The Emerald at Hogwarts

Ada got up early the next day, went to the Owlery alone, and delivered a letter.Ada contacted a wizard she met at the Leaky Cauldron, who could help Ada find a buyer for the Acromantula venom.

The Leaky Cauldron is a mixed bag, and as long as you are careful enough, you can find talents from different industries here.Whether it's a private detective, a curse expert, a bodyguard, a thief, or a second-rate dealer... as long as you pay enough attention, you can find most of the professions you can think of.

The waitress doesn't just have to look good. Ada also has to communicate with the customers and try to get along with them as much as possible.

As a girl with a fake smile, Ada is still very successful in the Leaky Cauldron. She has met many seemingly useless wizards, but on an unknown day, these useless people will be able to provide her with some unexpected help. .

The wizard who Ada sent the letter to was a second-rate dealer and middleman named Scott Warren.Warren usually makes a living by buying and selling, or making connections, so Ada thought of him first.

As for why Warren, the middleman, was allowed to make the difference, it was because Ada didn't want it to be troublesome and didn't want to expose herself.

The venom of the Acromantula is very precious, and this kind of ferocious and cruel spider is not allowed to be raised in humans (Hagrid is breaking the law again).Therefore, when the venom in Ada's hands is released on the market, someone will inevitably ask her about the origin of these giant spider venoms, and ask her this and that.

It's better to simply leave the venom buying and selling to Scott Warren, leave the professional work to the professionals, and let Warren bargain with the buyers, while he waits to collect the money.

As a professional, Scott Warren, who has been walking in the gray area all year round, keeps confidentiality as his professional ethics. He will not care where the venom in Ada's hands comes from and whether it is legal or not, as long as the venom belongs to the Acromant Spider is enough.

Warren will also keep Ada's secrets and not expose Ada's personal information, which will save Ada a lot of trouble.For people like them, protecting the seller's identity is common and is their foundation.

The price difference earned from buyers and sellers is the hard-earned money of people like Warren, and it is also their hush money to keep them shut.If the price difference doesn't shut them up, it will shut them up forever. The dead are the best at keeping secrets.

The owl flapped its wings and flew high until it disappeared from her sight. Ada did not leave the owl hut.She believed that Warren would soon bring her good news and that she would soon receive a large sum of gold.

As for whether Warren would take advantage of others, Ada hoped he would do so.In this way, Ada can not only get a sum of gold, but also sell the venom of the Acromantula again. Why not?

I really hope that Scott Warren can have some discernment and play with himself once, so that he can experience the darkness of human nature and the dangers of society.

After leaving the shack, Ada called the twins and returned to the castle together.

While having breakfast in the Great Hall, Ada discovered that Hermione was missing, and she was not seen in the lounge after breakfast.So Ada and the twins stopped Ron and Harry and wanted to ask what happened.

Fred and George held Harry and Ron down on the armchairs in the lounge like two gangsters.During the Christmas vacation, no one was around in the school. Even if we talked about something private in the lounge, no one would eavesdrop.

"You three stole the skin of the African tree snake and the horn of the bicorn, right?" Ada sat with her legs crossed opposite Harry and Ron. These two bratty brothers had made themselves take the blame for several minutes. "Woolen cloth!

Under the hostage of the "vicious" twins, Harry and Ron nodded honestly.

"Does the polyjuice potion taste good?" Ada asked again. "The taste must be something you two will never forget, right?"

Ron's facial expression began to distort, as if he was remembering the disgusting smell of Polyjuice Potion again.Harry blurted out: "How did you know we were making Polyjuice Potion?"

George, who was holding Harry's shoulders, said, "Harry, before you came to Hogwarts, Ada could distinguish potions by smell alone, and she could prepare polyjuice potion with her eyes closed."

Although George's words are a bit exaggerated, polyjuice potion is really child's play for Ada now.What's more, there are not many potions that can use both African tree snake skin and bicorn horn as ingredients. Just do a simple elimination method.

"Tell me, what did you do with Polyjuice Potion?" Ada said, "We can exchange information about each other."

Harry and Ron thought for a while and then told Ada and the twins about the conversation in the Slytherin lounge last night. Harry gave the talk and Ron supplemented it.

Last night, the two tried to trick Malfoy into finding evidence that Malfoy was the heir of Slytherin.

It's just that Malfoy disappointed Harry and Ron. He was not the heir of Slytherin at all, and he didn't know who the heir was. He only knew that the Chamber of Secrets had been opened 50 years ago, and a Muggle-born died at that time. children.

"He also hopes that at least one person will die this time," Ron considered his words for a moment, and then continued, "You, or Hermione, it's best if you two..."

Ada did not take Malfoy's curse to heart. If Lucius Malfoy said these words, then Ada would definitely argue with Mr. Malfoy cordially, but Draco Malfoy, he is not worthy. .

"You two actually think Malfoy is the heir of Slytherin," Fred said with a smile, "Just like him, haha..."

George continued happily: "He has completely embarrassed Slytherin. If he were the heir of that old monkey, Slytherin's coffin might not even be able to hold it!"

The twins let go of Harry and Ron, and the two brothers held their stomachs and laughed. They hadn't heard such a funny joke in a long time.

"How funny!" The twins' wild laughter made Ron very angry. "Think about it, Malfoy is the student who hates Muggles the most in the school. Our suspicion of him is completely reasonable!"

Harry nodded and agreed: "He talks about... Mudbloods every day, and is always full of malice towards Muggle-born students,"

From Harry and Ron's perspective, there was nothing wrong with their idea.However, the problem is that they see things too narrowly. Their eyes are blocked by Malfoy, and their judgment is affected by hatred.

"Ron, Harry, there are many people in this school who are just like Malfoy. They also hate Muggle-born students. They discriminate and exclude Muggle-born students. It's just that they never say it out." Ada said earnestly, "Ron, Harry, remember this sentence: a dog that bites doesn't bark."

There are many pure-blood students in Hogwarts, and few of them are as friendly to Muggle-born students as Weasley, Longbottom, and MacMillan.Some of them remain neutral. They will neither have too much contact with Muggle-borns, nor will they discriminate or exclude them.

As for the remaining pure-blood students, they have similar ideas to Malfoy. Most of these people are Slytherin students.They were influenced by their parents and family, which was why they followed Voldemort in the first place. They were willing to be used by Voldemort.

Biting dogs don't bark, and dogs like the Malfoys who only bark are nothing to be afraid of.The most frightening thing is the hidden killers. They hide in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to bite you. This bite is enough to make you fall into the bottomless abyss.

"Where's Hermione?" Ada asked again, "Why isn't she with you?"

Harry and Ron were silent. They didn't know whether they should tell Ada about Hermione.This is Ada. If she finds out about Hermione, how will Hermione face her in the future?