Hogwarts Emerald

Cecil thought his friend had found the original murderer, but he didn't. The dark wizard seemed to have evaporated from the world and disappeared without a trace. All his friend brought was news about the murderer's family.

The joy in his heart was ultimately in vain. After sending his friends away, the miserable Cecil got drunk and smashed the place where he lived.

When he sobered up the next day, Cecil thought of a good idea. He would wait near the residence of the murderer's family, waiting for the murderer to surrender. In the messy room, Cecil frantically searched for the parchment left by his friend, which contained detailed information about the murderer's family.

Cecil found the place and took up residence near the murderer's family's house, where he kept watch on them, waiting for the murderer to show up. He wanted to kill the murderer himself in front of his family to avenge his mother and sister.

This wait lasted another year, and the murderer never showed up. The daily waiting and suffering made Cecil crazy, and his character became more and more violent.

The people in the house lived happily every day. Cecil also had this kind of happiness, but it was ruthlessly destroyed by the murderer. Cecil made another decision.

"...There are not many dark wizards in Britain. When Grindelwald came to power, many people went to him. When Grindelwald was defeated by Dumbledore, many of his followers died. I thought about him. Did he also defect to Grindelwald and be killed?" Cecil filled his pipe with tobacco again, "Or he died somewhere long ago. Studying black magic has always been full of dangers."

"So..." Ada has already guessed that when things have developed to this point, it is not difficult to guess what will happen next.

"Yes, I hurt his family, and I transferred my hatred to them." Cecil said with regret, "This is the most regretful decision I have ever made in my life."

After all, paper can't cover the fire, so such a bad thing was naturally discovered by the Ministry of Magic. The terror brought by Grindelwald has just passed. The Ministry of Magic will never allow this kind of thing to happen within the territory. They decided to investigate to the end and send the criminal to Azkaban.

The Ministry of Magic eventually found out about Cecil. The then Minister Taft sent many Aurors to hunt him down. Taft even allowed the Aurors to use the Unforgivable Curse. This shows the Ministry of Magic's attitude towards Cecil. .

Many Aurors had worked with Cecil, and they found it hard to believe that the handsome young man had actually become a dark wizard and done such a cruel thing.

Cecil had no intention of harming his pursuers at first. He had been on the run and even wanted to escape abroad.

Before leaving, Cecil wanted to see his family one last time, but because he was addicted to black magic and did such things, Cecil's father was angry with him, and his brother had a conflict with him. Everyone in the family Everyone is ashamed of him!

The frustrated Cecil left. When heading to the stowaway location, he was once again encircled by the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic. The last string of sanity supporting him had been broken. Cecil, who fell into madness, decided to kill all those who were pursuing him. His people.

The Aurors were no match for him. They were in danger and could lose their lives at any time. At this critical moment, Dumbledore came.

When Grindelwald swept Europe and became extremely powerful, Dumbledore was his only opponent. In 1945, Dumbledore defeated him personally. Even the famous Grindelwald was no match for Dumbledore, let alone Cecil?

Dumbledore defeated him, but did not kill him. Instead, he imprisoned Cecil in Azkaban for thirty years.

"The dementors are responsible for guarding that place. You will not feel the slightest happiness there. I spend every day in pain. Those who have been killed by me or harmed by me always appear in my mind." In the dream." Cecil said with a face full of pain, "If it weren't for my mother and sister, I might have died somewhere long ago, or gone crazy."

"After leaving Azkaban, I did a lot of things to try to make up for my previous mistakes. Although I knew that no matter what I did, it was useless, but I still tried hard to do it." Cecil's memory ended , he squatted on the ground sadly, unable to calm down for a long time.

"What about your family? Have you ever visited them?" Ada asked.

"No, I didn't have the face to see them. My father never forgave me until he passed away," Cecil said. "But I never regret studying black magic. What I regret is doing the same thing as the murderer." , became as cruel as him."

"I sometimes wonder, if I had not gone to find the murderer alone, but had brought other Aurors with me, would I have been able to catch him with my own hands? If I had not been blinded by power, would I have Wouldn't you like to become a murderer?" Cecil continued, "Everything is just if. If something is wrong, it is wrong. What should happen has happened, and you have to bear it."

Seeing Cecil closing his eyes in pain, Ada didn't know how to comfort him. Compared with Cecil, her life was as pale as a piece of parchment.

Grover Cecil, a pitiful but hateful man, a man who will only have pain and regret for the rest of his life. This may be Merlin's biggest punishment for him!

Ada didn't know why Cecil told her his story. The two had known each other for only two weeks, and they were far from being able to talk to each other.

Even if Cecil is "love-minded", there is no need to tell her these past events now. Ada really can't figure out his purpose of doing this.

Cecil, who was squatting on the ground, stood up and stood facing the Black Lake, with tears on his old face. Cecil waved Ada away, he needed to be alone now.

Ada led Galen back to the castle, but the bleak figure of Grover Cecil always appeared in her mind. She looked back and saw Cecil standing alone on the edge of the black lake. The scene was very desolate.

In the afternoon, Ada went to the underground room again. Although she had prepared protective measures and ointment to treat bruises in advance, when she left the underground, she still had a lot of bruises on her body.

During the battle with the trial doll, Ada was still unable to concentrate. Whether it was attacking or defending, she acted like a beginner. She was out of shape and could only end today's practice hastily, exhausted. The body returned to the dormitory.

Throughout the day, Ada felt a little overwhelmed. She began to recall her past, the mistakes she had made, and the things she regretted. Ada thought, if she had used another way of dealing with it, would the result have been better, and would she no longer have regrets and regrets?

It's not that Ada is easily influenced by others, nor is it how much Cecil's story touches her. What Ada is trapped in is her own past, a fantasy she has spun.

A person's life may be long or short, but there are always a few things that are full of regrets, and there are also a few things that make people regret. People should forget these painful things, but these things are often remembered the most.

After dinner, Ada sat blankly in the armchair in the lounge, the book in her hand not turning the page for a long time.

The twins sitting opposite Ada had been observing her. When the two brothers came back in the afternoon, they noticed something strange about her. They thought Ada was crazy.

The twins pestered Ada with questions, but her answers were perfunctory and even a little absent-minded. The twins tried to make Ada laugh again, but Ada's smile always had a hint of sadness, like a clown in a circus.

The helpless twins had no choice but to let Ada return to the dormitory. The two brothers sat in armchairs and fell into deep thought. They needed to find new ways to get Ada back to normal. Sooner or later something would happen to Ada.

It's already a little late today, and the twins plan to go to the library early tomorrow morning to see if they can find any way to help Ada get out of her current state.

Ada, who was lying on the bed, was overwhelmed by her sad past, so she would not know how anxiously the twins were trying to find a solution for her; she would not know that for the quarrel that took place in the principal's office on the eighth floor of her castle; Who would have known that the desolate old man by the black lake actually had a smile on his lips when she left.