Chapter 93: Quidditch Final

With a whistle from Madam Hooch, Harry rose into the air with the team. Through the gaps in the raindrops, he focused on searching for that touch of golden light.

But Cedric didn't think so. He came up and acted with the Chasers, forcing Angelina's position tightly. She had to try to pass the ball, but Cedric's excellent Seeker skills made it very convenient for him to intercept the Quaffle.

After casually throwing the Quaffle to his teammates, Cedric participated in the Beaters' encirclement again. He tightly blocked Fred's position, making him unable to hit the Bludger at a suitable angle. Under Cedric's interference, the Hufflepuff Chasers were able to easily break through to the vicinity of the goal.

However, just when Harry thought this shot would score, Wood timely pounced on the Quaffle and passed it to Alicia, and then turned to Gryffindor's offensive rhythm.

Harry tried to do some high-difficulty moves to lure Cedric, but Cedric, who had always been staring at Harry, didn't pay any attention to Harry's movements this time. He was wholeheartedly assisting the team.

Gryffindor still needs 210 points to catch up with Slytherin and win the House Cup. This is something every Quidditch enthusiast knows. It is precisely because of this that Cedric doesn't care about Harry's movements. He knows that before the team gets at least sixty points, even if Harry finds the Snitch, he dare not catch it.

Helplessly, Harry could only fly toward Fred. Cedric is not competing with him normally at all now, so he simply joined the Chasers. In this way, the two sides became a seven-on-seven frontal confrontation, and as for the Snitch, let it fly by itself.

However, just when Harry was cooperating with Fred to prepare to play a tactical move, Cedric suddenly began to accelerate in one direction.

"Go fast, Harry." Fred shouted at him, "Don't forget your original task!"

Harry could only accelerate with Cedric. The two competed in a wave at low altitude, but Harry didn't see if there was a Snitch around at all. After they finished operating, they pulled away again.

What really gives Harry a headache now is that he doesn't know Cedric's intention at all. If Hufflepuff also has ideas about the House Cup, then they need to get 340 points, which is almost impossible. Unless Cedric can maintain a 7-on-6 frontal pressure, win 190 points for Hufflepuff in a frontal equilibrium, and at this time Gryffindor's score has not exceeded 220 points, and he has to grab the Snitch before Harry, and Harry has already started looking for the ball when Gryffindor got 60 points.

Harry himself felt that this plan was too difficult, but if Cedric just wanted to win this last game, then he relied on Harry not daring to catch the Snitch before the first 60 points, and could completely lure Harry to participate in the group battle first, while he quietly paid attention to and caught the Snitch.

However, as the famous Quidditch quote says, the moment a player steps on the field, his goal is only the championship.

Harry doesn't think Hufflepuff's idea is just to win this last game. Perhaps Hufflepuff also wants to win the House Cup. At this time, no matter how slim the hope is, they will do so.

Harry is a bit indecisive now. If he continues to look for the Snitch like this, he dare not say what the front will become, but at least these sixty points will be quite difficult to get. But if he bets on Hufflepuff's tactics, bets that Cedric will not catch the Snitch before the team gets 190 points, then he is very likely to fall into Hufflepuff's trap. What if they really only intend to win this last game?

Cedric can now choose to participate in the group battle or contain Harry at will, because he is sure that Harry will not catch the Snitch, but Harry dare not bet on whether Cedric will catch the Snitch when he participates in the group battle, which makes him feel very tricky.

Harry tried to follow Cedric closely, but Cedric chose positions very smartly. He didn't do any substantial offensive moves, just straddled the center of the field, making Gryffindor players have to avoid his position due to the rules of charging fouls. In this way, even if Harry bit Cedric closely, it wouldn't help, but instead might further force the teammates' space.

"Harry, are you sleepwalking?" Taking advantage of Gryffindor's ball control, Wood shouted at his own Seeker who was at a loss.

"Cedric is roaming, I have to watch him!" Harry shouted back.

"Don't worry about him, find the ball!" After Wood finished shouting this sentence, he stared at the goal again, because the shot failed, and now the control of the Quaffle was transferred to Hufflepuff, and it was their turn to attack.

Wood's words gave Harry a very good idea. In fact, facing this situation, the only way for a Seeker is to continue looking for the ball.

If Harry has already found the Golden Snitch and is about to catch up with it, then it will be Cedric's turn to be in a dilemma. He also can't be sure whether Gryffindor team must win the House Cup championship, or if they can accept it as long as they win this game. If Cedric forces Harry's position, then Harry has to catch the Snitch in a hurry, Hufflepuff will get nothing, and even if he relies on Harry not being in a hurry to catch the Snitch and continues to fight the front, then even if it is 7-on-6, it is probably not that easy for Hufflepuff players to cut at least one hundred and fifty points before Gryffindor gets sixty points.

Trusting companions, understanding opponents, Harry learned these two things from Avalon and the Chamber of Secrets this year, and now they can be used on the field, or rather, these two points can be used in most occasions in life.

Harry started to fly around the stadium according to the original search plan. Cedric's interference on the front was limited, because Hufflepuff was not skilled in fighting in the rain, at this time the scores of the two sides were changing at a very slow pace, often seven or eight shots could only score one.

Not long after, Harry found the trace of the Snitch, but at this time the score was only 30 to 20, Gryffindor was slightly at a disadvantage. He didn't dare to chase the Snitch, just maintained the original route, and his peripheral vision followed the trajectory of the Snitch tightly.

Suddenly, one of Cedric's moves made Harry nervous. He flew toward Fred, looking like he wanted to interfere with his hitting, but just at this time, the Snitch happened to fly to the side of the Bludger. Harry was really worried that Cedric would catch it, so he rushed up.

However, Cedric seemed not to see the Snitch at all. He stared at Fred, using his broom to block the Beater's bat. Fred swung left and right, wanting to dodge him, and the two began to do tactical moves against each other.

Harry put the Snitch back into his peripheral vision and circled around slowly. He was thinking at this time, perhaps Cedric wanted to try to help Hufflepuff win the House Cup, so he deliberately pretended not to see it. Maybe he had already noticed the Snitch at this time.

Harry maintained a vigilance. Cedric never flew toward the Snitch. Even if they brushed past each other several times, Harry felt that he might also be turning a blind eye. With Cedric's help, Hufflepuff's offense on the front was very fierce, almost comparable to Ravenclaw, which is known for its strong frontal attack.

However, Gryffindor is not without any advantages. As the game time increases, Hufflepuff's players gradually become tired. And Gryffindor, tempered in many rainy day trainings, has long honed mature operational skills. From the beginning of the game, Wood signaled the players not to fight too hard. The physical strength saved at this time was just used to launch a counterattack.

When Harry watched the score widen to 70 to 20, he almost couldn't help but participate in the group battle. But thinking that Cedric might end the game at any time, he still forced himself to stare at the Snitch, constantly telling himself to trust his teammates.

When the score reached 90 to 40, Harry was so excited that he almost lost the Snitch. Fortunately, Cedric was still tirelessly participating in the encirclement, and Harry quickly re-locked the position of the Snitch according to the general direction.

Then, when the score reached 100 to 50, Harry couldn't help it anymore. He rushed straight toward the Snitch and almost caught it.

Cedric also discovered Harry's anomaly, but he knew that as long as Gryffindor's score didn't really reach 60, Harry wouldn't dare to touch the Snitch.

Just when Hufflepuff tried their best to continue to grab points, Gryffindor's players also found that the Snitch was under Harry's nose, and they cheered up one after another, staring at the Quaffle with burning eyes.

"As long as this ball can be thrown in, we will win." George shouted loudly, trying to scare Cedric away from his eyes.

Alicia, who was controlling the ball, quickly made several high-difficulty fake moves, shook off the player in front of her, and passed the ball to Angelina, who had a higher shooting accuracy.

Angelina held the ball and rushed toward the goal position, but the Hufflepuff goalkeeper was also ready, focusing on seeing her movements clearly.

But Angelina made a very risky move. She knew that the heavy rain would reduce visibility, so she planned a long-distance shot.

Angelina flew high, and also let go of her left hand that was tightly holding the broom. She held the ball with both hands and threw this ball toward the direction in her memory. The muscle memory of countless practices made this Quaffle pass over the goalkeeper's head at a tricky angle that was just right, and slanted through the goal.

Just as the scoreboard flipped down, Harry reached out and grabbed the Snitch in front of him.

"Champion! Champion!" George lifted Harry's hand and shouted excitedly, "We are the champions!"

Harry handed over the Snitch. When the players were celebrating, he wanted to go and say two words to Cedric, praise their tactics, and shake hands in a friendly way.

"We couldn't grab points, couldn't find the ball. I wanted to say it at the time, but I didn't. I knew we would lose as soon as I saw this tactic. It was a strange feeling." Cedric was losing his temper at the players with a disappointed face, "We are like this, just like this."

Harry didn't go up to ask for trouble, but returned to the team quietly. ===== CHAPTER 94 =====