The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 41

Ada kept tossing and turning in bed, thinking over what Snape had said to her. Snape was very disgusted with her wandering around the castle at night or even hanging out, and the degree of disgust was far beyond what a professor should have.

When Foley discovered Foley's secret for the first time during her night tour of the castle, it was Snape who led Foley away. Now thinking about it, it should be Snape who was protecting her, protecting her as a student. Snape's image seemed to become taller in an instant.

Although he was still sharp-tongued and annoying, Snape was indeed protecting her, and more than once.

Ada tried to recreate Snape's actions in her own imagination, and unknowingly her impression of Snape improved. She still hated him, but she no longer hated him to the point of itching like before.

On Sunday, Gryffindor was still conducting the "hunting" operation, but this time they were much more low-key. Although they no longer stood guard in various parts of the castle and their actions were much more covert, they still did not find any trace of the thief.

During dinner, the seniors complained one after another. They thought the thief was too timid and was definitely not a Gryffindor student or someone who graduated from here.

A true warrior should face the bleak life head-on, and go all the way to the end even if there are many thorns ahead. Of course, if the roles were reversed, they would not be so stupid as to fall into the trap. These are just complaints about their own futile efforts.

In the following week, Ada followed Snape's advice and stayed in the dormitory. Every time she left the dormitory, she was with the twins or Angelina and Alia, and never acted alone.

Such an obedient Ada was never summoned by Snape again, and Snape even gave her a break in the Potions class. This was the easiest Potions class Ada had ever taken. There was no sharp tongue and no one caused trouble for her.

This is the last week of February, a very ordinary week. There were no terrifying attacks, no inexplicable thieves, and even the bad weather had improved.

But this was only for the rest of the school; it was the worst week for Welfare.

On Monday, his robe was accidentally set on fire by a student. Although he was not hurt, the expensive robe was burned. After hearing about this, Ada felt sorry for the robe for a long time.

On Tuesday, he was injured in the right leg by another student, and then he was rushed to the school clinic by the students. On the way to the clinic, he was hit on the head by a careless student and fainted.
Under the careful care of Madam Pomfrey, Foley left the school infirmary on Thursday and returned to full health.

As the saying goes, three times the worst, Professor Foley, who thought he could get through the week safely, slipped and fell while going downstairs, and rolled all the way down from the upper floor of the stairs. Less than twenty minutes after leaving the school infirmary, Foley, who was knocked unconscious by the fall, met Madam Pomfrey again.

This is because Benedict Foley is young. If it were Professor Gerard, who was in his seventies or eighties, he would probably have been killed in one blow.

The old professor had an accident in April last year and is still lying in St. Mungo's. Fortunately, he was not killed.

The students were discussing the unfortunate Professor Foley in private. They all thought that the curse on the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts had begun to take effect. The power of the curse had been initially demonstrated. Now it depended on how long Professor Foley could hold out and what the final result would be.

Some girls who supported Professor Welfare and were more soft-hearted began to pray to Merlin day and night, hoping that he could bless Professor Welfare, who was plagued by misfortune, and that he could get through it strong.

Some people were even so unkind as to speculate when Foley would leave Hogwarts and how miserable his fate would be.

The twins invested all their pocket money, betting on the final month of June. If the benefits really lasted until June, the twins' pocket money would soar.

So the money-obsessed Weasley brothers joined the group praying for welfare and health.

In the blink of an eye, it was March, and Hogwarts welcomed the long-awaited spring. In the chilly spring, Professor Foley was discharged from the hospital again. He did not follow the same path as last time when he left the school infirmary. He returned to good health, and many students cheered for him, while many others were sad.

The people in Hogwarts are watching how long Professor Foley can hold on, while the wizarding world outside Hogwarts is watching who will be the next Minister of Magic. Millicent Barnold has officially announced his resignation, and he will officially step down after the new Minister is elected. The headmaster's chair in the Great Hall is often empty during this period. Dumbledore has many titles besides being the school's headmaster. He has been leaving Hogwarts frequently recently to attend meetings.

During Dumbledore's absence, Hogwarts was hit by another thief, this time in Slytherin. The Slytherin Lake View Room that was visited by the thief did not lose anything, and neither the creatures at the bottom of the lake nor the Bloody Baron saw the thief.

This "Mr. Thief" replaced Professor Foley and once again topped the Hogwarts hot search list. Ada didn't know whether there was a saying in the wizarding world that a thief never leaves empty-handed, but this "Mr. Thief" obviously didn't know this.

Hufflepuff and Gryffindor were not spared either. "Mr. Thief" visited the common rooms of the two colleges in two different ways.

The theft of Hufflepuff clearly shows the progress of "Mr. Thief". His arrival was almost unnoticed, and if a house-elf had not discovered a small anomaly, this infiltration would have been a success.

After that, "Mr. Thief", who failed in his plan, seemed to have given up the sneaking method. His treatment of the Gryffindor common room returned to his previous rough behavior. The students notified Professor McGonagall as soon as they returned to the messy common room.

After Professor McGonagall arrived at the common room, she first calmed the students down and stopped the angry little lions from turning the castle upside down. She also asked the Fat Lady, the dormitory aunt who was guarding the gate, but got nothing out of her.

If the students hadn't told the Fat Lady, she wouldn't even have known that the lounge behind her had been entered by an outsider!
Fred and George claimed that their homework books were taken away by "Mr. Thief" and therefore they could not hand them in. Professor McGonagall, who was in a bad mood, put them both in detention as punishment.

However, the twins, who lost more than they gained, did not show any remorse during the week-long confinement.

The four major colleges were forcibly visited one after another. "Mr. Thief" was very arrogant. He almost carved a line of "I'm here" on the walls of each lounge. Although this thief who came and went without a trace did not take anything away, he successfully aroused the hostility of the four colleges.

This behavior, which seems to be playing with the four colleges, has aroused public outrage. If you see any student-made small mechanisms in the four common rooms, please don't be surprised. This is just the students' protection of their own common rooms.

The only pity is that these agencies did not succeed in catching the thief, but instead accidentally injured a number of students, which caused the school hospital to be overcrowded. Even Professor Fuli, who enjoyed VIP treatment in the school hospital, had to stand in the corridor and queue up.

Being able to unite the four colleges against a common enemy is something we can be proud of.

Compared to Fred and George, Ada, who admits her mistakes and corrects them, is quite precious. She hasn't gone out for a night walk for a long time, and she even didn't follow the twins when they went to scout the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest.

However, she would still be summoned by Snape from time to time to help Snape process the materials needed for the Potions class. It can be said that a large part of the materials used by Hogwarts students came from Ada's hands.

During this period, as Ada's contact with Snape became more and more frequent, she became more and more presumptuous. She even dared to ask Snape questions. Although Snape's attitude was very bad every time he answered the questions, he still answered Ada's questions.

Every time he asked a question, Snape's expression seemed to be saying "How can you be so stupid that you don't even know such a simple thing?", "Is your brain the size of a raisin? You can't even see the answer that's so obvious."

Having always faced such a face, Ada felt that her skin had been sufficiently tempered. She was now able to swallow Snape's ridicule.

Under Snape's "kind" guidance, Ada made great strides towards becoming a better person. This situation was beyond Snape's expectations. He never thought that Ada could be so "submissive" under his torture. It seemed like he had threatened to deduct points a long time ago.

The days passed one by one, although there were occasional ups and downs, but generally it was peaceful. In a blink of an eye, the twins' birthday was approaching.

(End of this chapter)