The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 7 Insufficient Holiday Balance
Ada was unaware of the conversation in the principal's office, nor did she know that McGonagall was just cooperating with her performance, and she had no idea that the tabby cat she had fed was the serious-looking Professor McGonagall.

Ada felt a little complacent about her good performance. She lay comfortably on her bed and fell into a sweet dream. In her dream, she punched the savior and stepped on Voldemort. She was so mighty and domineering!
The morning sun filled the entire house. Ada had already gotten up. She took her toiletries and went to wash up. She first tidied her appearance and then changed her clothes, still a shirt and jeans combination. Ada walked briskly towards the restaurant.

The orphanage’s breakfast was not rich, just bread and jam, a simple meal. Every time Ida came to this place, she would miss the past: soy milk, fried dough sticks, steamed dumplings, and other rich breakfasts…

Ada ate her breakfast in small bites. It is said that chewing more can increase satiety and help lose weight. Ada did not eat to lose weight, she simply did not like it and could not swallow it. She ate only to eliminate her hunger.

The other children at the table sat far away from Ada. They were afraid of Ada, afraid of being beaten and afraid of her legendary abilities. The children here were more sensible and realistic. They knew clearly what they could do and what they couldn't do, who they could offend and who they couldn't offend.

After eating, Ada went straight back to her room, locked the door, opened the window, and waited for the delivery. The things she bought in Diagon Alley yesterday will be delivered by owl today. Ada finally understood why so many people liked online shopping in her previous life. Although you know what you bought, the hardship of waiting for the delivery and the excitement of receiving the delivery are so hard to let go.

Fortunately, this torment did not last long, and the hardworking owl delivered the items one after another. Let’s not talk about how Ada felt when she received the express delivery. The children in the yard were not in a good mood either. The owls coming in and out scared them. In their opinion, Ada was really a monster, and she actually played with the owl.

When Ada was opening the package, the system appeared again.

[Ding! New subjects have been unlocked, please check in time! ]

Ada opens the system:

Subject: Charms (Current progress is 0. The host needs a stick more than a wand)
Transfiguration (Current progress is 0, the host is more suitable for being transformed than for transforming)
Potions (Current progress is 0, host, get up and drink the potion!)
History of Magic (Current progress is 0. I'll give you a pen during the exam and you can create history!)
Magical Zoology (Current progress is 0, the host's knowledge of magical animals is as shallow as a blank sheet of paper)
Herbalism (Current progress is 0, plant a lazy host, and hope to harvest a hard-working host next year)

Dark Magic and Defense (Current progress is 0, neither black nor white is possible, why, there is no color you like?)

Ada looked at the system evaluation silently. Although they had only been together for two days, Ada had already gotten used to it and regarded it as a spur to herself.

She looked at this so-called progress and decided to give it a try.

First, I took out the Standard Spells to read, and then I found that the progress bar had increased, although it was a little bit, but it did increase. However, this progress bar was a bit confusing. The progress bar would increase as I read and learned, but I couldn't see any numbers or percentages, so I could only visually estimate it instead of accurately quantifying it.

The spell that Ida just read also appeared in the system. There was a "Learned" prompt after the spell name, and there was also a progress bar to indicate proficiency. This means that Ida can learn a spell quickly, but if she wants to master it, she needs more practice.
Ada read other textbooks and found similar results to Charms. In Ada's opinion, the progress of the subject should be more inclined to theoretical knowledge, which can be improved through reading and thinking; while proficiency should be inclined to practical operations, such as casting spells, brewing potions, planting or caring for magical plants.

"What a pity..." Ada took the wand on the bed and sighed at it. What a hero!
Professor McGonagall told Ada that she was not allowed to use magic outside of school, which was forbidden by both the Ministry of Magic and the school. Ada had not systematically studied magic, so it was very dangerous to try to cast a spell privately, and it would easily expose the wizarding world and cause unnecessary trouble.

In order to prevent underage wizards from casting spells outside of school, the Ministry of Magic first established the "Law on the Reasonable Restraint of Underage Wizards", and then set up "Tracker" to monitor whether the underage wizards violated the law outside of school.

Perhaps because "Tracing Thread" is only used for young wizards, its functions are not perfect. It can only monitor magic fluctuations within a certain range, but cannot distinguish the specific caster.

For a Muggle-born wizard like Ada, the role of the "trace" is very obvious, because once such a family detects the casting of magic, it is naturally the fault of the little wizard himself. However, for children born in wizard families, the "trace" completely loses its proper role. The life of a wizard family is full of various magics, and the "trace" that can only monitor but not distinguish has lost its meaning of existence. Therefore, such little wizards are usually restrained by their parents.

It seems that Ada has no choice but to read books honestly, which can only further confirm the system's evaluation - her hands-on ability is extremely poor!
[Ding! System reminder: The host has not yet officially enrolled, so there is no trace of the trace around him. The system can help the host temporarily block any magic fluctuations around him, and it will not affect the host's normal practice of magic. But please note, please try not to cast spells in front of Muggles to prevent any uncontrollable situations! ]

That’s great! There is still true love everywhere in the world!
I can now practice some simple spells! It's no longer just a fake trick.

"Luminescent!" Ida whispered the spell, and the tip of the wand emitted a bright light. "Success!" Ida stopped the Luminescent Spell and cast it again. This time she used more magic power, and the light at the tip of the wand became brighter.

Ada put down her wand and checked the system again. Sure enough, the proficiency of the spell "Luminescent Spell" in the system had improved a lot. Probably because the Luminescent Spell was a simple spell and also a spell that was commonly used in daily life, so the improvement was also greater.

Of course, this is just Ada's own idea, and this speculation still needs a large number of samples to confirm.

As the proficiency of the fluorescent spell increased, the progress of the [Magic Learning] in the system was also improved. As expected, if you want to make progress, you still need to develop morally, intellectually, physically and aesthetically. You must grasp both theory and practice, and both hands must be strong.

After that, Ida cast the Luminescent Spell several more times, and after it was significantly improved, she began to try other spells. Ida found that the progress bar of some spells would increase more, while others would increase less, and it was not fixed.

Ada was now very good at using the fluorescent spell, just like there was a small sun on the tip of her wand. At this moment, the figure of a great magician suddenly appeared in Ada's mind.

So should the wizard choose an illumination spell and fight in close combat with a big sword? Write it as a wizard, read it as a berserker, and be a weak woman with both strength and speed?

Wait, where should I buy the big sword? Is the sword of Gryffindor okay? Waiting online, it's urgent...

Although Ada no longer had much impression of "Harry Potter", even if you have never eaten pork, you must have seen a pig run. Ada still had some idea of ​​what a wizard should look like.

As a ranged profession, if a mage doesn't use his turret properly and instead engages in close combat with others, the end will be horrible. Isn't that asking for death?
The reborn Ada doesn't want to die, and she doesn't want to fall on the way to charge, so she still wants to be a ranged warrior, with Avada leading the way, and being a wizard holding a "Gatling" with green flames in her hand.

The textbooks for this school year filled Ada's small desk. Ada felt that she didn't have to do anything else except reading and practicing before school started. After all, the holiday balance was not enough, and there was no recharge entrance, so she didn't have much time left.

Ada initially set a goal for herself: to preview all the first-grade textbooks at least once and remember the knowledge points in them. This is not an easy thing to do, but it will not scare Ada away, because she is not a person who gives up easily.

In her previous life, Ada never gave up even when she was lying on a cold hospital bed, let alone now?
All efforts are made to escape from hardship and live a better life; all efforts are made to survive better in a dangerous future.

(End of this chapter)