After the first Wizard Card tournament began, Albert conscientiously fulfilled his duties as a referee.
There was no help for it; if no one kept an eye on things, the Wizard Card tournament would likely descend into chaos. Fred, George, and Lee Jordan had all been roped in as cheap labor, so for him not to referee seemed a bit unjustified.
The standard of the first knockout round was truly cringeworthy. The competing players came from Gryffindor and Hufflepuff respectively, and neither side was very familiar with the rules of Wizard Cards. "Peck-fighting chickens" was the most fitting way to describe it—a clumsy mutual pecking. Because they were unfamiliar with the rules, elementary mistakes occurred constantly.
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