The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 247: Unfortunate people, each has their own misfortune

Ada had no idea what Myrtle felt when she returned to the bathroom, but in Myrtle, the unfair treatment of Muggle-born wizards was vividly demonstrated.

Isolation, ridicule, insults and abuse, this behavior is almost equivalent to bullying, and no one even cares about her death. If Armando Dippet hadn't ordered Olive Hornby to find the missing Myrtle, her body would have been lying in the bathroom for who knows how long before it was discovered.

After Myrtle died, she returned to the human world as a ghost and began to follow Olive Hornby, who had laughed at her before, and even made a scene at the wedding of Hornby's brother. Unable to bear it, Hornby had to find the Ministry of Magic to restrict Myrtle's behavior, so Myrtle had to stay in Hogwarts.

All of Myrtle's revenge is to remind Hongbei that her death was caused by Hongbei. Hongbei, who is harassed by ghosts and cannot live a normal life, is indeed a bit pitiful, but Myrtle is more pitiful than her.

When Myrtle's parents came to the school, they could only cry over their daughter's body, but could not see her ghost beside the body. Myrtle Warren had never done anything that angered the heavens and the people. She was just an ordinary girl who loved to cry. She did not deserve this kind of treatment.

Being so close to her parents, yet her parents can't see her. Myrtle can't hug or comfort her parents. Is there anything sadder than this?

After listening to Myrtle's story, Ada felt a little depressed, and even her steps became heavy. She had had a similar feeling to Myrtle.

The entrance to the Chamber of Secrets was found, and the basilisk was also identified, but the task issued by the system was not announced to be completed. Ada thought that it was probably because Dumbledore failed to successfully enter the Chamber of Secrets, so the task was not completed.

In the Gryffindor dormitory, Ada lay on her side on the bed, staring blankly out the window. It was not until dawn in the east that Ada fell into a deep sleep.

The next day at Hogwarts was just like usual, with students studying, chatting, playing and joking. The attacks hadn't happened for a long time, and the students felt much more at ease. Mirrors were still everywhere in the corridors, and many students would adjust their clothes when passing by a mirror.

Although he already knew where the Chamber of Secrets was, Dumbledore strangely did not take any further action after his first attempt. He did not continue to explore the Chamber of Secrets, nor did he drag the basilisk out and kill it. Perhaps he was waiting for the heir of Slytherin to show his hand, so that he could catch him red-handed and catch him all at once.

If the heir of Slytherin really saw that the situation was bad, or learned that the basilisk had been destroyed, he would probably sink to the bottom of the water and hide, just like Voldemort fifty years ago. If he really hid, it would be extremely difficult to find him again, just like finding a needle in a haystack.

Although it was Ada who found the clue to the secret room, everything in the secret room seemed to have nothing to do with Ada. She would no longer look for the secrets hidden in the school, but began to live a life between the common room and the Room of Requirement.

Because of the attack on the Chamber of Secrets during this school year, Ada neither went to Snape to study potions nor went to the secret passage on the fifth floor to fight the puppets. However, she did not regress at all. Instead, she took a big step forward.

Although Ada, who never leaves her house, has no time to practice, she has re-examined the magic and spells she had learned before, and summarized and concluded them. The accumulation and precipitation of the past few years have benefited Ada a lot. She has a deeper understanding of magic and magic power, which allows her to walk more steadily and faster in the pursuit of power.

While Ida was learning new things and felt that every day was fulfilling, there was a person in the school who was not happy at all. His smile was no longer bright, his curly hair was no longer shining, and he was worried about a report published in the Daily Prophet.

That's right, this person is Gilderoy Lockhart, professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts.

The special preparations for Valentine's Day failed to turn into a surprise, but instead turned into a shock. Lockhart was already hated by everyone in the school. Even the professors looked at him with contempt. Lockhart's reputation was rotten, and everyone regarded him as an idiot and a liar. The words idiot and liar were not appropriate to put together, but they appeared perfectly on Lockhart at the same time. In the mouths of the students, Lockhart's name had become "the one who smiled like an idiot" and "the swindling and liar professor", and these two names were also spreading outside the school.

If that was all, it wouldn't be enough to make Lockhart anxious, and the students wouldn't be able to influence his fans for the time being. However, the articles published in the Daily Prophet in recent days were more cruel than the last for Lockhart.

Some of these articles were criticisms of Lockhart by educators who were dissatisfied with his teaching level and thus had doubts about him; some felt that he did not live up to his reputation and was not as great as he was described in his books, and did not deserve the Order of Merlin, and demanded that his medal be taken back; some thought that Lockhart was a complete liar, and that the so-called real experiences in his books were nothing but his own imagination and did not really happen, and demanded that the Ministry of Magic conduct a thorough investigation of the matter.

This kind of doubt has been with Lockhart since his debut, and it has never stopped, but it suddenly reached its peak in 1993. Although the Order of Merlin did not take back his medal and the Ministry of Magic did not officially respond, these doubts still made Lockhart feel anxious and a lot of hair fell out.

Everyone has their own preferences. Some people questioned and criticized, while others defended and defended. For a while, the war of words about Lockhart was going on simultaneously in major newspapers and magazines.

This scene was very familiar to Ada, who was watching the show. She could even give some advice to Lockhart and other fans who were trying to whitewash him. For example, do you know how hard Gilderoy worked? He insisted on writing books even though his hand was broken. For another example, do you know how hard Gilderoy worked? He insisted on attending fan meetings even though he had a fever of 100 degrees.

As long as Lockhart's fans are willing to pay, Ada can imagine that they will go bankrupt collectively due to such whitewashing remarks.

Although there was no Ada's advice, Lockhart's fans still performed very well. They made great progress on all fronts and successfully saved Lockhart's precarious image and reputation. Just when they were about to make a big fuss and set off firecrackers, two reports in the Daily Prophet directly defeated them all the way.

The first article was from an elderly journalist who had covered the epic final battle between Dumbledore and Grindelwald.

The experienced journalist mentioned in the article that Lockhart has always claimed that his book is based on his personal experiences, but the journalist doesn't think so. Because some of Lockhart's experiences are very similar to his friend's, or even exactly the same, this can be considered a coincidence. But the old man's friend suddenly lost his memory and forgot his past experiences, and it was before Lockhart's new book was published. Is this still a simple coincidence?

These remarks attracted the attention of many people, but this wave of evidence failed to immediately wake up Lockhart's fans. Instead, they launched personal attacks on the respected old man and almost sent him to St. Mungo's.

Perhaps it takes evil to deal with evil, at this time, the second article appeared in the Daily Prophet, this article came from columnist Rita Skeeter.

In the article, Rita Skeeter exposed Lockhart's crimes and deceptions, and affirmed the opinions of her predecessors in the industry. At the same time, she also pointed out in the article that the reason why Dumbledore hired Lockhart was to expose Lockhart's ignorance and expose Lockhart's identity as a liar, and to show the truth to everyone.

A single stone caused a thousand waves, and people thought of the old reporter's article. In addition, Rita Skeeter's article was so vivid that it seemed as if she had seen and heard it with her own eyes and ears.

Now, even many of Lockhart's die-hard fans turned against him, began to spurn Lockhart, and burned all items related to Lockhart. When the wall falls, everyone pushes it; when the drum breaks, everyone beats it. Now people are waiting for the Ministry of Magic, or the person involved, to come forward and uncover Lockhart's hypocritical veil.

Overnight, Lockhart went from being an outstanding wizard to a lost dog. But despite such an unfavorable situation, Lockhart still did not give up. He believed that as long as he could get through it, he would still be the Lockhart he used to be.

(End of this chapter)