Potter and Black

Quidditch had two core elements: individual flying skill and the performance boost of one's Broomstick.

Beyond that came the requirements specific to each position.

As a Seeker, Potter's flying skills were exceptionally polished and outstanding. On top of that, his family was wealthy enough to equip him with the finest Broomsticks on the market. With such a powerful combination, he was naturally absurdly strong.

He had caused quite a sensation at Hogwarts.

However, Manus had already followed an entire Quidditch season last year, so he was not particularly interested in the matches this year. Other than Ravenclaw Team matches, he had not gone to watch any, and the match between Ravenclaw Team and Gryffindor Quidditch Team had yet to begin.

Besides, Manus normally did not pay much attention to rumors in the castle that had nothing to do with him. After all, ninety percent of them were about Gryffindor and Slytherin fighting again.

Most of Manus's information about Gryffindor came from Lily. Once she filtered it for him, the usefulness of the information rose considerably.

With all those factors combined, Manus had somehow failed to learn about this Quidditch rookie who had sparked such a craze at Hogwarts.

"But from the looks of it, he hasn't given Gryffindor that much of an advantage, has he? They only need 170 points to win?"

"After all, Potter is a Seeker. Gryffindor's win rate may be extremely high because of him, but... once the Golden Snitch is caught, the match ends."

If the Golden Snitch was caught right at the start, Gryffindor would only get 150 points. Quidditch was terribly balanced, but in Hogwarts's round-robin, points-based Quidditch tournament, the sport still required teamwork to ultimately win the championship.

"He's very sharp, but he likes showing off too much. Sometimes Gryffindor clearly has the