The Emerald at Hogwarts

The amount of work involved in making the Marauder's Map is already huge. As Party A, Ada and the twins have put a lot of demands on themselves as Party B, which makes the already huge amount of work even bigger.

"Programmer" Ada didn't want to go bald at an early age, so she didn't want to fix the bug and stubbornly refused to admit that the map was wrong.

The "testers" Fred and George carried forward the spirit of not being afraid of hardship and difficulty, and wanted to take Ada to see if there were any errors in the map.

Just as the twins were carrying Ada out of the room, they were stopped by a cat and a dog at the entrance.

The pair of cats and dogs were Crookshanks and Gallon. They were supposed to be locked in the girls' dormitory and not allowed to go out, but instead they appeared in the Twilight Cottage, still dirty.

The off-white Galleon had turned black. Not only was it covered with mud, but its round eyes were also injured, as if they had been hit by a cat's claw.

Crookshanks' body was also dusty, but he was not injured, but he had some blood stains from somewhere.

Fred and George suddenly stopped. Ada broke free from their control, and then she saw the cat and dog combination blocking the road.

Looking at Galen who seemed to have just finished dancing the phoenix dance for nine days at the end of the village, Ada's eyes were full of disgust. She no longer cared how Galen escaped from the dormitory.

Garen kept barking "bark" at his owner Ada, and his bark sounded a little anxious.Garen kept circling Ada and rubbing Ada's calves with his head, as if he wanted his master to follow him.

Crookshanks also made a meowing sound, looking back at Ada and the others every two steps.After seeing that Ada and the others had not moved, Crookshanks' screams became even shriller.

"Get out of the way, good dogs don't block the way." Ada lightly kicked Garen, not letting the black Garen hang around her feet, turned around and walked back into the hut.

But Garen didn't give up. It chased Ada into the house, leaving footprints all over the ground.Crookshanks anxiously passed the twins and burst into the house after them.

In the hut, Garen kept approaching Ada, and every time it came close, it was Ada's feet that greeted it.After repeating this several times, Garen, who had no choice but to do anything, suddenly pounced on Ada's feet, bit the corner of Ada's robe, and dragged Ada hard toward the door.

"Why don't you go and take a look?" George persuaded.

"Yeah, look at the anxious look on them, it seems like something big happened." Fred also advised.

Seeing the anxious and pitiful looks of Garen and Crookshanks, the twins couldn't bear it. The two brothers thought of the hippogriff Buckbeak again.

The trial committee's trial should be coming to an end now!

Ada was indifferent, and she became increasingly dissatisfied with Garen's performance.Garen did not give up. No matter whether Ada slapped it with her hands or kicked it with her feet, Garen bit the corner of his robe and refused to let go.

Humans are not grass and trees, and how can they be ruthless? Ada finally relented and said, "Relax, I'll go with you."

Upon hearing this, Garen immediately let go of Ada, barked twice excitedly, and then took the lead with Crookshanks to leave the cabin.The twins followed curiously, Ada sighed helplessly, and secretly made a decision in her heart.

After exiting the secret passage, a cat and a dog led the way anxiously, looking back every few steps to see if the two-legged beast behind them had followed.The twins followed closely, and kept turning back to urge the worried Ada to take a few steps faster.

Led by a cat and a dog, Ada and the twins walked to the Forbidden Forest and continued deeper along the forest path.

The sunlight could not penetrate the layers of leaves, which made the Forbidden Forest very dark during the day. Ada and the twins followed Crookshanks around, and soon deviated from the path.

As I continued walking through the Forbidden Forest, there was no sound other than the snapping of branches and the rustling of leaves.The trees became denser and the sunlight became weaker and weaker. Ada and the twins raised their wands and relied on the light from the tip of the wand to identify the path under their feet.

The Forbidden Forest seemed to be endless, and the three people's robes were all stained with dust, and some places were cut open by low branches and thorns.There were fallen dead trees, roots and stumps everywhere, and they had already lost their way.

After walking for about an hour, Gallon and Crookshanks finally stopped. They climbed up a very steep slope and were standing on the slope anxiously waiting for Ada and the others to climb up.

The twins had lost their initial excitement, and Fred and George now wanted to grab Gallon and give him a good beating.

Ada's face turned gloomier. She had already guessed the destination of this trip. Even during the climb, her wand was still tightly held in her hand.

When the three of them clambered to the top of the slope, they discovered that the visibility at the top was much higher than below.Garron and Crookshanks stood in front of a dense foliage. If you look carefully, you will find that behind the dense foliage, there is a covered cave entrance.

The cat and dog got into the narrow hole first, and made whining sounds to urge Ada and the three people outside the hole.The twins took their wands again and followed in the old formation of three.

The height of the cave entrance is very short, and the three people can only crawl forward in a row. Fortunately, the brightness inside the cave is not too dark, and the brightness of the fluorescent spell allows them to see each other clearly.

After walking for dozens of steps, the cave became a lot more open, and at least the three of us could straighten up.There were uneaten pieces of food on the floor. The food looked familiar, some from the Hogwarts kitchens and some from Ada.

Seeing the French wrapping paper printed on the ground, Ada finally understood why her snacks were gone so quickly. There was an off-white dog guarding her, so how could she not be happy when she ran out of snacks?

A dark shadow huddled in the corner of the pit. His figure was very thin, and the original color of his clothes could no longer be seen. A bloody stain on his shoulder was very eye-catching.

"Sirius Black!" the twins said at the same time.

They had already had their suspicions on the road, but they were still surprised when Blake actually appeared in front of them.

Black curled up motionless on the ground, Crookshanks anxiously circled around him, and Gallon kept licking his face with his tongue, as if he wanted to wake up Mr. Fugitive from his "sleep".

The twins pointed their wands at Black on the ground, and the brightness of the fluorescent spell was just enough for people to see his appearance clearly.

Blake's face looked haggard. Twelve years of prison life and more than half a year of being a fugitive had made him no longer as handsome as when he was young. His black hair was messy and dirty, and he smelled bad.

"What should we do?" Fred also had no idea, "Should we take him back?"

"Or just kill him?" George's voice trembled slightly, and his right hand kept adjusting the position of holding the wand.

After George said this, the twins were shocked at the same time.Although the "sin" Black committed was irreparable, the two of them said "kill him" without hesitation. When did it become like this?

Crookshanks, which had been circling around Black, stopped, arched its back and hissed threateningly, staring at the three of Ada with its round and big eyes.

In the dark cave, Crookshanks' eyes shone with a frightening light.

Ada also pointed the wand at Blake. There was a trace of hesitation in her heart, to kill or not to kill?

At this moment, Blake, who was curled up on the ground, suddenly twitched, and then he slowly opened his eyes.Blake's gray eyes were beautiful, but they were colorless and hollow.

"Lily," Blake's voice was weak and unclear, "Lily, James, I'm sorry..."