[ Sorry guys I forgot about the extra chapter yesterday, so here it is ]
According to Alaric's analysis, it was because Hermione, after getting to know him, reluctantly found that he could outshine her in everything.
This led to Hermione's determination to surpass him, and it was this determination that made her overcome her fear of flying on broomsticks, resulting in the unexpected accident.
At this moment, Penelope, who was not as familiar with Hermione, started comforting her.
"Miss Granger, you have to believe that geniuses do exist in this world," she comforted Hermione while casting a complex look at Alaric. "What we laboriously learn, they can grasp at a glance. The magic we practice repeatedly, they can cast after trying it once."
"Some people may not accept this. They strive and spare no effort to compete with geniuses.
Sometimes hardworking ordinary people can surpass lazy geniuses. The worst situation is when the genius not only learns faster than us but also works harder than us.
In such cases, ordinary people who want to surpass geniuses will only end up with a broken head."
"However, why compete with geniuses? We should accept the gap in talent and then compare ourselves, compare ourselves with people with similar talents. Only then can we avoid undermining our confidence. Being strong only hurts ourselves."
"In addition..." She looked at Alaric with some sadness and added, "People of his level are truly rare. He is a true exception, isn't he?"
After hearing her comforting words, Hermione nodded tearfully, feeling relieved.
Alaric could only awkwardly scratch his nose. Being praised like this face-to-face made him feel a bit strange, but he took the opportunity to comfort Hermione.
"In fact, we understand your personality, so it doesn't matter how strong you act. But never play with your life when being strong, okay? This time I got injured is just a small matter.
At least, I still have the chance to save you. But if you have another accident and I'm injured, I won't be able to save you. What would you do then?"
In this way, Alaric both comforted and reasoned with Hermione, finally stopping her tears and turning them into laughter.
The morning commotion in the infirmary passed like this. However, what followed was the beginning of a helplessly eventful day.
After hearing that Alaric had finally awakened, the entrance to the infirmary once again welcomed a queue of visiting girls.
Soon, Alaric found himself deep in the crowd of admirers, forcing a stiff smile and entertaining one girl after another.
For a while, his bed was filled with various flowers and gifts.
Most of the gifts were food, but Penelope and Cho insisted that he shouldn't try them, suspecting that there might be love potions added.
Next, Professors Dumbledore and Flitwick also visited him. The former praised Alaric's noble act of sacrificing himself to save others and awarded 20 points to Ravenclaw.
After leaving the infirmary, Dumbledore sighed inwardly: The genius I recruited from the Wool's Orphanage this time didn't go down the wrong path.
In addition to comforting him, Professor Flitwick expressed that he had a talent for flying and hoped that he would join Ravenclaw's Quidditch team.
Alaric was quite interested in Quidditch.
In his previous life, he was not that good at sports, so he didn't pay much attention to many sports.
But after being reborn, not only did he have powerful magical talents, but he also belonged to the superhuman category in terms of athletic ability—of course, not exceeding too much.
Firstly, because he was still young; secondly, because the extraordinary aspects of his strength, speed, and reflexes were not due to innate greatness but the fact that these abilities had no upper limit and could grow with continuous training.
Therefore, he now had a new interest in sports—after all, who wouldn't want to do what they are good at?
First of all, in his previous life, he did not participate in any sports activities.
The famous plot where one gained the attention of their classmates and the admiration of girls by showing their prowess in football or basketball was something he couldn't relate to as a homebody.
Secondly, although his main focus now was on studying magic and getting powerful, he now had the opportunity to show off a bit in front of others during his leisure time. Why not seize the chance?
It seems that as he spends more time with these people, he sometimes becomes a little childish.
All in all, Alaric was definitely happy to join the Quidditch team, so he readily agreed to Professor Flitwick's request.
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At the strong recommendation of Cho and Penelope, and for health reasons, Alaric reluctantly stayed in the infirmary for another day before finally being allowed to be discharged.
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