After Ye Ting was discharged from the hospital, Roger Davies, the Captain and Chaser of Ravenclaw's Quidditch team, sought him out immediately with a heartfelt invitation to join the team as a Seeker.
In a Quidditch match, each team has seven players: three Chasers, two Beaters, a Keeper, and a Seeker. Four balls are used during the game: one Quaffle, two Bludgers, and one Golden Snitch.
The Keeper guards their team's hoops, preventing the opposing team from scoring. The three Chasers are responsible for throwing the Quaffle through one of the opposing team's hoops to earn points for their team. The two Beaters protect their teammates from being hit by the Bludgers and hit the Bludgers towards the opposing players. The Seeker searches the field for the Golden Snitch, catches it, and ends the game.
The team that catches the Golden Snitch earns an extra 150 points, but this does not guarantee victory as the score difference between the two teams could exceed 150 points.
Typically, the lightest and fastest flyer becomes the Seeker.
"We also considered Cho Chang from the second year. I remember she often spends time with you," Roger said while persuading Ye Ting to join the team. "If you become the Seeker, she can be your reserve."
However, Ye Ting did not want to be a Seeker.
He felt that, as a Seeker, spending the entire game chasing after one ball was boring, not only monotonous but also lacking interaction with others.
Compared to being a Seeker, he preferred being a Chaser.
Compared to Seekers and Beaters, Chasers in Quidditch resemble players in football and basketball games, working together to score or prevent the opposing team from scoring.
Ye Ting believed his physical talents not only allowed him to fly quickly but also gave him stronger physical confrontation abilities and the capacity to perform more complex and difficult maneuvers in the air.
The skills of a Seeker were akin to Usain Bolt, purely fast speed. On a football field, Bolt could catch the ball at the fastest speed, but that would be it.
However, to become a true footballer like Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi required not only speed but also physical fitness, skill, and other requirements.
In Ye Ting's opinion, someone with several qualities like him would be wasting his talents as just a Seeker. Being a Chaser would allow him to fully exert his abilities.
However, to Roger, Ye Ting's choice was hard to understand.
Generally, the Seeker is the key figure on the pitch, the most noticeable star.
On the other hand, being a Chaser requires higher ball-handling skills and more complex coordination, which cannot be achieved solely with flying talent.
"Since that's the case, why don't you test my skills yourself?"
Finding he couldn't convince Roger, Ye Ting proposed, "Let's have a one-on-one match. We'll take turns holding the ball and attacking. Whoever scores five goals first wins. If I win, let me be a Chaser, how about it?"
"Well, if you lose, you'll have to be the Seeker obediently."
"It's a deal." The two made a pact.
...
Ravenclaw's Quidditch team training was on Wednesday.
Confident of his victory, Roger spread the news of his one-on-one match with Ye Ting beforehand.
On the day of training, many Ravenclaw students arrived at the pitch early to spectate.
Ye Ting didn't arrive at the pitch early; he only left his dormitory ten minutes before the training started.
His three roommates accompanied him. Although most people considered Ye Ting a genius, they still thought he wouldn't be Roger's match.
However, his roommates had a different view. They were accustomed to Ye Ting's endless extraordinary talents and believed he wouldn't lose to Roger.
On the way, they expressed their envy to Ye Ting and encouraged him to defeat Roger, to show the upperclassmen that freshmen could be formidable too.
When Ye Ting arrived at the pitch, the Ravenclaw players had already arrived and started training.
Due to the scarcity of Ravenclaw boys, most of the team and reserve players were girls.
Ye Ting spotted Cho Chang among them, practicing flying on her broomstick in the air.
She flew very well, better than many upperclassmen. It was no wonder she was selected as a reserve Seeker in her second year.
He also saw Hermione sitting in the stands, excitedly standing up and waving at him upon his arrival. Surprisingly, Penelope was sitting next to her. It seemed that since Ye Ting's hospitalization, the two had become friends in private.
Actually, this was understandable. After all, both of them were Muggle-borns and academic overachievers. They must have a lot to talk about.
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