The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 70 Back to School
The summer vacation ended quickly, and September 1st arrived unknowingly. Before dawn in the morning, Mrs. Weasley's loud voice echoed throughout the Burrow, "Get up!"

Ada was awakened directly by the "resonant" voice. She got out of bed and woke Ginny up before leaving the room.

When she came out of the room, Ada found that there were already two people sitting in the kitchen. Percy was rubbing his eyes without taking off his nightcap, and Charlie was sitting on the chair with his head down and still dozing off.

Three people who got up early sat in the kitchen, facing each other in silence. In fact, they were not awake yet, and their minds had not yet left the soft and comfortable beds.

"Where's Mr. Weasley?"

"There was an emergency last night and Arthur was called back to the ministry to work overtime. He can't take you to the station today." Mrs. Weasley was waiting at the stairs.

After a while, no one else came down, and Mrs. Weasley could not bear it anymore. She picked up a feather duster and rushed upstairs. She kicked open the door of a bedroom on the third floor. This bedroom belonged to Fred and George.

The three people sitting downstairs heard a scream, and then the twins limped down the stairs, rubbing their buttocks, followed by a sleepy Ginny.

The puppy Galleon whimpered in fear in Ginny's arms. It was frightened by Mrs. Weasley's aura.

Mrs. Weasley came out of the twins' bedroom and continued upstairs in a menacing manner. Within two minutes, she appeared in everyone's sight, grabbing Ron's ears.

Breakfast was ready, and Mrs. Weasley had laid out large plates for everyone, though she hadn't eaten a single bite herself. She was busy in the kitchen, packing up a large number of sandwiches and pies for the children to eat on the train.

Except for the twins, everyone was sitting in their seats eating their own portions. No one dared to make any unusual noise, unless you wanted to experience how terrifying Mrs. Weasley was when she was furious. If you don't believe me, you can look at the twins. They didn't dare to sit down now.

After dinner, Mrs. Weasley used a feather duster to drive everyone back to their rooms to pack their things. Fortunately, Ada didn't have much stuff, and Ginny was there to help, so Ada was the first to return to the kitchen.

The other Weasley brothers also returned downstairs one after another, with their suitcases beside them. Ron had nothing with him. He was an innocent victim, and was hit by the feather duster twice.

Mrs. Weasley first looked at the contents of everyone's suitcases, then turned around and went upstairs again. She wanted to check if anyone had left anything behind, and if they could take anything away, they should take it away all at once so as not to trouble poor Errol any more.

Sure enough, some things were left in everyone's room. Mrs. Weasley used magic to transport these items downstairs. Everyone came forward to claim their own belongings and then stuffed them into their own suitcases.

Even so, Mrs. Weasley was still worried. She opened everyone's boxes and checked them one by one again. She even checked Galleon's dog food and toys carefully.

At half past ten, led by Mrs. Weasley, the whole family finally arrived at King's Cross Station. Ada's box and dog cage were placed on the twins' cart, but she was not idle either, she followed behind everyone holding Ron in her left hand and Ginny in her right hand.

Ron was not used to being dragged around by Ada, so he kept his head down and blushed without saying a word. Ginny, on the other hand, chattered non-stop all the way, asking Ada to remember to write to her when he got to school, at least once a week.

After passing through the crowded crowd, the group finally arrived at the partition wall leading to the platform. Charlie was the first to pass through the partition wall, and after a while Percy also pretended to walk over casually.

Wizards need to pass through the partition to get to the platform, and be careful not to be seen by Muggles. The Muggles did not notice Charlie and Percy disappearing, but the caged Galleon saw everything. It looked at the partition in horror, as if it saw a man-eating monster.

Fred pushed the cart towards the partition wall. Garlon barked in panic in the cage. The moment he touched the partition wall, Garlon closed his eyes. Then the silly dog ​​found that he was not dead, but in a strange place. The barking of the dog attracted the attention of several Muggles, but they did not see Fred's magical disappearance, so they quickly shifted their attention away. Ada then took Ginny and walked towards the partition wall.

After passing through the wall, she saw Fred and George standing not far away and scolding Garlon. Ginny quickly trotted over to stop her two brothers.

Ada released Garlon from the cage and put a leash on it. Garlon wanted to chase the cat on the platform, but he was unable to break free and could only whimper pitifully where he stood.

After the twins loaded the suitcases onto the train, they came back to say goodbye to Mrs. Weasley, and Charlie and Percy also came over separately.

After Mrs. Weasley gave Charlie and Percy a few words of advice, she turned to the twins and said, "Do you really think I don't know what you two did last school year?"

The twins said nothing. Don't make Mrs. Weasley angry at a time like this. It's shameful to just admit defeat.

"If I find out that you guys violate school rules again this semester, I'll ask your dad to come and get you back in person!"

"Don't worry, Mom, we are not eleven years old anymore." The twins said together. They were already twelve years old.

Mrs. Weasley gave them an unpleasant look, then said to Ada: "I'll leave them both to you. If they don't obey, you can beat them!"

"Mom!" The twins felt that this was too unfair. Apart from having better grades than them, Ada was equal to them in other aspects.

"Also, you are not allowed to play in the castle in the middle of the night, let alone leave the castle," Mrs. Weasley said seriously, "If you dare to go along with them, I will spank you!"

"They both dragged me there. I always refused, but I couldn't get away from them..." Ada spoke without hesitation and cleared herself of all charges. She didn't want to be touched by the feather duster.

The twins looked at Ada viciously, and Ada looked at Charlie viciously. It was definitely Charlie who informed them, but Charlie once again ignored Ada's threat. He was chatting with Ron, telling him to take good care of his mother and sister.

With a loud whistle, the guard began to urge everyone to get on the bus.

Mrs. Weasley hugged everyone in order of age, and when she hugged the twins at the end, she pinched them hard. Ginny, who was fine just now, suddenly couldn't stop crying. Everyone could only coax her as much as possible before getting on the bus. Ginny finally stopped crying after receiving a lot of promises.
Ada didn't run away either. She signed an unequal treaty with Ginny, and the letter from one week to one every three days was changed.

The train whistled again, and all the students on the platform boarded. Ada stood at the window and waved to Mrs. Weasley. They would have to wait until Christmas to see each other again.

The train spewed steam and started moving slowly. After turning a corner, the people who were seeing them off could no longer be seen.

Ada and the twins walked down the hall to the compartment where the boxes had been placed. They walked in and slid the compartment door shut, and the new school year at Hogwarts began.

(End of this chapter)