The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 541 Ada's Suspicion

Since Thicknesse took office as Minister, the chaotic Ministry of Magic has become well-organized and is operating at full capacity to restore its lost public image as much as possible.

As the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Arthur Weasley also received strong support from the Minister without any suspicion. Arthur Weasley's personal ability was also recognized, and now few people talk about how he became the Director behind his back.

With the joint efforts of Arthur Weasley and Thicknesse, the wizarding world had a period of peace and tranquility. The Death Eaters did not find more opportunities to commit murders, and tragedies such as Emmeline Vance did not happen again.

But everyone knows that this is just the last calm before the war. When the war comes, it will be bloody.

But before that, there was one thing that deeply troubled the staff of the Ministry of Magic, that was an office without a nameplate.

This office is located on the same floor as the Minister's Office, which was renovated and expanded some time ago. Everyone thought that Minister Thicknesse would work here, but he did not do so.

The office that consumed manpower and material resources seemed to be vacant, but the employees of the logistics department often saw someone entering and leaving the office. Unfortunately, the employees of the logistics department did not dare to approach, and only saw the back of the person, knowing that it was a graceful woman.

Suddenly, rumors began to circulate in the ministry that Thicknesse had a mistress.

Naturally, Thicknesse had also heard this rumor, so he immediately ran to the office and told the owner of the office that he had never had such unrealistic fantasies and that they were all made up by outsiders.

Ada, the owner of the office, did not make any comment. Besides, the person seen by the logistics department was not her, but Laura Fournier.

After returning from Little Hangleton, Ada lived in the Ministry of Magic, on the one hand to facilitate access to files and documents, on the other hand to protect the Ministry of Magic, so as to prevent Voldemort from attacking again and humiliating the Ministry of Magic.

Thicknesse still had some complaints about Ada moving into the Ministry of Magic and treating it as her home. However, since moving in, Ada neither interfered with Thicknesse's administration nor made decisions about the Ministry of Magic, and the new Minister felt more comfortable.

Thicknesse was not sure whether Ada would step forward on her own accord, but if she did, a purge would be necessary.

After learning about Ada's strength, Thicknesse did not have any thoughts of resistance, but instead thought about how to increase his own value and avoid being thrown away after being used.

This is also why Thickness fully supports Arthur Weasley. He is making his attitude and position clear to Ada.

After politely asking Thicknesse, who had come to apologize, to leave the office, Ada once again buried herself in the piles of files.

Ada benefited a lot from the information conveyed by Dumbledore through Snape. She decided to first find the whereabouts of the relics of the four founders of Hogwarts, and then find clues about the Horcruxes from these relics.

These relics are usually kept in the hands of the descendants of the four founders as heirlooms. Of course, it is not ruled out that someone as destitute as Gaunt would resell the relics of his ancestors for money.

It is difficult to find an object that cannot speak or move in the vast wizarding world, but it is relatively easy to find a person. Especially after the four founders, there are still some clues to find them.

After Thicknesse, Laura also walked into the office.

"I think you should go out and move around, or go to Diagon Alley to relax." Laura said, "Or go to the Department of Mysteries to change your mind."

Speaking of brains, Ada thought of the room full of wriggling brains in the Department of Mysteries. Ada was not a mad scientist or a zombie, and she had no interest in brains.

Looking at the pile of files on the desk, Ada sighed. Although she had the help of Laura and others, she still had to do a lot of work by herself. Horcruxes played an extremely important role in this war.

"I wasn't this serious when I was preparing for the Ultimate Wizarding Level Exam." Ada said. Although she planned to stay at home, it was still possible to chat and relax.

"Are you sure it's not because you dropped out of school and didn't take the exam?"

Laura was talking about something irrelevant. She said one sentence to Ada, and in return, Ada rolled her eyes. "Is there anything important?" Ada asked unhappily, "If you have something, please tell me. If not, please get out. I will hate you very much today."

Laura smiled. She still liked Ada's naughty and childish look. She said, "Cedric Diggory has arrived at the Ministry of Magic and has been assigned to the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters."

This is just a small matter, so Laura put it first.

She continued, "We haven't found any news about the descendants of Gryffindor, but there is a widely circulated piece of news that you should know. Gryffindor has a sharp sword circulating in the world, and only the brave can find it. This sword was forged by goblins. If you are interested, you can ask Mr. Amos Diggory for help."

"There are no more useful clues for now." Laura said finally, "Do we really want to keep looking like this?"

"This is only temporary. If we could know some of Tom Riddle's footprints when he was young, perhaps we wouldn't have to go through so much trouble." Ida said, "Professor Dumbledore has given me a very difficult problem!"

Up to now, all the clues Ada has obtained about Horcruxes came from Dumbledore. Although the two have never communicated again in the fight against Voldemort, their goals are surprisingly consistent.

Kill Voldemort first, and put the rest of the problems aside for now. Even though this is a bit unethical.

"Is there any movement over at Hogwarts?" Ada asked, stretching and loosening her tightly tied hair.

"No, maybe it will be more convenient for us to find out after school starts." Laura said, "Do you think something went wrong with Dumbledore?"

Ada had this suspicion when she saw Snape, not Dumbledore, in the woods outside Gaunt's old house.

Horcruxes are creations of dark magic. To destroy a Horcrux is not as simple as just removing Voldemort's protection. The process of destroying a Horcrux must be full of dangers.

Snape's inexplicable words "come back to school more often when you have time" and his hesitation to speak further increased Ada's suspicion. Ada guessed that Dumbledore was probably injured in the process of destroying the Horcrux.

Dumbledore did not come to see Ada due to his own injuries, so he relayed the clue of the locket through Snape.

This suspicion was just Ada's guess, her intuition, and she even underestimated Albus Dumbledore's ability. But this thought kept appearing in her mind, making her unable to sleep or eat.

"I don't know, I just have some doubts." Ada said, "Maybe it's a woman's intuition."

Hearing this, Laura's eyes gradually became obscene, and her smile gradually became perverted, her eyes swept over Ada. At this time, silence is better than words, and silent ridicule is more lethal than straightforward words.

Ada was also annoyed by the look, and her pale face flushed instantly. Ada pushed all the files piled on the desk to the ground, even though it would make her very uncomfortable afterwards.

"Pack up and let's go out." Ada avoided the question.

"Where are you going?" Laura's mouth twitched, causing the scar on her face to twist.

"Knockturn Alley! I'm going to Borgin and Burke's." Ada said, "This kind of illegal profiteers should be eradicated as soon as possible! I will restore order to the wizarding world today!"

As Ada spoke, she straightened her clothes and tidied her face. Then she walked to the extinguished fireplace, lit the fire, and sprinkled Floo powder on the blazing flames.

The flames immediately turned green, and Ada continued, "Down with the profiteers! Enforce justice!"

(End of this chapter)