This is precious experience gained through repeated failures!

The timeout ended quickly, and Ludo Bagman's voice rang out across the stadium again after he caught his breath.

"The match resumes! Referee Mostafa releases the ball... Lovegood has it again! That was far too easy... Where have Bulgaria's Chasers gone?"

"Dimitrov and the others are hovering outside the scoring area! I see it now! This is their tactic! A defensive strategy! They'll keep intercepting Lovegood!"

"This strategy is working well! Lovegood changed direction! But he hasn't slowed down at all! That's the advantage of youth! North America is moving in to support him!"

"Holloway and McQuinn are flanking Lovegood! Lovegood enters the scoring area! Can Zograf stop him? He can't! Forty to zero! No doubt about it!"

"An equally wise strategy! It's clear that North America's players all have tremendous faith in Lovegood! I'd do the same in their position—simple, yet highly effective!"

Amos Diggory said in surprise, "Son, you really called it!"

Cedric Diggory merely shook his head with a smile, saying nothing. Why had he been able to predict it?

It was valuable experience Hufflepuff had earned through three years of facing Wizet, after failure upon failure!

The two former Ravenclaw captains huddled together. Seeing Wizet score again, Arsenal Vincent and Roger Davies clinked their Cooliks together. "Forty to zero!"

Hearing Ludo Bagman say, "I'd do the same," Arsenal Vincent burst into laughter. "Looks like I understand professional Quidditch teams too!"

"We both understand professional Quidditch teams now!" Roger Davies nodded repeatedly in agreement. "I can even guess... what Bulgaria is planning to do next!"

"Before Wizet takes a one-hundred-and-fifty-point lead..." Arsenal Vincent picked up the thought, "Krum needs to catch the Golden Snitch quickly and end the match!"

"Sir, were you Lovegood's captain on the field before?" A scout approached Arsenal Vincent. "Would you be