The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 190 A Journey Without a Destination
Dumbledore's appearance brought a pause to the farce in the morning. The students dispersed under the leadership of their respective house prefects. Snape followed Dumbledore and disappeared at the end of the stairs. Professor McGonagall hugged him tightly. Rubbing Ada's shoulders, giving her warmth and strength.

In the Gryffindor lounge, the lion cubs were divided into three groups. They were standing or sitting in different corners, with clear distinctions, but they were all discussing the same thing, and they were all guessing about Esmeralda. Drizzt's fate.

With the intention of attacking her classmates and refusing to listen to the dissuasion of the professor, many people thought that Drizzt would be expelled by the furious headmaster, and everyone would see her come back to pack her luggage with her wand broken after a while.

Fred and George sat in armchairs, their hands clenched into fists, their knuckles pale from the exertion.There was breakfast provided by the house elves on the coffee table, but no one around the coffee table took food.

The twins stood up and were about to go to the dormitory. Angelina hurriedly stopped them and asked, "What do you two want to do?"

"Go write a letter to Papa, Ida can't be blamed for this," said George.It is true that Ada should not have attempted to attack the students. This was her biggest mistake, but the cause of this matter was not hers. It's so unfair.

"Be sober, do you think Mr. Weasley alone can influence Dumbledore's decision?" Angelina asked.

"Then what should we do? Watch Ada get fired, or go to the headmaster's office and beg Dumbledore's forgiveness?" Fred said.

"Maybe, things are not that bad." Alia Spinnet said, "Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall have always liked Ada, and maybe they will only criticize Ada severely instead of..."

Fred interrupted Alia with a wave of his hand. He let out a sneer, and then said, "Don't be so naive, Alia, Dumbledore? Now he can't wait to kick Ada out of the house to make room for his beloved apprentice!"

"No, grandma said that Professor McGonagall treats Ida as her own child, and she won't let this happen." Neville, who kept his head down, said in a low voice.Neville remembered meeting Ada that day at St. Mungo's, and remembered what Granny had said about Ada.

Harry and Hermione, who were sitting on the side, were also worried about Ida, but they were confused by what the twins said, which was very different from what Ron said.In Ron's words, Ada is Dumbledore's favorite student, and even went to the Burrow to find her during the summer vacation.

"What are you talking about sweeping out the house, what are you talking about to make room for the beloved, isn't Ada Dumbledore's favorite student?" Harry asked the doubts in his heart, but when he asked this question, the twins were shocked. Don't even want to look at him.

George didn't speak, but Fred said directly: "It's not because of you! Because of you..."

Fred didn't finish his sentence, and George stopped him.Although George also believed that it was Harry's appearance that caused Dumbledore to stop caring about Ada, it was not Harry's fault, and Harry could not control what Dumbledore thought.

The people around the coffee table fell silent, and everyone was thinking about the phrase "It's not because of you".Angelina and Alia already understood the meaning of this sentence, and Katie Bell was still a little confused. Lee Jordan comforted Fred and George, telling them not to get too excited and calm down before they could come up with a solution Help Ada.

Hermione also understood the meaning of this sentence, because of Harry's appearance, there was a rift in the relationship between Dumbledore and Ada, but she didn't know the specific reason for the rift.

Today's scene just happened to be because I took the blame for Harry, so Ida was besieged and abused by people, so there were those extreme behaviors.

Only Harry hasn't understood why it's because of himself, it's not that he's stupid, it's just that he hasn't fully realized how high his status is and what kind of influence it will bring to those around him.

The entrance to the common room opened, and Professor McGonagall walked in, and all the students in the lounge turned their eyes to her.Professor McGonagall walked towards the girls' dormitory, as if he was here to pack Ada's luggage.

The twins blocked Professor McGonagall's way, and Fred asked, "Is Dumbledore really going to fire Ada?"

"It's not entirely Ada's fault. Dumbledore's actions are unfair!" George also lost his sense of proportion. The appearance of Professor McGonagall made him flustered. It seemed that Ada's expulsion was a foregone conclusion.

Angelina, Alia, and Lee Jordan also gathered around, and they begged Professor McGonagall together, they hoped to see Dumbledore, and asked him to withdraw the order to expel Ada.

"Mr. Weasley, please pay attention to your words. It's Professor Dumbledore." Professor McGonagall pressed her hands down to signal everyone to calm down. She continued, "I'm just here to pack Ida's luggage."

Fred and George felt a "buzz" in their heads when they heard packing their luggage, and Fred, out of control, said loudly: "Just because Ada is from an orphanage and not anyone else, she will be subjected to this kind of pain all the time." Are you wronged? Is she not doing well enough?"

After meeting Ada, Fred and George knew about Ada's calculations.In this magical world, Ada is like a weed without roots, a floating duckweed, she doesn't care about herself, who would think about her?
But now what they get in exchange is "I'm just here to pack Ida's luggage", which makes the twins feel worthless for her.If I had known this, I might as well have lived a more reckless life back then. Even if I followed Glover Cecil to study black magic, it would be better than the fate of being expelled today.

Looking at the emotionally out-of-control twins, Professor McGonagall felt very relieved. These two boys who behaved recklessly really cared about Ada.Behind the twins, Angelina, Alia, Lee Jordan, and Katie Bell, who wanted to speak but dared not, all cared about her.

How could Professor McGonagall not be relieved by this?

"First of all, as the vice-principal and the head of Gryffindor, I haven't heard any news that any student has been expelled." Professor McGonagall said, "Secondly, I'm just here to pack Ada's luggage, and she's going on a long trip , I can't let her go out in school robes."

"Then it's still expulsion..." Lee Jordan muttered in a low voice.

"That's not the case. This trip is Professor Dumbledore's punishment for Ida, but I promise you will see the day Ida returns to school." Professor McGonagall said, "Now, who of you can tell me Ida What book are you reading recently?"

On the path in Hogsmeade, Ada, who had changed into a sky-blue robe, followed Dumbledore. Since entering the principal's office, she and Dumbledore hadn't spoken a word.

Dumbledore was only talking to Professor McGonagall and Snape. He asked Professor McGonagall to prepare the travel bag for Ada, and asked Snape to continue to stare at Quirrell and Harry Potter.

The handbag in Ada's hand that has been cast with the Untraceable Stretching Curse is the luggage that Professor McGonagall prepared for her. Apart from clothes, there are also a few books that she has not finished reading.

Ada didn't know where Dumbledore would take her, anyway, it wouldn't be Azkaban, because there was no need to prepare these clothes, and the wand would not stay in her hand.

However, Ada was still ready to run away at any time. If something went wrong, she would immediately Apparate and leave Dumbledore.Whether you run or not, you have to try.

After passing Hogsmeade's post office, Dumbledore and Ada turned into a small road, and they walked into the dirty and dark Pig's Head pub.

Probably because it was still early and there were no customers in the bar yet.The barkeeper who was holding a wine glass that was getting more and more dirty looked up and looked at Dumbledore who walked in with disgust.

"Can I prepare some food?" Dumbledore said, "Our young and beautiful lady hasn't had breakfast yet, and it would be cruel to go on a long journey without breakfast."

The owner of the Pig's Head Bar shifted his eyes to Ada, and watched for a full minute before he put down the cup in his hand to prepare the food. Dumbledore took Ada into a hidden room familiarly. cabin.

The hut was clean, not in keeping with the grungy Hog's Head pub.

(End of this chapter)