The moment Madam Hooch left, the two Houses, whose animosity ran deep, were completely unrestrained.
The Slytherin students immediately burst into jeering laughter, and Draco Malfoy, in a sneering tone, loudly declared, “Did you all see that? That big oaf, that sniveling worm, crying and plummeting straight down from the sky! I bet he’ll never dare to ride a flying broom again! He’ll probably shiver with fear just seeing a flying broom from now on, ha ha ha!”
“Shut up, Malfoy!” Harry couldn't stand Malfoy speaking ill of his friend and angrily stepped forward to tell Malfoy to be quiet.
Seeing Harry step forward, Malfoy became even more brazen in his mockery, “Oh my! Everyone, come and look! Our Mr. Potter is actually friends with that big oaf! This is simply unbelievable!”
Harry was furious and wanted to rush over to teach Malfoy a lesson.
Malfoy glanced at the grass, his eyes lighting up as he spotted Neville’s lost Remembrall.
He immediately rushed towards where the Remembrall was.
Chen Yu had already seen Neville’s Remembrall, which had accidentally fallen when he fell, but he wasn’t sure whether he should pick it up now.
If he picked it up now, Malfoy would temporarily lose his capital for showing off, but Harry might also not become the Seeker for Quidditch.
Since that’s the case, he would wait and see.
After grabbing Neville’s Remembrall, Malfoy quickly mounted his flying broom and flew into the air, cautiously glancing at Chen Yu.
Feeling that he was outside the casting range of Accio, he then held up the Remembrall and taunted Harry, “Look what this is? That sniveling worm’s Remembrall! Where should I hide it? How about just tossing it onto a tree?”
Harry angrily shouted at Malfoy, “Give it back, Malfoy!”
Malfoy continued to provoke him, “If you want to get the big oaf’s crystal ball back, then come and get it, Harry!”
Harry immediately grabbed the broom beside him.
Hermione quickly stopped him, “No! Madam Hooch told us not to fly on our own; you’ll be expelled!”
Harry ignored Hermione; his mind was completely focused on getting Neville’s Remembrall back. He immediately mounted his flying broom and pushed off with force.
He instantly soared into the air, like an arrow shooting towards Malfoy.
Malfoy naturally wouldn't sit idly by and immediately flew off in another direction.
The two began a chase in the air.
Chen Yu watched enviously, and under Hermione’s stern warning gaze, he also picked up a broom and pushed off with force.
It turned out Chen Yu had thought too much; he didn't have Harry’s flying talent. Even with a forceful push off the ground, his initial acceleration wasn't fast.
Harry and Malfoy flew like speeding sports cars, while Chen Yu’s flying speed was, at most, like a three-wheeled scooter.
This speed made Chen Yu feel a bit awkward.
If it weren't for the system’s prompt telling him he had mastered 【Flight LV1】, Chen Yu would have felt like he had just rushed out like an idiot.
After flying only a dozen meters, he heard Hermione telling him to come down, so he quickly took the easy way out, circled the field twice, and landed awkwardly.
Looking at Hermione’s murderous gaze, Chen Yu actually felt a sense of guilt.
“Are you crazy? Harry is one thing, but why are you also causing trouble? Aren’t you afraid Madam Hooch will expel all of you from Hogwarts?”
Chen Yu humbly shifted his gaze and explained in a very low voice, “Don’t worry, only the Headmaster at Hogwarts has the right to expel students; Madam Hooch doesn’t have that right.”
Hermione put her hands on her hips and continued to shout at Chen Yu, “But you shouldn’t have gone along with Harry’s nonsense! What if? Harry has a big reputation, so he doesn’t need to be afraid, and Malfoy’s father is on the school board! What do you have? Aren’t you afraid the Slytherin students will go and tell on you?”
Chen Yu’s gaze began to drift, and he explained again, “Don’t worry, students’ matters are for students to resolve. When both Houses have made mistakes, Slytherin students won’t actively go and report it. Besides, Professor Dumbledore is the greatest wizard of this century; he’s very broad-minded and won’t expel students for a small mistake.”
“Also, Hermione, let me tell you, I just did a short test flight and found that Little Wizards, as long as they fly properly on a flying broom, it’s not that easy to fall off. When taking off, I felt like I wasn’t sitting on a wooden stick but an invisible air chair. As long as you hold onto the flying broom, you can easily fly up.”
After hearing Chen Yu’s words, Hermione rolled her eyes at him, still glaring at Chen Yu angrily.
“Harry, look out!”
Ron’s startled cry caught Hermione and Chen Yu’s attention.
Chen Yu looked up and saw Harry suddenly dive and accelerate in the air, almost hitting the castle wall, then accelerating and diving again, closely following a crystal ball that glittered in the sunlight, heading straight for the grate on the castle window.
Hermione looked at this scene in horror, “No, Harry! Stop!”
Malfoy, meanwhile, sat on his flying broom, laughing heartily, “If you want to get the Remembrall back, let’s see if you have the skill! Ha ha ha!”
The wind whistled past Harry’s ears, and the Little Wizards below screamed.
Although Chen Yu knew Harry would eventually catch the Remembrall safely, seeing the terrifying scene before him, he still held his breath for him.
He even prepared again to cast the Levitation Charm on Harry.
Less than a meter from the castle window grate, Harry suddenly turned and stopped, holding Neville’s Remembrall high in his hand, as if he had caught the Golden Snitch in Quidditch.
Malfoy’s laughter abruptly ceased, as if he had swallowed a fly, and he stared at Harry with a grim expression, then turned his broom and flew back to the Slytherin House team.
Harry also returned to the Gryffindor House team. As soon as he landed, the Gryffindor Little Wizards swarmed him like a hero.
For the Gryffindor Little Wizards, there was nothing more joyful than winning against Slytherin.
“Harry, you were amazing!”
“Well done, Harry!”
Just as the Gryffindor Little Wizards were celebrating Harry’s victory over Malfoy, Professor McGonagall, who had appeared beside the Gryffindor team at some point, called out “Harry Potter’s” name.
Seeing the anger in Professor McGonagall’s stern eyes, Harry’s heart sank.
Professor McGonagall stared at Harry, her eyes flashing with anger, “Harry, how dare you do such a thing? I just saw, you were so close to hitting…”
“It wasn’t Harry’s fault, it was Malfoy…”
“Say no more, Mr. Weasley. Potter, come with me!”
Harry was led away by Professor McGonagall.
The Gryffindor Little Wizards were like eggplants hit by frost, completely deflated.
The Slytherin House, seeing Gryffindor House suffer a setback, again burst into laughter.
Malfoy again became smug, “I’m telling you, Harry is definitely done for this time, caught by Professor McGonagall!”
The Gryffindor House students also felt that Harry was in big trouble this time.
After all, their Head of House had always been unyielding with students who broke rules. How could Harry fare well in Professor McGonagall’s hands?
Hermione looked in the direction Harry had left, her eyes showing concern for Harry, “I knew it, Harry was bound to get into trouble sooner or later.”
“Don’t worry, Harry might even turn this misfortune into a blessing this time and exceptionally become a Seeker for Gryffindor…”
Chen Yu stood behind Hermione, looking at Harry as he gradually walked away, shrugging and saying softly.
Hermione frowned, pursed her lips, and asked nervously, “You always seem so composed, always finding solutions at critical moments. Your warning to Neville this morning was one instance, saving Neville even faster than Professor Hooch was another. You seem to anticipate events. This time, you even directly stated Harry would exceptionally become a Seeker for Gryffindor. If once is a coincidence, twice or thrice is a bit much to explain. I once gleaned a few words from a book on prophecy in the Library, so… tell me, Chen Yu, are you a Seer?”
“A Seer? Who knows? As long as the outcome is good, isn’t that enough?”
Chen Yu put his hands behind his head, looking into the distance at Madam Hooch, who was already striding back after taking Neville to the infirmary.
“Flying class still needs to continue, so let’s not speculate about trivial matters for now, right, Hermione?”