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The three turned around and saw a rather burly young man wearing a Slytherin robe standing behind them.

"His name is Marcus, Marcus Flint, the Chaser of the Slytherin Quidditch team, and supposedly a strong contender to become the next captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team. Oh, and by the way, he and Warlin are good buddies."

Cedric leaned closer to Wentworth and said.

Marcus sidled up to Wentworth, sized him up, then smiled dismissively and said:

"Green, couldn't you Hufflepuffs find someone with better physical attributes? Look at this kid, I feel like he'd be scared to death by the ball movement once he's actually on the court!"

Green, in turn, stepped forward without hesitation, separating Marcus and Wentworth, and said in an annoyed tone:

"First, when you see me, you should call me Senior Green, or you can call me Prefect Green! If you don't know manners, I can teach you! Second, stay away from our Hufflepuff Seekers!"

Marcus was taken aback by Green's words, seemingly not expecting that Wentworth would be able to take on the role of Seeker, the most important role in the Quidditch team, in his first year.

"Green is not only our Hufflepuff prefect, but also the captain of our Hufflepuff Quidditch team."

Wentworth, hearing Cedric's explanation, glanced at Green in surprise, not expecting Green to be such a multi-talented individual.

Meanwhile, Marcus, having realized what was happening, suddenly burst into laughter.

"Haha, alright, Green, you're something else. I think I understand what you mean. You're planning to abandon the next few years' results to develop an excellent Seeker? But are you so sure this kid is worth developing?"

As they were talking, Marcus turned to Wentworth and said dismissively:

"Hey kid, have you ever seen the Golden Snitch? Do you know how to catch it?"

Wentworth glanced at Marcus, then turned back, completely ignoring him.

"You kid..."

Seeing this, Marcus reached out to Wentworth, but was stopped by Green.

"I told you, stay away from our Seekers!"

Marcus watched Grimm draw his wand halfway, muttered a curse under his breath, and then said to Wentworth's retreating figure:

"Kid, I look forward to seeing you on the Quidditch pitch!"

After saying that, Marcus turned and walked back to the Slytherin table, where he spoke to the Slytherin students.

Soon, the Slytherin Quidditch team players all learned that Hufflepuff's Seeker this year was a first-year rookie.

"Great! This way, we can exclude Hufflepuff from our plans and avoid doing any specific training against them!"

"Is Hufflepuff completely tanking this year? They're actually putting a freshman as the Seeker?"

"Don't say that! What if he's a genius that only comes along once every few centuries? Haha!"

"No, no, we can't underestimate Hufflepuff. We need to get as many points as possible from Hufflepuff!"

The Slytherin Quidditch team members became increasingly excited and their voices grew louder and louder, so much so that Wentworth and the others sitting at the Hufflepuff table could hear them clearly.

Moreover, even within Hufflepuff School, some people have raised questions.

"Captain Green, is what Slytherin said true? Are we really going to make Wentworth the team's Seeker?"

A Hufflepuff Quidditch player walked over and asked Green a question.

“That’s right, it was Headmaster Dumbledore who personally wrote the letter of recommendation for Wentworth. Don’t you trust Headmaster Dumbledore?”

Green knew perfectly well what they meant by coming to ask him, so he simply brought up Dumbledore.

The Hufflepuff Quidditch player said:

"Of course I believe in Headmaster Dumbledore, and I even believe Wentworth will become an excellent Seeker in the future, but it takes time. After all, Wentworth hasn't participated in a single training session yet, and he may not even have caught the Golden Snitch once!"

Hearing his teammates say this, Green didn't know how to comfort them for a moment. After all, the Quidditch teams of the four Hogwarts houses were something almost every Hogwarts student wanted to join.

Wentworth, as a freshman, became Hufflepuff's Seeker shortly after the start of the semester, which certainly made many people resentful.

Just then, accompanied by the hooting of several owls, many owls flew into the Great Hall of Hogwarts and dropped many Daily Prophet newspapers in front of many people.

"Why is the Daily Prophet so late today? It's usually delivered in the morning."

Confused voices arose from all around.

But soon, someone spoke up to answer that person's question:

"Have you forgotten? Last night was the Quidditch World Cup final. Today's issue of the Daily Prophet must have been printed after the final. It's normal that it's a little late."

"Yeah, last night was the Quidditch World Cup final! Quick, look for any big news!"

With the sound of newspapers turning, the entire Great Hall of Hogwarts gradually quieted down, and many people's eyes turned towards Hufflepuff.

Chapter Sixty-Five is in the newspaper

"Why does the Hogwarts freshman in this newspaper look so much like Wentworth?"

Suddenly, someone asked the question that many Hogwarts students in the Great Hall wanted to ask.

Marcus quickly reached out and snatched the Daily Prophet from the hands of a Slytherin student next to him. The majority of this issue of the Daily Prophet was about the Quidditch World Cup that had ended the previous night.

However, one entire page of these reports devoted to a short incident that occurred before the Quidditch World Cup final.

A student from Hogwarts became one of the lucky wizards among the tens of thousands of wizards present last night, winning the opportunity to perform on the Quidditch World Cup final stage.

The young wizard, showing no stage fright, managed to snatch over a dozen golden snitches in a short period of time, leaving all the wizards present astonished.

What's even more touching is that the young wizard later said in an interview that he took the golden snitches for his friends who couldn't come to watch the game, and he didn't intend to keep them for himself.

Afterwards, the newly appointed Minister for Magic of the United Kingdom, Fudge, stated that the performance and behavior of this Hogwarts freshman fully demonstrated that, under the leadership of the British Ministry of Magic, Hogwarts' teaching not only emphasizes…

At the very center of this report is a magical photograph: a little boy riding a flying broomstick chasing the Golden Snitch.

The last shot of this magical photograph is of the boy turning around, revealing a handsome face—it is Wentworth sitting at the Hufflepuff table.

"That's impossible! How could that be? How could he possibly go to the game to watch it live?"

Marcus looked at the magical photos in the newspaper and said in disbelief.

The same doubts were raised elsewhere in the Great Hall as well, with many people refusing to believe that the Hogwarts student reported in the Daily Prophet was Wentworth, who was only a first-year student this year.

It wasn't until Green took out a golden snitch from his pocket and openly played with it in front of everyone that things continued.

"Wow, I never imagined I'd actually own a Golden Snitch from the Quidditch finals! Wentworth, thanks a lot!"

Upon hearing Green's words, Hogwarts Great Hall erupted in excitement, with countless Hogwarts students rushing toward where Green and Wentworth were.

People rushed to Wentworth's side, asking if he could give them a Golden Snitch just like the one in the newspaper, since according to the newspaper reports, Wentworth definitely still had Golden Snitches left.

Some students from wealthier families even openly stated that they would let Wentworth make any offer.

Meanwhile, some Hogwarts students who knew they had no connection with Wentworth and couldn't afford much money swarmed around Grimm, wanting to see the Golden Snitch in his hands.

Marcus's face flushed as he watched Wentworth and Green surrounded by a large group of Hogwarts students.

Just then, Wellin walked over, patted Marcus on the shoulder, and said:

"Look at how smug he is, he'll have to cry eventually!"

But as soon as Wellin finished speaking, Marcus slapped the arm that was draped over Marcus's shoulder off him.

"Shut up! If I hadn't wanted to vent your anger, I wouldn't have bothered Wentworth! Maybe I could have bought a Golden Snitch from him now!"

Marcus showed no regard for Welling's status as a senior student and spoke bluntly.

Welling was so angry at Marcus that his face turned red, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

At this moment, Wentworth, having finally dealt with the students around him and broken free from the encirclement of countless people, was about to leave the Great Hall of Hogwarts.

As Wentworth passed Marcus and Waring, he turned to Marcus and said:

"Now I can answer your previous question. I have not only seen the Golden Snitch, but I have also caught the Golden Snitch, right on the field of the Quidditch World Cup final."

After saying that, Wentworth didn't even look at Welling before turning around and leaving the auditorium with Cedric.

"Hey, where's Green?"

Wentworth and Cedric walked out of the Great Hall of Hogwarts, and Wentworth then realized that Green had not followed them.

Cedric glanced back, then said with a wry smile:

"I think Green won't be able to get out for the time being."

Upon hearing Cedric's words, Wentworth looked into the Great Hall in surprise, then nodded in agreement.

"Presumably, this is the first time Green has been surrounded by female students from all four houses after five years of study at Hogwarts. It's understandable."

Suddenly, Wentworth seemed to remember something, his gaze sweeping across the Slytherin table, but he found nothing and frowned.

"Cedric, have you seen Cassandra?"

Upon hearing Wentworth's question, Cedric glanced around the Great Hall of Hogwarts again, then shrugged and said:

"No, she doesn't seem to have come to the auditorium for lunch today."

Wentworth nodded silently.

In the Slytherin bedroom beneath Hogwarts Castle, Cassandra lay curled up on her bed, staring blankly ahead.

On the bed directly in front of Cassandra, several sheets of paper lay open. Cassandra's gaze swept over the papers, filled with surprise, fear, and a hint of inner conflict.

"Clap clap clap!"

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Cassandra quickly gathered up the letter on the bed and hid it. When she opened the door, Cassandra was surprised to find several Slytherin girls gathered outside.

"Hi Cassandra, we noticed you didn't go to the Great Hall for lunch today, so we brought you some desserts."

One of the Slytherin girls held up the paper bag in her hand and said to Cassandra with a big smile.

Cassandra glanced at it and then spoke directly:

"You wanted to see me?"

Seemingly not expecting Cassandra to be so direct, the girl's smile suddenly turned somewhat awkward.

Seeing Cassandra's impatient expression, one of the girls quickly said:

"It's like this, Cassandra. Wentworth caught several Golden Snitches last night during the Quidditch World Cup final. He said he'd give them to his friends. We heard you and Wentworth are on good terms, so we wanted to ask if you could help us..."

Before the girl could finish speaking, Cassandra abruptly closed the door, leaving the women outside staring at each other in bewilderment.

Soon, a commotion arose outside the door, accompanied by what seemed to be a string of curses, but Cassandra paid no attention. She simply took out the letters, sat down with her back to the dormitory door, and stared blankly at them.