The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 257 Ada in the headlines

After seeing off Minister of Magic Fudge and Lucius Malfoy who came to cause trouble, Hogwarts became a sea of ​​joy because Headmaster Dumbledore held a celebration party.

Students left the common room in droves, with smiles on everyone's face. Although Colin Creevey and Justin Finch-Fletchley had not yet woken up, the school was safe and there would be no more victims.

Plus, the annoying Gilderoy Lockhart has also left the school. He will receive justice and the punishment he deserves. Aren't these two things worth celebrating?
In the Great Hall, Ernie Macmillan came up to Harry and apologized profusely for his stupidity and misunderstanding. Hagrid also appeared beside Harry and gave him a big bear hug.

When Ada appeared at the banquet with a fragrant aroma, the whole banquet reached its climax. It was not because of Ada's appearance, but because Professor McGonagall just announced that the school decided to cancel the final exams of this academic year in order to entertain everyone!

The students cheered even louder, almost blowing the ceiling off the hall. Of course, there were also discordant voices in the crowd. Hermione, who escaped the disaster, held her head and shouted "Oh, no!" Obviously, compared to the silent Ada, Miss Know-It-All II really loves exams.

Dumbledore also announced that he would give Ada and Harry two extra points each, and awarded them a special contribution award for their school. This meant that Gryffindor successfully defended the College Cup, and Ada finally got what she wanted.

The celebration lasted the entire night, and even at curfew, students could still be seen in the corridors with excited faces. Even Filch, who was always devoted to his duties, was absent from work for the first time. He stayed in his room, hugging Mrs. Norris's toys and shedding tears of joy.

The Gryffindor common room was even more lively, as the little lions had a pajama party. Professor McGonagall also "joined the people in the fun", changing her usual strict attitude and appearing in the common room wearing a hairnet and pajamas.

No one sleeps at Hogwarts tonight!
After tossing and turning for a whole night, the consequence was lethargy the next day. Not many people showed up in the auditorium for breakfast in the morning. Even Ada slept until noon, not to mention other students.

Ada, who had just woken up, didn't know that her life was about to change drastically. She would also experience Harry's troubles, and she didn't know what was waiting for her in the rest of the day.

All of this was caused by Cornelius Fudge. The Minister of Magic's trip was not in vain. Not only did he take away the fraudulent Gilderoy Lockhart, he also got first-hand information about the Chamber of Secrets. During his term of office, the legend that had been passed down for thousands of years was revealed, which could be considered his achievement.

So the Minister had his people start working overnight and publish the story of the Chamber of Secrets in today's Daily Prophet. The front page headline was an opportunity that someone would never get in their lifetime, but Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets could easily do it, not to mention that Dumbledore and Harry Potter were inside it.

Every wizard who bought the Daily Prophet would see the report and know that Dumbledore and Harry Potter had solved the Chamber of Secrets together. But strangely, the public did not care about Harry, but became interested in the unfamiliar name of Esmeralda Drizzt.

Dumbledore needs no introduction, he is the greatest wizard, it is not surprising that he can do anything. Harry Potter needs no introduction, he defeated the mysterious man when he was one year old, the savior of the British wizarding world, and entering the Chamber of Secrets was just a basic operation, he didn't even need to fight 6.

Unlike Dumbledore and Harry, Ada was an unknown person. This was the first time that Ada appeared in the Daily Prophet, and it was also the first time that she entered the public eye, letting more wizards know that there was such a person in Hogwarts.

Although Ada's name had appeared in Transfiguration magazine many times, it was an academic journal with few readers. In addition, she followed Professor McGonagall, so few people paid attention to her.

But this time it was different. The Daily Prophet was the newspaper with the largest sales volume, and Ada was on the front page, so it was hard not to notice it. Moreover, in this report, Ada was neither a cameo role nor a pitiful victim, nor a violent perpetrator, but the key person who first found the clues to the secret room.

Such an unknown little person suddenly became such a key role and an indispensable helper of Dumbledore. Naturally, people would be interested in her and want to know more about how she did it.

The editor-in-chief of the Daily Prophet is worthy of his title. He is fully worthy of the chair under his buttocks and knows how to attract readers' attention. The editor-in-chief complied with the readers' call and satisfied everyone's curiosity in the evening paper of that day, reporting more news about Ada. Through this report, wizards not only know that Ada has excellent grades and outstanding strength, but also know that she has thwarted the conspiracy of the mysterious man twice. In her first year, she stopped Benedict Foley, and in her third year, she defeated Quirinus Quirrell with Harry Potter and protected the Philosopher's Stone.

In addition to the text, the newspaper also included a photo of Ada wearing glasses. In the photo, she was gazing into the distance with a sudden smile, which made many young readers exclaim, "Mom, I believe in love again."

If she were not so young, Ada would probably receive a large number of love letters immediately, the number of which would not only far exceed that on Valentine's Day, but would also make Lockhart, who was squatting in the Ministry of Magic, envious.

When the twins found Ada with the newspaper, her first reaction was "Mom, I've made it", and then she quickly realized that there must be something fishy going on.

The Daily Prophet also reported on the welfare incident, and mentioned Ada, but only briefly, without even mentioning her name, with only the sentence "a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."

Now, not only did he list his name, but he also mentioned Benedict Welfare and the Philosopher's Stone. Apart from his orphan status and the Little Whinging incident, he mentioned everything that could be mentioned.

Ida didn't believe that Fudge and the Daily Prophet dared to publish this report without Dumbledore's approval! She just didn't know what Dumbledore was up to this time. Was he going to trick her again?

Dumbledore, who was reading the newspaper, was not aware of Ada's little thoughts. Dumbledore just felt that Ada had grown up and matured, and with Lockhart's personal demonstration this year, Ada would not be overwhelmed by these empty honors and become vain.

After all, what bad could Albus Dumbledore have in mind?

In a word, Ada became famous! Now, among the students studying at Hogwarts, her fame is second only to Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived.

===Separating line===
The streets were crowded with people, and the lights were just coming on. People on both sides of the road were coming and going, greeting each other and saying a few words. An owl flew here and flew into an ordinary, but strange house.

The house was ordinary because it was neither illegal like the Burrow nor oddly shaped like many wizards' houses. The house was strange because it was clearly built there, and there were owls flying in and out, but people passing by could not see it, and even the neighbors on both sides ignored the house.

The interior decoration style of the house was very popular in Europe decades ago. It has not changed over the years. It seems that the owner of the house is a nostalgic person.

The living room was elegantly decorated and cozy. A house elf was flipping through a photo album. The photo album contained photos of a man from childhood to adulthood. If you look closely, you will find that the man is somewhat similar to Ada.

The owl that flew in through the open window was now standing on the house-elf's head, pecking at the elf's long ears again and again, as if complaining to the elf for making it fly so far.

The house elf didn't care at all. He untied the letter brought back by the owl. In the envelope, there was a reply letter and a square newspaper clipping. The elf spread out the newspaper clipping and read the report carefully. After reading it, he gently stroked the photo on the newspaper clipping with his hand. His eyes as big as tennis balls were full of joy and pride.

After putting away the reply letter and the newspaper clipping in his hands, the house elf turned and went to another room. The elf said softly, "Master, there is a letter from England, and a newspaper clipping is attached. It is about the young lady."

(End of this chapter)