The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 198
The night is as cool as water, and the night in the mountains is always extraordinarily cold. When the moonlight shines, the whole castle is covered with a layer of silver light.Ada, who was lying on the hard bed, shrank into a ball. This month, she not only adapted to life in the mountains, but also adapted to the uncomfortable hard bed.

The flame in the fireplace was a little weak, Ada stretched out her hand under the warm blanket, and snapped her fingers in the direction of the fireplace.Under the influence of magic, the flame was reborn in the embers, and the temperature in the room rose again.

During the day, the castle with only two people ushered in another guest, and the same cannot be said, after all, the phoenix cannot be counted as a person.Phoenix Fawkes visited the castle when the sun was shining, and brought news from Dumbledore: he will come to pick up Ida and return to Hogwarts the next day.

Ada was very happy after receiving the news. She has lived here for a month, and she can finally go home.

During this month in Nurmengard, Ada had a clearer plan for her confused life and became more confident.This is her harvest, and it is also what Dumbledore is happy to see.

He brought Ada here to visit the dangerous Grindelwald, hoping that Ada could find the direction of life and recognize his own value.

Because of the previous negligence, the relationship between Dumbledore and Ada has cracked. At this stage, he can no longer guide Ada. His actions and words will be regarded as ulterior motives.

It will take a very long process to bridge the gap between the two and return to the previous relationship.

At Hogwarts, the only person who could replace Dumbledore to teach Ada was the transfiguration professor Minerva McGonagall, but McGonagall was obviously not a suitable candidate.

Mag can teach Ada Transfiguration and set a positive example for Ada with her integrity, but she can't give Ada more.The height that Ada will reach is something that Mag has never touched in her life. This road is full of thorns and forks. These experiences are not possessed by Mag, and she cannot effectively guide Ada.

Originally Dumbledore was the most suitable person, but starting from Benedict Foley, Voldemort's cloud once again shrouded Hogwarts.

Time has become urgent, and the rift that could have been filled with time has also been magnified at this moment.

Dumbledore had a premonition that this year's Quirrell was just an episode. After the Sorcerer's Stone, there would be a bigger conspiracy surrounding Harry and Voldemort. He needed to put more energy on Harry and Voldemort. He couldn't give it to him. Ada is more caring and guiding, because Harry is the one with higher priority.

That morning at the Shrieking Shack, Dumbledore thought a lot about his replacement, Gellert Grindelwald.This is a very risky choice, Dumbledore is very hesitant, he wants to observe for a period of time before making a decision.

The plan can never keep up with the changes, and the occurrence of internal strife in Gryffindor prompted Dumbledore to end his observation and make a decision to take Ada to see Grindelwald in advance.

The cause of the incident was Harry, but it was the innocent Ida who was treated unfairly. Everyone involved in this infighting was at fault, and everyone should be punished as they should.

But in the matter of punishing Ada, Dumbledore hesitated again, which was rare even in his long life.

It would be unfair to the other students not to punish Ada, and this unfairness would sow the seeds of hatred.Although it is fair to punish Ada, it will continue to insert knives in Ada's heart, causing Ada to be separated from himself and Harry. This is also what Dumbledore does not want to see.

Because of this difficult incident, Dumbledore had no choice but to pick up the option that he had temporarily shelved, so Dumbledore took Ada to Nurmengard to meet him who made him dream.

There is another reason why Dumbledore made this decision, that is, in the conflict, Ada, who had been ignorant, chose to hang down her wand when facing Professor McGonagall.

The soldiers were in danger, but Dumbledore chose to believe in Grindelwald, and he also chose to believe in Ada.

In the empty Nurmengard, neither of the two people in the fort slept this night.Grindelwald, who lived on the top floor, found that he felt a little bit reluctant to this uninvited guest. He was really old and fragile.

The next morning, Grindelwald and Ada, who were sitting at both ends of the long table, did not speak, and both of them seemed a little silent.It was Grindelwald who broke the silence between the two for the first time, but it was Ada who broke the silence this time.

"I changed some food back yesterday, and I should be able to eat it for a few more days. If you need it later..."

"It's not necessary." Grindelwald said, lowering his head and cutting the bacon.

"I put cocoa powder and tea bags in the kitchen, if you want to drink..." Ada pointed to the kitchen and continued.

"It's also not necessary."

Ada slapped the table and stood up, she said, "Grindelwald!"

"Haven't the orphanage and Hogwarts taught you etiquette and elegance?"

This kind of ignorance and indifference made Ada feel that everything she did was superfluous.Ada didn't continue to eat her breakfast, but went straight back to her room, ignoring the original Dark Lord.

Grindelwald ate breakfast on his own, and even Ada left angrily, it didn't disturb his dining mood, maybe he wasn't in the mood to eat at all.

After a while, Ada, who had changed into a sky-blue robe, returned downstairs with her handbag, just like the day she came.

"Do you really have nothing to say to me?" Ada asked, "After today, we may never see each other again."

"I won't see you anyway, so there's no need to say anything." Grindelwald raised his head, his voice without any ups and downs of emotion, "Still, you have feelings for every passer-by in your life, then You are really emotional."

Ada, who had picked up the bread again and was about to continue eating breakfast, put the bread down again after hearing this, because she couldn't eat the breakfast anymore.

Ada doesn't like parting, but she has to face parting. She wanted to dilute the sadness of parting, but found that Grindelwald's method was obviously more clever.Because now Ada is so angry that she can't think of parting anymore, and now she can't wait to leave this decaying castle immediately.

Neither of them spoke, and the silence was only broken by the cry of a phoenix, and the magic at the entrance of Nurmengard was also undone.

Ada stood up and walked out. Grindelwald sat on the high-back chair and looked at Ada's back, but still didn't speak.

After walking a few steps, Ada stopped, and she turned her back to Grindelwald and said, "Goodbye. Also, don't die so fast, I will live according to my ideas, and maybe change the world too , you have to live well, or you won’t be able to see it.”

Dumbledore on the platform looked at Ada who came out, and said, "I thought you would have to wait a little longer before you could come out."

"You go in and say goodbye, and you will know why I came out so quickly." Ada said, she looked back at the inscription at the entrance of the castle, and Ada will never forget the days in Nurmengard.

"No, let's go back." Dumbledore said with a smile, "I'm very happy to see your growth and transformation, Ada."

Ada covered her eyes with her hands, and looked at Dumbledore beside him against the light. He wanted to say too much about the castle and the person in the castle, but he never said it.

He just looked at the entrance with the same eyes as when he looked into the Mirror of Erised.

"Come on, the two Mr. Weasleys miss you very much. During your absence, the two of them used Minerva's office as a common room." Dumbledore said, he withdrew his gaze, Calling the phoenix Fox hovering in the sky.

A flash of fire flashed, and Dumbledore and Ada disappeared on the platform in front of the castle.

In the castle, Grindelwald sat there without making any sound. It was not until another loud phoenix crowed that Grindelwald stood up and slowly walked up the stairs.

　The update that is missing today will be made up tomorrow, sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)