Chapter 190 A Journey without Knowing the Destination
Dumbledore's appearance put an end to the farce in the morning. The students dispersed under the leadership of the prefects of their respective houses. Snape disappeared at the end of the stairs with Dumbledore, and Professor McGonagall hugged him tightly. He held Ada's shoulders, giving her warmth and strength.
In the Gryffindor lounge, the little lions were divided into three groups. They were standing or sitting in different corners. They were clearly distinct, but they were all discussing the same thing and guessing about Esmeralda. Drizzt's fate.
With the intention of attacking her classmates and refusing to listen to the professor's dissuasion, many people thought that Drizzt would be expelled by the furious principal. After a while, everyone could see her coming back to pack her luggage with her wand broken.
Fred and George sat in armchairs, their hands clenched into fists so hard that their knuckles turned pale. There was breakfast provided by the house elves on the coffee table, but no one around the coffee table took the food.
The twins stood up and were about to walk to the dormitory. Angelina quickly stopped them and asked, "What do you two want to do?"
"Go write a letter to Dad. It's not all Ada's fault," George said. It is true that Ada should not have intended to attack the students. This was her biggest mistake, but the cause of this incident was not hers. If Ada was really expelled, and the culprits were only imprisoned for a month, this is really It's so unfair.
"Please wake up. Do you think Mr. Weasley alone can influence Dumbledore's decision?" Angelina asked.
"What should we do? Watch Ada get expelled, or go to the principal's office and beg Dumbledore for forgiveness?" Fred said.
"Maybe, things are not that bad." Alia Spinnet said, "Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall have always liked Ada, and maybe they will only criticize Ada severely, but not..."
Fred waved his hand to interrupt Alia's words, he sneered, and then said: "Don't be so naive Alia, Dumbledore? He is eager to kick Ada out now to make room for his beloved disciple!"
"No, grandma said that Professor McGonagall treats Ada as her own child, and she won't let this happen." Neville, who kept his head lowered, whispered. Neville remembered the scene when he met Ada at St. Mungo's that day, and also remembered his grandmother's comments about Ada.
Harry and Hermione sitting nearby were also worried about Ada, but they were confused by what the twins said, which was very different from what Ron said. According to Ron, Ada was Dumbledore's favorite student, and he even made a special trip to the Burrow to find her during the summer vacation.
"What are you talking about about getting kicked out and making room for a beloved disciple? Isn't Ada Dumbledore's favorite student?" Harry asked the doubts in his heart, but when he asked this question, the twins Not even willing to look at him.
George didn't speak, but Fred said directly: "It's not because of you! Because of you..."
Fred couldn't finish his sentence, but George stopped him. Although George also believed that it was Harry's appearance that caused Dumbledore to no longer care about Ada, this was not Harry's fault. Harry could not control Dumbledore no matter what he thought.
The people around the coffee table fell silent, everyone was thinking about this sentence "It's not because of you." Angelina and Aaliyah already understood the meaning of this sentence. Katie Bell was still a little confused. Lee Jordan calmed Fred and George's emotions and told them not to get too excited and to calm down before they could come up with a solution. Help Ada.
Hermione also understood the meaning of this sentence. Because of Harry's appearance, there was a rift in the relationship between Dumbledore and Ada, but she didn't know the specific reason for the rift.
Today's scene happened to be because of taking the blame for Harry, Ada was surrounded and abused by others, so she had those extreme behaviors.
Only Harry hasn't understood why it happened because of him. It's not that he's stupid, it's just that he hasn't fully realized how high his status is and what kind of impact it will have on the people around him.
The entrance to the common room opened and Professor McGonagall walked in. All the students in the room turned their eyes to her. Professor McGonagall walked towards the girls' dormitory, seemingly coming to pack Ada's luggage.
The twins blocked Professor McGonagall's path, and Fred asked: "Is Dumbledore really going to fire Ada?"
"It's not all Ada's fault. It's not fair for Dumbledore to do this!" George also lost his sense of proportion. The appearance of Professor McGonagall made him panic. It seemed that Ada's expulsion was a foregone conclusion.
Angelina, Alia, and Lee Jordan also gathered around, and together they begged Professor McGonagall. They hoped to see Dumbledore and ask him to take back the order to expel Ada.
"Mr. Weasley, please pay attention to your words, this is Professor Dumbledore." Professor McGonagall pressed her hands down to signal everyone to calm down, and she continued, "I'm just here to pack Ada's luggage."
Fred and George's heads felt "buzzing" when they heard that they were packing their luggage. Fred, who was out of control, said loudly: "Just because Ada comes from an orphanage and is not someone else, she has to suffer this kind of thing all the time." Are you feeling wronged? What did she do not do well enough?"
After getting to know Ada, Fred and George knew Ada's calculations. In this magical world, Ada is like a rootless weed, a wandering duckweed. If she doesn't care about herself, who will think about her?
But now what they got in exchange was "I'm just here to pack Ada's luggage", which made the twins feel unworthy of her. If I had known this, I might as well have lived a more carefree life, even if I followed Grover Cecil to study black magic, it would have been better than the fate of being expelled today.
Looking at the emotionally out-of-control twins, Professor McGonagall felt very relieved that these two boys who acted recklessly really cared about Ada. Behind the twins, Angelina, Aaliyah, Lee Jordan, and Katie Bell who wanted to speak but dared not speak, these people all cared about her.
How could this not make Professor McGonagall feel gratified?
"First of all, as the vice-principal and the head of Gryffindor, I have not received any news of students being expelled." Professor McGonagall said, "Secondly, I am just here to pack Ada's luggage. She is going on a long trip. , I can’t let her go out in her school uniform.”
"Then I'm still expelled..." Lee Jordan muttered softly.
"No, this trip is Professor Dumbledore's punishment for Ada, but I guarantee that you will see the day when Ada returns to school." Professor McGonagall said, "Now, can any of you tell me about Ada?" What books are you reading recently?”
On the path of Hogsmeade, Ada put on a sky blue robe and followed Dumbledore. From the moment she entered the principal's office, she and Dumbledore had not spoken a word.
Dumbledore was only talking to Professor McGonagall and Snape. He asked Professor McGonagall to prepare Ada's luggage for the long journey, and asked Snape to continue to stare at Quirrell and Harry Potter.
The handbag in Ada's hand that has been casted with the Traceless Stretching Charm is the bag that Professor McGonagall prepared for her. In addition to the clothes, there are also a few books that she has not finished reading.
Ada didn't know where Dumbledore was going to take her. Anyway, it wouldn't be Azkaban, because she didn't need to prepare these clothes to go there, and the wand wouldn't be left in her hand.
However, Ada was still ready to run away at any time. If anything went wrong, she would immediately disapparate and leave Dumbledore. Regardless of whether you can escape or not, you still have to give it a try.
After passing the post office in Hogsmeade, Dumbledore and Ada turned into a small road and walked into the dirty and dark Hog's Head pub.
Maybe it was because it was still early and there were no customers in the bar yet. The bar owner, who was holding an increasingly dirty wine glass, raised his head and looked at Dumbledore who walked in with disgust.
"Can you prepare some food?" Dumbledore said, "Our young and beautiful lady hasn't had breakfast yet. It would be cruel to travel a long distance without breakfast."
The owner of the Pig's Head Bar turned his eyes to Ada and looked at her for a full minute before he put down the cup in his hand and went to prepare the food. Dumbledore led Ada into a hidden room in a familiar manner. cabin.
This cabin is very clean, which is very different from the dirty and messy style of the Pig's Head Bar.