifty feet high and has a ring on the top.
This is the goal post where the two sides mainly fight in Quidditch games today. Although the outcome does not entirely depend on the goal difference, the excitement of the game mainly comes from the game of offense and defense between the two sides.
A little below the ball post, the little wizards who wanted to sign up to join the "Hogwarts First Year Quidditch Team" were manipulating their brooms to perform a series of prescribed actions in accordance with Mrs. Hooch's request.
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The reason why Hogwarts does not allow first-year students to own broomsticks is not unreasonable. Even now that Quidditch is extremely popular, wizarding families that can really allow their children to have flying experience before entering school are still
few.
And among these few people, at least half of the little wizards who are not so good at flying have to be eliminated.
Mrs. Hooch has no intention of letting go. Even if it is just a new student Quidditch team trying to make more sense, she still maintains very strict requirements.
For those freshmen who had just learned how not to fall off the broom, they were without exception directly eliminated from the list by Mrs. Hooch.
In fact, in the magical world, flying is a recognized ability that is only slightly friendlier than divination.
Perhaps after a school year of flying lessons, most little wizards can successfully fly a broomstick, but those who are truly talented, without exception, have already demonstrated their ability to fly broomsticks when they first come into contact with them.
Unique flying affinity.
According to Quidditch official research, there are currently no hard-working players who are late bloomers.
Even Fitz, the Chaser of the Tornadoes who is recognized to have transformed this year due to hard training, is just a Quidditch version of the story of the ugly duckling turning into a swan - he just fully exploited his talent.
That's all, many people seem to have forgotten that he was a professional golfer from the beginning.
"It's so boring... If I had known earlier, I would have just chosen people by name. Such a selection competition is meaningless at all."
Elena sat sideways on a broken broom, floating in the air like a swing.
Ignoring the envious and amazed looks from various corners of the Quidditch field, Elena looked at the immature and clumsy performances of the little wizards in front of her with disgust, sighed helplessly, and her eyes gradually began to become empty.
It's not that she was distracted, the main reason was that the Quidditch trial for first-year students before her was really too unsuspenseful, especially after knowing the ending in advance, it didn't even have much fun in the end.
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If it weren't for the fact that as the captain of the freshman team, she had to be there to see the end, she would have even wanted to leave early.
After all, the flight test of a group of little guys is indeed not very entertaining. It is much worse than the flight performances in previous lives. I don’t know who the captains of the Quidditch team around the stands are.
Where did the interest come from and kept watching with full concentration.
After being screened by Mrs. Hooch, a total of seven young wizards passed the first round of tests. They are waiting for the arrival of the batch of broomsticks from professional teams that Dumbledore promised on Saturday.
Allocation of internal positions.
It turns out that there are indeed no surprises in the final selection - Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Ron Weasley, Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle
, Zachary Smith, and...
"Hannah? I didn't expect that she could fly... didn't she say she didn't want to join the Quidditch team before?"
Hermione looked at Hannah Abbott soaring in the sky with a sense of loss, and Elena floating in the air like feathers, with a particularly complicated mood.
Although Hannah's performance was not very good, she relied on the advantage of growing up in a wizarding family, and she still passed the primary election this time - as for Miss Hermione Chocobo Granger
, she is still stuck in the stage of how to make the broom obediently not throw her off.
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Acridine~
No Goo! No Goo!
I finally finished writing it and posted it, wow~ it was so dangerous.
But the overtime work is finally over, and we should be able to start bursting out tomorrow!