The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 568 Dumbledore's True Face
The rain stopped, but the wind continued, and a group of people walked towards Hogwarts against the wind.

The castle, shrouded in distant darkness, looked like a sleeping dragon or a giant crouching on a hilltop.

They have lived here for seven years, they are the owners of this place, and they are also passers-by here.But now they are here to find fault, and they may also confront the professor who taught them.

As the group approached Hogwarts, the turrets and towers of the school became clearer, and the lighted windows shone softly.Everyone occasionally chatted happily, saying which is the Gryffindor tower and which is the Astronomy Tower.

But as they walked, everyone became silent. They no longer belonged here, and after today, they might not be welcomed here anymore.Even Fred and George, who were lively and active, were silent.

Cedric frowned and looked around. He felt that there was something unusual on this road. The road leading to Hogwarts was too quiet.

"Ada, have you seen any guards along the way?" Cedric asked, "There should be someone patrolling this road."

In the 93-94 school year, Sirius Black, who was wrongly imprisoned, escaped from prison. At that time, the Ministry of Magic stationed a large number of dementors in Hogsmeade.It can not only "protect" Hogwarts, but also capture the fugitive Sirius.

Now that everyone knows that Voldemort has returned, the Ministry of Magic will naturally send someone to protect Hogwarts. Even though the dementors have defected en masse, not all Aurors in the Ministry are living for nothing.

When he was in Hogsmeade just now, Cedric saw the patrolling Aurors, but on the road leading to Hogwarts, Cedric didn't see anyone.

"You read that right, there is indeed no one on this road." Ada said, she also discovered this problem.

In Ada’s view, there are three possibilities, either the people patrolling this road skipped work collectively; or someone drove them away because of certain things; It's just that they are dead, so there is no patrol.

But this is Hogwarts, Dumbledore's territory, and the probability of the third possibility happening is very low.Ada himself is more inclined to the second, Dumbledore temporarily drives away the patrolling guards.

"When we get to the school in a while, we will naturally know where the patrolling people have gone." Ada continued, "There is nothing to worry about."

After speaking, a group of people continued to walk forward, but the atmosphere in the team became more and more dignified.For the loyalty and affection in their hearts, they gathered here to seek justice for Katie, but the closer they got to the school, the more uncertain they felt.

Finally, the gate of Hogwarts appeared in everyone's sight, and the sculptures of winged boars on both sides of the gate remained the same.In the open space in front of the gate, Albus Dumbledore stood there, motionless as a statue.

Seeing Dumbledore in front of the door, everyone reacted differently, some were surprised, some were disappointed, and some were angry.

Ada didn't have much reaction, as long as she didn't see Professor McGonagall.Cedric was similar to her, except that the person Cedric didn't want to see was Professor Sprout.

Looking at the graduates and dropouts standing in a row, Dumbledore was also a little surprised. He didn't expect so many people to come today. He thought he would only see Ida alone, and at most there would be more Weasleys. The twins.

Except for Lini who did not graduate, all the members of Dawn came. This battle was unexpected by Dumbledore.

"Professor Dumbledore, since you are waiting here, you must know why we came." Ada walked towards Dumbledore alone, while the others stopped not far away, listening carefully to their conversation.

"I didn't expect Katie Bell to be so important to you." Dumbledore said, his expression was tired, he looked as if he had come back from a long distance after a long journey.

"Friendship is very precious." Ada said with a smile, "If I am really ruthless, can the professor tolerate me until now?"

Ada, who was hiding in the office of the ministry as a home girl, thought a lot.Ada thinks that the reason Dumbledore wants to clean her up is because she is more affectionate and righteous than Voldemort, it is not easy to go all the way to the dark, and she has the value of saving.

At the same time, this is also forcing Ada.Now her body is full of stains, she is easy to break the pot and do things arbitrarily.After washing away the stains all over her body, she will naturally cherish her white feathers, so that Ada will be more cautious when she is self-willed.

Just like when I was in school, if I have scruples in my heart, I won't act too aggressively.

"I am so happy and sad to see you tonight," said Dumbledore. "The happy thing is that you have a lot of people you care about, but the sad thing is that you have never learned what 'forgive' is."

The distance between the two was a bit far, and Ada couldn't see the expression on Dumbledore's face clearly, and couldn't judge whether he was more happy or sad.As for forgiveness, Ada doesn't have this word in her dictionary, and her mind is a little bigger than the nose of a needle.

"So you forgave the person who hurt her instead of Katie?" Ada asked, "You don't seem to have the qualifications, and neither do I, only Katie who was hurt. And we are here to send him to see Katie of."

Dumbledore sighed, and said, "Some people and things can be forgiven, but some people and things can't be forgiven. I won't forgive Malfoy for Katie, I just don't think he should be in your hands now."

Thinking of something, Dumbledore raised his scorched right hand and took a few fixed glances.

"Do you think that bastard is worth saving?" Ada asked, and then she thought of Aberforth's words again, and a somewhat cold thought appeared in her mind.

Dumbledore was using Draco Malfoy!

Before achieving Dumbledore's goal, the headmaster must ensure Malfoy's safety and allow Malfoy's plan to proceed smoothly.

If Malfoy still has the possibility of turning back, then give him a hand and give him a chance to be a man again.If Malfoy is obsessed with it, there's not much to say.

When it was time to be cruel, Dumbledore would not be merciful, just like Tom Riddle in his student days.

As for Katie Bell, it can only be considered unlucky, who told her to be chosen by Draco Malfoy.

If the opal necklace was successfully delivered, Katie would be Malfoy's scapegoat; if the Katie brand express delivery failed, Malfoy would only lose fifteen hundred gold Galleons.

But Malfoy made a miscalculation. He didn't expect that Katie would have an argument with Lini because of the package he prepared, and in the argument, he touched the opal necklace and was cursed.

In Dumbledore's plan to use Malfoy, Katie's intrusion was unexpected and not planned.Dumbledore will not change his plan because of Katie's appearance, Katie does not have that weight.

"It seems that you have figured it out." Dumbledore said, "I can see the disappointment on your face, Ada."

"It's not disappointment, it's cold lips and teeth." Ada's face was filled with displeasure. If she hadn't shown amazing talent back then, would she have also fallen into Katie's end?

For the greater good.

Dumbledore demonstrated this sentence for Ada himself.In order to achieve the goal, there is nothing that cannot be abandoned. Katie Bell just happened at the right time. In order to ensure that the plan can be carried out, Katie is equivalent to being abandoned by Dumbledore.

"No wonder Aberforth made me ready when I came," Ada continued. "I see."

Dumbledore was obviously stunned for a moment, and after a while he said: "Aberforth has been blaming me for what I did when I was young. For this, I have also blamed myself for many years."

Ada smiled, and she said: "If one day, killing Harry can kill Tom Riddle, will you give up on him like you gave up on Katie?"

(End of this chapter)