The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 317 Carnival before the holiday
Snowflakes fell, rendering Hogsmeade white.In this pure white, Hogwarts students shuttled back and forth, and the black school robes contrasted with the white streets.

The faces full of youth, the noise of calling friends and friends, and the inexplicable lollipops floating in the air made the increasingly deserted village come alive.

Ada and the twins walked around the village in a big circle. Black's arrest warrants and the latest instructions from the Ministry of Magic were posted everywhere in the village. This new instruction was one of the culprits that made Hogsmeade feel less Christmas.

As Christmas approached, the Ministry of Magic decided to step up inspections of Hogsmeade in order to arrest Blake as soon as possible. At the same time, it also issued new orders to the small village, strictly restricting people's activities.

Whether it is the villagers living in Hogsmeade or the people who come here to play and shop, they must go home or leave the village before sunset, unless you want to have a close contact with the dementor.

From sundown onwards, dementors will take to the streets, both to catch Black and to keep the residents of Hogsmeade safe.

However, the people here don't buy into the Ministry of Magic's account, and their resentment towards the Ministry of Magic is almost overflowing.It has been several months since Black escaped from prison, and the dementors have been stationed in Hogsmeade for two or three months, but what happened?

Not only did the Ministry of Magic fail to catch the fugitive, they didn't even see the fugitive's hair, and even let the dementors run to the school to make trouble.With Dumbledore in the school and so many professors, Dementors dare to break into it, let alone residents' houses.During this period of time, not only did Hogsmeade's GDP drop, but even the life happiness index plummeted.

If there is a market in the magic world, it must be an endless green now, and the highest point of Diagon Alley must be full of people, ready to jump at any time.

This can be seen from Madam Rosmerta's attitude towards the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge.

At that time, Ada and the twins were wandering aimlessly. Near the Three Broomsticks, they saw Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick and Hagrid standing in the snow chatting with the three professors. It was Madame Rosmerta, the proprietress of the bar.

Ada was about to go over to say hello, but found Minister Fudge walked over, chatting cordially with Professor McGonagall and Mrs. Rosmerta.Although Ada stopped in her tracks, Mrs. Rosmerta's voice came through the air.

The proprietress of the bar complained loudly, complaining that the Ministry of Magic and Fudge did not catch Black as soon as possible, complaining that the terrifying dementor drove away her customers, and complaining that Black's escape from Azkaban affected everyone's normal life.

Madam Rosmerta complained about everything that made Hogsmeade depressed, and her complaints represented the voice of the residents.

A pub proprietress so bravely attacked the Minister of Magic, criticizing and accusing the Ministry of Magic's decree in front of him, this is not something that can be done with a good relationship, it is enough to show how disappointed the residents of Hogsmeade are with the Ministry of Magic up.

Mrs. Rosmerta's loud voice quickly attracted the attention of passers-by on the street. Talking about Black with the Minister of Magic in the street, it is impossible not to attract attention.Since Ada was a little far away, she didn't hear what Fudge said at the end, but Mrs. Rosmerta fell silent immediately, and opened the door of the bar herself, welcoming the minister and the three professors.

Had Ida and the twins been closer, they would have heard Madam Rosmerta's final whispered exclamation, and heard the familiar name of Harry Potter.If they were more careful, or walked into the three broomsticks, maybe they would see a familiar figure wearing an invisibility cloak.

The three of them didn't stay in Hogsmeade for a long time. After buying all the things they needed (mainly Ada's needs), they returned to school.The dementors did not appear in front of Ida and the twins, and the Aurors who were in the crowd did not trouble them, but the three were still stopped at the school gate.

Argus Filch stopped them.The school administrator wants to check the items purchased by the three people to prevent them from bringing contraband into the school, for an unassailable reason.A serious and responsible person naturally stands on the commanding heights, regardless of whether he is really responsible or wants to make use of it.

Unfortunately, the trio's purchases disappointed Filch.Ada and the twins accepted the inspection very cooperatively, opened the package without a word of nonsense, and found that there were only balls of wool and textile items inside.

If balls of wool could be considered contraband, Mrs. Norris would have rammed Filch to death.

Fred and George put away their things and said goodbye to Filch with a smile, but those who watched with that smile shuddered.

If Ada has been fighting wits with herself and the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher for more than four years, then the twins have been fighting wits with Filch for more than four years.

Although Filch is old, stupid, and a squib, his persistence is indeed respectable, and he is committed to catching every mischievous student who violates rules and regulations.The twins and Peeves are his lifelong enemies.

If he didn't know his enemy well, Filch might as well switch to teasing cats. His suspicions were not unreasonable. The twins did often buy prohibited items, such as big dung eggs, spiked flying saucers, and the like.

But the question is, will the twins who bought these things return to school through regular channels?They knew Filch very well, they knew how much Filch wanted to fire him, and how he would give this kind of information to the other party.

There is not only one way to enter the school. If you buy contraband, then Fred and George will return to school in another way.By the time Filch found out, those big dung eggs had already completed their mission.

To thank Filch for his hospitality and welcome the Christmas holidays, the twins are going to give the school administrator a special gift so that he can have a Christmas he will never forget.

After dinner, the twins sneaked to the door of Filch's office.The two brothers took out the big dung eggs that had been treasured for a long time, and placed them gently at the door, and they also set up a simple mechanism.

After arranging everything, the twins tiptoed back to the corner of the corridor, and met Ada who was waiting there to let the wind go.Ada at the corner was only responsible for letting the wind out, but she covered her face with a handkerchief, leaving only her eyes and forehead exposed, which was not what a good person should look like.

Seeing Ada's "fully armed" appearance, Fred and George frowned together. With those eyes and hair, no one can tell who you are. Is it interesting to hide your ears?The two brothers expressed their dissatisfaction with their mouths at the same time. From the opening and closing of their lips, what they said was: Great traitor!

Ada tilted her head in confusion, she didn't understand why the twins brought this up again?Ada pointed to the eyes of Fred and George with her left hand, and then pointed to her empty chest, where she usually took off the prefect badge at some point.

The twins curled their lips, and instead of continuing to despise Ada, they took out the stones they had prepared in advance and threw them hard at the office door.The sound of the stone hitting the door startled Filch in the office, and he yelled loudly in the room: "Who! Who is outside!"

Ada and the twins quickly retracted the half of their bodies that had protruded, and hid behind the wall, trying to control themselves not to make any noise, so as not to startle the snake.Next, the three of them first heard a meow, the creaking sound of the door opening, and Filch's half-spoken "Who's there"...

Bang!
A loud noise not only covered Filch's angry voice, but also covered Mrs. Norris' screams. A stench filled every corner of the corridor in an instant, and the big dung egg successfully detonated!

Merry Christmas, dear Argus Filch!

(End of this chapter)