The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 463 Short-term happiness

It is the hottest summer now. Although the hottest days of the year have passed, the scorching heat has not yet dissipated.

Ada was still dressed coolly in a T-shirt and shorts. Her long golden hair was tied into a ponytail and swayed from side to side with her steps, adding a bit of playfulness to her look.

There is a bakery on Magnolia Crescent Street. It was Ada's destination and the motivation for her to go out in the scorching sun this afternoon.

Unlike Privet Drive, which is not far away, Magnolia Crescent Street does not have fences made of privet shrubs or those square houses. This street does not give people the feeling of being closed and narrow.

With brisk steps, Ada and her naughty ponytail came to the door of the shop.

Before I even opened the door, I could smell the unique aroma of bread. When I opened the door, in addition to the blissful aroma, there was also a cool breeze.

I feel happy! As expected, a bakery is a place that makes people happy!
Ada looked around the store, choosing and choosing. She wanted to try everything, but she couldn't eat it all. At this moment, with big eyes and a small stomach, she wished she could turn into Ron Weasley and become the king of eating at Hogwarts.

Ada, who suddenly suffered from decision-making difficulty, seemed very hesitant. It was not until the sun began to set that she made her decision with great difficulty.

Ada, who was holding a large bag of bread, did not leave immediately. She hesitated again and asked, "Excuse me, which one is the sweetest in the store?"

The saleslady smiled sweetly and pointed at the donuts in the window. She was not a very pretty girl, but her smile made people feel friendly and indescribably comfortable.

Just by looking at it, Ada felt a strong pain in her teeth. It was you! Ada stretched out a finger and said resolutely: "Give me one!"

Finally, holding a bag of bread and a donut whose smile was sweeter than the shop assistant's, Ada walked out of this bakery that made people feel happy.

After wandering around, Ada came to a small amusement park nearby, the same one where she first met Harry.

Speaking of Harry, we have to mention that he was attacked by Dementors a week ago. Fortunately, it was just a false alarm. If the Dementors had really succeeded, Voldemort's demonic "Hehehe" would have resounded throughout the world.

Just a few days ago, the advance guard of the Order of the Phoenix, led by Alastor Moody, arrived at Privet Drive and brought the poor Harry to London.

Ada knew half of the people who were protecting Harry during his transfer, and could even say that they were very familiar to her.

I won’t mention Moody, Sirius and Lupin, as we all knew each other at school.

Nymphadora Tonks was a senior whom Ada met by accident because she was being followed. Tonks passed the exam last year and became a formal Auror.

Dedalus Digger, whom Ada met when she was a waitress at the Leaky Cauldron, always said that he had seen Harry Potter. At that time, the drinkers thought that Dedalus was bragging, but in fact he had really seen it.

Kingsley Shacklebolt, an Auror whom Ada had met many times, an Auror whom Fudge trusted. The first time they met was at St. Mungo's, and the last time they met was at Little Hangleton Village.

This is the most interesting part for Ada. The Auror that Fudge trusts is actually a member of the Order of the Phoenix. Ada also wants to say "hehehe"!

Ada didn't recognize the remaining four people, Elphias Doge, Emmeline Vance, Sturgis Podmore, and Hestia Jones. However, they were sent to protect Harry during the transfer, so they must be trusted by Dumbledore.

Ada sat on a bench under the shade of a tree, taking a bite of sweet and soft bread and then a sip of cool and refreshing iced coffee, feeling so comfortable.

"Are you really not going to come out for a while?" Ada said to the air in front of her. She had already finished the bread in her hand. "Well, if you don't come out, I will eat all of this!"

No one answered, as if Ada was really talking to herself in the air. But just as Ada stretched out her evil hand to the donut...

"Take your hands off me!" Dumbledore's voice came from far away in the air. But this voice didn't sound wise at all, but rather hungry.

Ada tactfully withdrew her evil hand and said jokingly, "It will come out sooner or later, why wait until now?"

"When did you find me?" Dumbledore asked. The headmaster appeared out of nowhere on the bench, grabbing the extra-sweet donut he had bought for him in one hand and a cup of extra iced coffee in the other.

Ada did not answer the headmaster's question immediately. She was shocked by Dumbledore. She thought that a bite of the donut might make her teeth fall out, but Dumbledore ate it with gusto and did not spit out a single tooth.

"Professor, do you really not need to make an appointment with the dentist?" Ada asked weakly, "Hermione's parents happen to be dentists, if you need anything..." Dumbledore was focused on the donuts in his hand and didn't want to pay attention to Ada's recommendation at all.

In a short while, Dumbledore finished the donut and sipped his iced coffee, looking even more comfortable than Ada just now.

After eating and drinking, Dumbledore activated the wise and sage headmaster mode and said, "I came from Hampshire."

Here we have to talk about the geographical location of Surrey, where Little Whinging is located. Surrey is adjacent to London, Kent to the east, and Hampshire to the west.

This is the Hampshire where Foley Village is located, and where the Foley family, one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight Families, has always lived.

"Oh," Ada said blandly, picking up a roll absentmindedly.

"I happened to catch a funeral when I went there," said Dumbledore. "The funeral of the Foley family..."

Ada stood up suddenly and took out the baguette from her bag. Her good mood for the whole day was completely ruined.

She said excitedly, "What do they want to do? When that bastard was first imprisoned in Azkaban, they immediately went around using their connections to get him released! Later, they finally got what they wanted, and the bastard escaped from Azkaban! Now, he doesn't even have ashes left, and they want to hold a funeral! What do they want to do!"

"Calm down, calm down, let me finish what I'm saying!" said Dumbledore, holding an iced coffee in one hand and protecting the precarious bag of bread with the other.

"You can't calm down!" Ada said, "I'm not as good-tempered as you. I can't remain calm even when I'm being bullied!"

Over the years, Ada has seen Lucius Malfoy's provocation of Dumbledore and Cornelius Fudge's suppression of Dumbledore. This is Dumbledore. If it were Tom Riddle or Grindelwald, do you think they would dare?
Even if they had two guts, they wouldn't dare! A kind person is easily bullied, and a kind horse is easily ridden. This principle applies everywhere.

"It was not Benedict Foley's funeral, but his father's." Dumbledore finished what he had just said. "I heard that it was a sudden death. A reason for death that applies to any situation."

Ada stopped whining and sat back on the bench, stuffing the baguette back into her bag.

"What do they mean by this?" Ida asked doubtfully, "Is this an explanation to you or the Ministry of Magic? Cut off the tail to survive?"

Sacrifice the pawns to save the king, this is Ada's idea. The reason why the Foley family abandoned the father and son was to protect the family itself and prevent Dumbledore and the Ministry of Magic from causing trouble for them.

"During the First War, the Foley family remained independent and aloof," said Dumbledore. "They neither openly supported Tom nor the Ministry of Magic."

Dumbledore had previously not allowed Ida to go to the welfare village because he was afraid that she would lose her temper and offend the family, pushing them to the opposite side. Ida knew the headmaster's intention, so she ran to the orphanage in anger instead of going directly to Hampshire.

The Foley Family was one of the so-called Holy Twenty-Eight Families. Whether Voldemort, who advocated pure blood, won, or the Ministry of Magic, which favored pure blood, continued to rule, made little difference to this pure-blood family.

In this case, why would the Foley family take the risk of publicly supporting either side? They can just sit back and watch. No matter who wins in the end, they won't suffer any loss.

The development of events also proved that the choice of the Foley family was correct. After Voldemort was defeated, those families who openly supported Voldemort did not end well.

Rosier from England simply disappeared, and the entire Lestrange family moved into Azkaban... Even Malfoy and Avery, who escaped trial, were also controlled at will by the Ministry of Magic.

Many pure-blood families were struck by thunder, but the Welfare family was saved because they stayed out of the matter. The Ministry of Magic had to rely on them to maintain its rule.

This time, they chose to repeat their old tricks and still did not publicly support either side. Anyway, when the war is won, they will definitely share the fruits of victory.

Cursing silently, Ada felt particularly disgusted by the so-called neutrality of the Welfare family. It was just that they wanted to gain benefits but didn't want to bear the cost. What a bullshit neutrality.

"Professor, you came here on such a hot day, didn't you just want to mention this unappetizing family?"

"Of course not," Dumbledore put down his empty iced coffee, "I came to see you for something serious."

(End of this chapter)