The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 631 Memory and the Order of the Phoenix
The funeral was over, and the wizards who had come to mourn Dumbledore left the school.

An hour later, the Hogwarts Express was full of students and left Hogsmeade, and the summer vacation began.

When school reopens in September, it is not known how many students will return.Parents fearful of danger would keep their children at home rather than return to Hogwarts, a place where headmasters could be murdered.

But as long as students want to come to school, the school will continue to operate, even if only one student chooses to return to school when the term starts.

Ada didn't leave the school, she was staying in the principal's office, with a pensieve and scattered crystal bottles on the table beside her.Ada had just watched the memory fragment left by Dumbledore, which Dumbledore lost to her.

First watched Memories of Bob Ogden, Captain of the Ministry of Magic's Law Enforcement Squad in the 20s.After reading it, Ada only felt that the Gunters were really stupid.

Apart from being the descendants of Slytherin, the Gaunt family has no power and power, and their own strength is not much higher, but even so, the Gaunt father and son still dared to call the officials of the Ministry of Magic "Mudbloods" and attacked Ogden.

Voldemort's mother Merope, whose magical skills were terrible, was reviled by her own father as a "nasty Squib".

And to be honest, it's normal for old Tom Riddle to look down on Merope. Who would like a plain-looking witch with a sad expression and a pair of eyes staring in two opposite directions?

The second memory is Dumbledore's own.

One summer day in 1938, Dumbledore came to an orphanage in London and told the young Voldemort that he was a wizard and was going to Hogwarts to learn and master magic.

At that time, the young Tom Riddle showed the characteristics of Voldemort in the future. Even if he had not learned magic, he could still use magic to achieve his own goals, making everyone in the orphanage afraid of him.

Also from an orphanage, Ada can understand Tom a little bit, but still feels that his actions are a bit too much.

Three-year-olds look at the small ones, and seven-year-olds look at the big ones.Ida didn't really believe this proverb, but I saw Tom Riddle's misdeeds in the orphanage, plus he released the basilisk while studying, which caused the death of Myrtle and blamed it on the innocent Hagrid , it is not surprising that he later became a devil who regards human life as nothing.

Tom Riddle was like... like a born bad.

The next two memories were deduced by Ada a long time ago. One is that Tom Riddle killed his own father and blamed his uncle Morfin; Hepzibah Smith's past.

These two memories tell how Tom Riddle got Slytherin's ring, locket, and Hufflepuff's cup.The same method, killing people to seize treasures, and then blaming them.

A subsequent memory is that Voldemort applied to Dumbledore for a job, hoping to be the school's Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.If he succeeds in entering the job, it is not certain whether he will teach defense against the dark arts or teach black arts.

Dumbledore rejected a disfigured Voldemort, and then the position was cursed, and no one was able to teach for more than a school year after that.The resentment is deep!
Ada believed that Voldemort's trek to Hogwarts in the wind and snow could never have been just for an impossible position.Voldemort should have known very well that Dumbledore would not let him instill those dangerous ideas in his students.

That snowy night, Voldemort left his Horcrux at Hogwarts, which he once regarded as his home.

The last memory, and the most important one, comes from Horace Slughorn, former Head of Slytherin House and now Acting Head.

Voldemort, who was a student, asked Slughorn about the Horcrux, and asked if the soul could be divided into a few more pieces, such as the most magical "seven".

This means that something Ada doesn't want to see has happened. In addition to Ravenclaw's crown and the locket taken by the RAB, Voldemort still has at least one Horcrux missing.

Unlike the relics of the Big Four, which have traces to follow, this Horcrux is more difficult to find. It may be as inconspicuous as the diary, or it may be a treasure he snatched from other wizards.

There is no trace to be found, how can I find this?
Dumbledore passed away, but he left behind the mess of Horcruxes. Ada wanted to go to the headmaster's grave to play dick to relieve the boredom in her heart.

After putting away the crystal bottle containing memories and putting the Pensieve back to its original place, Ada shook her head and left the principal's office.

That night, Ada appeared at 12 Grimmauld Place.This was the first time she had walked into the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix since she left for Christmas break in 1995.

The kitchen in the basement was still dark and dark, like a cave.

There was a fire burning in the big fireplace, and the kitchen soon became smoky, as if a dozen old smokers were puffing at the same time, but there were not many people in the room.

Lupine was sitting with Tonks, who was relentlessly complaining about his old friend, wishing Sirius would take care of the fireplace.But Sirius looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, and even though Lupine rubbed his lips, he just said "can't do it".

In the corner of the room, Mr. Weasley was chatting with Ada, whispering about the recent situation of the Ministry of Magic.

Dumbledore was killed by Voldemort's Death Eaters, and the Minister of Magic was also killed, both events had extremely bad effects.

Not to mention how panicked the public is, but within the Ministry of Magic alone, a large number of people have resigned in the past few days.These people were afraid of another surprise attack by the Death Eaters and another indiscriminate massacre. In order to save their lives, they dared not continue to work in the Ministry of Magic.

In addition to the wave of resignations of employees, the internal screening work is also struggling.

Given the size of the Ministry of Magic, it is difficult to prevent the infiltration of Death Eaters, and it is not an easy task to distinguish the Imperius Curse.

At the same time, we must beware of those pure-blood wizards with ulterior motives, prevent them from getting in touch with the core secrets of the Ministry, and prevent them from setting off internal rebellion again and luring wolves into the house.

Although Mr. Weasley has been sworn in as the new Minister of Magic, the only one who is really in his hands and trustworthy is the Department of Legal Enforcement, which is the result of nearly a year of cleaning and sorting out.

While speaking, Fred and George walked into the kitchen, and the dragon leather jackets they were wearing changed another color.After the twins came Alastor Moody, whose darting eyes lingered on Ida for a moment.

The members of the Order of the Phoenix came one by one, Professor McGonagall, Dedalus Diggle, Ephias Dorje, Hessia Jones, Kingsley Shacklebolt and so on.When many people walked into the room, they cast their eyes on Ada.

This was the first time the Order of the Phoenix convened a meeting in the post-Dumbledore era. They had many things to discuss and resolve urgently, and Ada was no longer a member of the Order of the Phoenix.

As there were more and more people in the room, the kitchen became quiet. Even Sirius and the twins stopped joking. Everyone's expression was very serious, and the atmosphere became even more serious.

Mundungus Fletcher, the last member to arrive, entered the house with great care and sat in a corner of the kitchen, minimizing his presence.

Perhaps feeling that the atmosphere was really depressing, Sirius took out some whiskey and butterbeer, and everyone had a share.Then, everyone raised their glasses together and drank in silence.

When the sound of wine glasses clinking against the table ceased, Alastor Moody coughed heavily, and the Order of the Phoenix meeting began.

(End of this chapter)