The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 308 Auror Contact Point (Part )
In the warm room, Dumbledore and Ada ate chocolates without paying attention to the people around them, and sipped hot water from time to time, feeling indescribably comfortable. Apart from the initial blow to the wooden door, they did not seem to be looking for trouble.

But the more Dumbledore acted like this, the more uncertain the four Aurors felt. They didn't know what Dumbledore's rules were. The four of them stood there trembling, not knowing whether to stand or sit, and they were anxious and worried.

Among them, Walker was the most anxious. Dumbledore used to call him by his name, but suddenly he called him Mr. Walker. How could this bald man not feel creepy?

While waiting for Dumbledore's instructions at any time, he secretly glanced at the door, not knowing what he was waiting for.

The remaining three Aurors secretly looked at Ada. She was wearing the school robes that all Hogwarts students wore, a rose gold necklace around her neck, and a dull ring on her left ring finger.

Apart from her outstanding appearance, there is really nothing special about this girl. If I had to say something, it would be Ada's calmness.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Dumbledore was here to cause trouble. It was truly rare for this girl to be able to fully enjoy the pleasure brought by chocolate while being caught between her headmaster and the Aurors.

After hearing that the Minister of Magic would be coming over to confront Dumbledore soon, Ada continued to eat with great relish, and she immediately outshined all the Aurors in the room.

Pick any one of these four Aurors and he is about the same age as Ada's uncle.

As expected of someone who could kill three adult wizards in her second year, the four Aurors actually admired Ada a little at this moment.

With Ada's record, she would not be far behind in becoming an Auror. If Ada wanted, the head of the Auror Office would immediately approve her to become an Auror and would warmly welcome her to join the Auror family.

You can't blame these four people for judging Ada with a normal perspective. After all, they didn't know that Ada was the girl who had met Grindelwald, the girl who had met Voldemort face to face, and they didn't know that her grandmother was a die-hard fan of Grindelwald.

Ada has seen a lot of the world. If she was so worried about meeting the Minister of Magic that she couldn't eat, she might as well use the chocolate in her hand to cut her wrists.

The room was very quiet. The four Aurors didn't dare to speak and tried to act as if they were dead. Dumbledore didn't want to talk. He didn't need to embarrass these people. His anger was not something they could bear. Ada didn't want to talk either. She was still thinking about why Dumbledore wanted to bring her along.

People at Dumbledore's level would have a group of people watching them no matter what they did, trying to figure out their intentions. Even if Dumbledore farted in public, some people would think that the fart had a deeper meaning.

But this time, Ada's guess about Dumbledore's thoughts was different from those of these flatterers, because the headmaster really had other intentions.

It was obvious that Dumbledore came here to confront Fudge at the center gate, but he chose to bring such a "burden" as himself with him. It would be strange if Dumbledore didn't have any special ideas.

Ada didn't think that Dumbledore brought her along just to "collect his body" after the incident was over.

Just as everyone was thinking about their own things, someone broke into the Auror contact point again. A black-haired man slammed the wooden door open with force, making a loud "bang".

This wooden door has suffered a lot today. I feel bad.

The man looked very young, about 20 years old, with no baldness and no beard. He panted and said, "Something bad has happened...something bad has happened, Dementors...Dementors have run into the school..."

The man's voice became lower and lower, and gradually it was not much louder than the sound of a mosquito, because he saw Dumbledore sitting in front of the fireplace.

The Ministry of Magic sent Aurors to Hogsmeade, firstly to assist the Dementors, and secondly to appease the merchants in the village. Today it was windy and rainy outside, so the Aurors on duty were slack. They thought that nothing would happen in such weather, and Black would not choose such weather to appear in Hogsmeade, so they stayed at the contact point and did not go out.

Sirius Black was inactive, but the Dementors were. They put aside their duties and went to the school to attend the party. These ugly dark creatures obviously preferred eating to working.

If Fudge hadn't allowed them to use the Dementor's Kiss on Black after they caught him, they probably wouldn't have taken it so seriously. And compared to a fugitive, a fresh student in the school who hadn't suffered so much torture was more attractive.

Walker finally understood why Dumbledore was angry. He suddenly felt dry mouth and didn't know how to explain it to Dumbledore or Minister Fudge.

Walker opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound. Finally, he closed his mouth helplessly. Walker knew that he was finished. As the person in charge today, the blame for this matter would eventually fall on him. The minister would not take the blame.

The room fell into silence again, and compared to the previous silence, this time there was a more uneasy atmosphere. Not only Walker, but the other four people also felt that they would not have a good ending.

Even if the five of them had not neglected their duties, they would not have been able to stop a large group of Dementors from rushing into the school, and the blame would still have fallen on them.

Fortunately, they were indeed lazy today, so they were not blamed so unfairly. I don't know how long it took, but when Ada felt sleepy, Cornelius Fudge finally came.

The Minister was dressed in finery, and his clothes made him look more like a politician. He should be in the Palace of Westminster, not in a muddy and shabby wooden house in Hogsmeade.

The Minister did not come alone. Behind him were Amelia Bones, Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic, Auror Kingsley Shacklebolt, and a man and a woman whom Ada did not recognize.

The man looked strong, with short straight hair, and looked very serious. The last woman made Ada frown, her girlish pink outfit was too eye-catching.

Pink hairpins, pink bows, pink frilly skirts, and a tiny pink handbag. Ada is sixteen years old, and she doesn't dare to dress like this, but this middle-aged woman dares to go out in such delicate clothes.

So ordinary, yet so confident, it really opened Ada's eyes.

"Oh, Albus, what's the matter that makes you so anxious? Is there any news about Black?" Cornelius Fudge was very enthusiastic and did not seem to be unhappy at all for being called to cold Scotland.

But Fudge's enthusiasm was met with Dumbledore's cold shoulder. It would have been fine if Black had not been mentioned, but Dumbledore became even angrier as soon as Black's name was mentioned.

"Cornelly, do you know what happened today?" Dumbledore asked. "What did those Dementors you trust do?"

Fudge didn't respond, nor did he make any sound.

Amelia Bones, director of the Department of Law Enforcement, walked up to Walker and asked, "What's going on? What is Professor Dumbledore talking about?"

"Director, the Dementors... they are out of control, they broke into the school..." Walker stammered. His expression was depressed. He could already see himself packing up and leaving.

"Cough, cough." A sharp, artificial girl's voice suddenly sounded in the room.

Ada touched her throat in confusion. She was sure that the girl's voice had nothing to do with her, but she was clearly the only girl in the room!

A short, plump woman in pink stood up and said, "Mr. Walker, what are you talking about? All Dementors are under the management of the Ministry of Magic. They will not get out of control, let alone rush into the school."

As she spoke, the woman looked at Dumbledore, as if to say that Walker was speaking such slanderous words to discredit the Ministry of Magic and the wise minister at the instruction of Dumbledore.

Her appearance was really painful for Ada. When she spoke, her broad, flabby face trembled with the movement of her mouth.

Ada is not a superficial person who judges people by their appearance, but it is really hard to have a good impression of this Ministry of Magic official who looks like a gas tank turned into a spirit.

"Who are you?" Out of politeness, Ada decided to ask the name of this middle-aged woman who thought she was very pretty.

The woman said very proudly: "I am Dolores Umbridge, the Senior Undersecretary of the Ministry of Magic. I am a rude girl. The education level of Hogwarts is really getting worse and worse. The students are all such rude guys."

Ada's mouth twitched when she heard Umbridge's indirect remarks.

It is customary to exchange courtesy, and Ada decided to let Umbridge know what politeness is. Ada asked: "Pink and tender, how old are you now? Also, have you ever heard anyone say that you look like a pink toad when you dress like this?"

"You rude little brute!" Umbridge was furious, and she drew out her wand. Her wand was short and small, just like her body.

"It seems not, but it doesn't matter, you heard it today." It's so infuriating, Ada doesn't care about whether he is a senior deputy minister or not.

Umbridge became even angrier, she gripped her wand tightly, if Cornelius Fudge hadn't been here, she would definitely have tortured this ignorant little girl.

"Professor, she just scolded me, didn't she?" Ida turned to Dumbledore and said, "And it looks like she wants to hit me. So, professor, can I teach her how to behave?"

(End of this chapter)