The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 203 Screams in the Girls' Dormitory

Ada felt neither the joy of defeating Quirrell and protecting the Philosopher's Stone, nor the loss of being deliberately ignored. She seemed very calm in the face of everything that was happening before her eyes, as if she had only done something insignificant.

Defeating a professor head-on would be enough for other students to brag about for the rest of their lives, but in Ada's opinion, defeating Quirrell was nothing to brag about. Putting aside Quirrell's useless performance, just looking at Quirrell's performance today, it was not the level he should have, and he was held back by the possessed Voldemort.

Voldemort possessed Quirrell and they shared a body. This "coexistence" relationship more or less affected Quirrell's spellcasting, preventing him from exerting his true strength. Ada had just returned from "further studies", and with the strengths of one and the other, Quirrell's failure was inevitable.

It was something that was bound to happen, so there was no need to be happy or brag about it. If possible, Ada would like to fight Benedict Foley again to get back her lost face. Unfortunately, unless someone broke into the prison, Ada would not have the chance to challenge her former Defense Against the Dark Arts professor again.

From Benedict Foley to Grover Cecil, and then to Quirinus Quirrell, every Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in the three years since she enrolled can be related to Ada. She sent two of them away, and she watched one leave. Apart from anything else, Ada may really have a conflict with the wizard who teaches this course. She is really a killer of Defense Against the Dark Arts professors!
After leaving the corridor on the right hand side of the fourth floor, Ada met Professor McGonagall who came after hearing the news. Because it was too late, the teacher and student who had not seen each other for a long time just said a few words and did not spend too much time with each other.

Although Professor McGonagall didn't know where Ada had been or who she had met during this period, she believed in Dumbledore's arrangements. She also knew that Dumbledore would not expel Ada, so she was not as uneasy as Fred and George.

Professor McGonagall is also worried about Ada, but her worry is different from that of the twins. She is more worried about whether Ada can get used to it outside and whether she will get into trouble. Although there is no blood relationship between Professor McGonagall and Ada, she regards Ada as her junior. Similarly, Ada also regards Professor McGonagall as her elder.

After a few words, Professor McGonagall and Ada separated. Professor McGonagall went to find Dumbledore, while Ada returned to the Gryffindor common room. Ada learned from Professor McGonagall that Ron's injury was not serious and he had returned to the common room with the twins and Hermione, so Ada went directly back to the Gryffindor tower. If she hadn't met Professor McGonagall, Ada would have gone to the school infirmary in vain.

When Ada walked into the common room she had not seen for a long time, the twins were sitting closest to the exit waiting for her. After confirming that she had returned safely, the twins went back to their dormitory to rest with peace of mind.

After saying goodnight to the twins, Ada returned to her dormitory. When she opened the door, everything in front of her was so familiar, the familiar bed, the familiar furnishings, and the familiar roommates.

In the dim night, Ada tiptoed to her bedside and sat down, changing into her pajamas. Lying down, Ada looked at her sleeping roommate, a faint smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.

The morning sun radiated a soft and non-dazzling light, illuminating the cozy dormitory. Alicia Spinnet was the first one to wake up in the dormitory. She rubbed her messy hair while walking towards the bathroom in a daze.

After coming out of the bathroom, Alia was going to lie back on the bed and continue sleeping, but she stopped when she passed Ada's bed. She rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not mistaken, and then...

"Ah!" A scream woke up the remaining three people in the dormitory.

"What the hell are you yelling about, so early in the morning..." Angelina, who was woken up, turned over and continued to sleep.

Katie Bell also did not get up to check. Alia's scream was full of energy, and it didn't look like anything was wrong. Katie said vaguely: "Be quiet, get some more sleep to get enough rest, there is a game at noon..."

Ada was also awakened by the screams. She sat up from the bed and said, "Don't make a fuss. What are you doing..." After that, Ada lay back down. She didn't open her eyes from beginning to end.

Hearing this familiar voice, Angelina, who was sleeping on her side, opened her eyes all of a sudden. She sat up and saw Alia standing in front of Ada's bed, and Ada sleeping on the bed. "When did you come back?" Alia asked in surprise, "Don't sleep, get up and answer the question."

"Who...who is back?" Katie Bell also got up. She walked to Alia while yawning, and then she saw Ada lying on the bed.

Ada didn't answer the question, obviously she fell asleep again. Angelina couldn't stand it anymore, she came over and stood beside Ada's bed, and Alia beside her also understood what she meant, and the two of them took Ada's arms on the left and right, and pulled Ada up from the bed.

Two fists can't beat four hands, and a good tiger can't stand up to a pack of wolves. Under the attack of Angelina and Alia, Ada finally woke up. She looked at her roommate helplessly and said, "Is this how you welcome your lovely roommate back?"

Angelina repeated Alia's question and asked, "When did you come back?"

"I should have woken you all up in the middle of the night yesterday, so that you wouldn't keep me awake so early in the morning." Ada said in a sad tone.

"Where have you been all this time? There's no news at all. They all said you were fired. Do you know how worried we are?" Alia said half blamingly and half concernedly.

"I'm sorry for making you worry." Ada finally opened her eyes and said sincerely, "I'm going to accept the punishment, so I can't write a letter. Making my friends worry should be part of the punishment."

Alia's tone softened. She held Ada's hand and continued, "After this lesson, don't be so impulsive next time. It's one thing for us to be worried, but what if you really get fired?"

"Next time, I'll beat them up first, so that I don't end up like this time, when I was punished but couldn't vent my anger." Ida said seriously. When I first arrived in Nurmengard, Ida was no longer angry with those people. She was angry with herself because she was stopped by the professors before she could do anything.

Alia let go of Ada's hand. She felt that she didn't hear what she said at all. Angelina smiled instead. She said, "This is the Esmeralda Drizzt I know. She hasn't changed at all."

After hearing this, not only Alia and Katie laughed, Ida also lowered her head and laughed with the three of them. Life in Nurmengard did change Ida, but no matter how much she changed, some things would never change, she was still the same.

The bell-like laughter in the dormitory soon attracted the attention of other girls. The girls who came to check naturally saw the "expelled" Ada, and soon the news that "Trist returned to school" spread throughout the school.

Most of the students at Hogwarts had neither a good nor a bad opinion of Ada. They didn't have much contact with Ada anyway, so how could Ada cause trouble for them for no reason?
These students may not care, but some people have to care about Ada's return. For example, several Gryffindors led by Kenny Storer surrounded Ada last time and said some unpleasant things. They were dissatisfied with the school for not expelling Ada, and at the same time they were worried that Ada would retaliate against them.

The Slytherin students were also very dissatisfied, especially those who had been taught a lesson by Ada. In addition, the Slytherin students had been very active recently, and the friction with Gryffindor was getting more and more intense. For example, Flint and his friends not only had friction with Gryffindor, but also had a fight with them. They were also worried that they would be retaliated by Ada.

Judging from Ada's past behavior of seeking revenge, their worries were not without reason. However, they did not worry for too long, because soon another piece of news began to spread in the school, and this news was even more explosive than the fact that Ada was not expelled!
(End of this chapter)