The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 213 Ford's First Flight

Even the evening breeze was warm on a summer night. The loud and orderly calls of frogs broke the tranquility of St. Catchpole Village. A turquoise Ford car quietly drove out of the burrow. Not far from the burrow, the car flew up unnaturally and disappeared into the vast night.

Mr. Weasley, who was busy traveling, had no idea that the car he had been dreaming about was won by his children; Mrs. Weasley, who had already gone to bed, had no idea that her children were flying over the sky of England in a modified car; Ginny had no idea that she would be surprised to receive a "gift" from her brothers tomorrow morning.

The car had left the town of Ottery-St. Mary. Ada was sitting in the back seat of the car. She lowered the window a little and stretched her hand out of the window, looking like she wanted to touch the stars. Ron was sitting next to Ada, George was sitting in the passenger seat, and Fred was driving the car.

"Wait a minute, are we going in the wrong direction?" Ron, who was sitting in the back seat, pointed out the window and asked, "Why can we see the sea?"

Fred and George, who were sitting in the front row, started fiddling with the instrument panel and realized they might be flying the wrong way. Fred said, "I remember I was flying east, that's right."

The Surrey County where Little Whinging is located is indeed to the east of the village of St. Catchpole, and Fred was flying in the right direction, but he did not correct his course in time, so there was a deviation.

"Ida?" George asked. "You've been to Privet Drive, haven't you? Do you have any opinion?"

You are asking the wrong person. Asking a girl for directions (even if she is a wizard) will probably not give you a clear answer. What's more, this is in the sky, there are no reference points, and it is not easy to tell east, south, west and north.

"I remember Surrey is not far from London. How about we fly there?" Ada gave her own suggestion. She always Apparated to Little Whinging District, and this was her first time flying there.

Looking at Fred fiddling with the dashboard, Ada still felt that throwing shoes was more reliable.

After some minor setbacks, the Ford finally appeared in Surrey, southwest of London. In order to easily identify the direction, Fred could only fly the car at a low altitude.

After flying over rows of buildings, they finally arrived at Privet Drive in Little Whinging, hovering outside a barred bedroom window. Ron was looking into the bedroom when he saw Harry, who was woken by the sound of the engine.

"Ron!" Harry whispered, tiptoeing over to the window and sliding it up. "What... what is this...?"

This scene shocked Harry again. Ron's appearance was so magical! Harry saw the twins sitting in the front row, grinning at him, and Ada was sitting next to Ron.

"Good evening, Harry." Ada turned sideways and waved to Harry. "Why do you always look so miserable every time I see you in Little Whinging?"

When the two met for the first time, Harry was soaked to the skin. When they met today, Harry was like an animal in a zoo, locked in a cage.

Harry blushed at Ada's question and scratched his head embarrassedly.

Ron asked impatiently, "Why haven't you replied to my letter? I invited you twelve times, and then Dad came back to say that you used magic in front of Muggles and received a warning..."

"I didn't cast the spell outside of school, it was a house-elf who did it!" Harry explained, "But the Ministry of Magic thought it was me who cast the spell!"

"Hey! Hey! Hey! Gentlemen, you can discuss anything on the way," Ada waved her hand to interrupt the conversation between Harry and Ron, "I think we should take Harry away from here first."

Fred threw Harry a length of rope and told him to tie it to the fence. When he had done it, Fred said, "Stand back, Harry. You can pick up your things for school while you're at it."

"My stuff is locked in the stairwell," Harry said as he retreated into the shadows. "I can't get out without it."

George, who was sitting in the passenger seat, stretched out his hand to Ada. Ada understood what he meant and felt around her head, then took off a hairpin and handed it to George.

Apart from classes, the twins were interested in everything. Although they couldn't go in and out of any community with a pack of instant noodles, this hairpin was enough to solve Harry's current dilemma.

In fact, there is another solution, which is to let Ada use magic, but there are some things Ada is not sure about, so she did not take action.

Ada didn't know how the trace thread worked. Although the system helped her block the trace thread, the Ministry of Magic would not know even if she cast a spell outside the school. But Ada was not sure whether her magic fluctuations would trigger the trace thread on Harry or the other three people, making the Ministry of Magic think that the four of them cast the spell. Using magic outside the school in a short period of time was against the rules. Even if the Ministry of Magic was easy to talk to, even if the person was Harry Potter, they couldn't just slap him in the face.

The car flew straight up into the sky under Fred's control, and with a "crackling" sound, the iron fence that trapped Harry was uprooted. Fred hovered the car outside the bedroom window again, and he and Fred carefully climbed into the room, unlocked the door, and went downstairs.

After a while, Fred and George, as well as Harry who went downstairs to help, returned to the bedroom breathlessly carrying a large box, and then struggled to put the box in the back seat of the car.

As Harry tried to climb into the car, his uncle Vernon Dursley rushed into the bedroom.

The scene before him made the neckless man extremely angry. He rushed to the window like a bull, trying to stop Harry from running towards freedom.

"Petunia!" roared Uncle Vernon. "He's running away! He's running away!"

George and Ron in the back seat of the car held on to Harry tightly, and Vernon also held on to Harry, and the three of them were like playing tug-of-war. Vernon did not let go of his fat body, and George and Ron felt like they were wrestling with a bull.

Even though Harry struggled hard, he was unable to break free from his uncle.

Ada, who had already moved to the passenger seat, looked at Vernon and said in a commanding tone, "Let go!"

After the words fell, Vernon, who had just refused to let go, unexpectedly let go. Although Vernon reacted quickly, it was too late. Harry climbed into the back seat of the car with the help of George and Ron.

"Harry, say goodbye to your relatives," Ada said with a smile, "The next time you meet will be in June next year."

The turquoise Ford rushed towards the moon, flying on its way back to the Burrow.

In the car, Harry leaned back in his chair, grinning from ear to ear, the Weasley brothers also laughed, but Ada was staring at the evening breeze outside the car window in a daze.

The command just given to Harry's uncle was just Ada's experiment. She was experimenting with one of the passive abilities in the ring called Unswerving Commitment.

This passive ability can protect Ada from being brainwashed by others, and can also resist the Imperius Curse to a certain extent. At the same time, this passive ability can also allow Ada to influence others in turn. It is precisely because of this passive ability that Ada's order made Vernon lose his mind for a moment and let go of Harry's hand.

In Ada's opinion, this passive ability is more used to provide protection for herself, so that she won't be fooled or influenced by others, but it cannot be used as one of her trump cards.

At this stage, anyone who can put Aida in danger must be a person of strong will. Aida cannot exert such influence on them, and cannot kill them when they are distracted.

In the back seat of the car, Harry told him everything about Dobby, his warning to himself, the smashed violet pudding, and the letter from the Ministry.

After hearing what Harry said, the car fell into silence. This was all too suspicious.

"Could it be that someone is playing a trick on you and trying to stop you from going back to school," said Ron, "like Draco Malfoy?"

Compared to Ron, the twins did not regard this suspicious incident as a joke. The past three years of experience made them much more mature. They believed that the warning from the house-elf was not groundless.

"Ada, what do you think about this?" Fred asked. When you are undecided, ask smarter people for advice. Only by pooling the wisdom of all can you avoid making mistakes easily.

"Whether it's a joke or a prank by some unlucky kid, it's always better to be more careful." Ada said with a smile, "It seems that we can't expect a peaceful new school year."

There will be more chapters today, but they will probably be finished in the second half of the night, so you can read them tomorrow.
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