The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 514 The last question

Still in the loft-like suite, Ada leaned on the railing and looked out the window. The mountains in the distance looked like white-haired old men, but one of them had a huge scar on his body.

It was left by an Obscure decades ago. Ada once yearned for it and hoped that she could have the same power one day. Now that she has such power, she will no longer be intoxicated by it.

The late emperor, whose business budget was wasted before his death, visited Zhuge Liang three times and asked Mr. Wulong to divide the world into three parts. Ada also visited Nurmengard three times, but Grindelwald never taught her any magic.

Despite this, Ada came to Nurmengard during this slightly confused time, and she benefited a lot here.

Grindelwald is a very good life mentor. What he did is not worth promoting, but his life experience is worth learning from for many people.

If Ada's life in Rose Manor was one of indulgence, then her life in Nurmengard was one of concentration and practice, honing her own state of mind.

Ever since Nurmengard Castle became Grindelwald's prison, life here has become boring and uninteresting, and even some living facilities have become a problem.

Every morning, Ada would get up early. If the weather was good, she would walk around the mountains and take a look. If the weather was bad, she would stay in the castle to look at the sky and enjoy the rain.

This event usually doesn't last too long, and Sergey will deliver fresh food every morning at a fixed time.

In addition to the ingredients, there were also some news and intelligence sorted out by Sergei that he thought Ada needed to review.

After receiving these things, Ada naturally had to take a look at them, but more important was to prepare the meal. Even though there are thousands of bad things in this world, food and love should not be wasted.

Every time Ada stayed here, Grindelwald's life would be improved. Providing three meals a day to the owner of the house was the rent paid by Ada.

There is a lake behind the castle, which is clear and clean. Ida would take her fishing rod and go fishing by the lake every day, but she didn't catch any fish. It's not that she was cosplaying as Jiang Taigong fishing with a straight hook, but her skills were really limited, very limited.

For this, Grindelwald often mocked her, and the two had several arguments about fishing.

Grindelwald insisted that there were fish in the lake, and the fact that the fish didn't bite the hook only meant that some people were too stupid to catch them; seeing is believing, and Ada asked Grindelwald to prove it. It would not be too late to talk again after the first Dark Lord and part-time chief of staff caught the fish.

But no matter what Ada said, or even if she stuffed the fishing rod into Grindelwald's arms, the old man refused to take the fishing rod and just looked at Ada as if she was an idiot.

Every time she encountered this look, Ada wished she could fill up the lake behind the castle.

The afternoon and evening are the truce period for Grindelwald and Ada. During this time, the two of them play their own games and do not interfere with each other.

Grindelwald always locked himself upstairs, doing nothing by himself, and he did the same thing when he first visited Nurmengard.

Ada would practice magic outdoors, deep in the mountains, so no Muggles would come and wizards couldn't see her. No matter how much noise she made, no one cared.

When things get quiet, Ada sometimes goes down the mountain to hang out in a nearby town or chat with villagers in the small village at the foot of the mountain.

There is no time in the mountains, and in a blink of an eye, the mountain road leading to Nurmengard is full of wild flowers.

If Ada won an argument with Grindelwald, she would hum the same tune as before, pick wild flowers, and make a wreath for herself. There were already seven or eight wreaths on the shelf in the suite, which were enough to show her achievements.

But everything in the world will not be affected by Ada, nor will it stagnate because of her practice in the mountains.

In Ada's life, she is the undisputed protagonist, the center. In other people's lives, she is just a supporting role, or simply a passerby who plays a minor role.

On this day, Ada made another wreath, with yellow and white as decoration, which was playful and lively. Ada walked around the castle in high spirits, and Grindelwald was almost angry.

The two had just had an argument about how to destroy the Horcrux.

Grindelwald believed that the Fiendfyre was enough to destroy the Horcrux, but Ada thought that it was a waste and that it would be enough to just destroy the soul fragments inside the Horcrux.

The argument was originally inconclusive, as both parties were right, but Ada was playing tricks. She turned into a female boxer and punched Grindelwald twice, which led to her showing off in front of the Dark Lord.

But before Ada could be happy for long, she sensed someone coming outside through the magic circle of the castle. "Your bearded friend is here," Grindelwald said. He spoke very seriously, which was completely different from his usual quarreling manner. This was Nurmengard, and Grindelwald could sense much more than Ada.

Sergei had come once in the morning and had delivered all the necessary things.

It is afternoon now, and there are dark clouds outside the window. It may rain heavily at any time. However, Sergei appeared outside the castle for the second time in a day. Something urgent must have happened.

"I gonna go see."

After saying these words hastily, Ada ran out of the castle without even taking off the childish wreath on her head.

After walking out of the castle in one breath, Ida saw Sergei on the platform in front of the castle. This bearded friend looked very anxious, walking back and forth in the open space in front of the door with his hands behind his back.

"What happened?"

Seeing Ada coming out, Sergei immediately went up to her and said, "There's an unexpected situation in England. Please don't get excited. Stay calm and stay rational."

"I will." Ada adjusted her breathing.

In her opinion, the accident might be related to the twins or the Weasley family, otherwise Sergei would not be in this state.

"It's Professor McGonagall. Something's happened to Minerva McGonagall." Sergei said in a deep voice, observing Ada's expression as he spoke.

Ada pulled off the wreath on her head, threw it hard on the ground, and said coldly: "Go on."

It turned out that Dolores Umbridge and her men had attacked Hagrid's cabin last night, intending to drive Hagrid out of the school before dark. Professor McGonagall went to stop them alone, but was beaten by Umbridge and her men, and was hit with four Stunning Curses.

"How are the people?" Ada's voice was trembling uncontrollably, with worry and anger coexisting.

"Not awake yet." Sergei said, "Maybe he has woken up now."

Ada looked up at the serious bearded man and said, "Don't comfort me, Professor McGonagall is at this age... Four Stunning Spells, you and I both know what this means."

Sergei knew what it meant. Four Stunning Spells hitting one person at the same time would not be easy even if the person was a strong man, let alone an old lady like Minerva McGonagall.

The other party has no scruples when taking action, and may even intend to kill someone.

"Two things," Ida said. "First, write a letter home. I need someone, someone I can trust. Second, pack up immediately. We're going to Scotland."

After saying that, Ada went back to the castle without giving Sergei any chance to refute her decision. Sergei would not do that either. After seeing Ada enter the castle, he also hurried down the mountain.

After entering the castle, Ada hurried upstairs without any preparation and stuffed all her things into her bag. Then, Ada knocked on Grindelwald's door with her bag.

"Are you leaving?" Grindelwald asked as he opened the door.

"I have to go, in a hurry." Ada said, "I have one more question, one last question."

Grindelwald looked at Ada's anxious face and guessed what the last question was. Grindelwald said, "Ask, and I'll answer."

"What does it feel like to go on a killing spree?" Ada asked.

"Nothing special," Grindelwald replied bluntly. "Does it make you sad to crush an ant?"

Ada shook her head. Humans would not shed tears for the death of an ant, nor would they have any special feelings. At most, they would feel disgusted.

“There is not much difference between killing an ant and killing a group of ants,” Grindelwald continued, “unless you are very noble, extremely noble. But... Esmeralda Drizzt, are you such a person?”

(End of this chapter)