The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 238 Between Moonlight and Snow

The threats and warnings in the spider cave were all a preview of the future for Ada. The road to success is always full of thorns. In addition to overcoming obstacles, negotiation is also indispensable. She cannot clear all obstacles with force.

Voldemort, whose mind is not very well because of his split soul, knows how to unite the pure-blood families and use their power to eliminate dissidents. He understands this principle, so there is no reason why Ada would not understand it.

If the full score is 7, Ada would give herself for her performance today. Apart from her preference for the number , her performance today was not perfect.

Ada failed to gain Aragog's support through words, and finally used force to force the other party to surrender and sign the treaty.

Although it was not satisfactory, the basic purpose had been achieved and there was an extra gain, so Ada gave a score above the passing line.

A man cannot become rich without external wealth, and a horse cannot become fat without night grass. Ada, who earned a large sum of gold Galleons, was naturally in a very good mood.

Ada walked out of the Forbidden Forest with brisk steps, humming an unknown tune. In her bag was not the venom of the eight-eyed giant spider, but a lot of shiny gold Galleons, which were new clothes, pairs of comfortable shoes, and the start-up capital for the joke shop.

The twins walking behind Ada were not as relaxed as she was. The two brothers looked at Ada with some concern. They were afraid that Ada would be bewitched by the powerful force and become as unreasonable as those dark wizards.

Fred and George decided that they would have a frank talk with Ada.

So the two brothers grabbed Aida in front of the castle and dragged her all the way to the Twilight Cottage (Screaming Shack), which was their secret base where no one would disturb them, and was very suitable for the private conversation that followed.

Ada was dragged away by the twins on her left and right with a confused look on her face. The previous second she was still humming a song, thinking about the new clothes she had been coveting for a long time, and the next second she was suddenly robbed. Who could she complain to?

Under the bright moonlight, only two sets of footprints and a line of dragging marks were left. The two sets of footprints and the dragging marks extended to the vicinity of the Whomping Willow before disappearing.

In the Twilight Cottage, George lit the fireplace. He knew that Ada was a little afraid of the cold, so after lighting the fire, he boiled a pot of water.

Fred threw a blanket to Ida who was sitting on the sofa, and then he stared at Ida fiercely. Ida, who was so thick-skinned, was embarrassed by being stared at.

When George also sat on the sofa, Fred asked, "That fire just now was black magic, right?"

Ada nodded blankly, she was a little confused.

"You should know the disadvantages of black magic better than us." George said, "When did you start using black magic?"

Of course, it started after returning from Nurmengard. Changing the impression was not just talk. Ada really began to try to use black magic, and this thing really works.

Of course, black magic still has some influence on Ada to some extent, but compared with other dark wizards, this influence can be said to be negligible.

If other dark wizards knew about Ada's situation, they would probably be envious to death. If they could live with Ada in a different place, they would be so happy that their noses would burst into tears.

Even where the sun shines, there are still shadows. As long as Ada is determined, black magic will not become her inner demon. This is very idealistic.

And even if Ada is in darkness, she still yearns for light. This is what makes her different from those dark wizards, and it is also a factor that enables her to not be affected by dark magic.

What's more, there are two shining little suns around Ada, Professor McGonagall, and the Weasley family. They are all stumbling blocks on Ada's road to evil.

As the saying goes, those who turn evil are ten times stronger, and those who turn white are three times weaker. On the road to becoming stronger, these people have been holding Ada back.

Seeing that Ada didn't say anything, George continued to ask, "Is it after you came back from outside last semester? Although I don't know where you went, your temperament has changed a lot since you came back." Ada nodded blankly again. She was curious about how George knew.

Seeing Ada nod, Fred took out a silver Sickle from his pocket and put the coin in George's hand with a painful look on his face. Apparently, without Ada's knowledge, the two brothers had made a bet of one silver Sickle, and the winner was George.

"We are very worried about you, Ada." said the loser Fred. "You are fully aware of the disadvantages of black magic, and you know how Cecil left this world, but you still choose to practice black magic. Tell us why."

"Black magic is scary, but not that scary. It also depends on who is using it." Ada said, "I have the confidence that I will not be harmed by black magic."

"Every dark wizard should have the same idea as you. They all think they are different, but in the end they are corrupted by the bewitchment of dark magic." Fred said, "George and I are very scared. We are afraid that you will become like that."

A "humming" sound was heard in the cabin, the water boiled, and the conversation was temporarily interrupted.

George stood up and brought the kettle over, and Fred brought three cups, but Ada sat on the sofa like a big boss, motionless, extremely lazy.

Holding up the hot water cup, the boiling water dispelled the chill on her body. Ada said, "But I have you, a big family, and Professor McGonagall. We also have a common dream."

"Be serious and talk about your problem. Why are you bringing up other people?" George said, "Promise us that if you find anything abnormal about yourself, or if we find anything abnormal about you, you must stop learning the black magic immediately."

The twins knew that this decision must have been the result of Ada's careful consideration and could not be persuaded with just a few words, but they could not do nothing.

Ada took a sip of the hot water in the cup. Although she used a freezing spell to cool the water down, it was still a little hot.

She said with a thick tongue: "I swear."

After saying this, she smiled shyly, and her gold-framed glasses were frosted. Ada no longer looked as ferocious as she had just been in the Forbidden Forest. Instead, she looked more delicate and cute.

Men’s words cannot be trusted, and the same goes for women’s words. Women all lie, especially beautiful women.

Ada had just sworn an oath on her own name in the Forbidden Forest, and now she swore another oath in Twilight Cottage. It would be a miracle if the twins believed her!

This was the first time the twins saw Ada use black magic, and it would definitely not be the last time. They could only observe Ada more, advise her more, let her bask in the sunshine, and ensure that she was still herself, not a madman.

"If, I mean if, you really become like those dark wizards, a madman who only knows how to kill, we will never forgive you in our entire lives." Fred and George said in unison, "We swear!"

The twins' tone was more serious than ever before, and they even had more extreme words to say, but these were all out of their concern for Ada.

They were worried that Ada would return to darkness, just as she had in the orphanage, hiding in the dark shadows and avoiding the warm sunshine.

Ada lifted the blanket, got down from the sofa, and sat on the coffee table in front of the twins. Ada took the hands of the two brothers and said in the same serious tone: "Believe me, my world will never be covered by darkness again. Even if one day I am in darkness, you will be the light that illuminates my life."

In the cottage, the fire in the fireplace was the only source of light, and the moonlight outside the window shone on the snow, reflecting a pure white color.

Fred and George didn't know who Yu Guangzhong was, but to them, Ada at this moment was the third color between the moonlight and the snow.

Snowflakes began to fall outside the window again, and on this snowy Christmas night, the friendship between the three people was sublimated again.

(End of this chapter)