The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 112 Modern Black Magic Progress

Since the Shrieking Shack was converted into the Twilight Cabin, Ada often stayed here. In the cabin, she could read quietly without being disturbed by anyone, nor would she be irritated by the couples in the library. The most important thing was that no one would snatch her chair away from her.

On bad and cold days, Ada could sit on the sofa next to the fireplace; if the weather was fine and sunny, Ada could sit in the rocking chair by the window to bask in the sun, which she had asked the house-elf Winnie to bring back.

Sitting in a wobbly rocking chair, whether reading a book or taking a nap with your eyes closed is a pleasure. On the small table beside you are cakes made by the elves, and you can have a cup of hot black tea. Such a life is really too petty bourgeois.

Ada could sit here for a whole day with a dog and a book. Fred and George would continue their experiments in the room downstairs, and from time to time there would be explosions coming up, which was the only source of noise in the cabin.

Beauty Town is a hero's grave, but Ada is not a hero, so the comfortable life in the cabin could not corrupt her. When she had nothing else to do at night, Ada would still go to the underground room to practice with the trial doll.

It has been one and a half years since Ada entered Hogwarts to study magic, almost two years. Let alone punching Dumbledore and stepping on Voldemort, Ada can't even beat Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall now. It's really embarrassing!
However, Ada's system is quite Buddhist. It rarely issues any tasks to Ada. Even if a task is occasionally issued and cannot be completed, there will be no punishment measures. Its presence is extremely low!
The most unfortunate thing about such a good system is that it has a mouth.

Ada, who was sitting in front of the window, was holding a book called "Ancient Runes: An Easy Introduction" in her hand. After she chose this elective course, she ordered this book from Flourish and Blotts Bookstore for preparation.

In fact, with the help of the system, Ada could completely choose not to take this course, but as the saying goes, one person's plan is short, two people's plan is long, with the guidance of Professor Bathsheda Bablington, Ada's learning progress of ancient runes will be faster.

Putting down the book in her hand, Ada needed to relax. These runes that looked like heavenly books gave Ada a headache. She needed to read something relaxing to relax.

There were three other books on the small table: The Tales of Beedle the Bard, which was a birthday present from Fred and George; and Important Magical Events of the Twentieth Century, which Ada had bought before the start of her first year and had finished reading long ago. Apart from these two books, the remaining book was more like a booklet than a book, called The Progress of Modern Dark Magic.

This booklet was recently found by Ada in the restricted area. It was hidden in another book, and Ada discovered it by accident. Although it was just a thin booklet, it contained a lot of content, and all the text was handwritten in tiny handwriting.

The booklet records the life stories of some dark wizards, as well as some of the dark magic they used. The person who wrote these words even wrote down the effects of these black magics, as well as the side effects of using them.

Ada felt that this booklet should not be called "The Progress of Modern Dark Magic", but should be called "The Quick Guide to Dark Wizards", or "One Trick to Get into Jail a Day" would also be appropriate. Every page you read, you are one step closer to Azkaban.

The author’s name is not included in the book, and the author probably doesn’t dare to write it. If he were caught, the Ministry of Magic would directly reward the author with a Dementor’s kiss!
Ada had just read that Gellert Grindelwald had traveled to America after leading his followers in several attacks in Europe. From the description in the book, Grindelwald was full of style, worthy of being one of the most powerful dark wizards in history.

In addition to being a good fighter, Grindelwald's language is extremely inflammatory, especially the phrase "for the greater good", which touches people's hearts. This is probably why he has so many followers and his influence spread across Europe and the United States!
Fred and George came up and interrupted Ada, who was ruminating about "for the greater good."

"What are you thinking about? You're so absorbed in it," said Fred, picking up a piece of cake from the table and putting it in his mouth.

George took out two cups, poured boiling hot black tea into them, and added milk to the cups. This is how the British drink it, and to Ada it looked more like milk tea.

Shaking the book in her hand, Ada said, "Azkaban quick skills, do you want to learn it?"

"No, absolutely not." George said while stirring the teacup, "To hell with Azkaban!" "This is a book about the history of modern dark magic, but the author has mixed a lot of personal opinions." Ada put the book back on the small table and refused Fred's offer to add milk to her teacup. "I'm reading the part about Grindelwald."

"Who do you think is more frightening, Grindelwald or the You-Know-Who?" Ada asked. Perhaps because she had not experienced Voldemort's rule, or perhaps because she had not grown up in the wizarding world, Ada was not as afraid of Voldemort as others.

If it weren't for taking care of the twins, Ada would have just said the name Voldemort instead of calling him the You-Know-Who or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.

"We dare to call Grindelwald's name, but we dare not say the name of the mysterious man." George said, "Isn't it obvious!"

Fred nodded in agreement. He completely agreed with his twin brother's opinion. Compared with Grindelwald, they were more afraid of Voldemort, or the entire British wizarding world.

Although Grindelwald once covered the European sky like a dark cloud, his sphere of influence and his horrific activities never extended to Britain, but Britain was Voldemort's base, and most of his evil deeds were done here.

Moreover, Grindelwald was defeated by Dumbledore as early as 1945. Many years have passed, and people's fear of Grindelwald has been diluted by time. Later, the crown was seized by the rising star Voldemort. Now it has only been ten years since Voldemort's downfall, and the fear of Voldemort still lingers in the hearts of wizards.

The question Ada asked was wrong in itself, just like the battle between Guan Gong and Qin Qiong.

When Voldemort was rampant, Grindelwald had already been defeated by Dumbledore himself. The two dark wizards had never fought head-on, and their styles of doing things were completely different, so it was really difficult to compare them.

"Dear Miss Drizzt, what do you think?" Fred asked. He knew that Ada had no fear of Voldemort, so he was a little curious about what choice Ada would make.

"For the greater good!" Ada said. If she were to choose alone, she would prefer Grindelwald to Voldemort. After all, Grindelwald once started a brutal war that swept the whole world.

"What?" George didn't understand what Ada meant.

"I also think You-Know-Who is more terrifying." Ada changed her answer to Voldemort. "After all, my parents are not wizards. My background puts me on the must-kill list of You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters."

In Voldemort's eyes, Ada is a lowly, lowly mudblood who is unworthy of learning magic and must be eliminated. But in Grindelwald's eyes, Ada at least has a chance to survive. Her performance shows that she is an elite. Grindelwald can allow such a person to exist.

"Why think about these things? The You-Know-Who was defeated by Harry Potter a long time ago." Fred said, "You should think about what to eat in the evening, which is more practical."

"Besides, we have Dumbledore." George patted Ada's shoulder to comfort her, "He is the greatest wizard!"

"Okay, it's just a joke." Ada stood up and straightened her clothes. "Let's go back to the castle. I hope there will be pudding for dinner!"

Thanks to the book friend Luoyue Ruzheng for the reward
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(End of this chapter)