Although he and Catherine were just ordinary friends, the other party's slightly intimate behavior still made Albert feel a little uneasy.
"Long time no see, I didn't expect to see you here."
Albert glanced at Isobel secretly, then corrected his expression and greeted Catherine in the tone of a friend.
"That's your girlfriend, she's prettier than I thought."
Catherine looked at Isobel with a scrutinizing gaze and said teasingly with a smile, "But you came to participate in a competition and even brought your girlfriend with you. I really envy you."
"How did you become the captain of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?" Albert tried to change the subject to avoid being led into a trap by the other party and asked to answer a fatal question like who is prettier.
"My grandfather has a good relationship with the principal of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He persuaded him to let me be the team leader. By the way, I forgot to tell you that I am now the assistant teacher of potions at Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Catherine withdrew her gaze from the competition field and looked at the young man in front of her with a unique temperament again. He was more confident than before.
"What a surprise, I thought you would..."
"I have to find something to do, and I'm just a name in school now," Catherine interrupted. She was very knowledgeable in potions, and her exquisite appearance made her very popular in school. Most importantly, she had connections, so it was not difficult for her to do certain things.
"Do you mind if I take up a little of your boyfriend's time?"
Catherine gave Isobel a kind smile as she walked over here, with a hint of teasing in her tone.
"I don't mind. Albert always has a bunch of beautiful female friends around him. I'm used to it now." Isobel gestured to Catherine to look at the Veela lady from Beauxbatons.
It is undeniable that judging from her appearance, the girl who is suspected to have Veela blood is indeed more beautiful than the other two.
"My intuition tells me that she is not a good girl. Maybe you should stay away from her." Catherine gave Albert a strange smile. "So as not to follow the footsteps of the unfortunate student from Ouagadou. Although there is no evidence, I think that even if the African continent is hot, it will not burn people's brains."
"She's right. Witches of Veela descent are very talented in charm magic, and most boys find it hard to resist." Isobel agreed with Catherine.
The two men had no fondness for the girl who was prettier than themselves, especially after she did that kind of bad thing, their impression of her became even worse.
Professor Slughorn was actually very curious about Catherine's identity, and even more curious about the relationship between them.
Having said that, Mr. Anderson is really popular among girls.
"The competition is almost over, don't you need to go and comfort your students?" Isobel's words seemed to indicate that she was trying to drive them away.
Just now, a student from Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry messed up the potion by adding the wrong ingredients, and had to give up the competition.
Such cases are not uncommon here.
"He doesn't need my comfort."
Catherine didn't really care about the outcome of the game, or rather, she thought Albert had a good chance of winning the final championship and taking the Golden Crucible.
That man is amazing.
Catherine asked someone to investigate Albert's case, and she felt quite delicate when she received a pile of magazines and books.
Various signs indicate that Albert has already left other students participating in the competition far behind in the field of potions. This can be easily seen from the competition just now. Moreover, there are people he knows even on the referee's side. You have to know that Albert is not yet an adult, but he has been recognized by more than one potion master.
"How is the research on the beauty potion going?" Catherine asked about her relationship in a low voice, "Or have you been in a relationship recently and forgotten about it?"
"There has been no major breakthrough for the time being." Albert motioned to Isobel to explain the current progress to this person.
"Essential oil extract?"
Catherine frowned slightly, as if thinking about the feasibility of this direction.
The whistle for the end of the game suddenly sounded, interrupting the three people's chat.
The pharmacists who were whispering in the judges' seats also all fell silent. They came down from the judges' seats one after another and began to check the finished products of the contestants' brewed ecstasy. Some of them scooped up some with a spoon to observe the color, and even took a sip to taste it carefully.
The contestants were all very nervous, staring at the whispering referees, like prisoners awaiting their final trial.
"86 points."
After some discussion, a referee held up a sign and announced the final score.
The red-haired boy from Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry couldn't help but frown slightly, obviously not very satisfied with the score.
There is a table, and the judges only choose the best finished product for scoring.
In fact, this is very unfair to some players, but this is the current rule of the game.
Yes.
They changed the rules of the Potions Championship.
Otherwise, it would be embarrassing to encounter a situation like today.
Everyone was not blind, and they could naturally see that the quality of the two finished products of Hogwarts School's joy potion was very high, even far surpassing the works of other schools.
This means that one school will be squeezed out, which is embarrassing because it is unfair to other schools.
Fortunately, according to the rules of the competition, the judges did not score Isobel's work, thus avoiding this embarrassment.
As for Albert's cheer potion, it naturally received high marks.
Even if some wizards wanted to trouble him earlier, there was no denying that Albert was the first to finish, and the finished product was far better than the ecstasy potion brewed by most of the contestants.
If a finished product like this cannot win first place, it means that the fairness of the referee is questioned.
Of course, the wizards who can serve as referees are a group of potion masters with some integrity. Naturally, no one will be biased and will give the right points. Otherwise, they will become the laughing stock of everyone after dinner.
As a result, Albert got a high score of 99 points, which made a lot of contestants stare at him in shock.
They all knew that this was a score that could not be changed.
There is actually no difference between 99 points and full marks. It’s just that a referee didn’t want the other team to get full marks, so he deliberately deducted one point.
The second highest scorer was Guy Bernard of Beauxbatons School of Magic.
This guy got a high score of 94.
Albert was sure that this score was definitely inflated due to the bonus from the grandson of the president of the Extraordinary Pharmacist Association.
Of course, it is undeniable that the level displayed by Guy Bernard is very high.
If it weren't for Albert, he would probably have been defeated in the first round. Unfortunately, he met Albert and was ruthlessly crushed.
As for the Veela lady, her potion skills were not bad either. In fact, Alice was at the normal level among the contestants of the Potions Championship.
Unfortunately, they encountered a few cheaters and didn’t even have the energy to resist. They were directly defeated and ruthlessly eliminated.
The third place was the girl from Castrobus, the one Albert had talked to about "cuckold" in the morning. Her ecstasy was much worse than the other two, and she only got 89 points.
The fourth place belonged to a red-haired boy from Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He was said to be of Scottish descent and had a hot temper. The guy was staring at Albert, his heart full of envy and jealousy.
The high score of 99 points and the two beautiful girls around him made Albert attract a lot of hatred from other contestants.
The fifth place went to a guy from the Institute of Magic who wore gold-rimmed glasses and a gold-colored running shirt, and he scored 85 points. The guy was followed by two girls, who were also secretly observing Albert, their competitor.
After all, 99 points was too glaring, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that the referee did not want to give full marks.
The sixth place was a blonde girl from Kodos Doriz, who was slender and strong with a sweet look. Unfortunately, her beauty did not help the potion, and she only got 81 points.
The other party was looking at Albert curiously, and even greeted the three of them gracefully despite their gazes.
This beautiful Russian girl had actually just overheard the conversation between several people and was interested in the youth potion they mentioned.
Well, any pretty girl would be interested in the potion that can help her maintain her beauty.
It's because the girls over there age so quickly.
Valeria naturally hopes to preserve her looks, otherwise she will start to age in a few years.
However, in the eyes of others, this student from Kodos Doriz was obviously also attracted to Albert.
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The seventh place was a short and fat girl from Durmstrang Academy. This school famous for its dark magic obviously did not have any advantage in potions and she got 78 points.
The two unlucky guys who were obsessed with Miss Veela were ruthlessly abandoned by Miss Veela after they were eliminated cleanly.
No matter how you look at it, Albert is the best quality, but it's a pity that he has three beautiful girls over there, and they seem to be having a lot of fun chatting, so obviously she has nothing to do with them.
In the end, of course, it was the student from Ugadu who barely scored 68 points.
In fact, his potions were barely up to par, and a group of potion masters even got together to discuss whether or not to allow the tall student of Ugadu to participate in the competition.
Honestly, putting him in eighth place is a slap on Isobel’s face, or a travesty of fairness.
With Isobel's level, she would definitely be ranked in the top three, but she was eliminated. In order to be fair, each school must have individual participation rules.
"It's so fair!" Catherine looked at Isobel and asked, "Are you angry? You should have been in the top three."
"Not angry?"
"Why?"
"I can't win the championship anyway, so I'm just joining the first round for fun." Isobel said without hesitation.
"Oh, that's right. Anyway, there's an 80% chance that the championship will belong to this guy." Catherine suddenly understood why Isobel had such a good mentality. If it were someone else, they would probably suffer such injustice.
well!
It is fair to other schools, but not necessarily fair to the participating students.