Bab 238: Chapter 238: Lively Gathering
Eddie had just stepped into the Great Hall from the entrance hall when he was immediately drawn to the crowd gathered around a long table. Driven by curiosity, he walked over to see what everyone was doing.
"What's everyone doing here?" Eddie quietly asked a Ravenclaw senior next to him.
"We're attending the Wizarding Cards Club's gathering," the Ravenclaw senior said in a hushed voice. "I heard that the champion of the first Wizarding Cards competition this year will receive ten galleons."
"Wizarding Cards? What's that?" Eddie had never heard of Wizarding Cards before, so he stood on a chair, craning his neck to get a better look at what was happening in the crowd. Unfortunately, with so many people around, he couldn't see what they were doing.
The end-of-month Wizarding Cards Club gathering undoubtedly attracted everyone's attention. After all, seeing a group of people gathered together doing something mysterious was bound to arouse curiosity.
"It's even livelier than the previous two times!" Fred couldn't help but exclaim, while George was explaining the new additions to the Wizarding Cards content to everyone.
As more and more members joined the club, more people wanted to have their own cards, so the number of new cards also increased.
"Quiet, it's time for questions!" Albert raised his hand to signal everyone to be silent, then randomly picked someone and asked, "Do you have any questions?"
"When will the official cards be completely updated?" a Ravenclaw girl couldn't help but ask, "I mean, like this one."
The card she held was the newly received Wizarding Card, made quite exquisitely. For students who had already fallen in love with this casual game, they hoped to have a set of exquisite and complete Wizarding Cards, rather than using the rough homemade cards.
"This... I'm afraid we'll have to wait another year or two until the technology for manufacturing Wizarding Cards is fully mature. Then we can produce higher-quality cards," Albert tried to console them, "Don't worry, the Wizarding Cards game has just begun, and we're already improving. You should be able to feel that the cards we're using now are much better than a few months ago, right?"
"When the Wizarding Cards are available, how can we get new cards?" someone asked expectantly. "Will the club provide them for free?"
"We will sell starter cards and booster packs, or distribute them through other means, similar to Chocolate Frog Cards. You can collect them that way," Albert reassured them. "I think you don't need to worry about it now because that situation is still years away. The current Wizarding Cards still have many areas that need improvement, and we'll be adding more card elements, such as magical creatures, magical items, famous historical events in the magical world, and various faction-specific cards."
"In the future, the Wizarding Cards' factions will not be limited to Hogwarts houses; it will involve the entire British magical world. Of course, this is something that may happen in the future, and talking about it now is meaningless."
"What about the prices?" someone asked.
"They won't be expensive, but we will also produce some particularly fine Gold Cards. These precious cards will have a limited quantity, and whether you can get one will depend on your personal luck."
"Um, you, yes, you," Albert pointed at a freckled boy who raised his hand.
"I heard that the champion of the Wizarding Cards competition will receive ten galleons," the boy swallowed nervously, feeling the gaze of the others around him.
"Yes, the champion's reward is ten galleons or a bottle of potion worth ten galleons," Albert said, looking beside him. George took out a bottle of green potion from his pocket and placed it on the table.
"Ten galleons for this potion?" Many people were curious about the magical potion inside the glass bottle and wondered why it was worth ten galleons.
"This is the Wakeful Brain Elixir. Some of you might have heard of it. Drinking it can keep your mind alert for several hours," Albert held up the potion bottle so that everyone could see it clearly, and continued, "Of course, you can rest assured that I've used it myself. It's definitely not some random concoction. By the way, I should mention that the use of Wakeful Brain Elixir is prohibited during exams, or it will be considered cheating."
"Of course, if you don't believe me, you can choose the ten galleons instead." George tossed a money bag onto the table and openly displayed the galleons inside. "The champion has various options. And by the way, this time there are only 32 slots available for participants. The entry fee is two Sickles. But even if you get the second or third place, there will be consolation prizes, so you won't lose out."
"Do you also participate in the competition?" someone couldn't help but ask.
"As the organizers of the Wizarding Cards Club, we won't participate in the competition we host. Otherwise, how can everyone have fun?" Albert shook his head.
"If we want to get a slot in the competition, who should we approach for registration? And are 32 slots too few?" someone else inquired.
"The number of registrations has already exceeded 32 by now. Our suggestion is to register first and then think it over carefully. After the Christmas holiday ends, we will officially determine the participants. The Wizarding Cards competition will take place on the weekend, and opponents will be selected by drawing lots. It will be a best-of-three, two-out-of-three wins elimination format. At that time, the cards for the competition will be provided by us. We will give you three Wizarding Cards, and you need to pick one from them. This process will continue until you have a complete deck of cards to use. Once you have chosen the cards, you cannot change them and will have to use them until the end of the competition. So, luck and the ability to build a deck are essential," Albert took out three cards and placed them on the table, showing the onlookers how the card selection process would work.
"Why can't we use our own decks?" someone complained.
"Because that wouldn't be fair; the competition is about fair com...petition." Albert's words were interrupted by a sudden voice.
"What are you all doing here?"
Albert looked up in the direction of the voice and saw Professor Smith.
"I'm introducing the new Wizarding Cards to everyone," Albert looked at Professor Smith without any intention of hiding it, and casually handed over the remaining matters to Lee Jordan.
"What are Wizarding Cards?"
"A game I invented," Albert handed a card to Professor Smith and explained, "The Wizarding Cards Club has a gathering at the end of every month."
"A gathering, now? It seems this game is quite popular!" Professor Smith turned around and looked around; there were indeed quite a few students gathered here.
"Everyone does seem to like this game," Albert replied without hesitation.
"But why use real people?" Professor Smith asked in confusion. "By the way, are there any cards about me?"
"Not yet," Albert said directly, "The cards in Wizarding Cards record real-life events of real people. Its inspiration comes from Chocolate Frog Cards."
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