It was almost eleven, and the entire school, students and teachers alike, began making their way to the Quidditch Pitch.
As they passed the Gryffindor team, George said to Harry, "Don't worry so much. For the sake of fairness, I've already made a suggestion to our Head of House. In this match, aside from Malfoy using the Nimbus 2001, the rest of us will still use our old Flying Broomsticks."
That was right. This was exactly what Flint had just discussed with him.
To him, if he won the match using a Nimbus 2001, then others would only think he had performed so well because his Flying Broomstick was better than the other teams'. That would not help his plan to raise his own fame.
But in the eyes of outsiders, they would only think he was upright and honorable, a man of noble character.
In reality, however, compared with Flint, he was even more unscrupulous.
Because the premise behind this decision was that he was certain he could win the match.
It was not only because of his physical ability and absolute control over a Flying Broomstick. More importantly, if he wished, he could use his ability at any time to influence the Golden Snitch.
Before he had surpassed the opposing team by one hundred and fifty points, he would not let the Golden Snitch fall into the hands of any Seeker.
So when the match ended, and by what score, were entirely up to him.
If Flint and Malfoy counted as true villains, the kind of bad that everyone could clearly see with their own eyes, making those Slytherin traits easy to see through, Then George was a hypocrite in an especially good disguise. In front of everyone, he presented a positive image, while in secret he would