After the first wizard card competition began, Albert performed his duties as a referee conscientiously.
There's no way around it. If no one is watching, the Wizard Card Game will probably become a mess.
Fred, George and Lee Jordan were all forced to do hard labor, so it seemed a bit unreasonable for him not to be a referee.
The level of the first elimination match was so low that it was really eye-catching.
The contestants were from Gryffindor and Hufflepuff, and neither side was very familiar with the rules of wizard cards. It was best described as a fight between two rookies. Because they were not familiar with the rules of wizard cards, they often made some low-level mistakes.
Albert felt so embarrassed that he wanted to cover his face.
The crowd watching nearby were watching with great interest, whispering about who had made a mistake again, and if all the contestants were of this level, I might be able to win the championship.
Some talkative onlookers would point out the mistakes made by the contestants and laugh in their low voices at them for signing up for the Wizard Card Competition when they didn't even understand the rules of the game.
The Hufflepuff boy who made frequent mistakes had his face flushed red, and amid everyone's whispers, he finally gave up the game, quickly dived into the crowd, and disappeared.
"What is this all about?"
Albert looked at the other person's voice as he left and couldn't help shaking his head. The Hufflepuff student was probably just trying his luck. He hadn't played wizard cards with other people before, and not only was his skill very poor, he didn't even understand the rules of wizard cards. I really didn't know what kind of mood he was in to participate in this wizard card game.
Another Gryffindor student also looked at his opponent's leaving back, turned his head to look at Albert and asked: "I won?"
"Yes, your opponent forfeited, you won."
Albert ticked the parchment, called on the next pair of players, and replaced the cards in the deck.
The elimination round went much faster than Albert had expected, and the Hufflepuff boy was definitely not the only contestant who couldn't understand the rules of the wizard cards.
Sometimes, it even causes some ridiculous things.
"You should have used another spell card, and he would have lost for sure."
It wasn't just someone who couldn't help but interject, which resulted in one side losing the game.
Most of the audience looked towards the owner of the voice.
"Please keep quiet and do not disturb other people's games. This is the most basic courtesy of the audience." Albert looked at the senior student who spoke unkindly.
The man was stunned for a moment, his face flushed, but he didn't refute, otherwise he would be telling everyone that he is an impolite person.
"Please don't interfere with the game." Albert said to the audience around him, "Also, the previous round will be rewound three rounds and started again."
Halfway through the elimination round, Albert discovered that most students were not very good at playing Wizard Cards. A round lasted only a few minutes at most, and the better players could always win two rounds in a row to defeat their opponents.
Most of the contestants who stood out in the end were acquaintances of Albert. Only those who often smoked and played cards together could gain an advantage in the competition.
If we talk about the most exciting wizard card game, it must be the duel between Shanna and Katrina. Many people went to watch this evenly matched duel.
Albert simply dropped his refereeing job and ran over to watch the game.
In the end, Katrina lost.
"What a great game." Albert began to applaud, and the others were stunned and began to applaud as well.
Katrina was very depressed. She originally thought that it would not be difficult to win the championship, but she ended up losing the game because she ran out of cards first.
If she could just hold on for one more round, she would definitely be able to defeat Shanna.
Unfortunately, she had already lost and was eliminated in the first round.
"Albert has an opponent now. I'm looking forward to you defeating him." George said to Shanna with a smile, "At present, you are the most likely seed to win the championship."
Albert was speechless immediately. The game had just begun. Aren’t you afraid of anything going wrong by doing this
"What are you doing here? Everyone, disperse. Don't all crowd in here."
An inopportune voice was heard outside the crowd, and Filch pushed through the crowd and walked over here, wanting to see clearly what these people were doing.
"Sir, what's the matter?" Albert asked with a frown.
"I received a tip that someone was holding an illegal gathering here."
Filch pushed his way through the crowd and came over here. His eyes immediately fixed on Fred and George, and his flabby cheeks trembled with excitement.
"And you all, just disperse and don't crowd here." He said to the crowd around him.
"What's going on?"
Fred, George and Lee Jordan also came over, and when they saw Filch, they all frowned. It was obvious that this guy had no good intentions by appearing here.
Moreover, if Filch insisted that they were holding an illegal assembly, they really had no better solution and the game would become a joke, which was definitely not the outcome the three wanted to see.
"fine."
Albert calmed the three people, turned his head and looked at Filch, and said calmly: "Illegal assembly? Are you sure your information is correct and you haven't been fooled?"
"What do you mean?" Filch asked unkindly, staring at Albert.
"The gathering of the Wizard Card Club has been agreed and approved by Headmaster Dumbledore from the very beginning." Albert explained with a smile: "Our gathering is legal, and it has been legal from the very beginning. If you don't believe me, I have the headmaster's signature here."
Albert reached into his pocket and pulled out a roll of parchment and handed it to the other party.
Filch took the parchment, glanced at its contents, and his face suddenly darkened, like a child who had heard that Halloween had been cancelled.
"The Wizard Card Club was established with the approval of the principal. I think the guy who provided you with information must be deliberately looking for trouble."
Albert stared into Filch's eyes, trying to find out the man's name from him.
Filch storms off.
This dramatic scene was talked about by everyone. It had been a long time since they saw Filch being humiliated.
"When did you prepare the parchment?" Fred asked in a low voice.
"Of course this thing is real, and my words are also true." Albert glanced at Fred and said calmly, "The Wizard Card Club has been approved by the principal, and the signature on the parchment is also real. This activity is conducive to the unity and friendship of students, how could the principal not approve it?"
In fact, the parchment was prepared to prevent a professor from coming to cause trouble for them. Although the chance was slim, Albert still took precautions.
After all, some people's moral integrity is indeed a bit low.
"Who provided information to Filch?" Lee Jordan said with a gloomy face, ready to settle the score with that person.
The first Wizard Card Tournament means a lot to the four of them. They will never tolerate anyone sabotaging it, let alone turning it into a joke.
"I don't know. Forget about that for now." Albert reached out and patted Lee Jordan on the shoulder. "Go back and do your job as a referee. The first round of eliminations isn't over yet."
"If I knew who did this, I would teach him a lesson," Fred said through gritted teeth.
If Albert hadn't been prepared, he would have been really disgusted.