The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 320 The Mind of an Adult

Human curiosity exists all the time, but each person's curiosity is somewhat different.

Just like some people may wonder whether the walnut caught in the door can nourish the brain, can you eat on an empty stomach, and such... well, extremely clever questions.

What Vader is curious about is not whether there are werewolves in Hogwarts, but to know more about the environment in which Ada lives and studies.

It's like the question that parents always asked when I was a child, such as how was my life at school today, and did I get into a fight.

Vader's curiosity about werewolves is of this type, and it is essentially because of Ada.If there is no Ada, who cares who the werewolf is, that is something that the Ministry of Magic should worry about.

Unsatisfied curiosity is a terrible thing, and Ida knows it well.

She had no choice but to satisfy her grandmother, and told a short bedtime story while concealing the name and identity information.Satisfied, Vader let her go and went downstairs to rest alone.

The evening wind in Paris is much gentler than that in the Scottish Highlands, there will be no manic wind to disrupt dreams, and a peaceful night's sleep.For Ada, Paris at this stage is quite a safe haven.

Ada didn't know anyone here, and she couldn't be involved in many things.And you don't have to face unshakable Halloween surprises and get involved in unknown dangers.

In Paris, the only people who can make Ada feel a little irritated are probably Alain and Vincent.But these two are very self-aware, and they don't have cheap bones on their bodies, so they won't run over to block the eyes when they have nothing to do.

Comfortable, as long as Ada doesn't look for boredom and think about something, her life can be envied from the bottom of my heart.Stretch out your hand when you come to clothes, and open your mouth when you come to eat. Maybe that's what the ivory tower in "Old Testament Song of Solomon" is like.

In the past few days, Vader and Ada's grandfather and grandson have been decorating the house.It was clearly something that could be done with magic, but Ada climbed up and down under Vader's command, hanging holly and mistletoe everywhere.

The grandparents and grandchildren enjoyed the process of working together, while the house elf Agnes at the side wanted to grab the land with her head.It's a good thing that house-elves don't have eyebrows, otherwise Agnes's eyebrows would have been scrunched up.

Ada really has no talent in housework, she is very clumsy and incompetent.After she hangs up, Agnès might have to go back to work, otherwise this Christmas might not be over.

When I was in the orphanage, Ida was also the slowest one to work. The other children went to play after finishing their work, and she might have only completed half of it.

This is the problem of the crooked talent tree. Ada focuses all her talents on learning and "hands-on" ability, which has caused her current life to be extremely dependent on magic.

You can use your mouth, but you can't use your hands. Where magic can be used, hands are never used!

This activity of "spoiling" the fruits of the house-elf's labor lasted until Christmas Eve.

It ended not because Ada had set the house up, or because the grandparents had found more interesting activities, but because Ada discovered the truth in the middle of the night before.

For several days, every midnight, Agnes would rearrange Ida's arrangement during the day.In order not to let those two "hateful" women see the clue, Agnes racked her brains and took great pains.

Make appropriate fine-tuning without being noticed as much as possible to make the furnishings and hanging decorations in the room look a little more beautiful.

Ada didn't bother the hard-working Agnes, but stuck out her tongue in shame, and went back to sleep in silence.So on Christmas Eve, Ada ended her act of "entertaining relatives in colorful clothes", took out her magic wand and began to rearrange.

The house elf, Agnes, was not idle either. She hung the Christmas tree with golden bells, and the crisp sound added a bit of festive atmosphere.There is also a model of a manger under the Christmas tree. It would be too interesting if there were models of the Virgin Mary and Joseph.

On Christmas morning, Ada came under the Christmas tree in her dressing gown and slippers. The manger model was already filled with presents, and she was surprised by the number of packages.

When she was at Hogwarts, she had already exchanged gifts with her friends. She thought that there would be no gains today, but she was wrong.

Professor McGonagall's gift is still a new set of clothes, but this year's clothes are lavender.Mrs. Weasley's gift was still a handmade red turtleneck, plus a box of pralines.Snape also gave him an unprecedented gift, a thick book on potions.

What Dumbledore sent was a candy box filled with colorful candies, all of which should have been tried by Dumbledore himself.Looking at such a box of "carefully" selected candies, Ada somewhat felt that what she was doing was a little out of character.

Just when Ada regretted it, Grandmother Vida walked up to her and asked softly, "What's the matter? Why did you have a bitter face when you opened a present?"

After speaking, Vader also picked out a soft candy from the box. Sweet candies always bring people a good mood.

Ada was able to come back to spend Christmas with her, which made Vader very happy. She couldn't remember how long she hadn't celebrated Christmas.

"Uh...these candies are a gift from Professor Dumbledore. I recommend you to try those pralines. They are also delicious." Ada thought it would be better to remind them. Nor is it impossible.

"It's okay, these candies are innocent. By the way, did you give him anything?" Vader said indifferently, but her hand was very honest, and she didn't reach for the candy box.

"Of course I did, but what I gave was a big box of Pepper Naughty Boys." Ada gestured the size with both hands, and then added, "Something that tastes very exciting... even if it's candy."

"You child, you are making nonsense."

Vader blamed it first, then she picked up the old red sweater that was put aside and asked: "This is the sweater that Mrs. Weasley sent, right? The stitches are fine and the hand feels good. I must thank their family very much." It is."

Vader is a somewhat picky person, this sweater caught her eyes not because of how good Mrs. Weasley's craftsmanship is, but the meaning behind the sweater.

Even if he didn't find Ada, at least his granddaughter had a shelter from the wind and rain.

People need to know how to be grateful, that's why Vader blamed the little pepper urchin sent by Ada.But in fact the pepper urchins are not a real gift, hidden in a pile of pepper urchins is a pair of woolen socks, which Ada knits herself.

The unpacked packages are not all received, nor are there only a few packages under the Christmas tree.

Both Thierry and Henry gave gifts, and the gifts from their grandparents and grandchildren just made up a set, namely a set of crystal chess pieces and a chessboard.

This is not over yet, what Ida didn't expect the most was the last gift, the package was actually from Alan and Vincent and his son, a set of standard jewelry.

The workmanship of this set of jewelry is not exquisite, but the advantage lies in the materials used.

The gift of Alan and his son seemed perfunctory, but it was carefully selected by the two of them.The poor workmanship is alluding to the fact that Ada is a mixed race, and the materials used are actually showing their attitude.

They hope that Vader will do what he says and will not support his granddaughter to seize the throne; they also hope that Ada can grow to the expected height and bring glory and benefits to the family.

With just one glance, Ada understood what the father and son wanted to express.Rather than saying that this gift is for himself, it is better to say that it is for Grandma Vader to see.

"That's all I've got in my life." Vida shook his head and said, "I always feel that I'm holding my nose to admit it, I always feel that I'm the one who suffers, and I can't tell the difference in my eyebrows and eyes for the rest of my life."

Vader dismisses his nephew as worthless, but Ada doesn't quite agree.

In her opinion, at least the father and son are aware of current affairs and know how to advance and retreat, and did not choose to hit a stone with a pebble foolishly.Compared with many pure-blood families in my impression, Alan's performance is quite qualified.

(End of this chapter)