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Chapter 951: Reserve Players
🕑 Added 2023-12-06 12:28:43 +0000 UTCAmid a burst of applause and cheers, Ginny controlled the broom to land.
Her face was rosy, she was panting quickly, filled with excitement and exhilaration. The performance of the Starcatcher exceeded her expectations. With just a slight touch or even the mere thought of turning, it responded as if obeying her mind rather than her tight grip.
She had ridden Harry's Firebolt before, but she felt that this broomstick's responsiveness was even more agile than that of the Firebolt, with incredibly smooth movements, exceptional acceleration, and precise turns. It showcased the qualities that only the finest brooms possessed.
Not to mention, the Starcatcher had an unparalleled sense of solidity and innovative design features, such as the secondary acceleration.
This was an epoch-making breakthrough. After riding the Starcatcher, the satisfaction brought by the previous brooms would be greatly reduced.
As expected, the first appearance of the Starcatcher had achieved astounding results.
Everyone was immersed in Ginny's performance. Madam Hooch and all the first-year students surrounded her, asking about the model of this broom. When they learned that it was made solely by Evan and his team, a burst of astonishment erupted from the crowd.
It was not a newly purchased product; it was a self-made broom. How was that possible?!
Ginny's performance just now was really amazing. In everyone's eyes, this broomstick's performance could only be matched by the Firebolt. The fact that the young wizards and witches of Hogwarts could create a broomstick on par with the Firebolt was somewhat intimidating.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, nobody would believe it...
But since it happened to be related to Evan, nothing seemed impossible. The first-year students would soon come to realize this.
Through this incident, they would also further understand Evan.
In short, the performance of the Starcatcher was satisfactory. Under the admiring and worshipful gazes of the first-years, Evan, Colin, Fred and George all took turns test flying it. Their flights might not have been as dazzling as Ginny's, but they were exciting enough.
Especially after Madam Hooch's test flight and her highly professional evaluation, the momentum of the Starcatcher reached its peak.
The students gathered around, all whispering excitedly, everyone staring at the broom.
The Starcatcher captured everyone's attention, becoming the second broom to receive such an honor after the Firebolt.
After Evan allowed the first-year students to use the Starcatcher for a test flight, this flying lesson turned into an exclusive exhibition of the broom.
The students formed a line, following Madam Hooch's lead, and they stepped forward one by one...
Everyone was extremely cautious, as if the Starcatcher were made of glass.
Evan really wanted to tell them that there was no need to be so careful. The broom's structure was not unnecessarily thickened or enlarged; even if it fell from the sky, the protective Charms on the Starcatcher would be activated, ensuring the safety of the rider and the broom itself.
This was another aspect that set the Starcatcher apart from traditional brooms, focusing on the protection of the rider's body.
This allowed driving without worries, without fear of the broom going out of control or encountering accidents.
Everyone was immersed in the great joy and satisfaction brought by the black broom, and the morning passed quickly.
In the end, the first-year students were reluctant to part with it, and many of them did not have a chance to ride the Starcatcher.
Evan told them that they could come to the field at five o'clock tonight to watch the Gryffindor Quidditch team tryouts.
By then, the Starcatcher would be officially unveiled.
Furthermore, after they familiarized themselves with the campus tomorrow, they could continue to come here for test flights. Evan guaranteed that everyone would have a chance to ride the Starcatcher, which made the new students very excited.
Even until they returned to the Great Hall for lunch, people were still discussing this matter.
It wouldn't be long before the entire Hogwarts students would know that Evan and the others had created an unparalleled new broom.
"Ginny, I met Madam Hooch in the corridor just now, and she recommended you to join the Gryffindor team." Angelina strode over, with a smile on her face. Without waiting for Ginny's response, she continued, "She told me about your performance, it was incredible, you must come for the tryouts. Oh, and she also mentioned a new broom, what's it called...
“Starcatcher!"
"Yeah, that’s it!" said Angelina, looking at Evan. "Evan, Madam Hooch said you made this broom. It can match the Firebolt in performance, surpassing it in agility and solidity. It has many innovative features.”
"That's right, strictly speaking, compared with mainstream brooms, there are a total of fifty-four innovations," said Evan. "If you count the magic involved in the internal main braking device, sensing device, and balancing device, there might probably be hundreds of innovations involved. In fact, I reconstructed all the core components using Alchemy, which enhances the effectiveness of magic..."
Angelina blinked, speechless in shock.
"Anyway, you just have to know it's a great broom!"
"It’ll be Gryffindor's trump card. We have the Firebolt and the Starcatcher, and we will definitely win this year's Quidditch Cup, and we will successfully defend our title."
"Come on, Angelina; let me introduce you this broom!" said Fred. "I was involved in the whole process of making it!"
Harry and Ron had just walked into the Great Hall when they saw this scene.
"Ginny, Angelina wants you to participate in the tryouts?" said Ron in surprise, his mouth wide enough to fit an egg.
"Yeah, but I'm not interested in being a Keeper," said Ginny hesitantly. "I prefer to be a Chaser."
With her excellent performance in the morning flight, if she participated in the tryouts, there probably wouldn't be any chance for anyone else...
At least in Evan’s opinion, Ron's flying was not as good as Ginny's.
Obviously, Ron also realized this, opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
"Many Gryffindor team members will graduate next year, so I think we should recruit a few more reserve players," said Evan. "Just in case something unexpected happens, we won't be short of players for the matches."
"I'll talk to Angelina about it," said Harry wearily, his energy drained from the morning Potions class. "So, the test flights went smoothly this morning?"
"Very smoothly. How was your Potions class? Snape didn't give you a hard time, did he?" Evan asked.
"Not as bad as before. I feel like I'm getting into the groove, and my homework grades weren't too bad," said Hermione, taking her homework out of her schoolbag. On it was an ‘O’, the highest grade, "I don't expect top grades every time because he grades us on O.W.L standards. To be honest, I think it's very encouraging to pass at this stage, don't you?"
