The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 395: The Medicine Cures Old Deng

It's cold at high altitudes. Standing on the astronomy tower is even colder than on the ground. Ada tightened her cloak and turned to look at Dumbledore. The headmaster had a smile on his face, but it looked like he was gloating.

"Even if I were to commit suicide, I would do it at the door of the principal's office. Maybe one day when you open the door, you will see me hanging myself with my tongue sticking out so long." As she spoke, Ada gestured with her hands.

However, the length that Ada gestured to was almost to her waist. Even if she was gifted or the reincarnation of a hanged ghost, her tongue could not be stretched that long.

"As the saying goes, good people don't live long, but evil people live for a thousand years. I think you can live to be a hundred years old." Dumbledore said, ignoring Ada's angry look.

Dumbledore also leaned against the wall and looked out at the entire Hogwarts. He said, "It's great. Everything on campus is in sight. Looking down at all this, do you feel like you are in control of everything?"

"Dominate everything? Unless there really is a God in the world." Ada said sullenly, "No, even if there really is an omniscient and omnipotent God, he cannot control every person and every living being."

Dumbledore looked at Ada and said, "I thought you hadn't thought of this! Since you know that you can't control people's hearts, why do you still try to control their hearts? And why do you get upset about this impossible thing?"

Ninety percent of what happened in Hogwarts could not be hidden from Dumbledore. If there really were gods in the world, Dumbledore would be the god of Hogwarts. Of course, even gods take naps sometimes.

The rules that Ada set for the prefects and students naturally did not escape Dumbledore's eyes. Even the fact that Ada went to the Slytherin common room was clearly known to Dumbledore.

But the principal said nothing, and did nothing, he just watched quietly. There are some things that are useless to preach, only after you have done it yourself, you will know the depth and know right from wrong.

Just like Ada, she originally thought that she could use her own strength to subdue everyone, make everyone act according to her ideas, and maintain superficial peace, but what was the result?
Plans cannot keep up with changes. When Harry unexpectedly becomes the fourth warrior, the students are no longer afraid of Ada's personal strength. The students unite for their own "purpose" and start to resist, shaking Ada's "rule".

Regardless of whether Harry actively used cheating to sign up for the Triwizard Tournament or whether Harry was willing or not, in the eyes of the students, Harry was a vested interest and had violated their interests.

Hence, there was the previous exclusion and isolation, and now there is the "Porter Stinky Shit", which also means that Ada's attempt to make everyone act according to her wishes and to control people's minds has completely failed.

The reason why this superficial peace lasted for two months and the students obeyed for two months was simply because Ada did not touch upon their vital interests or harm their interests.

Once their interests are damaged or Ada's orders go against their wishes, things will turn out like today, or even go a step further and force Ada to abdicate, or directly overthrow Ada.

This is why Dumbledore has been watching from the sidelines. He hopes that Ada can experience something like this in person. Where else can she have such an opportunity except in school? If this experience and reversal happened outside of school, it is possible that someone would lose their life.

The human heart is the most difficult thing to understand in this world, and it is even more difficult to control the human heart. The human heart cannot be suppressed by force, it can only be destroyed.

Ada looked into the distance and said softly, "I didn't want to control people's hearts. I just wanted the school to maintain superficial peace. But things gradually changed in the process."

"Although your starting point is different, I think you have learned a lot of useful things, right?" Dumbledore said with a smile, "Failure is not necessarily a bad thing. The key is whether you can draw lessons from it."

Ada was still sullen and said absentmindedly, "I know. Failure is the mother of success."

"The words are rough but the truth is there," Dumbledore continued, "rule brought by power will eventually be overthrown. Voldemort used terror to rule the Death Eaters. After he lost power, the Death Eaters were in disarray, and only a very small number of people remained loyal to him. Gellert used his own strength and faith to rule his followers. To this day, there are still many followers of Gellert in Europe."

Dumbledore quickly emphasized, "Of course, I am not saying that Voldemort is wrong and Gellert is right. I hope you can learn from their failures and not repeat their old ways." Ada tilted her head and looked at Dumbledore with dissatisfaction. She said, "Why do you always mention the Dark Lord? Do you think I will become the third generation Dark Lord?"

"Of course not, there is simply no better example," Dumbledore explained. "They are the two most famous, aren't they?"

Dumbledore went on to say, "You and I are not walking the same path, and our destinations will be different. I hope you will not keep your head down and hurry on your way, but pay more attention to the scenery along the way, because those scenery are the most beautiful on the road."

"How do you know that we are not on the same path? Didn't I say long ago that I want to be the headmaster of Hogwarts?" Ada said stubbornly. She knew this herself, and it was impossible for Ada to become someone like Dumbledore.

"It's a little biased to judge a big thing by a small thing, but it's not without reason." Dumbledore said, "You are not a person who can let yourself be wronged, unless the person who wronged you is extremely important to you."

Dumbledore suddenly stroked Ada's hair affectionately and continued, "As your teacher and the president of the International Confederation of Wizards, I should have let you follow the same path as me, but this path is too painful. These pains are not what you should accept, so how can I force them on you..."

The topic became a little heavy, and Dumbledore withdrew his hand as if he had never done it.

The cold November wind blew, ruffling Ada's hair. She tucked the loose strands behind her ears and asked softly, "If you could do it all over again, would you take this path again?"

"I don't know. I don't know if I still have the courage to embark on this thorny road."

The cold wind also messed up Dumbledore's hair and beard. For the first time, Ada noticed that Dumbledore had aged so much. Ada knew that if he could do it all over again, Dumbledore would still take this path without hesitation and would do better.

Ada didn't know what happened to Dumbledore when he was a teenager, but she thought it must have been very painful, a hundred times more painful than the whole journey he had gone through.

"How are your preparations going? The first project is very difficult. Don't cry if you embarrass yourself." Dumbledore changed the subject and talked about the Triwizard Tournament.

"I didn't make any preparations, but was notified of a competition time. How can I prepare for this?" Ada said, "Just participate in the competition on time. No matter what the content is, just go through it smoothly."

In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracies and tricks are just gimmicks and paper tigers.

If the difficulty of the competition events is tailored to Ada's abilities, Ada will naturally be cautious and prepare well.

However, the competition items must also take into account the strength of Krum and Fleur, and it is impossible to set the difficulty level too high, because that would not be for the competition, but for the feast.

Therefore, Ada does not need to make too much preparation. She just needs to adjust her state and rhythm and concentrate on the upcoming projects.

Dumbledore suddenly pounded the wall and said in a fuss, "I was so busy talking that I almost forgot that the warriors have to undergo wand testing and cooperate with the publicity and take photos together."

"Really? When?" Ada asked.

"Uh...right now..."

(End of this chapter)