Cedric's Rivals in Love

After pulling the teeth out of the Mouthy Flower, Professor Sprout asked everyone to fertilize the plants.

The fertilizer was Professor Sprout's favorite dragon manure compost, which she considered a treasure like Jinkela.

But problems soon arose, this time involving Gryffindor's McLaggen. After a long period of silence, he finally made headlines.

For some reason only he knew, he shoveled a large amount of fertilizer directly into the mouth of the Mouthy Flower.

This angered Mouthy Flower, who swallowed him whole.

Fortunately, Mouthy Flower had just had its teeth pulled, McLaggen wasn't bitten, but he was upside down with half his body stuck inside.

Several Gryffindor wizards grabbed his feet, trying to pull him out, but the Mouthy Flower wouldn't let go.

Professor Sprout stormed over, placed her hand under the Mouthy Flower's mouth, and gently scratched it.

The flower seemed ticklish, trembling all over, and spat out McLaggen.

McLaggen was bathed in golden dragon... fertilizer, then collapsed to the ground, and golden "rain" began to fall from the sky.

William twirled his wand, and an oil-paper umbrella appeared in his hand, which he promptly opened to shield the area.

Qiu, with her keen reflexes as Seeker, dodged under the umbrella, while the others were not so lucky and were all hit by the "rain".

"Gryffindor, deduct thirty points!" Professor Sprout said angrily.

William folded his umbrella and carefully walked over, picking up the plant from the ground with his left hand, which was Dragonhide Gloves.

"The Aguamenti!" William washed the plant and examined it carefully.

--Puffapod.

This is a magical plant that grows plump, pink pods filled with shiny beans.

In William's view, the Puffapod is more like a Pea Shooter because it can launch or throw peas at living creatures.

William suddenly had a flash of inspiration: he could have Cedric make a batch of Pea Wand, which would be another great prank product.

Professor Sprout was even angrier. She exclaimed, "Where are all these Puffapod? They've all been eaten by the Mouthy Flower!"

After the Herbology, William and the Ravenclaw students were walking back when they soon heard about another teaching incident.

--The Flying Class incident.

Yes, our beloved Madam Hooch... a teaching accident also occurred in her class.

This time, the main characters are Neville, Harry, and Malfoy, three unlucky brats.

Last year, Summerby had a reason to say the broom was no good, but Neville can't use that reason.

After all, these are all Nimbus 1700, and after several months of "new bike" break-in, there are no problems at all.

The manufacturer also stated that they would repair or replace the product if there were any quality issues.

Even with such a fine flying broom, it couldn't stop Neville from taking off.

Neville is like a new driver who, while learning to drive at driving school, is told by the instructor to step on the brake, but he insists on stepping on the accelerator instead.

After last year's teaching mishap, Madam Hooch performed well; she used the Levitation Charm in time to save Neville from a broken bone and financial loss.

Neville was frightened, but Madam Hooch decided to take him to the medical room anyway.

But Madam Hooch made an even more serious mistake here; she shouldn't have left alone, leaving the first-year wizard standing there with a broom waiting for her.

That's unrealistic; without a professor watching over them, the kids could cause anything.

Especially Gryffindor and Slytherin.

So Harry and Malfoy started clashing.

"So... Professor McGonagall made Harry Gryffindor's Seeker?" William asked in surprise in the corridor.

Wood had originally intended to keep it a secret, but fortunately, he caught everyone off guard on the day of the match.

Unexpectedly, while he was discussing this with the twins and hadn't had a chance to tell them to keep it a secret, Fred saw William and Qiu walking towards them, so he waved and loudly told them the news.

"Oh, well, so be it if William knows." Wood somewhat helplessly. "Our opponent isn't Ravenclaw, anyway."

But that's just something you can only fool yourself with.

William and Cho know, which means Cedric will know. Their little group never hides things from each other.

This kind of thing also has its advantages, such as the twins knowing that William is a very good Quidditch player.

This is why William didn't hide his abilities during the selection process; even if he had, Gryffindor and Hufflepuff would have known.

It's pointless.

"Qiu, it seems you have a rival."

After Wood left, the group continued walking towards the restaurant together, William said.

"Who, Potter? Come on, William, he's only in first grade." Cho wasn't particularly concerned.

Professor McGonagall is Quidditch expert, and she must have her reasons for making an exception and choosing Harry.

I believe the professor's judgment is correct.

Moreover, Quidditch also has its talents, like when you were in first grade... so never underestimate it."

Qiu nodded thoughtfully, preparing to continue her extra training with Cedric.

When they have free time lately, the two often exchange tips on Seeker and train together.

In Cedric's words: Everything is going smoothly!

After the four entered the restaurant, they ran into Harry Potter and his sidekick Ron.

"Good job," George patted Harry on the shoulder and whispered, "Wood just told us we're on the house team too—we're Beater."

"Wood... didn't he say... it was a secret?" Ron glanced at William and Cho.

"It's alright, William and Cho already found out, even with Wood around," Fred laughed. "Besides, we're not afraid of Ravenclaw at all."

"Exactly! I'm telling you, we're definitely going to win the Quidditch Cup!" George said. "You'll be amazing, Harry Wood was practically incoherent with excitement when he told us about it."

No one can be our match.

"Saying that to our faces is incredibly arrogant," William chuckled.

"Hey bro, I know you're good, but Quidditch is a team game."

"That's right, we're a team," Cho retorted earnestly. "We Ravenclaw can't wait to face off against you Gryffindor."

"Not bad, that's got the vibe, it's got that gunpowder smell," George laughed.

Cho raised an eyebrow, smiled slightly, and scrutinized Harry again.

Harry's breathing quickened. In his mind's eye, there was a very beautiful girl with long, glossy black hair smiling at him.

"Say something!" Harry told himself.

He really wished he could be carefree and tell a joke right now, making everyone laugh, to show off his humor and composure.

However, he couldn't utter a single word.

William almost burst out laughing. Even the Boy Who Lived was like this; it seemed Cedric still had a lot of competitors.

Based on his current performance, Cedric could take on ten of them!

(Third update, please vote!)