Chapter Eighteen: Practice Match: Mahoutokoro Vs. Slytherin Team (Part 2)

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Harry swooped in the air passing through many other players may it be his teammate or a member of the opponent team. He didn't mind anyone in the pitch just to look for the snitch after Alwyna left the field to go to the Hospital Wing as he wanted to make sure that he will catch it before the Mahoutokoro Team finds it. He sighed as he flew a few meters above others to see a full view of the ground to observe what was going on for a while and by that way, he realized that Draco couldn't stop many of the quaffles going in the goal posts as most of it were just too fast for him.

"It looks like he needs more practice as a keeper. Gryffindor's stronger than us and the Mahoutokoro Team will have a harder time winning against them," Harry commented. "Even so, even with that fact that they're just our equal, I can't allow our team to lose at all!"

Draco sighed and breathed some air after the Japanese Team almost nonstop showered him with quaffle balls. There had been four balls that he wasn't able to stop making the score board into 70-130. It was now in favor of Mahoutokoro Team, and if the snitch wasn't caught yet before the scores gets even higher, even with the additional 150 points coming from the snitch, they may still lose.

It's already have been one hour since the game started and every player up in the air were already tired, some were already eliminated down the ground due to the bludger hitting them.

Harry was a bit disappointed when he heard again from Lee Jordan that the Mahoutokoro Team's still winning against them and that's when he knew that he has to also begin working on finding the snitch rather than observing them play.

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Meanwhile, Hermione and Ron became aware that the Mahoutokoro Seeker was following him while they're in the Gryffindor Quidditch Tower using their binoculars. He was bigger and taller than Harry. Also, the Mahoutokoro seeker looked older than him.

"Harry doesn't seem aware that he was being followed behind him!" Ron spoke out. "Doesn't he feel him?"

"The Japanese Quidditch Team is a master of concealment and that always make them win," Hermione told him. "It's possible that they're using it even right now."

"Wasn't that cheating? Why would they use a spell?" Ron asked him. "Isn't that horrible?"

George Weasley, his older brother, and a 2nd year student in Hogwarts hit him in the head. "There's nothing in the rules of Quidditch that you cannot use a spell to conceal your presence from another player. It's just the way it is. They're here to learn from us and thus, we also learn from them."

Ron scratched his head after that. "How do the Mahoutokoro Team feel each other, anyway if they use that?"

"Of course, they use their eyes! I think they trained their eyes to see who their teammates are," Fred interrupted. "Anyway, shut up and look! Harry seemed to see the snitch laying below the ground! He's skateboarding using his broom! Isn't that cool?"

"Won't he get into an accident? He's standing up on a thin wood!" Hermione screamed. "The Mahoutokoro Seeker seemed to have given up and made himself up above the ground again!"

All of those in the audience were in awe how great the Slytherin Team played alongside the Japanese Team as they didn't let themselves look like amateur players while all of the eyes of the audience were focused on Harry who was currently descending down from up the air.

The Mahoutokoro Team were also appalled by how great the members of Slytherin Quidditch moved even if the two chasers of Slytherin were having a hard time scoring since they can still score points equally together.

Meanwhile, Harry knew that they can only win if he's able to catch the snitch to get the tables upside down, and so, with all his strength, he let himself move like the wind. The only thing on his mind was his responsibility to win the game. There's no way he would tell himself that the game was just a practice and friendly game. It's real and if he let himself think it's just practice, he won't be able to be ready for the real competition.

"90- 140!" Lee Jordan who's a British Black Wizard announced. "In favor of Mahoutokoro Team!"

Their chasers may be strong and Draco had to keep up with protecting the balls from getting in their poles but Harry began to be on fire when the snitch was already but a few meters near him.

Hamlet and Berthold also began to help their two chasers to score and protect their teammates.

"Are you alright, mate?" Hamlet asked his twin brother. His green robes were sweaty already and he began to breathe fast. "Still have energy on you?"

Berthold grinned. "Don't worry about me. I'm still fine."

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All of them and all those in the audience, including Severus Snape who had just sat on the Slytherin Tower stood up as he worried completely for Harry's safety since they watched him descend from the air and stand on his broom near the ground. His heart was just beating too fast as he was so worried for him. It was also that time that he realized that he's really acting as a father to Harry. He's happy that Harry's enjoying himself as an athlete but like all parents and guardians, they won't want anything bad to happen to him.

"Don't worry too much about him," Minerva said to Severus. "He's going to be fine."

Harry's robes flap incredibly and quick as he began to be as fast as the wind, then, he stopped moving after he was down near the ground.

"Look!" Lee Jordan also rose up from his stool as he announce, "Harry just stood up on his broom ! Will he be able to catch the snitch or fall on the ground?"

A Mahoutokoro Beater tried to target him to stop him from getting the snitch but thanks to Hamlet who hit the bludger to prevent it from reaching Harry whose focus was to catch the snitch, it didn't hit him but the ball eliminated the beater who targeted Harry.

"You can't stop us from winning!" he said as he watched the man fall and hit the sand.

A few more seconds later, Harry finally caught the snitch making a lot of those watching around the Hogwarts Quidditch Pitch to stand up and gave him a round of applause.

"Slytherin wins!!!" announced Lee Jordan.

Harry jumped off his broom and after that, he held on the snitch to show it to all those watching him. It was only a friendly match but for him, it was a very real match. He had felt the joy of flying around the air and the sweeping of the wind around him. More so, his teammates all hugged him with such happiness and he was also greeted cheerfully by their opponent.

"We won! I can't believe it!" screamed Berthold. "We won the match!"

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