Chapter 164: Hogwarts Learning Panel Chapter 74

Only when he took off did he finally understand what the description on the panel meant:

[Greatly increases perception of magic within the flying broom, greatly enhances flying talent, slightly boosts short-term explosive power during flight]

His magic surged as if flowing; the magic triggered by the acceleration spell instantly increased by a large margin, yet he still kept the Quaffle clearly in sight, remaining fully in control even amidst the sudden surge in speed.

In less than ten seconds, Wizard Sean caught the first Quaffle—the standard allotted time was a full three minutes.

Once the Quaffle was grasped, it adhered tightly to Wizard Sean's hand; Wizard Sean knew this was due to the Gripping Charm invented by wizards in 1875.

Wizard Sean swept swiftly over the ground and placed the Quaffle into the hoop before Madam Hooch.

"Excellent!"

Madam Hooch shouted at him,

"Second one!"

"Cool!"

In the stands, Jia Jia Siting excitedly pumped his fist, while Hermione's face flushed red with excitement as well,

"So terrifying..."

Jia Jia Siting suddenly said,

"If I hadn't seen the notice and missed Wizard Sean's test—good heavens, I would regret it for the rest of my life!"

Hearing this, Hermione shot him an annoyed glance.

Both of their attentions returned to Wizard Sean.

The second Quaffle was obviously much faster and more agile than the first; it even darted back and forth around the poles.

However, for Wizard Sean, this remained simple.

"Third one!"

Two minutes later, Madam Hooch shouted with some excitement,

"Watch closely! Catch this Quaffle! You still have twelve minutes!"

The flying test required fifteen minutes; logically, the young wizards being tested should be allocated one minute, five minutes, and nine minutes respectively.

But Wizard Sean had obviously far surpassed the level of previous young wizards who had undergone the test.

He was more than twice as fast.

This made Madam Hooch feel even more regretful.

What a wonderful Quidditch prospect.

At that moment, a tall Gryffindor arrived leading a group of Gryffindors; along the way, he was still proclaiming:

"We will be the strongest team, stronger than any other house, because we train harder than them and have flown in all kinds of weather conditions—"

Wood said.

"Too right,"

George Wei Wei Silai said,

"My clothes haven't been dry since August."

"—We also possess the strongest Seeker, plus a brand-new Nimbus 2000,"

Wood's chest heaved with excitement as he turned to Harry.

"It's up to you, Harry; show us your talent.

Today, you either catch the Golden Snitch or die on the pitch."

"So no pressure, Harry."

Fred blinked at him and said.

...Harry felt it was hard not to feel pressured.

At this point, Madam Hooch was completely stirred up.

It could be said that Wizard Sean was raised by her own hands; watching him weave left and right between the two Bludgers, step by step approaching the Quaffle, her heart, which burned for Quidditch, surged once again.

The nature of the Bludger meant its speed was fastest in the initial stage, after all, there were no Beaters here to accelerate it.

The vast majority of young wizards who passed the flying test would kite the Bludger until its speed decreased before grabbing the Quaffle; this was precisely why there had to be a time limit.

As for Wizard Sean, he was clashing head-on with the Bludgers, using ultimate speed and skilled technique to dodge them all.

Madam Hooch had completely forgotten that she never told Wizard Sean the Bludgers would gradually slow down, while Wizard Sean, who quickly caught the Quaffle, had entirely failed to notice this either.

"Believe in yourself, Mr. Green! Accelerate!"

Watching the young wizard display such powerful explosiveness, like a meteor streaking across the sky, Madam Hooch seemed to return to those passionately surging arenas of her past,

"Accelerate! Turn! Mr. Green! You can definitely do it!"

Madam Hooch's unusual behavior stunned Wood; for a moment, he didn't even know whether he should approach:

"Mr. Green?"

He murmured to himself,

"Does anyone here know him?"

"I... I might know."

At this moment, Harry could hardly believe his eyes.

Wizard Sean Green; there was no first-year wizard who didn't know this name, as he had achieved excellence in nearly every subject.

Not only was he favored by Professor McGonagall, but even Professor Snape would not scold him, and would even award some points to Ravenclaw.

This was already incredible.

Yet what left the deepest impression on the young wizards were the notes about him.

Every weekend, Ron would shout in the dormitory:

"I'm going to die without the Green Notes... oh no, I will definitely die, die amidst those long essays in History of Magic..."

At this moment, in the azure sky,

Wizard Sean had already ridden his broom close to the final Quaffle; amidst a crowd of bewildered gazes, he erupted once more, shaking off the Bludgers with sheer speed,

catching the Quaffle at a velocity that surpassed almost every Seeker at Hogwarts.

Harry and the others heard Madam Hooch clapping:

"Excellent! Mr. Green! You have passed the flying test with a perfect score!"

At this moment, two gasps rang out from the stands; Harry saw that Hufflepuff—namely Jia Jia Siting—so excited he nearly fell off the bleachers, only to be helplessly grabbed by the robes by Hermione.

"This... Green, Harry, tell me, is he a Gryffindor?!"

Wood looked somewhat dazed, then seemed to realize something and asked.

"He's a Ravenclaw..."

Harry said in a low voice.

"Oh, well, Harry, we need to start training, quickly!"

Wood said urgently,

"Get familiar with your Nimbus 2000; you are still the strongest Seeker!"

"Perhaps possibly not."

Fred looked at the young wizard who had just landed.

"Another Nimbus 2000."

George picked up the thread.

"Truly unexpected."

"Feels a bit strange."

"Ravenclaw seems better than us."

"Are we going to lose in the next Quidditch match?"

"Shut up! Both of you!"

Wood lost his temper,

His loud roar silenced the twins, who then turned to look at Wizard Sean and made exaggerated facial expressions.

George took only one second to decipher Fred's meaning:

Go find him.

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