The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 328 Crookshanks
This answer was somewhat ambiguous, and could even be said to be completely unrelated to Hermione's question, but Ada felt that Hermione could understand her hidden meaning.

If it weren't for the fact that she didn't want to undermine Hermione's newly built confidence, Ada would have directly denied Hermione's guess without hesitation and cited a lot of evidence to attack Miss Beaver.

But Ada couldn't do that. Hermione now needed other people's affirmation and encouragement.

Why didn't she tell Hermione directly? Because Ida had promised Dumbledore that she would keep this secret for Professor Lupin and keep it to herself.

Although Ada revealed some things to her grandmother Vida during the Christmas holidays, she did not reveal anyone's name or identity information. Vida would not talk about such things casually.

So when giving an answer, Ada hesitated because she needed to consider the possible impact of telling the secret. After weighing the pros and cons, Ada gave such an ambiguous answer, which indirectly confirmed Hermione's guess.

As Ada said, Hermione is a smart person. Smart people can distinguish the importance of things and know what to say and what not to say.

Hermione understood Ada's answer, and she also heard what Ada did not say.

Hermione's face immediately turned from cloudy to sunny. She imitated Ada's actions before and placed her index finger next to her lips, making a gesture of silence to show that she would also keep it a secret.

After answering Sir Cadogan's various commands, Ada and Hermione returned to the Gryffindor common room. The little lions always seemed to be full of energy. Even after the curfew, the common room was still noisy and lively.

Harry and Ron were also there, whispering to each other in the corner of the lounge. It was unclear what they were talking about. Hermione encouraged herself, then trotted towards Harry and Ron, trying to take the initiative to ease the relationship between the three of them.

However, before Hermione could explain or propose a reconciliation, the two older boys, Harry and Ron, ran back to the boys' dormitory, leaving Hermione alone in a daze.

Not only Hermione was stunned, even Ada who was watching from the side was stunned. What's wrong with these two little brothers? Are mice and Firebolts so important? More important than a beautiful living person?

My dear boy, your idea is very dangerous!

Maybe I am too people-oriented, or maybe my imagination is too lacking, so I don't see the importance of Firebolt and rats! Ada thought silently in her heart.

January has unknowingly turned into February, but the bitterly cold weather has not changed at all, and spring has still not arrived in this cold land.

Ever since Slytherin narrowly defeated Ravenclaw, Wood, who saw the chance to defend the title again, increased Quidditch training to five times a week. On the training ground, one could always see the Gryffindor red uniforms and hear Wood's "mellow" roar.

This made Ada a poor lonely person in recent times. Her roommates were participating in Quidditch training, and her best friend was also participating in training. Unless she went to the training ground with them, Ada was a pitiful person wherever she went.

Except when patrolling the corridor, the only time Ada is not alone is when performing her duties as a prefect. Another prefect, Clark Gerard, will accompany her.

When Ada woke up early that morning, the dormitory was empty. Everyone went to training again. After lying in bed for a while, Ada remembered that she also had a dog, so she took Garlon and left the castle.

There were many students chasing and playing on the playground, and some students went to the training ground to watch the team training. Ada, who was alone, felt a bit isolated from the world. It was not until she reached the edge of the playground, away from the crowd, that Ada decided to loosen the leash and let Garlon run for a while to release his energy. But before Ada could untie the leash, Garlon broke free of her control and rushed out like a wild dog.

The off-white Labrador and the ginger cat with bow legs were running wildly on the playground. Sometimes Garlon was chasing Crookshanks, and sometimes Crookshanks was chasing Garlon. The cat and the dog chased each other, and soon they ran to the Whomping Willow.

Following the cat and the dog, Ada also walked near the Whomping Willow, and then Ada saw a scene that shocked and puzzled her.

Like a flash of lightning, the ginger-colored Crookshanks skillfully pierced through the waving branches of the Whomping Willow, pressed his claws on the boil on the trunk of the Whomping Willow, and then he slipped into the secret passage leading to the Twilight Cottage.

At this moment, Ada was possessed by Young Master Yang's soul. Crookshanks' highly skilled operation made Ada see a black question mark face.

Can someone tell me what just happened? I seemed to see ginger ball lightning flying. Also, can someone tell me why Crookshanks is so skilled?

Ada's mind was full of question marks, and she felt like she had missed something. So she also went into the secret passage, wanting to see what was going on that she didn't know about.

Passing through the secret passage, there was a warning sign at the entrance of the cabin that read "There is a vicious dog inside, please do not approach." As soon as Ada walked into the house, she saw the vicious dog offering food to its boss, giving away its own dog food.

Crookshanks ignored Garlon's dog food. He jumped directly onto the sofa and lay on the soft and comfortable pillow. He treated this familiar place as his home and completely ignored the real owner of the cabin.

I don’t know if it’s because there is a large group of Dementors outside the school, but this winter is particularly cold. Ada is a little afraid of cold, so she hasn’t been to the cabin much recently because she doesn’t want to walk through the playground in the wind and snow to come to the cold and heatless cabin.

Although Ada had not been here for many days, the cottage was still very tidy, with no dust on the floor and furniture. There was also a pile of dry firewood for daily use next to the fireplace. All of this was done thanks to the house-elf Winnie.

After controlling the dry firewood to fly into the fireplace and lighting it, Ada sat down opposite Crookshanks, wanting to observe Hermione's pet up close.

Crookshanks looked not very smart and not very likable, but facing the skilled operation of the Whomping Willow just now, Garlon couldn't do it so smoothly. You know, Garlon has been with Ada for several years, and Crookshanks has only been in Hogwarts for half a year.

It has been chasing Scabbers relentlessly for half a year, and even defeated Garlon and made Garlon lead it to the Twilight Cabin. It is also so familiar with the boil on the Whomping Willow. Isn't Crookshanks's behavior a bit evil?

Even though this is Scotland, you can't be a spirit!
Crookshanks seemed to know that Ada was observing him. He first meowed twice to express his dissatisfaction, and then stared at Ada with his eyes, protesting with practical actions.

Ada did not observe the big cat again. It was bought by Hermione from a pet store. It was impossible for it to be a spirit, but it was indeed very smart. Ada left the sofa and walked around the room while doing chest expansion exercises to warm up her body.

It didn't matter that he strolled around. Crookshanks on the sofa also stood up with his bow legs and made a "gurgling" sound to attract Ada's attention.

This abnormal behavior made Ada feel a little strange. Crookshanks had been indifferent to her just now, so why did he come to her now?
What does Crookshanks want to do?
(End of this chapter)