Chapter 138 Charlie Traveling Far Away
Since it was summer vacation, Ada took the opportunity to take a break and didn't rush to the Leaky Cauldron. Although Old Tom had written to her asking when he would come to work in the bar, Ada still wanted to play and relax for a few more days.
Ada has not touched the money Snape gave Ada last year. Her expenses for the second year were all from those two months of working. Now coupled with this time, the money in Ada's pocket is almost as much as Mr. Weasley's salary for three or four months.
The money Ada had on hand was enough for her to support herself, and she didn't have any big expenses, unless she got stuck and couldn't think of buying a broomstick.
Normally, going to school should be a big expense, but Hogwarts does not require any fees. The school's tuition, meals, and round-trip tickets are all paid for by the Ministry of Magic. Ada only needs to prepare money to buy school supplies.
Ada buys her textbooks second-hand every year, and when an item depreciates, the price drops significantly. Moreover, the textbooks selected by the school have not changed much. Buying second-hand ones will not affect normal learning at all, and you may even get unexpected gains.
The rest are daily expenses, Christmas or birthday gifts, these are unavoidable, Ada just needs to be more moderate, there is no need to treat herself too badly.
This is the reason why Ada can stay at the Burrow instead of going to the Leaky Cauldron immediately. Ada now has enough food at home and is not panicked. She is no longer the same person she was last year, knocking on doors looking for a job.
Every morning after getting up and eating Mrs. Weasley's breakfast, Ada would lead Galen out for a walk. When she comes back, the twins will get up, and the three of them will go fishing in the river outside the village, or go to the mountains to play Apple Quidditch.
Everyone would also feed the chickens and pigs together. Of course, the twins did not dare to be fed by Ada, for fear that she would feed them to death directly like herbs.
Therefore, Ada could only watch from the sidelines. Of course, it was not useless at all. She was responsible for holding Galen back and preventing him from chasing those old hens. This was not done for the safety of the old hen, but to prevent Gallon from being scolded too much.
Garen is already over a year old. Such a big dog cannot beat Mrs. Lorris, nor can it beat the old hen in the Burrow. There was nothing Ada could do about fighting the five-scum galleons. She couldn't force a dog to roll with iron!
Sometimes Ada would join everyone in cleaning up the gnomes in the garden and throwing them out of the garden. But Mr. Weasley was too kind to them. He thought these goblins were very interesting, so these cleared goblins would return to the garden within a few days, waiting to be thrown out by everyone next time.
Ada originally wanted to help Mrs. Weasley prepare dinner in the evening. Mrs. Weasley was very happy at first, but when she saw Ada holding a knife, she politely persuaded Ada to leave. kitchen.
Mrs. Weasley felt that Ada was not trying to cut vegetables, but was planning to chop people. She looked a little scared even when she looked at her ferocious look.
After dinner, playing a few games of wizard chess with Ron, or playing a few games of cards with the twins, Ada would go back upstairs to do her homework and read, and her life was very fulfilling.
This comfortable life lasted for a week, and then Ada, who was "lost in playing with things", repented and decided to change her past, stop being a salty fish, and quit playing cards and wizard chess.
In order to prevent Zhenxiang from being able to fix her hair, Ada decided to go back to work at the Leaky Cauldron, letting her wallet deflate a little and fill it up again.
The day after the decision was made, Ada got up very early. When she came to the kitchen, Charlie was actually there. Usually at this time, there would only be three people in the kitchen, the Weasleys and her.
But when she saw the luggage at Charlie's feet, Ada understood. After Ada greeted the Weasleys, she asked Charlie: "Are you leaving today?"
"Well, dad will send me there in a while. I'm going to Romania with a friend." Charlie put down the knife and fork in his hand. He had already finished eating. "By the way, this is for you. I originally planned to let mom give it to me. But since I saw you, I’ll give it to you directly.”
Charlie handed over a wrapped box, and Ada opened the box. Inside were Charlie's study notes.
"These are some contents related to the grade exam that I have summarized. You and Percy should be able to use them." Charlie, who remembered something, smiled and continued, "I actually want to buy a book "Detailed Explanation of Common Openings in Wizard Chess" 》, but Flourish and Blotts Bookstore’s pricing is too expensive..."
"This notebook is very good, no need for detailed explanations or anything like that." Ada looked at Charlie with a smile. If looks could kill, Charlie, who was full of black inside, would be dead by now.
"In school, Fred and George will be left to you. Don't indulge them too much. If they let their tempers run wild, I'm worried that they will be expelled after seven years." Charlie said. whispered into Ada's ear.
"If they dare not listen to me, I will beat them." Ada clenched her fists and said, "Give them some courage, and they won't dare to fight back."
Ada would not let the twins be expelled. After all, there is a world-famous painting called "The Three of Us". If they were to be expelled, the three of them would be expelled together. That is to say, Charlie didn't know Ada well enough, so he was so arrogant and let her look at the twins.
After a while, Mr. Weasley took Charlie and left the Burrow. Mrs. Weasley was at the door watching the two of them walk away. It wasn't until the two figures disappeared that Mrs. Weasley returned to the kitchen from the door.
Absentmindedly, Mrs. Weasley stood leaning against the sink, not even noticing that the water overflowing from the sink was flowing onto her body. If it hadn't been for Ada's warning, the Burrow would have been destroyed.
Mrs. Weasley had no objection to Charlie going to Romania, and supported him to go out and try his luck, but she was definitely reluctant to do so. Ada thought she should find something to distract Mrs. Weasley and relieve her low mood.
When it comes to making people happy, the first thing Ada thinks of is twins, followed by joy potions and happy spells. But the potion and the happy spell still had some side effects, so Ada went to the twins' room after changing her clothes.
Ada knocked on the door, but neither of the sleeping twins paid any attention to her. She had no choice but to "break in" and gave instructions to the two sleepy brothers before heading to the Leaky Cauldron via Floo. .
After a period of confusion, Ada appeared in front of the fireplace of the Leaky Cauldron. The waiters were making final preparations for the opening. Old Tom was leaning on the bar, wiping the wine glass with his eyes closed. He had done this often last year.
Ada motioned to the waiters to keep quiet, and she quietly approached the bar, but Old Tom still didn't notice her. Ada suddenly patted the bar. The startled old Tom opened his eyes wide and stopped hunching his back. But even though he was frightened, Old Tom did not let go of the glass in his hand.
When Old Tom came back to his senses, he also saw Ada, who had succeeded in the prank. She was wearing a sky blue wizard robe embroidered with patterns, her long blond hair was tied back by a ribbon, and her bright eyes were cunning.
"It's not good to scare an old man like me." Old Tom coughed to relieve his embarrassment, "If the cup breaks, I will deduct your salary."
Ada walked into the bar, also holding a cup and started wiping it. She said, "Pull it down. You value that cup more than your life. I don't believe you would drop it. Even if you drop yourself, you won't be hurt." He’ll drop the cup.”
Wizened old Tom showed his toothless smile and said: "Welcome back to the Leaky Cauldron, Ada."