The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 417 Dragon Fire
On the stands beside the Black Lake, the students were about to applaud and cheer to celebrate for the first warrior to surface. But before they could make a sound, they suddenly realized that the small figure on the shore did not belong to any warrior.

There was discussion among the crowd, where had the brave warrior who rescued the little man gone?

Professor McGonagall and Madam Pomfrey quickly ran to the shore and saw Ginny who had just woken up. The little girl coughed violently a few times when she suddenly breathed in the fresh air, and her eyes revealed fear and confusion.

After a few seconds, Ginny's body reacted before her brain, and she walked straight towards the icy cold lake water, as if she wanted to return to the bottom of the lake.

Professor McGonagall quickly pulled Ginny to her side, and while helping her to cool off the cold, she gently comforted her, "It'll be alright, don't worry, Ada will be alright."

Although she said so, Professor McGonagall's eyes, which kept glancing at the lake, betrayed her.

Madam Pomfrey also arrived in time. She wrapped a thick blanket around Ginny and poured a cup of steaming potion into Ginny's mouth.

This magic potion can expel the cold from the body and prevent colds and fevers, but it doesn't taste very good.

The students in the stands were also paying attention to the lake. An ominous premonition gradually arose in their hearts, and a feeling of uneasiness gradually spread among the crowd.

Just when the students were on edge, worried about whether something had happened under the lake, someone suddenly discovered that the water in the lake had changed again. A red light suddenly appeared from under the lake.

At first, the red light was only a small circle, not attracting attention. Gradually, the circle of red light became larger and larger, and the light became more and more blazing.

It was as if there was an active volcano buried under the Black Lake, and that volcano happened to erupt today.

As a fiery red light lit up in the lake, the bodies of Grindylow and other aquatic creatures floated up and floated on the water. Their bodies showed signs of being burned by flames.

The red light rolling like a dragon in the lake was actually fire!

All fires will go out when they come into contact with water, unless the fire is extremely fierce. Even a fire created by magic will only end up being extinguished if it is thrown into a vast lake.

At this moment, the warm red light in the lake and the bodies of Grindylow that kept floating up all proved that someone was setting fire underwater. What kind of great power could allow the fire to burn and rise in the lake!

The audience in the stands stood up one after another. They were very curious to know who the arsonist was and whether he had roasted himself.

Not only the spectators, but even the referees in the referee's booth stood up and looked at the lake in shock.

There was not only shock in Karkaroff's eyes, but also a hint of fear. He was once a notorious Death Eater, and now he is the headmaster of Durmstrang. He knows about the dark arts.

But the fire that burned in the lake was not any kind of dark magic that Karkaroff knew.

If this is really just an ordinary flame created by magic, the girl's strength is too outrageous. She is only a teenager!

Give me the Triple Crown Cup. I don’t want to play anymore. I want to go home!
Dumbledore was also surprised when he looked at the lake. The headmaster was not surprised that Ada could set fire underwater because he could do it himself.

What surprised Dumbledore was Ada's age and talent. If he were to be honest, he would not have reached such a level when Ada was her age.

The principal naturally attributed all this to talent and hard work. It was the day-to-day hard work and extraordinary talent that allowed Ada to grow to where he is today.

But there was one thing Dumbledore didn't know, and no one knew it except Ada, and that was the system.

Talent, system and hard work are all essential.

Although playing with fire can easily lead to bad luck, Ada's talent for fire magic is truly obvious. Coupled with the "Fiery Soul" talent she acquired a long time ago, she was able to do this. She was able to ignite a dragon-like raging flame underwater without any harm to herself.

The fire in the lake gradually disappeared, and no one was seen surfacing. If it weren't for the Grindylow body floating on the lake, the students would have thought that the fire under the water was just a dazzle.

"It's out, over there!" someone in the stands exclaimed again.

When everyone looked, they saw Ada who had just surfaced in the shallow water near the lake.

The lotus emerges from clear water, naturally without any decoration. The Black Lake of Hogwarts is not clear water, and the lotus emerging from the water is not the same lotus. Ada walked towards the shore step by step, holding up her long hair with both hands and draining the wet hair. When the lake water was lower than Ada's waist, the audience saw not the fish tail, but the warm, white, slender and pretty legs.

In such cold weather, Ada's body was steaming with water, making her look like she was in a fairyland. With every step Ada took, her body became drier.

The stands were filled with people shouting and clapping and cheering. Everyone was celebrating Ada's return and marveling at her unparalleled strength.

The students' shouts gradually became unified, and in the end everyone in the stands was shouting "Twistedt", shouting this name that shocked them.

When Ada reached the shore, there were no drops of water on her body, as if she had never been in the water.

Professor McGonagall, holding a blanket in her hand, suddenly appeared in front of Ada, as if she had flown over.

Professor McGonagall hugged Ada in her arms, but soon she let go of Ada and wrapped two thick blankets tightly around the stunned Ada.

"Hurry, change your clothes, don't catch a cold!" Professor McGonagall urged, "No, drink the cold-relieving potion first."

The dry Ginny appeared at the right time, if only she didn't have a cup of potion in her hand. The little girl said cheerfully, "Come on, drink it!"

Ginny is concerned about me, isn't she?

Ada was a little suspicious because classmate Ginny Weasley was trying to hold back her laughter, and she couldn't hide the smile in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.

Taking the cup from Ginny, Ada frowned and pinched her nose, her expression was no different from that of someone ready to die heroically. A short pain is worse than a long one, and Ada raised her head and toasted, drinking the potion in the cup in one gulp.

A burning sensation went from her mouth into her esophagus, into her stomach, and then into her limbs. If she hadn't felt drunk, Ada would have thought she had just drunk strong alcohol, not some cold-relieving potion.

At this time, Ginny's smile was full of sweetness. She hugged Ada and whispered, "It tastes bad, I think it tastes bad. And, Ada, thank you."

"You silly girl, your sweet talk is useless. Just wait and see how I'm going to deal with you." Ada hugged Ginny with a big smile on her face.

Ada didn't stay on the shore for too long. After a few simple words with Ginny, she went to the warrior's tent. After changing her clothes, Ada wrapped herself tightly again.

Outside the tent, Ada met Hector who was waiting for her.

Ada quipped, "I heard Fleur Delacour dropped out of the project midway. What are you doing here if you're not going to comfort your sweetheart?"

"Ahem, I've already comforted her. She's not in a good mood." Hector said, "We are cousins ​​after all. I should still care about you."

Hector is not good at lying. His face is as red as a monkey's butt. Who can't tell that he is lying? He even comforted Furong, but I'm afraid he didn't even get close to her!
"Thank you for taking the time to help me, cousin." Ada said. She did not choose to expose Hector, leaving him a way out so that they could meet again in the future.

"No, it's what we should do." Hector asked, "You and the little girl you rescued..."

Hector asked this question not out of jealousy, but because he knew his own worth. Although they were cousins, he knew that if he really regarded himself as Ada's cousin, he would be really stupid, hopelessly stupid.

"She is my sister." Ada stretched out her hand to indicate her height. "When I met her, she was only this tall. She was so small and cute hiding behind her mother."

Hector lowered his head, as if concentrating on the road, and the two of them walked in silence.

"Ada, is it possible for you to treat Rosier the same way you treated the Weasleys?" Hector asked suddenly.

"Yes, that's when Rosier treated me like a Weasley." Ada replied with a smile, "But Hector, do you think this is possible?"

Hector fell silent again. After a long while, he said unconfidently, "Maybe."

(End of this chapter)