First Wizard Card Competition

As the end of the month approaches, the Wizard Card Competition organized by Albert is about to begin.

Fred, George, and Lee Jordan haven't had time to cause trouble lately; they've all been drafted by Albert to help create the improved Wizard Card.

All three of them have put a lot of effort into this card game and naturally hope that the Wizard Card game can be promoted and welcomed by everyone.

On the weekend, Albert was woken up early by his excited roommates. Still half-asleep, he covered his mouth to yawn and couldn't help but complain, "I really don't know what you guys are so excited about, and aren't you cold?"

Although the weather is starting to warm up, the snow outside the castle shows no signs of melting. What's with all this jumping around in thin pajamas? "Does everyone remember the Wizard Card Competition?"

On the way to the Great Hall for dinner, Lee Jordan couldn't help but ask again, "This is the third time already."

Although he had experience as Quidditch commentator, he still looked very nervous, probably worried that no one would come to the Wizard Card Competition and the four of them would become the laughing stock of the whole school.

"If no one comes, won't we just get a free registration fee?" George said, feigning greed.

Albert could tell that George was also very nervous, probably because he was afraid that no one would come to the game in the end.

In fact, everyone knows that the popularity of Wizard Card is declining over time. Most students participate out of interest, and once the craze fades, there really won't be many people left. This can be seen from the decreasing number of people attending Wizard Card Club every month.

"It's just a first attempt, even if it fails, it doesn't matter. Everyone fails a few times in life." Albert sat at the dining table, poured himself a glass of hot milk, took a sip, and said to his roommates, "Also, you should have confidence in our Wizard Card game."

"I don't want to listen to your nonsense."

Fred said irritably that he didn't quite understand where Albert's confidence came from.

"Sigh, if you paid the registration fee of two Sickle, would you not come to the competition?"

Albert shook his head, casually took out his Sickle from his pocket, twirled it between his fingers, and said softly, "If registration were free, people wouldn't come if they didn't want to. But they've paid to register now, and even if they regret it and don't want to participate, we won't refund the registration fee. You wouldn't want your Sickle go to waste, would you? You'd definitely grit your teeth and come to the competition."

Nobody likes to be taken advantage of!

"Once you've put in the effort, few will give up halfway. Besides, the champion gets ten Galleon."

Britain parents do give their children pocket money, but it's never much. People like Albert, who have a lot of Galleon in their pockets, are definitely exceptions.

"I see!"

The three of them suddenly realized why Albert had so solemnly told everyone to think it over carefully when he first collected the registration fee, because once the registration was confirmed, it could not be refunded.

That's why we're in love!

What a cunning and treacherous fellow.

"You're quite clever."

Shanna walked over and overheard the conversation. She smiled and asked, "When does the Wizard Card Competition start?"

"We'll start at 10:00 AM with the first round of eliminations. There are only 32 people, so it won't take much time."

Albert had already planned out the details of the Wizard Card Competition a long time ago.

"Will the champion be decided today?" Shanna asked again.

"Of course not, the referees only have one round for the four of us." Albert pointed to Fred, George, and Lee Jordan, then to himself. "Four games at a time, plus those who don't want to participate, should be able to select the top 16 before midnight." Albert estimated the time and continued, "If there's still plenty of time, we'll select the top 8, and then decide the champion next month."

"You seem to know the competition process quite well!" Angelina and Aylia came together; they were also preparing to participate in the Wizard Card Competition.

"I heard you've prepared brand new Wizard Card?" Angelina asked curiously.

"Who told you that?" Albert looked at his three roommates, and the other two pointed at Fred in unison.

"Ahem, it's not a secret anyway. The new cards are ready." Fred pointed to Albert, indicating that the new Wizard Card were with him.

"You're so talkative."

"We have to give everyone something to look forward to, otherwise no one will come to participate in the competition." Fred had already come up with an excuse.

Albert took the cards out of the exquisite box and handed them to Angelina.

Angelina examined the new Wizard Card closely; they were completely different from the rough Wizard Card of the past. The Wizard Card in their hands looked more refined and standardized, and even the effects of the Wizard Card were written in beautiful cursive script.

Shanna picked up a Spell Card, which showed the gesture of swinging a staff, the name of the spell, and its effect.

"When will we be able to have our own cards?" Truman had originally come to inquire about the specific time of the match, but after seeing the Wizard Card in Angelina's hand, he was immediately drawn to these brand-new cards.

"It's not the right time yet."

"These Wizard Card took a lot of time to develop and still need improvement. This is just to show you what the future Wizard Card might look like."

Currently, Albert has no plans to popularize Wizard Card Wizard Card, at least not until he can mass-produce Wizard Card.

"I was worried that Wizard Card wouldn't be popular before, but now I'm not worried at all," Truman said, carefully examining the new Wizard Card.

"Will we have to pay to buy Wizard Card from now on?"

"It will probably be a while before it's officially on sale." Albert never intended to give away Wizard Card for free.

The brand-new Wizard Card have indeed attracted a lot of attention. Compared to the original Wizard Card, they are simply not in the same league. Many Wizard Card supporters can't wait to snatch the cards from their hands right now.

"Can a deck of cards be declared the champion of this competition?"

"We can consider it next year, but this year's prizes will not be changed." Albert took out his pocket watch, checked the time, cleared a space at the end of the table, and then took out the registered contestants and began to call out their names.

Two students who hadn't planned to participate in the Wizard Card Competition were immediately declared the losers by Albert, while Angelina and another lucky winner were the first to advance to the next round of elimination before the game even started.

"Now, I hereby declare the First Wizard Card Competition officially open!"

Albert picked up his wand and conjured sparks, creating a fireworks explosion effect that left everyone stunned.