The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 457 Don’t Want to Play Cards
The Hogwarts Express slowly left the Hogsmeade platform, carrying the students to London.

The summer vacation of 1995 began on a beautiful and pleasant summer day.

In the box, Angelina and Alia were sharing the latest issue of "Witch Weekly", while Lee Jordan was obsessed with a report about a famous Quidditch commentator. The twins leaned back in their seats bored.

Ada sat in the innermost seat, leaning against the wall and dozing off. She was checking her system inventory for this school year, and Dumbledore's last speech almost made her forget about it.

Name: Esmeralda Drizzt

Also known as: Esmeralda Rosier

Age: 17 years old

Height: 5 feet 7 inches (Do you know why I didn’t grow taller? Because my height was too much for me!)
Weight: 116 pounds (about 52.6 kilograms. The lotus has just begun to show its tip. Do you know about papaya, milk, peanut and pig's trotter soup? The host must believe in yourself, you can do it, no problem)
Wand: Yew wood, phoenix tail feathers, ten and three-quarters inches (Based on this wand combination, the host can achieve great things! Michael Johnson Foot Bathing City Limited Edition gif.)

Occupation: Hogwarts student (sixth grade), Gryffindor prefect, Head Girl, Wizarding Priest (Numengarde only), Dumbledore's successor, arsonist (Host, didn't you hear someone crying in your ear? The ashes are all burned, grab the bamboo shoots!)
The train was heading south, the sky was cloudless, and Ada was in a good mood, not cloudy because of the system's malicious complaints. Ada had long been accustomed to the system's vicious tongue year after year.

Compared with a certain Professor S, the system is still far behind!
Besides, the system is just a system. As the old saying goes, if you are not equal in your heart, how can you rule the world? The system knows nothing!

Skipping these sharp tongues, Ida is more concerned about the following talents. Last year, Ida obtained the talent of "Insight", which is used to see through the opponent's weaknesses and flaws.

That night in the cemetery, Ada used this talent to see some flaws of Voldemort. These flaws may not be fatal, but they can be used by Ada to establish her own advantages.

Seeing it is one thing, but whether you can keep up is another.

That night, Ada saw several flaws in Voldemort, but her hand speed and reaction were not enough to seize these fleeting opportunities.

It was the same when I was in school.

Ada had never seen a fake Moody before, but she always felt that the fake Moody was very strange. This was also the result of her talent "seeing through". The same problem occurred. She noticed that something was wrong with the fake Moody, but she failed to catch the flaw in time and pull out Little Barty in the first place.

Scrolling down the system's inventory page, a new talent came into view - Sudden Impact.

After using a Blink skill, Apparition, or leaving flying, you will gain a brief movement speed bonus, and the casting speed of the next spell will be increased to a certain extent.

Looking at the new talent, Ada didn't know how to evaluate it.

This new talent greatly increases Ada's success rate in sneak attacks on others. The movement speed bonus allows her to approach her opponent more quickly, and the increased casting speed also prevents the opponent from having any time to react.

It's simply a magical skill for ambush, and not just for ambush, it can also be used for escaping.

What is this? Killing people in the world, escaping from the sword? Or killing one person every ten steps, leaving no trace in a thousand miles?
Ada once again misjudged herself. She had gradually accepted the fact that she might be a nanny, but now the system told her: No, you are not. You are actually an assassin.

What about Assassin's Creed?

By the way, kill everyone you see, and that's a successful infiltration.

The long journey was always boring, Fred and George could not sit still and began to scratch their heads. Finally, when they could no longer bear it, the twins left the box, and they wanted to find some familiar people to relieve their boredom.

At this time, Ada also finished her daze and wanted to buy some snacks, so she followed him out of the box.

In fact, there were some nuts on the small table in the box, but after Ada saw the system's venomous tongue, she would not want to touch any nuts for a short time.

As they walked, Ada and the twins heard some noise in the carriage in front of them, and the sound sounded somewhat familiar.

The twins were already idle, so why not watch the excitement? So the two brothers quickened their pace and wanted to go to the scene to see what was going on.

Ada couldn't help but want to watch the fun, and her steps became faster and faster.

After passing through the connection between the two carriages, Ada and the twins finally joined in the fun, but they were disappointed by the people who created the fun. It was Draco Malfoy from Slytherin again, and his two stupid followers, which was not fresh at all.

There was no need to ask or continue looking down. The box they were blocking must belong to Harry. There was no way it could be otherwise.

Master Malfoy's obsession with Pott is really amazing. If he puts his energy into studying magic, maybe he can achieve very good results. At least he won't be as insignificant as he is now.

Watching the fun is indeed a common hobby of human beings. Little heads popped out from the compartments of this carriage one after another, all looking at the smug Master Malfoy, watching the increasingly obvious sinister smile on his face.

"You were doomed from the start, Potter! I warned you! I told you to choose your companions more carefully, remember? That was on your first day at Hogwarts, when we met on the train? I told you not to hang out with such scumbags!"

Then he shook his head at Ron and Hermione and said sarcastically, "It's too late now, Potter! The Dark Lord is back, and they will be the first to go! The Mudbloods and those who love Muggles will be the first to go!"

Just as Malfoy was feeling smug, a series of loud crackling noises occurred in the carriage, as if someone had set off a box of fireworks in the compartment.

The spells from different directions emitted a dazzling light, which blinded the little heads that were sticking out of the box. After the strong light, Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle were lying unconscious at the door of the box.

In the corridor, Fred and George put down their wands. They had just used a spell to teach Master Malfoy a lesson, and they were not the only ones who did so.

Harry, Ron and Hermione walked out of the box one after another, holding wands in their hands. It was obvious that except for the twins, the three of them also gave Malfoy a hard blow.

"We want to see what the three of them are up to," Fred said seriously, kicking the unconscious Goyle.

"What an interesting effect," George said, looking down at Crabbe. "Which of you three used the Fire Roasting Charm?"

"Me," said Harry.

"What a coincidence," said George cheerfully. "I used the Limp Legs Charm. It seems the two spells don't mix. He looks like he's got little tentacles all over his face, making him uglier. Well, let's not leave them here, they're not much of a pretty decoration."

As they spoke, the twins and Harry kicked, pushed and rolled, and moved the unconscious Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle to one side, so as not to let the three guys block their way, and then they entered the box together.

From beginning to end, Ada did not participate at all. She did not attack Malfoy and the other two, nor did she move the three unconscious people. Ada just looked at the boxes on both sides, and the little heads that had popped out of their heads shrank back one after another.

Ada also followed him into the box, but when she entered the box, she stayed away from the three Malfoys on the ground, as if there was some unpleasant smell on them.

After closing the door of the box again, Ada happened to see Fred take out a deck of crackling cards.

"We're free anyway, why not play an exciting game of Crackling Exploding Cards?" Fred suggested.

"So... you came to this carriage just to play cards with us?" Ron asked. He immediately saw through the twins' true intentions. They are indeed brothers.

George said as a matter of course: "Little brother, what else? Or do you think you are as charming as Bill?"

"Don't you have enough people in your box?" Ron asked unhappily. He admitted that he didn't have Bill's charm, but could he not say it so directly...

"Angelina, Alia and Lee were all busy, so we didn't ask." Fred replied, "Whether you're coming or not, don't talk nonsense!"

"Uh...well, why don't you bring Ada? Can't the three of you play too?" Hermione asked puzzled.

Harry had similar questions in his mind. During his time at the Burrow, he found that everyone avoided Ada when playing cards and never brought Ada along.

At this time, Ada gave Hermione a bright smile. She put her hair back, and a hairstyle that looked very suitable for playing cards appeared.

"I'm not very good at it, can you add me in?" Ada said in a pitiful tone, just short of pointing the finger.

Fred and George turned back to look at Ada at the same time, with a look of despair on their faces. The two brothers said in unison: "No, we don't want to play cards now! Not at all!"

(End of this chapter)