Chapter 335: No Chance of "Starbucks" In This Life 1
The first Saturday since Sirius Black visited the Gryffindor common room again, and the first Saturday in March.
This morning, the students all walked towards the outside of the castle after having breakfast. Hermione and Ron were also in the crowd, but they stood far away, and Ron pretended to wave goodbye to Harry who was standing in the foyer.
It seemed like that, but Ada dared to use her own head to guarantee that in a while Harry would definitely be walking around Hogsmeade wearing an invisibility cloak.
Ada, Fred, and George also left the castle, but instead of going to Hogsmeade, they went across the playground to Hagrid's hut by the Forbidden Forest. Today Hagrid will take Buckbeak to London for trial.
The case of the hippogriff wounding a person, which had been delayed for so long, finally went to trial. The name of the case can tell how the trial committee characterized the case.
Outside the cabin, Hagrid combed Buckbeak's feathers over and over again, hoping that Buckbeak would leave a good impression on the committee members.
Hagrid himself was well dressed. His clothes were formal, his hair was meticulously done, and he still smelled of cologne. Hagrid looked very energetic. He spoke very loudly, as if he was full of confidence in today's trial.
He was grateful to everyone for the help they had given him and Buckbeak, to Ada for the professional defender she had hired, to Hermione for the past cases she had provided, and to Newt Scamander for her support.
But Ada could see Hagrid's nervousness. When he spoke, some of his words did not match his words, and he kept blinking because of nervousness. These behaviors all showed how unsure Hagrid was, and he was even very pessimistic about the outcome of the trial. .
After Hagrid left with Buckbeak, Ada and the twins sighed in unison. The sunshine in early spring and March did not make the three of them feel the slightest warmth.
"Is there really no chance of winning?" George asked softly, sympathizing with Buckbeak's plight.
"No." Ada said, "You have also seen the content of the letter. It is almost impossible for Hagrid to win this trial."
The defense had earlier sent Ada a letter analyzing the case in detail. Ada also showed the letter to the twins.
It doesn't matter what the case itself is like. Whether Draco Malfoy brought it upon himself or not will not affect the direction of the trial. The key lies in Lucius Malfoy's attitude.
Lucius Malfoy used coercion and inducement to constantly put pressure on the members of the trial committee and influence their handling of the case.
Far water cannot quench near thirst, the English Channel is not a display, and the defender's influence on the committee is far less than Malfoy. When choosing between the local Malfoy and the foreign Rozier, there is no doubt that Malfoy has the advantage.
Who made Evan Rozier insist on following Voldemort, and even personally ruined Rozier in the UK?
Lucius Malfoy made it clear that he wanted to vent his anger and embarrass Hogwarts, and the Ministry of Magic also wanted to test Dumbledore's bottom line. The two sides hit it off immediately, defining the case from the beginning, and Hagrid and Buckbeak were just the targets they chose to achieve their goals.
"It's so disgusting! The disgusting Ministry of Magic, the disgusting Fudge, the disgusting Malfoy!" Fred cursed, "If you don't have the ability to directly target Dumbledore, just use Hagrid to do it. It's really amazing!"
The experiences of Hagrid and Buckbeak weighed heavily on their hearts. None of the three were in the mood to continue talking, so they silently slipped into the secret passage under the Whomping Willow.
Many things in this world are like this. Even if you work hard, you won't get anything. Being able to remove Hagrid from this incident and prevent Hagrid from being punished is already the best result.
In the twilight cabin, the slowly burning flame in the furnace brings a comfortable temperature, and the sweet hot cocoa also restores people's good mood.
Ada sat with Fred and George in front of the fireplace, a fresh piece of parchment spread out on the rug in front of them.
The thin lines of ink on this parchment crisscross and connect each other, showing everything about Hogwarts. There are still small black dots moving on the parchment, each with a name marked in tiny cursive letters. These are students who have not gone to Hogsmeade.
This is the Marauder's Map imitated by Ada and the twins. In order to draw this map and ensure the accuracy of the map, Fred and George ran almost throughout the entire castle inch by inch. The playground part on the map was even accurate. to the location of each tree.
In addition, Ada has added information about the Chamber of Secrets, the Twilight Cabin, and the Room of Requirement to the map. However, because the Room of Requirement could not be mapped, Ada could only add a line of description on the eighth floor of the castle: The place where miracles happen.
In the vision of Ada and the twins, this new map is more complete than the Marauder's Map.
The Marauder's Map has it, and the new map must have it. What the Marauder's Map doesn't have, the new map must have it. In a word: 24 hours a day, no dead ends. This is the meaning of the new map's existence. Is it clear enough?
But here lies the problem. More accurate and powerful functions are good, but they bring great development difficulties to the R&D team. Although Ada is not wearing a plaid shirt, she has been feeling a little chilly on the top of her head recently.
This is because anti-thief magic has not yet been implemented on the map. Once this magic, which can see through transformation spells, polyjuice potions and other disguises, is implemented, there will be many bugs waiting for Ada to deal with!
If Ada is doing mental work, then the twins are doing physical work. At that time, the two brothers will probably have to use the Polyjuice Potion in their left hand and the Transformation Charm in their right hand, and once again run to every corner of the castle to test the effectiveness of the anti-thief magic.
If nothing else, Snape's personal storage room will be ransacked. Snape's personal storage is Ada's personal storage, and Ada's storage is still Ada's own!
Just when Ada was thinking about ordering a wig for herself, Fred suddenly spurted out a mouthful of hot cocoa, almost all over Ada.
Fred pointed at the map and said loudly: "This map is not good either. There is a bug again. How could Snape get together with Lupin and Harry!"
"How is that possible!" George didn't quite believe what his twin brother had discovered, thinking that if Fred was teasing Ada, how could he even be fooled by it?
Ada's performance was more intuitive. She directly rewarded Fred with a bang. The meaning was obvious: not only can you not question me, you are also not allowed to question the program I "wrote"!
It's no wonder that Ada and George didn't believe it, because they had just seen Harry outside the Twilight Cottage.
At that time, Ron appeared alone outside the Shrieking Shack in Hogsmeade, and Harry followed him wearing an invisibility cloak. After a while, Draco Malfoy came with his two followers.
Things didn't go well, and Ron and Malfoy soon started to quarrel.
Harry, who was wearing an invisibility cloak, was pretending to be frightening Malfoy. This method really frightened Master Malfoy, but Harry's invisibility cloak accidentally slipped off his face, revealing his head.
Harry, who should have stayed at Hogwarts, but his head appeared in Hogsmeade. This funny scene was all seen by Ada and the twins.
"If you don't believe me, see for yourself!" Fred said aggrievedly, rubbing his forehead.
Ada and George approached suspiciously, and following the direction of Fred's finger, the names Severus Snape, Remus Lupin, and Harry Potter were indeed crowded together.
"Could it be that little Malfoy came to his senses and went to report to Snape?" George said after thinking for a while.
"That makes sense!" Ada nodded very vigorously, supporting George's statement with her strength.
Fred slapped Ada directly on her bobbing forehead and said, "There's a damn truth. If Snape knew about it, he should go to Professor McGonagall. What should he do with Lupin?"
"It makes absolutely no sense!" Ada shook Fred's hand away and shook her head like a rattle. She really didn't want to fix the bug anymore!
George suddenly stood up from the carpet and said, "Let's see if there are any mistakes in the markings on the map. Why are we arguing here?"
Fred also stood up, and the two brothers were about to walk out, but found that Ada had no intention of moving. The twins had no choice but to turn back. Without saying a word, the two brothers carried Ada to the left and right and walked out.
"I don't!"
Ada used all her strength to resist the violence of the two brothers, but she was still dragged to the exit of the cabin by Fred and George. But at the exit, Fred and George stopped at the same time.
A cat and a dog blocked the way of the three people.