The Alchemist of Harry Potter

Chapter 72 Quidditch Origins

"Then...you can take a look here, let's go out and fly for a while." Fred glanced at the broomstick Albert put next to him, and turned to leave the locker room with the others.

Albert picked up the book and broom and went to the auditorium, found a place, and read Quidditch Origins carefully:
Quidditch takes its name from the Quidditch Marsh where it originated.

Albert's knowledge of Quidditch lies only in the simplest common sense. As for the origin of the name, it seems unexpected, but reasonable.

In the 11th century, Gerty Kidder, a witch who lived near Quidditch Moors, described it in the diary:
One day, a group of people were playing ball over Quidditch Moor on broomsticks. The ball fell into the vegetable field of the witch Gertie and was confiscated by her.

The next day, the players didn't give up, they made a new ball and started throwing it into the woods at the end of the swamp to score.

On the third day, the players got two stones flying in the sky, trying to knock them off their brooms.

This is the original ghost ball, the scoring ring and the Bludger.

Albert reached out and gently turned another page:
At a Quidditch game in 1269, Barberw Bregg, the president of the Wizarding Council, came to watch, and he told the players on the field that whoever caught the Golden Fly in the game would get 150 Galleons.

At the time, the hunt for the Flying Man was all the rage, and any wizard who caught the Flying Man could gain fame.

Since then, Golden Flying Man and Quidditch have been linked.

Later, Quidditch had a hunter who was responsible for catching Golden Flying Man.

If any hunter can catch and kill the Golden Flying Man, his team can earn 150 points to symbolize the 150 Galleons promised by Breno.

"1269 Galleons in 150? This wizard's council president is really rich." Albert muttered softly. "No wonder, I got 150 points for catching the Golden Snitch later."

However, it is not difficult for Albert to guess the fate of Golden Flying Man.

Sure enough, in the mid-14th century, the Golden Flying Man was in sharp decline due to Quidditch matches, and was considered a protected species by the Wizarding Council led by Elida Cragg.

Later, Bowman Wright, a metalsmith from Godric's Hollow, invented the Snitch.Eventually the Snitch became the replacement for the Snitch, and the Quidditch game continued.

Albert had seen the Snitch before, and it was hard to imagine that a wizard at the end of the fifteenth century could make such an exquisite Snitch.

Of course, since the shock-absorbing spell wasn't invented until the [-]th century, Albert couldn't help but maliciously guess how the Quidditch players before this time had overcome their grief and played on broomsticks. .

In the second half of Quidditch Origins, there is also an introduction to the rules of the Quidditch game. The one that caught Albert's attention the most was the rules about the Snitch.

It is a foul for any athlete other than the Seeker to touch or catch the Snitch.That is to say, there is no such thing as a coquettish operation for the team members to catch the Golden Snitch and hand it over to their own Seekers.

The game won't end until the Snitch is caught.

Of course, there is also a situation, that is, with the consent of the captains of the two teams, the game can also end.

It can be simply understood as one side admits defeat.

In any kind of game, admitting defeat is always allowed.

Albert continued to scroll down and found several interesting rules.

In a Quidditch match, if the team is disabled, no other players are allowed to replace them, but the injured players are allowed to be treated. If the players leave the field, the team will continue the game after the injured players leave the field.

Well, that means there is no substitute?
Abbott finds another problem with Charlie looking for them as backups when he can't replace players?
"Is that the case, the real alternate?" Albert couldn't help but smile bitterly.

There are probably several people on the team who are graduating next year, so Charlie is busy looking for players who can fill their positions!
After all, if the selection is made next year, how can it be faster to cultivate excellent players this year? As long as you are in a form, you will not worry about others gossiping.

In the later stages of Quidditch Origins, Albert really discovered that players could really be replaced during Quidditch matches.That's when the game goes on for a few days, and teams are allowed to send substitutes on the field and replace the players to sleep.

This is the only situation in which alternate players are allowed.

Having said that, the audience is not crazy, how can it be possible to watch the game for several days without sleep?

In fact, Albert feels that once a Quidditch match exceeds one day, it has lost the meaning of continuing the game.

He continued to scroll down, and later in the rules, some fouls:
For example, set your opponent's broom tail on fire.

Use the stick to hit the opponent's broom. (Albert is pretty sure that both Erin and Mark have definitely done this.)
There are also deliberately hitting opponents or using elbows to bump opponents while flying. (Basically, all Quidditch players except the goalie have done this kind of thing)

Grab your opponent's broomstick to slow or hinder your opponent's progress. (Malfoy used this trick on Potter.)
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Of course, violating the above rules will only result in free throws in most cases, and in serious cases will be suspended.

In fact, Mark is the best example, and he did a lot of deliberately hitting his opponent.

If he used his elbow to get the opposing Seeker off the field, Albert felt he would do the same, and in a way, he had a huge advantage.

Albert thought maliciously: That game that lasted for three months, shouldn't it be like this?
Both sides took the other's Seeker off the field, no one caught the Snitch, and neither side intended to admit defeat, so the game naturally needed to continue.

When he noticed that someone fell beside him, Albert turned his head and saw that Charlie and his party had finished training.

Charlie asked, "Why didn't you go to practice flying?"

"There seems to be something wrong with the broom, it's shaking badly."

"It's probably too old. These brooms from the school have been used for a long time, and they are more or less faulty." Charlie sighed softly and greeted the few people who were still flying in the sky, "George, Fred, and you guys, come down and listen to the tactical analysis."

"Is the training over?" Fred and the others also landed and came to Charlie's side to ask.

"Not yet, I'll tell you about Quidditch tactics later, and you can come and listen together."

"But we've heard it."

"I listened to you all summer."

The twins looked at each other, each talking.

"To shut up."

Angelina is very happy, Charlie can teach tactics to a few people, and he doesn't treat them as outsiders.

After putting the ghost balls and Bludgers in the box, Charlie took a few people into the locker room.He stood in front of the blackboard and began to explain the Quidditch tactics he had come up with during the summer vacation.

(End of this chapter)