Wizard Card Club
While his roommates struggled to finish their lunches, Albert was writing a letter to Sera Harishis. The letter contained greetings and expressed his desire to continue corresponding. At the end of the letter, Albert briefly introduced Harishis to his ideas about the Magic Lamp.
In fact, Albert had tried to store the orb of light in the box more than once, but the result was that the orb of light, without the support of Magical Power, could not be maintained for long and would automatically dissipate.
The idea of Magic Lamp was initially based on Deluminator. If one could possess the technology to store light sources, one could naturally create Magic Lamp.
Of course, there are also simpler and more direct ways to create a Magic Lamp.
For example, the Eternal Fire: the Fiendfyre.
Using the Fiendfyre as a light source, a special glass dome is placed on top to allow the Fiendfyre to provide a stable, continuous, and bright white light.
As for the switch issue, you can simply make something like a cover to block out the light when it's not in use.
Albert happened to know a way to completely block out light.
In the novels and movies, the Weasley Twins created a Smoke bombs that could not be seen through. Using its opaque property, they were able to make an opaque lampshade.
However, most of these ideas remain just on paper; turning them into reality is no easy task.
After Shera flew away with the letter, Albert returned to the Great Hall.
Fred, George, and Lee Jordan had finished lunch and were huddled together studying Albert's Wizard Card Notebook, helping to copy down the card names and effects.
Across from the three, Angelina and Aylia were looking through the new cards, discussing whether to ask Albert to help them create the Original Card.
After all, the Original Card of Albert and his three companions looked really good, much better than the cards they were using now.
"However, isn't it a bit inappropriate to use photos directly on Wizard Card?" Angelina also noticed several issues.
Although the Wizard Card are similar to the Chocolate Frog Card, they still feel a bit strange.
"We don't have the money to hire a great painter," Albert, sitting down next to Aylia and shaking his head. "If we really want to replace photographs with paintings, that's a long way off."
Of course, Albert had already thought of a backup plan: if the photographs were not used later, portraits would be used instead.
"You can draw portraits?" George couldn't help but ask. He knew Albert was good at many things, so it didn't seem strange that he said he could draw portraits.
"No," Albert denied outright. "If there really is such a need, we can pay a Muggle painter to do it, and then use magic to further refine the portrait."
Albert's words surprised the group, as they had never considered using Muggle power to accomplish anything.
"We'll talk about these things later." Albert raised his hand to stop the few people who were about to speak, indicating that they didn't need to worry about it, since that was a long time from now.
However, the way of thinking of the wizards living in the Wizarding World still left him speechless.
Several people took turns helping to fill in the cards, which made the process much more efficient, and before long, many new cards were added. Albert also clearly divided the players into factions, currently only the Four Founders of Hogwarts, each with different effects, and all players' health was fixed at twenty points.
Perhaps, subconsciously, everyone is currently only using the Gryffindor faction.
"Do you think it would be a shock if the Lord Voldemort appeared on the Wizard Card?" Albert joked. However, he soon noticed that the atmosphere around him suddenly froze.
"What's wrong?" Albert looked around at everyone in confusion.
"Wizard Card will have cards featuring the Lord Voldemort?" Angelina's tone was slightly uneasy, clearly not thinking it was a good idea.
"Of course it will appear, and there will be a Dark wizard's camp in the future. I think the Lord Voldemort is quite suitable." Albert's voice trailed off as he finally realized what was going on.
Wizards born in the Wizarding World have an instinctive sense of awe and fear toward the Lord Voldemort. They don't feel the same way that they have cheat codes, that they come from the Muggle World, that they know the Lord Voldemort Lord Voldemort's weaknesses, or that he has no nose after being reborn.
The other people living in the Wizarding World are different from themselves. They grew up listening to the terrifying stories of the Lord Voldemort and still have a fear of Lord Voldemort, even though they have never personally experienced that period.
"Wow," Fred suddenly said, "Aren't you afraid at all?"
"I come from the Muggle World," Albert explained with a shrug. "This name is no different from any other name to me."
"You're actually planning to put the Lord Voldemort into the cards? By the way, what are you going to do if there's no photo?" Lee Jordan asked curiously.
"It's simple. Just make the photo dark and leave out a pair of red eyes." Albert winked and smiled. "The Lord Voldemort, the infamous Dark Lord, you just need to make him mysterious and terrifying. Anyway, not many people have actually seen the Lord Voldemort."
"That makes sense," George nodded.
"I said, can you guys please stop discussing this?" Aylia couldn't help but complain. For most wizards in the Wizarding World, the Lord Voldemort was a taboo, and only these few bastards were bringing it up as a joke.
"Well, anyway, this is a long time from now." Albert reorganized his cards, and with the original number of cards, the number of different types of cards had exceeded 100.
Shanna walked over and looked at the group of people huddled together fiddling with the cards on the table, asking with a puzzled expression, "Is this kind of game really that fun?"
"Yes, it's more fun to play with a lot of people," Albert replied. "It tests your understanding, combination, and application of cards. You need to think about how to defeat your enemies strategically, rather than just stacking high-star cards like George does."
"Hey, don't use me as an example," George protested, clearly annoyed.
"I think you are the best counterexample." Lee Jordan nodded in agreement.
George is now determined to go all the way and is trying to come up with a strategy that suits him, especially after the cards are further improved, this idea may actually come true.
Upon hearing Lee Jordan's words, the group couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Why is it that only your card looks like this, while the other cards all look quite rough?" Shanna pointed at Fred's card and asked, puzzled.
"Hmm, this card was specially made by Albert a while ago. Aren't I cool?" Fred said smugly. "In the future, other cards will gradually become like this. However, it's a bit slow for Albert to make cards by himself. When we reach his level, we will also help make the Original Card."
"It looks a bit like Chocolate Frog Card." Shanna pulled out a Chocolate Frog Card of Dumbledore and compared it with the card.
"Indeed, we initially got our inspiration from the Chocolate Frog Card," Albert nodded in agreement. "We'll also turn all the Chocolate Frog cards into cards eventually. However, that's not possible right now."
Shanna sat beside them, watching Fred and Aylia play cards. Fred was more skilled and won in the end.
"You lost just like that?"
"Yes, everyone has twenty health points," Albert explained. "Generally, the side whose health reaches zero first loses. The usual tactic is to exchange pieces to inflict as much damage as possible. Of course, there are many ways to play Wizard Card, and it mainly depends on how you play."
"Why are they all Gryffindor cards?" Davies, who had been watching for a while, couldn't help but ask.
"Well, since this card game is relatively new, I've only made Gryffindor cards for now," Albert explained.
Katrina picked up a card, glanced at its contents, and raised an eyebrow slightly, saying, "You mean, this is the game you invented?"
"Well, it's a game I invented," Albert explained. "If you're interested, someone else can teach you how to play."
"Is this the Wizard Card you mentioned in your last letter?" Truman asked curiously. He remembered that Albert had also given him one of his own cards, which had the effect of "Attack Preemption": it could attack immediately after being brought into the field.
"Yes, if you're interested, you can try playing a game with them," Albert said, pointing to Fred and the others.
"What if I want cards from my own house?" Truman continued, naturally wanting to use cards from his own house since he wasn't Gryffindor student.
"Yes, the other cards will take time to design," Albert explained. "Of course, you don't need to worry that I will be biased. For the sake of fairness and impartiality in the card game, I will not favor one side when making the cards, otherwise it would lose its meaning."
"I'll play. Who wants to play a game with me?" Katrina held out her hand to Albert. "Lend me your deck."
"I'll play with you," Shanna said, raising an eyebrow. "Fred, can I borrow your deck?"
Two novices started pecking at each other like chickens.
Although it was their first time playing Wizard Card, after a brief explanation, the two roughly knew how to play.
A few minutes later, Katrina lost, suffering a rather crushing defeat due to her misuse of Spell Card from Albert's deck.
"Is there something wrong with your deck?" Katrina glared at Albert with displeasure.
"It's because you don't know how to use my deck," Albert shrugged. "There are many ways to play Wizard Card, and my deck is a bit difficult for you."
Katrina pursed her lips; she actually knew what was going on. Fred's deck was all about Quidditch, while Albert's deck had a lot of Spell Card.
"The deck-building seems quite flexible," Truman remarked, noticing the different styles of both players' decks.
"Of course," Albert said. "Everyone can play in their own style."
"If you're interested in Wizard Card, you're welcome to join me in improving the game," Albert said to the onlookers.
Of course, not many people are actually really interested.
After all, the Wizard Card don't look very appealing and are far less interesting than other games. However, some people might be interested in this novel game.