The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 101

A few days after the new year, Ada and the others were going back to Hogwarts. On the night before returning to school, Mrs. Weasley was in a very low mood, and the jokes told by the twins couldn't make her smile.

They are back to school via Knight Bus.The twins are excited to ride the Knight Bus and are always interested in new things.

This three-storey bright purple bus "jumps" on the road, yes, it is not driving but jumping.The driver, Ern Pullan, was not even skilled in steering. He always drove the car on the sidewalk. If it weren't for the rows of houses and the headlights that actively avoided, the Knight Bus would have crashed and died.

Traveling by a fireplace like a drum washing machine, a knight bus that is more thrilling than a roller coaster, is there no way of transportation in the wizarding world?

The sound of vomiting and bad smell coming from the knight bus from time to time made Ada suffer a lot. All the objects in her eyes were spinning at a high speed. She felt that her mind was a mess now, and she could not reach her goal. If it falls, Ida will also get motion sickness.

When Ada closed her eyes and suppressed her discomfort, the car drove through the snow-covered Hogsmeade village, and finally stopped staggeringly at the gate of Hogwarts.

The Weasley boys unloaded the suitcases, and Ada gasped for fresh air as soon as she got out of the car. The smell in the car was really disgusting.

The road leading to the castle was icy, and Ada had to let George support her. She was afraid that she would fall down on the side of the road in a daze.After returning to the dormitory, Ada lay down for a while before the feeling of dizziness disappeared.

On the second day after returning to school, the school did not officially start. After lunch, Ada and the twins walked towards the outside of the castle. They were going to see the Whomping Willow.

The Whomping Willow is planted on the edge of the Forbidden Forest. This willow has a violent temperament. No matter what comes close to it, it will be mercilessly whipped by its thick branches until it escapes its attack range or is torn apart by it.

There are many secret passages shown on the Marauder's Map. After finding out how to use the map, the twins visited these secret passages one by one. There is one path that I have never looked at, and that is the secret path under the Whomping Willow.

It wasn't the first time Ada and the twins stood out of range of the Whomping Willow.The first time they did this, the Whomping Willow tried to attack them with branches, but as they came more often, the Whomping Willow stopped paying attention to the three of them.

"The map shows that the secret path is at the Whomping Willow." Fred said, looking at the Whomping Willow not far away.Although the map shows the location of the secret passage, it doesn't give a way to enter like the passage of the one-eyed witch.

"Is it possible that we are too far away, so there is no way to show it." Ada folded her hands on her shoulders, and tapped her left arm with her right index finger. "Doesn't the one-eyed witch have to get close to show it?"

George sighed, and said, "But the problem is how do we get closer..." George tentatively stepped forward, and the Whomping Willow suddenly came to life. A thick branch was drawn directly, and George retreated quickly.

The thick branches hit the ground directly, stirring up a cloud of snow and gravel. Ada blocked these things flying towards them with her wand.George looked at Ada and Fred and shrugged, meaning look!

When the three of them stood far away, the Whomping Willow with huge joints looked peaceful and peaceful, but once the three of them approached, they had to face the whipping of the branches like a torrential rain.Unable to get close to Ada and the twins, they can only look at the tree and sigh.

Ada and the twins put their heads together and carefully looked at the Marauder's Map. The tunnel under the Whomping Willow was clearly marked, but the secret tunnel led to a place beyond the border of the map, so I don't know where it is.There is also no bubble text like the one-eyed witch.

"Are we going to return without success today?" Ada said, if she could, she really wanted to burn the tree down.

Fred picked up a stone and hurled it at the Whomping Willow. He said, "When you're looking for the Shrieking Shack, if you look for the Whomping Willow's weakness..."

"I searched, and found..."

The branches of Whomping Willow sway with the wind, as if to say: So what if you know?Come here!
"What is it?" said George excitedly. "Say it!"

Ada sighed, and said: "Some Whomping Willows have knots on them, and they won't move anymore when you press the Whomping Willow. It's just... just whether the tree in front of me has knots, and if so, it will not move again." Well, we don't know."

"How about we get Gallon or Scabbers to try?" Fred came up with an idea.

"Can you communicate with mice, or dogs?" Ada asked blankly.

Fred shook his head, he didn't have this ability, he lowered his head again, and continued to think about the solution.

Only by pressing the knot can the Whomping Willow stop, but you need to get close to the Whomping Willow if you want to find the knot, but before you press the knot, you may be beaten to death by the Whomping Willow. The existence of trees is disgusting enough.

Ada lowered her head and paced back and forth, simulating the method she thought of in her head. Although Fred's idea was a bit bad, it did inspire Ada.Ada took out her wand and cast the Transfiguration Charm, turning a stone on the ground into a mouse. She used her wand to control the mouse to rush towards the Whomping Willow.

When the mouse entered the range of the Whomping Willow's attack, the thick branches moved towards it. Ada manipulated the mouse to dodge, avoiding one branch, and another followed.

Fred and George also saw Ida's approach. They stared nervously at the mouse that carried everyone's hope. They helped Ada pay attention to the movements of the Whomping Willow, and called Ada to pay attention to the branches that hit him.

Dodging the tide-like branches of the Whomping Willow, the mouse transformed from a stone finally broke through the Whomping Willow's defense and ran to the root of the Whomping Willow.

Ada began to control the mouse to touch the knots on the tree, and the Whomping Willow fell into madness after its defenses were broken. Even though it could no longer hit it, it still kept waving its branches, and there was a "whoosh" sound in the air.

It's winter now, the weather is very cold, and the surroundings are covered with white snow, but Ada's forehead is covered with sweat. It is not an easy task to manipulate the mouse to avoid the attacks of all the branches.

The Whomping Willow stopped suddenly, as if the matter had turned to stone, and it seemed that it had successfully pressed its knots.Ada and the twins looked at each other, and the three of them ran forward together until they reached the tree trunk before stopping.

A big hole was exposed between the roots of the tree. Fred and George took out their wands and went in first. After confirming the knots of the Whomping Willow, Ida also got into the hole and slid down the slope. Entered a very low tunnel.

The twins were bending over to wait for Ida, the fluorescent light on the tip of the wand flickered slightly, and Fred and George said together: "Welcome, welcome to the Hollow Tree Kingdom!"

(End of this chapter)