A Man Is Known by the Company He Keeps

Albert was very frustrated that his doubts remained unanswered and that he could not obtain a signed note for the Restricted Section from Professor Flitwick. Moreover, he was somewhat concerned that the essence of Professor Flitwick's Charms was a talisman.

What are spells? They are magical acts that mobilize Magical Power in the magical world to achieve effects that ordinary people cannot.

However, Albert did not delve deeper. He believed that his knowledge of the magical world was very limited, and that exploring these things in depth was not a good idea; on the contrary, it might cause him mental confusion.

Perhaps, at some point, he will understand those things.

Before leaving, Professor Flitwick told him: It's okay if you don't understand now, you will understand in the future.

Despite the help of the panel, Albert's time in the Wizarding World was still too short. He realized that he was too hasty and that sometimes slowing down was not a bad thing.

Of course, there was another reason why Albert didn't dwell on the issue: his roommates were in trouble.

According to Lee Jordan, Fred and George had an unpleasant altercation with Slytherin's Seeker Lucien Bole in the second-floor corridor of the castle.

In the chaos of battle, George was struck by an unknown Dark Curse, causing Chinese Leek to grow in his ears. Bole, on the other hand, was struck by Hair-growing Charm, causing a large tuft of nose hairs to grow in his nose.

Both individuals have been taken to the School Hospital.

"How are you feeling?" When Albert and Lee Jordan went to visit George at the School Hospital, they found him chatting and laughing with Fred.

"Not good."

"That's brilliant." Fred peeled a candy, popped it into his mouth, and winked at Albert with a smile.

"Speaking of which, how did you end up fighting with Slytherin students?" Albert asked, puzzled. He knew the Twins wanted to cause trouble for the Slytherin students, but he hadn't expected it to happen so quickly.

"I guess we were just unlucky!" Fred muttered under his breath. "We were walking down the second-floor corridor, well, near that abandoned Girls' Washroom, when a few upperclassmen Gryffindor seemed to be preparing to repeat the terrible incidents from last year and teach the Slytherin students a lesson. We were caught in the crossfire as we were passing by."

"Then..." Fred shrugged helplessly, "I saw George get hit by the Dark Curse, so I took out my wand and knocked him down."

Albert glanced at Lee Jordan speechlessly. "Can't you be a little more reliable? I thought something had happened."

The latter looked completely innocent.

"What was Professor McGonagall's reaction?" Albert continued. "Is she planning to lock you up?"

"Professor McGonagall was indeed very angry, but she didn't put us in solitary confinement," George said with an innocent shrug. "After all, we were just unlucky bystanders caught in the crossfire."

Unlucky innocent bystanders? Actually, they weren't innocent at all. These three guys had overheard the older students' plan to prank the Slytherin players, so they sneaked over to try and take advantage of the chaos. That's when they were caught in the crossfire, and the three of them had a legitimate reason to draw their wands and help deal with the two Slytherin students.

Of course, in a public place like the School Hospital, one should naturally appear innocent.

"These guys have become cunning too!" Albert couldn't help but think to himself. "It's probably a case of 'one is influenced by one's company.'"

This incident caused quite a stir.

Unfortunately, the four of them really caused a lot of trouble last semester by severely punishing the Slytherin students.

At the time, many people believed that it was done by Gryffindor students, but due to the lack of any evidence and the fact that Gryffindor itself did not know who did it, they could only hastily conclude the matter without finding the culprit.

But this time was different. Those senior students were caught red-handed, and coupled with the bad incidents of the previous semester, the relationship between Gryffindor and Slytherin suddenly became tense, and a sense of impending conflict was already brewing.

What stunned Albert even more was that the several upperclassmen from Gryffindor completely replaced them as targets to draw fire.

As for Fred and his two companions, they were quickly forgotten, after all, they were just innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire.

"This really has nothing to do with us." Fred spread his hands innocently at Albert. "You know, those Slytherin guys have been a bit arrogant lately. A lot of people don't like them and want to teach them a lesson, but they can't do it without leaving any loopholes, so this is what happened."

"What are you talking about?" Angelina and Aylia walked over.

"It's nothing," George said, changing the subject.

"I heard those upperclassmen were put in solitary confinement for a week. Snape originally planned to put them in for a month; he seems to think they were involved in what happened last semester, but Professor McGonagall didn't agree." Angelina glanced at Albert, who was engrossed in his homework, and said in surprise, "You're rushing to do homework too?"

"No, he's doing planning," Fred explained, shaking his head.

"What plan?"

"The Wizard Card Competition is being planned. Our club now has nearly forty members, Albert intends to organize a Wizard Card Competition."

"Are there any prizes?" Aylia asked curiously.

"Yes," Lee Jordan nodded.

"What is it?" Angelina continued to ask, never expecting that they were planning to hold a competition.

"It's not confirmed yet. It could be Galleon, a notebook, or something else. It's probably some kind of symbolic reward."

"Of course, it could also be a big barrel of Butterbeer," Fred continued.

"I think it's a great idea that Albert is planning to make Wizard Card a Hogwarts tradition," said Lee Jordan, who will be a commentator for the match, with a hint of excitement.

"When does it start?" Angelina asked curiously, feeling it might be interesting, as the school didn't really have any other decent activities besides Quidditch Match.

"First, there will be a selection process, and then the final four will compete. The top three will receive prizes," Albert explained. "We will provide the wizard cards, and participants can freely combine cards, but they only have one chance."

"You're quite generous."

Who provides the prizes? Naturally, the organizers.

In fact, once Wizard Card become popular, this small investment will be nothing compared to the future gains.

Fame takes time to build, and Hogwarts students will become the main consumer group for Wizard Card in the near future.