Hogwarts Emerald

It's hot summer, and although the hottest days of the year have passed, the scorching heat has yet to dissipate.

Ada was still dressed coolly in a T-shirt and shorts. Her long golden hair was tied into a ponytail and swayed from side to side as she walked, adding a bit of playfulness.

There was a bakery on Magnolia Crescent, Ada's destination, her motivation to go out in the harsh sun this afternoon.

Unlike Privet Drive, which is not far away, Magnolia Crescent Street does not have fences made of privet shrubs or square houses. This street does not give people that closed and narrow feeling.

With brisk steps, Ada and her naughty ponytail arrived at the door of the shop.

Before I even opened the door, I smelled the unique aroma of bread. When you open the door, in addition to the happy aroma, there is also a cool breath.

Feel comfortable! Sure enough, the bakery is a place that makes people happy!

Ada looked around in the store and selected. She wanted to try everything, but it was impossible for her to eat it. At this moment, with her big eyes and small belly, she wished she could transform into Ron Weasley and become the rice cook of Hogwarts.

Ada, who suddenly suffered from difficulty in choosing, seemed very hesitant. It was not until the sun gradually set that she made her decision with great difficulty.

Ada, who was holding a large bag of bread, did not leave immediately. She hesitated again and asked, "Excuse me, which one is the sweetest in the store?"

The shop assistant showed a sweet smile and pointed to the donuts in the window. The young lady is not a very pretty girl, but her smile makes people feel friendly and indescribably comfortable.

Just by looking at it, Ada felt a strong pain coming from her teeth, it was you! Ada stretched out a finger and said decisively: "Give me one!"

Finally, holding a bag of bread and a donut that was sweeter than the smile of the clerk, Ada walked out of this bakery that made people feel happy.

After going around in circles, Ada came to a small amusement park nearby, the same amusement park where she first met Harry.

Speaking of Harry, we have to mention that he was attacked by a dementor a week ago. Fortunately, it was just a false alarm. If the Dementors really succeeded, Voldemort's devilish "Hey, hey, hey" would resound throughout the world.

Just a few days ago, the advance guards of the Order of the Phoenix, led by Alastor Moody, arrived at Privet Drive and brought the miserable Harry to London.

Ada knew half of the people who protected Harry during the transfer, and could even be said to be very familiar with them.

I won’t mention Moody, Sirius, and Lupine, they all knew each other in school.

Nymphadora Tonks, this is the senior sister that Ada accidentally met because she was being followed. Tonks passed the exams last year and became an official Auror.

Dedalo Degg, whom Ada met while working as a waiter at the Leaky Cauldron, always said he had met Harry Potter. Drinkers at the time thought Dedalo was bragging, but in fact he had actually seen it.

Kingsley Shacklebolt, an Auror whom Ada had met many times, an Auror whom Fudge trusted. The first time we met was in St. Mungo's, and the last time we met was in Little Hangleton Village.

This is what makes Ada the most interesting. The Auror Fudge trusts is actually a member of the Order of the Phoenix, and Ada also wants to say "Hey hey".

Aida did not recognize the remaining four, Ephias Dorje, Emmeline Vance, Stourge Podmore, and Hestia Jones. But being sent to protect Harry during the transfer must be someone Dumbledore trusts.

Ada sat on a bench under the shade of a tree, taking a sip of sweet and fluffy bread and a sip of cool and refreshing iced coffee, which felt so comfortable.

"Are you really not going to come out?" Ada said to the air in front of her. She had already finished the bread in her hand. "Well, if you don't come out, I will eat all this!"

There was no answer, as if Ada was actually talking to herself in the air. But just when Ada extended her evil hand to the donuts...

"Take your hands away!" Dumbledore's voice sounded in the air, far away. It's just that this voice doesn't sound wise at all, but rather hungry.

Ada retracted her sinful hand knowingly and joked: "You're going to come out sooner or later, why delay it until this time?"

"When did you find me?" Dumbledore said. The principal appeared out of thin air on the bench, grabbing a specially bought super-sweet donut with one hand and an extra cup of iced coffee with the other.

Ada did not answer the principal's question immediately. She was shocked by Dumbledore. She thought one bite of the donut might be too sweet to knock your teeth out, but Dumbledore ate it with gusto without even spitting out a tooth.

"Professor, do you really not need to make an appointment with the dentist?" Ada asked weakly, "Hermione's parents happen to be dentists. If necessary..."

Dumbledore focused on the donuts in his hands and didn't want to pay attention to Ada's amway.

After a while, Dumbledore wiped out the donuts. He was sipping iced coffee, even more comfortable than Ada looked just now.

After eating and drinking, Dumbledore activated his wise principal mode and said, "I come from Hampshire."

Here we have to talk about the geographical location of Surrey, where Little Whinging is located. Surrey borders London, Kent to the east, and Hampshire to the west.

It is the Hampshire county where Welfare Village is located, and the Welfare family, one of the twenty-eight sacred families, has always lived here.

"Oh." Ada responded calmly, picking up a roll absentmindedly.

"I happened to catch up with a funeral when I went there." Dumbledore said, "The Welfare family's funeral..."

Ada stood up immediately and took out the baguette with her backhand. The good mood of the whole day was ruined.

She said excitedly: "What do they want to do? When that bastard boy was first imprisoned in Azkaban, they were moving around and making connections to get him out! Later, they finally got what they wanted, This bastard ran away from Azkaban! Now, he doesn’t even have his ashes, and they have to hold a funeral! What do they want to do!”

"Calm down, calm down, you have to let me finish my words!" Dumbledore said, holding the iced coffee in one hand and protecting the precarious bread bag with the other.

"I can't calm down!" Ada said, "I'm not as good-natured as you. I can still stay still even after being bullied to the point of being bullied!"

Over the years, Ada has witnessed Lucius Malfoy's provocations against Dumbledore and Cornelius Fudge's suppression of Dumbledore. This is Dumbledore. If it were replaced by Tom Riddle or Grindelwald, do you think they would dare?

Even if they had the courage to do so, they wouldn't dare! A good person will be bullied by others, and a good horse will be ridden by others. This principle applies everywhere.

"It's not Benedict Foley's funeral, but his father's." Dumbledore finished what he had just finished saying, "I heard it was a sudden death. A reason for death that applies to any situation."

Ada stopped whining and sat back on the bench, stuffing the baguette back into her bag.

"What do they mean?" Ada asked doubtfully, "Is this an explanation to you or to the Ministry of Magic? Do you want to survive by cutting off your tail?"

Losing pawns to save soldiers, this is Ada's idea. The reason why the Welfare family abandoned the father and son was to protect the family itself and prevent Dumbledore and the Ministry of Magic from causing trouble to them.

"During the First War, the Foley family remained independent and aloof," Dumbledore said. "They neither openly supported Tom nor the Ministry of Magic."

Dumbledore had not allowed Ada to go to the welfare village before because he was afraid that she would get angry and offend the family completely and push them to the opposite side. Ada knew the principal's intention, so she was so angry that she ran to the orphanage instead of going directly to Hampshire.

The Welfare family is one of the so-called Holy Twenty-Eight families. Whether it advocates the victory of pure-blood Voldemort or favors the continued rule of the pure-blood Ministry of Magic, it does not make much difference to this pure-blood family.

In this case, why should the Welfare family take the risk and publicly support which side? Just sit back and watch. No matter who wins in the end, they will not suffer.

The development of things also proved that there was no problem with the welfare family's choice. After Voldemort's defeat, those families who openly supported Voldemort did not end well.

The British Rosier simply disappeared, and the Lestrange family moved into Azkaban... Even Malfoy and Avery, who escaped trial, were manipulated by the Ministry of Magic at will.

Many pure-blood families were struck by thunder, but the Welfare family was able to survive because they stayed out of the incident, and the Ministry of Magic had to rely on them in order to maintain governance.

This time, they chose to repeat their old tricks and still did not publicly support which side. Anyway, when the war is won, the fruits of victory will be theirs.

Cursing silently, Ada felt particularly disgusted by the Welfare family's so-called neutrality. It's just that you want to gain benefits but don't want to bear the cost. It's bullshit neutrality.

"Professor, you came here on a hot day just to mention this unappetizing family, right?"

"Of course not," Dumbledore put down the finished iced coffee, "I came to you for business."