The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 483 First Week of School

Fred and George still managed to see the sun the next day.

It’s not that the two brothers are unlucky, nor that Ada is soft-hearted, but that she went back too late. She couldn’t break into the boys’ dormitory at night!

No wonder the twins became uncontrollably nervous when she mentioned Dumbledore when they lived at Grimmauld Place. So that's why!
Lying on her bed, Ada was getting angrier and angrier. At dawn, Ada got up from her bed. She was going to block the twins downstairs of the boys' dormitory and let them know the strength of a fist as big as a crucible.

But as soon as Ada walked out of the girls' dormitory, the twins jumped up like hounds and showed their courtesy.

The dark circles under the twins' eyes showed that they didn't sleep well last night, or maybe they didn't sleep at all. They also knew that their jokes had gone too far.

Ada looked cold and didn't want to pay attention to them, but Fred and George followed her around.

When she raised her fist, the twins immediately ran away; when she lowered her fist, the two immediately came over to show their affection. For a whole day, wherever Ada went, the twins followed her and acted submissively.

It's like a dog-skin plaster that can't be thrown off.

But even so, Ada still didn't look at them well. One day was not enough to get her forgiveness!

……

After the formal classes started, the seventh graders suddenly became busy before everyone had adjusted from the holidays.

They may not have many courses, but the pressure from teachers in various subjects makes everyone breathless. After a year of letting the sheep go, the seventh-year students remembered the fear of being dominated by the wizard level examination.

Everyone was immersed in their studies, no one paid attention to the outrageous Umbridge, and didn't want to know what she had done. Everyone was extremely disappointed with the Defense Against the Dark Arts class and began to think of ways on their own.

Ada did not take this opportunity to expand Dawn. After careful consideration, she decided to maintain the original number of people. Too many people would only cause trouble.

The time for the Dawn activity was also fixed, which was during the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. Katie and Lini were the only sixth graders in the group, but they didn't have classes during that time.

If members want to practice more, they can communicate and discuss after the Quidditch training schedule for Gryffindor and Hufflepuff is confirmed.

Friday came in a blink of an eye, and the sky was still gloomy and damp, as if a rainstorm would come at any time.

This kind of weather makes Angelina very irritable, and she tends to evolve into Oliver Wood after becoming captain.

Angelina spent the whole day praying that it wouldn't rain, and Ada and Alia thought she was having a breakdown.

It seemed that God heard Angelina's prayers, so he did not send down heavy rain, allowing the Gryffindor Quidditch selection to proceed normally.

In the evening, the Gryffindor team gathered at the Quidditch field, except Harry, who was still in detention with Umbridge. Ada also came, but she was not willing to come, she was forced to come by Angelina.

Angelina, like Wood, treats Aida as a backup. If a suitable goalkeeper is not chosen today, Aida will appear in front of the goal in the November game.

Ada also tried to resist the arrangement of "fate", but Alia and Katie turned against her with the mentality that they couldn't be the only one to suffer, and they became Angelina's accomplices.

The weather was a little chilly, and Ada wrapped her robe tightly around her. She wanted to go back to the common room to warm herself by the fire, and didn't want to be frozen into an ice stick on her broomstick.

Looking at the group of students participating in the selection in front of Angelina, Ada also began to pray silently, praying that these people would have at least one excellent goalkeeper. Ada saw Ginny among the students, her face was serious and her eyes were firm; Ada also saw Ron, who seemed very unconfident compared to Ginny, and his hand shaking as he held the Eleven Stars Sweep.

Of course, it could also be that he was shivering from the cold.

The selection started soon, with the first selection being the goalkeeper, which was also the focus of this selection.

Six or seven people, including Ron, stood under the tall goalposts and began the test in the order Angelina called out their names. The test was to see who made the most saves, and the shots were taken by Alia and Katie.

As the test progressed, Ada's heart began to sink. These people were either going in the wrong direction or standing there stupidly. None of them were reliable!

Ron was the last one to come out. He was so nervous that he couldn't move his hands or feet. Looking at Ron walking sideways, Ada felt hopeless.

At this time, Fred and George walked over. I don't know what the two brothers said to Ron, but Ronald Weasley was suddenly not nervous anymore, and he completed the selection test very well.

"What did you two say to Ron?" Ada asked, her heart warming up again and she even felt curious.

"Nothing, we just said that if he passed the selection, we would give him ten Galleons as pocket money." Fred said, "Little Ronnie was very happy."

"And we say that he was a popular goalkeeper with the girls," George said, "because they liked the way he looked when he saved the Quaffle."

Ada was speechless. She said, "Are you sure girls like Wood because of his basketball skills, not his handsome face?"

Captain Wood is a very good player, and now he has joined a professional club and started his career. But to be honest, Ida really didn't remember Wood's performance on the court. All she could remember was the scene when he was injured and left the court... The sky was getting darker and the court was getting colder. Angelina finally finished the selection. She only selected two people. One was Ron, the goalkeeper, and the other was Ginny, the substitute.

Angelina is very satisfied with Ginny because she can not only serve as a Chaser, but also as a Seeker, making her an all-rounder on the court.

When it was completely dark, the almost freezing group of people returned to the warm castle and simply celebrated Ron and Ginny's selection in the common room.

Fred and George got down to business soon after the celebration began, handing out candy to a few fourth and fifth graders.

After eating the candy, these people seemed to be hit on the head by an invisible sledgehammer, and one by one they fainted in their seats. Some slid to the ground, while others just collapsed on the armrests of their chairs with their tongues hanging out.

Most of the people watching on the sidelines burst into laughter, and some even laughed and clapped.

The twins thanked everyone for their support, then gave the antidote to the fainted students, and they soon regained consciousness.

"What you just saw was an experiment on the Coma Flower Candy. The dosage still needs to be adjusted, so we won't sell it for the time being." Fred said loudly.

George went on to say, "But it doesn't matter. We have vomiting candy and nosebleed nougat for sale. Weasley's quick-acting skipping candy will allow you to easily have your own school days!"

After hearing George's words, the students who were just disappointed immediately became excited and lined up actively to buy. In a short while, they bought out the whole box of quick-acting skipping candy.

The twins walked back to Ada and sat in an armchair to count the coins in their hands. Just from that small box, Fred and George had earned back the ten Galleons they had given to Ron.

Just as Fred and George were toasting their glasses, Hermione strode over.

"You can't do this!" Hermione said sullenly. "You shouldn't be experimenting on your classmates, and you shouldn't be selling these things to your classmates! I've already told you about this."

As she spoke, Hermione put down the knitting in her hand, as if this would make her look more majestic.

"It'll be okay, Hermione," said Fred, "and we paid the wages. There's nothing in arrears."

"That won't work!" Hermione said majestically, "What if something happens to them or they get seriously ill?" In fact, Hermione meant well, but her emotional intelligence was off the charts that night, so her tone was a little harsh.

George explained patiently, "We won't let them get sick. We've already tested these candies on ourselves. Now we just want to see if everyone reacts the same way—"

"If you don't stop doing this, I'm going to--" Hermione continued.

"Detention?" said Fred, a little irritated by Hermione's tone.

George did the same. He smiled and said, "Or should we write sentences?"

"No, I'll write to Mrs. Weasley!" said Hermione, "if you keep doing this!"

Fred and George looked completely terrified. It was obvious that they thought Hermione's threat was a very insidious move. Every thing has its own nemesis. Ada was afraid of Professor McGonagall, and the twins were afraid of Mrs. Weasley.

"You can't do this!" Fred lost his momentum. "Ada didn't say anything. She's the president of the female student union!"

George softened his tone and said, "That's right, Hermione. The Head Girl didn't say anything, so please be merciful. Besides, the notice you tore up was written by Ada."

Hermione immediately looked at Ada angrily, even more angry than when she faced the twins just now. Miss Beaver was very dissatisfied with Ada's dereliction of duty.

"Uh... I just wrote the last two sentences..."

Ada was also shocked by Hermione's outburst, so she confessed and continued, "They divided the profits for me..."

Chairman Drizzt's confession and leniency made Prefect Granger even angrier, because her example had collapsed. Although this example had always been crooked, it was still an example after all.

At this moment, Ron suddenly jumped up from his seat and rushed to the entrance of the common room. Ronald Weasley shouted: "Harry, I'm selected, I'm the goalkeeper... uh... brother, why is your hand bleeding?"

This statement caught Hermione's attention and she immediately ran towards Harry, leaving Ada and the twins behind.

Ada, Fred and George looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief. Hermione was really difficult to deal with when she was serious.

"Let's give little Ronnie some pocket money every month..." Fred said softly.

"Well, my brother is still somewhat useful..." George said in agreement.

"You two betrayed me!" This was Ada's voice.

(End of this chapter)