The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 495: Mr. Weasley is attacked

In a flash, a few days have passed and the Christmas holiday is about to come.

Ada did not go to build a step for Zuko, that was just her angry words. After that day, Ada contacted Sergei and asked him to help keep an eye out for shops for sale or rent in Diagon Alley.

The twins never mentioned this matter again, as if it had never happened, mainly because they were afraid of embarrassing Ada. The two brothers turned around and continued to test the potion on Umbridge, manually accelerating the curse on the Defense Against the Dark Arts position.

On the last night before the holiday, Ada was chatting with her roommates in the dormitory, talking about where to go during the holiday. Putting a set of spare clothes into a small bag, she turned over and lay on the bed, closing her eyes and listening to Katie's holiday plan.

After listening for a while, Ada gradually fell asleep.

After an unknown amount of time, Ada felt someone walking into the dormitory while she was sleeping.

She opened her eyes slightly and saw Professor McGonagall approaching her. She propped up her upper body with her arms and asked softly, "Professor, what happened?"

It was dark outside the window, and my roommate's breathing was even and gentle. Professor McGonagall was not asleep in the middle of the night, but ran to the girls' dormitory. Something must have happened. Moreover, Professor McGonagall was wearing a plaid dressing gown.

"Arthur Weasley has been in trouble," said Professor McGonagall. "He has been attacked by a snake."

"How is Mr. Weasley?" Ada asked anxiously. After putting on her coat, she was no longer sleepy and woke up in an instant.

"He has been sent to St. Mungo's. The details are still unclear." Professor McGonagall said, "I'll go wake up Fred and George, you go get Ginny, and meet in the common room."

After that, Professor McGonagall hurried out of the dormitory. Ada picked up the handbag on the bedside table, put on her fluffy slippers, and hurriedly ran to Ginny's dormitory.

Pulling Ginny up from the bed, Ada took the terrified Ginny to the common room. After meeting up with Professor McGonagall and the twins, they hurried to the headmaster's office.

The twins were equally terrified, their red hair wilted, but the two brothers kept whispering to comfort Ginny who was even more frightened. Ada also unconsciously hugged Ginny tighter.

Pushing open the door of the headmaster's office, they saw Dumbledore in his pajamas, Ron standing there with a pale face, and Harry, who was soaked with sweat.

"Harry - what's going on?" Ginny asked fearfully, "Professor McGonagall said you saw Dad was hurt -"

"Your father was injured while working for the Order of the Phoenix," Dumbledore said before Harry could speak. "He has been taken to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries. I am going to take you back to Sirius's residence. It's easier to get to the hospital than The Burrow, where you'll see your mother."

Fred took on the responsibility of being the older brother and asked, "How do we get there? Apparate or use Floo powder? And how did Dad get hurt? What is he doing?"

"I will explain Arthur's specific mission to you later." Dumbledore said, "You use the portkey to go there. The Floo Network is under surveillance and it is not safe. Now we just have to wait for Phineas to come back... I want to make sure there is no danger before sending you there-"

A fire flashed in the center of the room, leaving a golden feather floating lightly to the ground.

"That's Fawkes' alarm," said Dumbledore, catching the feather. "Minerva, get her out of the way - by any excuse -"

"We need to know why Dad was injured?" Fred demanded. "We have the right to know!"

"I will give you an explanation, but not now," said Dumbledore. "You must leave before Umbridge comes."

At this time, Phineas's lazy voice came from the portrait behind Dumbledore. He said, "Children nowadays are so rude. It was unimaginable in our time. My great-great-grandson has a quirk of inviting people to stay at his house... He welcomes these awkward children."

The twins wanted to say something else, but Dumbledore gestured for everyone to gather around the old teapot (the portkey) on the table, so the two brothers had to give up.

Accompanied by a swirling color and the sound of whirring wind, Ada and others appeared in the dark basement kitchen of 12 Grimmauld Place in London.

The only light in the kitchen was the dying fire and a flickering candle. In the flickering candlelight, everyone looked terrible, especially Harry, who looked even worse than the Weasley children.

Sirius walked in quickly, wearing the same clothes he wore during the day and looking dusty.

"What happened?" Sirius asked, "I just came back not long ago, and I heard from Phineas Nigellus that Arthur was seriously injured." Everyone looked at Harry, and Sirius also looked at his godson with concern.

Harry coughed and began to tell his dream with difficulty. He said he dreamed that a big snake bit Mr. Weasley in a long corridor.

However, Harry made a slight change. Instead of saying that he saw it through snake eyes, he said that he was watching from the sidelines.

After hearing Harry's story, Ada knew that this was what Dumbledore had been worried about. Harry and Voldemort were getting more and more connected. If she guessed correctly, the snake that bit Mr. Weasley was Nagini.

Ada walked out of the room silently, put on the spare clothes in her handbag, and then walked back to the dark basement kitchen after she was dressed neatly.

At this time, the twins were clamoring to go to St. Mungo's, and Sirius comforted them and told them not to go to St. Mungo's tonight. Before the hospital notified the family, the Weasleys ran to the hospital, which would undoubtedly reveal a lot of things.

But the twins were very worried about their father's injury and critical condition. They insisted on going and refused to listen to anything Sirius said.

"Stop arguing. I'm going to St. Mungo's now." Ada said as she walked back to the kitchen. "Don't worry, I won't be discovered."

"If the Ministry of Magic knew that Harry could dream about things thousands of miles away, they would not let it go easily." Sirius said, "Ada, you are a member of the Order of the Phoenix, you know what this means."

Ada adjusted the buttons of her clothes and said seriously: "Of course I know, I know exactly what I am doing."

Sirius opened his mouth, and finally just said: "Then you should be careful, and report back as soon as possible if there is any news, so that everyone can be reassured."

Ada nodded and was about to leave. The twins also stood up, wearing pajamas and wanting to go to St. Mungo's with Ada.

Ada turned around and looked at the two of them, saying, "Sit back! Are you going to leave your underage brothers and sisters here?"

Fred and George looked at Ada stubbornly. Finally, under Ada's stern gaze, the two brothers sat back in their chairs, lowered their heads and said nothing.

After Ada left, the kitchen fell silent, and Sirius clapped his hands encouragingly, "Come on, let's... drink while we wait. Butterbeer flying!"

He raised his wand, and six bottles came flying from the pantry toward them, gliding across the table and stopping just in front of the six of them. They drank, and for a moment the only sound was the crackling of the kitchen fire and the tapping of the bottles on the table.

Ada hurried out of Number 12 Grimmauld Place, and as soon as she stepped down the stone steps, she Apparated directly to the vicinity of St. Mungo's Hospital.

The reason why she insisted on going to St. Mungo's despite Sirius's dissuasion was, on the one hand, because she was worried about Mr. Weasley's injury, and on the other hand, because she was worried that the asylum was not safe.

If Mr. Weasley was really seriously injured and could not be cured, as long as he was still alive, Ada could use the ruby ​​in her hand to save him; if the Ministry of Magic or the Death Eaters were lurking in the dark, Ada could also make sure they never came back.

It was late at night, the wide streets were deserted, the old street lamps emitted dim light, and there was not a single pedestrian.

Ada, who was hiding in the corner, confirmed again and again that there was indeed no one around. Then she put on her hood to cover her face and trotted to the old red brick department store.

The broken mannequin in the window was still the same, but it became a little eerie in the middle of the night. Ada moved closer to the window, and her breath made the dusty window even more blurred.

A female mannequin in green nylon skirt turned its head to look at Ada who was close to the window, asking about the visitor's intentions.

Ada did not say Mr. Weasley's name, but made up one at random.

Then, Ada took out her magic wand and knocked on the window. The female mannequin in the window nodded very slowly and waved her connected fingers, as if it was running low on power.

After another look at the empty street behind her, Ada walked straight through the glass.

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