The days that followed were fairly peaceful.
The Gryffindor Quidditch Team had lost three teammates in succession. Although they had found substitutes in time, they were still thrashed so badly they did not know what had hit them.
That match was Hufflepuff against Gryffindor.
Curled up in Hermione's arms, Su Er shook his head repeatedly as he watched Ron miss another save on the pitch. That was his fourteenth missed save already. He had even caught several of those balls, only to let them slip away again-a true butterfingers.
Though Gryffindor was plagued with problems, Hufflepuff was not much better off. Zacharias Smith knocked over one of his own teammates while carrying the Quaffle.
The butterfly effect had made its power felt. Cedric Diggory, who should have died in that ordeal, had played for several years. Although Gryffindor's Seeker, Ginny, had considerable talent for Quidditch, talent needed time to develop, and naturally, she was no match for Cedric.
In the original story, Gryffindor had lost by only ten points. Here, they lost by a full hundred.
Unless Ravenclaw and Slytherin fell apart in their upcoming matches, Gryffindor could practically say goodbye to this year's Quidditch Cup.
The match took place on Saturday. That afternoon, Su Er and Hermione went their separate ways for once.
He still had something to do, and the approach of dusk was the best time to enter the Forbidden Forest.
He had put off recruiting help for his side in the armed village brawl long enough. After all, what was about to happen was that a thug who had broken away from the village was coming back to seize its turf and make himself the boss. How could that be allowed? Once you left the village, you should stay quietly outside and stop coming back to