"Someone tampered with that ball. It won't leave Harry alone. It hasn't gone after anyone else the entire match.
It must have been Malfoy from the Slytherin team who did something to it, trying to use such a despicable trick to catch the Golden Snitch!"
To protect Harry, all the Gryffindor players gathered around him and dropped to the ground, knocking the Bludger away again and again. Among them, the twins guessed furiously.
Chaser Alicia Spinnet looked at Captain Wood.
"Oliver, you can't let Harry deal with that thing alone. Let's suspend the match and request an investigation, all right?"
Wood immediately hesitated at her words.
Harry, however, shouted in agitation, "If we stop now, we'll be disqualified!
We can't lose to the Slytherin team just because of one 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. With all of you around me, I can't catch the Golden Snitch at all!"
"No need. If both sides apply for an investigation at the same time, you won't be disqualified."
Just then, a familiar voice came from above them. It was George.
After seeing something go wrong on Gryffindor's side, the Slytherin team had simply watched the show. After all, it did them no harm. It was George who had gone over and persuaded Flint to agree to apply for an investigation together.
The reason was simple. He told Flint that with the current trend, they were almost certain to win, but if they won because a Bludger attacked Harry, other people would think they had tampered with it. That would make the victory disgusting.
"George, you really are a good person!"
Wood looked at George, his eyes full of emotion. George really was different