The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 357 Howling Letter

Happiness can be built on the pain of others. Ada's happiness is built on Dumbledore's pain. Maybe it's not that painful, but it's indeed a bit shameful.

It was a fine morning with the sun shining brightly and a gentle breeze. Students were having breakfast in the auditorium as usual, and owls were delivering letters, items or the Daily Prophet as usual.

Thanks to Sirius Black, the sales of The Daily Prophet hit a new high. As the media that exclusively reported the retrial of an old case, The Daily Prophet's market share reached an astonishing level.

Everything was the same as usual, and nothing unusual could be seen, but among the many owls there was one that was late. This grey owl ignored the students who looked up and went straight across the four long tables to Dumbledore.

The gray owl seemed to have transformed into a bomber. It swooped down and was near Dumbledore. After dropping the letter, it increased its altitude and disappeared in a flash.

The letter landed precisely on the table in front of Dumbledore. After seeing the letter, Dumbledore showed some surprise on his face. The students in the auditorium began to talk in a low voice. It was because the letter was red - the Howler Letter.

Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, received the Howler Letter, and this kind of thing is still worth discussing among the students.

But Dumbledore was Dumbledore, and he remained calm even after receiving the Howler. Dumbledore opened the envelope with great interest, and then a loud female voice rang through the entire hall. Compared with this lady, Mrs. Weasley and Mrs. Longbottom seemed particularly gentle.

The deafening female voice continued to echo, shaking the cups and plates on the table. Everyone in the hall covered their ears, even the professors in the teacher's seat. The only people who could remain calm in the hall were Dumbledore and Ada.

Dumbledore remained calm because this was just a small scene and he had seen many big storms; Ada was calm because she was very familiar with the voice. Even though the voice had changed a little due to the loud volume, Ada still recognized it as the voice of her grandmother Vida.

A grandmother is a grandmother. She said she would send a Howling Letter to Dumbledore, and she really sent a Howling Letter to Dumbledore. What a heroine!
The gist of the howling letter is: Dumbledore, I'm warning you, if you dare to let my granddaughter take risks or play detective games with you again, I will break your old bones and scatter your ashes!
The red howler finally made a face at Dumbledore before automatically burning into ashes.

The Howlers stopped, but everyone was still shocked. It wasn't the first time we heard that Dumbledore had received a Howler, but it was the first time we saw it. This parent was really fierce.

The students, who could not calm down for a long time, were still thinking about the contents of the shouting letter. From the key words in the content such as "granddaughter", "detective game", "dangerous", etc., the students already knew whose parents the letter came from.

The students from the four colleges all looked at Ada. Like granddaughter, like grandmother. Sure enough, there is no one in Hogwarts that your family members dare not beat... He dared to threaten to break Dumbledore's old bones and even scattered his ashes. He was a tough guy who was passed down from generation to generation.

The professors in the teaching seats had different reactions. Some just watched, like Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout; some didn't care, like Snape; some were stunned for a long time, like Professor Hagrid and Professor Babbling; and some felt relieved, like Professor McGonagall.

There are also those who hold back their laughter, such as Remus Lupin and Sirius Black. Sirius has been doing nothing recently, so Dumbledore asked him to be Lupin's assistant, of course without salary.

The Defense Against the Dark Arts class became particularly lively. Lupin was already funny and humorous, and now with the addition of Sirius, the classroom immediately turned into a sea of ​​joy.

The naughty students all liked Sirius very much, and even hoped that he could open a course specifically to teach people how to play pranks.

Dumbledore would definitely not agree, unless he was mentally ill or wanted to see the school in chaos and wanted to see Filch hanged at the door of the headmaster's office one morning, with a skinny cat hanging with him.

In the hall, Ada was stared at by the whole school, feeling somewhat embarrassed. She had never expected her grandmother to be such a man of her words. She was a woman who had been through a lot, and a woman who had been with Grindelwald. She was even more Lupin than Professor Lupin, simply a wolf.

After everyone's hearing returned to normal, the twins came close to Ada and whispered, "Has our grandmother always been this fierce? Or did she become so fierce after she found you?"

The twins' words were naturally met with Ada's pursuit and beating. May came quietly amid laughter and joy.

The weather in May is getting better and better. The days are becoming sunny and cloudless, and the heat is so hot that one just wants to take a few pints of iced pumpkin juice and stroll to the grounds. But no, the exams are approaching, and the students have to stay in the somewhat stuffy castle, forcing their brains to concentrate and letting the tempting summer breeze blow in from the window.

The fifth year students who were about to take the Ordinary Wizarding Level Examination, and the seventh year students who were about to take the Ultimate Wizarding Examination, both became somewhat neurotic.

If anyone disturbed the peace of the common room, they would be immediately reprimanded, and Percy would jump out and give severe punishment.

Ada didn't want to stay indoors. She was a person who did what she wanted to do, so she really showed up at the cool Black Lake with iced juice. Ada lazily watched the giant squid swimming dreamily on the lake, wondering how big the iron plate would be.

Fred and George took the book and recited loudly by the lake, and Garlon followed behind the two brothers. During this period, Garlon had been living with the twins, and its doghouse, snacks, and toys were also moved to the boys' dormitory.

Ada would not forgive Garlon's betrayal any time soon, even if Sirius was not an enemy.

Sirius and Lupin also came to the Black Lake at this time. The two of them were like an old married couple, very harmonious. Sirius naturally came to Ada, naturally poured two glasses of iced juice, and then handed one to Lupin.

"You guys really know how to enjoy yourself!" Sirius drank the iced juice in one gulp.

"Muggles know how to enjoy it better. Do you know what air conditioning is?" Ada said lazily, and then she gave Sirius and Lupin a brief introduction to air conditioning. Ada really hoped that Hogwarts could also be equipped with air conditioning, but unfortunately any electronic products of Muggles would malfunction in school.

After a few small talk, Sirius finally got to the point. He said, "Garon has been living in the boys' dormitory recently. Do you plan to continue like this?"

"Did it tell you itself?" Ada said. She looked at Garlon not far away, still feeling a little uncomfortable.

"No, Harry told me," said Sirius, who had moved out of the boys' dormitory after regaining his freedom.

"You're so talkative..." Ada muttered softly.

Sirius said seriously: "Ada, are you really not going to keep Garlon by your side? It looks really pitiful now. Considering that it hasn't done anything bad..."

"It betrayed me." Ada interrupted Sirius's plea, "If it betrayed me for you the first time, it can betray me for someone else the second time! Do I have to forgive its betrayal the day it bites my throat?"

Sirius was speechless and choked. But Sirius still had to find a way to convince Ada, after all, Garlon had come to this point because he helped him.

"You're exaggerating. It's not that serious. As we all know, Galleons are weaklings. They can't do those things." Lupin joked, trying to ease the atmosphere, fearing that Sirius and Ada would get into a stalemate.

"Galon has always trusted you, Ada." Sirius said, "It was because of you that I turned to you for help during the time I was injured. It may not show it obviously, but to it, you are everything."

Ada didn't say anything. Maybe there was no need for Ada to bother with a pet dog, but Garlon's betrayal was real. Looking at Garlon who was shaking his head and following the twins, Ada sighed deeply.

"Then let Galleon stay with Fred and George." Lupin suggested, "If you really send him away, I'm afraid you'll regret it."

(End of this chapter)