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Things went even more smoothly Albert had anticipated.

However, Albert was quite surprised that no task panel appeared this time. Usually, when something like this happened, a task panel would appear first. Why did it feel a little... uncomfortable? Albert stopped in front of the portrait of the Fat Lady and checked the Task Panel. Sure enough, there was still only that damned task of returning lost property.

"Do you want to come in?" The Fat Lady, who was getting impatient, couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, sorry. The password is: Singer."

After Albert gave the command, the portrait of the Fat Lady spun open, revealing a passage hidden behind it.

Albert had just entered the Common Room when he heard someone calling him.

It's George.

He was at the table watching Fred play Wizard Cards with Lee Jordan.

"How is it?" Albert asked.

"George and I were the Beater, Angelina was the pursuer, Wood was the goalie, Charlie was the Seeker," George said. "The other two Seeker were Danny and Paris."

"As expected," Albert nodded.

"Aylia Spinnet has been chosen as a Seeker candidate, along with freshman Katie Bell, Cormac McLagen is considered a Goalkeeper candidate. And of course, we have to count you, that unreliable Seeker candidate." George couldn't help but ask, "How's it going on your end? What does Dumbledore want with you?"

"That matter from last time. But Mr. Hertok has agreed to help me resolve the issue." Albert casually explained, turning to the girl beside him, "Congratulations on getting what you wanted, Angelina."

"Thank you," Angelina said with a smile, "But I didn't expect you to not go."

"I have other things to do," Albert said.

"Aylia flies well," Angelina said, tugging at her friend. "It's a pity that if she had practiced with us last semester, she would definitely have become a full-fledged player this year."

"Practice more this year, and you can play next year." Albert paused for a moment, then added, "I think Katie Bell is a girl. It seems that the Gryffindor Chaser will be played by girls for a long time. I dare say this is an extremely rare occurrence."

"Indeed." George nodded in agreement. "Don't let everyone else be on the field while you're still on the bench."

"Isn't this great? It allows us to slack off," Albert joked. "However, I know some people are probably going to be on the waiting list for a long time."

"Who?" George pressed.

"Cormac McLagen".

Albert noticed that when he mentioned the name, eyes were turned toward him. Albert turned his head and saw Cormac McLagen.

"Why?" George asked, puzzled.

"Idiot!" Albert pointed out, somewhat exasperated. "Wood will be the next Quidditch captain, and he'll probably stay in that position until graduation, so there's really no need to pick a backup. But Charlie probably wants to keep a backup just in case, to prevent a repeat of last year's mess."

"That makes sense," Fred suddenly said. "Want to have a plate?"

"Okay!" Albert said, "But my cards are in my dorm room."

"I wasn't talking to you. Go and stay over there." Fred waved his hand at Albert with a look of disgust. "Nobody wants to play cards with you anymore. Go and develop more cards. There aren't enough cards right now."

"I'll make my own deck sometime." Angelina took the cards Lee Jordan handed her. "This game is much more fun Gobstones, it's just that the cards are a bit rough."

"Well, it's still in its early stages," Albert asked. "Want to join the Wizard Card Club?"

"What is that?" Angelina, somewhat surprised.

"Well, it's just like the name suggests, a loosely organized club," Albert pointed to the people around him and said, "Currently, it's just the four of us."

"What's this club for?" Angelina asked curiously. "To play Wizard Card together?"

"Well, how should I put it?" Albert thought for a moment before answering her question, "I would say it's a club for Wizard Card enthusiasts. We meet once a month on the last weekend, where we update our card collection and announce more comprehensive Wizard Card game rules. That's about it."

"You just made that decision?" Lee Jordan asked.

"No, you decided on the train?" Albert shook his head.

"How come I didn't know?" George said incredulously.

"I didn't say at the time that I wanted to promote the game; it was an inevitable process." Albert started talking nonsense again.

"Don't listen to his nonsense, Albert is just trying to fool you again." Fred played his card and said to Angelina, "It's your turn."

"Just as I expected." Lee Jordan gave him a look that said, "I knew it would turn out like this."

"You two continue, I have other things to do. Write down any suggestions you have about the game." Albert then looked at Aylia, who was watching the two play cards, and asked, "Do you want some too?"

"What do you want?" Aylia didn't understand Albert's words.

"My own cards," Albert explained.

Aylia asked in surprise, "Is that okay?"

"Of course, just a moment." Albert returned to his dormitory and casually filled out a card for Aylia.

The effect is alternate: Each time Quidditch player card is sent to the graveyard, its health increases by 1.

"Why not add an attack?" Fred couldn't help but complain.

"The game needs to be balanced. Okay, you guys play by yourselves, I still need to go to the Transfiguration Club." Albert hadn't forgotten about the Transfiguration Club, even though he was already late, he still had to go.

"See you later. On your way back, grab some late-night snacks from the kitchen," Fred suddenly called out to Albert.

"Not on my way." Albert rolled his eyes and headed towards the entrance to the Common Room.

When he arrived at the Sixth Floor of the Castle and reached the door of Classroom 21 through the witch's portrait, the Transfiguration Club had already been running for more than half an hour.

Albert hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand to knock on the wooden door, and pushed it open to go inside.

The number of chairs in the Transfiguration Club has decreased by one, and some of the members have also changed.

Besides Katrina, Diggory also joined the Transfiguration Club.

"Please sit down, Mr. Anderson. We've only gotten halfway through our conversation." Professor McGonagall turned to Albert, gesturing for him to sit.

Albert walked toward Field and sat in the empty armchair, glancing at Katrina and Diggory, the former in a simple wooden chair and the latter in a three-legged stool.

Compared to others, it was really shabby.

However, considering their level of Transfiguration, it's already quite good.

Professor McGonagall is demonstrating Transfiguration techniques; she transforms a chair into a dachshund and makes it run in circles.

This is a very advanced form of Transfiguration, and it's quite difficult for the newcomers. Katrina and Diggory were both a bit confused when they heard it.