The Emerald at Hogwarts

Christmas Eve, also known as Christmas Eve, was the day when Mrs. Mary would tell the children the story of the birth of Jesus in the orphanage. This year, Ada will not be able to hear it.

She was sitting alone on the window sill of the dormitory, holding a cup of hot water in her hand and sipping it in small sips. The moonlight shone down and illuminated the silvery ground.

After the holidays started, because most people went home for the holidays, the huge Hogwarts seemed empty, and you could only meet one or two people sporadically in the corridors.

Ada, who seemed lonely these days, was actually very happy. She could sit in the most comfortable armchair next to the fireplace at any time, and no one would constantly come in and out of the lounge to disturb her.

The dormitory is also completely under her control. She can use magic spells as she pleases in the dormitory, and she no longer has to go to the bathroom to fight for territory with her senior sister who has been dead for many years.

Ada would also "visit" the castle secretly at night. Still because of the holidays, Filch's inspections of the castle had been reduced a bit. At the same time, Benedick Foley, who had always been a concern to Ada, did not stay at school.

According to a nymphomaniac senior, the dashing Welfare Professor will spend Christmas with her family instead of staying in the cold Hogwarts.

So Ada took advantage of this time to complete the long-delayed night tour mission, and also got the reward [Disguise Curse]. With this spell, Ada is no longer afraid of "old loser" Filch.

By the way, Ada also asked the twins' father, Mr. Weasley, to help Ada send a letter to the orphanage. Ada wanted to report to Lady Mary that she was safe.

As the night got darker, Ada raised the cup, drank the water in the cup in one gulp, put the cup on the window sill, and walked towards her bed.

The next day, Christmas.

When the sun filled the entire dormitory, Ada had just gotten up. She had a rare sleep in. Ada, who had slept well, stretched a lot when she got out of bed.

There is a small pile of packages placed at the foot of the bed. Ada only has her own room in this dormitory for the time being, so these are all Christmas gifts she received.

The top package felt thin, like a booklet.Sure enough, after opening it, a notebook appeared in front of Ada. When she opened the notebook, she could see the message on the title page, which was nothing more than abide by the school rules and study hard.

This notebook comes from Professor McGonagall, and it also records some of her personal experiences on transfiguration. Like the previous private lessons, it is very useful to Ada at this stage.

Ada's two roommates, Angelina and Alia, both selected books as gifts for Ada.Of course, Ada also gave something in return. She compiled and recorded some classic Quidditch games or tactics and gave them to her two roommates respectively.It's very thoughtful and saves money at the same time.

Further down were gifts from Fred and George. The twins gave Ada a large box of chocolates, the kind they eat on the Hogwarts Express.In return, Ada gave the duo a gift package of merchandise from Zuko’s Toys and Joke Shop.To be honest, Ada really thought it was a bit expensive, but she gritted her teeth and bought it.

What she and Lee Jordan gave each other was a bag of candy, and there was nothing much to say about it.

She thought this would be all the gifts she received, but there was actually a big package at the bottom.Ada opened the package and found a large box of homemade toffee inside, which was sent by Mrs. Weasley. There was also a greeting card written by Mrs. Weasley herself.

Pick up a toffee from the box and put it into your mouth. The sweet taste overflows in your mouth. The rich milky aroma is also irresistible. This taste seems to have the power to make people happy.

It's just that compared to a large box of candy, Ada, who is lucky enough to be in Shu, would like to receive "a sweater unique to the Weasley family", knitted by Mrs. Weasley herself, with her initials on the chest. That kind of sweater.

The twins once complained that the children at home would receive such a sweater every Christmas, but she liked it very much.

Ada once again felt real envy of Fred and George, and perhaps without even noticing it, she actually envied their little sister Ginny.

Human beings are always full of longing for things they lack, such as family, friendship, happiness, and gold galleons.

After sorting out the gifts and packages on the floor, Ada left the lounge, grabbing some toffees and putting them in the pocket of her robe.

Ada planned to go to the Owlery first to send Mrs. Weasley a letter of thanks.She was in a good mood after receiving the gift. She would smile and greet everyone she met along the way. This scene is rarely seen in normal times.

In the festive auditorium, the plump roast turkey exuded an attractive aroma, and other foods were also piled high, like hills.

There are also piles of wizard firecrackers placed on the dining table, which may contain some fun gifts or lively white mice.From time to time, the sound of colorful firecrackers and the cheerful laughter of students can be heard in the auditorium.

When Ada walked over, a Gryffindor senior sister she often saw in the library was smoking firecrackers. With a loud bang like a cannon, the senior sister was surrounded by a burst of blue smoke. .When the smoke dissipated, the senior stood there holding a men's top hat, which happened to match the women's hat decorated with flowers that she was carrying.

Several boys started to make noises and asked the senior to choose one of them to give away the hat.The senior sister agreed with a smile, but put the hat on Ada's head with her backhand, making Ada a bit more playful and cute.

After briefly chatting with the graduating senior, Ada walked to the guest seat.

She first gave Mrs. Weasley's homemade milk candies to Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout. The two professors happily accepted the candies and chatted with Ada for a while with a smile.

Dumbledore had noticed Ada since she started distributing candies to the two professors. The candies looked delicious and he wanted to try them too.

"Professor Dumbledore, Merry Christmas!" Ada said to the principal with a smile as she passed by Dumbledore's position.

"Merry Christmas, Miss Drizzt." Dumbledore smiled and nodded.It seemed that it was finally his turn, and he was ready, even a little impatient.

But Ada's performance made Dumbledore very disappointed. After greeting him, Ada walked straight past him without leaving a toffee!

Caught off guard!Unexpected!Didn't she feel that she had done something less?He didn't understand, he was confused, it shouldn't be like this!It doesn’t make sense!

Blue eyes followed Ada closely, and Dumbledore wanted to see when Ada would remember him as a neglected old man.

Ada first gave a toffee to Hagrid, who was sitting next to Professor McGonagall, and then quickly returned to Professor McGonagall for fear of being given anything Hagrid produced in return.

She put both hands into her pockets, took out the toffees one by one, and placed them on Mag's table like a treasure.

"Professor McGonagall, this is the toffee Mrs. Weasley gave me. It's very delicious. Would you like to try it?" Ada smiled sweetly, as if she was not the one who was caught in the middle of the night.

Judging from the number of candies on the table, these should have emptied Ada's pockets, not to mention Dumbledore, and the other professors who received the candies were a little bit hungry.

Ada actually didn't mean to please the professors, and those who received the candies were professors who were usually very nice to her.It was nothing for Ada, who had no wealth, to share a few candies with them during the festival.The largest amount was given to Professor McGonagall, just because Professor McGonagall was the one who treated her best.

Professor McGonagall smiled happily, and she didn't even notice that the tall pointed hat on her head was tilted.There was indescribable pride in Professor McGonagall's smile, as if she was showing off to everyone: Look!Give me a good look at them all!This is the cub brought by my mother!A cub who knows how cold it is and how hot it is!

But she seemed to have forgotten that the student who made her teeth itch with anger at the beginning of the month was none other than Ada standing in front of her at this moment.

Under the influence of Professor McGonagall's smile, Flitwick and Sprout also looked at the students in their own colleges, feeling stuffy in their hearts, and the toffee in their mouths was no longer sweet.

Snape, who was sitting on the other side, was still sitting calmly in his seat. He didn't care about this kind of thing at all. People's joys and sorrows are not the same. At this moment, he only felt that Professor McGonagall was noisy.

Dumbledore's eyes were always focused on Ada, looking like a "lonely old man".Even though Ada had returned to the students, Dumbledore was still looking at her, but what he was thinking about now was no longer the sweet-looking milk candies. He had some new ideas.

Although Minerva McGonagall just laughed a little "get carried away", she was still Professor McGonagall.She grabbed a handful of candies from her pile and gave them to Dumbledore. At the same time, in order not to make the principal's "face" too ugly, McGonagall chose to hand them to him under the table.

Dumbledore finally smiled when he looked down at the toffee in his hand. Whether his smile was because of these candies, his childish behavior just now, or something else, only he knew.