The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 184 Parting ways
Angry, irritated, disappointed... Ida couldn't tell what she was feeling when she came out of the principal's office, nor did she know why she reacted so violently. Ida only knew that there was a beast living in her heart, it wanted to roar, wanted to vent, and even wanted to kill...

When Ada killed a wizard for the first time in Little Whinging, she had expected this day to come. Watching the enemy being killed by her, watching the light of life disappear from the other's eyes, the murderous heart watered by blood, that is a disregard for life.

Perhaps she should not be blamed for the killing. The culprit was herself. She lived too hypocritically, disguising herself as a little white rabbit, and over time she forgot her true identity.

All kinds of negative emotions filled Ada's heart, and her thoughts became a mess. Dumbledore thought of her so much, and regarded her as a threat to Harry Potter. Today he gave her a subtle warning, but what about next time?

In that case, let's just part ways amicably. From now on, Dumbledore and Harry will go their own way, and Ada will go her own way. No one should appear in front of the other and get in the way!

You all don't want to play with me anymore, so why should I rush to pay for it? Even if Voldemort is resurrected and calls on the Avatar herself, Ida can fight for a way to survive through her own efforts. Why should I stay and suffer this humiliation!

"Ada, Ada, wait for us!" The twins who chased out of the principal's office finally caught up with Ada. She was not walking in the direction of the common room, and she might not even know where she was going.

Ada heard the twins' calls, but she didn't stop. She continued walking forward alone, walking on a road that led to nowhere. Fred and George ran two steps faster, holding Ada on the left and right, and stopped her from going any further.

"Stop, do you want to tire us both out so that you can monopolize the shares of the joke shop?" Fred said, "I tell you, don't even think about it, the two of us will live to be a hundred years old!"

Good people don't live long, but evil people live for a thousand years. The twins believe that "evil people" like themselves must live a long time.

"Okay, stop being upset. Do you know how ugly you look when you have a stern face?" George said, "Come on, smile. Or I can smile for you!"

As they said this, the twins bared their teeth and showed their smiles to Ada, but their smiles were uglier than crying. Ada was also amused by their ugly appearance, which was really too ugly. Even Gilderoy Lockhart looked better when he smiled than them.

"Just smile, it will pass. We will always stand by you."

"Never mind Dumbledore, never mind Harry..."

"Shut up!" Ida yelled. She didn't want to hear these two names now. Soon she realized that she shouldn't be angry with the twins. She softened her tone and said, "I'm sorry, George, I shouldn't..."

"If you really feel sorry, you shouldn't have mistaken me for Fred."

"I'm sorry, Fred."

Ada can roughly tell the difference between Fred and George. From their appearance, George's nose is more upright, while Fred's face is rounder.

In daily life, Fred talks more. Usually, Fred speaks first, and then George explains. Fred is the leader and the braver one among the two brothers, because Fred knows that George will help him stop the loss in time, and his brother is calmer.

Although Fred was the older brother, George looked more like his older brother, and was better at Quidditch than Fred.

"Just kidding, I'm George." George made a joke, a trick the two of them often played on Mrs. Weasley.

Just as the twins were comforting Ada, an uninvited guest broke into the corridor they were in. The school administrator Filch came with his cat.

Mrs. Norris meowed, and Filch raised the light in his hand and shone it on the three people in the corridor. He grinned and said, "Ha, you're not sleeping in your bed in the middle of the night, wandering around in the corridor. Finally I caught you three!"

The twins cried out in their hearts at the same time, "Oh no!" This cry was not because Filch caught them wandering at night, but because Ada was in an unstable state at the moment. If Filch came to them at this time, it would just hit the muzzle of the gun. If Ada went crazy, the twins would not be sure to stop her.

"Filch, we've been caught by Professor McGonagall. You're late. If you don't believe me, you can go ask her tomorrow morning." George stepped forward and stood between Ada and Filch. He waved his hand gently at Filch, signaling him to leave quickly.

"I caught you. Now come with me to see Professor Dumbledore and make sure the headmaster expel you!" Filch saw George's gesture, but his mind was full of joy at having caught Ada and the twins, and he didn't think of anything else. Mrs. Norris, who was at Filch's feet, suddenly arched her back, her cat eyes fixed on Ada as she walked out, and she made a sharp and piercing cry to remind her owner.

"You can't expel students for night activities, so how about I help you?" Ada said, "How about the excuse of attacking a faculty member?"

Ada's wand was still in her pocket. She didn't really want to take action, but she didn't want to get entangled with Filch any further and hoped that he would give up.

"Threatening the school's faculty and staff is aggravated by your crime! Just wait to be expelled from the school!" Filch did not take Ada's threat seriously. He now wanted to expel this ignorant student even more.

Fred quickly hugged Ada and turned around, so that he and Ada were facing away from George and Filch. He held Ada tightly and whispered in Ada's ear: "Calm down, calm down, just leave it to George, he can handle this matter properly."

George made a begging gesture to Filch, asking him to leave immediately and stop irritating Ada. If Filch said another word, this matter would not end today, he would definitely lie here, and Ada would be expelled from school.

Although they hated Filch, the twins could not let Ada be expelled at all costs. If Ada really hurt Filch, everything would be over.

Ada's personality was such that she was not the kind of person who could be grateful to the school even if her wand was broken. Filch was only the beginning, and Avery, Toller, Flint, and Quirrell would follow. No one in the school who had offended them could escape.

After that, the two brothers either ran away with Ada or watched Ada go to Azkaban for further training.

"What are you still doing here? Didn't I tell you to go back and rest?" Professor McGonagall was really worried, so she quickly chased out and just happened to see the four people in a stalemate.

Seeing Professor McGonagall appear, Fred, who was controlling Ada, and George, who was saying nice things to her, both breathed a sigh of relief.

Professor McGonagall stood in front of Ada and the twins. She said to Filch, "They have been punished. Now they can go back to their dormitories."

"But, Professor..."

"No buts!" Professor McGonagall interrupted Filch loudly. She turned to the twins and said, "Take Ada back."

Fred and George hurriedly pulled Ada out of the corridor. Professor McGonagall just watched the three people leave without following to comfort Ada. She felt that her professorship would be counterproductive and would alienate Ada from her.

"Professor, Drizzt just threatened to attack the faculty and staff. We can't just let this matter go!" Filch kept complaining to Professor McGonagall, not noticing Professor McGonagall's impatient look.

"Did she lay hands on you?"

"I didn't do anything..."

"Then why are you still arguing here!" Professor McGonagall left immediately after she finished speaking. She was going to write a letter to a professional, hoping that Mrs. Weasley could help her come up with a way to comfort Ada.

Filch was left in the corridor and wondered whether he should go to Dumbledore to complain, but he didn't know that even if he wanted to find Dumbledore, he wouldn't be able to find him because Dumbledore was standing in front of the Mirror of Erised, a place Filch couldn't enter.

Dumbledore gently stroked the Mirror of Erised and said, "I seem to have made another mistake, a mistake similar to the one I made with Tom."

He said this very softly, as if he was talking to himself, or as if he was talking to the person in the mirror.

(End of this chapter)