The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 347 The Buried Truth
Professor Snape will show you how terrible it is to be a person who has lost his mind. Snape, whose heart is filled with hatred, has lost the ability to think. In other words, he is controlled by hatred.

Snape was a master in the art of Occlumency. Even though he lost his mind and was briefly taken advantage of by Ada, he quickly broke free from this control.

Moreover, Ada's interference once again amplified the flames of hatred in Snape's heart; Ada's standing on the side of Sirius and Harry made Snape feel betrayed and deceived.

Although Ada was not Lily, Snape always felt that he had seen this scene somewhere.

Adding fuel to the fire, making matters worse. Driven by anger and hatred, Snape planned to attack Ada, and the next ones would be Sirius and Lupin.

The sudden change made it impossible for anyone in the room to react. Harry and the other two didn't even have time to use their best disarming spell. They heard a loud "bang" which seemed to be accompanied by a faint sigh.

When everyone came to their senses, Snape had already flown backwards, hit the wall, and then slid down the wall to the ground, while Ada was still standing there, holding her wand in her hand.

The only way to defeat all martial arts in the world is to be faster. This also applies to duels between wizards in the magical world.

Ada was able to fight Snape on equal terms, and she was ready to attack the moment she walked into the room, while Snape only just developed the intention to kill Ada.

It was a deliberate plan, and Ada also chose to launch a sneak attack without any martial ethics.

His left hand, without the wand, cast the spell "Repel the Enemy Three Feet", while his right hand, holding the wand, cast the "Disarming Spell". The two spells were cast at the same time, quickly and efficiently, not only disarming Snape, but also knocking him away.

Being able to cast different magic spells with both hands at the same time was an ability that Snape had trained on Ada. This is called shooting oneself in the foot.

Snape had no time to defend himself when he was attacked. This was the disadvantage of wizards' high attack and low defense. Just by "retreating three feet from the enemy", Snape lost the ability to continue fighting.

The intense pain made Snape unable to move, but the flame of revenge was still burning in his deep eyes. He looked at everyone in the room with hatred, as if he wanted to send everyone to hell.

Ada waved her wand again, and a long red ribbon shot out from the tip of the yew wand. The ribbon flew straight to Snape by the wall and tied up the Potions Professor tightly.

He knocked down and tied up the man in one go, stunning everyone in the room. Is this kid really only sixteen years old? He's really too good at fighting!

Everyone's eyes followed Ada's figure, watching her walk to Snape's side and squat down. For a moment, they all forgot what was more important to them at the moment.

Seeing Snape's "miserable condition", Sirius swallowed subconsciously, and the wound on his shoulder began to ache. Sirius felt the same way as Snape, and he felt that his injury was not unfair at all.

Thank you Sister Ada for not killing me?

"Professor, I know you hate it, but please be patient. It only takes a moment, just a moment." Ada's ring glowed faintly, but this time Ada did not try to disturb Snape. Instead, she really tried to comfort him.

Under Ada's constant comfort, Snape let out a shrill howl like a wounded beast, and helplessness, pain, and confusion appeared on Snape's face one by one.

After howling, Snape stopped making any sound, the fire of revenge in his eyes was gone, and there was no struggle. He finally calmed down. But this calmness made Snape suffer.

The reception room was in a mess, with overturned sofas, bookcases, and broken utensils everywhere.

"Okay, now you can explain everything to Harry." Ada said. Instead of returning to the crowd, she sat next to Snape.

Snape once protected Ada and taught Ada, so Ada chose to protect Snape today and chose to sit beside him and accompany him. This is what Ada owed him.

The room was quiet for a while, until everyone sat on the sofa, Lupin began to talk slowly, starting from the day he turned into a werewolf.

At Hogwarts, Lupin would hide in the Shrieking Shack alone every full moon night. He would bite and scratch himself, and the villagers heard the noises and screams and thought it was a particularly violent ghost. Dumbledore fueled the rumors, and even though the house has been quiet for many years and the owner of the house has changed to Ada, the villagers of Hogsmeade still dare not approach it.

Lupin's disappearance once a month still aroused the suspicion of his friends, but the fact that Lupin was a werewolf did not alienate James, Sirius and Peter from Lupin. Instead, it prompted them to become Animagus.

Finally, in fifth year, they had mastered the ability to transform into a different animal at will: James was a stag, Prongs; Sirius was a dog, Padfoot; and Peter was a mouse, Wormtail.

They sneak out of the castle once a month wearing James's invisibility cloak. They transform into animals and come to the shed through the Whomping Willow to accompany Lupin through the difficult nights during his transformation.

Lupin also explained why he did not tell Dumbledore this year that Sirius was an Animagus. Lupin was afraid of betraying Dumbledore's trust, as Dumbledore was the first person to accept him besides his parents.

For Lupin, Dumbledore's acceptance and trust are invaluable.

Although Snape would not respond to Lupin, he still thanked Snape for providing him with the werewolf potion. Well... Actually, the werewolf potion that Lupin took was brewed by Ada.

After Lupin, Sirius also told what happened twelve years ago and the replacement of the secret keeper. It was not until then that Harry knew that the person who betrayed his parents was actually the recognized hero Peter Pettigrew!

Everyone thought Peter died twelve years ago, killed by Sirius Black, but in fact, it was Peter who blew up half the street. He cut off his fingers, transformed and escaped into the gutter during the chaos.

Peter hid for twelve years, and Sirius was imprisoned in Azkaban for twelve years. The truth was revealed, but some people in the room still couldn't believe it.

You have raised a pet for many years, and suddenly someone comes to tell you that your pet is actually a human being, and your pet is a murderer. This is unbelievable no matter who it is, and Ron is understandable for not wanting to believe it.

Ron has lived for more than ten years, and today may be the most active day for his brain. He found many excuses and reasons, trying to explain that Scabbers is just Scabbers, an ordinary mouse that can survive relatively well, and not the murderer Peter Pettigrew.

However, Ron's excuses were completely untenable in the face of the truth. All signs pointed out that Banban was Peter, and even Ron himself was gradually accepting this fact.

At this time, Crookshanks, who Ron had always thought was a mad cat, walked around in front of Ron with a haughty look on his face. Crookshanks immediately recognized that Peter was not a mouse, and also immediately recognized Black.

After establishing trust with Sirius, Crookshanks also introduced his younger brother, Garlon, to Sirius. The two dogs and one cat thus formed a united front, determined to catch Peter, until Sirius was injured by Ada.

In the words of Sirius Black, "Except for my cousin Bellatrix, I have never seen such a fierce woman in my life." A sixteen-year-old student chasing a notorious fugitive into the Forbidden Forest, no one in their right mind would do such a thing.

After being injured, Sirius had been hiding in a cave in the Forbidden Forest. However, there were no medicines or healers in the Forbidden Forest, so Sirius's wound inevitably became infected, and he fell into a coma with a high fever.

Crookshanks and Garlon disagreed on how to treat Sirius Black, and the cat and the dog had a fight. The result was obvious, although Garlon lost, they still asked Ada for help.

The off-white Garlon approached Ada in a flattering way, but Ada didn't want to pay attention to it. Garlon wanted to lick Ada's palm, but Ada shook her hand away in disgust, not letting it get close to her.

The off-white Garlon had no choice but to lie listlessly beside Ada, refusing to move.

There was another sound of footsteps outside the door, and everyone in the room was like a frightened bird. Lupin, Harry and Hermione subconsciously drew their wands and pointed them at the door.

This time they were overthinking, because the people who appeared at the door were not enemies, but Dumbledore, Fred and George who had hurried over.

Dumbledore smiled and said, "I am the headmaster of Hogwarts after all. Can't you respect me a little?"

(End of this chapter)