Karkaroff rarely appeared in Hogwarts Castle, so for a short time no one realized that the headmaster of Durmstrang had fled.
Recently, a lot of articles about Karkarov have appeared in newspapers, as if reporters would not know how to write reports without Karkarov.
Rita Kister naturally would not miss this opportunity. She waved her feather pen to stir up trouble and successfully attracted the attention of countless people.
At some point, there was a lot of discussion in the castle about the Death Eaters and his master, the "Mysterious Man".
Most students were in awe of the mysterious man, but discussing these things in private made them feel inexplicably excited, and many students liked that kind of excitement. A large number of photos of Harry Potter's Boggart incident two years ago were sold at high prices on the black market, and Voldemort's ugly appearance became a topic of discussion.
Several years ago, someone discovered that Voldemort had sneaked into Hogwarts to steal the Philosopher's Stone.
Thus, the savior Harry Potter became famous.
This has directly led to him receiving more dance invitations recently.
It was in this atmosphere that the semi-finals of the 4th Wizard Card Contest quietly kicked off.
"Is the activity room for the Wizard Card Club you mentioned last time ready?"
One weekend morning, while Albert was enjoying breakfast, he was blocked by a group of girls who all came to ask Albert about this matter.
Of course, this group of people were not interested in the activity room of the Wizard Card Club, but wanted to say a few words to Albert.
Albert gave Fred a secret look, and the latter shrugged his shoulders to show that he could not help. George immediately understood what Albert meant and nudged Lee Jordan with his elbow to indicate that it was his turn to play.
"Ahem, the activity room of the Wizard Card Club is ready. This is it." Lee Jordan coughed lightly and took out a thick book wrapped in an exquisite leather cover from his schoolbag in a showy manner. He placed it on the table. After attracting the attention of the people around him, he opened the leather cover and pulled out the book inside.
People's eyes were quickly glued to the book and they couldn't take their eyes off it. There was no way around it; the book Lee Jordan took out was so cool.
It was a gorgeous silver metal book with a handsome metal relief of a griffin on the cover. It was lying lazily, and seemed to be pressing something on its claws.
The edge of the metal book is decorated with patterns of ancient magic runes, giving it a very powerful feeling.
"Did Albert do this himself?"
Many people don't believe it because the book is so gorgeous, it's like a work of art.
"We helped a little bit during production," Lee Jordan said cheekily.
George suddenly wanted to cover his face. Although what Lee Jordan said was actually true and they did help a little, this book could be considered to have been completed by Albert alone.
"Once opened, it will become the activity room of the Wizard Card Club?" Alia couldn't help asking. She seemed to want to try to open it and see how a book could become an activity room.
Well, not only her, everyone wanted to know, and some people actually put it into action. When they opened the buckle and opened the book, they were all stunned, because it was just an ordinary book, nothing more!
This book records the development history of the Wizard Card Club and contains many old design sketches.
Of course, there are also champions from all the wizard card clubs.
Everyone looked at Albert, feeling that they had been cheated.
"If you want to turn it into an activity room, you need a special key. The key is here with me." Albert explained before anyone else could question it. "After we graduate from school, the key will be handed over to Professor McGonagall for safekeeping. This book will remain in Hogwarts forever and become a special activity room for members of the Wizard Card Club in the future."
"Can we go in and take a look?"
The beauty of this book has made many people look forward to what the activity room of the Wizard Card Club will look like.
"Of course, but you have to wait until I finish eating. Then we will hold the semi-finals of the 4th Wizard Card Club in the activity room." Albert motioned for everyone to be patient.
However, as more and more people came to watch, Albert had no choice but to hastily end breakfast and take everyone to a rarely used secret passage on the second floor of the castle.
"Why here?" someone asked in confusion, "Wouldn't it be better to open it in the lobby?"
Albert ignored the other party and placed the metal book in the passage in full view of everyone. Then, he took out something like a key ring from his pocket and placed it in the metal groove on the surface.
When the key was put in, Albert took out his wand and tapped it three times. The ancient magic words on the edge of the pages began to move like snakes. Soon the book began to move and suddenly unfolded itself to form a magical door.
This scene shocked all the students present.
There's no way, the scene just now was too shocking, just like the feeling of a Muggle wizard passing through the backyard of the Leaky Cauldron for the first time and opening the entrance to Diagon Alley.
A brand new door opened before everyone's eyes.
Albert raised his wand and knocked on the doorknob, and the door opened automatically, revealing a dark entrance. When Albert walked in, the inside of the door suddenly lit up.
"Welcome to the activity room of the Wizard Card Club." Albert invited everyone with a smile.
"Okay, don't crowd, go in orderly." Lee Jordan pulled out his wand to maintain order and prevent these people from crowding in. The entrance to the secret passage was not big.
When everyone entered the activity room of the so-called Wizard Card Club in an orderly manner, they found that the space inside was larger than they had expected.
It looked a bit like a smaller version of an auditorium. In front of them were small round tables that could seat four or five people, and beside them were lazy sofas. There were actually many windows with bright lights around the hall, and one could even see the scenery outside.
"It's really comfortable here." Sana said with emotion
"After all, it's a place for everyone to communicate freely, so we can do whatever we feel comfortable with," Albert said with a smile.
"What are these?" Angelina asked curiously.
"Chair."
"Chair?"
"Yes, you will know once you try it."
Shanna sat on it carefully and then made a comfortable sound. She found that the strange chair was really comfortable to sit on.
It's incredible.
"Did you do all this on your own?"
Hermione stared at this comfortable environment with wide eyes. She felt that this place was more suitable for leisurely reading than the library.
"We helped, too," Fred and George protested.
"It can accommodate about a hundred people. If necessary, the room can be divided into two parts, so that people who like quietness can have a comfortable place."
Albert waved his wand lightly, and the curtain was suddenly drawn, dividing the entire activity room into several spaces.
"But I'm a little worried that they will mess it up." Sana looked at the people around her and said in a low voice. She didn't think everyone would consciously maintain the environment here. It was too difficult. Just look at the Gryffindor common room.
"The environment here needs everyone to work together to maintain it, and only those who join the club will be eligible to come in from now on." Albert cleared his throat and said, "Okay, be quiet, I have a few words to say!"
The originally noisy activity room gradually became quiet, and people turned their heads to look at Albert, listening to his speech.
"From now on, I will draw a golden line at the entrance, and anyone who enters without being a member of the Wizard Card Club will be punished."
"What punishment?" The girls giggled.
"I haven't figured it out yet. Maybe it'll be green onions growing out of my ears or scales growing on my skin. I haven't figured it out yet, but it will definitely keep non-club members out."
"Aren't we all members of the Wizard Card Club?" someone asked in confusion.
Albert pointed to the list on the bulletin board at the entrance and said, "I will cast a spell on it. Anyone who writes their name on it will be considered a member of the Wizard Card Club and will be eligible to enter. After becoming a member of the Wizard Card Club, you are not allowed to deliberately destroy the environment here, otherwise you will be punished by the curse. Of course, your arrival today will not be affected. I think it should be completely perfected next semester. Before that, you can come here to play cards on the last weekend of every month, and then carefully consider whether to join the Wizard Card Club. Before that, I hope everyone will take the initiative to maintain the environment here."
"Okay, now let's get to the point. Today we will select the champion of the fourth Wizard Card Club. To be honest, I hope Diggory can win. Then I won't have to dance with the champion anymore. There are too many people who want to dance with me, and I won't be able to handle it." Albert waved his wand amid the girls' good-natured laughter, and a significantly larger round table appeared in front of everyone.
"Well, let's take a look at the contestants who are about to participate in the semi-finals." Albert opened the parchment in his hand and read aloud: "First up are Mr. Diggory and Miss Granger. Let's welcome them!"