The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 324: Resentment towards Firebolt
The fireworks in the night sky of Paris were brilliant, making this ancient city seem like a dream. The two-week Christmas holiday was as fleeting as the fireworks. One day after the New Year, Ada packed her handbag and prepared to return to Hogwarts.

When she crossed the English Channel and stood on the land of the British Isles again, Ada had not yet felt how far away it was from Paris, nor had she yet truly left home.

But when Ada returned to the Scottish Highlands and saw the mountains of similar altitude and felt the damp and cold wind blowing on her face, she felt that she had indeed returned to Hogwarts and that this feeling was right.

The ancient castle that had stood for a thousand years became lively again, and the returning students brought new vitality to Hogwarts. Ada, in a good mood, hummed an unknown tune and walked towards the Gryffindor tower, wanting to share her travel notes in Paris with her friends.

The portrait at the entrance of the Gryffindor Common Room is still Sir Cadogan. The Fat Lady, the dorm manager, has not recovered from her psychological trauma and has been unwilling to return to her post. From Halloween to before the Christmas holidays, the dorm manager Cadogan probably changed about a hundred passwords.

In the portrait, Cadogan is lying on the grass to rest, and the pony that depends on him for survival is eating grass beside him.

"Happy New Year, Sir Cadogan." Ada was in a good mood and greeted Sir Cadogan, "In the name of justice, I give you glory!"

Sir Cadogan leaped up from the ground, drew his sword, and cried out, "The password is wrong! Tell me! Why did you break into the castle, you succubus? What are you looking for with your evil eyes? Tell me!"

"When was the password changed? Why do we need to change the password during the holidays?" Ada asked patiently.

After the Fat Lady's portrait was damaged, no one in the castle was willing to take over this dangerous position because they were afraid that Blake would damage their portraits as well. Only Sir Cadogan was not afraid of Blake and volunteered to take over the Fat Lady's duties.

So, whether it was because of Sir Cadogan's bravery or because he allowed Gryffindor students to return to the common room, Ada still respected this knight who did not have a particularly good reputation.

"You have no right to question Sir Cadogan, you confusing succubus!" Sir Cadogan waved the sword in his hand like a windmill. He continued, "Tell me your evil purpose, and the great Sir Cadogan can spare your life!"

Ada pursed her lips and said with strong resentment, "Here, do you see the prefect badge? I am the prefect of Gryffindor. Let me in!"

"I saw it, but so what? The password is wrong, Dumbledore can't go in, what's the point of having a prefect!" The first half of Sir Cadogan's sentence was normal, but the second half was full of his second-year soul, "Come on, let's fight to the death. The brave Sir Cadogan is never afraid of monsters!"

Ada suddenly wanted to escape with her wand and help Sir Cadogan with his appearance. She finally understood why Blake was so angry and destroyed the portrait of the Fat Lady after being rejected by the Fat Lady. She also wanted to do this now. It must be very satisfying.

At this time, a Gryffindor student appeared behind Ada, and the footsteps were getting closer and closer.

Hearing someone approaching, Ada thought she didn't need to look for the scissors anymore, but when she turned around and saw that the student was Neville Longbottom, she decided to continue looking for the scissors.

Just as Ada was about to take out her wand and turn it into a pair of scissors, Neville asked cautiously, "Why don't you go in?"

There is a fear ranking list in Neville Longbottom's heart, with Professor Snape and Mrs. Longbottom at the top. And Ada is also lucky to be on the list, even though she has never done anything to Neville.

"Neville, that old bastard Cadogan has changed the password again, so I can't enter the lounge." Ada said resignedly, "Let's wait here until someone comes over or someone comes out of the lounge."

Hearing that the password had been changed again, Neville stopped digging his pockets and asked in a panic, "When was it changed? Why did it change again? I haven't even remembered the last one!" "This morning, you forgetful little fat boy." Sir Cadogan hesitated for a moment and decided to remind Neville, "Didn't you say the new password correctly at noon!"

Neville suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and continued to complete the action he had just stopped because of panic. After a while, Neville searched all his pockets and finally took out a note.

Ada curiously leaned over to take a look. The note was filled with the password for the lounge. It really is true that every policy has its own countermeasure.

"Black is a cowardly bastard." Neville spread out the notes and read out one of them slowly.

"That's right! Black is a cowardly bastard. He doesn't even dare to fight Master Cadogan to the death!"

Sir Cadogan shouted loudly while opening the entrance to the lounge. Neither Ada nor Neville listened to Sir Cadogan's heroic words. As soon as the hole was revealed, the two of them immediately went in.

The common room was bustling with activity. Ada reminded Neville to keep his note safe and not lose it, then returned to her friends.

The twins and Lee Jordan maintained the same posture, crossing their legs and looking in the direction of the boys' dormitory with a puzzled look on their faces. Angelina and Alia were in a similar posture, but they did not cross their legs and were also looking in the direction of the girls' dormitory.

Seeing her friends wearing the same uniform look, Ada's good mood was ruined and turned into curiosity. What happened to them? Was there a big campus couple in Gryffindor?

It’s not Ada’s fault for having such a wild imagination, but the performance of her friends is just too weird and too magical.

"Can anyone tell me what happened?"

The friends all turned to look at Ada, which made her startled. Soon, the friends explained the matter clearly, and the cause of the matter originated from a Christmas gift Harry received.

On Christmas Day, Harry received an expensive Christmas gift, the most expensive and professional flying broomstick Firebolt on the market. Moreover, such a generous gift was sent anonymously.

Firebolt, price negotiable, Ada wanted to buy one during the holidays but failed to do so. Now, Harry will ride the Firebolt to participate in the remaining Quidditch games. Damn it, the second generation of the rich is driving an F1 to participate in amateur competitions! Is there still a king's law? Is there still law?
Although Professor McGonagall gave Harry a Nimbus 2000 as a gift, Ada didn't think that Professor McGonagall would give him a Firebolt. The reason was simple: the price of a Firebolt was too expensive. Such an expensive gift and such special treatment would cause collective dissatisfaction among other students.

The same is true for Dumbledore. As the headmaster, he will cause more dissatisfaction among students. Professor Lupin takes good care of Harry and will personally teach Harry the Patronus Charm this semester, but Professor Lupin's own life is very difficult and he simply cannot afford so much money.

"The Firebolt is now in Professor McGonagall's hands. She wants to check if there is any curse on it. She suspects it was sent by Sirius Black." Fred complained.

George continued, "It's all because of Hermione. She told Professor McGonagall about it. I saw a smaller version of you, Prefect Drizzt."

Ada didn't think so, she felt that Hermione's approach was not wrong. Being careful is not a big mistake, but being careless is a big mistake. What if there is really a curse on this flying broom, and Harry falls from dozens of feet high again?
However, Ada was more concerned about another thing. As the last man in the Black family, the price of the Firebolt should not be a big deal for him. But the problem was, how did Sirius, a fugitive, negotiate the price and order the broomstick? This was the key to the problem.

Who provided help to Sirius Black?
(End of this chapter)