The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 425 Contradictory Behavior Style

Even though the twins turned seventeen today, they were considered adults in the wizarding world and could drink alcohol and perform spells outside of school.

But when they were ordering drinks at the bar just now, facing Mrs. Rosmerta's inquiring eyes, the twins still felt guilty out of habit.

It’s like the first time you use your ID card to enter an Internet cafe or nightclub.

Fred and George ordered loudly and emphasized their order, which showed that they were guilty. What was particularly obvious was that they actually forgot about Ada!
All along, the three of them had a clear division of labor: Ada went to take a seat, and the twins went to take orders. Today, Ada went to find a seat as usual, but the twins who were taking orders forgot Ada's share!
The twins looked at each other and just as they were about to get up and go to the bar, they were held down by Ada. She said, "I'll do it myself."

After saying that, Ada walked through the crowd and came to the bar. This time she did not order hot cocoa or other drinks, but a glass of Three Broomsticks' signature red currant rum.

It was Snape who told Ada this name. Now the two of them were drifting apart, and Ada had no good solution to this.

Since the last time she got drunk with Laura and was ordered by Vida to stop drinking, Ada has been very obedient and has not touched a drop of alcohol. Even on the day of the dinner at the Burrow, she did not touch it.

Ada knew that drunkenness would cause trouble, and she herself was not a heavy drinker, so it was easy for her to put down her glass.

But today was a special day, and Ada didn't want to mess around with a butterbeer or hot cocoa, so she ordered a red currant rum.

Red currants contain vitamin C, which can treat colds and tonsil abscesses. They are also said to relieve fatigue, improve eyesight, and are effective for arthritis and skin diseases.

After returning to their seats, the three of them raised their glasses at the same time and clinked them lightly.

Clinking glasses is not just a simple clinking of glasses. After the pleasant clinking sound, they are no longer the high-spirited teenagers. They have to be responsible for their words and deeds and must be both humble and cruel.

The twins drank a big gulp, then quickly put down the cup and pretended nothing had happened. But their facial expressions betrayed them, and they were obviously not used to the hot taste.

Ada slowly took a sip of the rum in the glass. It had a sweet, fragrant taste with a hint of sweet and sour fruity aroma. It was worthy of being the signature drink of the Three Broomsticks.

After finishing the wine in the glass, Ada, Fred and George left the Three Broomsticks. The twins were just there to have fun, not to get drunk.

Order a glass of the fire whiskey you've been dreaming about and drink it. That's enough. What you need is this damn sense of ritual.

Besides, there is a party in the evening to celebrate the brothers' birthdays, and they can't get drunk during the day.

The same people came to celebrate the twins' birthday, the cake was made by Mrs. Weasley, and the other food was provided by the house-elves, just like on Ada's birthday.

But everyone had a blast, and it would have been even better if Angelina hadn't sung "Butterfly" with Aaliyah and Katy. The three women were already brainwashed by the magical melody.

After the twins’ birthday, the Easter holiday arrived in a blink of an eye. The sixth grade students, who had been idle for most of the school year, suddenly became busy, and teachers of various subjects suddenly assigned a lot of homework.

Just as the holiday began, Ada and the twins received Easter eggs from Mrs. Weasley.

The Easter egg Ada got was as big as a dragon egg, filled with homemade toffee and chocolate. The egg she got alone was equal to the amount of toffee and chocolate that the twins got together.

April passed slowly during the holidays. During this time, there was no progress in the investigation of Barty Crouch. Sirius Black did not send back any news, and he did not find Barty Crouch.

Even the Daily Prophet hardly mentioned Barty Crouch anymore, and although Percy Weatherby could still receive written instructions from Mr. Crouch himself, the editors of the daily newspaper seemed to have tacitly accepted that Crouch was terminally ill.

All they had to do next was reserve a spot in the newspaper and be ready to publish an obituary for Secretary Crouch.

The school still seemed peaceful and nothing unusual happened, as if the Dark Mark and the fourth warrior were just an April Fool's joke.

Ada couldn't help but admire the other party's patience. She even suspected that the other party's zodiac sign might be a tortoise. Otherwise, why would the other party be so patient?

Fred even said with a smile, "The other side is trying to compete with us for longevity and wear us all out."

Although it was a joke, what Fred said was not without reason. The person who can stand to the end is the ultimate winner. At this time, whatever you say is what counts, because those who oppose you are lying in the coffin. To be honest, Ada is somewhat disdainful of such a victory and such a winner. She enjoys the pleasure of defeating the enemy more, rather than laughing at the enemy's grave.

However, the other party is now like a turtle, with his head, hands and feet retracted into his solid shell, making it difficult to attack. Sometimes Ada wanted to rush to the kitchen and let the drunken Winky feel the power of the thumb clamp.

But Ada knew that she couldn't act rashly at this moment and alert the enemy. Her impulsiveness would only make the enemy hide deeper. Even if she really proved that Little Barty was not dead, it would not have any effect. At most, it would only let her know who her opponent was.

At this moment, the two sides are competing in patience, to see who loses patience first, who makes a move first, who reveals his true colors first. At that time, the other party can adapt to the situation and better achieve their goals.

Before the third task arrives, both Dumbledore and Ada have time to continue fighting each other.

After the summer semester began, the weather became hotter day by day. Only the dim underground classroom could make people feel a little cool. Of course, that was before everyone lit the fire to brew potions.

When the students of the advanced Potions class lit the fire and set up the cauldron, the coolness of the dungeon classroom was gone.

If you want to feel the cool air again, you have to piss off Snape. From his eyes you will experience what it means to "fall into an icy cave."

During the Potions class that day, Snape finally stopped when he walked in front of Ada for the third time.

Snape did not find fault with the poorly shaped potion in the crucible, which was somewhat unusual. He just lowered his voice and said, "My private storage room has been missing a lot of materials recently. Do you know what happened, Miss Drizzt?"

The private storage room, as the name suggests, belongs only to Snape. But the Potions Master's storage room is "my door is always open", and people visit from time to time.

"I don't know. I haven't been to your storage room for a long time." Ada said, but her hands were not idle either, casually filling the crucible with follow-up materials.

Under her mysterious operation, the potion in the crucible became like unmixed cement.

Snape looked at the cement in the crucible, blocked his nose in disgust, and continued: "Of course I know it's not you. You always only take the finished product and even 'kindly' leave a note."

Although she didn't leave an extremely arrogant and provocative note like "I'm here too", Ada would leave a list every time she visited, explaining what she took.

Usually, Ada would also help the Potions Professor take inventory of the stock to see what was missing, what needed to be added, and what needed to be used up as soon as possible.

But Ada had not been to the private storeroom once during the school year, so Snape had to do his own inventory.

Ada finally put down her work and asked, "So, what's missing from the professor's private storage this time? If it's gillyweed, I think you know where it went."

"I know where the gillyweed went, even though he won't admit it," Snape said. "Some boomslang skins are missing from my storeroom."

The "he" here naturally refers to Harry, after all, Harry has a "criminal record" with Snape.

Although Harry did use Gillyweed for the second task, he was not aware that it came from Snape's storeroom. Dobby gave it to Harry, and Harry never asked the elf where it came from.

Snape continued, "Each time the amount stolen was very small, not enough to make up a dose of potion."

If you take less, it will be less likely to be discovered by Snape, which reduces the risk. But taking less means you have to take it multiple times, which also increases the risk.

Who could have such a contradictory style of behavior? Is it the African tree snake skin or the polyjuice potion?

"Also, if you don't want to go to class, you don't have to come. No one is forcing you." Snape said.

As he said this, Snape drew out his wand and cleaned Ada's crucible. He really couldn't bear to continue looking at the cement in the crucible.

(End of this chapter)