The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 39 Snape's sudden concern
Ada did not agree with the twins' plan. This approach was too hateful. She could not care about other people's eyes, but the twins were different. They had parents, brothers and sisters.

The romance of Valentine's Day continued, and there was no sign of dissipating on Thursday, but this romance failed to save the Gryffindor first-years on Friday. In front of Snape, these romantic atmospheres did not turn over at all. stand up.

Ada's performance in this Potions class was very good, and she didn't give Snape any reason to deduct points. Now that she has some experience in dealing with Snape, the points deducted are getting less and less.

Snape walked up and down the classroom, picking and choosing from the lion cubs, not even the little snakes escaped Snape's clutches.The class was an ordeal for all of them, and Ada seemed the only one who escaped.

In her place, Ada brewed the potion honestly, and all the steps were done according to Snape's instructions, although Snape's steps to make the potion would be different from what was written in the book.

At first, Ada made it according to his method only in order not to give Snape a chance to criticize.But later, Ada discovered that using Snape's method to make the potion gained more proficiency than the method in the book.Therefore, Ada changed from not being picked on at the beginning to being willing, so sweet!

The potion in the crucible gradually had a silvery luster. It was almost finished, and Ada was still short of the last step. She stood patiently in front of the crucible, waiting for the right time to complete the last step.

Snape, who was wandering around the classroom like a wandering spirit, naturally also saw Ada's cauldron. He kept finding fault with the students, but this did not affect Snape's observation of Ada.Snape sent out such a big evil fire today, not because Ada answered her own difficulties, but for other reasons.

Snape found that Ada would wander around the castle during the day, besides lying dishonestly in bed at night.

Others might not realize what Ada was doing, but how could Snape not?Although Ada messed up everything and even re-planned the route, this kind of deceitful behavior couldn't fool Snape at all.

Snape was also keeping tabs on Foley's movements, so Snape naturally knew she was "copying" Foley's actions.Her little tricks were seen through at a glance, and in front of Snape, Ada was as innocent as a little white rabbit.

"Smug fool" and "self-righteous fool" were the evaluations Snape gave in front of Dumbledore, and his workload increased again as no surprise!

The kind without any remuneration, just a private request of an old man.

Snape walked slowly to Ada's cauldron, and said, "Miss Drizzt, don't you think your stupid operation will ruin a pot of perfect potion?"

"Professor, this is done exactly according to your method, and it will be finished soon." Ada didn't notice Snape's tone, she was a little swollen today.

"Self-righteous, is this your Gryffindor tradition?" Snape said with disgust in his tone.

Ada understood that Snape was going to continue to find fault, but she had no choice but to endure it, even though she tried to throw the cauldron on Snape more than once.

Looking at the silent and pitiful Ada, Snape's mood didn't change at all. He said, "When will you realize your own shortcomings and the gap between yourself and others?"

"Then what should I do?" Ada could only pretend to be modest and listen to Snape's teachings.It's not that Ada boasted, when it comes to making potions, there is no one in this room who can fight except Snape!

"I am amazed at your laziness, Miss Drizzt," said Snape, taking out his wand.He emptied all the potions in Ada's cauldron with his wand.

Ada was instantly stunned by this operation, isn't it too obvious for you, don't you care about a little bit of wind criticism?

"Professor, this..."

"Now you need to remake it, and experience it well during the making process." Snape's tone was really annoying, "Finish it before get out of class is over."

"But the professor..." Looking at her empty cauldron, Ada felt a little closed.Although there is still some time before get out of class ends, Ada is only [-] to [-] percent sure if she wants to make a new copy and finish it on time.

"Complete it before get out of class ends, put it in a glass bottle and hand it in." Snape looked at Ada and said, "If you don't finish it, you will be detained, Miss Drizzt."

Ada didn't struggle anymore, because Snape had written all over his face: One more word, and you'll lose points, points, points.

She can only get the materials again, and put all her energy into the production, hoping that she will not make mistakes in the production process, complete all the steps at one time, and complete them before get out of class is over, so that she does not have to deal with the annoying Snape Got alone.

But the old man Merlin didn't stand by Ada this time. When the bell rang for the end of get out of class, Ada was still one step short, and she didn't finish.

"Bring me some food back to the lounge." Ada whispered to Fred and George,
"Your potion is almost finished, shouldn't you delay your meal?" Fred asked, there was still a long way to go before dinner at Hogwarts, and he felt that Ada would have time to eat.

"I have a bad premonition, this feeling is very strong." Ada said worriedly, she didn't think there was any danger in being with Snape, she just felt that she was going to starve.

The students left one after another, leaving only Ida and Snape in the classroom.

Ada stared at his cauldron without speaking, Snape was satisfied with Ada's self-consciousness, he just sat in his place without moving.After a while, Ida's potion was finally finished. Ida had never noticed that silver was so beautiful.

She put the finished product into a glass bottle, then walked up to Snape, and said, "Professor, I'm done."

Snape took the glass bottle without saying anything.

"Professor, can I go back?" Ada asked, hoping that Snape would give her a break.

"Who says you can go when you're done?" Snape said slowly.Indeed, he said before that he would be detained if he could not finish the production, but he didn't say when he could leave, there was nothing wrong with it.

Snape went to the storage cabinet, from which he took out a bunch of ingredients needed to make potions, none of which had been processed.

"Finish these things." Snape put the materials on the crafting table, and then gave orders to Ada.

"Professor, can I leave after finishing these?" Ada asked, she hoped to get a definite answer, and didn't want to continue playing word games with Snape.

Snape glanced at her, then said, "Depends on my mood."

I knew it, I knew my hunch was right!Ada thought to herself.She walked to the crafting table, put on the dragonhide gloves and began to process the materials.

Think of it as brushing up your proficiency, this kind of opportunity is hard to find, and you can't afford the ingredients for the potion.Ada comforted herself silently, but practicing on her own initiative and being forced to practice by herself were two completely different emotions, and they couldn't be compared at all.

While Ada was working hard, Snape was not idle, he walked to the cauldron that Ada had not put away, and he planned to make potions.

Snape's voice naturally caught Ada's attention.In exchange for the use of her own cauldron, Ada decided to steal it, even though she didn't even know what Snape was making.

Snape also found Ada who was always peeping, but he didn't care about Ada's stealing behavior at all. He didn't think that Ada could successfully steal lessons with that "stupid" brain.

If Ada really did it, maybe he would look at Ada differently.

Time passed by every minute and every second, every time Ida processed the materials almost, Snape would give her some more, which was completely regarded as free labor, and Ida also took Snape's process of making the potion with heart record it.

In the dimly lit basement classroom, Ada didn't know how much material she had processed. She felt that these materials were enough for the first and second grades.She is very hungry now, and her stomach keeps making rumbling noises.

Snape's potion was finished. It wasn't any complicated potion. Of course, it was just for Snape. He packed all the potion and didn't know what to do.

He walked up to Ada and watched her process the materials. The basement classroom, which had been silent for a long time, finally heard a voice. He said, "Is it because you have too little homework, so you have time to wander around."

The movement in Ada's hands paused for a moment before continuing. She said, "I'm not wandering around the professor. I like castles very much, so I can't help but want to look around."

She didn't think these words could get Snape away, but she couldn't just say what she thought.She thought Snape wouldn't hurt her as a student, but that didn't mean Ada could trust Snape completely.Only talk about three points when meeting people.

Recalcitrant, Snape added another message to Ada in his mind, "You can go now, and save the rest of the materials for the next time, and I will inform you about the time."

Ada, who resisted Snape's atrocities, failed in the end. Ada became a child laborer hired by him. No, Snape didn't pay her, so she wasn't even a child laborer.

Autistic Ada walked back to the common room, dinner was long past, and she could only hope that the twins had brought her food.In the common room, the tired and half-dead Ada was sitting in an armchair, eating the food brought back by the twins, and Ada finally found the meaning of being alive.

"Ada, something happened at school again!" Fred said.

"What can be more important than eating," Ada said, eating the cake.

"There are thieves in the school!" George said mysteriously.

(End of this chapter)