The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 124 Cecil's Self-Directed and Self-Performed
After defeating the trial puppet of normal difficulty, Ada had been practicing with an upgraded puppet whose strength was close to that of Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall. Although she had not yet reached the level of being able to see and hear in all directions, she was able to notice the spells flying towards her at the first moment, and she simply waved her wand to block the three spells.

In addition to paying attention to Cecil in front of her to prevent him from attacking her, Ada also needs to find the person who just attacked her as soon as possible. The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. The enemy hiding in the dark is often the most dangerous, and there are at least three of them.

"I told you to come with me, but you didn't. Now it's hard to leave." Cecil took out the wand from his robe, but did not point it at Ada. He lowered his voice so that only he and Ada could hear it, and said, "Be alert to the surroundings. Let's leave here first."

Ada nodded, and followed Cecil slowly out of the cemetery. However, Ada still did not let down her guard against Cecil, and was still on guard against him as well. Ada now had no trust in Cecil at all.

The people who attacked them just now did not launch a second attack for the time being. Taking advantage of this gap, Cecil grabbed Ada's hand and teleported out of the cemetery. Cecil and Ada reappeared in an open space far away from the cemetery.

Grover Cecil's body was unable to allow him to take Ada away from Little Whinging directly. Even if he could take Ada away, he would not do so because the attackers just now were arranged by Cecil.

Cecil had health problems, and he tried to solve them through the dangerous black magic of Transfiguration, but the result was counterproductive. Not only did it not cure his illness, but he almost died in the transformation.

It was at this time that Dumbledore found him and invited him to work at Hogwarts. Cecil rejected Dumbledore's invitation without hesitation. Although he did not die immediately, the damage caused by the black magic transformation was irreversible and incurable. He might not even live to see the start of school.

It was Dumbledore who put him in Azkaban, but Cecil did not hate Dumbledore at all. Instead, he was grateful for everything Dumbledore had done for him. He should have accepted Dumbledore's invitation, but his body simply did not allow him to do so.

Dumbledore left after being rejected, but the next day he came to see Cecil again with Snape's potion. Dumbledore told Cecil the effects and side effects of the potion and let him choose for himself.

Grover Cecil still had one thing left to complete, and he was unwilling to die like this, so he chose to drink the potion and also accepted Dumbledore's invitation.

After drinking the potion, Cecil temporarily recovered his "health". He dealt with the unfinished business before school started, and then came to Hogwarts to wait for the coming of death.

During this period, Dumbledore discussed many issues about the dark arts with him, especially about the soul. Cecil told him everything he knew, and he also continued to search for dark arts related to the soul and resurrection during this school year.

After school started, because Cecil was always in contact with Dumbledore, he inadvertently discovered that he was very interested in Ada, who was only in the second grade, so Cecil also began to pay attention to Ada.

Soon Cecil discovered Ada's peculiarities. He thought that this was a rare talent and it would be a pity for her not to learn the dark magic. Then he made the first attempt by the Black Lake, and he had a quarrel with Dumbledore for this.

Cecil asked Dumbledore why he paid so much attention to Ada, but Dumbledore did not tell him the reason. He did not stop him from getting close to Ada, but did not allow him to teach Ada the dark arts unless Ada asked to learn it. That's why Ada got Cecil's signature in the restricted books section and continued to recommend the dark arts.

Although Cecil failed to turn Ada into his successor in the dark arts, in the process of interacting with her, Cecil also understood why Dumbledore paid so much attention to this Gryffindor girl and that she would likely achieve great success in the future.

That's why they met in the cemetery today and made the following arrangements. Cecil knew that he was dying soon, and he didn't want to owe Dumbledore after he died, so he helped Dumbledore one last time and used his remaining life to teach Ada a lesson.

The people who attacked them in the cemetery just now were all Cecil's enemies, with a blood feud that was so deep that they wanted to skin him alive. The attackers were able to find him in Little Whinging because Cecil himself had leaked the news.

This is the special course that Cecil prepared for Ada, a lesson of life and death. How can a genius grow without experiencing the baptism of blood? The struggle between life and death is always the most training.

As for whether Ada would die, this matter was not within Cecil's consideration at all. How could a dark wizard who regarded human life as worthless care about the life and death of a girl? A dead genius is no longer a genius, but a fool. If you want to survive, then defeat everyone present! Ada didn't know about this now. If she knew, she would probably want to tear Cecil down. She would not learn black magic anymore, because people who have learned black magic really have problems with their brains. The more they learn and the more proficient they are, the greater the problems in their brains. Grover Cecil and Voldemort are typical representatives of bad brains!
Three men and one woman, four wizards in robes and hoods appeared in front of Ada and Cecil. The four of them guarded each side to prevent Cecil from escaping again.

Ada didn't know if Cecil could still be considered a fighter now, nor did she know if he would really stab her in the back, so she was preparing for the worst. If she fought one against five, or one against four, would she be able to survive?

"Grover Cecil, today we are going to kill you and avenge our dead family members!" said the tallest man. He should be the leader of the group and looked to be at least six feet five inches tall.

Another fat man followed up and said, "Hide! If you have the guts, hide in Hogwarts and never come out for the rest of your life!"

The last man was very thin and looked like a straw. He said, "We won't let you die easily. If I don't torture you well, I will never be able to relieve my hatred!"

Standing opposite Ada was a woman whose appearance could not be seen clearly. She said to the leading man, "Isaac, there is another girl here. What should we do?"

"Anyone who hangs out with someone like Cecil is not a good person either. Just kill him." The fat man said first.

The leader, Isaac, said, "Kill her, Joan, and do it quickly. Don't let her suffer. It's just her bad luck."

"Tsk tsk, what a pity to lose such a pretty girl!" said the skinny man, shaking his head.

"Shut up, you bastard!" The woman named Qiong shouted at the stalk man.

"You guys just decided our life and death without caring about others. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if I killed you all in a while?" Cecil said, "By the way, which of your relatives did I kill? Forget it, I killed too many people. Even if you tell me, I can't remember."

"Miss Drizzt, you heard it too. They wanted to kill you too, but you didn't say anything?" Cecil said to Ada with a smile, "I remember you didn't have such a good temper. You weren't scared silly by them, were you?"

"Please stop using your childish provocations. I won't fall for it." Ada squinted at the skinny guy. The sound he just made made Ada very unhappy. She was going to start with him!

The three men and one woman who came to seek revenge had serious expressions hidden under their hoods. They were still very afraid of Cecil. If they hadn't heard that Cecil was seriously ill, they wouldn't dare to come to seek revenge with just four people. A broken ship still has three thousand nails, so they couldn't afford to be careless.

Compared with the three men and one woman, Cecil looked much more relaxed. He was even leisurely twirling his wand.

Ada's heart was beating very fast, but it was not because of fear, but because of excitement. She couldn't wait for this battle. Either she would knock down everyone, or be knocked down by others. She was not afraid at all!

Thanks to the book friend 20191230235857349 for the reward. Tangyuan, who has no manuscripts saved, will continue to write. There should be another update in the evening...

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