The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 170: Another chapter with no name

The small debate in the Hogwarts library ended in vain. The two sides debated whether Snape was the mastermind behind the incident. The game was held in a friendly atmosphere. Both debaters were very restrained and all speeches were made in civilized language.

The friendly atmosphere was mainly due to Ada, whose restraint prevented the debate from becoming too tense. It was also Ada's restraint that made the debaters shake hands and make peace in the end, with neither party refuting the other.

Of course, it can also be said that both sides are winners, because neither side has been affected by the other side's language and their own positions are not affected. Both sides firmly believe that the views they hold are correct and the other side is just blinded.

Harry Potter believed that Ada was deceived by Snape's past behavior, and that everything he did before was a preparation for stealing the Philosopher's Stone. He was the only one who discovered the truth, and he was the only one who saw Snape's true face, so Snape wanted to kill him.

Everyone else is drunk but I am sober, who else can protect the Philosopher's Stone? This is what Harry is thinking now. He must stop Snape at all costs, even if it costs his life, and he must not let the Philosopher's Stone fall into Snape's hands!

Similarly, in Ada's eyes, the stubborn Harry was also a pitiful person. So Ada didn't care about the way Harry looked at her, nor did she make any effort to correct his view.

Now Ada wanted to know when Quirrell would be exposed, or when he would steal the Philosopher's Stone, and what preparations Dumbledore had made. Ada didn't think that Dumbledore had only prepared an unreliable three-headed dog.

Of course, there was one thing that Ada didn't know, that is, Harry had such awareness at such a young age that he could even sacrifice himself to protect the Philosopher's Stone.

If Ada knew, she would stand up and take off her hat to pay her respects to Harry.

Because of her personality, Ada is a somewhat selfish person. She cannot do such selfless things, nor can she become such a person. Her greatest contribution to this society is not to harm it.

But none of this prevents Ada from respecting those people with noble aspirations. They are the heroes of this world.

The world needs heroes at all times. Without them, the world would lose a lot of beauty and might even fall into darkness.

Since people have different opinions, they cannot work together. Ada and Harry, who can't even talk to each other, naturally parted ways and did their own things in the days that followed.

Those who should keep an eye on Quirrell should continue to keep an eye on Quirrell's every move, and those who should hold on to Snape should also hold on to Snape. You have to grab with both hands, and both hands must be strong.

The shrewd Dumbledore would probably wake up laughing in his dreams. Someone helped him keep an eye on Quirrell, the mastermind behind the scenes, and someone else helped him see if Snape was working hard. It was simply the best of both worlds.

As the weather got colder, Hogwarts had several snowfalls in a row, and the entire campus was covered in white. As the snow piled up deeper and deeper, the snowball fight method of digging pits and burying people appeared again in Hogwarts. White "graves" could be seen everywhere outdoors, and the losers of the snowball fights were "buried" in them.

Perhaps the cold Scotland extinguished Quirrell's passion for the Philosopher's Stone, or perhaps he was really a coward. Ever since he celebrated Halloween with a troll and attempted to harm Harry Potter in public, Quirrell had been silent.

Now Quirrell doesn't look like a villain who wants to steal the Philosopher's Stone. He looks more like a person who comes to Hogwarts to spend his days. After a year's salary as a professor, Quirrell will go back to where he came from.

He has no pursuit in life at all, like a salted fish that has lost its dreams, too lazy to even turn over.

Ada's reaction to Quirrell's performance can be described in two words - disappointment. Compared with the welfare of being slightly injured but still on the front line, Quirrell, the villain, is nothing. He is simply playing with the feelings of the people, he-tui!

At that time, Benedict Foley had been doing all kinds of outrageous things. Since Halloween, he had been rushing towards death, and he would not stop even when he was injured.

Ada and the twins were worried about Quirrell. The semester was almost halfway through, and he still hadn't taken action. How long did he want to wait? Ada couldn't help but want to help him. She gave him a boost and heated up his lunch box so that he could finish eating earlier and get on the road earlier.

If Ada hadn't seen Snape also staring at Quirrell, she would have wondered if she had misunderstood Quirrell. He wasn't just pretending to be timid, he was really timid. Even Scabbers was braver than him!
Although Quirrell was not very good, fortunately, Ada still had other things to do instead of hanging herself on a tree. At the end of last school year, the proficiency of several spells that Ada often used was almost full, and after its recent high-intensity practice, these spells were finally upgraded.

The first to be upgraded is the Stunning Spell, which is often used in battle. This spell now has two versions, a normal Stunning Spell and a Stunning Spell with additional effects.

When Ada injects enough magic power into the Stunning Spell, the Stunning Spell has a 15% chance of gaining the Grace of Release effect. Grace of Release, as the name suggests, is Ada's gift to the enemy, freeing them from the fight, and it cannot be rejected.

The Stunning Spell with the Gift of Release becomes the same as the Killing Curse. Aside from dodging and blocking with objects, Ada's opponents will be unable to defend themselves. There is nothing they can do except pray that Ada misses the target.

In addition, the power of the Stunning Spell under the effect of the Gift of Liberation has also been significantly enhanced. The target hit by it will inevitably fall into a coma, or may never wake up from it, and be completely freed from this world.

A 15% chance may not seem high, and chances are a very deceptive thing, but this upgrade is surprisingly thoughtful.

As Ada's proficiency in the stun spell increases, or the number of times she obtains the gift of liberation increases, the chance of the spell being unresistable will increase, and it is not impossible to reach 100% as long as Ada is hardworking enough.

Other spells with max proficiency have also been improved to varying degrees, such as the disarming spell, whose disarming effect has been improved.

The disarming spell has now become intelligent. It can automatically determine the weapons held by the enemy, and the weapons that pose the greatest threat to Ada will be disarmed first.

Among the many spells that have been upgraded, there is one that is defensive in nature but makes Ada very satisfied. That is the protection spell. It has now become a permanent state, like a buff.

The existence of the protective spell will enhance Ada's defense ability. When a spell hits Ada, the protective spell can weaken the effect of the spell and minimize the damage it causes to Ada.

But this protection effect does not last forever, it has a limit. When the accumulated spell damage exceeds its limit, or an attack exceeds its limit, this protection will dissipate.

For example, if Dumbledore casts a spell on Ada with all his strength, the protective effect of the ward will immediately dissipate after weakening the damage. To regain such protection, Ada needs to buff herself again.

Ada originally wanted to stack armor infinitely, so that quantitative change would lead to qualitative change. Unfortunately, the system blocked this possibility. Every time Ada cast a protective spell, the protective effect would be refreshed. The great idea of ​​"stacking the thickest armor and taking the most poisonous blows" was aborted.

Although this protection still has its shortcomings, it is still a great improvement for Ada. In the future, when she encounters an opponent of equal strength or an opponent she cannot defeat, this protection will provide her with a chance to fight for her life.

As long as Ada's opponent is not the Green Light Gatling who utters the Killing Curse openly and closed his mouth, Ada can defeat the opponent by exchanging injuries for lives.

Just like when she was fighting against the stalk man Peter Loren before, if Ada had this layer of protection, she could choose to withstand the stun spell of the fat man Tenab Brian and kill the stalk man directly.

Ada believed that as her abilities continued to improve in the future, the effectiveness of this protection would definitely be enhanced, and maybe she would even be able to withstand the Killing Curse in the future.

If she could really achieve this, could Ada call herself “the girl who survived a disaster” in the future?

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