Study Days at Hogwarts

Chapter 1706 A War without a Winner (One Hundred and Fifty Six)

Whether it was Albert, Fred, George, or Lee Jordan, the first Wizarding Card Competition was held too hastily, otherwise it could have waited until Hogsmeade was completed.

However, by the time Hogsmeade was rebuilt, Albert had already started traveling around the world. What would happen without him?

Therefore, it should be held while Albert is still in the UK. Even if there is any problem, he can still help find a solution.

After the hand on the wall clock reached ten o'clock, Lee Jordan, who was already prepared, appeared on the prepared wooden platform with a microphone and briefly explained several important rules of the Wizard Card Competition to everyone according to the originally prepared process. , and emphatically reminded everyone not to try to cheat, otherwise they would trigger the anti-cheating magic and be punished, and then directly announced that the first wizard card competition had officially begun.

Since the number of places to advance to the top 16 was limited, after Li Jordan announced that the competition had officially started, most of the contestants randomly picked up a player around them to start playing cards, and bet on a number plate they owned. Once they entered the competition, If a player loses all their number plates, he will be directly eliminated.

Then, Albert saw a spectacular scene. Everyone was playing cards, intending to get ahead of others and get a spot to advance to the top sixteen.

Of course, if there are many contestants participating, there will always be a few dishonest ones.

When everyone was focusing on the duel with their opponents, a scream suddenly sounded in the huge tent. Someone tried to use magic to steal a number card from someone else, and as a result, the nail of his little finger was pulled out. The painful and shrill scream shocked everyone.

There was a sudden silence in the tent, followed by a burst of whispers as the players looked around trying to figure out what was going on.

"I have reminded everyone a long time ago that the game should be fair and just." Lee Jordan walked up to the screaming wizard and said in an unquestionable tone, "Unfortunately, sir, you can no longer participate because you are trying to cheat. Next game.”

After saying that, Hagrid appeared behind the man, put his hand on his shoulder, and kindly asked him to leave the game.

After such a case, some people who were still a little cautious at first completely gave up their plans to do anything.

In less than half an hour, one contestant stood out.

Hermione easily defeated three opponents and became the first top sixteen contestant.

Those champions who had won the Wizarding Card Competition at Hogwarts also showed their extraordinary strength in Wizarding Cards and quickly stood out from the crowd.

As originally expected, most of the players who can advance to the top sixteen are students from Hogwarts.

During the next half-hour break, the group drank and talked about the previous game with smiles on their faces. There was no sign of any competition pressure at all.

As long as you can enter the top 16, it will not be a loss to come here.

Not only are the drinks free, but even if you are eliminated later, you can also get 17 wizard card packs as a consolation prize.

Different from the knockout round where the players choose their own opponents, the next top 16 will be determined by the players' own lottery. Everyone has only one chance. If they fail, they will be eliminated directly. The speed of selecting the top eight is much faster than that of the knockout round. Much faster.

In fact, as long as their luck is not too bad, all the wizard card champions in the past can basically advance to the quarterfinals. The only exception is that Albert asked Fred to cheat secretly.

That's right, the official cheated personally.

Otherwise, it would be really ugly if the top eight were all students from Hogwarts, but everyone could also see that the lucky "uncle" with average skills would most likely not make it to the semi-finals.

“I feel like the atmosphere is still not warm enough!”

Although he had been mentally prepared for it, George still couldn't help but feel lonely.

"There's nothing we can do about it. It's like this in the beginning. It will get better gradually."

Albert doesn't think Wizard Cards can be as popular as Quidditch. The two are essentially different things, but he is still very optimistic about the future of Wizard Cards.

After rounds of brutal elimination battles, Hermione Granger from Hogwarts finally won the final victory.

Everyone is quite convinced by this result, because Albert has made a lot of preparations to ensure the fairness of the game, and everyone has seen the price of cheating in the game.

Of course, that is what everyone thinks is fair, and the winner has actually been decided.

Unlike other fools who make up their own decks, the wizard cards in Hermione's hand were not collected by herself, but were Christmas gifts she received from Albert the year before last. Her mind itself was pretty good. You can easily choose the right cards to form a powerful wizard deck, and use this to defeat your opponents along the way to achieve the final victory.

It can be said to be a victory for related households.

But as long as no one knows the secrets, this Wizarding Card Contest is fair.

After the game, Albert personally handed over the prize money to the three players of the Champions League and Asia Season one by one. Not only did he invite them to take a group photo, but he also took a photo of each of them individually. Because he will also make a unique wizard card for three people as an additional reward for the first wizard card competition.

Although the first Wizard Card Tournament has officially ended, this temporary competition venue will not be demolished immediately, and the contestants can still stay here until three o'clock in the afternoon.

Compared with the previous competition, it is undoubtedly more lively now.

Hermione, who won the first Wizard Card Championship, has become the envy of countless students.

That's one hundred Galleons!

Most students have never had so many Galleons in their pockets.

The news quickly spread in Hogwarts, and the whole castle was boiling, but there were not many people who really envied Hermione, because Hermione also won the Wizard Card Tournament in Hogwarts.

And, the most important thing is that the Wizard Card Tournament is fair.

Fairness means that Hermione won it by her own strength, which makes people speechless.

However, there are also disadvantages.

The champion and runner-up of the Wizard Card Tournament are both students of Hogwarts, which really discourages the enthusiasm of other participants.

The good thing is that the students of Hogwarts are more enthusiastic about the annual wizard card. They even fantasize about winning the wizard card competition and getting a hundred galleons.

This really made Cedric breathe a sigh of relief. After all, he took Albert's galleons. If the wizard card is still half-dead, it would be a bit unreasonable.

Of course, Cedric's worries are actually unnecessary. After the first wizard card competition, Albert arranged for Lee Jordan to be interviewed by reporters and mentioned the learning attributes of wizard cards in the interview.

"Albert believes that this wizard card game can allow us to learn some useful knowledge while killing boring time."

"He always believes that learning should not be painful, otherwise it is difficult to really learn anything."

"If you want to play wizard cards well, you not only need a little luck, but also need to use your brain."

This is a direct characterization of wizard cards, and it also prevents parents from rejecting their children playing wizard cards.