The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 211 The Confessors Rest Here

Clank! Clank! Clank!
A day at the Burrow begins with the noise of a ghoul tapping on a pipe. Whenever the ghoul feels the house is too quiet, it will make some noise to alert the Weasleys of its presence.

At first, whenever it made a noise, Ida wanted to kill it. But now, Ida has gotten used to the existence of the ghoul, and the sound of it hitting the pipe every morning has become Ida's alarm clock.

As the noise sounded, the Burrow seemed to come alive and began to get busy. Ada was also woken up by this special alarm clock. She put her hair up and woke up Ginny who lived with her.

Ada yawned as she walked down the stairs in her pajamas with bear patterns on them. The mirror on the kitchen mantel described her as a "slob".

In the mirror's perception, there is no one who is neat and tidy in this world, especially in the Burrow, where everyone is sloppy.

Ada stood by the sink, peeling potatoes by hand. She suffered from the fact that she didn't know how to cook when she was in Nurmengard, so on the first day she returned to the Burrow, she became Mrs. Weasley's apprentice.

She didn't ask to be as good as Mrs. Weasley. Ada's only requirement for herself was to make something that was tasty and could be swallowed. That was victory.

After a while, Mr. Weasley returned home, exhausted. He slumped in a chair in the kitchen with his eyes closed. It was obvious that he was very tired from working overtime all night.

Mr. Weasley has been working non-stop recently, because the Ministry of Magic is carrying out an operation to seize contraband. However, the Ministry of Magic officials have not been able to gain anything by working overtime. They have not even caught two or three kittens, let alone a big tiger.

There are very few people who can hide contraband in their homes. They either have heard the news long ago or are so quick and swift that no trace can be found. This kind of search has no effect other than making the officials of the Ministry of Magic as tired as dogs.

Ada felt that these people were searching in the wrong direction. If they had come to the Burrow to search, they would have definitely found the green Ford parked in the shed. It was Weasley who had bought it at a huge price.

When the holiday just started, Mr. Weasley drove this Ford to King's Cross Station to pick everyone up.

The back seat of a family car could easily fit five people. If the car had not been modified by Mr. Weasley, Ada would have eaten the potatoes in her hand raw.

Do you think a space expansion can satisfy Mr. Weasley? No, it is impossible. Humans always yearn for the sky. Mr. Weasley modified a flying suit for his beloved car this summer.

In order to prevent being seen by Muggles while flying, Mr. Weasley also installed a cloaking device.

Putting aside Mr. Weasley's magical attainments, Mr. Weasley definitely has a place in the car modification world. Modifying the suspension, engine, etc. is simply weak. Just ask, have they ever modified a flying Ford car?

Not to mention that it has been modified, they have never seen it, not only have they not seen it, but even the Weasley children have not seen it. Because Mr. Weasley has been working overtime and has not found an opportunity to test fly it.

After Mr. Weasley returned home, the children came to the kitchen one after another. The first one to appear was Percy with a messy hair. He received his OWLs results a few days ago, but the twelve certificates of excellence did not make Percy very happy. He had a gloomy face throughout the holiday, as if his prefect had been fired.

As soon as the twins entered the kitchen, they started talking. Fred couldn't wait to ask, "Dad, did you find anything interesting last night?"

Are the twins really interested in their father's uninteresting job?

Of course not, the officials of the Ministry of Magic could hardly find any contraband, only some modified Muggle items. The twins just wanted to hear about this from their father to see if they could find new inspiration.

"That's not fun at all, and it's dangerous," said Mr. Weasley. "A lot of times these items are used on Muggles, which can cause great harm to Muggles. Wizards shouldn't do that."

Breakfast was ready, and the family sat down around the dining table. Mr. Weasley continued to educate his son about the dangers of abusing Muggle items and how wizards should get along with Muggles. Mrs. Weasley's words shut him up. "I don't know how dangerous it is to abuse Muggle items, but I know that the broken car in the shed will make you lose your job, Arthur!" Mrs. Weasley said as she shared the fried eggs, "Breaking the law knowingly and abusing your power, guess what the people in the Ministry will do to you?"

Mr. Weasley lowered his head and chose not to argue with his wife. He thought of something that could be used to change the subject. He said, "Ada, how was your visit to Little Whinging the other day? Did you encounter any trouble?"

A few days ago, Ada took some time to visit Little Whinging, laid white lilies in front of the tombstone, and after commemorating the kind old man for a while, Ada left the cemetery.

"No, everything went well." Ada said, "I went to the cemetery to take a look and came back. I didn't stay long."

The two paragraphs of irrelevant conversation were a little awkward, but at least Mrs. Weasley stopped talking about the Ford. From this point of view, Mr. Weasley's tactic of changing the subject was successful. And Ada also found the reason why the twins' method of changing the subject was not very good.

"Little Whinging, when did you go to Little Whinging?" Ron, the foodie, finally raised his head. This familiar address made Ron overcome his foodie soul. He thought of his good friend who lived in Little Whinging.

Ron held up the sausage and said, "Ada, take me with you next time you go! I wrote many letters to Harry during the holidays, but he didn't reply to any of them. I was worried that something might happen to him."

Old Errol suffered a lot during this holiday. He dragged his old body to Little Whinging again and again, but he failed to bring back a reply letter from Harry.

Not only Ron, Hermione also wrote a letter to Harry, but also did not receive a reply. The two friends who had lived and died together were very worried about Harry who had lost contact.

"Harry will be fine. You should worry more about yourself, Ronald," said Mrs. Weasley. "If you are really worried, wait until your father is done with his busy schedule in the next few days and then ask him to go and see you."

Ron was silent and unhappy. He was really worried about Harry, especially after what happened in the first year. He felt that danger could appear around Harry at any time.

After breakfast and changing into a light-colored robe, Ada left the Burrow and headed for the Leaky Cauldron.

Just now at the dinner table, Ada did not tell the truth. She did not stay in the cemetery for long, but after leaving the cemetery, she did not go directly back to the Burrow. Instead, she went to another place, the grave of Grover Cecil.

Glover Cecil's grave is in the Cornish countryside, which has beautiful, winding coastlines, verdant valleys, and Cornish pixies.

This iron-blue elf can grow up to eight inches long and loves to play all sorts of tricks and mischief. Does this introduction remind you of Fred and George?
However, Ada did not encounter this kind of elf in Cornwall. She went directly to the small town where Cecil and his family once lived and where Cecil was buried.

Although she had the address given by Dumbledore, it still took Ada a long time to find Grover Cecil's tombstone, because there was no name on his tombstone, only one line of words on it, which read: A confessor rests here.

The tombstone was a request in Cecil's will, and even the cemetery was chosen by him during his lifetime. This is the closest place to the Cecil family cemetery. After his death, Dumbledore buried him here according to the contents of his will, so that he could accompany his family here and confess his sins.

A year ago, Dumbledore buried Cecil alone, and no one came to mourn him. Ada also refused to attend his funeral. She could not face the professor who forced her to kill. A year later, Ada came to visit Cecil's grave. Ada could face this professor who taught her a lesson with his life.

Before leaving, Ada said to the nameless tombstone: "To this day, I still haven't forgiven your selfishness, but I am always grateful for your generosity."

In fact, I finished writing it in the afternoon, but I was not satisfied with the plot, so I deleted everything I had written... Then I kept it to myself until now, and wrote a new one, and the subsequent plot I had originally thought of was no longer useful...

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