Chapter 896 "Book of Origins"
Karkaroff rarely appeared in Hogwarts Castle, so almost no one realized that the headmaster of Durmstrang had run away in a short period of time.
Recently, a large number of negative reports about Karkaroff have appeared in newspapers. It seems that without Karkaroff, reporters don’t know how to write reports.
Rita Kister naturally did not miss this opportunity. She waved her quill to make waves and successfully attracted the attention of countless people.
At some point, there were suddenly more discussions in the castle about Death Eaters and his master "You-Know-Who".
Most students are in awe of mysterious people, but discussing these things in private makes them feel inexplicably exciting, and many students like that kind of excitement. A large number of photos of Harry Potter's Boggart incident the year before were sold for high prices on the black market, and Voldemort's ugly appearance became a hot topic among people.
Several years ago, Voldemort sneaked into Hogwarts to steal the Sorcerer's Stone, but no one knew who unearthed it.
So, Harry Potter, the savior, became famous.
This directly resulted in the number of invitations to dances he received recently.
It was in this atmosphere that the fourth Wizarding Card semi-finals quietly kicked off.
“Is the activity room of the Wizard Card Club you mentioned last time ready?”
On the weekend morning, when Albert was having breakfast, he was blocked by a group of girls. They all came to ask Albert about this.
Of course, this group of people is not related to the activity room of the Wizard Card Club, but they want to have a few words with Albert.
Albert quietly gave Fred a look, and the latter shrugged and said he couldn't help. George immediately understood what Albert meant and nudged Lee Jordan with his elbow to signal that it was his turn to play.
"Ahem, the wizard card club's activity room is ready, and this is it." Lee Jordan coughed lightly, and took out a thick book wrapped in a delicate leather shell from his schoolbag like a show off, and placed it on the table. , after attracting the attention of the surrounding people, he opened the leather case and took out the book inside.
People’s eyes were quickly glued to the book, and they could no longer take their eyes away. There was no other way, the book that Lee Jordan brought out was so cool.
It was a gorgeous silver metal book. The cover of the book was a handsome metal relief of a griffon. It was lying lazily, with something seemingly pressed on its paws.
The edges of the metal book are patterned with ancient magic script, giving it a very powerful feeling.
“Albert did this himself?”
Many people don’t believe it because this book is so gorgeous, it’s almost like a work of art.
“We also helped out a little bit during production,” Lee Jordan said cheekily.
George suddenly wanted to cover his face. Although Lee Jordan was right, they did help a little, but this book can be regarded as written by Albert alone.
“When you open it, will it become the activity room of the Wizard Card Club?” Alia couldn’t help but ask. She seemed to want to try opening it to see how a book could become an activity room.
Well, it’s not just her, everyone wants to know, and someone actually takes action on it. When they opened the buckle and opened the book, they were all stunned, because this was just an ordinary book, nothing more!
This book records the development history of the Wizard Card Club, and there are many very old design sketches in it.
Of course, there are also all-time Wizard Card Club champions.
Everyone looked at Albert, feeling like they had been cheated.
"If you want to turn it into an activity room, you need to have a special key. The key is with me." Albert explained before others could question, "The key will be handed over to us after we graduate from school. Leave it to Professor McGonagall for safekeeping, and this book will remain in Hogwarts forever and become a dedicated activity room for future members of the Wizarding Card Club."
“Can we go in and have a look?”
The appearance 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 Fourth Wizarding Card Club in the activity room." Albert motioned for everyone to wait patiently.
However, more and more people came to watch, and Albert had no choice but to end his breakfast hastily and take everyone to a secret passage on the second floor of the castle that was not commonly used.
“Why are you doing it here?” Someone asked in confusion, “Isn’t it better to open it in the lobby?”
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 page began to move like snakes. Soon the book started to react, and suddenly unfolded on its own to form a new structure. A magical door.
This scene shocked all the students present.
There is no way, the scene just now was so shocking, it was 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 in front of everyone's eyes.
Albert raised his wand and knocked on the door handle, and the door opened automatically, revealing a dark entrance. When Albert walked in, the door suddenly lit up.
“Welcome to the activity room of the Wizard Card Club.” Albert smiled and invited everyone.
"Okay, don't crowd, go in in an orderly manner." Lee Jordan pulled out his wand to maintain order and prevent these people from crazily 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 expected.
It looked a bit like a miniature auditorium hall. In front of them were small round tables that could seat four or five people, and beanbags were placed next to them. You can actually see many bright windows around the hall, and you can even see the scenery outside.
“It looks really comfortable here.” Shanna said with emotion.
“After all, it’s a place where everyone can communicate easily, so it’s natural to feel comfortable.” Albert said with a smile.
“What are these?” Angelina asked curiously.
"Chair."
"Chair?"
“Yes, you will know after you sit on it and give it a try.”
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 alone?”
Hermione looked at this comfortable environment with wide eyes. She felt that this place was more suitable for leisurely reading than the library.
“We have help, too,” Fred and George protested.
“This place can accommodate about a hundred people. If necessary, the room can be divided into two parts so that people who like quiet can have a comfortable place.”
Albert waved his wand lightly, and the curtain was suddenly drawn shut, dividing the entire activity room into several spaces.
"However, I'm a little worried that they will make a mess here." Shanna 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 to be maintained by everyone, and only those who join the club are eligible to come in in the future." 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 to look at Albert, waiting for his speech.
"From now on, I will draw a golden line at the entrance. Anyone who is not a member of the Wizard Card Club will be punished if they enter rashly."
“What punishment?” the girls giggled.
“I haven’t thought about it yet. Maybe it’s green onions in my ears and scaly skin. Anyway, I haven’t thought about it yet, but it will definitely prevent non-club members from entering.”
“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. Only those who write their names on it can be regarded as members of the Wizard Card Club and are eligible to enter and become a Wizard Card As members of the club, you are not allowed to deliberately damage the environment here, otherwise you will be punished by a curse. Of course, your arrival today will not be easily affected. I think it will be completely perfected next semester. Before that, every On the last weekend of the month, you can all come here to play cards, 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, let's get to the point today. Today we will choose the champion of the fourth Wizarding Card Club. To be honest, I hope Digory can win. Then I will stop dancing with the champion and want to dance with me. There are too many people, and I definitely can’t handle them." Albert waved his wand amidst the good-natured laughter of the girls, and an obviously larger round table appeared in front of everyone.
"Okay, 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: "The first ones to come are Mr. Diggory and Miss Granger, let's welcome them !”
(End of this chapter)