"Someone tampered with that bludger. It wouldn't leave Harry alone the entire match, it didn't even chase anyone else.
It must have been Malfoy from the Slytherin team who tampered with it, trying to catch the Golden Snitch by such a despicable means!"
To protect Harry, all the Gryffindor players surrounded him, landing on the ground and repeatedly batting away the bludger, with the twins angrily speculating.
Chaser Alicia Spinnet looked at Captain Wood:
"Oliver, you can't let Harry deal with that thing alone. Should we pause the match and request an investigation?"
Wood hesitated upon hearing this.
And Harry excitedly shouted:
"If we stop now, we'll be disqualified!
We can't lose to the Slytherin team because of a mad bludger. They're already a hundred points ahead. Only if I catch the Golden Snitch can we win this match.
Hurry, Oliver, take them away! You being around me makes it impossible for me to catch the Golden Snitch!"
"No, if both sides request an investigation simultaneously, you won't be disqualified."
Just then, a familiar voice came from above them; it was George.
After seeing the situation on Gryffindor's side, the Slytherin team started watching the show, as it didn't harm them anyway. It was George who went to convince Flint to agree to a joint investigation.
The reason was simple: he told Flint that with the current trend, they were almost certain to win, but if they won the match because the bludger attacked Harry, others would think they had tampered with it, which would make their victory disgusting.
"George, you're such a good person!"
Wood looked at George, his eyes filled with gratitude. George was indeed different from typical Slytherins.
Madam Hooch, noticing the situation, also hurried over.
Because both sides jointly requested an investigation into the bludger, the match was paused. Snape and McGonagall, as Deans of the two houses, inspected the bludger. The inspection results were obvious: someone had indeed cast powerful magic on the bludger.
However, this kind of magic to control a bludger could not be performed by the young Wizards in the school, so it was also confirmed that it was not done by anyone from the Slytherin team.
Such a situation was rare in Hogwarts's history. For the match to continue, the two Deans publicly stated that there was a problem with the bludger itself, and a new bludger was temporarily replaced.
And Dumbledore was invited to help monitor the entire Quidditch pitch to prevent any further accidents.
With Dumbledore personally supervising, Dobby, hidden in the shadows, naturally dared not make another move, and the match once again entered a heated contest.
At four in the afternoon, after a full three hours of play, Harry ultimately proved superior, catching the Golden Snitch ahead of Malfoy, earning Gryffindor one hundred fifty points and ending the match.
However, when he saw the score on the scoreboard, he was instantly dumbfounded.
The score between Slytherin and Gryffindor at this time was — 400:200.
In other words, excluding his one hundred fifty points, Gryffindor was a full three hundred fifty points behind.
"Congratulations to Harry Potter for catching the Golden Snitch and earning Gryffindor one hundred fifty points, but unfortunately, the winner of this match is Slytherin, because George alone scored thirty goals for their team."
Commentator Lee Jordan regretfully announced the match results. As a Gryffindor, he naturally still hoped Gryffindor would win, but Slytherin's George was simply too formidable; the Gryffindor team couldn't stop him from scoring.
After the match, George returned to Hogwarts Castle, surrounded by all the Slytherin Wizards.
Slytherin's victory this time was entirely due to George; otherwise, if Harry had caught the Golden Snitch normally, they couldn't have won again.
And after dealing with everyone, George quietly took his magic book to the Black Lake again.
Winning the Quidditch match was only to increase his popularity and prestige, to facilitate his actions in school, and to pave the way for his life after graduation.
But these were merely incidental aids that could not make him truly powerful.
Like Lockhart and his ilk, who tried every means to boost their fame, but when they truly encountered danger, they could only wait to be killed.
True power was like Dumbledore, Lord Voldemort, and Grindelwald; that was his pursuit.
However, his precious time studying magic was interrupted not long after.
A tall middle-aged Wizard with short yellow hair and round eyes found him.
"Hello, George!"
"Hello, Mr. Pe... you are?"
George subconsciously answered halfway, realizing he had spoken too casually again.
"I am Ludo Bagman, the current Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports at the Ministry of Magic."
The middle-aged Wizard replied with a smile.
Upon hearing this, George immediately searched his memory for this name, and soon he had the answer.
Isn't this the Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports who was addicted to gambling, eventually gambled himself into bankruptcy, owed the Goblins a large amount of gold, and swindled the Weasley twins?
"May I ask what you need, Mr. Head of Department?"
"It's like this, Madam Hooch recommended you to me, and I just watched your match. I want to invite you to become a member of our England Quidditch Team."
Ludo believed that for a young Wizard like George, hearing his invitation would surely make him excitedly agree immediately, because no young Wizard could refuse such an honor.
However, George's answer instantly petrified him:
"I'm sorry, I'm not interested in that."
Joining the England Quidditch Team would naturally be of great benefit to his fame, but it would be too time-consuming. He'd probably have to train at the Ministry of Magic every weekend and participate in matches all over the World, which wasn't worth it.
As he had just said, fame was merely a byproduct; studying magic was the fundamental goal, so he naturally refused immediately.
"But you played so well just now. I could tell you held back at the end to save face for the Gryffindor team, otherwise you could have scored even more. Why refuse my invitation?
Are you worried your Principal won't agree?
You don't need to worry about that. I will personally speak to Dumbledore; he will absolutely agree and will grant you special permission to free up time for training and matches."
Ludo explained anxiously.
George's performance on the field had completely conquered him. With his professional level, he could judge that even among the major international teams, George's skill was among the very top.
So, he was determined to secure George today.
"To be honest with you, Mr. Head of Department, playing Quidditch well is my talent, but magic is my hobby, so I don't want to waste all my limited study time on Quidditch.
Especially now that I'm only in my first year, it's the most important foundational stage for learning magic."
George saw Ludo's face grow increasingly anxious, paused, and continued:
"Of course, I am also willing to contribute to our country's Quidditch team, just as I contributed to Slytherin.
So I can agree to join the England Quidditch Team first, but training and matches will have to wait until after my fourth year."
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