Team's First Victory

"Pass me the ball!"

Ravenclaw's attack was cut short by Roy's steal. With Roy launching a smooth fast break, Hufflepuff scored another ten points.

"Foul! Foul! He elbowed me!"

After Roy scored, Ravenclaw's players swarmed around Madam Hooch to complain about Roy's earlier steal. That steal had been somewhat suspicious, and a wave of complaints also erupted from the Ravenclaw stands.

However, Madam Hooch showed no reaction to the Ravenclaw players' complaints and blew her whistle to confirm the goal.

Roy chuckled to himself. Ravenclaw was still too inexperienced. This had actually been his way of testing the referee's limits.

Without celebrating much, Roy threw himself straight into the next defensive play.

"Another fast break by Roy. Let's watch this one—he scores! Hufflepuff leads 30 to 0!"

Hufflepuff's strategy revolved around chaos. No tactics, no set plays, just a free-for-all. Roy was also an exceptionally skilled fast-break player. Whenever his teammates made a steal, he immediately sprinted ahead. If there was no opportunity for a fast break, they created one.

Under Hufflepuff's tactics, all of Ravenclaw's carefully rehearsed plays and positioning became meaningless. Once the players on the field lost their heads, only their most primitive competitive instincts remained—but that was precisely the trap Hufflepuff had set.

As the match continued, Ravenclaw, using their weakness against Hufflepuff's strength, fell completely behind. As the score gap widened, Ravenclaw finally raised the white flag.

In the end, Cedric lived up to expectations and caught the Golden Snitch. Hufflepuff won, 290–10. Those points were the last shred of dignity Hufflepuff had left Ravenclaw.

After the match ended, Cedric jumped off his broom and tightly embraced Roy, who had just jumped down from his own broom.

"We won! I knew we could do it!"

As captain, Cedric had been so crushed by the