The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 590 Frosty Christmas

After returning to London from Godric's Hollow, Ada did not immediately start investigating Cadmus. She was in a somewhat heavy mood, and she felt unwell and absent-minded in her work.

As she became more familiar with Dumbledore and Grindelwald, and learned more and more about their past, Ada had long imagined a love-hate drama in her mind, and before she knew it, she had become a fan of GGAD.

Now that she has learned the unknown truth of the past, the reality is even more outrageous than the plot she had imagined. Ada suddenly feels that "not having the chance to meet for twenty years" is nothing, because the other person has been entangled in love and hate for almost a century.

Since they separated in 1945, the two have been separated for a long time, one living in Hogwarts and the other confined to Nurmengard, and half a century has passed in a flash.

If it weren't for Ada's appearance in this world, and the many disturbances, we would have finally had a quick meeting outside Nurmengard Castle. Otherwise, it would have been like we would never see each other again in this life, except in the underworld.

Ada had no idea what Dumbledore and Grindelwald were thinking, whether they had more hatred or more love. As the leader of the CP, she felt really upset.

Let it go. There are nothing but knives. Sometimes a piece of candy is not even as big as a little fingernail, and there are glass shards inside the candy.

While Ada was busy feeling sad about the couple she supported, Pierce Thicknesse was so busy that he was about to hit his head with his feet. I wonder what the minister would think if he knew that the pillar of the department was secretly sad because of his support for the couple.

Amidst the snow and wind, the British Isles welcomed Christmas, the most important holiday of the year.

The festive atmosphere slightly diluted people's fear of the darkness. Crowds of people were seen coming and going on the streets of Diagon Alley, and the shop owners were excited about the long-awaited shopping peak.

Even the Death Eaters seemed to have gone home for the holidays and did not cause much trouble. Ada, who was sitting in the Ministry of Magic, was amazed at this. Is it so harmonious?
You know, the Aurors and the Death Eaters were fighting fiercely a few days ago, and everyone was almost going crazy. But as soon as Christmas came, everyone immediately stopped fighting and celebrated the holiday.

Well, Ada even wanted to invite Dumbledore and Voldemort to hold a party together to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year.

If the two of them wanted to play cards, that would be even better. Ada could fight them until dawn. Ada swore that if these two left the ministry with nothing but a pair of underwear to cover their shame, she would lose!

Of course this is just a wild imagination. If Dumbledore and Voldemort really sat at the same table and could live in harmony, Ada would be the one who couldn't sleep.

On Christmas Day, Ada was alone in the office.

Except for those on holiday duty, the entire Ministry of Magic was empty. If anyone played hide-and-seek in the Ministry today, it would probably take the whole day.

Ada received another letter from Vida saying he was safe, along with a Christmas gift.

The letter said that Vida had done what he was going to do and was now going to meet his last old friend and spend Christmas with him.

Although they couldn't be together this Christmas, Ada felt relieved thinking that Vida was safe and sound, and that she was with her old friend whom she saw less and less.

The most important thing was that Ada thought that since Vida had finished his work, he should be back soon.

As she was thinking, the office door suddenly opened. Laura was surprised to see Ada sitting behind the large desk.

"You're still here!" Laura Fournier said in surprise, "Why don't you dress up?"

"This is my office, Miss Fournier." Ada said through her back teeth, "I'm not here, where should I be!"

Laura always likes to tease Ada, and never gets tired of it, and her attitude is very bad. She always irritates Ada, making her hate her to the core, but she can do nothing about it.

"I thought you were at the Burrow." Laura said matter-of-factly, "Didn't Fred and George invite you to spend the holiday with them?"

The twins did send out an invitation, and Mr. Weasley also invited Ada, but she was a little hesitant and didn't want to go.

The Christmas at the Burrow is not just for the Weasley family, Sirius and Lupin will also be there. Although Ada's identity has been almost cleared up now, she is still worried that her appearance will cause embarrassment, after all, she and the Order of the Phoenix are no longer on the same path.

Besides, Laura, Sergei and the others came to England because of her, and Ada couldn't bear to leave them behind and go to the Burrow alone. "How are you going to spend the day?" Ada asked, "Do you have any plans?"

"We're going to have a nice drink!" Laura said, "Let's relax since we have nothing to do today."

What's the one thing that gets an alcoholic excited? A good drink, of course!
Any more? Yes, another box please!
Laura, who was drunk, suddenly thought of something. She said in shock, "Wait a minute, you are not planning to stay in the department and celebrate the holiday with us, are you? No way?"

Laura's sudden panic made Ada a little at a loss. Was there anything wrong with her decision to celebrate the holiday with everyone?

Even if we can't describe it as loving the soldiers like sons, it's not too much to say that he shares the joy with the people! Why do you have such an expression, it's as if the ceiling of the department has collapsed.

Confused, Ada asked suspiciously, "What's the problem?"

"There's no problem. It's your freedom to spend Christmas wherever you want." Laura said patiently. She stretched out her hands and raised them up and down. It was obvious what she wanted to express.

Ada, who was a beat slower to react, also realized that she had been careless, even though her intentions were good.

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The Burrow was particularly lively during the festival. Sirius, Lupin and Harry arrived early, and the house was filled with laughter.

Ron and Harry were standing at the kitchen sink, peeling a mountain of Brussels sprouts for Mrs. Weasley, with snowflakes dancing outside the window in front of them.

The two of them were busy with their hands and their mouths were not idle either.

"What do you think Malfoy wants to do?" Harry said. Even though Draco Malfoy had left Hogwarts for a long time, Harry still wanted to find out his purpose.

As the savior of the world, Harry has a miserable life as he doesn't know many things.

Even though Harry was sometimes impulsive, emotional, and thoughtless, keeping it from him would cause problems sooner or later.

Of course, some things were kept secret from him in order to ensure the smooth implementation of the plan. If Harry knew that the Unbreakable Vow was made by Snape and Draco Malfoy, Harry's bombing of the temple was foreseeable.

"I don't know," Ron said bitterly, "If I see him again, I will definitely beat him up."

Hearing this, Harry unconsciously increased the strength of chopping the Brussels sprouts, as if he mistook Master Malfoy for the cabbage in his hand. Ron was even more so, and the two of them wasted a lot of ingredients.

Angelina and Alia graduated, and Katie was the only one left in the Gryffindor Quidditch team's luxurious attacking line.

Although Ginny performed well and filled a vacancy, the other newcomers were really not good enough and the team's strength declined seriously. As the new captain of the Quidditch team, Harry was overwhelmed and almost worried to death.

Since ancient times, good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone. Before even playing a single game, Katie was injured in Malfoy's assassination plan and was hospitalized. It was uncertain when she would return. The future was bleak, and there was basically no hope of winning the championship.

Before leaving, he gave Gryffindor a hard time. Harry almost hated Malfoy to death.

As the two were sulking and peeling kale, the twins swaggered into the kitchen and heard what they said.

"Ah, George, look, they're using knives. God bless them," said Fred, in a fuss, as if he had seen something extraordinary.

"Ah, Fred, the little brothers may need help from their big brothers!" George said sarcastically, "otherwise they will keep complaining!"

(End of this chapter)