The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 420 Revisited
As the weather gradually warmed up, the cold wind was no longer howling outside the castle, making people's cheeks hurt.

The warm spring came to Hogwarts again, and everything grew, but Ada's mood did not turn sunny, and it was still rainy.

It's just that Ada hides it very well, except for the twins who know, no one knows what she is thinking every day.She has never been able to hide her worry from this pair of ghosts and spirits.

During this period of time, Ada suddenly fell in love with overlooking Hogwarts in the Astronomy Tower. She would always spare time and climb to the top of the tower alone.

Ada didn't know why she was obsessed with the scenery here. You must know that she hated climbing towers the most before, and even didn't like astronomy class because of this.

Maybe it's because climbing high and seeing far away makes people broad-minded, or maybe it's because all living beings are like ants, which greatly satisfies her vanity, it's hard to say.

One day at the end of March, Ada climbed to the top of the astronomical tower as usual, leaning on the wall to look at the stratus clouds.At her feet, Hogwarts came alive.

The white snow piled up on the field began to fade, revealing the buried tender green, full of spring.

Ada's hand patted the wall stack lightly, without any special rhythm, but very regular.She was thinking of two recent reports, one headlined: What's wrong with Barty Crouch's illness; the other: The Ministry of Magic witch is still missing.

A self-sufficient adult who had been missing for several months, Ada felt that this was no longer missing, and that Bertha Jorkins was probably dead long ago.

Albania, Albania again!Ada couldn't figure it out, do British wizards have nowhere to go when they are on vacation, why one or two like to run to that place!

It was true of Quirrell, and it was true of Bertha Jorkins.As a result, one turned into a second-leather face, possessed by Voldemort, and the other's whereabouts are unknown (there is a high probability that he is dead). This place is simply poisonous.

Another report about Barty Crouch is even more bald, the newspaper said: Barty Crouch has not been seen in public since November...the house has not been lived in for a long time... ...St. Mungo's Asylum for Magical Injuries has no records of visits...

It seems that the mastermind that Ida previously identified has gone into hiding, or that he, like Bertha Jorkins, has been artificially "disappeared".

Someone once said: Don't hate your enemies, it will cloud your judgment.Ada also said similar things to Harry, telling him not to be prejudiced against Snape, and to look at Snape objectively.

Today, Ada made a similar mistake.Ada's assumptions, her perception of Barty Crouch, it's all so subjective, it's all from her point of view.

Putting aside her own assumptions and prejudices, Ada tried to re-examine Barty Crouch and try to be as fair and just as possible.

But Ada suddenly discovered that she actually didn't know anything about this official of the Ministry of Magic. She didn't know anything about Crouch's personality or preferences.Even Ada's current knowledge of Crouch may be a disguise.

Someone once said: The person who knows you best may be your enemy.

Ada felt that she needed help, someone who knew Barty Crouch, or the Crouch family, and it happened that Hogwarts really had such a person.

This man is Sirius Black, who just happened to be staying at the Twilight Lodge recently.Sirius said he was here to visit Harry, to cheer his godson up, but Ida thought he was here to report to Dumbledore.

Do it when you think of it, never delay, Ada has always been like this.As soon as she thought of Sirius, she immediately left the Astronomy Tower and rushed towards the Twilight Cabin.

Walk out of the castle, walk along the gentle grassy slope, and soon come to the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

The Whomping Willow stood there, and its branches sprouted buds again this spring, but Ada, who was walking in a hurry, didn't care to appreciate the vitality on it.

Before the Whomping Willow "turned into anger" to perform its newly practiced "Splitting the Wind" move, Ada had already pressed the boil on the Whomping Willow, and got into the secret passage with a short body.

Inside the Twilight Cabin, Sirius is talking to the twins, and pranksters are discussing a new "idea," and the atmosphere is friendly, talking and laughing.

Sirius grabbed a handful of cashews from the plate on the end table and popped them all into his mouth in one go.He said vaguely, "Since when did Ada like to eat this? Doesn't she like chocolate?"

"We asked that question too," Fred replied. "She said it was for the brain."

"She said that she has consumed too much mental power recently and needs to make up for it." George said, "I think Dragon Claw Powder may be more useful. It would be best if she could play less detective games."

"No, George, what you said is wrong." Fred retorted, "Ida doesn't need to supplement her brain at all, she is just too smart. There is a problem with smart people, that is, they think too much and live too tired .”

Sirius grabbed another handful of cashews, as if he suddenly thought of something funny, he couldn't stop laughing.He smiled and said, "I think so much all day, do you think Ada will be bald in the future?"

It was pretty bald, and Fred and George had a picture in their minds, and the brothers started laughing, and the two of them even figured out where to order a wig for Ada.

There is a phrase called extreme joy begets sorrow, this phrase is very suitable for the current state of Sirius and the twins, extreme joy, and then sorrow.

The door of the hut was pushed open from the outside. Although there was no "creak, creak" sound, the three of them were more scared than hearing the sound.Nothing else, just because they saw Ada behind the door.Don't ask, she must have heard everything she said just now.

The twins' smiles stopped immediately, and the expressions on their faces became a little funny; Sirius put the cashew nuts back on his plate and wiped the residue from his beard.

"Ada, you came just in time." Fred tried to liven up the awkward atmosphere, "We are looking for you, I think we need to hold an enlarged meeting of shareholders, Sirius he..."

In the middle of the conversation, Fred couldn't go on, he was afraid that if he continued to talk, he would not be able to help laughing.

Instead of choosing his twin brother's method, George found a different path.He asked, "what's the matter, is there something wrong with you coming over in such a hurry all of a sudden?"

George saw that Ida was in a hurry, and it was obvious that she came here because she suddenly thought of something.George tries to get Ada back on track and forget about the bald girl.

"It's nothing, I just came here to let you look up at me who still has hair." Ada said, "After all, take a look and miss a look."

Sirius and the twins bowed their heads guiltyly at the same time, touching their noses with fingers in embarrassment.The movements, demeanor, and expressions of the three people are completely synchronized, but they have different thoughts in their hearts.

Glancing at the three guilt-ridden people, Ada didn't hold on to them, she had more important things to do.She sat on the sofa opposite Sirius and asked, "Sirius, how much do you know about Barty Crouch?"

"It seems that you have also thought of it." Sirius said, "You also put your suspicious eyes on him."

Sirius straightened his waist, put away his previous joking expression, and said seriously: "I dare not say how much I know Barty Crouch, but it's a shame to not show up for such a long time and leave all the work to others." It's not his style, he can't do this kind of thing."

"I thought he might not be sick, or not that badly sick, but he'd have to make himself very sick," continued Sirius. "You know what I mean?"

Ada nodded, of course she understood what Sirius meant.Sirius said that Crouch may have been threatened, and Crouch's current performance is probably not out of his original intention.

At the height of Voldemort's power, Barty Crouch was the most staunch resister.When Auror captures dark wizards and Death Eaters, he has the right to kill people instead of just capture them alive. This tough measure comes from Barty Crouch.

Such a person has no reason to fall to Voldemort at this time, unless he is forced, or simply under the Imperius Curse.

"Is there anything else?" Ada asked again, she wanted to know more, "like his family, his wife, or his son Barty Jr."

(End of this chapter)