The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 243 Two Weasley Fools
The Gaunt family, a family that has disappeared for decades, is the last descendant of Slytherin. As early as when she started investigating the clues of the Chamber of Secrets, Ada set her sights on this family.

But Ada's investigation did not go deep enough because the clues were broken.

Today, the records about the Gaunt family were found again, which can be regarded as continuing the broken clues. Ada may be able to find clues about the location of the secret room from the history of the Gaunt family.

This ancient family is the last descendant of Slytherin. However, because they are used to marrying close relatives to protect the purity of their bloodline, this family has become more irritable, restless and violent from generation to generation.

Ada even suspected that the members of the Gaunt family had some mental problems, as they no longer behaved like normal people.

Most pure-blood families pass down amazing wealth, and the Gaunt family is no exception. They were once very wealthy, even richer than the Malfoys.

They were particular about extravagance and luxury, but the family was full of prodigals who lacked rationality. The result of living off their wealth was that they became increasingly poor, and the family fortune had long been squandered by these people.

They had nothing left except the pure-blood glory they clung to. No, they still had a house left, if that could be called a house.

When they arrived at Marvolo Gaunt's place, they were even poorer than Ada when she first entered Hogwarts.

These are the contents that Ada found in the wizard genealogy books, but "The Origin of Gaunt" introduced another side of the Gaunt family.

In the book, in addition to Salazar Slytherin, the Gaunt family can also trace their ancestry back to the three Peverell brothers, who are descendants of Cadmus Peverell.

Among the most famous children's stories in the wizarding world, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, there is a story called "The Tale of the Three Brothers", which was inspired by the three Peverell brothers.

According to legend, the three brothers were the original owners of the Deathly Hallows. Whoever possesses the Deathly Hallows can defeat death.

Some people regard the story of the three brothers as a fairy tale or a fable; some people regard it as a legend and believe that the story is just a story; while some people spend their entire lives searching for the Deathly Hallows left behind by the three brothers.

The Deathly Hallows, which sounds so impressive, fascinates many people, including powerful wizards such as Grindelwald.

The first Dark Lord not only kept searching for the Deathly Hallows, he also used the mark of the Deathly Hallows as his own symbol. Aida had seen this symbol in the castle of Nurmengard.

To this day, you can still find the Deathly Hallows Mark left by Grindelwald on a wall at Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The ancestor of the Gaunt family, Cadmus Peverell, is the second brother who is said to possess the Resurrection Stone. If the three Peverell brothers and the Deathly Hallows really exist, then this stone that can resurrect the dead is likely to be in this family.

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that these scumbags and prodigals will sell the resurrection stones for money.

In addition to being related to Peverell, Ada also found their connection with the Chamber of Secrets in "The Origins of Gaunt". This family knows where the Chamber of Secrets is, and they may even have opened it!

The legend of the Chamber of Secrets was first spread among the Gaunt family, who would also tell the news to whomever they chose to share it with.

But many people regarded what the Gaunt family said as bragging. No one could hear the basilisk hidden in the castle, so not many people believed the story.

Despite this, the legend of the Chamber of Secrets survived and has survived through the centuries, evolving into different versions.

However, as the legend spread, for unknown reasons, the Gaunt family was gradually erased, and almost no one knew the relationship between the Chamber of Secrets and this family.

This also makes Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets and the basilisk lurking in it even more mysterious.

The author of the book "The Origin of Gaunt" believes in this legend. He may know someone from the Gaunt family, or he may be a member of the Gaunt family. He believes that the secret room has been opened more than once in the years since it was built, and some attacks that occurred in the castle were attributed to the secret room.

The last mention of the Chamber of Secrets in the books was in the 18th century and was associated with a man named Corvinus Gaunt.

The castle has existed for several centuries, so it naturally needs to be renovated, and the underground drainage pipes also need to be rebuilt. The secret room is no longer safe and may be discovered by others at any time.

In order to ensure the secrecy of the secret room, Corvinus and others built a bathroom at the lost entrance and left an entrance and exit that only they could pass through.

After reading this, the book was over for Ada. She had no interest in the sequel of this antisocial family. Although it was a pity that the book did not specify the specific location of the secret room, Ada at least got a crucial clue. The hidden entrance of the secret room was hidden in the bathroom. As long as she found the bathroom, she would be only one step away from the secret room.

The investigation into the Chamber of Secrets has taken a turn for the better, but new problems arise: there are so many bathrooms in Hogwarts, which one is the correct one?

It is now the 1990s. So many years have passed. Is that bathroom still there?
The castle has been renovated in the past two hundred years. Has the bathroom been rebuilt again?

One question after another came up, and Ada's little head started to hurt again. Ada regretted that when she was wandering around Charing Cross Road, why couldn't she go to Shell Street to have a look?

She now urgently needs a Sherlock Holmes who can perform magic to help her solve the current predicament, rather than two Weasley fools who can only tease Harry!

Forget it, these two fools are pretty good, so I won’t draw circles and curse them.

Just when Ada was facing the wall and thinking about her mistakes, two Weasley fools appeared in the Room of Requirement, holding some food in their hands. It was obvious who these cakes were for.

"After dinner, the dwarves left the school," said Fred. "You won't have any more dwarves blocking you."

"Are you hungry?" George handed the cake to Ada and continued, "Take these cakes to make do with it."

Ada, who was drawing circles on the ground, suddenly got angry. Instead of taking the cake, she moved to the other side. She said angrily, "I'm not hungry! I don't want to eat!"

But her stomach was very unruly. The moment it smelled the aroma of the cake, it started to growl.

Fred and George smiled wickedly behind Ada. George paused for a moment and said, "Mm, it's delicious. Fred, you should try it too! It has a rich milky flavor, a delicate taste, and a long aftertaste."

Ada covered her ears to avoid the chewing sounds made by George. She wanted to resist the temptation.

Merlin, if I am guilty, just take me away! Don't let these two fools torture me! Ada thought.

"Really? Let me try it!" Fred pretended to be very interested. He said loudly, "It's delicious. Is this a new flavor developed by the house-elves? Why haven't I tasted it before?"

The aroma of the cake in the air became stronger and stronger, constantly rushing into Ada's nose, and her empty stomach began to rumble again.

She secretly turned her head to take a look, but found that the twins were looking at her with a smirk on their faces. They didn't eat the cake they brought, but just broke the cake and put it behind her head.

"You've come all the way here, are you really not going to take a bite?" Fred said, "Don't be hard on yourself!"

Ada took the cake that George handed to her and took a small bite. She swore that she was just taking a small bite.

Maybe she was really hungry, or maybe the cake was really delicious. In any case, Ada ate it with great relish and completely forgot the oath she had just made to take “a small bite”.

"Tell me what's the reason for your temper again," George said, "Don't talk about being confessed to!"

"Yes, you should be happy." Fred started to act stupid again. "Think about it, every Valentine's Day, no one dared to confess to you. They avoided you like a fire dragon."

Ada, who was eating like a hamster, spared no time to glance at Fred. She had never had much of an image in front of the twins.

"What does this mean, George? Do you know what this means?" Fred ignored Ada's eye roll and asked George.

George also cooperated. He said, "What does it mean?"

"This means that Ada has grown up, and those silly boys outside have finally realized that Ada is a girl!" Fred said with a smile, completely unaware of Ada's evil little hand reaching out to him.

(End of this chapter)