The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 301 Where Did Blake Go?
The more I thought about it, the more questions I had, and the more suspicious I felt about Sirius Black's prison escape.

No matter how much we talk, we cannot avoid this topic. Since Black is Voldemort's loyal servant, he escaped from prison because he wanted to avenge his master, but why did he choose to escape from prison at this time?

A person with such a firm belief in his heart, Ida did not think that he would lose his sense of time in Azkaban. He chose this point to escape from prison because something must have touched him and made him make such a crazy decision.

But what was it that touched Black? Was it really because of Minister of Magic Fudge's face-saving project? I'm afraid it's not that simple. In Black's eyes, the Minister of Magic is nothing.

How Blake entered the school is still a mystery. Although nothing was found in the secret passage, Ada still tends to believe it was a secret passage. Of course, there is another possibility that Blake has an insider in the school.

Look at the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. Isn't his shape and size suitable for being an insider?
In the whole school, apart from the first-year kids, Remus Lupin was the only newcomer. As soon as he arrived, Black broke into the school. If he didn't take the blame, it would be unfair to the chair under his butt.

Moreover, Ada was not the only one who thought of Professor Lupin, Snape also doubted his new colleague.

Ada was just thinking about it, completely guessing, but Snape ran directly to Dumbledore and reported it. That petty look was too familiar, Snape always looked like this when he picked a fight with Gryffindor.

As the day gradually brightened, Ada thought of many ways, but she rejected them one by one. If she thought about it carefully, none of these ways to get into the school would work.

The only slightly reliable one is that Blake first took the Polyjuice Potion, changed into the appearance of someone else, and then entered the school through the secret passage.

This way Black wouldn't be discovered by the Dementors, nor would he attract attention by appearing in school.

However, Ada still hadn't figured out how Blake, who had always been wanted, got the Polyjuice Potion, and how he got into the school with a student identity.

Perhaps, there really is someone inside the school who is supporting Blake.

In the following days, the school still did not find any clues about Sirius Black. It was as if he had disappeared from the face of the earth. It must be said that this last male of the Black family was quite something. He was indeed an excellent student of the Azkaban Continuing Education College.

Ada also did not forget the Twilight Cottage. Her private base was originally the Shrieking Shack, which could also be considered a secret passage from Hogwarts to the outside of the school. However, Ada's search was in vain, and she did not find anything unusual.

The search for Black came to a standstill, and the school also focused more on Harry. Since Black couldn't be found, they had to protect Black's target and wait for him to fall into the trap.

Percy always follows Harry, he must have received orders from Mrs. Weasley; Professor McGonagall does not allow Harry to attend the team's Quidditch training after dark, if he insists on attending, then Ada must be present; Snape is also secretly watching Harry, and even Lupin always appears beside Harry.

Harry, who was the center of attention, knew nothing yet. He just overheard that Black might be coming for him. He had no idea that Black was his godfather, nor did he know that the person who betrayed his parents was his godfather.

For a thirteen-year-old wizard, this fact was a little too cruel.

The school did not allow Gryffindor students to continue sleeping on the floor of the Great Hall. Before the Fat Lady recovered, a portrait of Sir Cadogan appeared at the entrance of the Gryffindor common room.

The knight rode on a pony and was always ready to challenge anyone who passed his portrait to a duel. Although he was a bit annoying, Sir Cadogan was a knight of extraordinary courage. Not only did he volunteer to take the Fat Lady's place, but according to legend, he also risked his life to defeat the Wye Wyvern.

Moreover, only Sir Cadogan was willing to replace the Fat Lady. The other portraits avoided this position, fearing that they would become like the Fat Lady and fall into Blake's hands.

Gryffindor students now miss the Fat Lady very much, even her noisy singing voice is full of nostalgia. Although everyone is very grateful to Sir Cadogan for stepping forward, everyone really can't stand the changing commands.

In just a few days, poor Neville had been locked out of the common room more than ten times. He had just memorized a password, but before he could use it, Sir Cadogan had already changed it to another one.

After Halloween, Sirius Black dominated the hot search list of Hogwarts. Everyone was discussing everything related to Black, and the stories about how he broke into the castle became more and more bizarre.

The iron-willed Hannah even spent a lot of time telling others that Black was able to escape the Dementors' search and break into the school because he turned into a flowering bush.

There are even more outrageous statements than this. For the first time, Ada realized that people's imagination is so rich.

Ada did not participate in any discussion about Blake. She believed that these wild ideas would lead her astray, causing her to make wrong judgments and affect the plan to capture Blake.

Yes, Ada became interested in Blake, and she wanted to catch the fugitive who prevented her from returning to the dormitory to rest.

Of course, there is another premise, that is, Ida has no intention of running out of the school to catch Blake. Although the British Isles are not big, finding a hidden fugitive is still like looking for a needle in a haystack.

As the first Quidditch match drew closer and the weather became worse, the fearless Gryffindor team trained even harder under the supervision of Madam Hooch.

And Ada also appeared at the training ground after a long absence. She was not there to participate in the training, she was just a ruthless tool. When everyone in the team stood in front of her, how could you let Ada refuse in this situation?

This was the last training session before Saturday's game, and everyone was preparing seriously, intending to give Draco Malfoy a hard time in the opening match against Slytherin.

Ideals are full, but reality is skinny and a little bit uncomfortable. Slytherin will not be Gryffindor’s first opponent. The little lions’ opponent has become Hufflepuff.

The reason for adjusting the schedule was that Slytherin's Seeker was injured and unable to play.

This is a bummer! Malfoy's injury is nothing! When Harry was injured two years ago, no one allowed Gryffindor to postpone the game! If Ada hadn't been ordered to take charge at that time, Gryffindor would have been beaten to a pulp!

The storm had been raging all day, with rumbling thunder coming from the distance. Ada, who had been blown in the cold wind for a long time, now felt like punching someone.

Whether it's Flint or Malfoy, I'll beat up whoever I meet when I get back to the castle. You can't participate because of an injury, right? Then don't participate this year.

(End of this chapter)