Study Days at Hogwarts

Chapter 1704 A War Without a Winner (One Hundred and Fifty-Four)

After nightfall, the snow outside gradually grew stronger.

The lights were still on in the Defense Against the Dark Arts Office. Cedric was sitting behind his desk marking the homework that had been collected today, but his eyes often drifted to the wall clock, as if waiting for someone to visit.

Before the pointer fell to the nine position, the fireplace in the office suddenly burst into a dark green magic fire, and a figure walked out of the flames.

"Good evening."

The man was slightly stunned when he saw that there was someone in his office, and then he smiled and greeted Cedric behind the desk.

"Your armchair here is so uncomfortable. I dare say you have not sat on it many times." Cedric put down his quill and muttered to greet the visitor.

"My last armchair was eaten by worms, and then I accidentally sat on it and it collapsed, so I asked the house elf to replace it with a new one." Albert ignored Cedric's gaze and said with a smile, "I haven't sat on this armchair yet."

"Then I suggest you get a new one, or get yourself a cushion." Cedric couldn't help complaining, "This broken chair is very uncomfortable to sit on."

"I have to go to Principal McGonagall first, and then we can talk about our business later." Albert didn't respond. He knew why Cedric came to his office so late to find him, but Albert had an appointment at the moment, so he walked out after looking at the wall clock.

As for the new armchair, he decided to find time to get a cushion for it. Anyway, it was rarely used, so it just needed to withstand the tossing.

Albert knocked on the door of the Hogwarts principal's office at nine o'clock in the evening on time.

"I thought you had given up."

Looking at Albert who came to visit her late at night, Principal McGonagall was quite surprised, because since Albert graduated from Hogwarts, the Wizard Card Club he personally founded has gradually declined.

The successor did not invest too much energy in wizard cards like the four of them, even though the club had a sum of Galleons every year to maintain the school's competition.

Of course, there is another reason.

Since Albert returned to Hogwarts to take up his post, he did not continue to pay attention to this aspect, and did not even appear in this year's Wizard Card Competition, so that this year's Wizard Card Competition gave people a feeling that it was about to fail.

"That's not the case. We plan to hold a UK-wide Wizard Card Competition in Hogsmeade every year, and hope that Hogwarts students can also participate in this card competition."

Albert handed a plan for the event to Principal McGonagall and briefly talked about the plan in this regard and the "high" prize money given by the competition.

After studying the contents of the parchment, Principal McGonagall asked Albert directly, "Hagrid agreed?"

"I have talked to Hagrid, and he agreed. Cedric will also go with him. I think we don't have to worry too much about the safety of the students." Albert knew that Principal McGonagall would agree.

In fact, Principal McGonagall did agree.

Because this wizard card game was prepared for the students of Hogwarts, otherwise the venue would not be directly held in Hogsmeade Village, and the time would not be set when the Hogwarts students went to Hogsmeade.

The next day, the relevant announcement was posted on the bulletin board in front of the auditorium, and this move was like throwing a heavy bomb into a calm lake, which directly made most of the students in Hogwarts boil.

That was a prize of 100 Galleons.

Even children from wealthy wizard families would not have a lot of Galleons in their pockets.

All students were discussing this matter, and many students decided to join in the fun.

For this reason, Cedric received a large number of applications.

"In fact, you can hold it in Avalon."

Cedric couldn't quite understand why Albert, Fred, George and Lee Jordan were willing to spend so many Galleons on this card game.

"Believe me, no one likes to make Avalon a mess, and the audience of this game is more students. It will definitely be embarrassing if few people participate." Albert seemed to see through Cedric's thoughts and said with a smile: "Of course, you can also think of this as a legacy we leave for the students of Hogwarts."

"Well, that's right."

Cedric flipped through today's newspaper and saw the relevant GG of the wizard card competition, and didn't say anything else.

Anyway, it's not like he paid for it himself, and the extra income of 100 Galleons a year is not bad, and he doesn't have to do too much.

The dilemma faced by the wizard card club is that no one cares, so there needs to be a "tutor" to lead.

After Luna graduates from school, Albert will officially hand over the "Book of Origin" to Cedric.

Of course, he also didn't forget to briefly talk to Cedric about some of the taboos of the "Book of Origin". Then, he invited him to go to the location of the wizard card competition, which was considered to be a scout in advance.

"I thought it would be in Hogsmeade Village."

The two walked for about a quarter of an hour, and saw a wooden sign on the way to Hogsmeade, which read the first wizard card competition.

However, what made Cedric speechless was that there was nothing here, just a wooden sign, and it looked like it had just been put up. Albert was willing to walk with him, probably to learn the way.

"The next wizard card competition will be in Hogsmeade Village." Albert looked at the surrounding environment, and after confirming that there was no problem, he cast a spell on the sign to make it appear on the map.

"I remember you were originally planning to hold it at the Leaky Cauldron?" Cedric looked at the snowy field in front of him and couldn't help complaining, "You were planning to set up a tent here."

"Hogwarts students can't go to the Leaky Cauldron, so we finally chose the Three Broomsticks. However, I'm afraid we have to hold it outside for the first time." Albert didn't think there was anything wrong with setting up a tent.

In fact, they had already specially customized a large tent that could accommodate two hundred people.

"The Three Broomsticks?" Cedric repeated, "You wouldn't..."

"We've talked to Ms. Rosmerta about this, and she's very willing to accept our kindness." Albert said lightly.

At present, rebuilding Hogsmeade Village requires Galleons, and the Ministry of Magic can't afford to rebuild Hogsmeade. They only offer very cheap construction costs, which is almost equivalent to the Ministry of Magic building houses for everyone for free.

Ms. Rosmerta can certainly afford the money, but the cost of building a house is also not small, and the most important thing is how many years she plans to continue to open the bar?

Now that someone is paying her to use it for free, she is naturally happy. What's more, there is no harm in cooperating with each other, and it can also enhance the reputation of the Three Broomsticks Bar.