The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 245 Girls' Bathroom

In March, several mandrakes held a lively and noisy dance in the third greenhouse, and Professor Sprout happily announced the good news to the students. This meant that the mandrakes would soon mature, and Colin Creevey, who was lying in the school infirmary, and Justin Finch-Fletchley would soon return to everyone.

The students were excited by the news and were all telling others about it.

These days, everyone has adapted to seeing mirrors everywhere, and they no longer feel strange about mirrors around corners. But Harry has not adapted to it. Not only has he not adapted to it, but these sudden appearances of mirrors have also aroused his vigilance.

Harry thought that Hagrid's identity was exposed, and the school already knew about the monster in the Chamber of Secrets and found a way to deal with it. Harry became a little impatient. He always believed that the kind-hearted Hagrid was unintentional and would not hurt students. He was very worried that his big friend would be caught.

Although Harry was a bit stubborn and acted rashly, he was actually very smart, otherwise he wouldn't have memorized the Disarming Spell after just reading it once. It was just that the opponent Harry encountered was too strong, and he himself was too young and inexperienced, so he was influenced by Tom Riddle's diary and easily believed the memory he saw.

A good man needs three helpers, fortunately Harry also has Ron and Hermione, the three of them repeatedly discussed the memories he saw that day. After several discussions, Harry also realized that something was wrong, and he realized that he had made the same mistake as before.

Just like what Ada said to Hermione, is what he sees necessarily true? Is what he thinks necessarily correct?

Harry was no longer stubborn and began to think carefully. He remembered the information that Ada and the twins had exchanged with him. He was very sure that he had been deceived by Tom Riddle and Hagrid was not the murderer at all.

The three people restarted the discussion about the monster in the secret room and reorganized what had happened. This time they found more suspicious points.

The future Minister Hermione Granger stood up. Her waist and legs no longer hurt when she spoke. Miss Beaver finally stepped out of the shadow of being a cat girl.

The mirrors in the castle gave Hermione a lot of inspiration. She came to the library again and finally solved the question of what the monster in the chamber of secrets was.

While Harry and the other two were busy searching for clues to the Chamber of Secrets, Ada had some free time. She no longer had to attend Quidditch training or go to the library, and she could even take some time out every day to walk the dog.

These days, Ada has been doing everything herself, taking good care of Garlon, who seems to be ill. Previously, because she was busy looking for clues, Ada neglected to take care of Garlon and left him alone, so she didn't notice anything unusual about her pet.

Garlon had become visibly thinner and extremely alert. The slightest movement would cause him to bark wildly, which had never happened before.

In addition, Garlon was no longer unwilling to get close to Ginny, but was full of fear of her. Every time he saw Ginny, Garlon would hide far away with his tail between his legs.

Animals are often more sensitive than humans, and they always perceive danger before humans do. Garlon's alienation and fear of Ginny caught Ada's attention, and Ada began to wonder about the changes in Ginny.

Ginny, who had just entered school this year, felt a little strange to Ada. The little girl was either in a trance or crying. She was very different from the Ginny she was familiar with, as if she had become a different person.

Ada began to secretly observe Ginny, hoping to find out the reason for the little girl's change. Unfortunately, Ada's attention to Ginny was a little too late. Apart from her poor mental state, she did not find any other suspicious things about Ginny.

But the more this happened, the more worried Ada became. Something unusual must have happened to Ginny to cause such a drastic change in this girl who had just entered school.

One night in the middle of the month, Ada was planning to continue observing Ginny, but she unexpectedly received a message from Dumbledore. A higher-ranking official can crush a person, so Ada had to go to the appointment on time. This was also the first time that Ada and Dumbledore were alone together this school year. At nine o'clock in the evening, the curfew had already arrived, but Ada went to the girls' bathroom. The closed bathroom was constantly overflowing with water, and the ground at the door was covered with sewage, and Dumbledore was standing there waiting for her.

Ada walked over and stood beside Dumbledore, but she did not step in the water like Dumbledore. Instead, she used magic to prevent the sewage from approaching her.

At the door of the girls' bathroom, the male principal and the female students, this scene was so weird and inconsistent that it reminded Ada of another movie that left her with psychological trauma.

The bald middle-aged man in the movie left a deep impression on Ada, making her fully feel the malice of the world. Fortunately, although Dumbledore's hair was white, he was not bald like other British men, so this sense of déjà vu was not so strong.

"I am very happy to see your growth this year." Dumbledore was the first to break the silence. Perhaps he also felt a little awkward, and the two of them could not stand in such a stalemate at the door of the girls' bathroom any longer.

Ada always accepted compliments. She said, "Thank you for the compliment, Professor. Professor McGonagall said the same thing."

After they finished talking, the two fell silent again. Ada's clear distinction between love and hate is her advantage, but also her disadvantage.

Seeing that Ada had no intention of asking questions, the over 100-year-old comrade had to start a conversation. Dumbledore said, "Ada, do you know why I asked you to come here?"

"I'm not sure." Ada said honestly, "But it should be related to the Chamber of Secrets. But isn't there only Moaning Myrtle here?"

"Yes, Moaning Myrtle." Dumbledore's words were a little sad, "but I prefer to call her Myrtle Warren."

These words finally made Ada somewhat interested. She looked at Dumbledore and found that there was a look of reminiscence on the headmaster's face. After all, this senior who turned into a ghost was once Dumbledore's student.

Wait, Ada remembered something remarkable. She actually overlooked such a crucial person.

"It seems that you have realized it." Dumbledore said, "Fifty years ago, the Chamber of Secrets was opened, and a female student died at that time. That female student was Myrtle."

When Ada was in the first grade, she invaded Myrtle's territory. In order to resist Ada's invasion, Myrtle often whispered about her tragic experience in her ear, but Myrtle never mentioned the cause of her death.

Ada, who was annoyed by this senior, finally left the bathroom and returned the sovereignty of the bathroom to Myrtle. Ada tapped her forehead lightly, it turned out that she was so close to the truth, it was almost within her reach.

"Would you like to go in first?" asked Dumbledore. "Myrtle is the only one in there. For some reason she has flooded the bathroom again."

Ada nodded, turned the doorknob, and walked into the bathroom alone. Ada stopped in front of a cubicle and knocked gently on the cubicle door.

Myrtle's shrill voice immediately rang out from the bathroom. She yelled, "Get out! This is my place! Get out!"

(End of this chapter)