The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 16 Charlie Weasley

During dinner, Ada sat on the Gryffindor bench with a somewhat depressed look on her face. She was sitting in a position where she could see every student entering the hall.

The Gryffindors who walked into the hall were very angry at first about suddenly losing so many points, but after they found out it was because of a fight with Slytherin and they won, they were not so angry anymore.

In Gryffindor, this can basically be considered a politically correct behavior, but after all, so many points were deducted at once, so naturally no one would go and say something like "well done" to the little ones.

The atmosphere at the Slytherin table was completely the opposite. With the points deducted and the loss, it was impossible for them to be happy.

Professor Snape, who was sitting in the teacher's seat, had a long face and an extremely ugly expression. Everyone was silently praying that they would not run into Snape's gun in the next potions class. Isn't it good to be alive?
After learning the reason, the curious Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs actually showed a look of being used to it, but everyone still brought their small stools, sat in a row, waiting to eat the melon.

Professor McGonagall punished both colleges, and the incident was over for the school. But for the protagonist of the incident, it was not over.

After being called "Miss Know-It-All", Ada once again became famous in the four colleges. Ada herself rejected this reputation. If she were to part her hair in the middle, someone might call her "Big Brother" in a while.

The other protagonist of the incident, Cody Avery, is now a joke, funnier than Zonko's Joke Shop. Before he was beaten, his insults to Campbell, Weasley and Ada were also spread, which made him look more like a clown, a brainless villain in a children's story.

Some students who hated his evil even wanted to go to the school infirmary to beat him up again, or wait until he was discharged from the hospital and then send him back. There was no other way, the students of Hogwarts were just so eager to help others.

Avery became a laughing stock, and when students talked about him in casual conversation, they would mention that he was beaten into the school clinic by a woman.

Don’t mention whether it was a sneak attack or not. People will only remember that Avery was knocked to the ground, and while his classmates were “fighting bravely”, he could only lie on the ground wailing the whole time.

Is there anything shameful in this world?

Yes, fighting with women!
Is there anything more embarrassing than this?

Yes, but I can’t beat him!
Are there any more?
Yes, he was beaten into the school infirmary!
However, Avery, who was recovering in the school infirmary, did not know the reactions of other students, let alone that someone was going to beat him up again. And lying in the school infirmary was actually a lucky thing for him, at least he did not have to appear in front of people with a bruised and swollen face to confirm his reputation as a clown.

Cody Avery, who always talks out of his mouth, probably didn't expect that his talkativeness under the setting sun this afternoon would lead to his being beaten...

When they returned to the Gryffindor common room, the other two Weasley brothers, Charlie and Percy, did not ignore Ada and the others. Charlie and Percy came over together. Charlie sat in the armchair next to their twin brother, and Percy, who was dragged over by Charlie, stood aside awkwardly.

"You fought and violated school rules!" Charlie said seriously.

The twin brothers did not contradict their second brother. Charlie still had great authority in the hearts of the twins. The two brothers lowered their heads in resignation, waiting for their second brother to scold them. After their second brother was done, their third brother Percy was waiting.

But, Percy... hehe... Percy dared to say something irrelevant. I will make Percy pay next time. The twin brothers thought of the same thing tacitly.

"Uh, Charlie, they fought because of me. I got them into trouble." Ada quickly explained for the twins. I, Esmeralda Drizzt, am a man of integrity. Everyone calls me Brother Gongming!
"I know, Ada, you don't have to cover up for them. They wanted to take action too, but you just got there first," said Charlie.

Then Charlie said a few more words criticizing the twins. The twins lowered their heads, but Charlie suddenly laughed. Realizing that he shouldn't laugh, Charlie quickly changed his serious face and said seriously: "The above criticisms come from Charlie Weasley, the head of Gryffindor House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Next, I want to say a few words as your brother Charlie."

The twin brothers finally raised their heads again. They were also curious about what their older brother could say.

"Well done, you deserve to give those guys a good beating. You are worthy of being a Weasley man!" Charlie patted his two younger brothers on the shoulders and encouraged them, "Don't worry too much about these points. You can make them up if you lose them. If these Slytherins dare to make trouble again next time, you have to beat them up again! But..."

As soon as these words came out, Fred and George's expressions, which had improved, visibly turned worse.

"But, in the first punch, neither of you could snatch a little girl named Ada. As your brother, I am very disappointed! Very disappointed!" Charlie said seriously.

Ada, who was caught in the crossfire, looked at Charlie speechlessly. She thought to herself: Look at my fist as big as a sandbag, Charlie Weasley, I will give you a chance to reorganize your words.

"It was a sudden thing, Charlie--" said George. "It won't happen again, Charlie," followed Fred.

"The main reason is that I didn't expect Ada to be so reckless. She usually looks weak and timid..." said the twins, but after seeing Ada's threatening look, they swallowed the second half of the sentence.

"These are all excuses. Don't use excuses as a reason." Charlie said, and then put on a curious expression, "I didn't expect it. He usually looks pretty well behaved."

Charlie's inquiring eyes gave Ada goose bumps. The way Charlie looked at Ada was the same as when he usually read books about fire dragons.

Ada, who couldn't stand the "burning" gaze, also started to fight back with her eyes. Her eyes were like knives, cutting into Charlie again and again.

Unfortunately, Charlie not only showed no tact, but even kept talking to himself: "I heard about the conflict, and you looked very brave, just like me when I was young! But... Ida, you are a girl, you will suffer if you do this, next time just let Fred and George do it."

After Charlie finished speaking, he looked at the twin brothers, waiting for their response. Fred and George nodded hurriedly, like chicks pecking at rice.

After getting the twins' double assurance (try not to break school rules and they will be the first to start a fight next time), Charlie nodded with satisfaction, then stood up and pulled Percy, who had been standing by for a long time, over.

"I won't tell Mom about this, and neither will Percy." Charlie promised, and then showed Percy his friendly smile, "Right, Percy?"

Percy forced a smile that was uglier than crying, and said reluctantly, "No, I won't tell Mom, Fred, George."

Percy, what's wrong with you? If you've been kidnapped or threatened, just blink! Ada thought to herself. She thought Percy would write to Mrs. Weasley to complain!
This was Ada's misunderstanding of Percy. Percy didn't think it was a big deal for the twins to fight with others, especially since his brother won. He simply couldn't stand the twins breaking the rules and losing points. He didn't like this kind of destructive and unruly behavior, which was what made him unhappy.

Charlie, who got a satisfactory answer, dragged Percy away. Fred and George said to Ada in unison: "So, you have seen it. Next time this happens, can we go first?"

Ada nodded blankly. She didn't have much contact with Charlie Weasley and thought that Charlie, with his nice face, would be someone like Percy, but now it seems that she had misunderstood.

"Charlie seems quite interesting, unlike Percy." Lee Jordan mumbled incoherently with a snack in his mouth.

"Bill and Charlie are both very interesting! They are both prefects and Bill is also the student council president," said Fred.

"Charlie is still the Quidditch captain. And they are not as old-fashioned and stubborn as Percy." George said.

"Unpopular Percy!" the two said in unison, "Official Percy!"

Ada nodded in agreement, and even Angelina and Alia agreed. Although school had only been open for less than half a month, Percy's reputation among his friends was not very good.

Percy has always wanted to discipline his twin brothers, make them obedient, and not deduct points from Gryffindor. However, his methods are really hard to accept, and his stubbornness makes the relationship between the brothers even worse.

Just imagine, my friends think it would be a terrible thing if they also had such a brother.

Everyone chatted for a while and then went back to their dormitories to rest, but before they parted, Fred took Ada's homework book.

Lying on the soft bed in the dormitory, Ada felt a wave of pain all over her body. She turned over and held the wand tightly in her hand. The yew wand seemed to be very angry about Ada's disregard for it today, and strongly expressed its protest to its owner. Feeling the dissatisfaction of the wand in her hand, Ada gently stroked it to calm it down.

In fact, after calming down, this was also something that made Ada very dissatisfied. At the moment of action, Ada forgot her identity as a wizard and chose to punch instinctively, like a Muggle! A wizard should be like a wizard, punching is not magic at all!
Ada hopes to develop waving the wand and casting magic into an instinct of her own, or in other words, she hopes that when danger comes, she can use magic to solve the problem immediately, instead of waving her fists like a reckless man, or being a helpless fool.

Life is still too comfortable and lazy! Ada sighed silently in her heart.

(End of this chapter)