The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 298 The Twins' Decision
Outside the castle, batches of students passed the inspection and went to Hogsmeade under the escort of professors. Harry Potter stood at the gate of the castle and watched affectionately, his heart full of envy.

"Hey, Harry, have you been abandoned by Ron and Hermione?" Ada suddenly jumped behind Harry and said with a smile.

Heartbroken, old iron!

"No, of course not!" Harry's retort subconsciously increased in volume, "I was just looking at the scenery... yes, looking at the scenery!"

As we all know, people who are not good at lying will deliberately emphasize that they are not lying, and when others refute them, they will subconsciously refute loudly. Harry stepped on two thunder points at once, and everyone could hear that he was lying.

Ada, who was standing behind Harry, followed Harry's gaze and saw Harry's eagerness for Hogsmeade. Ada put her arm around Harry's shoulders and said seriously, "Actually, Hogsmeade is not as interesting as you think."

"You'd say that if you've been there so many times, but I haven't been there even once." Harry said in a dull voice. After living in the Muggle world for eleven years, Harry was eager to learn everything about the wizarding world. He wanted to visit Hogsmeade with Ron and Hermione.

The most feared thing in everything is comparison, because comparison will hurt. Everyone around him can go to Hogsmeade, but Harry is left alone in the school. Naturally, he is full of longing for the small village outside the school.

Students outside were gathered together, waiting for the professor's inspection. From Ada and Harry's perspective, although they could only see the students' backs, it was not difficult to guess that they were smiling. Occasionally, students' conversations would drift in, talking about where they were going to sit later.

Harry lowered his head, unwilling to look at the students outside. If possible, Harry would rather line up in the cold wind than stay alone in the warm castle.

"I should go back. I still have a lot of homework to do." Harry made an excuse. He didn't want to continue suffering here. He felt that he would suffer even more when the twins came.

What you fear will come true. Walking back, Harry happened to run into the twins coming down the stairs. Facing the twins who greeted him enthusiastically, Harry mumbled something vaguely and ran away like a fly, leaving Fred and George confused.

The twins were a little confused. Harry's behavior just now was really confusing. Did they smell? Why did Harry run faster than a rabbit as if he had seen a ghost?
Fred asked in confusion, "What happened to Harry? Did you do something shameful to him?"

"I didn't expect that you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, would be as bad as Cede." George said seriously, "What's more, you've gone even further than Cede. Harry is one year younger than Qiu Zhang!"

Ada clenched her fist and gestured in front of the twins. She explained: "Harry was just a little depressed because he couldn't go to Hogsmeade. As the eldest sister, I comforted him. That's all."

As she spoke, Ada walked towards the students queuing outside the castle. The twins behind her hurriedly followed, and the three of them stood at the end of the line, waiting for Filch's inspection.

"Comfort?" Fred was full of doubt about what Ada said. "Why don't I believe it? I think it's more like heartbreak."

George agreed with this. He said to his twin brother, "Fred, since the eldest sister is so unreliable, we two elder brothers should be more reliable. I think we should give Harry some help."

"You know, George, you and I are on the same page." Fred agreed with George's suggestion very much. "Harry will definitely be very grateful for our timely help."

Ada had already guessed what the twins were going to do. She warned, "You two had better not do anything rash. Black might be hiding near the school. This is not a good sign for Harry."

"You didn't fall for Trelawney's ominous claims, did you?" the twins said in unison. "You used to call her 'the glowing old liar'!"

Logically speaking, since something as idealistic as magic has emerged, things like predictions and fortune-telling should also be very popular, but there are only a few people who can make accurate predictions.

As for dear Professor Trelawney, the students all regarded her as the biggest scoundrel in Hogwarts. Some students chose the prophecy class because they were really interested in this mysterious subject, while others chose it because the exam was easy to pass.

As long as you predict on the test paper that you have bad luck and will encounter all kinds of misfortunes in the next month, your grade will be evaluated as "E".

Ada herself did not believe in the prophecies at first. Although she was not so childish as to shout out things like "My fate is in my own hands", she never had a good impression of these prophets and thought they were all liars.

However, as she read more and more books and learned more about the magical world, Ada also gained a new understanding of the mysterious science of prophecy.

For example, in the first grade, Ada and her classmates met the centaur Firenze in the Forbidden Forest. At that time, the centaur said a lot of strange things, and now thinking about it, those strange things he said were all confirmed by Foley's subsequent behavior.

Although it feels like the scammers active in the square, all signs show that the prophecy is real. It's just that there are too many idiots cheating people, which makes this mysterious magic look more like a scam.

"I still think that Trelawney showed up at school because Dumbledore couldn't find a more suitable person," Ada said, "but we can't gamble with Harry. We are not qualified."

Ada had always been suspicious of Black's escape. If he was really after Harry, why did he choose this time? Wouldn't it be more convenient to do it when Harry was not yet in school, when Harry was living with the Dursleys? At the very least, Harry's first year in school would be more suitable than now. Could it be that the darkness of Azkaban made Black lose his sense of time?

The twins were silent for a long time, until the three of them passed the inspection and walked on the path leading to Hogsmeade, George said: "We can let Harry choose for himself. Don't forget, he has an invisibility cloak."

Although Ada's words sounded reasonable, the twins still felt that the professors' actions were unfair to Harry. Harry had been kept in the dark about Black's affairs, just like when he was dealing with the Philosopher's Stone. Harry had no idea of ​​his relationship with Black.

Harry now has no idea that he is in danger. He may very well go to Hogsmeade privately, and the existence of the invisibility cloak provides this opportunity.

"Harry's mind is now filled with longing for Hogsmeade. He has no idea of ​​the dangers outside. He may run around alone with his invisibility cloak on." George continued, "Instead of letting him run around like this, it's better to give him some correct help. At least it won't be so dangerous."

Ada thought about it. Based on her understanding of Harry, it was possible that Harry would do such a thing. Running around without a plan would indeed put Harry in a more dangerous situation, but...

"Stop fussing, it's settled. We're just giving Harry an option, and it's up to him to choose." Fred waved his hand and made the final decision.

"This is a matter between men, so don't get involved!" Fred continued.

Fred's words seemed a bit chauvinistic and could easily be taken as a punch, but in fact, Fred was reminding Ada that Harry had grown up day by day and was no longer the little brother who had just come to school. He was thirteen years old.

Children entering adolescence will have many ideas of their own. Blind concealment and excessive protection will hurt Harry's self-esteem. It is not surprising for children of this age to do anything rebellious.

It is better to guide than to block. At least things can still happen within the control range. If Harry really sneaks away to Hogsmeade without telling anyone, it will be too late to cry then.

Ada nodded, acknowledging the twins' seemingly reckless behavior. Perhaps the Marauder's Map would be more useful to Harry now. However, what does "matters between men" mean?
Ada glanced at the fuzz on the twins' chins with disdain and said with disdain, "You haven't even grown all your hair yet, and you're still a man, bah!"

(End of this chapter)