The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 608
In the next week or so, Ada's old ways sprouted, and she resumed her life as a house girl.Stayed in the office day and night, and the furthest thing was a walk to the Magic Brothers Fountain.

The open and secret battle between the Ministry of Magic and the Death Eaters continued, the Aurors and the Law Enforcement Team were busy, and the Memory Cancellation Command and the Reversal of Accidental Magic Incident Team followed behind to fight the fire.

With the increase in the number of battles, the Ministry's efficiency in dealing with emergencies has also improved.

The Ministry of Magic has been at ease for more than ten years. After a year of life and death, this blunt knife will finally become sharp.

It was not until the summer of 1997 that Ada walked out of the Ministry of Magic hidden underground again and appeared in the Scottish Highlands.

The sky is clear and the lake water is clear. Being here makes people feel relaxed and happy. The only pity is that the towering mountains block the castle in the distance, making it impossible for Ada to see Hogwarts clearly.

Ada stood on a boulder, looking at the sky and the clouds, unconsciously getting a little drunk.

I don't know how long it took, there was a sound of footsteps, and Dumbledore by the Black Lake came. The principal, who is over 100 years old, seems to be in good condition and in a good mood, except for his scorched and emaciated right hand.

"Every time I see your patron saint, I think it is very cute and naive." Dumbledore said.His tone was still the same, and he still regarded Ada as his student, not the demon king who took over the Ministry of Magic.

"Really, I didn't like it at first, it was silly and silly, and I didn't even want to summon it." Ada came back to her senses and looked at Dumbledore, "But now I like it very much, especially After seeing so many people and things."

The more people I meet, the more I like dogs.

This sentence was said by Bernard Shaw of Ireland. Many young people like to quote this sentence, but they give people a feeling of moaning without illness.A year after leaving Hogwarts, Ada started quoting this quote too.

"It seems that time has taught you a lot." Dumbledore said, he turned and walked to the shore, and the calm lake surface just reflected his old appearance, gray beard and hair.

Ada jumped off the boulder and walked to Dumbledore's side, and her reflection appeared in the lake.One old and one young, the contrast is strong.

"What a cruel act, Ida." Dumbledore scolded, like an old grandfather playing with his grandchildren.

In fact, at Dumbledore's age, let alone a grandson, he would be married and late to have children under the same family for four generations, but he is still single.

"Time has endowed you with boundless wisdom, Professor." Ada said with a smile.

The current appearance of the two people is not like two demon kings, but rather like an old child and a young child, and the two children compliment each other.

Dumbledore waved his hand and said, "Every time I hear someone complimenting me, I feel uneasy, for fear that the other party's compliment is not good enough. But now is not a good time for us to flatter each other, and I am even more curious about why you met me today."

"I went to Albania a while ago, and I think you should know about it." Ada said, "There, I got a clue of another Horcrux, Ravenclaw's lost crown."

Dumbledore showed a bit of surprise on his face, even he couldn't be omniscient.After listening to Ada's story about Helena and Barrow's past, the headmaster showed even more sadness and sighed.

Most of the love that can be remembered in this world ends in tragedy.

"You destroyed Slytherin's ring and diary, and I destroyed Hufflepuff's gold cup." Ada continued, "The only known Horcruxes left are Ravenclaw's diadem and hanging Locket."

Instead of lamenting the tragedy in the Albanian forest, Ada took stock of the Horcruxes.

Ada is not a love brain, so she can tell which is more important.Although he sympathized with Helena a little bit, this tragedy was ultimately caused by her greed.Helena took what didn't belong to her, just like Jane Gray took the throne that belonged to Mary I.

And Baro, the blood man who committed suicide and repented for thousands of years...

To be honest, fortunately Helena rejected his confession at the beginning, if she had agreed to Barrow's love show, what would happen in the future!Barrow could stab Helena to death out of anger, how would he know that he wouldn't hurt her because of other things after marriage?
Dumbledore did not dwell on the sad past, he nodded and said: "Thanks to Benedict, we know that a Horcrux is at Hogwarts. And I already know when Tom hid it in the It's school."

After quitting his job at Borgin-Bock, Voldemort disappeared for ten years to devote himself to the study of the Dark Arts.

Ten years later, Voldemort reappeared, and his first stop was Hogwarts, where he applied again for the post of Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.

With the same answer as last time, Dumbledore rejected his job application. Since then, the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts has become an annual throwaway consumable, and at least one is consumed in a school year.

"You mean, Tom Riddle left the Horcrux at school the night he applied for your job?" Ada asked.

Since knowing the Horcrux, Ada also tried to search in school, but found nothing.For a moment she wondered if Benedict Foley had been tricked.

It's not just Ada, I believe Dumbledore has also looked for it, but he didn't find anything either.

"Yes, the school is a special place for him, and he regards it as a home." Dumbledore said, "Didn't you also regard the castle as your home? You even applied to stay in the castle during the summer vacation." inside."

That was in Ada's first grade, and she didn't make it, so she had to leave school with everyone.Then Ada went back to the orphanage and found that the big orphanage was gone.

Voldemort did the same thing as Ada.

Dumbledore continued: "In addition to the Horcrux hidden in the school, I have also found some other clues. After I sort out these clues, I will be able to find another Horcrux."

If the horcruxes in the school, and the clues mentioned by Dumbledore, happened to be the missing diadem and locket, all five known horcruxes would be destroyed.

Splitting a whole soul in two is a difficult thing, not just a matter of murder or a spell.

As far as we know, Voldemort divided his soul into at least six pieces, one for the body and one for each of the five Horcruxes.If Voldemort is not satisfied with this and chooses "7" with magic power, or more, then it will be difficult.

The gold cup, the ring, the locket and the crown, these four are from the Big Four of Hogwarts, only Gryffindor's sword and the sorting hat have not been spoiled.

The destroyed diary was just an ordinary diary, and if Lucius Malfoy hadn't delivered it to his door, he might not have been able to tell it right in front of his eyes.If Voldemort had other Horcruxes in existence, it would probably be similar to the diary.

If this is the case, it will be difficult to find, and there is no clue.

Seeming to see Ada's worry, or maybe he also has such worries, Dumbledore continued: "Harry is doing something for me. After he finishes, I can roughly confirm the Horcrux's identity." Quantity."

"Harry?" Ada was taken aback, wondering what Harry could do for Dumbledore.

What can a student who stays at school every day and can't get out of Hogwarts?Unless it could be done in school, like something happened with Horace Slughorn.

The only "newcomer" in the school is Slughorn, who has returned to coach this school year, and it can only be him.Those first-year Xiaodouding who just entered school are completely out of consideration.

Ada nodded. The first thing she had done when she met Dumbledore was to exchange the clues about the Horcrux that they had.

"Professor, I have another thing." Ada said, she looked into Dumbledore's blue eyes, "The jewel on the Slytherin ring, is it the Deathly Hallows?"

(End of this chapter)