Hogwarts Emerald

Ada walked out of the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, feeling a wave of fear. One or two seemingly unintentional words from the haggard Welfare's mouth can still give Ada a strong sense of oppression.

"What does Welfare want from you?" Fred said, standing at the door of the classroom.

"Is it possible that after Snape, you offended another professor? It's better not to offend Welfare at this time." George took the book from Ada's arms and put it into his school bag.

"Uh... no, I'm not Professor Snape, I'm so proficient in offending people. Welfare just asked me to help him return the books to the library." Ada pointed to the books that George stuffed into his bag.

"That's right. In his state, it's better to move less." Fred said.

"We still hope he can survive until June!" George said. If anyone in the entire school wants Welfare to stay healthy the most right now, it's definitely the twins.

"I feel very nervous." Ada said, she now wished that Foley would leave Hogwarts immediately. She might have been exposed to Foley now.

"Don't say that, if he really succeeds..."

"...We've covered all your snacks for second grade."

The three of them went directly to the library and returned the books that Welfare had borrowed. Ada also flipped through these two books. They were both very ordinary books, and both were about the history of magic.

After returning the books, Ada returned to the dormitory. She wanted to calm down and think about it. She had never felt that she was someone who could manipulate others. She used to be an ordinary person, and she basically spent her days in a hospital bed after graduation, so she had never experienced anything like this.

What's more, after being tricked by Professor McGonagall, he realized the gap between himself and these old foxes. So she had always been very careful about monitoring Welfare, and she didn't show any special behavior in front of Welfare, but this person who came to Hogwarts with a purpose still became suspicious of her.

Ada knew that she needed to be more careful now. All violations of school rules must be stopped. Welfare must not find anything suspicious again, and she must not be left alone again.

At first Ada was a little worried, worried that she would become like Daniel. But Ada slowly figured out that this was actually better.

After knowing that he might become Welfare's target, his vigilance has been raised to a very high level. As long as he does not mess up his position and give Welfare an opportunity, he will be relatively safe.

It's impossible for Welfare to attack him directly in front of so many people!

Since then, Ada has done whatever she needs to do, and behaves normally. She goes to class when she needs to go to class, and appears in the library when it's time to go to the library. She is just like an ordinary first-year girl. What it should be like is, at best, just a little bit of curiosity.

Such Ada would not be in danger anytime and anywhere, would be surrounded by classmates wherever she went, and would not be completely different from her previous appearance, arousing suspicion.

A few days later, Foley sent himself to the school doctor's office, where he broke his ribs while sneezing. Welfare, who constantly travels between the office and the school doctor's office, seems to be dying at any time due to various accidents.

Although Welfare seemed to have no time to care about him, Ada still did not let down her guard. She was now racing against Foley, and she had already taken the lead. All that was left was to persevere until the day Foley was defeated by the curse.

Hang in there, persistence is victory!

In mid-April, the position of Minister of Magic was finally settled, and Cornelius Fudge, Director of the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters, officially assumed the post of Minister.

According to some gossip, Cornelius Fudge was able to stand out and eventually become Minister because he received Dumbledore's support.

Cornelius Fudge's appointment as minister did not cause any sensation in the school. These things were too far away from the students, but an incident that happened in the school quickly spread within an hour and spread to every corner of the school. - Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Benedick Foley resigned.

This strong and heart-wrenching professor finally failed to withstand the torment of the curse. Frequent injuries made the poor professor lose the confidence to continue teaching. He submitted his resignation to Dumbledore, who agreed to his application.

The corridor in front of the school doctor's office was full of people. Girls holding flowers and gifts came to say goodbye to their former dream lover. Although the teaching level is somewhat high but low, the welfare is still very popular among girls, and the tragic experience in the second half of the school year has inspired the girls' motherhood.

Welfare didn't see these girls while lying on the hospital bed. He needed to rest. Madam Pomfrey asked everyone to leave the corridor, but before leaving, the girls left all their gifts in the open space in front of the school doctor's office.

Ada walked into the lounge humming a song. She met the Welfare support group on the way back from the library, and naturally learned about Welfare's resignation.

Although Foley has not left Hogwarts yet, the dawn is already around the corner, and she is in a good mood and feels that she can eat two more steaks for lunch.

As soon as Ada entered the lounge, she unexpectedly saw Fred and George. The weather was very nice today, and she thought the twins were going out to play. She walked towards the position of the twins. The twins who were the spokespersons of happiness were completely unhappy at the moment. Their faces were as long as Mrs. Lolis's body.

"What's wrong with you?" Ada asked doubtfully, "What happened to make you look like this?"

The two people's movements were uniform. First they covered their faces with their hands and looked very sad, then they raised their heads and looked at the sky at a 45-degree angle.

Ada checked carefully and there were no tears on either of their faces. They put on this pose but didn't shed a single tear. Aren't the twins deceiving other people's feelings?

"What's going on with you two?" Ada sat down across from the two of them. "Speak up and I'll help you find a solution. It won't be a big deal."

"Foley resigned," Fred said dejectedly.

"We lost." George was equally sad.

"Hey, I thought it was such a big deal! There are many people losing, and it's not just the two of you." Ada thought something terrible had happened.

Fred bent forward, looked at Ada with fierce eyes, and said: "It's different, it's completely different!"

George leaned back and fell hard on the back of the armchair. He said, "We've been saving all our money for a year!"

Powerless, helpless, powerless, these words can very well describe Ada now. But she still comforted the twins. She said, "Money is something that you can earn again if you don't have it anymore. Don't take it too seriously."

"Easier said than done!"

"If it were you, you would only be more sad!"

The twins knew Ada very well. For Ada, gold galleons were never just gold galleons, that was her life.

"Welfare hasn't left yet. He's still in the school doctor's office. If you can break through Madam Pomfrey's defense, you can see him." Poor Ada began to give bad ideas to the twins. "You can persuade him to let him go." He changed his mind and withdrew his resignation application."

The twins' eyes lit up at the same time, and Fred said, "You are indeed the smartest witch!"

George took Ada's hand and said piously: "From today on, you are Merlin to both of us!"

"No, I'm just joking to comfort you. Do you think you can really persuade him?" Ada pulled her hand back with great effort, "Isn't it better to persuade him to stay?"

"We have to try, this is the last chance." The twins said in unison, and the two brothers stood up together and walked out in a hurry.

"I was just joking, don't take it seriously..." But before Ada could finish her words, and before she could call them back, the twins had already disappeared from the lounge.

Putting aside the fact that the twins could see Welfare, even if they did, Ada didn't think the two would be able to persuade Welfare to change his mind. Resigning must have been a decision that Foley had thought about for a long time. How could he be so easily shaken?

Ada adjusted her sitting posture to make herself more comfortable, and then took out a book to kill time. After the twins returned without success, the three of them could go to dinner together.

After just a short while, the twins came back dejectedly. The two people were leaning on the armchairs, still looking like disabled people.

"Why so fast?" Ada didn't look up, still immersed in the book.

"I didn't go at all. I didn't even go out of the tower and then came back." George answered weakly, without any energy at all.

"We can't persuade him to stay and die, can we?" Fred said, sighing.

The power of the Defense Against the Dark Arts curse is obvious to all. It is not just a saying that no one can serve for more than one year. It is really possible to persuade Foley to stay and kill him.

Ada put away the book in her hand and said, "Just think about what will be served for lunch. Thinking about it will make you feel better."

"Destroyed, the world is dark."

"Without any light, life is meaningless."

"Then I will give you a way to see the light of the world again. Do you want to listen?" Ada said.

Fred still looked listless and said, "Is it possible that you will compensate us for our losses?"

"Impossible, she wants to break a Knut in half and spend it." George said, "Every copper Knut is tied to her ribs..."

If Ada had an underground vault in Gringotts with a considerable amount of gold galleons in it, she wouldn't treat money like fate. Does Ada have it? She didn't, so she had to pinch pennies.

"So, do you two want to listen?"