The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 518: Ministry of Magic's Greatest Enemy
Revenge, retaliation, these are the topics that Hogwarts students talked about the most after Professor McGonagall was injured and hospitalized. Everyone was guessing when the lawless Ada would come back.

The day after the accident, Ada came back. She sneaked back to England, but she killed Umbridge openly.

The purpose of sneaking back secretly was to avoid alerting the enemy and making her actions more difficult; the purpose of doing things openly was to deter the villains. Yes, the reason why Ada did this was not just for revenge, but also to make a strong statement.

Ida herself is not afraid of death. She has died once, well...if the time in the cemetery is counted, she has died twice. Death is another fantasy of life, and death is also another adventure.

It's just that Ada herself is not afraid, but she is afraid of the death of people around her, and she doesn't want to experience such pain. Professor McGonagall's incident reminded her that if someone around her had an accident, it would be a burden she was unwilling to bear.

So, Ada decided to use this revenge to make her voice heard to everyone. That's why she killed Umbridge publicly and even in a slightly cruel way.

If anyone wants to touch anyone around Ada again, Dolores Umbridge will be a warning to them.

After breakfast, Ada left Diagon Alley. She was now a wanted criminal of the Ministry of Magic, and it was not suitable for her to stay with the twins, which would cause great inconvenience to Fred and George.

When leaving, Fred smiled and said that he would report Ada's whereabouts to the Ministry of Magic, so that he could get fifty gold galleons. Why open a shop? Where can I find a business that makes money faster and is not illegal?
George also showed concern for Ida in a joking way, telling her to be careful and not get caught. If Ida was caught, the two brothers' money would be cut off.

In response, Ada borrowed someone's words, saying that the Auror who could catch her had not yet been born! If Ada went to the Ministry of Magic with a wand to ask if Fudge's head was cooked, she might be able to cosplay more like him.

After leaving Diagon Alley, Ada found Sergei, who had gathered the people from home. There were not many people, only five if Ada and Sergei were not counted.

But this is enough. Aida is not a master of using troops. She only needs a few people to deploy. And there is another saying that the quality of soldiers is more important than the quantity.

Now that all the people have been gathered, Ada is about to start working. Umbridge is just a beginning, not the end.

The day after Professor McGonagall was injured, Umbridge died tragically in Hogwarts. On the third morning, Ada appeared on the front page of the Daily Prophet and became a wanted criminal by the Ministry of Magic with a reward of 500 gold Galleons.

On the third day after Professor McGonagall was injured, an Auror from the Ministry of Magic died at home. On the morning of the fourth day, the Ministry of Magic increased the reward for Ada from five hundred to one thousand.

Although the Ministry of Magic had no evidence to prove that Ada had done this, they still pinned the crime on her, not for any other reason, but because this Auror was one of the five people who went to Hogwarts that night.

On the morning of the fifth day, another Auror lost his life. He was also one of the five people who went to Hogwarts. Needless to say, the bounty on Ada increased again, this time a little more, directly to 2,000 gold Galleons.

Umbridge, along with the two Aurors present that night, were dead, which made the remaining three very worried. They became very cautious, as if Ada would jump out and attack them from every corner.

The fifth day passed, and the three of them were fine. On the sixth day, they met again in the Auror's office. They were very excited to have survived the disaster. But they were not happy for long, as Dawlish was the only one left in the group.

The bodies of both men were found in the Ministry of Magic, one dead in a small broom closet, the other dead in his own cubicle.

Suddenly, everyone in the Ministry of Magic felt insecure and looked at the people around them warily, as if there was no one in the entire Ministry of Magic they could trust except themselves.

Not to mention Dawlish, even Cornelius Fudge couldn't sit still.

Two Aurors died in the Ministry of Magic's office. This would be a terrible thing to happen to anyone during their tenure, not to mention that Ada made it clear that Che Ma was seeking revenge, revenge against Fudge.

Now Fudge was in a dilemma. He was able to deal with and suppress Dumbledore because Dumbledore abided by the rules in his heart.

Now that Ada is his number one enemy, Fudge has no tricks at all. Ada doesn't buy into that. Ada doesn't have so many rules in her mind, or rather, her thoughts are her rules.

The only person Fudge could use was Dawlish, and that was all that was left. As for Fudge going to be the bait himself, the Minister had never considered it. That was the last resort, unless it was absolutely necessary.

On the sixth night after Professor McGonagall was injured, the evening edition of the Daily Prophet once again put Ada on the front page, and her bounty was increased to three thousand gold galleons.

This time, Ada was truly famous. People in the British magic world no longer referred to her as "that girl" or "a warrior who could slay dragons", but as "another devil". In less than six days, Ada became another devil in Britain, but her reputation was far less than that of the dark devil Tom Riddle.

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Professor McGonagall had been hospitalized for ten days, and Dawlish was still alive, under the strict protection of the Ministry of Magic.

That evening, the Ministry's protection seemed to have relaxed a lot, and Dawlish and another Auror named Kelly Leslie left the Ministry. Dawlish was going back home to get some clothes.

The two had just picked up their belongings and walked out of Dawlish's house. Before they returned to the Ministry of Magic, Ada appeared in front of them.

"I've had a hard time looking for you, Mr. Dawlish." Ada said, her voice cold and emotionless, as if she was a machine that only knew how to kill.

There was a secluded little garden in front of Dawlish's residence, surrounded by low bushes.

There was no panic on Dawlish's face. Instead, he said calmly, "You are under arrest, Drizzt! You will pay for your crime!"

After he finished speaking, four people walked out from the path behind Dawlish, and four people also walked in from the entrance of the small garden. Each of the eight people held a magic wand in his hand.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. This was an ambush by the Ministry of Magic, Fudge used the absence of Dawlish to lure Ada into the trap, and then arrested her. Or, simply kill her.

One of these men looked like an old lion. His brown hair and thick eyebrows were streaked with gray. He had sharp eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses. Although he had a slight limp, he walked with long steps.

"Put down your wand, Drizzt, and do not offer fearless resistance." The man said, "The Ministry of Magic will give you a fair trial."

"Who are you?" Ada turned and looked at the person who spoke. That person should be the person in charge tonight.

The man continued, "Rufus Scrimgeour, Head of the Auror Office. I repeat, put down your wand. Resistance will only aggravate your crime."

Ada looked at Scrimgeour, the head of the Auror Office, who was a sharp and tough guy. Ada said, "I admit my crime. The Ministry of Magic can judge my crime. Then who will judge the guilty Ministry of Magic?"

"What are you talking about?" Dawlish cried.

"Nonsense?" Ada didn't even turn around to look at Dawlish. "Just ten days ago, Minerva McGonagall, one of the most outstanding Transfiguration masters in the wizarding world, was attacked by the Ministry of Magic for no reason and was seriously injured and hospitalized. Ten days have passed, and the perpetrator has not been brought to justice, and there is not even a statement or explanation. What nonsense do you think I am talking about, Mr. Dawlish?"

Except for Dawlish, the nine Aurors surrounding Ada all looked a little ashamed. Everyone knew the right and wrong of Professor McGonagall's injury, and justice was in the hearts of the people.

Since the mass escape of the Death Eaters, the rumor of Voldemort's return has become mainstream, but the Ministry of Magic has always refused to admit it and has tried its best to suppress it. Umbridge's perverse behavior at Hogwarts not only annoyed the students, but also caused great dissatisfaction in the wizarding world.

As for why Dalishi didn't feel ashamed, it was because he felt that he did nothing wrong.

He was following the orders of the Ministry of Magic and did nothing wrong. Dawlish, a man who had been highly praised by Dumbledore, was an utterly pitiful person who only knew how to be loyal.

"Hand over your wands. Resistance will lead to your death," Scrimgeour warned again. Putting aside the right and wrong of the Ministry of Magic, the most important thing today was to catch the criminal. Other things could be dealt with later.

"Dead end?" Ida repeated. "What gave you the illusion that you could catch me with these rotten sweet potatoes and stinky bird eggs? And what made you think I would...how to say...fall into the trap?"

After Ada finished speaking, two figures appeared in the usually quiet little garden, one of whom was Sergei.

(End of this chapter)