Chapter 79: Hogwarts Learning Panel Chapter 38

Sean heard the coughing again; he helplessly tore off a piece of paper, wrote the three big characters "Sir Cadogan," and stuck it on the portrait.

"Oh—little Green! You found me again!

Truly sad, why don't you go and discuss Quidditch with them!"

Sean heard a wail.

"Oh—dear Sir Cadogan, you couldn't even last three minutes—truly inferior, it seems you owe me another bottle of fine spirits!"

Then came a female voice carrying teasing.

Sean turned his head in confusion; this was the second time he had heard the word Quidditch.

However, his confusion was quickly answered.

In the corridor, a senior wizard broke through the layers of young wizards and posted a piece of parchment with gold patterns on the notice board.

The first-year young wizards cheered immediately—they were going to have flying lessons!

This Thursday and Friday.

After reading it, Sean also had some expectations.

The direct result was that when he arrived at the practice room, he was already holding several books:

*Quidditch Through the Ages*, *Magical Quidditch Balls*, *The Encyclopedia of Flying Brooms*, *Flying Broom Care Manual*, *Official Guide to the Quidditch World Cup*.

Among these, the most widely known was *Magical Quidditch Balls*.

When he got this book from Madam Pince,

Madam Pince also told Sean,

this book is "flipped through clumsily every day, dripped with drool, and abused by everyone."

Sean felt that for any book, this was a word of praise.

Therefore, his interest in this book became even stronger.

"Lady Ravenclaw left behind in Hogwarts—"

"Diadem, rotating staircase, portrait."

Sean answered Mr. Owl's question slightly ahead of time and entered the classroom under Mr. Owl's glare.

"Sean? What are these in your hands..."

Jia Siting helped take away three books, letting Sean's emerald green eyes leak out again.

"Wow! *Magical Quidditch Balls*! I heard that taking this book from Madam Pince is harder than ascending to heaven."

Jia Siting whispered in surprise.

"Mm?"

Sean was a bit confused.

"Because there really are young wizards who use it as a pillow, and the result is drooling all over the book."

Hermione explained, looking somewhat speechless.

"Then, shall we read it together?"

Sean placed the book on the table.

The longing in Jia Siting's eyes could no longer be suppressed; he was the first to move his stool over, followed by Hermione.

Three little heads huddled together just like that.

【Kennilworthy Whisp's diligent research results have uncovered a true treasure trove of hitherto unknown facts about this wizarding sport. A fascinating book.

—*History of Magic* author Bathilda Bagshot】

Opening the book, what came into view were some quotes; the wizard who commented was the familiar Lady Bathilda Bagshot.

【Mr. Whisp has a bright future. If he continues to work hard, one day, he will have the opportunity to take a photo with me!

—*Magical Me* author Gilderoy Lockhart】

This was Mr. Gilderoy Lockhart, whom Sean was barely familiar with.

Well, it did sound like something he would say.

So Sean skipped this part and continued reading downward:

【Up to now, wizards have not invented any spells,

that can allow them to fly in human form without any tools,

so wizards thought of many ways, but they never worked.

A few Animagi can enjoy the fun of flying, but they are rare.

Later wizards transformed themselves into bats.】

"Bats?"

This was obviously somewhat unexpected.

Jia Siting exclaimed.

The three continued to read curiously downward, although they all knew,

if it were useful for wizards to turn into bats, flying brooms wouldn't have appeared.

【Doing so was proven to be foolish; although wizards who transformed themselves into bats could fly to their heart's content,

but because they had bat brains, they would definitely forget where they wanted to go when flying.

Floating in the air is a common occurrence.】

Continuing to read downward,

Sean's emerald green eyes suddenly lit up.

【Now, we have become accustomed to such a fact: every wizarding family in England owns at least one flying broom, but we rarely stop to ask ourselves:

Why is this?

Why did the humble broom become a legally permitted object as a wizard's means of transportation?

Why don't we Westerners use the flying carpets that our Eastern brothers love so much?

Why are we unwilling to take out flying barrels, flying chairs, flying bathtubs—why is it a broom?】 ===== CHAPTER 80 =====