The Jinx

Rita Skeeter's efficiency was astonishing. By the next morning, the front-page headline of the Daily Prophet carried that interview with Albert.

The newspaper portrayed Albert as a genius who could still win through talent and ability even when faced with unfair competition, leaving a favorable impression on the public.

However, Albert was not the star of this issue of the Daily Prophet. It was President Bernard, mentioned only in passing. The Potions Master's failed cheating attempt was exactly the sort of thing everyone loved to hear about, and it was destined to provide the British wizarding world with laughs for quite some time.

Losing even when he cheated—how embarrassing.

Naturally, that article still had some unpleasant effects on Albert's peaceful school life.

The girls at school seemed to have remembered this young, handsome Hogwarts genius all over again. Whenever Albert walked down a corridor, there would always be girls huddled together, giggling foolishly in secret. Some even deliberately found excuses to come talk to him. They buzzed around him like bees, to the point that he found it endlessly irritating.

As Isabelle put it, "You've never been this popular before. You're like a lump of sweet honey, making flies and bees alike want to take a bite."

Fortunately, those days did not last long before everyone's attention was drawn away by the Quidditch match, making Albert breathe a sigh of relief.

Speaking of Quidditch matches, this was apparently where two famous scenes would take place: Harry Potter falling from the sky, and Headmaster Dumbledore driving away the Dementors with a Patronus Charm.

Albert naturally did not want to miss it. There might even be a chance to trigger a task related to Dementors.

He never complained about having too much experience or too many rewards.

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