The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 119 Complaints and unexpected encounters
At this point, Cecil’s story has almost ended, but the record of “The Progress of Modern Black Magic” has not ended.

Cecil, who had been serving his sentence in Azkaban, had no idea what was happening outside. It was not until Joyce was imprisoned in Azkaban that Cecil learned that his relatives had been murdered and the murderer was someone he had once hurt.

Since then, Cecil no longer disregarded human life, began to reform himself, and during Voldemort's reign, he provided assistance to the Ministry of Magic to help the Ministry fight Voldemort.

It was for this reason that Cecil was pardoned by the Ministry of Magic and walked out of Azkaban alive, instead of becoming a madman like poor Joyce and eventually dying in a cell.

After being released from prison, Cecil returned to the countryside where he once lived and kept a low profile. Even many people who remembered him didn't know he was out of prison. If Cecil hadn't been the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, everyone would have thought he had died in Azkaban.

This is the end of the record in the book. After that, there are some black magic that Grover Cecil often uses, such as the Fiery Curse and the Wind Killing Curse, which are all used to kill people and burn things.

These things did not interest Ada. Ada's current focus was on whether Cecil had lied to her. If Cecil really lied to her, she would no longer be a human being. She would no longer be Esmeralda Drizzt, but Nuhulu Ada!
Ada felt that she was really miserable. She was stuck with the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, a once-a-year position. During her two years at Hogwarts, neither of the two Defense Against the Dark Arts professors was an easy person to deal with!

Last year's Benedict Foley looked like a stupid son of a landlord, but he always wanted to resurrect Voldemort and make a big news. In the end, he was tortured by the curse and covered in wounds, but he was still thinking about killing Ada.

After finally getting Foley into Azkaban, Grover Cecil, who had just been released from Azkaban a few years ago, came.

Fortunately, Cecil hadn't caused any trouble so far. His physical condition wasn't suitable for causing trouble, and he probably had no intention of killing Ada now. But he fooled Ada right from the start, and even "cheated" her for almost a whole school year with a story. His tactics were much more clever than Foley's.

Ada never cared about whether her friends were rich or not. They were always richer than her, except for Fred and George! If it weren't for the orphanage, she would have almost only had one bowl at the beginning!

He has no parents or grandfathers with magical powers, no noble bloodline, and even no underground vault in Gringotts. How can an orphan with nothing become a target?

Now Ada only cares about two things. One is whether the old man Cecil lied to her (Ada thinks he is 90% sure that he is lying to her), and the other is who will be the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts next year and what tricks he can come up with!

If the professor who will be the annual guest next year still has a problem with Ada, this world is really not worth living...

Just as Ada was complaining in her heart, another person came to the small playground where she was alone, a black-haired boy wearing old, ill-fitting clothes and round-frame glasses.

The black-haired boy was Harry Potter. He was kicked out by Uncle Vernon because Uncle Vernon was going to receive a distinguished guest at home and he didn't want Harry to mess things up.

Harry, who had nowhere to go, came to the playground alone. He planned to stay here until dark, hoping that the VIP would have left by then. Harry saw a blonde girl sitting quietly on the swing in the playground. There was no wind, but her long blonde hair was fluttering behind her head, as if it was blown by the wind.

From a distance, the girl looked very pretty, and Harry swore he had never seen such a girl in this neighborhood.

They must have just moved in! Harry thought to himself. He did not go into the playground, but sat on a bench outside. He wanted to wait until the girl left before going in.

In a little over a month, his cousin Dudley will have his birthday. Last year, Dudley received 38 birthday presents. How many will he receive this year? Thirty-nine?

Harry never received any gifts on his birthday, nor did he have a birthday cake, and he didn't even hear a birthday blessing. He also wanted to receive gifts, and wanted his own birthday cake, and wanted to celebrate with his friends on his birthday. The street lights were on, and Harry had been sitting on the bench for a long time, but the girl on the swing had not left. Harry was a little confused. Didn't this girl have to go home for dinner? Could she have been kicked out too?
The weather in the UK is like a child's face, changing at any time. It was sunny and blue in the afternoon, but it started to rain as soon as it got dark. Harry, who was outside the playground, had no place to hide from the rain.

Harry was thinking about where to go to shelter from the rain and whether he should ask the girl in the amusement park to go with him, when he saw the girl take out a thin wooden stick from her clothes and hold it in her hand like an umbrella.

Harry was once again filled with doubts. What was the difference between the girl's actions and the emperor's new clothes? Just when Harry thought the girl was lying to herself, something even more surprising happened. The rain avoided the girl, as if she really held an umbrella. The girl held up the small wooden stick and walked to the side of the slide to avoid the rain.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Harry needed to find a place to shelter quickly. If he didn't, he would be soaked to the skin. If that happened, he would definitely be severely punished by Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia.

The blonde girl's strange behavior just now should have made Harry stay away from her, but instead of being scared by the girl's actions, Harry walked towards the slide where the girl was.

Ada was complaining in her heart, but it started to rain. She took out her wand and used it as an umbrella. She wanted to wait until the rain stopped before going back, but the rain got heavier and heavier, so she had to go under the slide to avoid the rain and add a "waterproof and moisture-proof" to herself.

Ada didn't notice that there was suddenly a person near the playground. She only saw the boy when he ran towards the slide. The boy looked a little thin and was wearing old clothes that were obviously ill-fitting.

When the boy came closer, Ada saw that he was wearing a pair of round-frame glasses held together with a lot of transparent tape. There were a few strands of black hair that stood stubbornly on his head even though they were wet by the rain. He also had a pair of emerald green eyes like herself, and there was a faint scar on his forehead that looked like lightning.

Ada recognized the scar; every book that mentioned the Boy Who Lived would talk about the lightning scar on his head as proof that he had defeated Voldemort.

The two of them stood quietly under the slide to avoid the rain. Both of them were very thin and just squeezed in. Neither of them spoke. Although Harry was a little curious about Ada's behavior just now, he didn't know Ada, so he didn't dare to speak.

Ada recognized the boy in front of her. He was the Harry Potter that Ginny had been thinking about, but Ada did not speak. Knowing his name did not mean knowing him. To Ada, Harry Potter was just a stranger who appeared in the textbook, and she never liked talking to strangers.

Harry felt a little cold after being caught in the rain, but Ada next to him didn't feel that at all. Because of the "waterproof and moisture-proof" function, her body was always dry. She even had the leisure to consider whether she should submit an article to the Daily Prophet. The title of the article should be "Sheltering from the Rain under the Eaves with the Savior". She might get a large sum of money for it.

The rain showed no sign of abating. Ada could no longer wait. If she delayed any further, she would miss the orphanage's dinner time. She was only staying there temporarily, and it would not be nice to always trouble Ms. Valente.

Not wanting to wait any longer, Ada held up her magic umbrella again and walked into the pouring rain. Harry, who was left under the slide, saw Ada's "magic umbrella" again and was so surprised that he even forgot how to get home.

Harry felt colder and colder. He hugged his shoulders and shivered under the slide. How was he going to get home in such heavy rain?

"Where do you live?"

The girl's voice sounded in Harry's ears. He looked up and saw that the blonde girl had come back and was standing in front of him holding a "magic umbrella".

(End of this chapter)