The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 330 Murder caused by animal hair

I have tasted betrayal once again in my life, and it was at the hands of my pet dog and cat. If I tell this to others, people will laugh at me.

But that was the fact. From the indifference of the cat and dog, and Crookshanks "stopping" her from searching the room, Ada could tell that Garlon and Crookshanks must have known the identity of this uninvited guest.

Moreover, it is very likely that the two of them brought this uninvited guest into the Twilight Cabin and took a hot bath here!

Ada was unable to communicate with Garlon and Crookshanks verbally. Even if she could, it would be almost impossible to get the information she wanted from the two traitors.

Fred and George were almost always participating in Quidditch training during this period. If they dared not to participate, Wood would definitely kill them.

When they were not training, the twins stayed in the castle to study and review. If they did not do well in their OWLs, Mrs. Weasley would kill them.

This year was a life-and-death situation for Fred and George. They had to put aside their favorite experiments, let alone know that a canine had broken into the Twilight Cottage.

Besides Ada and the twins, the only person who frequents Twilight Cottage is the house-elf Winnie. She often comes here to clean the room. Will she find anything?

Thinking of this, Ada immediately left the two traitors behind and left the hut, returning to the castle without stopping.

In the kitchen of Hogwarts, Ada found Winnie the elf busy. Unfortunately, Winnie the house elf did not find anything special, nor did she see more animal hair.

There was dirt on the carpet in the cabin, which made Winnie feel very guilty. She thought she had not fulfilled her duty and did not clean the cabin. There was no way, Ada had to give up asking and turn to comfort Winnie who was blaming herself.

Although Ada did not get the information she wanted, she got another piece of news to prove her inference.

Winnie had seen Crookshanks several times when she went to clean Twilight Cottage, and sometimes Garlon was there too. They didn't look like they were playing in the room, but more like they were waiting for Winnie to come.

Now the title of traitor was confirmed. Garlon and Crookshanks must know something. They were afraid that Winnie would discover the truth, so the dog and the cat tried to interfere with Winnie, just like what they did to Ada today.

After reaching the above conclusion, Ada did not take any action immediately, nor did she inform Dumbledore immediately. There are still loopholes in her conclusion and other doubts, which makes the "illegal entry into Twilight Cottage" incident seem a bit absurd.

The biggest question still lies with this canine. Whether he is really a canine or a wizard's Animagus transformation is the core of the whole thing.

If he is really an animal, it only means that Garlon and Crookshanks have a new furry wandering friend. If he is really an Animagus, why does he hide everywhere? Is he really Sirius Black?
Ada suddenly felt that her behavior today might have alerted the enemy. This canine animal probably wouldn't visit Twilight Cottage again in the short term.

After transforming, Animagus will retain human consciousness and thinking ability, and they can also communicate with certain animals.

What Ada did in the cabin today was seen by the traitor cat and the traitor dog. Will they betray Ada again and tell everything to the canine?

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Ada even wanted to stew Garlon to make soup!

In the pet shop, Garlon seemed very special. It would neither try hard to show itself off nor lick customers' fingers to please them. It just lay quietly in the cage, giving people the feeling that it would not live long.

Garlon is really smart. After bringing him back from the pet shop, he learns very quickly whatever Ada teaches him, and has basically mastered all the skills of a pet dog.

Garlon's sense of danger even exceeds that of other dog breeds. Last year, it distanced itself from Ginny. Now I think it was because it sensed the dangerous aura from Ginny.

This off-white Labrador is good in every way. Its only shortcoming is that it is not close enough to its owner and is indifferent to him. This does not make Ada feel the slightest joy of having a dog.

As a pet dog, this alone is enough to offset all its advantages.

The pet that Ada raises seems to be raised for someone else. Now Garlon has "let the wolf into the house" behind his owner's back. This eye-catching behavior is really like those ungrateful wolves that can never be tamed.

How could Ada not be angry as the owner? Not smashing Garlon's head directly was a manifestation of her kindness. Perhaps it was wrong from the beginning. Garlon didn't want to be with Ada, and Ada shouldn't have forced him back. A forced melon is not sweet after all.

That evening, the Gryffindor common room was as lively as usual, and when Harry appeared in the common room with a Firebolt, the noise suddenly reached its peak.

Every head turned to Harry, and then the people who were cheering for the Firebolt surrounded Harry and his Firebolt.

People passed the Firebolt around, admiring it from every angle.

Fred and George also wanted to join in the fun, but when they saw Ada's gloomy face, the two brothers gave up the plan and instead wanted to comfort Ada.

Although no one knows who sent the Firebolt this time, it was obviously not the work of Professor McGonagall, otherwise she would not have opened it and examined it carefully before returning it to Harry today.

Since it wasn't Professor McGonagall who gave her the flying broom, why was Ada unhappy? Fred and George found it hard to understand Ada's train of thought.

In fact, Ada was not angry, nor would she be angry about Harry's Firebolt. Ada was just concentrating on thinking of a way to use Galleon and Crookshanks to trick the canine that had illegally entered.

It's just that Ada thought too much, and her dissatisfaction with Garlon made her expression look very serious, as if she was angry about something.

When the twins asked her about the incident, Ada told the brothers about the intruder.

Ada didn't want to tell them, because she didn't want them to be distracted by this matter. The most important thing for Fred and George right now was the Quidditch game and concentrating on preparing for the wizard level exam.

After listening to Ada's analysis, Fred and George also frowned. They also realized that this matter was unusual. The two pets suddenly had a "friend", and even because of this friend betrayed their owner, it was indescribable.

This is really a matter that can be big or small, and the seriousness of the matter depends on the true identity of this unknown "friend".

The three men had just been discussing for a while, discussing how to catch the illegal intruder, when suddenly a choked scream was heard from the stairs of the boys' dormitory.

The entire common room suddenly fell silent, and everyone stared at the staircase in a daze. There were hurried footsteps, getting louder and louder - and then Ron jumped out, dragging a sheet in his hand.

"Look!" Ron roared, striding over to Hermione's desk. "Look!" he roared excitedly, shaking the sheet in front of Hermione's face.

"Scabbers! Look! Scabbers!" Ron's voice trembled a little, not sure if it was because of anger or heartache.

Hermione dodged Ron with a confused look on her face. Ada and the other two looked at the bed sheet in Ron's hand. There was a red substance on it that looked like blood.

"Blood!" Ron shouted amid the astonishment and silence of the crowd. "Scabbers is dead! Are you satisfied now?"

Hermione's body trembled a little, and she said: "Ron, I didn't... I never meant that..."

"Do you know what's on the floor?" Ron asked loudly. His anger made him lose his mind. The twins came forward to dissuade him, but he pushed them away.

"No...I don't know." Hermione said in a trembling voice.

Ron threw something on Hermione's runic translation homework. It was a few long ginger cat hairs.

"You picked that damn big cat, you haven't forgotten its color!" Ron shouted at the top of his voice.

(End of this chapter)