Chapter 41 A Talent Unseen in a Thousand Years

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    "Very good, wire is George's ultimate weapon to control the flying broom."

    "Whether a flying broom flies well or not mainly depends on whether the wizard is skilled in operating the flying broom."

    Wrapping a loop of wire around the flying broom, in addition to the inherent control of the flying broom through magic, it also allows for more refined adjustments using magnetism, providing dual protection.

    In reality, with his physical duplicate weighing dozens of pounds, the magnetic force alone is enough to lift him off the ground. However, he is not as fast as a broomstick.

    This kind of operation, he also applied to his own wand. The wand has a loop of wire at its tip, the purpose of which is to instantly summon it back if it is dropped.

    "Stabilize the broomstick, rise a few feet, then slightly lean forward and vertically land back on the ground."

    "Follow my whistle: 3-2-1!"

    As Mrs. Whisper's whistle echoed, the little wizards all leaned forward with one foot and rode the flying broom into the air.

    However, most of them were unstable once they flew into the air, carefully maintaining their balance, but some of them were already experienced and flew well and quickly, such as Ginny.

    "Ginny, good job, you're flying quite nicely."

    Ginny's outstanding performance attracted Mrs. Whisper's attention, and she couldn't help praising loudly, ready to give points to Gryffindor. However, she was soon interrupted by a chorus of gasps.

    She turned her head to the right and looked at the Slytherin side. The expression on her face turned incredible.

    "Oh, Merlin, that's the starfish hangback, the 'Wurlitzer' shape flight, the sloth hug-the-tree-and-roll, and the Lonski fake-out! That's not possible!"

    She saw something, she saw George, the Slytherin star, who used a highly advanced Quidditch movement only professionals could master at this moment.

    Like the starfish hangback, it is an action only a top-level flying broom goalkeeper would use.

    When the ghost ball is about to enter the hoop but is too fast to be stopped, he immediately hangs upside down from the flying broom by one foot, using his outstretched limbs to block the ghost ball.

    The "Wurlitzer" shape flight is a high-speed movement that confuses pursuers by advancing in a zigzag pattern.

    The sloth hug-the-tree-and-roll is an extraordinarily difficult movement where the player hangs onto the broomstick and wraps their hands and feet around the broom handle to quickly spin the flying broom like a drill bit, deflecting any incoming Seeker balls.

    The Lonski fake-out is a move where the Chaser pretends to see the Golden Snitch down below and dives towards the ground, making the opposing Seeker mimic their actions. However, before they hit the ground, the former stops their dive abruptly, causing the opponent to fall and knock them out of concussion.

    This move requires the Chaser to have an ultimate level of control over the flying broom.

    If any of these four moves are learned, it is guaranteed that they can apply for any position in the national Quidditch team as a Seeker, Chaser, Beater, or Keeper.

    Even she couldn't smoothly complete all four moves, let alone using the cross-sweep series brooms for school teaching purposes.

    You see, the cross-sweep series brooms used for school teaching have a history of several decades. Flying them during class is no problem, but if the speed is too fast, they tremble and become difficult to control.

    However, look at George. He not only controls them but can even perform these four high-difficulty classic moves.

    "Slytherin gains twenty points. Practice as you wish. George, come with me."

    Once George landed smoothly, Mrs. Whisper shouted excitedly and hurried forward, grabbing George's arm and heading towards the castle.

    "Are you really riding a flying broom for the first time?"

    As they walked, she asked incredulously.

    George nodded shyly.

    "I couldn't ride there, but I've read some books and relevant introductions about Quidditch."

    He knew his plan had succeeded.

    With his physical strength and the stable control of the flying broom by magnetic force, he could not only do the four difficult moves he just demonstrated but also easily perform ballets on a broomstick and even do several Thomas turns.

    "Oh... You really... That's incredible..."

    Hearing George's answer, Mrs. Whisper was almost incoherent.

    In the Slytherin Dean's office, Snape was sitting in a chair writing his research notes on new magical potions when he was interrupted by a sudden urgent knock on the door. He couldn't help but frown and wave his wand to open the door.

    "Mrs. Whisper, what's so important that it requires such urgency?"

    Seeing that the visitor was Mrs. Whisper, the instructor of flying lessons, and the most outstanding student from his own house, he relaxed his furrowed brow slightly.

    Mrs. Whisper excitedly pushed George in front of Snape.

    "Professor Snape, your Slytherin house has produced a once-in-a-millennium Quidditch prodigy that you can't believe. He used... His first time riding a flying broom..."

    "Is all this true?"

    Upon hearing Mrs. Whisper's words, Professor Snape, who usually had an expressionless face, couldn't help but show some nervousness.

    As the Slytherin Dean, he had very deep feelings for his house. He was still bitter about the Slytherin's loss to Gryffindor last year, especially since it was against Gryffindor with Harry's presence.

    If George really had such a powerful talent for flying broomsticks, then for the next seven years, Slytherin would not lose to Gryffindor again.

    "I haven't reached the age where my eyes can't handle it, and many of your students from the college have also seen it."

    Mrs. Whisper's face turned red with anger at Snape's doubts.

    Professor Snape quickly said:

    "I'm not challenging you, but I am surprised."

    He turned his head towards George and displayed a smile that was worse than crying.

    "George, you've done well, you've always done well."

    "On Saturday, I will personally arrange for you to join the Slytherin Quidditch team. Even Gryffindor can make an exception, and we Slytherin can as well!"

    "That's... Professor, I don't really want to join the Quidditch team."

    George replied with a bit of embarrassment.

    Upon hearing George's words, Mrs. Whisper and Professor Snape both had a simultaneous pause before almost simultaneously asking:

    "Why?"

    Joining the Quidditch team is every young wizard's dream, and George has such a high flying broomstick; it's almost as if he's a natural Quidditch player.

    George looked up at Professor Snape and coughed loudly:

    "It's like this, because I prefer researching magic over Quidditch, especially black magic defense, and Professor Lohartr's black magic defense class is... So I need more time to study by myself."

    But if I join the Quidditch team, I'll have to train often, which might not leave me much time... Ahh... Self-studying is really difficult."

    "What you say makes sense. Compared to Quidditch, studying magic is the foundation, and Professor Lohart is indeed a fool... Well..."

    Professor Snape couldn't help but sink into deep thought upon hearing this.

    In his view, the study of magic is definitely more important than Quidditch, and he has little interest in it himself. As the Dean of Slytherin, he naturally wants Slytherin to win the Quidditch Cup.

    "Then, if you join the Slytherin team, I will try to prevent them from making you train. From now on, every weekend, I will take half a day to help you specifically study black magic defense."