The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 161 Rumors stop with wise men

Now that we already know how to deal with the three-headed dog and have confirmed that the items hidden in the right corridor on the fourth floor were brought back to school by Hagrid, this trip to the cabin was not in vain.

After a while, when Hagrid's vigilance towards the three of them has been eliminated, they can try to trick Hagrid again and ask him about the value of the item. In this way, the matter will be basically clear.

Of course, there is another way, which is for the three of them to go to the corridor on the right side of the fourth floor and find out what is hidden directly. However, if they do this, it will inevitably attract Dumbledore's attention. The three of them are just curious and do not intend to take the items for themselves, so there is no need to do this.

The school was quiet for the next few days. Nothing special happened except Professor Flitwick banging his head on the table again.

Hermione Granger showed her ability as a top student, which reminded Professor Flitwick of Ada two years ago, who was equally smart but was also sorted into Gryffindor. Professor Flitwick began to suspect that there was something fishy going on with the Sorting Hat.

Having missed Ada and Hermione, it's no wonder that Professor Flitwick slammed the table. Any dean would feel uncomfortable if this happened to him.

With the exception of Snape, Ada and Hermione were both Muggle-borns, and Slytherin had almost no students of that descent, let alone two in three years.

Ada and the other two, who had nothing to do, turned their attention to the Marauder's Map. They tried to use the Marauder's Map to monitor Quirrell and keep track of his every move.

But there was nothing noteworthy about Quirrell's actions. You could always find Quirrell in the classroom, the office, and the auditorium which was crowded with a bunch of names.

Quirrell's normal behavior seemed to refute Ada's suspicion of him, but because he was too normal, it seemed very deliberate, making people who paid attention to him feel that he was hiding something.

Ada didn't know how the high-ranking Dumbledore observed Quirrell, but Ada believed that all of Quirrell's actions could not escape Dumbledore's eyes, and Dumbledore was waiting for the moment when Quirrell would reveal his true colors.

Regardless of whether Quirrell had any unusual behavior, life had to go on as normal, except that Ada's life was a little hard.

More and more people knew that Ada was the "starting seeker", which meant that Wood's tactics of taking advantage of the situation were successful. He successfully diverted the attention of other teams to Ada, and no one would pay attention to the real seeker Harry.

This is good for Gryffindor, but not for Ada, because there are also many people who want to laugh at her. Everyone is jealous, and Ada is the top of the grade, extremely talented, and beautiful, so she will naturally suffer more jealousy.

Now there is news that Ada is going to play Quidditch, which has caused many people's jealousy towards her to reach a new level. These people are waiting to see her make a fool of herself.

Of course, these jealous words were said behind Ada's back. If they were in front of Ada, she would probably say: Are you envious? I grew up without a father or a mother, and lived in an orphanage for twelve years!

It is said that gossip is scary, but as long as you don't take it to heart, it is not that scary. These gossips naturally reached Ada's ears, but she didn't care about the opinions of these people, so these rumors didn't hurt her.

That morning, Ada was sitting in the auditorium eating as usual, and an army of owls invaded the auditorium on time. A gray owl accurately dropped a copy of "The Quibbler" to Ada. Ada used to read this magazine as a joke book. The absurd and weird articles in it were very interesting to read.

This was an ordinary morning, but the slender packages carried by six long-eared owls made this morning extraordinary. The slender style looked like a flying broom, and the package also belonged to Harry. Apparently, the flying broom he ordered arrived today.

The twins went to watch the fun at Harry's place, but Ada didn't go. She ate her cereal while flipping through the newly arrived "The Quibbler". Ada thought it was really nothing to watch, and she definitely couldn't afford the flying broom Harry bought. It made her jealous, so she might as well not watch it.

Harry didn't open the package, but ran away with it. Ron followed him happily, his eyes full of the package in Harry's hand, his eyes almost growing on it.

"Harry has a flying broom." Fred came back after watching the fun and shared it with Ada.

"The latest Nimbus 2000." George added to the description of the flying broom. Ada closed the book The Quibbler in her hand and said, "Isn't this what Oliver recommended to him? Harry is not short of money, and a Nimbus 2000 is not a small thing. You should have thought of it earlier."

"We think there's something we think you'd better know..." George spoke hesitantly, not yet figuring out how to tell Ada.

"What's wrong? Just say what you want to say. Don't be so shy like a grown-up girl." Ada looked at the twins with a smile, "Are you afraid that I will be jealous of Harry? When have you ever seen me jealous of others? It has always been others who are jealous of me."

As she spoke, Ada glanced around the auditorium. There were many people in the auditorium waiting to see her make a fool of herself.

It is better to suffer a short pain than a long one. Fred said directly: "Harry's flying broom was not bought by himself, but given to him by someone else..."

"It can't be a gift from Dumbledore or Professor McGonagall, right?" Ada still didn't take it seriously and was still telling what she thought was a joke.

"It was given by Professor McGonagall." George said, "Ada, maybe this broom was originally for you..."

"That's good. Professor McGonagall really wants the team to win the championship. You two should work hard this year." Ada said absentmindedly, "I'm full. I'm going to the classroom first."

The twins and Ada were too familiar with each other. Her little expression could deceive others, but it was difficult to hide it from Fred and George. The way Ada walked out of the auditorium looked a little embarrassed in the eyes of the twins.

The newly bought copy of "The Quibbler" fell on the long table. Ada left the auditorium without picking it up. She was not in the mood to read a joke book at the moment.

Harry Potter did not open the package, but followed Professor McGonagall's instructions and left the hall directly. However, the news that he owned a flying broom spread quickly because they met Malfoy at the door.

First-year students are not allowed to own their own broomsticks. Harry Potter had a broomstick and was not punished. Obviously, there was a special reason. This special reason was that Harry Potter became a member of the Gryffindor team. Only in this way could he reasonably own his own broomstick, and only in this way could the first-year students be convinced.

Now that Harry Potter has joined the Quidditch team, it is obvious who he is replacing, since that person didn't have a broomstick until his third year. It is easy to tell who is better than the other by comparing them.

Those who were waiting to see Ada's embarrassment did not expect that the joke would come so quickly, in just a week. They had thought that it would take until the competition started, but it was so fast that it was unbelievable.

Ida is probably the player with the shortest time in the starting position. He has never played on the court. It really can't be any shorter.

The school term had just started and everyone was free, so the dispute over the position between Ada and Harry Potter spread very quickly, faster than the spread of Nimbus 2000, and by the afternoon everyone knew about it.

And Ada's behavior is also being watched by some people with ulterior motives. All her actions are now being over-interpreted by those people, and she is also receiving the same treatment as Fuli and Qi Luo.

Everything she said and did could be used as evidence that Ada had lost her starting position.

Ada didn't eat much in the morning, so she was said to be playing the victim and pretending to be pitiful to gain sympathy; when she borrowed a feather pen in class, she was said to be crying poor, and said that she thought the reason she lost to Harry was because her broomstick was not good enough; when she didn't answer the question in the Transfiguration class, it was said that Ada thought Professor McGonagall was biased and the reason she lost was because the professor favored Harry Potter.

In a word, Ada's defense was broken. It was great that Harry did such a gratifying thing as soon as he entered school. Ada usually looked down on others and ignored everyone, so this time she really deserved it!

(End of this chapter)