Chapter 85 Flying Lesson
In fact, a few days ago, an announcement for flying lessons on Thursday had been posted in the Gryffindor common room.
Flying has undoubtedly become a hot topic among the freshmen of this class. Ever since the announcement was posted, we can always hear words like flying and broomstick every day.
However, this incident did not bring much waves to the new students of Gryffindor.
After all, everyone knows that Fred, George and Angelina are the team's back-up players, training with the regular players and preparing to work hard to participate in the selection of regular players next year.
Albert and Lee Jordan would occasionally participate in training, and both of them had very good flying skills. As for Alia, a witch from a wizarding family, she had naturally been exposed to flying broomsticks since she was a child, and was not as familiar with flying as others. So enthusiastic.
So much so that after the flight lesson announcement was posted, no one had any special reaction, and even the topic of flying was much less talked about than in other academies.
There is only one exception, Zannah, who was born into a Muggle family and has never been exposed to broomsticks. She is definitely the most nervous among the new students in Gryffindor.
To this end, she also borrowed a copy of "The Origins of Quidditch" from the library, hoping to learn some flying skills on her own from the book.
It's a pity that Zannah doesn't have a panel, so she can't directly add points to upgrade, and the book can't directly help her understand the skill of riding a broomstick.
"Don't worry, riding a broomstick is not as difficult as you believe. Have you ever ridden a bicycle?" Albert actually understood the reason why Shanna was nervous. Just like someone who is nervous when flying on a plane for the first time, it is natural to ride a broomstick for the first time. There will also be tension, and it will be intense.
The most important thing is that she lacks confidence in herself. Honestly, confidence is really important.
Albert’s confidence comes from his own panel. He knows that he will never fail, so he boldly tries. At worst, he can solve it by adding points on the panel. After all, there is still a lot of experience in the stored experience pool, and that is the source of his confidence.
“Ride through.” Shanna took a deep breath and replied.
"Riding a broomstick is like riding a bicycle." Albert comforted, "Someone will teach you at the beginning. If you try a few more times, you will definitely learn it."
“Really?” Shanna asked suspiciously.
"Really." Albert nodded, "You should have some confidence in yourself."
Lee Jordan next to him was speechless. Although he had never ridden a so-called bicycle, Lee Jordan dared to pat his chest and guarantee that Albert was fooling others again.
It’s true that you are very powerful, but Shanna is not you!
In the afternoon, a few minutes before the flying lesson.
Albert and the Gryffindor students hurried to the class venue. Gryffindor's flying lessons were taken together with the Slytherin students.
"Why not take flying lessons on the Quidditch pitch?" Fred once again expressed confusion. Their flying lessons were held on a flat lawn outside the castle.
“Who knows.” Lee Jordan disagreed. Anyway, it was not the same everywhere.
“Come on, don’t be late.” Angelina urged, as if she couldn’t wait to take her first flying lesson.
"Don't worry, there are still five minutes, enough time for you to walk over there and still have time to spare." Albert was not in a hurry at all, he raised his head and looked at the lawn in front of him.
The Slytherin students were already there, helping Mrs. Hooch arrange the broomsticks.
Mrs. Huo Qi is a woman with short hair, a hooked nose, and a pair of sharp eyes like an eagle. When she rides on the broom, she gives people an inexplicable illusion, as if she is an eagle that may swoop down to catch its prey at any time. .
First, let the broom jump into their hands. Most of the Gryffindor students succeeded after several attempts. The only exception was Zannah. Her broom did not move at all. Finally, Zannah bent down and took the broom in her hand. on, causing a burst of laughter.
Mrs. Huo Qi, who saw this scene, also shook her head slightly.
"Don't worry, there are only a few who can do it easily." Angelina gestured to the blushing Zannah to look at the Slytherin students opposite. Their situation was not much better than hers. Those who were laughing at her just now , are still competing with their own brooms.
Then came the question of how to ride a broomstick and the correct way to hold your hands. Mrs. Hooch walked back and forth among the students, correcting everyone's wrong holding methods. She was surprised by the high level of Gryffindor students, so she gave Gryffindor a The extra five points made the Slytherin student opposite who was being criticized very dissatisfied.
Then, practice lifting off the ground.
Zannah's situation was even worse. The broom she was riding was trembling slightly. She didn't know whether it was her broom that was trembling or she herself was trembling.
After finishing the simple tutorial, Mrs. Huo Qi let the best people on broomsticks practice freely. With her eyesight, it was natural to see that Albert and others had mastered the skills of using flying broomsticks.
Fred watched with pleasure as the Slytherin students who were still receiving instruction took off the ground on their broomsticks after George and began to fly in the sky like a treasure.
Albert couldn't help but shook his head repeatedly. He naturally knew that Fred did this to stimulate the Slytherin students opposite.
After all, the freshmen in the opposite period are far less talented in flying than Gryffindor.
There is no way. Most of the people in Gryffindor are already flying in the sky, except for Zannah, who is a bad flyer and was left behind by Mrs. Hooch.
“Actually, we don’t need flying lessons at all,” George said to Fred as the two performed a cross-helical flight, drawing applause.
“Flying well,” said Lee Jordan, who went to the Quidditch pitch for practice far less often than the Weasley twins. Even if I went with Albert, I would just enjoy flying on a broomstick or playing ball with everyone.
"But not Slytherin students!" Lee Jordan said in front of the Slytherin students when he landed, instantly causing a wave of hatred and attracting the glares of a group of little snakes.
“I’m right.”
"It can only be said that we are far better than them in this aspect." Albert stabbed the Slytherin student in the chest without hesitation.
“Come on Warrington, pass Weasley.”
In the sky, a Slytherin student who was flying well was following George and Fred. Under the shouts of his eagerness to win and the shouts of his companions below, it turned into a circle race.
Compete to see who can fly faster and more steadily.
Like the twins who often trained to fly around the pitch, Slytherin's Warrington missed one section and ultimately lost miserably.
Afterwards, all three of them were scolded by Mrs. Hooch, but everyone could see that Fred and George didn't care. They cared more about Warrington who had defeated Slytherin.
“Won,” Fred announced cheerfully.
“Isn’t this normal?” Albert looked at the two of them speechlessly. From the beginning, it was impossible for them to lose.
But when these words reached the ears of Slytherin students, I don’t know why they were so harsh. What does it mean to be normal?
Is it normal for us Slytherins to lose?
I'm so angry, I really want to beat him up.
(End of this chapter)