The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 204 Taking orders in times of danger

Chapter 204 Taking orders in times of danger
Although it has been said that Ada can cast spells without a wand and can crush a strong man to death with her bare hands, no student has ever seen Ada crush anyone to death. In daily life, this talented and good student just looks difficult to get along with, and has never done anything to bully boys and girls. Whether Ada was expelled or not has little to do with them.

Before she attempted to attack her classmates, Ada was most famous for her courage to confront Snape. The incident of her killing three wizards a year ago was suppressed by Dumbledore and Fudge, and no one knew about it except the Aurors who handled it. As for the incident two years ago when Ada stopped Foley, it had not been confirmed, so everyone had long regarded it as a rumor and no one believed it.

The news of Ada's return to school was only circulated among students in the morning. By breakfast time, no one was discussing the matter anymore because another piece of news hit the students and easily snatched the headlines that originally belonged to Ada.

The news that Professor Quirrell of Defense Against the Dark Arts was the villain spread like wildfire, and it spread throughout the entire campus in just the time it took to eat breakfast. What could be more explosive than the news that the seemingly honest, weak and vulnerable good-for-nothing turned out to be a bad guy hidden among the people?

The villain Quirrell attempted to steal the Philosopher's Stone hidden on the fourth floor to complete his evil plan. When a hero was needed the most, our Harry Potter stood up. He led his friends to successfully defeat Quirrell, protect the Philosopher's Stone, and save the wizarding world once again.

Isn't this news much more interesting than whether Ada was expelled? Students from the four colleges were discussing Harry Potter and Quirrell. Harry's reputation in Gryffindor also soared. The resentment caused by losing the first place was thrown to the bottom of the Black Lake by the little lions. They were proud that the college had Harry.

This is the reality. It only took Harry one month to go through all the ups and downs from the savior to "that person" and then back to the savior.

Ada, who was watching coldly, sighed. Life is indeed very skinny and naked. Even a group of students who have not entered the society cannot avoid it.

By the time breakfast was over, the news of Harry Potter vs. Quirrell had evolved into several versions. In neither of these derivative versions nor the original version, Ada's name was mentioned. She was automatically classified as one of Harry's friends. Although Ada didn't say anything, the twins who knew the truth felt sorry for Ada.

Apart from the unconscious Harry, there were only five students who knew about this: Fred, George, Ron, Hermione, and Ada herself. None of these five people told anyone about this, so it was self-evident where the students got the information from.

In the first grade, Dumbledore concealed Ada's name to protect her, but this protection did not work. The Foley family still knew Ada's name, but they never formally retaliated against Ada.

This time, Ada's name was still kept secret. Was it still to protect Ada? But if he wanted to protect the students, why did he reveal Harry's name?

Fred and George once again spoke up for Ada. She was the first to find out the truth, and she defeated Quirrell herself. But in the end, she got nothing. What was this? An invisible guardian?

On the way back to the common room, the twins still felt indignant about Ada's experience, but Ada had a different idea from them. She believed that Dumbledore had a reason for doing so. Dumbledore did not let Ada's name spread in order to give Harry a chance to say Ada's name and promote the friendship between Ada and Harry.

According to Harry's character, he would definitely not enjoy the honor of stopping Quirrell alone after he was discharged from the hospital. He would definitely reveal Ada's name, and then the slight unhappiness between him and Ada would be smoothed out.

Of course, this was just Ada's own guess. As to whether Dumbledore really thought so, Ada was not sure.

Wait, thinking of Harry, another thing suddenly flashed through Ada's mind. Did everyone forget something important?
Looking at Fred and George who were chattering away, Ada asked, "Does Gryffindor have a Quidditch match today?"

Fred said, "Yeah, and Slytherin."

George added: "Although there is no house cup, as long as we beat Slytherin, we can get the Quidditch Cup."

The two brothers said together: "We will definitely win. Don't forget we still have Ha..."

Harry Potter, what Harry Potter do they have now? Their Seeker is lying in the school infirmary. Even if he wakes up, he can't participate in the game at noon! The twins became eggplants hit by frost. Without their Seeker, will they use their heads to beat Slytherin? When they returned to the common room, the three saw Oliver Wood with a frown on his face. There was a long box wrapped tightly at his feet. Looking at Wood's expression, it was as if someone owed him 10,000 gold Galleons but didn't intend to pay it back. Angelina, Alia and Katie sat quietly beside him. The three girls were like lambs, trembling under his gaze.

Aida and the twins were naturally seen by Wood, and then the three of them sat beside him trembling. It was better not to mess with the furious Captain "Wood".

"As you all know, we have another game later, but Harry can't play." Wood said, "I don't blame him, he did the right thing."

"Can't we apply for an extension?" Angelina asked, "After all, Harry is in the school infirmary because of the school."

It was obvious that Harry would not wake up for a while, so postponing the game was indeed the best solution. Moreover, the reasons for applying for a postponement were sufficient. Harry was injured and hospitalized in order to protect the Philosopher's Stone.

Oliver Wood slammed the table angrily and said, "I have already applied to Professor McGonagall, and she went to see Snape, but Slytherin did not agree to change the date of the competition, and the competition will be held as usual."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere among the five people froze quickly. Only Wood and Ada had normal expressions. Wood was already angry, and Ada felt that it was normal to disagree. To achieve the goal, they would do anything. This is Slytherin.

"What should we do?" Katie asked in a low voice. She felt that the team had no chance of winning. It was basically impossible for an amateur team to rely on the Chasers' attack to offset the Snitch's 150 points.

"Don't forget, we have a backup seeker." Wood looked at Ada and said. After hearing this, the others also turned to look at Ada.

Ida raised her hand weakly and said, "Oliver, I can go on stage, but I don't have a broomstick."

Ada had long forgotten about the substitute spot, and she would not spend a large sum of gold Galleons to buy a broomstick that she would hardly use for this spot. So, after being the substitute seeker for a year, Ada still did not have her own broomstick.

Captain Wood picked up the box at his feet and handed it to Ada, then took out a note from his pocket and handed it to Ada. Wood said, "Don't worry, Professor McGonagall has already prepared it. This box contains your flying broom."

The twins took the box and began to unpack it for Ada, while Ada looked at the note Professor McGonagall wrote to her. It read:
This flying broom was originally intended to be given to you personally on the day you officially became a Seeker. But because of Harry's appearance, it has never been handed over to its owner. Now, the opportunity has come, take it and win your first Quidditch victory in your life!

Looking at the note, Ada suddenly felt a little sour in her nose, but before she could be moved, Fred beside her patted her shoulder hard, almost knocking her off the armchair.

"What did I say? What did I say?" cried Fred. "I said Professor McGonagall must have prepared a broomstick for you, but you didn't believe me and insisted on talking nonsense. How about that? Does your face hurt?"

The package was opened, and a pair of Crossbow Seven lay quietly in the box. The Crossbow Seven was a product launched by the Crossbow Broom Company, and its performance was slightly inferior to the Nimbus 2000. At the beginning, Oliver Wood had suggested that Harry, who was rich and powerful, buy the Nimbus 2000 or the Crossbow Seven.

Although the standard and price are slightly lower than the Nimbus 2000, the Sweep Seven is more suitable for Ada than the Nimbus 2000. Ada's talent in flying is not very good, and the good controllability of the Sweep series can help her make up for this deficiency. Although the speed of the Nimbus 2000 is faster, such a high speed naturally increases the difficulty of control, so Professor McGonagall chose the Sweep Seven for Ada, which is slightly slower but has better controllability.

Ada stroked her flying broom and said excitedly, "When will the competition start? I can't wait to try out my new broom!"

(End of this chapter)

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