The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 572: Poor and Hateful Malfoy
This was the biggest question in Ada's heart. You know, Malfoy was a student of Hogwarts. Although it was difficult to assassinate Dumbledore, it was still possible to meet Dumbledore and ask the headmaster for help.

But Malfoy chose the long way around. He did not ask Dumbledore for help, but confessed everything to Ada after his plan was exposed.

It wasn't that Ada was self-deprecating. No matter how she thought about it, she felt that asking the headmaster of Hogwarts for help was a more reliable choice. After all, Dumbledore's credibility was still very guaranteed.

"I can't trust Dumbledore. He only favors Harry Potter." Malfoy said, "To be honest, there is no one I can trust in school anymore."

Originally, Malfoy had friends, or followers, Crabbe and Goyle. They followed Malfoy since they were young and obeyed his orders. After arriving at Hogwarts, these two also charged into battle under Malfoy's command.

Compared to the single Harry, Draco Malfoy has been walking upright for a long time.

Although Pansy Parkinson's face looks a bit like a poodle, and the two have never publicly acknowledged their relationship, everyone naturally regards Pansy as Malfoy's girlfriend.

Draco's school life, although it was plagued by setbacks due to his personality, was generally good.

But all this changed with the change in Lucius Malfoy's status. As his rich and powerful father's status plummeted, Draco's school life became worse.

Crabbe and Goyle, who used to follow his lead, no longer obey him, and the second generation of Slytherin are also distancing themselves from him.

Pansy Parkinson was the only one who did not abandon Malfoy, but she could not provide any help to Malfoy, nor could she comfort Malfoy's extremely uneasy heart.

Draco Malfoy talked about how he had been "abandoned by everyone" for more than a month. His expression became a little painful, and he even began to envy Harry Potter. No matter what difficulties Harry encountered, Ron and Hermione would always be by his side.

"I thought about what you said to me, Drizzt," Draco Malfoy continued, "Apart from the name Malfoy, what do I have left... I didn't understand it before, but now I'm starting to understand it a little bit."

Now the Malfoy family has lost its glory and power. Draco Malfoy is no longer the young master who can be bossed around. He is just an ordinary person who cannot make any waves.

As Ada once said, when the surname no longer helped Draco, he could do nothing.

The only attempt ended in failure. And this time the plan was able to proceed thanks to the blessing of the surname. The opal necklace was sold at Borgin and Burke for 1500 gold galleons, a price that not every family could afford.

Many times, people will only understand something after experiencing it, and the lessons learned will also urge you to grow.

This is the case with Draco Malfoy. He used to be arrogant and domineering by relying on his family's power, but now that his family is no longer a help to him, he understands the difference between Draco and Malfoy.

Family is innate and it helps you win at the starting line, but it is only the starting point of life, not the end point, nor is it the only condition that determines the height of your life.

There are many people who overtake others halfway, and there are countless people who fall behind. Getting fat first is not considered fat, but getting fat later will collapse the kang. The one who laughs last laughs the best.

Only after looking at Draco Malfoy's pale face and confirming his sincere expression again and again did Ada believe Master Malfoy.

Whatever Malfoy's purpose was, he realized it in time and did not make an irreparable mistake.

However, Ada was still a little puzzled. When did her mouth cannon skills become so good? Isn't this a must-have skill for the protagonist in a hot-blooded anime? Is she also treated like this now?
At this moment, Esmeralda Drizzt was officially promoted to life mentor Drizzt, although she was only the life mentor of Draco Malfoy. From zero to one, from nothing to something, this kind of breakthrough is the most difficult.

"So it's because of what I said a few years ago?" Ida asked.
Malfoy didn't nod or shake his head in denial. His reaction was somewhat unexpected, just like his reversal today. "It's not entirely because of you. If Katie Bell hadn't caught me, if she hadn't touched the opal necklace, I wouldn't have thought of asking you for help." Then, Malfoy whispered to himself, "It would have been better if the person who touched the necklace was Dumbledore."

If Malfoy's crude plan really succeeded and Dumbledore died from the curse of the necklace, the current balance in the British wizarding world would be broken.

Without Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix to hold him back, Voldemort could focus on attacking the Ministry of Magic.

By then, Ada will be alone in bearing Voldemort's pressure, and her chances of winning are slim. The wizarding world will most likely return to the state it was a dozen years ago. Chaos and disorder, with Death Eaters running rampant, and England will be shrouded in darkness again.

Fortunately, Malfoy's whimsical plan was botched, and even if he had chosen Neville as originally planned, his assassination plan would not have succeeded.

This plan is not as reliable as giving Dumbledore a dessert with extra ingredients. After all, Dumbledore loves sweets, and the price of dessert will not be as high as 1500 gold galleons.

That's 1500 gold galleons! Every time Ida thought of this staggering price, she wanted to bite her back teeth to pieces.

Is the wizarding world full of prodigals? First, Tom Riddle did not treat the relics of the Hogwarts Big Four as treasures, and then Draco Malfoy did not treat gold galleons as money. Although the degree of prodigals of the two was different, they were both annoying in the same way!

"In my opinion, your plan has no chance of success." Ada said, "Your abnormality cannot be hidden from those who are interested. And... to be honest, your approach is very lame, as if you have no intention at all and are just perfunctory to the Dark Lord."

These words seemed to have touched Malfoy's heart. He stood up suddenly and swept all the parchment and ink bottle with a feather pen on the table to the ground. His outburst came without any warning.

Draco screamed hysterically: "You don't understand at all! You are just like Dumbledore, you don't understand! You don't understand how hard I'm trying, and my real plan is not this! If I don't work hard to complete his task, he will kill me, he will kill my whole family, just like he did to others!"

The roar and venting made Malfoy's pale face flushed, and his thin body rose and fell violently due to heavy breathing. Malfoy sat back dejectedly, holding his head in pain, and choked up and said -

"He's going to kill me, he's going to kill us, Dad, and Mom..."

Ada left her seat. She had not stopped Malfoy from venting and throwing things, so that her robe and shoes were splattered with ink. She did not stop him, not because she felt sorry or sympathized with him. She and Malfoy did not have such a relationship. Ada simply did not want to stop him.

"Besides your parents, who else is in the manor?" Ada asked, "Is the Dark Lord here?"

The whimpering stopped, and hope rekindled in Malfoy's eyes.

He said in a tearful voice: "Many Death Eaters stay there, as well as my aunt's family. The Dark Lord is there occasionally, and... and Ollivanders in Diagon Alley."

"As agreed, I will rescue the Malfoys," Ada said, "but if you don't want me to bring back a cold corpse, you'd better sincerely repent and ask for Katie's forgiveness."

After saying that, Ada walked out of the courtroom directly, ignoring Draco Malfoy who was standing there in a daze.

Ada would definitely rescue them. She had to go to Malfoy Manor anyway, and rescuing the couple was just a waste of time. As for threatening to bring back two bodies, it was just to scare Draco, the naughty boy.

After all, Katie Bell almost lost her life. It wouldn't be too much for Ada to collect some interest in advance, right?

(End of this chapter)