The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 87 Interesting Children

The students all lowered their heads, and no one wanted to be the first to enter the swamp. Ada's introduction to the Hinkponk was very clear. This creature would eat people. If something went wrong and Professor Cecil was too late to help, wouldn't he be injured?
Among the crowd, Fred and George were somewhat curious about this creature. They wanted to see what it looked like and whether it could provide them with some new inspiration. They had been very interested in these things recently.

Cecil looked around at the students in the classroom. When he looked over, the students would subconsciously avoid his gaze. Cecil didn't care. He smiled and said, "I have already decided who to choose."

I can't be the one being picked, can I? Ada thought to herself.

As long as Cecil didn't announce the name, the students didn't dare to relax. Everyone's idea was simple: choose whoever they want, as long as it's not me.

"Lee Jordan!" Professor Cecil announced loudly, "Let us welcome the champion from Gryffindor."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Fred and George tried hard to control their facial expressions so as not to laugh out loud. The dark-skinned Lee Jordan even turned a little pale.

Lee Jordan walked out of the crowd with a sad face. He didn't even hear Angelina's cheering. All he could think about now was whether Cecil could save him, whether he would drown in the swamp, or be eaten.

Professor Cecil squeezed Lee Jordan's shoulder and whispered in his ear: "Relax, young man, as long as you are not tempted, you are safe, and I will protect you all the way."

The moment the trembling Lee Jordan entered the swamp, a thick white fog rose from the swamp and the students could not see Lee Jordan's figure at all.

The twins' expressions changed from relaxed to somewhat anxious. They didn't expect it to turn out like this. Fred asked, "Ada, will Li be okay?"

The fact that Cecil dared to use Shinko Punk as teaching content showed that he could rescue students from Shinko Punk. If he couldn't rescue them, it would be a teaching accident, and no one could afford such an accident.

What's more, what did Grover Cecil do before? He was a dark wizard. If he can't deal with Hinkepunk, he might as well not be a dark wizard.

"It's okay, just believe Cecil. Even if Lee Jordan really can't resist the temptation, Cecil can save him." Ada comforted her friends around her and told them not to worry too much.

Although blocked by thick fog, the students were all staring at the swamp, and the shorter ones even had to stand on tiptoe to see it.

After a while, a scream suddenly came from the swamp, and it sounded like Lee Jordan's voice. Cecil, who was standing next to the swamp, waved his wand at the thick fog, and the thick white fog dissipated instantly, and Lee Jordan's figure appeared.

Lee Jordan had one foot on the path and the other deep in the swamp. He didn't look like he was in any danger of life, but his face looked terrified.

"You two won't laugh at him for the rest of his life, will you?" Seeing that Lee Jordan was fine, Ada joked to the twins.

"Absolutely!" The twins answered Ada's question with a smile, then pushed through the crowd and helped the frightened Lee Jordan back. There was no fog when they reached the swamp, and it was obvious that Cecil was helping them.

Lee Jordan, who returned to the crowd, also calmed down, and his face, which should have been black, turned red.

"Did you see anything? Or hear anything?" Fred asked, wanting to know what had lured Lee Jordan.

Lee Jordan was too embarrassed to say it at first, but he couldn't stand everyone asking, so he answered in a mosquito-like voice: "I heard Angelina's voice, and then I forgot I was in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class..."

After saying this, Lee Jordan felt even more embarrassed. If there was a crack in the ground, he would have wanted to crawl into it. Angelina, who was standing on the side, also blushed. She quietly moved away from Lee Jordan and stood on the other side of Ada.

The students were relieved to see that Lee Jordan was safe and Professor Cecil could help them in time, and they began to sign up enthusiastically. They formed a long line and passed through the swamp one by one.

Some students pass through very quickly and walk out directly from the other side; some are slower and take more time to pass, while some are tempted by Hinkepunk and fall into the swamp.

However, the swamp was shallow and the students would not really fall into it. Professor Cecil was always watching over them, so no student was harmed by the swamp or Hinkepunk. Fred and George both passed through the swamp safely. They were not tempted and even felt a little sorry for not seeing Hinkepunk. When the two of them came back, Lee Jordan was even more unhappy.

Soon it was Ada's turn. Before Ada stepped onto the swamp, Cecil came over and said to her, "You can't use magic to forcibly break through this fog. Today's content is just to resist the temptation of Xinkepunk."

Only after seeing Ada nod did Cecil let her in.

As soon as Ada stepped onto the swamp, the thick fog rose again. Ada did not take out her wand, but used her hands to disperse the thick fog in front of her so that she could see the road clearly.

The swamp doesn't look big from the outside, but once you enter, you'll find that it's much bigger than it looks. Ada wasn't sure if this was a traceless stretching spell, but she didn't have time to think about it, because soon the Shinko Punk began its temptation.

In the swamp, Ada first saw a middle-aged couple waving at her, asking her to go back for dinner, but Ada ignored them and continued walking forward.

Then she heard Mrs. Weasley's voice calling her to go home, but Ada still ignored it.

In this swamp, Ada saw many familiar faces and heard many familiar voices. Ada also saw Lady Mary, who looked sick and thinner.

The students outside didn't know what happened in the swamp. They were whispering why Ada had been in there for so long and hadn't come out yet?

Ada performed best in every class except Herbology, and she stayed in class the longest among all the students today, which didn't seem reasonable.

The twins stared at the swamp. It was too quiet inside and no sound could be heard. Even though they knew Ada would be fine, they still couldn't help but feel a little worried.

The twins had not forgotten what Ada looked like on Saturday. Fred and George were worried that Ada, in such a bad state, would not be able to resist the temptation and fall into the swamp.

Ada hadn't come out yet, and the discussion in the classroom had stopped, worrying that something had happened to her. Cecil stood by the swamp without moving, his wand in his hand, ready to dispel the fog at any time, but he didn't do it.

"Interesting, what an interesting child." Cecil said to himself, and no one heard it except him.

Although Cecil didn't know what illusion Xinkepunk had created, he could see through the fog. He knew that Ada was fine. She didn't leave, not because she couldn't, but because she didn't want to.

In the swamp, Xinkepunk continued to create various illusions, but these illusions and hallucinations did not affect Ada. She knew very well that these were all fake, created by Xinkepunk to seduce her, and Ada deliberately let it create them.

Ada wanted to say goodbye to the past here and see them for the last time.

Except for Lady Mary, the illusions that Ada saw were what she wanted to see. But Ada didn't know why Lady Mary appeared in this image in the illusion.

As all the students were waiting anxiously, Ada finally came out. Her clothes were neat and tidy, her hair was not messy, and she didn't look like she had been delayed for a long time at all.

Ada returned to the twins, feeling relaxed all over. She stretched herself and looked like she had just woken up.

"What took you so long?" Fred didn't show his worry. "I thought you were going to clean your shoes and wash your socks today."

"When have you ever seen her clean her shoes? Didn't she always use a cleaning spell to clean them?" George added, "Ada is the one who needs a house-elf the most in the school!"

Ada rolled her eyes at the twins, then gave her own answer. She said, "Why are you out so early? The illusion created by Xinkepunk is quite interesting. If I have a yard in the future, I will also make a swamp and raise a few for fun."

The friends really didn’t expect that Ada didn’t come out for such a reason. The friends couldn’t help but sigh that Ada is really good at playing!
(End of this chapter)