The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 59 Year-end
After the final exams, Ada also took a holiday for herself. She hung out with the twins all day, playing around during the day and exploring the secret passages at night. She lived a very comfortable life.

Ada also took some time to look at her system. This system provided her with a lot of help, but it did not often disturb her life. It was so quiet that Ada almost forgot about it.

The school year has ended, and students can go home after receiving their grades and having the year-end dinner, so the system has also completed the inventory of the first academic year.

The system always spoke ill of Ada, and Ada had long been accustomed to it. The system wrote:

Name: Esmeralda Drizzt

Gender: Female
Age: Thirteen years old
Height: 154.5 feet inch (about cm, finally no need to look for a host on the ground)
Weight: 86 pounds (about 39 kilograms, the host can be released with more effort)
Wand: Yew wood, phoenix feather, ten and three-quarters inches long (with this wand combination, the host must do something big)
Occupation: Hogwarts student (first year)

Subjects of expertise: Transfiguration, Charms, Potions (the host is a bit biased)

Talent: Magic Reserve (The magic reserve has exceeded that of an ordinary adult wizard, getting rid of the status of cannon fodder, but still a rookie)
Good at learning (strong learning ability, learn good things quickly, and learn bad things even faster)

Compassion (Doesn’t the host want to learn some skills? I strongly recommend the two peerless secret books "Tea Talk" and "Exterior and Interior Qi" to the host)
Reckless (acting without thinking, acting on impulse or in anger, with a chance of double casting.)
Looking at the new talent displayed by the system, Ada felt a little depressed. What she hated most was seeing the three words "chance".

In her short life, these three words were full of blood and tears. Although she was born in Europe in this life, her essence has not changed.

Relying on character and luck is too illusory. It can add icing on the cake, but you can't expect it to provide timely help.

Ada continued to read on, and the system also evaluated the spells she mastered. For example, the evaluation of the fluorescent spell was: Mastery. You said there should be light, and then there was light.

Spells that are used more frequently, such as the Stunning Spell, the Shattering Spell, and the Disarming Spell, have basically been mastered, and those that are used less frequently have at least reached the entry level.

But Ada found three spells at the end of the long list that she had never actively learned:
The killing curse (roughly understood, others harvest a life with a green light, the host takes away two lines of nosebleed with a green light)

Cruciatus Curse (roughly penetrates the fur, for the host, a thumb clamp should be more useful)

Imperius Curse (Basic knowledge, it is recommended that the host learn to make aphrodisiacs, which has a higher chance of success)

It was still a familiar feeling. The system always spared no effort to attack Ada. A system that could help you and not force you to complete tasks, how could you not tolerate such a small problem?

Ada could bear it, but after reading the reviews, she left directly without any reluctance. After all, no one likes to be hit.

She had never learned the Unforgivable Curses. Ada had no access to such books now. It was probably because Foley had used them on her too many times, so the system copied them to her.

As long as the spell appears on the system, Ada can cast it successfully. This is the advantage of hanging on the wall, but the effect of the spell depends on Ada's personal ability.

For example, the stunning spell, can it only knock a person down, or can it make the person unconscious, and how long the person will be unconscious, all depends on Ada's ability and the degree of her mastery of the spell.

The three unforgivable curses not only require magical power to support them, but also require strong emotions to drive the power of the spell. Therefore, even if Ada can cast them now, she cannot do it to the extent of benefiting these Death Eaters.

Although the system's evaluation is a bit harsh, it is all true.

On the last day of the semester, the exam results finally came out. The cheerful atmosphere in the common room disappeared and was replaced by grief.

As Ada expected, herbology got an E, and the other courses were all O. Ada prayed to Merlin again in her heart, hoping that he could bless the kind Professor Sprout to live a hundred years.

The twins' grades were pretty good. They passed all their courses and even got an O. The twins were excited. With this report card, at least they wouldn't be scolded by Mrs. Weasley during the holidays. Angelina and Alia's grades were also better than they expected. The two of them have already started discussing what brand of flying broom to buy. The worst student was Lee Jordan. He flew low in every course. Even though he had received the report card, people still worried about him.

Premature love is harmful to people and affects their studies. Uh... that’s not right. Lee Jordan is just unrequited love, so that’s okay.

This week, Ida always ran into Snape in the corridor, making it seem like Ida was following him. Every time I saw Snape, his attitude was very subtle. He always pursed his lips and looked like he wanted to say something to Ida, but until today, Snape said nothing.

In the evening, Ada and the twins went downstairs to attend the end-of-year banquet. When they arrived at the auditorium, it was already crowded. Everyone was talking loudly and discussing loudly where to go during the holidays.

The Great Hall was decorated in green and silver, the colors of Slytherin. Although Dumbledore had not yet announced it, they had already won the House Cup.

On the wall behind the guest of honor seats hung a giant banner with a Slytherin snake painted on it. Slytherin had won all the house cups in recent years, and this was the fifth consecutive house cup they had won.

Snape sat in the teacher's seat, his sallow face full of joy. If he hadn't been controlling himself, he would have flown up by now, and Hogwarts would have had another internet celebrity landmark - the old bat flying in the sky.

The direction of Slytherin's long table was the noisiest place in the hall. They won so they were right. The other three houses could not stand it but could only hold it in. The winner had the right to celebrate as much as he wanted.

After a while, Dumbledore appeared in the hall, and the four chaotic long tables finally quieted down.

"Another year has passed!" Dumbledore said happily, "Before you enjoy these delicious dishes, I must trouble you to listen to an old man's boring speech. This year, your little brains must have been richer than before... You have a whole summer vacation waiting for you, you can digest the knowledge you have learned..."

"Now, as far as I know, we must first conduct the Academy Cup award ceremony. The specific scores of each house are as follows: fourth place, Gryffindor, 404 points; third place, Hufflepuff, 410 points; La Winclaw has 446 points and Slytherin has 482 points.”

The Slytherin table erupted in thunderous cheers, and Snape clapped his hands at the teacher's table until they turned red.

Gryffindor was very quiet, as they dropped out of the House Cup early on and didn't do well in the Quidditch match, so they finished fourth, last from the bottom.

This was a failed year for Gryffindor House. Although their lion king, Professor McGonagall, was also applauding, how could everyone not know what she was thinking?

Professor McGonagall has been trying to pull Slytherin down from the championship throne for a long time, but the two houses are 78 points apart, so she is really powerless to do anything.

"Everyone did very well, especially Slytherin," said Dumbledore. "Let us congratulate Slytherin for winning the House Cup this year!"

There was no suspense and no reversal. Slytherin celebrated his victory wildly and the noise they made made people wonder if there was an explosion.

The other three academies applauded perfunctorily. Everyone had seen this scene for five consecutive years. Everyone was looking forward to the hero and hoped that the hero could successfully kill the snake.

After the dinner, Professor McGonagall handed out a notice to everyone, warning them not to use magic during the holidays. Fred wanted to tear up the notice, but under the intimidation of Professor McGonagall's eyes, he finally gave up the idea.

Ada did not empty the closet in the dormitory. She planned to pick out only a few suitable clothes to take back, and leave the remaining space in the suitcase for next year's things.

But when she opened the suitcase, Ada found a small leather bag inside. It was not Ada's, but it had the words "Esmeralda, E.J.T" on it.

Opening the small leather bag, Ada found a small pile of gold Galleons inside, about thirty or forty in total.

Ada now has a lot of questions. Who sent this? Professor McGonagall? Professor Dumbledore? Or the annoying Professor Snape?
(End of this chapter)