Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 232, Section 230: The Mysterious Wizard Card – Tom

It has been a while since the new Wizarding deck was released.

Unsurprisingly, it became a sensation once again throughout the wizarding world, sparking another card collecting craze.

There's even a shop in Diagon Alley that specializes in selling wizard cards, and many wizards seem to have spotted a business opportunity and started developing a second-hand card trading market.

The unique feature of this deck is its real-time collaboration with real English wizards, meaning that any well-known English wizard could potentially appear in this card pack.

Imagine yourself controlling those famous English wizards in battle.

The young version of Dumbledore is on his left, and the old version of Dumbledore is on his right.

With overwhelming force, it hammers the opponent into the ground.

Wizards all over England got excited, and soon wizards in neighboring France and Germany also got excited. Because of the huge success of the new card pack, many wizards outside England suggested that their famous wizard card packs be published as well.

Due to overwhelming demand from fans, the publisher of Witch & Poison has promised to expedite the production of card packs for the entire renowned Wizarding series across Europe over the next month.

For fans, a publishing house that is willing to listen to their suggestions is naturally something they wholeheartedly support.

However, the plan for the well-known European Wizarding card packs was actually set from the beginning; it's just that only the English Wizarding card packs were released initially.

"Mr. Dursley's design remains as perfect as ever."

Looking at the endless stream of Gallon flowing into his pocket, Carlo sighed with genuine emotion, and at the same time felt incredibly fortunate for his decision to befriend Dudley three years ago.

Who would have thought that these tiny cards could generate such high profits? They're so rich they're practically counting money until their hands cramp up.

This is all because the wizarding world lacks entertainment options. A single blockbuster can bring in a fortune. Just look at Quidditch, a long-established entertainment; it's just as lucrative as Wizarding Cards.

Many suppliers from various industries have contacted them, hoping to collaborate with Wizarding Cards. Among them is the manufacturer of Chocolate Frog, the original pioneer of card collecting in the Wizarding world.

"Young Master Richmond." A house-elf appeared before Carlo. He was a house-elf of the Carlo family, and he said respectfully to Carlo, "Mr. Victor and Mr. Dormammu have invited you to their dinner party tonight. Should you decline?"

Although Richmond Carlow is the current head of the Carlow family, the previous head is still alive, so the house-elves still call him Master instead of Lord.

"Angas, tell them I'll be there on time."

Angas is the name of this house-elf.

"Yes, young master."

Victor Wilkes, Dormammu Gargson—these were all senior students who were assigned to the Ministry of Magic by Dudley after graduation.

Carlo looked into the distance, where Hogwarts was located.

As long as you follow in Mr. Dursley's footsteps, money, power, and glory will be within your grasp.

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Shortly afterward, the Witches & Poisons publisher released another startling piece of news.

The previous "World's Greatest Wizarding Card Tournament," held experimentally at Hogwarts, was a great success, demonstrating the wizards' passion for wizarding cards.

Therefore, the plan for the second Wizard Card Tournament was naturally being prepared. This time, the prize money was increased to 1,500 Galleons, and the second place winner would also receive 500 Galleons. The remaining third to tenth place winners would also receive varying amounts of prize money.

Money moves people's hearts. This is a full 1,500 Galleons. Even the annual Galleon prize that the Daily Prophet only offers once every few years is only 700 Galleons.

As a result, even wizards who were not originally interested in Wizarding Cards began to pay attention to news about Wizarding Cards.

After all, most wizards are not wealthy.

"Want to play a game?"

In Hogwarts, a Hufflepuff fourth-year student said to his companion, "I think I can get a place this time. My family supports me in participating, and there are no restrictions on this activity anyway."

"Let me open a pack of cards first. My dad managed to snatch these from Diagon Alley."

Then another young wizard shook the brand-new card pack in his hand.

Currently, purchasing the new card packs requires queuing and is limited to three packs per wizard. Due to the supply being far less than the demand, many wizards can only buy second-hand packs to get their hands on the new card packs.

Thus, the first scalpers in the wizarding world were born.

Near Wizard's Card direct sales stores, you'll often see secondhand card dealers dressed in black cloaks, completely covered up, wandering around and asking everyone they meet, "Want a card? Unlimited."

"Please, please, give me a picture of a young Dumbledore."

As the Hufflepuff wizard prayed, he opened the card pack, placed an old card underneath to cover it, and gently and slowly smoothed the edge of the first card. As more cards were opened, the wizard held his breath and narrowed his eyes.

"The first one!"

Finally, the first card in the card pack was revealed.

"Lockhart! Damn it!"

Upon seeing the card characters above, the angry little wizard threw them to the ground.

"It's that useless Lockhart again. I already have eight of his cards, and they're completely useless."

"I bet this is the worst character card of all, even a goblin is better than him."

Lockhart granting portrait rights? It's impossible for him to do so while he's in Azkaban. Prisoners don't need any portrait rights fees; they just need to give the Ministry a small portion of the Galleons that were originally given to them.

The Ministry of Magic stated that they would be happy to accept the Galleons.

"Fantastic Creature Card - Goblin."

The little wizard stared speechlessly at the second card; it was exactly what he'd been told.

"Give me a picture of Dumbledore! Any version will do!"

He decisively gave himself a dose of positive energy.

However, when it comes to milk, the good ones usually don't work, but the bad ones do.

The remaining cards are not particularly powerful; the best one is just Devil's Web.

"Only one card left, hopefully it'll be my safety net!"

The young wizard's palms and the backs of his hands were sweating with nervousness, and the atmosphere seemed to infect his companions, who also became nervous along with him.

Slowly, a crack opened, revealing a glimpse of gold.

Hidden card.

The little wizard was so excited he almost shouted, and immediately opened it.

This is a character card I've never seen before.

A wizard who looked very young, with a handsome appearance and a unique demeanor, wearing the Hogwarts Slytherin school uniform.

Unlike other character cards, this character card only has a few words of description.

The mysterious Tom graduated from Hogwarts in 1945.

"Tom? How can a wizard have such a common name? And who is this guy?"

The young wizard was completely bewildered, as was his companion.

(End of this chapter)