The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 232 The Second Attack

Tom Marvolo Riddle, a name long forgotten. Now everyone calls him the You-Know-Who, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, the Dark Lord, or Voldemort.

Ada first noticed this name in the school's honors display room, where it appeared on the nameplate of the school's special contribution award. Ada's obsession was to win the special contribution award, so she looked for the list of award winners to see if she could get some inspiration. At the same time, she also looked through the list of Hogwarts students to find out what they have in common.

The long list of students did not hinder Ada's enthusiasm. It was also at this time that she learned that there was no student with the last name Drizzt in the school. Ada did not find anyone related to her name, and she thought that the parents who abandoned her were probably just Muggles.

Back to Tom Riddle, he was born at the end of 1926 and lived in the Wood Orphanage in London during his childhood. In September 1938, Tom Riddle entered Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and was then sorted into Slytherin by the Sorting Hat.

It was indeed unusual for an orphan to be sorted into Slytherin, which also proved that Tom Riddle was different from others.

Born in an orphanage, he entered school at the age of twelve, became the president of the Boys' Union, and received the Hogwarts Special Contribution Award and the Order of Merlin. Tom Riddle is simply a model of an orphan's inspirational counterattack. His experience made Ada feel fully involved.

It was such a handsome young man, who was hailed as the youngest Minister of Magic. Everyone was waiting for him to lead the British wizarding world to glory. However, he changed his appearance many years after graduation and became a notorious dark devil, ruling the British Isles with terror and blood. The numerous crimes committed by him and his executioners made it difficult for people to recall the handsome young man, the excellent Tom Riddle.

Coming from the same orphanage and entering school at the age of twelve, would I become the female student union president and receive the special contribution award in the future? This immersive experience made Ada start to dream.

Well... well, there is no comparison between Ada and Tom Riddle of the same period. She is far behind. She is not even a prefect. Although the student union president does not necessarily need to be a prefect as a prerequisite, it is generally selected from the prefects.

From Gaunt to Tom Riddle, and then to Voldemort, Ada had another question in her mind: Voldemort had just appeared in Hogwarts last school year, so why wasn't the Chamber of Secrets opened last year? Since Voldemort had already left the school, why was the Chamber of Secrets opened on Halloween this year? Does this thing have a delay or timing function?
If it wasn't Voldemort who opened the Chamber of Secrets, then who could it be?

At this point, the clues were broken again. Both of the obvious clues were broken, and Ada had obtained very little information. If Ada planned to continue investigating, she probably needed to adjust her thinking and change direction.

During the time when Ada was addicted to the library, the Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Slytherin was held as scheduled. Although Slytherin had the sponsorship of the Nimbus 2001, Gryffindor, who was one step ahead, still won the game without any danger and once again stepped on the old enemy.

As for why it was said that they won the victory without any danger, it was because the Bludger inexplicably got out of control during the game, and kept chasing Harry, as if it had an irreconcilable feud with Harry. It looked like it would not be over unless it smashed Harry and gave him a lot of broken bones.

In the end, Harry put into practice Wood's words "Either catch the Golden Snitch or die on the field". After paying the price of an arm, Harry successfully caught the Golden Snitch and ended the game.

Originally, the matter would have ended here. All they had to do was send Harry to the school infirmary and catch the person who tampered with the Bludger. But something went wrong. The great, magical Gilderoy Lockhart stepped forward again. He wanted to use a simple spell to heal Harry and show his abilities to the students. Although every cell in Harry's body was rejecting it, how could he, who was injured, resist the wolf-like and ferocious Lockhart?
The result is obvious. Although Lockhart failed to cure Harry's fracture, he solved the problem of fracture from the root. He directly made the bones in Harry's arm disappear. Without bones, there is naturally no fracture. Lockhart's understanding of fracture is really very spiritual.

Harry's arm looks like a thick, flesh-colored rubber glove. It's a pity that there is no One Piece or Devil Fruit in this world, otherwise Harry could cosplay as Straw Hat Boy Luffy, um... a dream linkage.

On the night after the match, the Chamber of Secrets was opened again, and the monster inside attacked again. This time, the victim was no longer someone's pet, but a Gryffindor student, Colin Creevey.

The students learned on Monday morning that first-year Colin Creevey had been petrified and was now lying in hospital like a dead man. The news spread all over the school. Suddenly, rumors spread all over the school and everyone was suspicious. First-year students now always moved in groups of three or five, as if they were afraid that they would be attacked if they acted alone.

Colin Creevey's origin also attracted the attention of students. His parents were both Muggles, which meant that he was an enemy of the heir and "unworthy of learning magic". Now, all the Muggle-born students in the school were in a panic, and they didn't dare to go out alone. Some pure-blood fanatics in Slytherin were celebrating, and they almost opened champagne in the lake view room to celebrate.

The students kept it a secret from the teachers, chattering about exchanging amulets, talismans and other things to protect themselves. This practice soon became popular in the school, and even large green onions with a strong odor were bought. Even a smelly shoe insole, as long as you said it could ward off evil spirits, many students would want to buy it.

Taking advantage of students' fear, many "selfless" scammers have emerged in the school recently. They sell their "amulets" to people in need at high prices and make a lot of money. Not only did they not suffer the condemnation of their conscience, but they also received heartfelt thanks from the buyers.

Speaking of which, Ada also had some impression of Colin, a boy who always walked around with a camera. He once took pictures of himself, but the developed photos were taken away by the twins through coaxing and intimidation.

Colin is a huge fan of Harry Potter, no less than Ginny. He and Ginny are classmates. Ada would not be surprised at all if he and Ginny organized an organization like the Harry Potter Global Fan Club.

According to Professor McGonagall, Colin was attacked on the way to the school hospital, and he went to the school infirmary to visit the injured Harry, because when he was petrified, in addition to his inseparable camera, he also had a bunch of grapes in his hand.

A major pillar of the Harry Potter Global Fan Club fell down and lay in the school infirmary like a living dead. The remaining other pillar could not support it either. Ginny was very sad about Colin's attack. The twins tried all kinds of ways to make their sister happy, but the twins' efforts did not make Ginny smile. Instead, they made Ginny more upset and had the opposite effect.

Hogwarts seemed to be incompatible with Ginny. Since she entered school, Ginny always looked worried. After the two attacks, Ginny became even more depressed, looked sick all day long, and always avoided Ada, which made it difficult for Ada to talk to Ginny or care about her.

The series of attacks also made Ada's investigation more urgent. No one knew which would come first, tomorrow or an accident. What if she accidentally ran into the old monkey Slytherin's pet when she went out?
Ada didn't want to die before achieving her goal. But the known clues had been cut off, and Ada needed to change the direction to continue the investigation, so Ada decided to go to the crime scene.

(End of this chapter)