The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 256 Only Malfoy is dissatisfied with the ending
With the destruction of the basilisk, Tom Riddle's diary was also destroyed, and the legend of the chamber of secrets that had been circulating in the wizarding world for nearly a thousand years also disappeared. From now on, there is no more basilisk, and no so-called Slytherin heir.

Dumbledore took the revived Ginny out of the Chamber of Secrets, and they went to Professor McGonagall's office, where the Weasleys were waiting for them.

As soon as I arrived at the office door, I heard Mrs. Weasley crying in the house. It can be seen how much this middle-aged woman, who is sometimes "fierce" and sometimes kind, is worried about her daughter.

Pushing open the door, Dumbledore walked in with Ginny, and everyone in the room's attention was attracted by the sound of the door opening.

Mrs. Weasley, who was sitting in front of the fire, stopped crying, Mr. Weasley stared at the door blankly, and the twins stopped walking around. For a moment, the people in the office seemed to be frozen, and there was silence all around. Suddenly, there was a scream -

"Ginny!"

Mrs. Weasley jumped up, followed by Mr. Weasley, and they both stretched out their arms and hugged their baby daughter. The twins also hurried over. When the two brothers saw that their sister was fine, they turned to Ada and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work."

After releasing Ginny, Mrs. Weasley hugged Ada and Harry separately. Words could no longer express Mrs. Weasley's gratitude. She just kept saying, "You saved her! You saved her!"

Mr. Weasley, the head of the family, expressed his gratitude to Dumbledore, as well as Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout who were traveling with him. Mr. Weasley knew that without the help of these three professors, his daughter might have to stay in the Chamber of Secrets.

After a while, the Weasley family's emotions gradually stabilized. Dumbledore walked to the desk, put down the diary, and began to tell everyone the whole story.

While Dumbledore was talking, Professor McGonagall walked up to Ada. She took out a handkerchief and wiped Ada's face. The harder she wiped, the more she disliked Ada, who looked like a mud monkey.

Ada knew that she was covered in mud, so she cleaned her clothes before leaving the secret room. But she couldn't see if there was dust on her face, and no one else told her, so Ada naturally didn't know that she had turned into a kitten.

Dumbledore did not blame Ginny for being forced by Voldemort, nor did he put the blame on her for opening the Chamber of Secrets and releasing the basilisk to attack students. Instead, he comforted Ginny and asked the Weasleys not to punish her.

Tom Riddle's diary was the culprit, and the one who hid the diary in the book was the one who should be punished - Lucius Malfoy.

Yes, this diary was secretly slipped into Ginny's Transfiguration textbook by Lucius Malfoy on the day of the Diagon Alley boxing match.

After leaving the office, the Weasleys took Ginny to the school infirmary so that the little girl who had suffered from pain could have a good rest. Harry stayed in the office, his mind was full of question marks, and he had many things he wanted to ask Dumbledore to clarify.

Although Ada had some doubts in her heart, she did not stay, but went to the bathroom alone. She really couldn't stand the smell on her body, so she would talk about these doubts later.

At this time, the students were still in the common rooms of their respective colleges, so there was no one in the bathroom. Ada went to the cubicle she used most often, filled it with water, adjusted the water temperature, and entered the water. The whole set of movements was done in one go, without any delay.

In the misty bathroom, Ada covered her head with a towel. Her fair skin turned slightly red. The unhappiness of being stained with mud had been thrown away by her.

It is said that people like to think while taking a bath. It was Archimedes of ancient Greece who discovered the law of buoyancy while taking a bath. But this does not mean that taking a bath really helps thinking. Rather, when taking a bath, you suddenly become "quiet", with less external interference, and your thoughts naturally become clearer.

At this moment, Ada was the only one in the bathroom. This was the most dangerous scene in a ghost movie, and also the most suitable scene for thinking. Ada was now constantly thinking about Tom Riddle's diary.

Being able to preserve the memory of a sixteen-year-old boy for fifty years, and to "resurrect" the sixteen-year-old boy and turn him into a physical person, is obviously not a function that a diary should have, and it is a diary made by Muggles. This is neither magic nor science.

If such a diary really existed, Ada would like to say: "Give me one too! I have money! I can take as many as I want!"

When the diary from the Muggle world preserved Tom Riddle's memory or soul, it was no longer an ordinary diary, but a magical item that carried Voldemort's hope of resurrection. Ada once briefly discussed the soul and life with Dumbledore. Most of the magic that affects the two is black magic, which is usually evil and unforgivable.

In other words, the diary is able to carry the soul and possibly revive the memory, most likely due to a kind of dark magic. This kind of dark magic is likely to be the real treasure of Slytherin, which comes from those books that disappeared and were hidden by Voldemort.

But what this dark magic was, Ada had no idea. Grindelwald had not taught her the dark magic, and she had not learned similar dark magic from Cecil.

For a moment, Ada fell into her own blind spot of knowledge. She tore off the towel on her head and fell into the bathtub. She wanted to say a swear word, but her mouth unconsciously made a "hissing" sound.

Ada quickly covered her mouth. She had just acquired this ability and was not yet proficient in it. It was just a moment of relaxation that made her say such a thing. It was really wrong.

If people knew now that she could speak Parseltongue, even if Ada had mouths all over her body, she wouldn't be able to explain it!
Fortunately, Ada is the only one here. No one will know about her mistake this time, and no one will know that she can also make snakes surrender.

Ada is still a weak person now. She needs to explain to others all the abnormalities and unreasonable things around her in order to make herself look normal.

When she becomes someone like Dumbledore or Grindelwald, she won't need to explain to anyone. The name Ada is the truth.

After making sure that no one would know, Ada relaxed and soaked in the hot water comfortably again.

While Ada was washing and applying perfume, several guests suddenly arrived at the school, including the Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge and Lucius Malfoy.

Minister Fudge arrived to resolve the issue of the Chamber of Secrets and wanted to take the suspect Hagrid away.

That's right, just like fifty years ago, Hagrid was once again considered the murderer. Even the former headmaster Armando Dippet and the current Minister of Magic Fudge were fooled around, and Harry and Ginny were induced and bewitched, which was not unfair at all.

The mystery of the Chamber of Secrets had been solved by Dumbledore, the Hogwarts gamekeeper was innocent, and Hagrid no longer needed to be sent to Azkaban.

Although Dumbledore did not hand over the murderer to the minister, he kindly invited Fudge to visit the Chamber of Secrets and see the basilisk that had disappeared in England for four hundred years.

Cornelius Fudge didn't want to go to the Chamber of Secrets, and he refused Dumbledore's invitation on the grounds that he was busy with official duties. Then, the minister left the school like a flash with his men, and took the great liar Lockhart with him.

Gilderoy Lockhart will be temporarily detained in the Ministry of Magic, and once his affairs are investigated, he will face a long prison life in Azkaban.

Unlike the Ministry of Magic, Malfoy also came for the Chamber of Secrets, but he came to force Dumbledore to leave the school. He joined forces with other school directors to force Dumbledore to leave the school, and the Chamber of Secrets was just an excuse he found.

But Malfoy was destined to be disappointed. Not only did he fail to drive Dumbledore away, but he was beaten by Dumbledore and even lost his own house-elf.

This school year, Harry was warned by the Ministry of Magic, missed the school train, and was almost murdered by a Bludger. The mastermind behind all this was Dobby, the Malfoy family's house-elf.

Harry, who was generous, did not care about Dobby's unreliable help, and freed Dobby. From today on, Dobby is a "free" elf!

(End of this chapter)