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Chapter 0046 Snape's Secret and the first Quidditch Match

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In fact, the first Quidditch match of the semester did not include Ravenclaw among the teams, but two rival houses, Gryffindor and Slytherin.

The day before the game, Harry Potter mysteriously approached Ye Ting and Hermione in the library, and he and Ron took the two to a corner.

"You guys know what? I just saw Snape at Filch's." Harry lowered his voice and said surreptitiously, "His leg was bloody and gory, and it looked like he had been bitten by something. I also overheard him mention the phrase: 'How can you possibly stare at three heads at once?'"

Hermione listened confused: "What does that mean? I don't understand, you've brought us here exactly to-"

"He said 'three heads'!" Ron emphasized slightly louder: "You know, Harry and I once got caught by Filch on a night out. That night we entered the corridor that was Professor Dumbledore said is forbidden, and guess what we saw?"

Obviously, Ron and Hermione did not have much contact with each other because of Ye Ting, so there was no misunderstanding and conflict between the two as there was in the original - except for that charms lesson on Halloween.

At that time, Ron stimulated Hermione severely, the self-respecting young girl stayed alone in the corridor to grieve. As a result, she was almost killed by the troll. Although Hermione will not be angry with others, but since that day she had no good feeling for Ron, I think the original "a fresh flower stuck into cow dung" plot is unlikely to happen again.

Of course Ron himself does not understand this.

At this time, Ron's impression of Hermione was that she is an overly serious good student, a little difficult to get along with, but he does not dislike her.

Now, he is a little naive in front of Hermione.

Obviously, he still underestimated Hermione.

"You mean the three-headed dog? This is what you meant by 'three heads', right?"

"What ah, so you already knew." Ron was a little disappointed showing his knowledge in front of the girl.

"So, do you know what this means?"

Harry took over, holding his breath and said.

"On Halloween, he tried to get past that big dog with three heads! He was heading there when we saw him - he was looking for that thing the big dog was guarding! I'll bet my flying broom that he let that troll in, to divert the people's attention!"

Apparently, Ye Ting wasn't the only one who took advantage of the chaos to leave the group, the Savior duo also took the opportunity to have an adventure.

But Hermione didn't believe this.

"No, he wouldn't," she said, "I know he's not very good, but he would never steal something that Dumbledore keeps so tightly."

"Is that what you think?" Ron looked at Ye Ting again with an expectant look.

To his disappointment, Ye Ting nodded approvingly.

"Maybe Snape is gloomy, eccentric, petty and doesn't wash his hair, but he's a qualified professor. He is accomplished in magic potions and would never harm his students."

"Honestly, you guys always think all teachers are saints."

Ron said rudely, "I agree with Harry. I think Snape would do anything. But what is he looking for? What is that big dog watching over?"

The communication between the four ended fruitlessly.

However, Hermione and Ye Ting thanked Harry and Ron for taking the initiative to tell them all this - Ye Ting and Hermione's encounter with the troll on Halloween was well known at Hogwarts, and Harry and Ron took the risk of telling them that Snape may be the possible culprit.

Ron and Harry then invited them both to watch Harry's first Quidditch match.

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Early the next morning, Ye Ting was brought to the pitch by an excited Cho Chang, with the reason of observing the opponents to gather information.

Hermione also came along, and she made several small flags with lions painted on them to show her support.

In fact, she does not support Gryffindor, but because of Draco Malfoy's long-standing discriminatory remarks against Muggles, as well as his hatred against Ye Ting, Slytherin has become her most hated house.

Ye Ting had enchanted the flags, and the lions on the flag moved. They walked around restlessly in the flag and roared majestically from time to time.

Ron and a few Gryffindors who had arrived at the stadium early, had come forward after seeing such flags, and they spent a few sickles to buy them.

"Let's make a few more to earn pocket money before the next Quidditch match." Ye Ting said quietly to Hermione, and she nodded with a smile.

At eleven o'clock, it seemed that the entire school had arrived in the stands around the Quidditch pitch. Many students also brought binoculars.

The seats were literally raised halfway up in the air, but at times it was still difficult to see the game clearly.

Madam Hooch, from the flying class, was the Quidditch referee. She stood in the middle of the pitch, her flying broom in hand, waiting for both players to arrive.

"Listen, I want everyone to play fairly and honestly." She said as soon as the players gathered around her. Her words seemed to be directed specifically at Marcus Flint, the captain of the Slytherin team and a sixth-year. The Slytherin team often resorted to dirty tricks during the game, and Flint especially did so.

Madam Hooch blew her silver whistle hard.

Fifteen flying brooms rose from the ground, flew high into the sky, and the game began.