The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 693 After Victory
The warm sunshine rose slowly over Hogwarts, spreading light and hope to the world and taking away the coldness on the grounds.

The people celebrating returned to the bright auditorium. Laughter and tears, joy and sadness were the main themes of the auditorium.

Rejoice in the victory, rejoice to be alive... Mourn for the victims who died today, mourn for the brave men who gave their lives standing against the darkness.

Professor McGonagall put the house tables back where they were, but no one sat down according to house.

Everyone was huddled together in a chaotic mess, teachers and students, ghosts and parents, centaurs and house-elves. Firenze lay in a corner recovering from his wounds, while Grawp peered through a smashed window and someone threw food into his laughing mouth.

Mr. Weasley and Kingsley became the busiest people. In addition to celebrating, they also had to arrange the follow-up work.

Hunting down the Death Eaters and Dementors that have escaped, trying and imprisoning Voldemort's followers, etc. Oh, and there are also the students of Slytherin College, whom the Ministry of Magic wants to question and investigate.

Although their head of house, Severus Snape, and acting head of house, Horace Slughorn, were at the forefront of the fight against Voldemort, they could not represent the entire Slytherin house, and students had to pay the price for their inappropriate words and deeds.

The Ministry of Magic will not let any bad guy go, and will not leave any harm to the beautiful world in the future. I hope that after experiencing this war, Slytherins can understand things and distinguish right from wrong.

Hundreds of people crowded into the Great Hall, listening to the good news coming from all directions, but the leader who led this war and the hero who killed Voldemort in the end was not there.

The Black Lake in November had not yet frozen into a lump, and Ada walked slowly along the winding curve of the lakeshore. Fred and George followed behind her, like two naughty monkeys, unwilling to rest for a moment.

"A hard-earned victory, George!"

"Victory is hard-earned, Fred!"

The twin brothers kept repeating the same things to each other, expressing their joy at the victory of the war, and they never got tired of it.

Before they knew it, the twins followed Ada's footsteps and arrived at Dumbledore's tomb.

The white tomb remains, and he stands quietly by the lake, witnessing the victory of the war with his own eyes.

When the twins saw Ada holding the Elder Wand in her hands, they understood her thoughts in an instant.

"That's the Elder Wand, are you sure you want to do this?" Fred asked. He understood that Ada wanted to "return" the Elder Wand to Dumbledore, as the Elder Wand had completed its mission.

"Once you put it in, it will be bad to regret it later," said George.

To "return" the Elder Wand to Dumbledore, the tomb must be opened. If he regrets it, he will have to open the cemetery again... It is not polite to repeatedly disturb the peace of the dead. It is simply a lack of virtue for eight lifetimes.

"Of course, the Elder Wand is of no use to me. I hold it just to remind myself." Ada said softly.

This legendary wand was given to her by Dumbledore. Every time Ada held the wand and cast a spell with it, she would think of Dumbledore and his teachings.

"Now, it's time to return it to Professor Dumbledore," Ida continued, "along with everything I owe him."

After she finished speaking, Ada waved the Elder Wand one last time. With a slight sound, the white tomb slowly opened.

Albus Dumbledore lay there peacefully, with his hands folded across his chest, as if he were asleep.

Placing the Elder Wand gently in Dumbledore's hand, Ada closed the tomb, and the whole process took less than five minutes.

"The legend of the Elder Wand ends here." Ada said in a relaxed tone.

Even if they knew that Ada was the owner of the Elder Wand, how many people in the wizarding world could defeat her? Even if Ada was ambushed and really lost to the other party, the Elder Wand would not be with her.

The bloody storm since the birth of the Elder Wand will come to an end today, and it will rest forever beside Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald.

As the tomb closed, Fred jokingly said, "Is it too late for me to punch you now?"

"Of course, brave Mr. Weasley."

As she spoke, Ada rolled her eyes so much that the twins were worried that her emerald green eyes would pop out of their sockets.

Ida put her hands behind her back and walked out of the cemetery in a square step. Fred and George followed immediately. The two brothers also imitated Ida and walked in a slightly funny square step. "I think there is another meaning behind your return of the Elder Wand." George said. He could see that Ida had not finished her words and that Ida was trying to whet their appetite.

"Of course, Mr. Weasley, wise man."

Ada's eyebrows and eyes were filled with smiles. Since leaving Hogwarts and Dumbledore, she had not felt so relaxed for a long time, carrying a heavy burden.

She said: "Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald, they met because of the Elder Wand. This wand has a special meaning to them... I have always been a man who helps others, so I will give it back to him!"

Just think of it as a marriage certificate for these two old guys who lived in different beds but died in the same coffin.

"By the way, is it really true that Harry is fine just because he is Voldemort's Horcrux?" Fred asked, catching up with Ada and walking beside her.

"I don't think it's that simple. You must have fooled Voldemort." George also caught up and stood on the other side of Ada.

The three of them walked side by side, just as they had done many years ago, and just as they would do many years later.

"Horcruxes are only one aspect. I cannot guarantee whether Harry will perish with the Horcruxes. I guess Dumbledore can't guarantee this either." Ada said, "That's why he told Snape not to tell Harry the truth until the last moment."

The twins nodded. They thought so too after they knew that Harry was a Horcrux.

Fred and George witnessed the destruction of the Horcruxes and knew how to destroy them.

The two brothers did not think they could sacrifice themselves like Harry did, because from their point of view, Harry's choice was a choice with no chance of survival.

"In that case, how did Harry survive?" George asked. The two brothers were not cursing Harry. They were simply curious and had an overflowing desire for knowledge.

Ada stopped and said with a smile: "Because of me! I gave him a hug and a blessing."

Fred and George opened their arms at the same time and said in unison: "Hug me too! By the way, I wish our magic trick shop a prosperous business and become bigger and stronger!"

Joking aside, Fred then asked, "Why can your hug and blessing protect Harry?"

The two brothers still couldn't understand. Could it be that Ada had mastered some extraordinary magic that allowed her to make things happen with her words?
"Because I am the master of the Deathly Hallows." Ada said seriously, "I once held three Deathly Hallows at the same time: the Elder Wand, the Invisibility Cloak, and the Resurrection Stone."

Upon hearing this, the twins' jaws almost dropped.

They naturally knew what the Deathly Hallows were, and the two brothers had accompanied Ada to visit Godric's Hollow to look for any traces left by Ignotus Peverell there.

"Could that legend be true?" George asked in disbelief, "Whoever gathers all the Deathly Hallows will become the master of Death."

Ada shook her head and said, "Not the master of Death, but the master of the Deathly Hallows. I think the legend is just an exaggeration of later generations. The real makers of the Deathly Hallows are the three Peverell brothers. The three of them must be powerful and dangerous wizards."

Seeing the twins' confused expressions, Ada patiently explained, "The Elder Wand has been defeated all the time, bringing misfortune to every owner; the Resurrection Stone cannot resurrect the dead, but the souls it attracts will do everything possible to take the living to another world; the Invisibility Cloak cannot resist the wear and tear of time on humans, and can even be seen through."

The two brothers sighed and said at the same time: "Hearing what you said, the legendary Deathly Hallows are worse than the rags in reality."

"On the contrary." Ida shook her scallion-white fingers. "They are great magical products created by great wizards. They possess extraordinary magical powers."

Fred nodded and said, "I think I understand. The Elder Wand can enhance the owner's magic, making the spells it casts more powerful."

George continued, "And Harry's invisibility cloak has never been worn out over the years, and it has not lost its invisibility function like those invisibility cloaks on the market."

Ada walked back and forth along the lakeshore with her hands behind her back, pretending to be serious.

She said, "Yes, but their greatness goes beyond that. The Deathly Hallows are not a magic weapon to escape death, but a test for their owners."

"A test?" Fred and George were even more confused.

"Yes, a test from the god of death."

(End of this chapter)