Better Than the Fish in Black Lake

The Quidditch craze at Hogwarts lasted a long time, and the library's books on the subject were quickly emptied, with a waiting list stretching into after Christmas.

"I should have come earlier."

Harry said with some annoyance at the entrance of the library on the second floor.

His special training session was tomorrow night at 7 PM, and he had originally planned to read some relevant books beforehand to learn more about the subject.

However, Madam Pince, the librarian, told him that they didn't have any and he would have to wait until after Christmas if he wanted to see them.

But Christmas is still several months away, that's too long.

"There's nothing we can do about it," Ron said with a laugh. "Everyone's talking about Quidditch; you can't just not know anything, you'll be laughed at."

As he spoke, Ron unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

Because of his knowledge of Quidditch, and the fact that he has two brothers from the House team, he has been quite popular these past few days, surrounded by groups of young wizards wherever he goes.

This feeling of being the center of attention and value for everyone was something he had never experienced before.

"How about we ask Hermione?"

Harry tentatively said, "I remember she had a copy of Quidditch Through the Ages, I wonder if she returned it."

I think we should forget about it.

Upon hearing the name, Ron's grin immediately disappeared.

He frowned and said with a bitter face, "She hasn't spoken to us for a long time since she came back from the fourth floor that day."

Moreover, Gryffindor all knew that Hermione never kept a book for more than three days.

After Ron mentioned it, Harry remembered... Hermione was indeed like that.

From the first day of school, she always carried two books with her: one was the textbook she needed for class, and the other was borrowed from the library.

They weren't just putting on an act; they were genuinely watching.

In addition, she rarely interacted with the other young wizards in the common room, always sitting quietly in a corner reading a book.

I don't know who first discovered it, but it's said that she changed the books she borrowed from the library almost every three days.

Seamus Finnigan had confidently bet the two of them that she wouldn't last a month.

However, judging from the current situation, he estimated that he was going to lose. If Hermione changed the book again tomorrow, he would have to buy a box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans for everyone in the dorm.

Harry didn't care about a box of candy, but he still couldn't understand how Hermione could finish a book in just two or three minutes.

For him, even finishing a book in two weeks is a very difficult task.

"Then let's forget about it," Harry sighed.

Actually, he was quite afraid of seeing Hermione; the invisible aura emanating from that academic genius always made him very nervous.

"Why don't we ask Kyle?"

At that moment, Ron suddenly said, "I heard Fred and George say that he has books about Quidditch, and more than one."

Harry was somewhat tempted, but still hesitated, saying, "But I don't know Kyle. Will he lend me the book?"

"Don't worry, I'm here." Ron patted his chest, then grabbed Harry and ran downstairs.

"Besides, we'll only know if it works or not by trying... Come with me, let's go find him now."

The two searched the castle thoroughly, from the underground classroom all the way to the Astronomy Tower, but they couldn't find Kyle.

Not only that, but even the twins and Cedric seem to have disappeared.

Finally, while on the Astronomy Tower, Harry glanced out of the castle and spotted a group of people fishing by the Black Lake.

"So, you've come to me wanting to borrow Quidditch books?"

On the Black Lake, Kyle looked at the panting duo and asked, "Isn't there something in the library? Their collection is much richer than mine; you can just go and borrow it."

"They're all booked." Harry gasped, sounding a little nervous. "Madam Pince said we won't get a turn until after Christmas."

On the way here, Ron offered to borrow the books, but Harry thought it would be better to ask in person.

After all, it was he who truly wanted to read, not Ron.

"Are Quidditch books really that popular now?"

Seeing Harry's nervous expression, Kyle didn't say anything and simply took out his wand.

"The Origins of Quidditch Accio!"

Before long, a thick book flew through the air in an arc and landed lightly in Kyle's hands.

"You can read this one first."

Kyle handed the book to Harry. "It contains some flight instructions, which are suitable for beginners like you."

"Thank you, thank you!"

Harry quickly took it, saying, "I'll return it to you as soon as possible."

Kyle waved his hand and said, "It's alright, I don't need this book now, you can read it as you like."

Harry thanked him again before returning to the castle with Ron.

After they left, Kyle turned to Fred and George beside him and asked, puzzled, "What's wrong with you two?"

Ron greeted them as soon as they met, but the twins acted as if they hadn't heard him and didn't even turn their heads.

This is a bit abnormal.

Although Fred and George enjoyed teasing their little brother, they never ignored him and would always give him a perfunctory reply.

"It's nothing, I just don't want to talk to him," Fred sighed.

"We always thought Ron wasn't very smart, but we never imagined he was actually this stupid."

"How so..." Kyle seemed to smell the melon.

George asked, "Do you remember the last time we ran into them on the fourth floor?"

Kyle nodded; he not only remembered them, but he had also seen them with his own eyes.

"We've already inquired."

Fred said, "They went up to the fourth floor because they agreed to a wizarding duel with Malfoy."

"A wizarding duel?" Cedric said instinctively. "Slytherin doesn't easily issue wizarding duels; this sounds like a trap."

"Who can argue with that?"

George shook his head and said, "Curfew hours, on the fourth floor where it's easiest to be discovered, a wizard duel... all three of these combined make it a trap, even Gnome could tell."

"But Ron actually believed it..."

"Merlin, is he really a Weasley?"

"Uh..." Cedric opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to say something in defense of Ron, but didn't know what to say.

After all, Charlie, Percy, and the twins are all very intelligent, so compared to them, Ron's brain is indeed not very bright.

"He can even bite with a straight hook..." Fred said, shaking his fishing rod. "He's not even as good as the fish in Black Lake!"