The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 487 Hogwarts in October

After leaving the Three Broomsticks, Ada and the twins went to another bar, the Hog's Head, like drunkards.

In this dirty and messy bar, Ada told Fred and George about Aberforth's identity. Then Ada was able to revisit the classics and saw the famous scene of "I don't read much, don't lie to me".

It's hard to imagine that if Ada hadn't mentioned it today, Fred and George wouldn't have felt that Aberforth looked familiar.

The twins' surprise and confusion were understandable. After all, who would have thought that the grumpy and sloppy owner of the Hog's Head Inn was named Aberforth Dumbledore, and his brother was the famous Albus Dumbledore.

Albus Dumbledore's younger brother actually works as a boss in a dirty little bar instead of making a name for himself outside. The differences between the two Dumbledore brothers are difficult for people to accept in a short period of time.

The three of them spent an entire afternoon at the Hog's Head Bar, and when they were about to leave, the twins still felt a little unbelievable.

It was not until the three of them were about to leave the bar and glanced at Aberforth busy at the bar from a distance that Fred and George saw a familiar shadow from his tall and thin figure.

The weekend passed quickly, and it was Monday again. The sun was shining brightly outside, but the Gryffindor common room was filled with gloom and sadness.

A large new notice was posted on the notice board in the lounge, covering up everything on it. It was the new Education Order No. 24, disbanding all student organizations, associations, teams, or clubs.

Angelina almost cried when she saw the new notice. Her career as captain of the Quidditch house team was so bumpy.

First, the ace seeker was put in detention and missed training, and now even the team was disbanded. It was still unknown whether it could pass the review and be reorganized. Angelina wanted to jump off the Gryffindor Tower while holding Umbridge.

The notice was very eye-catching, and everyone passing by could see it, including Ada and the twins. With just a glance, Ada understood the whole story of the notice.

The students gathered in front of the notice board were worried. Some were worried about the Gobstone Club they joined, while others were worried about the Charm Club...

These worries are really unnecessary. The people who should be worried are Harry, Ron and Hermione.

Harry and his two friends had just formed an extracurricular study group over the weekend to practice magic, but on Monday an educational order was issued to disband all student organizations. The intention of "Educational Order No. 24" could not be more obvious.

Someone betrayed Harry and the other two. It could be the students who went to the Hog's Head to see Harry, or it could be the drinkers that day. The lobby of the Hog's Head was never a suitable place for discussing things.

Sure enough, while having breakfast, Ada saw Harry who looked a little depressed, as if someone had poured a basin of ice water on his head in December.

Ron's face turned pale, which made the freckles on his face more obvious. He stretched his neck to look around the hall, as if he was trying to find someone who had betrayed the organization.

Hermione's expression was also solemn, and it was obvious that this betrayal had made her learn more.

After breakfast, a new round of Hogwarts scrutiny began, this time not targeting professors but students, as if they could really find an "Anti-Ministry of Magic Alliance" among the students.

Even Harry and his group were just a mutual learning group among students, far from the army that Fudge was worried about. Even if Dumbledore really wanted to recruit an army in secret, he would not recruit these child soldiers.

Students lined up in front of Umbridge's office, hoping to be summoned by the senior investigator to reorganize their student groups, including the Quidditch teams of the four colleges.

The first student group to be approved for reorganization was a Quidditch team, the Slytherin House team.

Ada had no intention of queuing up outside Umbridge's office, because there was no chance that Dawn would pass the review.

Even if it was a fraud, changing the Dawn's activities from practicing magic to playing cards, as long as Ada's name was on the student list, it would be impossible to get Umbridge's approval.

What's more, except for Katie and Lini, all the other members of Dawn have withdrawn from Defense Against the Dark Arts.

So while other student organizations stopped their activities and waited for Umbridge's review and approval, Dawn continued to operate as usual, and its activities were more frequent than before.

Since all Quidditch training was forced to be cancelled, everyone had nothing to do anyway, so they might as well practice spells to deal with dangers from outside the school.

Among Dawn's friends, the one that Ada is most satisfied with is not the twins, but Cedric Diggory. Cedric's talent is really beyond words, and he is worthy of being an excellent student. His learning speed and performance in mutual learning are always eye-catching.

Sometimes Ada would practice with Cedric, and she could see his progress every time they practiced.

Among the members, only Fred and George could compete with Cedric, and the others were far behind him. If it weren't for Ada's years of giving the twins special training, the twins would not be Cedric's opponent.

It is very discouraging to find someone who is more talented than you and works harder than you. Fortunately, everyone is not a fragile person and has not given up. Instead, they have worked hard under the encouragement of Cedric.

Even the lazy Lee Jordan was trying to catch up, because he didn't want to be left too far behind by the pretty boy. Similarly, the twins also worked harder, because they also didn't want to be caught up by the pretty boy.

This kind of healthy competition is exactly what Ida wants to see, and only in this way can there be progress. Hello, I am good, and everyone is good, so why not just change it to playing cards, crackling exploding cards are quite fun.

In the two weeks since the release of the "Education Order No. 24", the members of Dawn have made great progress due to overtime practice. The biggest shortcoming of Dawn now is actual combat, and Ada has no way to deal with this.

Before we knew it, it was the end of October, and the reorganizations of the Hufflepuff and Gryffindor Quidditch teams were approved one after another.

Gryffindor was the last team to be approved because the roster included Ada and Harry's names, one a substitute and the other a starter.

If Angelina hadn't gone to Professor McGonagall for help, and Professor McGonagall hadn't asked Dumbledore to intervene, the Gryffindor team might not have been approved on the day of the match.

The team was approved to reorganize, which meant that Quidditch training began and the half-month dawn training came to a temporary end.

At this time of year, Hogwarts would be hit by one rainstorm after another, and Quidditch training could only be carried out in the rain. This year was no exception, and the rainy season arrived as usual.

As if to celebrate Umbridge's arrival, the rain this year was heavier than in previous years, and the students hadn't seen the sun for almost a week.

Every time I went to the Herbology class, I would be splashed with mud and water. Even the water level of the Black Lake had risen a lot.

That evening, Ada was staying in the dormitory reading a book, Angelina was standing at the window sighing, and Alia and Katie looked hopeless.

The sky outside was gray, thunderous, and the low-hanging dark clouds made it hard to breathe. No one wanted to go to the outdoor court to train in such weather, including Angelina.

After waiting for a long time, the bad weather never improved. Although Angelina has a tendency to develop into Wood, she has not completely become Wood, so she mercifully canceled today's training.

As soon as the words came out, Alia and Katie, who had been half dead just now, jumped up from the bed and immediately became lively. The two of them jumped out of the dormitory to inform others, fearing that if they were a little slow, Angelina would regret it.

The disastrous Quidditch training was cancelled, so everyone decided to go to the Room of Requirement to practice playing against each other and improve their skills. So a group of people rushed out of the Gryffindor Tower in a mighty manner.

But when everyone arrived at the eighth floor of the castle, they found that their activity area had been occupied!
They first saw Harry, Ron and Hermione walk into the Room of Requirement, and then saw other students follow in. Ada saw Ginny and Luna Lovegood, and Cedric saw his girlfriend Cho Chang.

"What are they doing?" Cedric asked.

"Like us, he is studying Defense Against the Dark Arts on his own," Fred said. "It was decided last time we went to Hogsmeade."

Hearing this, Cedric seemed to be reassured and looked much more relaxed.

Seeing this, George joked, "What do you think? A get-together for the three colleges? Don't worry, we won't support Harry in pursuing Qiu Zhang. If he dares to do so, we'll break his legs."

"Thanks, man," Cedric said seriously.

The twins replied in a very perfunctory manner: "You're welcome."

Ada glanced at the twins. Only the good boy Cedric would believe this. The twins broke Harry's legs only because of Ginny, not because of Cho Zhang or Cedric.

(End of this chapter)