Chapter 425 Contradictory Style

Although the twins turned seventeen today, they were adults in the wizarding world and could drink alcohol and cast spells outside of school.

But when they were ordering drinks at the bar, the twins still felt guilty as usual when faced with Mrs. Rosmerta's probing eyes.

It's like the first time you use your ID card to enter an Internet cafe or nightclub.

Fred and George's loud orders and deliberate emphasis are all manifestations of their guilty conscience. The most obvious thing is that they actually forgot about Ada, a living person!

The three of them have always had a clear division of labor. Ada takes the seat and the twins take orders. Today, Ada went to find a seat as usual, but the twins who ordered forgot about Ada's portion!

The twins looked at each other, and just as they were about to get up and go to the bar, they were held down by Ada. "I'll do it myself," she said.

After speaking, Ada walked through the crowd and came to the bar. This time she didn't order hot cocoa or any other drink, but a glass of Three Broomsticks' signature red currant rum.

This name was told to Ada by Snape. Now the two of them are drifting apart, and Ada has no good solution to this.

Ever since she got drunk with Laura last time and was ordered by Vader to stop drinking, Ada has been very obedient and has not touched any alcohol. Even on the day of the dinner at the Burrow, she hadn't touched it.

Ada knew that getting drunk would cause trouble, and she was not a drinker herself, so she naturally put down her glass easily.

It's just that today is a special day, and Ada doesn't want to mess around with a glass of butterbeer or hot cocoa, so she orders a glass of red currant rum.

Redcurrant berries contain vitamin C, which can treat colds and tonsil abscesses. It is said to have the effects of relieving fatigue and improving eyesight, and is also effective against arthritis and skin diseases.

After returning to their seats, the three of them raised their glasses at the same time and touched them lightly.

Clinking glasses is not just a matter of clinking glasses. After the pleasant clinking sound, they are no longer high-flying teenagers. They must be responsible for their own words and deeds, and they must be both humble and cruel.

The twins took a big sip, and then the two brothers quickly put down their glasses and pretended that nothing had happened. But their facial expressions betrayed them. The two brothers were obviously not used to the hot taste.

Ada slowly took a sip of the rum in the glass. It tasted sweet, fragrant and had a hint of sweet and sour fruity aroma. It was worthy of the signature of the Three Broomsticks.

After finishing the glass of wine, Ada, Fred, and George left the Three Broomsticks. The twins were just here to have fun, not to get drunk.

Ordering a glass of Firewhiskey that he had been longing for and drinking it, that was enough. What he wanted was this damn sense of ritual.

Besides, there was a party to celebrate the two brothers' birthdays in the evening, so they couldn't get drunk during the day.

The same people came to celebrate the twins' birthday, the cake was still made by Mrs. Weasley, and the other food was provided by the house elves, just like it was on Ada's birthday.

But everyone had a great time, and it would have been better if Angelina, Aaliyah, and Katie didn't sing "Butterfly" in unison. These three women have been brainwashed by this magical melody.

After the twins' birthdays, the Easter holiday came in a blink of an eye. The sixth grade students who had been idle for most of the school year suddenly became busy. Teachers in various subjects suddenly assigned a lot of homework.

At the beginning of the holidays, Ada and the twins received Easter eggs from Mrs. Weasley.

The Easter egg Ada got was as big as a dragon egg and filled with homemade toffee and chocolate. The twins' eggs combined were worth hers alone.

April passed slowly during the holidays. During this period, there was no progress in the investigation of Barty Jr. No news came back from Sirius, and he did not find Barty Crouch.

Even the Daily Prophet barely mentioned Barty Crouch. Although Percy Wetherby could still receive written instructions from Mr. Crouch, the editors of the daily prophet seemed to have acquiesced. Qi was already terminally ill.

Next, they only need to reserve a spot in the newspaper and be ready to issue an obituary to Director Crouch at any time.

There was still peace in the school, and nothing unusual happened, as if the Dark Mark and the Fourth Warrior were both April Fool's Day jokes.

Ada also had to admire how patient the other party was. She even suspected that the other party's zodiac sign might be a tortoise. Otherwise, why was the other party so patient?

Fred even smiled and said, "The other party is competing with us and wants to kill us all."

Although it was a joke, what Fred said was not unreasonable. The person who can stand at the end is the ultimate winner. At this time, you can say whatever you want, because the people who oppose you are all lying in coffins.

To be honest, Ada is a little disdainful of such a victory and such a winner. She enjoys the pleasure of defeating the enemy more than snickering at the enemy's grave.

However, the opponent is now like a tortoise, with his head, hands and feet retracted into a strong tortoise shell, making it impossible for anyone to start. Sometimes Ada wanted to rush to the kitchen and let the drunken Winky feel the power of the thumb clamp.

But Ada knew that she could not act rashly or alert the enemy at this time. Her impulse would only make the other party hide deeper. Even if she really proves that little Barty is not dead, it will not have any effect. It is just to let her know who her opponent is.

At this moment, the two sides are competing for patience. It depends on who can't hold back first, whoever makes the first move, and whoever shows his weakness first. At that time, the other party can adapt to changes and better achieve its goals.

Before the third project arrives, both Dumbledore and Ada have time to continue spending time with each other.

After the start of the summer semester, the weather was getting hotter day by day, and only the dim underground classroom could make people feel a little cooler. Of course, that was before everyone lit a fire to boil the potion.

When the students in the advanced potions class lit the fire and set up the cauldron, the coolness of the underground classroom no longer existed.

If you want to feel the cool breath again, then you can only piss off Snape. In his eyes, you will feel what it means to be "like falling into an ice cave".

In the potions class that day, Snape finally stopped when he walked in front of Ada for the third time.

Snape did not pick at the poorly-shaped potion in the crucible, which was a little unusual. He just lowered his voice and said: "My personal storage room has been missing a lot of materials recently. Do you know what happened, Miss Drizzt?"

The private storage room, as the name suggests, is a storage room that only belongs to Snape. But the Potions Master's storage room is "the door to my house is always open" and people come in from time to time.

"I don't know, I haven't been to your storage room for a long time." Ada said, her hands not idle, casually filling the crucible with follow-up materials.

Under her mysterious operation, the medicine in the crucible became like unstirred cement.

Snape looked at the cement in the crucible, blocked his nose in disgust, and continued: "Of course I know it's not you. You always only take the finished product, and you'll kindly leave a note."

Although it was not an extremely arrogant and provocative note like "I'm here too", Ada would leave a list explaining what she took every time she visited.

Normally, Ada would help the Potions Professor take stock of the inventory to see what was missing, what should be added, and what needed to be used as soon as possible.

But Ada had not been to the private storage room once this school year, leaving Snape to take stock of the inventory himself.

Ada finally put down her work and asked: "So, what is missing from the professor's private storage room this time? If it is gillyweed, I think you know where it went."

"Of course I know where the gillyweed has gone, even though he won't admit it," said Snape. "I'm missing some crocodile skin from my storeroom."

This "him" naturally refers to Harry. After all, Harry has a "criminal record" with Snape.

Although Harry did use gillyweed for his second project, he was not aware that the gillyweed came from Snape's storeroom. The gillyweed was given to Harry by Dobby, but Harry didn't even ask the elf where the gillyweed came from.

Snape continued: "The amount stolen each time is very small and does not constitute the amount of a potion."

If you take less, it will be less likely to be discovered by Snape, which reduces the risk. But taking less means having to take it multiple times, which also increases the risk.

Who could it be with this slightly contradictory acting style? African Tree Snake Skin, is it Polyjuice Potion again?

"Also, if you don't want to go to class, you don't have to come. No one will force you." Snape said,

With that said, Snape took out his wand and cleaned Ada's cauldron. He really had no eyes to continue looking at the cement in the cauldron.