Lively Gathering

As soon as Eddie stepped into the Great Hall from the Entrance Hall, he was immediately drawn to the crowd gathered around the long table. Driven by curiosity, he walked over to see what everyone was doing there.

"What are you all doing here?" Eddie asked his Ravenclaw senior in a low voice.

"Attending the Wizard Card Club gathering," the Ravenclaw senior said in a deliberately low voice. "I heard that the champion of this year's First Wizard Card Competition is ten Galleon."

"Wizard Card? What are those?" Eddie had never heard of Wizard Card before, so he stood on a chair and craned his neck to look into the crowd. Unfortunately, there were just too many people watching, and he couldn't see what the people inside were doing at all.

The Wizard Card Club at the end of the month is undoubtedly very eye-catching. No wonder, anyone who sees a bunch of people gathered together and not knowing what they are doing will be curious.

"It's even more exciting than the previous two times!" Fred couldn't help but exclaim, as George across from him was introducing the new Wizard Card to everyone.

As more and more members join the club, more people want to own their own cards, and the number of newly added cards is increasing.

"Quiet, it's question time!" Albert raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, then randomly picked someone and asked, "What question do you have?"

"When will the official cards be completely updated?" the Ravenclaw girl couldn't help but ask. "I mean, changed to this style."

The cards in her hand were the Wizard Card she had just acquired. They were quite well-made. For students who had already fallen in love with this casual game, they hoped to have a complete and sophisticated set of Wizard Card, rather than using those crudely made-up cards.

"Well... I'm afraid we'll have to wait another year or two, until the technology for creating Wizard Card is fully mature, before we can produce even better cards." Albert thought for a moment and reassured everyone, "Don't worry, the Wizard Card game has only just begun. We're already making improvements, and you should be able to feel that the cards you're using now are much better than they were a few months ago, right?"

"Once the Wizard Card are released, how will we obtain the new cards?" someone asked expectantly. "Will the club provide them for free?"

"We will sell starter cards and Card Pack, or give them away through other means, similar to the Chocolate Frog cards, which you can obtain through collection." Albert reassured them, "I think you don't need to rush right now, because that kind of situation will take at least several more years. There are still many aspects of the current Wizard Card that need to be improved together. We will also add more card elements, such as certain Magical Creature, magical items, famous historical events in the Wizarding World, and various faction-specific cards."

"In the future, the Wizard Card faction will not be limited to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; it will involve the entire British magical world. Of course, this is something that may happen in the future, and it is meaningless to talk about it now."

"And the price?" someone pressed.

"It won't be expensive, but we will produce some Gold Card with particularly exquisite craftsmanship. These precious cards will be limited in quantity, and whether you can get one depends entirely on your luck."

"You, yes, it's you." Albert raised his hand again and touched the freckled boy who had raised his hand.

"I heard the champion of the Wizard Card Competition has ten Galleon." The boy swallowed hard, a little afraid of the stares from those around him.

"Yes, the prize for the champion is ten Galleon or a Potions worth ten Galleon." Albert said, glancing at his side. George took a green Potions from his pocket and placed it on the table.

"Ten Galleon? Just this one potion?" Many people were curious about what kind of Potions was in the glass bottle that was worth ten Galleon.

"This is Baruffio's Brain Elixir. Some of you may have heard of it. Drinking it can keep your mind sharp for several hours." Albert held up the bottle so everyone could see it more clearly and continued, "Of course, you can rest assured that I have used it myself. It's definitely not some random potion. By the way, Baruffio's Brain Elixir is prohibited during exams; otherwise, it will be considered cheating."

"Of course, if you don't believe me, you can choose ten Galleon." George threw a money bag on the table, opened it in front of everyone, revealing the Galleon inside. "The champion's choice is flexible. Of course, there are only 32 spots available this time, and the entry fee is 2 Sickle. Of course, even if you get second or third place, there will be consolation prizes, so you definitely won't lose out."

"Are you participating in the competition too?" someone couldn't help but ask.

"As the organizers of the Wizard Card Club, we won't participate in the tournaments we host. Otherwise, how can everyone have fun?" Albert shook his head.

"If we want to get a spot in the competition, who should we contact to register? And aren't 32 spots too few?" someone else asked.

"The number of applicants has already exceeded 32. Our suggestion is that you register for the first time and then think it over carefully. After the Christmas Holiday, we will officially confirm the participants. The Wizard Card Competition will be held on the weekend. Opponents will be selected by drawing numbers, and it will be a best-of-three elimination tournament. We will also provide the cards for the tournament. We will give you three Wizard Card, and you will need to choose one from them. This process will continue until you have completely assembled your deck. Once you have chosen a card, you cannot change it and will use it until the end of the tournament. So, luck and deck-building skills are very important." Albert took out three cards and laid them out on the table so that everyone watching could see how to choose their cards.

"Why can't we use our own deck?" someone couldn't help but complain.

"Because that's not fair. Competitions should be fair..." Albert's words were interrupted by a sudden voice before he could finish.

What are you doing here?

Albert looked up in the direction the voice came from and saw Professor Smith.

"I'm introducing the new Wizard Card to everyone." Albert looked at Professor Smith, making no attempt to hide anything, and then handed the rest of the work over to Lee Jordan.

What are the Wizard Card?

"I invented a game," Albert said, handing a card to Professor Smith. "The Wizard Card Club holds a gathering at the end of each month."

"A party, now? It seems this game is quite popular!" Professor Smith turned and looked around; there were indeed quite a few students gathered here.

"Everyone really likes this game," Albert said without hesitation.

"But why use real people?" Smith asked, puzzled. "By the way, are there any cards of mine?"

"Not yet," Albert said directly. "The cards in Wizard Card are all based on real people and events, and they were inspired by the Chocolate Frog cards."