The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 156 The Feasibility of Ada as Seeker

Thanks to Harry for standing up and taking the initiative. It was worth it for Ada to send him home in the rain. It turns out that good people will be rewarded in this world!
This was already Ada's third year at Hogwarts, and it was the first time she had such an easy time in Potions class. There was no harsh words from Snape, no one talking in her ear, and no one would use the Vanishing Charm to turn all her potions into nothing.

Ada finally realized the joy of brewing potions. It was not for the sake of completing classroom assignments or earning Galleons, but for the joy of watching the potion in the crucible gradually take shape and the reward of all her hard work.

The Potions class was still going on, and Snape still had no intention of making things difficult for Ada. It seemed that after asking that question, Ada had turned into a ball of invisible and intangible air, completely out of Snape's sight.

The potion in the crucible has been prepared. Although its effect is to make people irritable and reckless, its color is very light and its smell is also very good. It is just like poisonous herbs always emit fragrance to attract people. If it tastes bad, people will run away after smelling it. Who would want to try it?
Ada put the finished potion into a glass bottle, put her own label on it, and put it in the box on the podium. The potions made by students would be placed here, waiting for Snape to grade them.

However, this box is usually not full, as most of the students' works will be thrown away by Snape as garbage, and the only ones placed here are finished products.

During this process, Snape still did not pay too much attention to Ada. After class, he gave Ada an "O" grade for the potion she made. In the past, no matter how good Ada's potion was, it would at most be an "E" (except during exams), and she could not even think about getting an excellent evaluation.

Maybe it's really the case that the old is replaced by the new. Harry Potter sounds much better than Esmeralda Drizzt. Between making things difficult for the savior and making things difficult for an ordinary student of Muggle-born, it is obviously more challenging to make things difficult for the former.

Ada is very happy now. She simply thinks that she has finally gotten her reward after all the hardships she has endured. She has not thought deeply about the hidden meaning behind it. She does not even know that her current position is precarious and she will become like Ron's position as the younger brother in the Weasley family.

On the weekend, Ada took Dumbledore's notes to the Twilight Cottage and began to practice her silent spells. Ada started with some simple spells, such as the Luminescent Charm, which she was best at, and the Levitation Charm, which were all spells she had learned in the first grade.

At this time, Ada was still feeling complacent about having more private time. She had no idea of ​​the seriousness of the matter, nor did she think that those sparkling golden little cuties might leave her.

If Snape continued to ignore Ada, then there would naturally be no time for private tutoring. Without private tutoring, Ada would have no chance to earn gold Galleons through potions.

If this continues, Ada will probably return to the days of poverty.

Ada, who didn't think too much, was still practicing the silent spell. She could already silently control the sofa to float up. Garlon at her feet widened his dog eyes, looking at the strange things in front of him in disbelief.

At this time, the twins pushed open the door and walked in, sitting down on the sofa that had just landed, with a rare worried expression on their faces.

"Hey, what's wrong with you two? Is Oliver angry again? Or has he assigned a lot of tactical exercises again?" Ada sat back in her rocking chair, while Garlon had already jumped on the twins.

The three of them came to Twilight Cabin together in the morning, but two of them went to a meeting in the middle of the day, a Quidditch team meeting, to discuss matters regarding this year's team selection.

The captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team is Charlie Weasley and the vice-captain is Oliver Wood. After Charlie left school, vice-captain Wood officially took over the position of captain.

Oliver Wood is different from Charlie. He has always been strict with himself and others, and is known for his hot temper. He has been Charlie's assistant for two years, but he still hasn't changed his temper and often loses his temper during team training.

"Oliver has lost his temper again, and it's his worst yet," said Fred.

"Isn't it just a meeting today? What's this about?" Although Wood often loses his temper, this is the first time Ada has seen the twins not make fun of Wood's temper.

George moved the Galleon who was pressing on him away and said, "Although the registration for Quidditch trials will not start until next week, Oliver has been preparing since the first day of school, but the results are not ideal."

In fact, the squad Charlie left behind was pretty good, with the twins as batsmen, Wood himself as keeper, Angelina and Aaliyah as chasers, and Katie Bell could fill in this year.

This is a great lineup for both offense and defense, which seems a bit luxurious in school. The only problem is that Charlie's departure has left a vacancy for the Seeker.

"Didn't Oliver find a suitable seeker?" Ada poured three cups of tea and added cream to the twins' cups before handing them to them.

"Yes, there are only a few people participating in the selection every year, and everyone already knows whether they are capable or not." Fred sighed. The twins were also full of worries about the future of the team, but they only expressed this worry in front of Ada.

"We can't always count on the first-year kids! Besides, the school hasn't had any first-year students join the team for many years. Even though Katie performed so well last year, Professor McGonagall didn't agree." George was also sighing. Everyone in the team was racking their brains to find a player.

Ada was not at school for the last Quidditch match last year, so she did not see the game. Gryffindor missed the championship again, just a little bit of luck. If Charlie could stay on the team for another year, this year's championship would definitely be in Gryffindor's pocket, but unfortunately Charlie went to Romania to raise dragons.

Without Charlie, the team had lost their excellent Seeker, and they couldn't find anyone to replace him. It felt like Gryffindor was going away before the game even started this year.

Now Ada was no longer happy. Although she was not crazy about Quidditch, no one wanted to see their team lose.

"Oh, right!" Fred's surprise almost scared Ada who was thinking seriously, "How is your practice going?"

"Uh, okay." Ada didn't know why Fred asked this question. He definitely didn't want her to participate!
With the help of the system and the twins, Ada's broomstick skills have improved rapidly, but she is still a little short of being able to play in the game, especially the crucial position of seeker, and Ada does not have her own broomstick.

Ada was reluctant to empty her own coffers to buy a broomstick. Unless Ada could really play in the game, a broomstick would not be as good as Filch's broomstick, which could at least sweep the floor.

"You don't really want me to sign up! Are you two crazy?" Looking at the two brothers whose eyes were getting brighter and brighter, Ada suddenly felt panicked.

"It's better than those garlics. They're not even as good as the stinky garlic in Quirrell's turban." Fred said, "Let's give it a try."

"You've seen the selections in the past two years, don't you know what they are like?" George began his brainwashing, "You can do it, you can do it, you're fine."

Stop kidding, Ada doesn't think I can play. If you just want to play around, Ada can still help, but if she really plays in the game, she will probably be beaten by Cedric. Wouldn't her reputation be ruined?

Seeing that Ada refused to agree, Fred had to find another way. He persuaded her, "Have you forgotten your bad reputation? As long as you go on stage, who dares to snatch the Golden Snitch from you?"

George already had a picture in his mind: the score was close, the Golden Snitch appeared at this moment, Ada rode on a broken broomstick and slowly followed the Snitch in the air, while the opponent's Seeker deliberately controlled his speed, not daring to overtake Ada, and finally watched Ada catch the Golden Snitch and end the game.

"Especially the Slytherins. Let's see who dares to play dirty tricks again! Your wandless spells will make them fall off their brooms one by one." George said after he finished imagining, "Just like the ball you mentioned?"

"The executor on the ice hockey field." Ada said for George.

"That's right, it's the executor! You mainly serve as a deterrent, and the Golden Snitch is just your side job." Fred said excitedly, his eyebrows almost running out of his face.

Ice hockey can be said to be the "most barbaric" ball sport. Fighting during the game is within the default range of the rules. One-on-one duels are not new, and group fights are also commonplace. Ice hockey teams simply cannot sell tickets if they don't fight.

The executor is the one who is specifically responsible for fighting on the ice hockey field. He can be said to be the best player in the team. He may not be able to play ice hockey, but he must know how to fight.

Ada loved this sport in her previous life. She even thought it would be more interesting if rugby also allowed fighting.

Ada also felt that there were similarities between executors and batsmen, so she mentioned this to the twins. Both of them helped their team win by "hurting" the opponent's core players. The difference was that one used fists and the other used a bat and a Bludger.

"Leave this to us. We'll go talk to Oliver. If we can't find a suitable seeker, you'll take over." George had already made the decision for Ida. "From now on, you'll be Gryffindor's enforcer. Let's see who dares to snatch the Golden Snitch from you!"

Ada didn't expect that the ice hockey executor she mentioned casually at the beginning would be remembered by the twins until now, and she didn't expect that the pit she buried herself in was actually dug by herself.

What is this? Those who do evil will eventually perish.
(End of this chapter)