On the weekend of the second week after Halloween, the Hufflepuff-Ravenclaw Quidditch match went ahead as scheduled. Connor and Lee Jordan were still the commentators, but before they took the field, Professor McGonagall, serving as the sideline referee, sternly warned Connor for abusing his position to mock Slytherin during the previous match.
Roy had originally wanted to imitate the Gryffindor and Slytherin spectators from the last match by creating a huge house emblem to cheer for his team before the game began, but Cedric rejected the suggestion.
Cedric awkwardly explained to Roy about the Transfiguration assignment Professor McGonagall had given them, leaving Roy puzzled. How did I not know about this? Did I zone out in class again? But I really didn't hear Professor McGonagall assign anything like this.
Cedric helplessly explained Professor McGonagall's advanced Transfiguration class to Roy. When Roy heard that nearly twenty first-year witches and wizards had been invited to join it, he did not question why he had not been invited. Instead, he asked Cedric whether he could join their team.
"That wouldn't be appropriate, would it? This is an assignment Professor McGonagall gave us. You're not..."
Cedric hesitantly tried to refuse, only for Roy to cut him off with a wave.
"It's fine. I'm not joining your advanced class. I'll just provide some outside technical support. Why don't you discuss it with the other students in your group?"
With no other choice, Cedric asked the other Hufflepuff members. To his surprise, everyone was delighted that Roy could help, so Cedric went along with it and let Roy join the group.
It had to be said that Roy truly deserved his reputation as a technical master. Cedric and the others had originally planned to make a huge animated badger like Gryffindor and Slytherin had, but Roy