aircannonsinc Chapter 104 Who is Anna?
Chapter 104 Who is Anna?
"Harry, are you serious?"
Ron was genuinely surprised when Harry asked what a bouncy ball was, thinking he was probably joking.
After all, how could anyone not know what a roaming ball is?
"...To be honest, I don't even know how many people participate in Quidditch matches," Harry shrugged, looking completely nonchalant.
Harry didn't want to reveal his ignorance of Quidditch in front of Malfoy, but with Ron, he had no such concerns and could say whatever he wanted.
Seeing his companion's serious expression, Ron finally realized that Harry probably wasn't lying, so he cleared his throat and said:
"Then, let me tell you about the rules of Quidditch. There are three types of balls in Quidditch: the Quaffle, the Skipball, and the Golden Snitch..."
"So many?" Harry was surprised that the number of balls in ball games in the magical world was more than in the Muggle world.
"Isn't this normal? It can't be a bunch of people fighting over just one ball, Harry? Haha!" Ron found Harry's question rather strange.
“We… I mean the Muggle world, there really is only one ball, whether it’s a soccer ball, a basketball, or a ping-pong ball,” Harry said with a shrug.
“…That’s…truly hard to understand?” Ron said, somewhat surprised.
Well, that's the difference in perspectives between two kids who grew up in different worlds.
Just as Harry couldn't imagine how to play with three different types of balls on the field, Ron also couldn't imagine how a group of people could compete for a single ball, especially one that couldn't even fly.
What's the point of watching a race where the participants can't fly and can only run around on the ground?
Of course, as their knowledge and horizons broaden, they will certainly gain a deeper understanding of the differences between the two worlds.
Just like today, Ron used gestures and movements to explain a lot about Quidditch, and Harry finally had a basic understanding of this amazing sport.
……
Harry and Ron were talking as they approached the pitch when they saw a girl shouting.
Who else could it be but Hermione Granger, the matriarch?
Since Friday's Potions class, the first-year students have automatically elevated Hermione's status.
A girl who likes to answer questions and show off in class might be considered annoying by some, but someone who dares to talk back to the teacher in class will be regarded as a "true warrior".
Moreover, with Qin behind her, Harry naturally respected her, not to mention Ron, whose two older brothers were Qin's "little brothers," and he was able to obtain his school supplies indirectly because of Qin.
In short, this complex web of relationships led Harry and Ron to have considerable "respect" for Heather.
"Harry? Ron? You're here too!" Hermione greeted them warmly as she saw the approaching pair, then asked with a puzzled look, "Where's Adam? Aren't the three of you always together?"
"Adam is still sleeping." "He never seems to get enough sleep."
Harry and Ron answered in turn.
"I guess he hasn't adjusted back to his holiday routine yet," Hermione guessed boldly, drawing on her own experience.
If Qin hadn't asked her to adjust her sleep schedule before the start of the semester, she probably wouldn't have been able to get out of bed in the morning either.
And so, the three of them gathered together, watching the Gryffindor Quidditch team train and cheering them on.
Soon, they noticed that three people a few dozen meters away were also cheering from time to time.
It was the Malfoy trio.
Malfoy didn't really want to shout, but seeing the batter so fast in the air, effortlessly executing those difficult moves, he couldn't contain his excitement.
Quidditch, that's the dream of so many boys in the wizarding world!
At this moment, Malfoy finally realized just how powerful Qin was.
Of course, he soon noticed the gazes of Harry Potter and the others, so he forced himself not to be so obvious.
When Qin Yu, with the help of another red-haired batter, hit a "V-shaped double hit", Malfoy shouted again.
The V-shaped double hit, also known as the valley-shaped double hit, involves the first batter hitting the ball downwards, while the second batter, positioned below, hits the ball upwards again, creating a surprising V-shaped attack path.
This is something you basically only see in major professional leagues.
Malfoy only saw his father a limited number of times.
"If Qin were a senior in Slytherin, I would definitely go to him to ask for Quidditch tips!" Draco Malfoy murmured.
"Draco, what were you just saying?" Goyle asked, bewildered.
"It's nothing. Gryffindor is really lucky to have Qin here," Malfoy said quietly.
“Yes, such an excellent Quidditch hitter should have come to Slytherin!” Crabbe added with a regretful expression.
……
"Good work, everyone. That's all for today. Next training session is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon..." Captain Oliver Wood said to his team from the sky after training ended.
Then, they dispersed on the spot, each holding onto the broom handle, lowering their bodies, and flying off in different directions.
Qin Yu, George, and Fred flew together to where Hermione, Harry, and Ron were.
"Qin, you're amazing!" "Qin, you're the best hitter I've ever seen!"
Harry and Ron excitedly crowded around.
This greatly displeased George and Fred, since their younger brother seemed to have forgotten that his two older brothers were also batters and completely ignored them.
Hermione watched helplessly as Qin was surrounded by two male admirers asking her all sorts of questions, feeling that she couldn't squeeze through them for the time being.
Just as the group was chatting happily, three uninvited young men arrived—Draco Malfoy and his two henchmen.
As soon as he arrived, Malfoy solemnly declared that Qin was wasting his talents in Gryffindor, and that if he were Qin, he would rather drop out.
"So you're the one who likes staying in Slytherin!" Harry said angrily.
He was now very glad he hadn't chosen to go to Slytherin. If he had gone to that house and spent all his time with Malfoy, even sleeping in the same dormitory, he couldn't imagine going crazy.
"I wasn't talking to you! Besides, Harry Potter, do you think just anyone can get into Slytherin? Someone like you, practically a 'Mudblood,' wouldn't even be able to step foot in Slytherin!" Malfoy felt an intense dislike for Harry. (Note: Mudblood refers to a Muggle-born wizard, a derogatory term.)
"This guy is always going against me!" Malfoy thought angrily to himself.
“Ha, even if the Sorting Hat asked me to go, I wouldn’t go there!” Malfoy’s words made Harry want to laugh, because the Sorting Hat had indeed asked him to go to Slytherin before.
Of course, Harry knew he couldn't just tell anyone about such a private matter, since it involved the Sorting Hat and the Sorting Ceremony at Hogwarts.
"Alright, Draco, don't you think it's a bit too audacious of you three little brats to say these things in front of us Gryffindor students?" Qin Yu said to Malfoy in a very calm tone.
Malfoy then realized that, apart from the three of them, they were surrounded by Gryffindor students, including a second-year student and two third-year students.
He swallowed hard, then said calmly, "If you bully me, Professor Snape will definitely deduct points from your house's grade!"
"Ha!" Qin Yu chuckled.
He turned to the Weasley twins and asked, "George, Fred, how many points did I lose last year?"
"A few tens of points." "Too many, I can't remember exactly."
The twin brothers seemed to have a bad memory.
"So, do you think I'm afraid of getting points deducted by Professor Snape, junior?" Qin Yu said, pointing at Malfoy and the other two.
“…” Malfoy was stunned.
He hadn't expected that Qin was actually a "problem student" who had lost so many points.
"Oh, I remember now, I once lost points because I chased after Jerome, a second-year student from your academy, with a sword... I wonder if Jerome mentioned this at your academy's freshman orientation or any other exchange meeting," Qin Yu continued.
Malfoy's already pale face turned even paler with fright.
He had heard that Jerome was afraid of Qin Yu, but he never expected that he had actually been beaten by him.
"I...we'll go..."
Malfoy felt he was in danger and hurriedly told Crabbe and Goyle to leave.
At first, they dared not walk too fast, for fear of making too much noise and provoking the fierce Gryffindors.
After walking a distance, Malfoy could no longer bear the fear in his heart and started running, faster and faster.
……
"Hahaha!" "That's hilarious!"
George and Fred burst into laughter, and by the end, they were laughing so hard they were crying.
Harry and Ron were completely bewildered.
"Qin, is everything you said true?" Harry finally couldn't help but ask.
He felt that even if Qin Zhen was a bully at Hogwarts, he would still follow him.
Okay, so this is the power of role models... and their harm.
“Of course it’s true!” George answered for Qin Yu.
“However, he was doing it to teach Jerome a lesson because that kid bullied Qin’s roommate,” Fred added.
“Yeah, that guy named Elvis,” George added.
"So that's how it is!" Harry finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he wouldn't mind hanging out with the school bully, he was afraid it would be exhausting and he wouldn't be able to handle it well.
Hermione was certainly aware of these things; she had watched Qin Yu's performance the whole time and had also seen Harry and Ron's reactions.
So she walked over, poked Qin Yu's chest, and said with dissatisfaction, "Why do you have to pretend to be a bad guy? If I didn't know the truth, I would have thought you were a bully."
"You have to use a different face to deal with different people; that's the way to survive," Qin Yu said earnestly, taking the opportunity to teach these children a lesson.
Moreover, how can you keep a brat like Malfoy in check if you're not a bit fierce?
Then, he took Hermione's small hand and said with a smile, "Alright, let's go. We've been training all morning and we're starving."
"Yes, yes, let's hurry over to Hagrid's place."
“We didn’t see Anna when we went before, but maybe Qin will be able to see her this time.”
"Yes, Qin, Anna must miss you terribly after two months apart."
"That's right, Anna likes you the most."
George and Fred were talking back and forth.
Little did they know, Hermione's face grew colder with every word they spoke.
Finally, the girl stopped, looked up, and slowly asked:
"So, who is Anna?"
Although she asked the question with a smile, everyone present could feel the chill in her words.
George and Fred exchanged a quick glance, then both looked at Qin Yu.
"You didn't mention Anna to Hermione?"
"That's where you're wrong. Why didn't you tell Hermione about what happened between you and Anna?"
Before Qin Yu could even curse the two men after they finished speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his palm.
—It was Hermione's fingernails digging into his flesh.
When Qin Yu looked over, he saw that the girl's little mouth was pouting and her eyes were already red.
"You two just wait!" Qin Yu glared fiercely at George and Fred.
Realizing they had gotten themselves into trouble, the two brothers quickly told Harry and Ron to make a run for it.
Well, they were just a little annoyed because they'd had too much dog food (a Chinese slang term for public displays of affection), so they just stirred things up.
However, the consequences seem rather serious, and it remains to be seen how Qin will punish them.