Chapter 30 Chaser and Challenge  

After Jack was discharged from the hospital, Lakwenlaw's Quidditch captain and Chaser Roger Davis immediately approached him and sincerely invited him to join the Quidditch team as a Seeker.

In Quidditch matches, there are seven players on each side, including three Chasers, two batsmen, a goalkeeper and a Seeker. Four balls are also used in the game: a Quaffle, two Bludgers, and a Snitch.

Goalkeepers guard their own team's goalposts to prevent opposing players from scoring; three Chasers are responsible for throwing the Quaffle into one of the opposing team's three goalposts to score points for their team; two batters The golfer protects his teammates from being hit by the Bludger and

hits the Bludger at the opposing player; the Seeker is responsible for finding the Snitch on the court, catching it and ending the game.

The team that catches the Snitch can win an extra 150 points, but that doesn't mean the team will win because the difference between the two teams could be greater than 150 points.

Generally speaking, the player with the lightest body weight and the fastest flight becomes the Seeker.

"We also inspected Chang Cho in the second year. I remember she often stayed with you." When persuading Jack to join the team, Roger said: "If you come to be a Seeker, she can be your substitute."

But Jack didn't want to be a Seeker.

He felt that, as a Seeker, running around the entire game just to find a ball was boring, not only tedious, but also the interaction with other people in the audience was pitiful.

He would rather be a Chaser than a Seeker.

Chasers in Quidditch are more like players in football and basketball than Seekers and Batters. They cooperate with each other and are responsible for scoring or preventing the opponent from scoring...

Jack believed that his physical talent not only allowed him to fly very fast, but also gave him stronger physical confrontation ability and allowed him to make more complex and difficult movements in flight.

The Seeker's technique is like Bolt's, just pure speed. If on the football field, Bolt can receive the ball as fast as possible, but that's about it.

However, to become a real football player such as Ronaldo and Messi, you need not only speed, but also other conditions such as physical fitness and technique.

In Jack's view, for a person like him who possesses the above qualities, it would be too wasteful to be a Seeker, but to be a Chaser can give full play to

his full abilities.

However, for Roger, Jack's choice was very incomprehensible. Often, the Seeker is the key player on the field, the most noticeable star.

On the other hand, Chasers need higher ball-handling skills and more complex coordination, and flying talent alone is not enough.

"If that's the case, why don't you try my technique yourself."

After discovering that he couldn't convince Roger, Jack suggested: "We are two-on-one and take turns to attack with the ball. Whoever scores the first five goals wins. If I win, let me be the chaser, how about that?"

"Then if you lose, you have to be a Seeker." "It's a deal." The two agreed.

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Training time for the Ravenclaw Quidditch team is Wednesday.

Because he felt that he was in a safe position to win, Roger spread the news that he was going to fight Jack and heads-up.

On the day of training, many Ravenclaw students came to the stadium early, ready to watch.

Jack didn't arrive at the stadium in advance, he only set off from the dormitory ten minutes before the training time.

His three roommates accompanied him. Although most people thought Jack was a genius, they still felt that he would not be Roger's opponent.

However, his roommates took a different view. They were used to seeing Jack's endless talents beyond ordinary people, so they all believed that he would not lose to Roger.

Along the way, they expressed their envy to Jack again, and encouraged him to defeat Roger, so that the freshmen could kill the prestige of the seniors.

When Jack arrived at the stadium, the Ravenclaw players also arrived at the stadium early and started training.

Since there are too few boys in Ravenclaw, most of Ravenclaw's players and backup players are girls.

Jack also saw Chang Cho among them, and she also rode a broom to practice flying in the air.

She flies so well that many senior players don't fly as well as her, so it's no wonder she was selected as a Seeker backup in her second year.

He could still see Hermione sitting in the stands, excited to get up and wave at him when he saw him. Surprisingly, Penelope was also sitting beside her. It seems that since Jack's hospitalization, the two have become friends in private.

In fact, this is also excusable, after all, both of them are Muggle-born, and they are both academically tyrannical characters, presumably they have a very common language.