Goalkeeper Dudley
Dudley Dursley was Harry's cousin. He became a much better person after becoming a wizard.
Moreover, Dudley, who is a poor student in the Muggle world, actually has pretty good grades.
However, there was one course that Dudley kept the same as it was in the Muggle world—the Flying Class.
He was a rare wizard who couldn't use a flying broom.
Not only is it unusable, but it also applies extra downward force to the broom while it is in flight, which can damage the broom.
This situation remained unchanged until this semester.
Madam Hooch dared not let Dudley continue attempting to fly.
But now, what did Harry and the others hear? Dudley has become the goalkeeper!
Goalkeepers can fly too!
"How is that possible?" Ron suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Draco.
"Yes, even if he can control that strange magic, it will definitely consume a lot of flying brooms."
"He's only touched a broom twice in Flying Class, and he doesn't have any extra Galleons to buy a flying broom." Harry stopped in his tracks.
"It's Diggory of Hufflepuff, a fourth-year student."
"He can make simple flying brooms, so repairs are naturally no problem for him either."
"I don't know how he noticed Dudley. Some people say he did it to help Dudley, but I don't believe it."
"I think it's because you noticed Dudley, and even further, discovered Dudley as a goalkeeper," Draco guessed.
"Then why is Dudley still behaving that way?" Ron discovered the blind spot.
"It's Hufflepuff Team and Seeker Loki, a seventh-grader. He's the one who kept Dudley the way he was."
"But as you all know, it's Slytherin style. Our captain, Marcus Flint, discovered this secret while gathering information." Draco shrugged.
"Inquire? I think it's more like spying!" Ron frowned.
"What about Diggory? I've never seen him on the Hufflepuff Quidditch Team." Harry was curious about the person who had discovered Dudley.
He felt that this person might genuinely mean well.
Draco always has a habit of thinking the worst of people.
"I almost forgot to mention, Diggory is Hufflepuff's new Seeker, and his position in the team is like Roger's back in the day, essentially the captain."
"Loki, the captain of the Hufflepuff Quidditch Team, has been with him for the past few years, but he hasn't let Diggory play."
"Perhaps it's because of your case, Harry, plus Diggory discovering Dudley, that made Diggory Seeker ahead of time."
"According to our Slytherin Team's analysis, Diggory should become the Seeker and captain next year, when he is in his fifth year."
"Loki had just graduated at that time," Draco explained.
Then Harry and the others headed to the Great Hall on the first floor.
They then realized that they were still hungry.
However, they were delayed on the road for a while.
By the time they arrived, the banquet was already over.
Fortunately, as Draco said, Crabbe and Goyle packed a lot of extra food, so they didn't go hungry.
In the days that followed, Harry, caught up in the rumors, could only pass the time by studying.
Of these courses, only the Flying Class and Riddle's Defense Against the Dark Arts were somewhat interesting.
It goes without saying why Flying Class are so interesting.
In the following Defense Against the Dark Arts, Riddle talked about what was equivalent to Dark Magic for second-year wizards in the new Muggle world—high voltage electricity.
He also mentioned how to deal with being electrocuted before, during, and after the shock.
Preventing electric shocks is crucial.
Young wizards, just remember to stay away from telephone poles and don't use magic around them.
This was glossed over because young wizards in the Muggle world all knew it was dangerous.
After being electrocuted, Professor Riddle explained a method that Muggle couldn't do, which also involved Transfiguration.
In the Muggle world, if someone gets an electric shock, the usual method is for others present to cut off the power, but obviously, when struck by high voltage, there is clearly no time to do so.
Therefore, the others present should use insulating objects to keep the conductive material (usually electrical wires) away from the body.
The young wizards can handle it themselves; they don't need any extra help.
They simply need to make the part of the conductive material that is in contact with them an insulating material, and then move away from the conductive material.
Because wizards are physically stronger than Muggle.
When faced with dangers such as electricity, fire, or poison that give them time to think, they usually subconsciously control these dangers away from them or become immune to them.
The Fire-Resistant Charm was discovered and reborn because of this.
Therefore, when faced with high-voltage electricity that can instantly cause unconsciousness or even death upon impact with a human body, the young wizard, with the help of instinct and superior physical constitution, has time to concentrate his mind and cast a spell on himself.
In short, in Riddle's class, Harry, using a wizard's perspective, discovered the dangers of the world he used to live in.
For a young wizard who knows nothing about the Muggle world, the Muggle world is far more dangerous than some evil curses or even curses.
Harry finally understood why the Defense Against the Dark Arts taught these seemingly unrelated Muggle concepts.
Harry also discovered the most important point: as long as the young wizard could stay conscious and not fall into a coma.
Magic will automatically generate various unexpected phenomena under the influence of the subconscious to ensure the safety of its host.
The dangers encountered in the Muggle world are all unrelated to magic. As long as it's not a case of miraculous power like high-voltage electricity or a bullet that leaves no time to react, a young wizard can preserve his life simply by sensing the source of the danger or by not losing consciousness, relying solely on his magical reflexes.
Therefore, for a young wizard, a dump truck crashing head-on is not as dangerous as a single bullet.
Dump trucks are a danger they can easily spot, while bullets are clearly not.
And naturally, falling from a great height is far safer for a young wizard than being electrocuted by high voltage.
Harry finally understood why the safety that wizards perceived was fundamentally different from that that of Muggle.
Any danger that allows them enough time to react and prevents them from losing consciousness instantly is not considered a danger.
However, the other courses were not as interesting for Harry.
Harry felt almost no sense of accomplishment in Potions Class, and Professor Snape praised him lavishly no matter how well he did.
Harry even suspected that Professor Snape would have a reason to give him extra points even if he blew up the cauldron.
Other lessons that required the use of a wand were far too easy for Harry.
He learns much faster than what is taught in class.
Herbology, while teaching interesting Herbology that are not found in the Muggle world, is a different story.
But they always reminded Harry of the painful memories of being made by Aunt Petunia to pull weeds and water flowers when he was a child.
Astronomy Class were too outdated for Harry; they weren't as interesting or advanced as the books he bought on Muggle Street when he was at Sirius's house.
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