The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 259 End of the Year
The temperature was getting higher day by day, and summer came quietly in the blink of an eye. Mandrake also matured under the careful care of Professor Sprout. Because there was no threat from the Chamber of Secrets and the Basilisk, Ada was recruited by Snape to prepare the Mandrake potion together.

One night, the Mandela potion was prepared, and Colin Creevey and Justin Finch-Fletch, who had used the potion, were freed from petrification and returned to the students. Filch, the school administrator, was able to continue dancing with his cat, and Hogwarts was completely back to normal.

Tom Riddle and his basilisk worked in vain. Not only did they fail to resurrect, but they also failed to eliminate those who were not worthy of learning magic. The basilisk also lost its life, and the diary was burned with venom.

In the dazzling sunshine, many things in the school were also changing. First of all, the remaining courses of Defense Against the Dark Arts were cancelled. Although Snape said he was happy to take the place of the teacher, Dumbledore did not meet his small request.

Then the Gryffindor students went through a horrible time. Snape transferred his dissatisfaction with Dumbledore to the little lion. In the potions class, the points deducted from Gryffindor increased sharply.

Even so, it still couldn't affect Gryffindor's defense of the House Cup. The 200 points each from Ada and Harry were too crucial.

Gilderoy Lockhart's sentence was also handed down. The Ministry of Magic made public all of his crimes, and part of his illegal gains were given to those he had hurt, while Lockhart himself was sent to Azkaban to serve his sentence.

Many people couldn't even last three months in Azkaban. Even Hagrid would shudder at the thought of Azkaban. Lockhart's sentence basically meant that there was little chance that he would leave there alive.

Lucius Malfoy was also punished. He was expelled from the board of directors. If you dare to make trouble, you must be prepared to be retaliated. Moreover, Mr. Malfoy's methods were really shady. He was able to expel the headmaster and drive Dumbledore out of the school by threatening other directors.

Now that the world is peaceful, Mr. Malfoy's secret deeds are naturally exposed. The school directors don't want to work with him anymore. No one likes a colleague who curses them. Mr. Malfoy left in disgrace. Not only did he not get any benefits, but he also got into trouble.

The good news is that Ginny has finally regained her lively and cheerful personality.

The little girl no longer looked worried and cried all the time. She made many friends and occasionally took Garlon for a walk around the campus.

Everything was going well and everyone was happy, except Percy.

Ginny, who was outspoken, stabbed her brother in the back and told him that Percy was dating Penelope Clearwater, which was why Percy had locked himself in his room last summer and didn't lend Ron his owl.

The twins swore on the surface that they would not make fun of Percy, but secretly they ordered a wig and borrowed a set of Ravenclaw clothes.

The two brothers would put on robes and wigs and run to Percy from time to time. They would talk to Percy in a sweet voice and even act like a spoiled child. The onlookers were disgusted and the little lions became visibly thinner.

Playing is playing, making trouble is making trouble, Fred and George still know their limits. They have never made fun of Penelope, nor will they disturb Percy and Penelope's date. They still have this bottom line.

Unlike the lion cubs who were collectively forced to lose weight, Ada not only did not lose weight, but gained a lot of weight, probably because she was happy and fat. Her weight soared to 108 pounds (about 49 kilograms), but her height did not grow much, only a little taller than last year.

As bad friends, Fred and George certainly had nothing good to say. They thought that Ada was gaining weight because she was lazy and always stayed there. Of course, Ada would not admit that it was because of her laziness that she only gained weight but not height.

But she was still a little pessimistic and thought that her height had reached its limit and there was no room for improvement.

In fact, a girl who has grown to Ada's age is not short, she is just a little greedy. In addition, the people around her are also growing taller rapidly, which makes her feel a sense of crisis.

Maybe she should really exercise more like the twins said?
Ada immediately increased her activity level, but she did not run around the castle or lift weights. Instead, she went to the secret passage behind the mirror on the fifth floor of the castle. Because of the secret room and the basilisk, Ada rarely came here this school year, and practiced less with the trial dolls. In the following days, except for the activities at dawn, Ada would stay here for the rest of the night to practice with the trial dolls.

The difficult trial doll has the same strength as Professor McGonagall or Snape. It may not have mastered some special and personal magic like them, but it should not be underestimated.

The trial doll only looks like a human, but it is not a human being. It does not have human emotions or mentality. It will not be influenced by mentality, will not make mistakes due to carelessness, and will not make mistakes due to anxiety. On the contrary, it is more difficult to deal with than real humans.

This year's accumulation and sedimentation were not in vain. Ada has made great progress. She can now be on par with the trial puppet most of the time, and can even win a few times occasionally.

Although Ida was able to win against the trial puppet, she was unable to obtain a three-star rating from the system. If she could not obtain a three-star rating, she would not be able to obtain clearance rewards or unlock the next difficulty.

The next difficulty is equivalent to facing Dumbledore directly, which is enough to make one's head spin.

When June came, Ada still failed to get a three-star rating, but she had to stop her actual combat practice because the long-disrepaired secret passage finally couldn't withstand Ada's daily destruction, and the entire secret passage collapsed and could no longer be used.

If Ada had not run fast and escaped before the secret passage collapsed completely, she would have been sleeping underground at this moment.

In June, when there are no final exams, the sun is especially bright and students playing around can be seen everywhere on campus.

Filch turned back into the annoying school administrator, causing trouble for the students. Mrs. Norris, who had been freed from petrification, became Filch's lackey again, helping him to do evil.

In a blink of an eye, the 1992-1993 school year came to an end, and Ada also completed the inventory of this school year. This year she also made a lot of gains, and some of her frequently used spells were also upgraded.

If we don't consider the difference in strength, Ada is probably the opponent that no one wants to face. With all kinds of magic and unprecedented spell effects, no matter who encounters Ada, they will be skinned alive if not killed.

The tasks issued by the system for this school year have also been completed. With the help of the gold-framed glasses, Ada found the hidden diary. She had never thought that the glasses, which she had always ignored, could actually be used to find things.

These glasses are literally a Niffler on the bridge of your nose, and they’re not just any ordinary Niffler that only looks for shiny objects.

The system's rewards were generous. Ada gained a skill called "Seeing straight into the heart". When she looked into other people's eyes, she could see through their inner desires.

However, the conditions for using this skill are also very strict. Not only does it require Ada to establish a relationship with this person, whether a friend or an enemy, but it also limits the number of times it can be used per week (which can be increased).

In addition, the most important point is that Ada needs to distinguish it herself. Is the desire in the hearts of others that Ada sees really what others want most? Isn't it another sophisticated disguise?
The year-end dinner was still going on, and the year-end inventory was also very pleasant, but when Ada saw the new talent, she instantly fell into a sour face. Ada really wanted to ask the system, what is [Lies Come True]?
One of the quest rewards is [Try to lie to me], and one of the new talents is [Lies Come True]. Why is Ada so obsessed with lying this year?
One is used to see through other people's lies and prevent yourself from being deceived; the other is used to help yourself lie and turn yourself into a liar. It's all Lockhart's fault!

In the future, Ada might as well change her career to fighting counterfeiting, or learn from Lockhart to commit fraud. What's the point of being a wizard? Wizards don't make money!
Thanks to my book friend Futu Xuan for the reward, and thanks to my book friend Daenerys for the reward

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