"I didn't expect Professor Broad would give you such a high evaluation." Katrina's expression was complicated, or perhaps she was very unconvinced.
At home, her elder sister Isobel is very kind to her, but Isobel is actually a magic genius. Growing up under the aura of Isobel's genius, Katrina is under a lot of pressure.
Later, Katrina finally went to Hogwarts, thinking that she could show her talent here and get rid of Isobel's genius aura.
Katrina actually has a very high talent for magic, and she always studies very hard. She is the type who works hard in all aspects. If it weren't for Albert, Katrina would definitely be the best among this class of freshmen. She is talented and hardworking, enough to make her classmates far behind. Even Cedric Diggory from Hufflepuff cannot compare to her.
However, there are no ifs.
Albert suddenly appeared and overshadowed all of Katrina's dazzling brilliance. Even Isobel, whom Katrina admired and who was known as the most talented wizard in Ravenclaw in a hundred years, was far inferior to him.
Katrina, who was originally very confident in herself, suddenly became depressed.
In terms of talent, the other party is better than me.
No matter how hard you work, the other person’s efforts will not be inferior to yours.
What's even more depressing is that Katrina originally thought that even if she lost, she wouldn't lose by too much. After all, she had been studying hard and was always ready to surpass her opponent.
The actual situation was far beyond Katrina's imagination.
When Albert Anderson was invited by Professor McGonagall to join the Transfiguration Club, Katrina comforted herself that she would definitely be invited to join the Transfiguration Club next year.
Later, Albert showed his extraordinary flying talent on the Quidditch field and helped Gryffindor defeat Slytherin. Since Katrina was not good at sports, she just comforted herself that as long as she could be better than the opponent in other aspects, it would be fine.
However, Katrina discovered that Isobel was also very impressed with this man, believing that he was very talented in Transfiguration.
At that time, Katrina was still reluctant to admit it. However, the latest paper in "Transfiguration Today" gave her a heavy blow, confirming Albert's extraordinary talent in Transfiguration.
However, what about today
What about the ancient magic runes
This is clearly an elective course for third graders, but Albert Anderson actually learned it on his own
Self-taught
Such a bold move simply stunned Katrina. Moreover, from the change in Professor Broad's expression, it was not difficult to see that Albert's level of ancient magic runes was so high that it was simply unimaginable for Katrina.
"Could it be that I really chose the wrong opponent?" Katrina had such thoughts in her mind. Although she was used to being crushed by her sister in many aspects, the girl from Ravenclaw was not going to admit defeat like this.
Yes, she hasn't lost yet.
Since Albert is also good at playing wizard chess, then...
"Play wizard chess with me." Katrina said suddenly.
"Wizard chess?" Albert was very surprised why the Ravenclaw girl next to him wanted to play chess with him. Although they knew each other, they were actually just acquaintances.
"You and me?" Albert raised his hand and pointed at both sides and asked.
"Yes, let's play chess to decide the outcome!" Katrina needed to regain some confidence from Albert, and playing chess was a good way to do it. Professor Brode said that Albert was good at playing wizard chess, and wizard chess was one of the few things Katrina could beat her sister Isobel at.
Albert suddenly felt puzzled
Moreover, what puzzled him most was the task on the panel:
All-round crushing
Someone sees you as a competitor and tries to challenge and defeat you. Defeating the challenger in the field of wizard chess makes her realize that she will never be your opponent.
Rewards: 200 experience points, Katrina McDougal's impression +1, Isobel McDougal's impression +5.
The experience gained from this quest is pitifully small, and the increase in favorability points is also very strange. Why does Katrina's favorability increase less than Isobel's
With only 200 experience points, Albert was not interested. After all, there were already rich experience packs like Voldemort in the task board.
Of course, if he could get it, he would not let it go. Albert had done similar tasks before.
"Playing wizard chess?" Albert deliberately showed a surprised expression, "In the auditorium?"
"Yes, in the auditorium, playing three games of chess." Katrina nodded.
"Well, if you want to, I don't mind." Albert felt that the red-haired girl in front of him was quite pitiful.
After all, the name of the mission is "all-round crushing", which means that you almost crush the opponent in all aspects.
She had chosen the wrong target by competing with a cheater.
"By the way, is the notebook in your hand the item you are going to give to Professor Broad?" Albert suddenly asked.
After all, Professor Broad already had an appointment with him, and Katrina's appearance obviously meant something else.
"Ah, I almost forgot about this." Katrina suddenly exclaimed after discovering the notebook in her hand, "This is the notebook that Professor Bathsheba asked me to pass on to Professor Broad."
Katrina said as she walked quickly towards the Defense Against the Dark Arts office.
Albert looked at Katrina's departing back and shook his head.
In fact, he couldn't understand Katrina's insistence. She actually borrowed the wizard chess from Professor Broad.
The two of them started competing in the auditorium hall, and even attracted a few onlookers with their seriousness.
Albert lost the first set.
Katrina's wizard chess was indeed very powerful, and Albert was caught off guard and was easily taken away by the opponent in one wave.
However, Albert didn't care too much. He didn't care about winning or losing, but about enjoying the fun of playing chess. Even if he lost, the mission would not fail suddenly, but the mission could not be completed temporarily. It would be hung on the task panel and could be completed at any time.
In the second game, Albert won, and it was a close win.
He deliberately played fast chess to speed up Katrina's pace. Perhaps the easy victory in the first game made her misjudge and Albert took advantage of the loophole.
In the third game, both sides tied.
This time, Katrina obviously would not give her opponent any room to maneuver, and Albert chose pairs from the beginning. In the end, after both sides had exchanged all their pieces, the game ended in a draw.
As for the fourth game, there is no fourth game.
Because it was originally agreed that there were only three games, Katrina wanted to decide the winner, but Albert directly stated that she won the fourth game.
Although he didn't know why Katrina wanted to beat him, for Albert, if the two sides started the fourth game, he might really be defeated, so he simply admitted defeat.
Katrina was very unhappy, but she finally chose to end the game in a draw and said that she would take time to continue to compete with Albert in chess another day.
"What happened to your sister?" After watching Katrina leave, Albert asked Isobel who had been standing there from the beginning.
"She's under a lot of pressure, but she's very determined to win." Isobel said calmly, "She probably realized that she can't catch up with you in terms of magical attainments, so she wants to rely on her own strengths to defeat you."
"I think you must have put too much pressure on her." Albert muttered, "It's hard to be her younger sister when she has a genius."
At this point, Albert suddenly fell silent because he thought of Nia