The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 214 Ada's Delusion of Persecution
Although it was not clear where the house-elf named Dobby came from, it did not prevent Ada from taking the warning to heart.

Three years of studying and living in Hogwarts taught Ada to look at problems in an unconventional way. In the wizarding world, anything can happen, and even at the last moment, you may not know the complete truth.

The unknown is the greatest fear of mankind, but the unknown danger in this warning did not make Ada feel afraid. As long as she is prepared to deal with it, this danger will only become an unforgettable memory in her life.

If this really was a prank by some unlucky kid, that would be even better. This would be the best outcome and Ada would have a peaceful school year.

A faint red glow appeared on the eastern horizon, and the car was getting closer and closer to the burrow.

As he saw a dark pattern of fields and clusters of trees, Fred lowered the car for landing.

"St. Catchpole," said George. "We'll be home soon."

Under Fred's control, the Ford car landed next to the dilapidated garage of the Burrow. Harry looked at everything in front of him curiously, and he thought it was really great!

After getting out of the car, Ada had a bad feeling. It was now bright outside, which meant that Mrs. Weasley was probably already up and they should have been discovered.

As expected, Ada's bad premonition was always accurate, and Mrs. Weasley had already walked out of the house. Her momentum made the chickens in the yard scatter and the chubby, kind-looking woman once again turned into a fierce tiger that shook the mountain.

Ada, Fred and George immediately lowered their heads, admitting their mistakes honestly, while the inexperienced Ron stared at his mother and walked towards them step by step.

Mrs. Weasley, wearing a floral print apron with a wand in her pocket, stopped before them, her hands on her hips, examining each guilty face.

Whether it was the twins, Ron, or Ada, they were all taller than Mrs. Weasley, but when she was angry, everyone trembled like skinny little chickens.

Mrs. Weasley's anger and worry all burst out the moment she saw the children. She poked her three sons in the chest and shouted that she would beat them.

Then Mrs. Weasley came to Ada again, and Ada said casually, "Good morning, Mrs. Weasley."

"I am so disappointed!" Mrs. Weasley tapped Ada's smooth forehead again and again. "I thought you would stop their nonsense. I thought that even if you didn't stop them, you would sleep in your bed honestly. But what about you?"

Although she was being scolded by Mrs. Weasley, strangely enough, Ada didn't feel in a bad mood.

Seeing that Ada had finally shown her true colors in front of Mrs. Weasley, the twins actually high-fived her secretly behind her back. Seeing Ada being scolded into silence, both of them felt better.

It seemed like hours had passed, and Mrs. Weasley, who had shouted herself hoarse, finally turned to Harry. Harry took a few steps back, having already been intimidated by Mrs. Weasley's aura.

The scene Harry had expected did not happen, because Mrs. Weasley vividly demonstrated what double standards are. This large-scale double standard scene made the Weasley brothers eat a lot of lemons.

"I am glad to see you, Harry dear," said Mrs. Weasley. "Come in and have some breakfast."

Mrs. Weasley treated other people's children completely differently from her own children. Not only was Harry not criticized, but he was also warmly welcomed by her.

Perhaps, in Mrs. Weasley's eyes, Harry did not make this mistake on his own accord, but was coerced by his own children. It is also possible that the mother-in-law just liked her son-in-law.

After saying that, Mrs. Weasley turned back to the house, and the twins and Ada quickly followed. They were already starving after working all night. Harry also followed Ron into the house at his signal.

Ada, the twins and Ron, the four of them sat obediently in their seats eating breakfast. They didn't dare to speak, because as soon as they opened their mouths, they would be blocked back by Mrs. Weasley.

Just as everyone was eating, Ginny, who had just gotten up, ran into the kitchen in her pajamas. The moment she saw Harry, she screamed and ran out in panic.

Her hair was not combed and her face was not washed. Her unkempt appearance was seen by her male idol. The young Ginny could not bear such a fatal blow.

The low pressure in the kitchen was not broken until Mr. Weasley came back. He greeted the children cheerfully and then learned from his wife what happened last night.

His children secretly drove the car out, flew across half of England, and picked up Harry Potter. "Really?" Mr. Weasley asked with concern, "Did it fly well?"

It was obvious that Mr. Weasley was not angry about the children driving his car out in the middle of the night. He was more interested in knowing how his beloved car performed.

After seeing his wife's murderous look, Mr. Weasley quickly changed his words and began to educate the children.

The Weasley family was a strict mother and a kind father. Since coming to the Burrow, Ada had never seen Mr. Weasley get angry. Ada only knew that Mr. Weasley got angry once, which was when Fred tricked Ron into making the Unbreakable Vow.

After a busy night flying from Devon to Surrey and back from Surrey, everyone was very sleepy, but they couldn't go to bed because Mrs. Weasley punished them to clean up the gnomes in the garden.

The twins and Ron had to muster up their courage and go into the garden to fight the goblins.

Harry was not punished and could go to bed, but Harry, who was interested in everything about the Burrow, did not go to bed, but went to the garden with the Weasley brothers. His behavior was praised by Mrs. Weasley again, worthy of you, the internationally famous double standard Molly Weasley.

In the garden, four boys threw gnomes all over the place. Ada was not allowed to rest, but she did not come to the garden to clean up the gnomes. Just after breakfast, Ada ran away without any loyalty. Although escaping is shameful, it works!
At this moment, Ada was hiding in a small room behind the bar of the Leaky Cauldron. She leaned against the wall with her eyes closed and her head nodding. This was no longer slacking off. Ada fell asleep directly, right in front of her boss. Maintaining a standing position was probably her last act of respect for her work.

Old Tom, who looked like a shrunken walnut, appeared beside Ada. He naturally couldn't bear to see his employees treating their work with such an attitude, so he cleared his throat vigorously.

The sound woke Ada up immediately, and in her panic she accidentally knocked the cup out of Tom's hand.

Old Tom covered his chest with his hands. He felt very distressed. He looked at Ada, then at the "corpse" of the cup on the ground. Although he could use magic to repair the broken cup, he really wanted to deduct Ada's salary!

Ada, no longer sleepy, straightened her back, walked back to the bar, and threw herself into her job as a waitress. Her eyes searched among the guests, she was looking for someone, at the beginning of the holiday, she found that someone was watching her in the bar.

Ada discovered this by accident. At first, she just felt that someone was always staring at her, but she didn't take it too seriously. People had stared at her before. There were all kinds of people in the bar, so it was normal for one or two people to be blind.

But this feeling of being stared at always occurred, which aroused Ada's vigilance. Even if she wanted to ignore it, she couldn't do it. So she began to observe the guests in the bar carefully, trying to find out who was staring at her.

Gradually, Ada targeted three people, two of whom were ordinary middle-aged wizards who would visit the bar from time to time and order two glasses of rum.

Every time Ida passed by them, she would hear some trivial things. And when Ida was away from them, they would keep their eyes on her and monitor her every move.

The remaining one was a plain-looking young witch, but this witch was a little strange, and her behavior made Ada a little confused. When the two wizards were not in the bar, this witch would focus on Ada, and when the two wizards appeared in the bar, the witch's attention would shift to the two wizards.

The young witch looked more like she was there for the two men than to spy on Ada.

However, this young witch must have just graduated and was somewhat inexperienced. Ada was the first to discover this young witch, and then followed the clues to find the two wizards.

Through observation, Ida felt that they were not in the same group, but should be from different factions. Ida wanted to know why they were staring at her, but she couldn't just rush up to question them, because it would be useless except for alerting them.

So, Ada made a somewhat reckless decision. She decided to take the risk and use herself as bait to lure these people into the trap.

To this end, Ada no longer returned to the Burrow via Floo, but would walk a distance on Charing Cross Road, leaving herself alone and luring the other party to attack, so that she would have a reason to attack them.

But the other party did not fall into this trap. They seemed to be here just to monitor Ada and had no intention of attacking Ada.

This almost bizarre surveillance method puzzled Ada, and what puzzled her even more was that since the end of July, the two middle-aged wizards had never come to the Leaky Cauldron again, as if they had disappeared from the face of the earth. The remaining young witch came a few times, but after a few times, she never came again.

With the disappearance of the three people, the feeling of being watched and monitored never appeared again, and everything returned to normal.

Today was still fruitless. Ada still couldn't find the three people. The bar was full of ordinary customers. She seemed to be suffering from paranoia, as if being followed was just her own imagination.

(End of this chapter)