Hogwarts Emerald

For the second-year students of Gryffindor, Wednesday was a day full of contradictions. Their classes today were History of Magic and Potions, two courses that were very different in terms of teaching and content.

If the history of magic class in the morning can make everyone have a good sleep and be full of happiness, then the potions class in the afternoon can make students fall into endless hell.

In the History of Magic classroom, Professor Binns has not yet arrived, and naturally he has not demonstrated his amazing wall-walking magic. However, even if he walks through the wall and enters the classroom later, not many people will be able to see it, because everyone has almost fallen asleep at that time. .

Before Ada even took out "History of Magic" from her school bag, Fred and George were already lying on the table eagerly, even adjusting their sleeping positions. This book was written by Bathilda Bagshot. The textbooks were used as pillows by the two brothers.

There was no life in the classroom at all. Almost everyone was ready for a good night's sleep. The most outrageous one was Lee Jordan. This guy actually brought a pillow to the classroom. He was the only one in the classroom. Lying down is the most comfortable.

When the class bell rang, not a single student left the table and straightened their backs. Professor Cuthbert Binns walked across the blackboard and entered the classroom without the same gasps he had received a year ago.

Professor Binns, glowing with the pearly white color of a ghost, floated behind the podium and began his lecture today.

Accompanied by a dry, low and monotonous voice, one student after another fell into a deep sleep. If someone snored or grinded his teeth, Professor Binns might be immediately angry.

According to Nearly Headless Nick, wizards can leave their own mark on this world, so that they can walk powerlessly in the places where they have lived and walked, becoming a ghost that the underworld will not accept and the earth will not accept.

It's a choice on the road to death, a path few wizards choose to take.

If Ada had to choose, she would rather face death bravely than "live" in such a vain way, without blood or feeling, just "living" all the time.

Ada cast a silencing spell on herself, which blocked out most of the sounds around her and acted like Muggle earplugs. She did this just to block Professor Binns' hypnosis. Professor Binns's "magic" was so extreme that Ada couldn't resist it at all.

Standing "History of Magic" in front of her, Ada hid behind the textbook and wrote a paper on Charms. Last school year, Ada did most of her homework in the History of Magic class, and the results were very good, so Ada continued to do this this year and used the time in this class effectively.

Ada concentrated on writing the paper. Not only did she complete the nine-inch long Charms paper, but she also almost completed the homework assigned by Professor McGonagall.

Blinded by her homework, she didn't even know when the end of get out of class bell rang. If the twins hadn't snatched away her quill, she might have sat there writing "On the Dangers of Incomplete Transfiguration" for a long time. .

The twins called Ada several times when get out of class was over, but Ada didn't hear them at all, and naturally didn't respond at all. Then Fred went to grab Ada's pen.

They also learned about the benefits of the silencing spell from Ada and clamored to learn it. When Mrs. Weasley scolds them in the future, the twins can use this spell to block part of the sound, so they won't be scolded badly.

There are many ways to educate children, and Mrs. Weasley could actually choose a gentler method, but Ada felt that Mrs. Weasley chose to scold them both just to relieve their anger.

During lunch, first grader Katie Bell also came over. It is always good to play with her eldest sister, even though her eldest sister is only a year or two older than her.

Ada gave Katie Bell a map of Hogwarts on the night she moved in. It was in short supply. This map covers most of the places in the castle, and the classrooms that need to be used for class are also highlighted, which is very convenient.

Ada started making these maps in August. On the second day of school, the twins took these maps and started selling them to first graders or people who often get lost.

Ada was in charge of production and the twins were in charge of distribution, and the maps were sold out within three or four days. Ada's original intention was actually to earn two pocket coins, but she didn't expect that the twins had so many connections. They even sold the map to Slytherin.

Almost every first-year student at Hogwarts has a navigation map, which not only greatly reduces the lateness rate in various subjects, but also allows Chairman Ada, and sales directors Fred and George to make a lot of money.

Some people who didn't buy it even placed orders with the twins, and some even said they could increase the price. Ada is also very generous to VIP customers who increase their prices. She will add some things to the map that are not available in the regular version.

This map was born out of the Marauder's Map. Although the map produced by Ada is far from the level of the Marauders, the target audience is completely different.

The Marauder's Map makes it easier to monitor the castle, allowing users to do what they want to do safely. The map Ada made was a map. Not a single secret passage was drawn on it. It was just used for planning paths and navigation.

Ada is definitely not the only one in the school who can make maps, so after the navigation map became popular, a large number of imitations appeared in the school.

Although these imitations are cheap, they are either poor in workmanship or inaccurate in navigation. They are full of various problems and have received a lot of bad reviews.

In this way, more people will support the original product. As expected, no matter what you do, you must rely on your peers.

In fact, we can't blame these imitators for being useless. What these people imitated was the map made by Ada, and what Ada imitated was the Predator. From the root, they lost. There was no comparability at all. How could they possibly compete.

Ada even felt that Dumbledore should give the three of them special contribution awards in recognition of their glorious deeds in helping their classmates.

In the afternoon, Professor Snape "kindly greeted" every student who entered the underground classroom. He stood in the shadow of the classroom, and with his black robe that remained unchanged all year round, he looked like an old bat.

Ada said hello quietly when she passed by him, and I don't know if Snape heard it.

The potion class is actually very difficult. It seems to be just a few simple processes, but when you make it, it is completely different. The order of adding materials, measurement, production techniques, and control of the heat are all knowledge.

Professor Snape is not the kind of person who can teach you step by step. Taking this course requires more reliance on your own talent, understanding and comprehension. In other words, a potion genius like him has never thought that learning potions requires a little teaching. In his consciousness, such a person should not exist.

The course itself is very difficult, and there is always a chattering old bat behind you to blast your mentality. Potions class paired with Snape is double the pain.

For example, Patricia Stinson of Gryffindor. This poor girl was sprayed by Snape many times until her mood exploded. She cried while adding ingredients to the cauldron, and in the end the potion turned into Trash.

When all the students entered the classroom, Snape stood on the podium. He looked around at the students below. There was no emotion in his empty eyes, so that the students could not guess what Snape wanted to do next. Was he planning to let go? Let them go directly to class, or spray them first before talking.

"I saw you again in this underground classroom, although there are some people I really don't want to see." Snape said, "I hope your brains have not been eaten by trolls during this holiday. If I find anyone His head is empty, he will never want to step into this classroom again this semester."