Wood decided to keep Harry's participation in Quidditch a tight secret, planning to use him as Gryffindor's secret weapon to catch opponents off guard during matches.
Yes, it's a secret weapon, but secrets always come out somehow.
The day after Harry was appointed Gryffindor's Seeker,news of his appointment spread throughout the school.
Wood was so angry that , believing the twins were the ones who leaked the secret, he chased them away on a broomstick.
Some said Harry would play brilliantly, while others jokingly suggested they would chase after him with beds to catch him if he fell .
In short, Harry Potter was under pressure , especially from a crowd of mostly Slytherin students who were ready to watch him train and taunt him .
" Gryffindor never had any secrets ," Albert said with a smile, trying to console Wood, who was still seething with anger . "And congratulations on finding the perfect Seeker ."
Wood kept muttering things like, "This isn't a good thing," and "I don't want to put too much pressure on Harry ."
Albert involuntarily nodded, sat down on a nearby chair, and opened the letters from home. Nia was doing well at school, easily making new friends, and the letter even mentioned some things that were happening at school.
As Albert had expected, his sister, though still somewhat reluctant,had gradually given up her longing for Hogwarts after making new friends at school and establishing her own life.
"What kind of good news?" Shanna asked, noticing the smile on Albert's face .
"A letter from home." Albert folded the envelope and put it back in his pocket.
"I thought you… would be disappointed." Shanna chose her words carefully. She knew Wood had previously hoped Albert would take over the Seeker role on the team .
"Disappointed? No, no, I'm not interested in playing Quidditch ," Albert said , smiling and shaking his head in refusal. "I'm too busy; where would I find the time to practice every week?"
" Is your magician card ready?" Angelina's head suddenly popped out, interrupting their conversation.
"Yes, they're right here!"
Albert pulled a box of wizard cards from the lizardskin pouchhe used for the Transfiguration spell andhanded it to Angelina .
"They look much better, but there are still some shortcomings compared to what you showed last time!" Angelina commented briefly as she shuffled the magician 's cards .
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. If we want to promote the magician's cards , we need to make them simpler," said Albert , pulling his meticulously crafted original cards from his pouch. "Once developed, the refined version can only be gradually improved."
"Are these for sale?" Alicia asked , stepping out from behind Angelina and glancing at the box of magician cards in Angelina's hand .
"These aren't like that, but you'll need to use the Copying Charm to copy the cards you need . The ones I have are original cards that still need improvement," Albert said , handing Shanna an original wizard card and explaining to those around him, "But nothing will be final until the wizard cards are completely perfected. After all, what I've learned so far only allows me to progress this far. "
" Did you cast a Transformation Spell on the cards ?"
Percy suddenly appeared from somewhere,looked at the wizard card in Shanna's hand, and abruptly asked a question.
"Yes," Albert nodded .
"This isn't just an ordinary Transformation Charm ; it's beyond S level!"
Percy was somewhat disappointed. He considered himself a genius with top academic achievements at school, buthis method of practicing the Transformation Charm was far from Albert's level.
At that moment , Percy suddenly understood why Isabelle never compared herself to Albert . Perhaps she wasn't interested, or perhaps she knew the outcome all along.
"I just saw Percy . What happened to him?" Fred watched Percy's back turn away and bent down.
"He's probably taken a serious blow," Albert said helplessly.
"Are you very upset?" George approached him and, hearing Albert's words , involuntarily muttered to himself: "What a useless man, ruining your mood like this. What about us who shared the same dorm with Albert ? We would be ruined every day!"
"Never mind , Percy . Are those the new wizard cards ?"
Angelina saidin surprise,I thought you helped make the magician's card too"
"Our skills aren't good enough. Albert alone is faster than twelve people," Lee Jordan said despairingly. Not because they didn't want to help, but because they genuinely couldn't help.
"Now you can help too. Make a few more copies. If any members of the Wizard Card Club want them, give them away!" said Albert , pointing to the box of wizard cards in Angelina's hand .
"No fee?" George asked in surprise. "I remember you saying you would charge last time?"
"We're not charging fees right now. The Wizard Card Club is just starting out and can't withstand too many problems. It won't be too late to start selling cards and charging fees once our Wizard Cards are more complete. We might even offer one as a gift with purchases, like other products," Albert explained . "There will be plenty of opportunities to make money in the future. Don't think too short-term. A steady flow, like flight powder , can last much longer ."
"The decision is yours."
Since the idea was Albert's , they naturally didn't object. After all, they didn't consider their own intelligence to be superior to Albert's .
Judging by what he said, he must have already made his preparations.
"Oh, right, have you seen Potter ? I'll make a wizard card for him too ."
" Harry ? I don't know. By the way, have you seen him?"
"Are you asking me? How would I know?"
"How are you?"
Lee Jordan saidangrily, "I was just with the two of you."
"Never mind. Let's start with recruitment. We'll make wizard cards for those who are interested ." Albert paused for a moment, reached for a piece of parchment nearby, and wrote an announcement about recruiting members for wizard card making.
Then he took out his wand , tapped the parchment lightly, and it turned into four copies. He gave one copy to Fred . "Put this on the bulletin board!"
"Okay, I'm leaving now."
Angelina asked"How many freshmen do you thinkwould want to join the Wizard Card Club ?"
If the club doesn't accept first-year students as members, the number of members will steadily decrease.
"I don't know. I can only say that opportunities are rare and should be seized. Once the Magician card becomes famous, it will be very difficult to find another opportunity like this," Albert's voice wasn't loud, but it was clear enough for the students around them to hear. "So, make the most of this opportunity."
After a while , Fred and George returned carrying a small, black-haired child in their arms .
"Look, I found Harry ," said Fred and George, grinning.
"I think what you've done is a bit much!" Albert Weasley scolded his twins , then turned his gaze directly to Harry and said , " Harry Potter , we want to make you a wizard card, just like these ."
Albert then gave George's card to Harry .
"A wizard card ? Oh, this…" Harry took the wizard card , a look of surprise and astonishment on his face . He looked at the so-called wizard card in his hand ; it was a very elegant card, and the person on it was George Weasley , holding a broom and wearing a Quidditch uniform .
"You're on Gryffindor , so you probably don't want to be left out!"
"Do others have it too?" Harry asked in surprise.
"Of course, everyone will have one!" Angelina nodded. "I'm a Hunter on the team, and Alicia is a Hunter too."
"Oh, alright!" Harry thought for a moment and nodded.
"If you want to create your own magician card , you can take a look at this. Ron , you can come back and register later if you like," Albert said with a smile, noticing the envy on Ron's face. "But making a magician card isn't as quick as you think."
"Can I do it too?" Ron asked excitedly.
"If you want to. However, if you want another wizard card , you'll need to join the Wizard Card Club . We only give away new wizard cards to members for free , just like this one." Albert gestured to Lee Jordan to handle this matter.
Lee Jordan called the students who wanted to join the Magician Card Club to his office, asked them to register, andexplainedthe rules of the magician card game and the meeting times.
"She's perfect for the job," said Shanna .
"Yes, it's perfectly fine."