The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 32 Candy Makes People Happy

Christmas Eve can also be called Christmas Eve. When I was in the orphanage, on this day, Mrs. Mary would tell the children the story of the birth of Jesus. This year Ida couldn’t hear it.

Alone, she was sitting on the window sill of the dormitory, holding a cup of hot water in her hand, sipping it in small sips, and the moonlight shone down, illuminating the silvery ground.

After the holiday started, because most people went home for the holiday, the huge Hogwarts seemed empty, and only one or two people could be encountered sporadically in the corridors.

Ada, who looks lonely these days, is actually having a good time. She can sit in the most comfortable armchair by the fireplace at any time, and no one will keep coming in and out of the lounge to disturb her.

The dormitory is also completely under her control. She can use spells as she likes in the dormitory, and she doesn't have to go to the bathroom to compete for territory with her senior sister who has been dead for many years.

Ada would also secretly "visit" the castle at night, but because of the holiday, Filch's inspections of the castle were a little less intensive, and Benedict Foley, who had always been a concern to Ada, did not stay at school.

According to a nympho senior, the suave Professor Foley will reunite with his family at Christmas instead of staying in the cold Hogwarts.

So Ada took advantage of this time to complete the long-delayed night tour mission, and also got the reward [Illusion Curse], with this spell, Ada was even less afraid of "old man" Filch.

By the way, Ada also asked the twins' father, Mr. Weasley, to help Ada send a letter to the orphanage. Ada wanted to report to Mrs. Mary that she was safe.

As the night gradually deepened, Ada raised the cup, drank the water in the cup in one gulp, put the cup on the window sill, and walked to her bed.

The next day, Christmas.

When the sunlight flooded the entire dormitory, Ada had just woken up, and it was rare for her to sleep in. Ada, who had slept well, stretched a lot when she got out of bed.

There was a small pile of packages at the foot of the bed, and Ida was the only one in the dormitory for the time being, so these were her Christmas presents,
The top package was thin to the touch, like a booklet.Sure enough, after opening it, a notebook appeared in front of Ada's eyes, and when he opened the notebook, he could see the message on the title page, which was nothing more than obeying the school rules and studying hard.

This notebook comes from Professor McGonagall, and it records some of her personal experience on Transfiguration. Like the previous private lessons, it is very useful for Ada at this stage.

Ada's two roommates, Angelina and Alia, both selected books as gifts for Ada.Of course, Ada also received rebates. She made records of some classic Quidditch matches or classic tactics and gave them to two roommates respectively.It's very thoughtful and cheap at the same time.

Further down were gifts from Fred and George, the twins giving Ida a large box of chocolates, the kind they ate on the Hogwarts Express.Ada gave back a large gift package of goods from Zuko's Toys and Joke Shop.To be honest, Ada really felt that it was a bit expensive, but she still gritted her teeth and bought it.

All she and Lee Jordan gave each other were packets of candy, nothing to say.

She thought this should be all the presents she had received, but there was still a big bag at the bottom.Ada opened the package, and there was a large box of homemade toffee inside, which was sent by Mrs. Weasley, and there was also a greeting card written by Mrs. Weasley herself.

Pick up a toffee from the box and put it in your mouth. The sweet taste overflows in your mouth, and the rich milky aroma is also irresistible. This taste seems to have the power to make people happy.

It's just that compared to a large box of candies, Ada, who has been looking far away, hopes to receive a "weasley sweater", which is woven by Mrs. Weasley herself and has the initials on the chest. That kind of sweater.

The twins used to complain about the sweaters the kids in the family received every Christmas, but she couldn't be happier with them.

Ada was once again envious of Fred and George's real names, and she might not even have noticed that she was actually a little envious of their little sister Ginny.

Human beings are always yearning for what they lack, such as family affection, friendship, happiness, and gold Galleon.

After tidying up the gifts and parcels all over the place, Ada left the lounge, grabbed some toffee and put them in the pocket of her robe as she left.

Ada planned to go to the Owl Shack first and send Mrs Weasley a thank you note.She was in a good mood when she received the gift, and she would smile and say hello to everyone she met along the way. This scene is rarely seen in normal times.

In the festive auditorium, the fat roast turkey exudes a tempting aroma, and other foods are also piled up, like hills.

There are also piles of wizard color bags and firecrackers on the dining table, which may contain some interesting gifts, or may be lively mice.From time to time, there will be a burst of colorful firecrackers and cheerful laughter from the students in the auditorium.

When Ada came over, a Gryffindor senior she often saw in the library was smoking firecrackers, and with a loud bang like a cannon, the senior was surrounded by a burst of blue smoke .The smoke cleared, and the senior was standing there holding a men's top hat, which happened to be a pair with the women's hat decorated with flowers she was wearing.

Several boys started booing and asked the senior to choose one of them and give away this hat.The senior sister smiled and agreed, but put the top hat on Ada's head with her backhand, adding a bit of cuteness to Ada.

After a brief chat with the soon-to-be-graduating senior, Ada walked to the guest seat.

She first gave Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout the toffee made by Mrs. Weasley. The two professors happily accepted the candy, and chatted with Ada with a smile.

Dumbledore has noticed Ada since she started distributing candy to the two professors. The candy looks delicious and he wants to try it too.

"Professor Dumbledore, Merry Christmas!" Ada said to the principal with a smile when passing Dumbledore's place.

"Merry Christmas, Miss Drizzt." Dumbledore nodded with a smile.It seemed that it was finally his turn, and he was ready, even impatient.

But Ada's performance made Dumbledore very disappointed. After greeting him, Ada passed him straight away without leaving a toffee!
Caught off guard!Unexpected!Doesn't she feel that she has done something less?He doesn't understand, he's confused, it shouldn't be like this!It doesn't make sense!

The blue eyes followed Ada closely, and Dumbledore wanted to see when Ada would remember him as a neglected old man.

Ada first gave a toffee to Hagrid who was sitting next to Professor McGonagall, and then she quickly returned to Professor McGonagall for fear of being given any Hagrid products in return.

She put both hands into her pockets, took out the toffee in one go, and placed it on Mag's table like a treasure.

"Professor McGonagall, this is the toffee Mrs. Weasley gave me. It's very delicious. Would you like to try it?" Ada smiled cutely, as if the person who was caught in the middle of the night was not her.

Judging from the number of candies on the table, these should have emptied Ada's pockets, not to mention Dumbledore, the other professors who received the candies all tasted bad.

In fact, Ada didn't mean to please the professors, and those who received the candy were professors who were usually good to her.Ada, penniless, shared a few candies with them at the festival, and it was nothing.The largest number was given to Professor McGonagall, only because Professor McGonagall was the one who treated her best.

Professor McGonagall smiled happily, and she didn't even care that the tall pointed hat on her head was askew.Professor McGonagall smiled with indescribable pride, as if showing off to everyone: Look!Give my wife a good look!This is the cub brought by my mother!Cub who knows the cold and knows the heat!

It's just that she seems to have forgotten that the student who made her teeth itch at the beginning of the month was Ada who was standing in front of her at this moment.

Under the influence of Professor McGonagall's smile, Flitwick and Sprout also looked at the students of their own college, always feeling that the toffee in their mouths was not sweet anymore.

Snape, who was sitting on the other side, was still sitting calmly in his seat. People didn't care about such things at all. People's sorrows and joys are not the same. At this moment, he only felt that Professor McGonagall was noisy.

Dumbledore's eyes were always focused on Ada, who looked like a "lonely old man".Even though Ada had returned to the students, Dumbledore was still looking at her, but what he was thinking about now was no longer the sweet-looking toffee, he had some new ideas.

Even though Minerva McGonagall had just laughed "smugly", she was still Professor McGonagall.She grabbed a handful of candy from her own pile and stuffed it to Dumbledore. At the same time, in order not to make the principal's "face" too ugly, McGonagall chose to hand it to him under the table.

Dumbledore, who looked down at the toffee in his hand, finally smiled. As for whether his smile was because of these candies, or because of his childish performance just now, or something else, only he himself knew.

(End of this chapter)