The Emerald at Hogwarts

Generally speaking, spiders are rarely seen in winter.Some spiders die after mating and laying eggs in late autumn and do not survive the winter at all.

Some spiders choose to hibernate through the cold winter. They do not need to eat and naturally do not appear in human sight.

This type of spider will find a corner or hole, weave a very dense web with spider silk, and then get in to hibernate until the spring of the next year when the flowers bloom.

But this is Hogwarts, and it cannot be said in terms of common sense. Even in winter, you can see traces of spiders in the warm castle.What's more, there are Hagrid's good friends in the Forbidden Forest. Aragog's Acromantula family is very large.

Ada didn't know whether Lee Jordan's pet bag spider needed to hibernate, but the bag spider had no intention of building a web to hibernate, and instead wanted to escape from the castle.

There is a vast world with a lot to offer, and a small box can no longer satisfy it.The world is so big, and the bag spider wants to go out and see it.

One evening, Ada and the twins were walking through the hall when they saw a small group of people gathered around the bulletin board, reading from a piece of parchment that had just been nailed up.

Fred and George squeezed past, came back after a while, and said to Ada: "They are going to open a duel club, and tonight is the first meeting."

"It's like the monster in the secret room will duel with us." George said, "But, why do I think this 'Duel Club' sounds so familiar?"

If this doesn't sound familiar, before the attack on the school, Filch characterized Dawn as a dueling club rather than a study group.Lockhart was there at the time, and he thought it was a good idea.

Since the attack, Dawn has suspended its activities, and the twins are responsible for finding new venues.It's just that the two brothers have never been able to find a satisfactory place. Dawn needs a safe and secluded place as a gathering place.

It's not that I haven't considered the secret passage on the fifth floor of the castle. Whether it's space or privacy, it's the best choice.

It's just that there are safety risks hidden deep underground in the castle.It has been in disrepair for a long time, and coupled with the damage done by Ada in recent years, the underground room is already crumbling, and it is unknown when it will collapse.

If a landslide really occurs, Ada may be able to protect everyone, but she is not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.It would be no joke if someone was accidentally hurt, so the secret passage on the fifth floor was abandoned.

At eight o'clock that night, Ada and the twins followed the crowd into the auditorium.

The long dining table disappeared, and along one wall appeared a gilded stage, lit by hundreds of candles floating overhead.The ceiling was once again as black as velvet, and almost all the students from the school came, crowded together, each holding his own wand, and his face was full of excitement.

The students enthusiastically discussed who would teach them how to duel. Everyone hoped that this person would be Professor Flitwick. He had won the duel competition when he was young. This was a long time ago for the students of Hogwarts. It's no longer a secret.

Famous teachers create great apprentices and teach dueling courses. It is obviously the best choice to be taught by the champion of the dueling competition.

Ada and her friends were also mixed in the crowd. Unlike the people around them, they did not think that Professor Flitwick would be in the limelight. There was only one person in Hogwarts who liked the limelight so much.

Sure enough, the person who appeared on the stage was not the champion the students expected, but another champion.

This champion is not that champion. Everyone still prefers the duel competition champion rather than the bragging competition champion.

I saw Gilderoy Lockhart walking onto the stage looking like a dog, wearing a purple robe and looking dazzling.There was another person standing next to Lockhart, who was dressed like a parrot. It was Snape, still wearing his usual black clothes.

"Why is he so obsessed with choosing Snape?" Fred looked at Lockhart in confusion. He really couldn't understand Lockhart's operation.

"I swear, this is the first time in my life that I want to cheer for Snape," George said. "I wish Snape could just send Lockhart home. I don't want to see him in school anymore."

"If, I mean if, I stood up to challenge Lockhart again, do you think he would agree?" Ada, who wanted to crack down on fraud, asked in a low voice.

"No way," the twins said in unison, "Absolutely not."

Ada sighed helplessly, and the dueling club led by Lockhart suddenly became boring.

On the gilded stage, Lockhart was speaking out and promoting his works.

He said: "Don't worry children, I will return your Potions Professor to you intact. He is just assisting me with a small demonstration." Lockhart was still smiling and did not notice Snake at all. The way Pu looked at him was almost like looking at a dead person.

Lockhart took his assistants for granted, but he didn't know how terrifying his colleague who didn't like to wash his hair was in the past, let alone that he was once Voldemort's confidant.

If you don't do it, you won't die. Lockhart has been struggling for a semester, and his ultimate trick is to commit suicide in front of all the students.It's really admirable.

On the stage, Lockhart and Snape turned to face each other and bowed.At least Lockhart bowed and did many tricks with his hands, while Snape just shook his head impatiently.Then they held their wands to their chests like arrows.

Off the stage, Ada looked at Lockhart with disgust. His flashy and useless movements were enough to knock him down several times.

If this were a duel competition, Lockhart might not even be able to pass the audition.

Ada wanted to know eagerly: Lockhart was so good at it, how did he survive until now without being beaten to death?When did the magical world become a harmonious society?

On the stage, Snape and Lockhart simultaneously jerked their wands over their shoulders.

Snape shouted, "Expelliarmus!"

The speed at which the Potion Professor recited the incantation can be described as a turtle speed.Ada swore that her grandmother would have escaped the disarming spell if she had lived.

But a dazzling red light flashed, and the young Lockhart was unable to dodge it or block the spell.He was knocked off his feet, flew backwards off the stage, hit the wall, then slid down and curled up on the floor.

Lockhart looked so embarrassed that he looked like a cooked prawn.

There were boos in the auditorium, and anyone who was not blind could see that Snape was releasing water, and he was releasing the entire Atlantic Ocean.At this moment, Snape's speed of incantation seemed to be mocking Lockhart's incompetence.

The disarming spell may not be very damaging, but it is extremely insulting.

There were no disappointed expressions among the students. Everyone had anticipated Lockhart's fate.The professors at Hogwarts are nothing more than that.Many students think that it's okay for me to have sex with them. Anyway, they are all knocked down with one move. Maybe the way they fall can be more beautiful.

But Lockhart is Lockhart, a flower of a different color. Magic has never won, and pretense has never lost.He staggered to his feet, staggered back onto the stage, and used sophistry to save his face.

A combination of sophistry and contempt succeeded in irritating Snape.Just when Snape was about to ask him to color it, Lockhart gave up.He had just saved his face, and he didn't want to fall to the ground again and be trampled on.

Life is still very broad, and there are countless fans waiting for him. Lockhart doesn't want to let Snape send him on his last journey today.

Lockhart and Snape walked off the stage and walked through the crowd, pairing students up to practice in pairs.

As soon as the pairing began, Ada and the twins left the auditorium together. They were disappointed with the school's decision and even more dissatisfied with Snape's reckless behavior.Why are you, Snape, being so polite to Lockhart? You can just make a fuss about it. What are you talking about about the friendship between colleagues?

The three people who left the auditorium because of disappointment did not know that they had missed a wonderful show.

They didn't see the turn-based magic game between students, they didn't see Harry and Malfoy's spiral split landing, they didn't see the extremely fierce women's wrestling competition, and they didn't see Harry's Parseltongue.

The three of Ada were walking back to the tower, and they discussed going to the Forbidden Forest to visit.There was a swarm of spiders there, and they might be able to tell from their mouths why they were acting so strangely this winter.