Guy Bernard has been in a bad mood lately.
Ever since he lost to Albert Anderson in the first round of the Magic School Potions Championship a few days ago, he found that his talent in potions and the pride in his heart, which he had been proud of since childhood, had been ruthlessly trampled underfoot and crushed into mud.
I still remember when he was a child, his grandfather told him that you are very talented in the field of potions.
Guy Bernard did not disappoint everyone's expectations. After entering Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he showed amazing talent in Potions and participated in the Potions Championship, preparing to use this event held every seven years as a stepping stone to take himself to the next level.
However, all that has changed in recent months.
His grandfather, who has become the president of the Extraordinary Pharmacist Association, told him that if he wanted to win the Potions Championship, he had to obey his arrangements.
Guy Bernard actually refused from the bottom of his heart. He believed that his talent and ability could win him the Golden Crucible. He didn't need to cheat, nor did he bother to cheat.
"Your talent for potions is only slightly better than others. Your current achievements are more due to the fact that I have spent a lot of energy teaching and training you since you were a child." President Bernard cruelly awakened his grandson's sweet dream. "I told you that you have great talent because I hope you can maintain your enthusiasm and confidence in the field of potions. But now you are an adult and need to start facing reality. This world is never as simple as you think."
Guy Bernard sadly discovered that he was able to pass the entrance examination of the Extraordinary Pharmacist Association in one go entirely because of his grandfather's help in cheating, so he chose the euphoria potion.
No matter what, he was unwilling to believe this cruel reality and still held on to hope that he could still obtain the golden crucible with his own ability.
The first round of the competition cruelly crushed all of Guy Bernard's pride. Just like his grandfather told him, he was just more talented than others, not a so-called genius.
If he wanted to make further progress in the field of potions when he was young, the Potions Championship was a good stepping stone for him to advance. Winning the competition would make his life smoother, and all he needed to do was follow the other party's arrangements.
Guy Bernard was originally against cheating, but he also discovered that the Potions Championship was just as his grandfather had said, everyone was cheating, and cheating had long become a part of the game.
So, Guy Bernard compromised, he wanted to get the final victory and trample the nasty Englishman under his feet.
Even Guy Bernard had to admit that he was extremely jealous of Albert's handsome face. That guy already had a beautiful girlfriend, but he was still hooking up with other beautiful girls. He was simply a scumbag.
What made Guy Bernard even more jealous was that the potion master who invented the wolfsbane potion seemed to be very familiar with him, and the two of them talked to each other in an equal tone.
Being able to have the Potions Master communicate with you on an equal footing means that he acknowledges your abilities in the field of potions.
How is this possible
Guy Bernard could hardly believe his own guess.
Is this world crazy
Or am I crazy
I must be crazy.
Guy Bernard finally came to the conclusion that he actually thought the other party was a master of potions.
That pretty boy must have cheated, just like me.
When Guy Bernard comforted himself in this way, President Bernard ruthlessly shattered his fantasy. The European magic world had never heard of the Anderson surname, at least Albert Anderson was not from a prominent wizard family.
Guy Bernard also heard that Albert Anderson was actually a Muggle wizard.
This news is not groundless, it comes from the British "Daily Prophet". When Albert Anderson won the International Wizard Chess Competition, this matter caused a sensation.
All signs indicate that Albert Anderson's current achievements are related to his talent and hard work.
Because he is the most famous genius wizard in Britain, everyone thinks he is another Albus Dumbledore. Some people say that his future achievements may even surpass Dumbledore and become the Minister of Magic in a dozen years.
(In order to gain the help of Lady Selina, Professor Slughorn once boasted to her and successfully persuaded her to provide as much help as possible to Albert.)
Guy Bernard had lost his spirit and confidence in his ability to defeat the Englishman. He had not lost yet, for he knew the rules of the game and had received a lot of useful "advice".
Although he was reluctant, Guy Bernard knew that as long as he followed the "advice" given by his grandfather, he would have a high chance of winning the final championship. He must pluck that damned pretty boy from his feet and take away the final golden crucible that symbolizes glory.
Although the life arranged by others was not what he desired, Guy Bernard actually had no better choice.
The second round of competition was actually a trap.
The original magic school potion championship only had one round, in which contestants entered the magic garden to collect ingredients and brew a potion.
The organizers will provide contestants with a kind of raw materials, mainly to test the contestants' knowledge and breadth of potions, and hope that the potion geniuses can perform amazing actions in the competition.
However, the Magic School Potions Championship is also gradually changing, with the addition of a first round of screening, but the actual situation has not changed much.
In this year's Potions Championship, the organizers no longer provide raw materials to the contestants. This is inconsistent with the information that most of the contestants have heard, that is, this is a trap.
If they don't listen carefully and still think that the organizers will provide them with a kind of raw materials, then what they will face next is likely to be ruthlessly eliminated.
And for the third round, Guy Bernard is ready.
Throughout the summer vacation, he underwent rigorous training with the help of his grandfather. Guy Bernard felt very complicated when he knew the old man's good intentions.
Following the old man's "advice", Guy Bernard easily found all the potions. However, in order not to stand out too much, he also collected other ingredients along the way.
About an hour later, Guy Bernard had collected the ingredients for the potion he needed and was ready to leave the magic garden to complete the second round of the competition ahead of schedule.
When passing by several Arioth plants, Guy Bernard suddenly became dazed for a moment and his mind went blank.
When Guy Bernard came back to his senses, he felt a strange taste in his mouth, and worst of all, he found himself lying on the ground laughing hysterically with a few leaves of Arioth in his hand.
What's wrong with me
Guy Bernard didn't even have much energy to think about other problems. His uncontrollable laughter almost made him lose most of his thinking ability. Even getting up from the ground was a difficult thing.
Guy Bernard's change immediately attracted the attention of nearby patrolmen.
There was no way, his laughter was too loud and too weird.
The patrolman was actually very hesitant and didn't know how to deal with the situation.
There is no doubt that the beloved grandson of the president of the Extraordinary Pharmacist Association was ambushed. It is obvious that no fool would rashly stuff the leaves of Ariot into his mouth.
If he helped now, it would mean that Guy Bernard would be disqualified immediately. If he did not help, he doubted whether the other party could last more than half an hour. In this situation, it was obviously impossible for Guy Bernard to walk back by himself.
Just as the patrolman was hesitating, Albert, who was hidden under the illusion spell, had left quietly.
He stuffed a large amount of Ariot leaves into Guy Bernard's mouth, believing that the unfortunate guy would laugh non-stop for several hours. As for whether Guy Bernard would die of laughter, Albert was not worried at all, because the patrols around would definitely send him back.
This means that Guy Bernard will be disqualified from the competition.
In fact, Albert's guess was correct.
The patrolman waited for a while at a distance, but still saw Guy Bernard stop laughing, so he knew he couldn't just ignore it.
In order to prevent Guy Bernard from getting into an accident, he stepped forward to help and sent him back for treatment.
Guy Bernard, who was originally confident of winning the final championship, was eliminated. When President Bernard saw his grandson being sent back, his face was terribly gloomy.
However, he was able to become the guild president after all, and he quickly controlled his emotions.
"Someone violated the rules of the competition and tried to win the championship by despicable means." President Bernard said softly, "This is not a good sign. We should curb this bad trend."
Guy Bernard was quickly cured by the pharmacist using heartworm molasses, but he had no idea what had happened, let alone who had attacked him.
His face looked ugly because he realized that he had been tricked and ruthlessly eliminated.
The championship dream was shattered.
This almost drove Guy Bernard crazy.
The referees gathered together to discuss urgently how to deal with this situation.
Generally speaking, those who are eliminated can only blame themselves for their bad luck.
But Guy Bernard is the grandson of President Bernard, and it is obviously impossible for the other party to accept such an outcome.
"Don't worry, we will find the culprit. We just need to check the contestants' wands and we will soon find out who attacked you."
"As for your situation," President Bernard cleared his throat and said, "After consultation with the jury, we will give you an extra chance. You can now use the collected ingredients to brew a potion."
Not everyone agreed to let Guy Bernard continue to compete, because it would undoubtedly be unfair to others and there was no precedent in history.
The only thing President Bernard could get was to use the existing ingredients to brew the potion. He believed that his grandson should have already collected all the ingredients.
Guy Bernard couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. As long as he was not eliminated immediately, he still had a chance. Moreover, he had indeed collected the materials, enough to brew two potions.
However, when he opened his bag and took out the collected ingredients, the expression on his face froze, because two of the ingredients for the potion he had prepared were inexplicably missing, and these two ingredients happened to make it impossible to brew the two potions he had originally prepared.
Guy Bernard's face was extremely pale, his body swayed slightly twice and he almost fell down.
"Are you okay?"
"That bastard touched my medicine box and took away several potion ingredients." Guy Bernard covered his heart with his hand and said gritting his teeth.
The process from despair to hope and then back to despair was so exciting that it was a bit too much for his young heart.
President Bernard obviously noticed his grandson's situation, and his expression suddenly became extremely ugly. He understood what Guy Bernard meant.
It's over. It's all over.
President Bernard sank down on the armchair, feeling that the other referees around him were looking at him in a very strange way, as if they were mocking him for all his efforts that ended up in vain.
He knew that he would soon become a laughing stock in the entire circle.
Blame it all on the culprit.
If I'm not doing well, you won't be doing well either.
President Bernard swore in his heart that he would disqualify that bastard from the competition.