The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 115 How are you doing in school?

The young woman pushed open the door and led Ada into the lobby. Both outside and inside the building, this orphanage was much better than the one in London.

On the left side of the foyer is a clean and spacious dining room and activity room, on the right side is a library and several classrooms, and opposite the door is a staircase with a locked underground storage room behind it.

Ada followed the young woman down the stairs to the second floor and walked towards the innermost room. The children they met on the way greeted them politely. Some children called the young woman Miss Nelson, while others called her Catherine.

When they reached the door of the innermost room, Miss Nelson knocked gently and said, "Ms. Valente, I'm Catherine. Miss Esmeralda Drizzt is here."

Ms. Valente, as Katherine Nelson called her, is the director of this orphanage. She is a very capable middle-aged woman, and it is all her credit that the place is maintained so well.

The door of the room was opened, and Ms. Valente, who was kind and well-dressed, came out. Ms. Valente adjusted her glasses and looked at Ada and said, "You are as beautiful as she said. Come in, she has been waiting for you for a long time."

Ida and Ms. Valente entered the room one after another. Miss Nelson did not follow them in, but returned to the yard to take care of the children who were playing there.

The room was not big, and the items inside all belonged to Lady Mary. Ada also saw a photo of herself and Lady Mary before she went to Hogwarts, as well as a photo of herself that she had sent to her before (of course, it was not moved, just an ordinary photo).

Mrs. Mary was sleeping in bed. She looked terrible, her face was gray and haggard, and because of her illness, her brows were tightly furrowed even in her sleep.

"After returning from the hospital, she became very sleepy and could not stay awake for long." Ms. Valente brought a chair to Ada and continued, "A kind person like her should not suffer such pain."

Ada and Ms. Valente sat down beside the bed together. Ada's eyes never left Madam Mary. Madam Mary, who was tortured by illness, was thinner than when Ada left. Even without magic, Ada could pick her up now.

"When did it start?" Ada asked softly, not wanting to disturb Mrs. Mary who was sleeping.

"She was still showing off your letter to me during Christmas, but a few days later her health started to deteriorate and she was listless every day. She didn't take it seriously at the time," Ms. Valente recalled. "After Easter, she suddenly fainted in the yard, and we took her to the hospital. The doctor said..."

Ms. Valente did not continue to speak. She turned her head away and sniffed. Such an action should not appear on her, but as she said, a kind person like Lady Mary should not suffer such pain. She felt pity for Lady Mary and herself at the same time.

"The doctor wanted to keep her in the hospital, but she insisted on coming back and we couldn't persuade her," Ms. Valente continued. "In the past few days, several children she used to take care of came to see her, which was a comforting thing."

Ms. Valente sat with Ada for a while, talked about Mrs. Mary, asked about Ada's studies, and then left. She said, "You should stay with her alone for a while. She will be very happy to see you when she wakes up. I will arrange a place for you to stay and then go to see the children."

After sending Ms. Valente away, Ada took off the "Last Glory" hanging around her neck. On the way from Hogwarts to the orphanage, Ada was thinking about whether she could help Mrs. Mary get through this.

At first, Ada thought of potions, but after racking her brains for a long time, she couldn't think of any potion that would be suitable for Lady Mary's condition. At most, it could help her delay her death. Ada even thought of the decoction used by Grover Cecil, but this potion required the user to have magic power, and Lady Mary was just a Muggle. Obviously, this medicine would not work for her, and would only accelerate her pain and death.

After thinking about it for a long time, she still had no idea. Ada gave up the potion and changed her mind. Then she thought of the ring hanging on her body. One of the passive functions of the ring is wild growth, which can enhance the vitality of the wearer. If the vitality of Lady Mary is enhanced, maybe she can recover!
Ada put the ring in Lady Mary's hand, waiting for the passive wild growth to take effect. However, the ring, which originally emitted a faint glow, became dim as soon as it was placed in Lady Mary's hand, as if it was just an ordinary black iron ring.

Ding! Ding! Ding! The system's prompt sound kept exploding in Ada's mind, like a tight hoop. Ada didn't expect that this broken ring had the function of automatically alarming when the person and the ring were separated. Fortunately, it didn't automatically explode after the person and the ring were separated by ten meters, otherwise Ada would have become a genius in explosions.

Ada suppressed the dinging sound and opened the system prompt, but she still did not take the ring back because she was unwilling to give up.

[The Last Glory cannot be effective for wearers other than the host, please take it back as soon as possible! ]

It was another exclusive prop like a trial doll that could not be used by others. Ada took the ring back reluctantly, but this time she did not hang it around her neck. Instead, she tore off the red string and put it directly on her hand.

The rings have different meanings when worn on different fingers. Except for the ring finger on the right hand, the rings on the left finger have no meaning and can be worn anywhere. But Ada is right-handed and her wand is also on her right hand. It is somewhat inconvenient to wear the ring that can be turned into a shield on her right hand, so she wears the ring on her left hand.

The left hand represents the luck bestowed by God on human beings, and people usually wear rings on the left hand. She wore the "Last Glory" on the ring finger of her left hand. Ada also hoped that her luck would be better.

If worn on the thumb, it is usually a symbol of power and status. The index finger means that you are unmarried or have the idea of ​​getting married. The middle finger represents being in love or being engaged, and it is a sign of entering the grave of love. The little finger shows that you do not want to get married or want to live alone.

The meaning of wearing a ring on the left ring finger is probably the most familiar to everyone. It is the finger closest to the heart, so it represents being married. Ada is just a 14-year-old girl, how could she be married? She wears it on her ring finger just because it is more comfortable and does not interfere with anything.

Ada stroked the ring. She didn't feel any changes after putting it on. Things like vitality and willpower are really hard to visualize. You can't just add a blood bar on Ada's head!

In addition to the tip about the ring, the system also has another tip about Apparition. Because she followed Professor McGonagall in Apparition, Ada has now mastered this way of movement, but her level of mastery is not high.

Lady Mary, lying on the bed, frowned even more tightly. Ada had experienced this hopeless feeling before, so she could empathize with it better. She reached out and gently smoothed Lady Mary's brow, just as others had done to her before.

I don’t know if it was because she felt Ada’s presence, or because of the wild growth just now, but Mrs. Mary’s ugly face turned a little rosy, and she woke up from her sleep.

Madam Mary looked at the girl in front of her uncertainly. When she was sure that the person in front of her was Ada, a gleam of light bloomed in her eyes. She opened her mouth with difficulty and said slowly: "Ada...are you doing well in school?"

(End of this chapter)