The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 226 Study Group
What happened on the Quidditch field did not spread. Ada's unexpected punch did not escalate the conflict between the two teams, nor did a group fight break out. After the punch, everyone left the field one after another, and no one was in the mood to continue training.

This conflict caused by showing off wealth and insults ended so abruptly. Except for Malfoy who got a black eye, no one was injured. The other students in the school were unaware of the incident. Hogwarts was peaceful and tranquil in September.

One day in late September, Angelina rushed into the library, followed by Lee Jordan, Alia, and Katie Bell. They went straight to the corner where Ada and the twins were.

"Ada, we need to talk, we need you!"

Hearing someone calling her name, Ada looked up from a thick pile of books and saw her roommate appearing in front of her.

Fred and George also woke up from their sleep. They originally came to the library to read books. After reading for a while, they followed their own wishes and took a short rest.

Before Ada could say anything, they were driven out of the library by the furious Madam Pince. Madam Pince was always merciless to students who dared to make noise in the library, and she even made Ada retreat while waving a feather duster.

After being chased out of the library, the group of seven found an empty classroom to continue their discussion. As soon as they entered the classroom, Angelina repeated what she said in the library. She said again: "Ada, we need to talk, we need you!"

"What happened?" Ada asked, "Why did you come here together?"

"We can't stand Lockhart anymore, he's just crazy. I don't want to read texts with emotion in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class anymore, and I don't want to play role-playing anymore." Angelina said, "We need a place to practice and someone who can guide us."

Since Lockhart no longer brought living creatures into the classroom, Defense Against the Dark Arts became a book-loving party. Lockhart would select a section from his work and ask his classmates to read aloud, and then ask them why he did so in this section and what they learned from it.

A course that combined practice and theory was forcibly changed by Lockhart into English reading comprehension.

That’s not all. Lockhart would also ask classmates to play the characters in the book, under the pretext of strengthening impressions and enhancing understanding.

The students who were more well-behaved in class were assigned roles, and some were even assigned multiple roles, because Lockhart couldn't control those troublesome students, such as Ada and the twins.

Lockhart let the students read and perform their own works, and he watched it all with contentment, healing his heart that was hurt by Ada.

Lockhart's vanity was greatly satisfied, but the students were unhappy. They didn't want to be with Lockhart or perform those silly lines.

The most important thing is that Lockhart is not Shakespeare, and the students are not students in the acting class. They are wizards. Apart from improving their acting skills, they can learn nothing in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

"I really don't know what Dumbledore is thinking!" Alia was somewhat dissatisfied with Dumbledore's decision. She continued, "Since we can't learn anything in class, we can study on our own after class. We are already in the fourth grade and can't waste our study time anymore!"

"Relax, relax, Alia, we are still a long way from OWLs." Li Jordan comforted Alia first, then looked at Angelina and changed the subject, "But I agree with Angelina. We need a study group to learn the knowledge we should learn."

"So you want the three of us to join this study group so that we can make progress together, right?" Ida said, "But shouldn't we solve the problem from the root? If the problem cannot be solved, then solve the person who caused the problem."

After hearing Ada's words full of "murderous intent", the students in the classroom all felt that Lockhart would definitely end up in a miserable state. As the root of the problem and the person who caused the problem, Lockhart had already topped the list of "the most unpopular person in Hogwarts".

Before this, the honor of being at the top of the list had always belonged to Potions Professor Snape. Facing Lockhart's attack, Snape was powerless to fight back, and in just one week, he lost the top position he had occupied for more than ten years.

Ada's idea was very good. It would be in the best interests of the students to get Lockhart out of school and replace him with a real professor. But it was not easy to bring down a professor, and this professor was a coward. Apart from the Cornish elf, he had never made any big mistakes.

Without evidence or his fatal mistake, it was almost impossible to expel a professor from the school. Besides, Dumbledore's opinion was very important. He was the headmaster and the one who had the power to expel Lockhart.

In the days since the start of the school term, students' "anti-Lockhart" sentiment has been growing, but Dumbledore in the headmaster's office has turned a blind eye to Lockhart's idleness, as if there was some secret deal between him and Lockhart.

Since there was no way to deal with Lockhart and expel him from school, they could only think of a solution on their own. Angelina and Alia hit it off and came up with the idea of ​​establishing a study group.

As the tail of the seniors, Katie naturally followed the footsteps of the seniors and chose to join this unformed study group. As for Lee Jordan, there was no need to mention him at all. Wherever Angelina was, you could see Lee Jordan.

It was obviously not enough for the study group to have only the four of them, so they thought of Ada, Fred and George, which led to the scene where they were kicked out of the library by Madam Pince.

"So there are only seven of us in this group?" Ada asked.

"For now, yes," Angelina said, "Too many people will only cause trouble."

In Angelina's plan, this study group would only have these seven people. More people would mean more things to do and more trouble, and Ada didn't like to interact with unfamiliar people.

Katie Bell raised her hand and said weakly, "Can I ask Lini to come? She's a good friend of mine, and I promise she's not a troublesome person."

"If she wants to join, of course she can," Angelina said. Katie has always lived in the same dormitory with them, which means Katie only has one good friend in her grade, that is, Lini.

"Then there are eight of us. Does anyone have friends who want to join us?" Ada did not object. Although she was not very familiar with Lini, she still had some impression of this little girl who always came to see Katie.

"One question is, where should we carry out our activities?" Fred said, "Should we apply for an empty classroom, or go to the secret passage?"

Hogwarts still has many interest groups, such as Wizard Chess, Gobstone, etc. After they pass the school's review, the school will grant them an empty classroom for them to carry out group activities.

"It should be enough to apply for an empty classroom," Angelina said uncertainly, "There are only eight of us at most, so we don't need a lot of space."

"But, we are practicing spells in the classroom. Will the school approve our application?" Alia asked worriedly, "Will Filch come to cause trouble for us?"

George jumped down from a table and said, "It's okay, we'll practice in the empty classroom first, and if it doesn't work we'll find another place."

"This new place is left to us." Fred said, holding George and Lee Jordan in his arms. "We have always been interested in exploring the secrets of the castle."

Thanks to the book friend 20200312174741358 for the reward

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