Chapter 533 The beginning is always difficult

The village of Ottery-St Catchpole is located in Devon, on the banks of the River Otter. On the other side of this small village, in addition to a few small hills, there is also a beautiful mountain called Stoat Mountain.

Ada, who had left her foothold, stood halfway up the stoat mountain. Her eyes carefully searched the hill on the opposite side, but she did not see the crooked burrow.

Someone started climbing at the foot of Stoat Mountain, it was Cedric Diggory who had just graduated. He was wearing a set of very casual clothes, with a somewhat solemn expression on his face.

The mountain road has an end after all, and Cedric, who was walking slowly, still reached halfway up the mountain and saw Ada sitting on a tree stump.

Cedric didn't say hello, and neither did Ada. They were just like two strangers. The only sound on Stoat Mountain was the wind blowing through the treetops.

"I thought you weren't coming, Seid. If you don't come when the sun reaches its zenith, I will go back." Ada broke the awkward silence. She asked the person out, so naturally she should She spoke first.

Cedric looked up at the sun in the sky. Today's weather was a little cloudy and the sun was a little dim.

He said in a sad tone: "I thought I was walking slowly enough, but I still came early. Yes, I don't really want to see you."

"But you still went to the appointment." Ada was not surprised by this. "Can you tell me what made you change your decision?"

"I'm here to meet my partner at school, the head girl, not a murderer." Cedric stared at the ground, as if he was interested in the bugs on the ground.

Ada smiled and said: "You are deceiving yourself, Seid. You know very well that the murderer you are talking about is your partner in Hogwarts and the school's female student union president."

Cedric was silent, kicking the stones at his feet.

"You know, my father was there the night the Ministry of Magic laid siege to the abandoned manor," Cedric said. "He almost died."

Ada didn't know this clearly. There were many Ministry of Magic employees in the abandoned manor that night, and it was impossible for her to identify them all individually. And the large-scale magic activated by Ada cannot automatically distinguish between friends and foes, not to mention that the employees of the Ministry of Magic that night had no friends.

"I'm sorry, I was a bit harsh." Ada said, there was no apology in her words.

In fact, Ada could pretend that she felt guilty to impress Cedric, but she didn't bother to do that. Even though Cedric's attitude is now very subtle, Ada still treats Cedric as a friend.

"No need," Cedric said coldly.

Cedric is a smart man, and he also learned about the situation that night from his father, and Ada had no choice. But even so, he couldn't accept Ada's behavior. His father almost died!

As if some of his words were unreasonable, Cedric continued: "If you have anything to say, just say it!"

That's what he said, but he was telling Ada both inside and outside of his words, please finish speaking quickly so that I can reject you quickly.

"Okay, then I will speak frankly." Ada said, "I need your help. To be clear, I need your and your father's help. I hope to use the help of Mr. Diggory, an official from the Ministry of Magic." identity……"

Ada didn't finish her words.

"My dad?" Cedric asked, "I've always been happy to meet you, and I'm grateful for your help, but... but we, father and son, have no interest in joining your noble cause, and we don't want to take murder as our own. cause!"

Cedric was a man of integrity, a kind man, and a brave man. His kindness made him unable to accept Ada's killing, and his bravery allowed him to dare to face Ada alone and dare to refuse Ada's solicitation.

Not everyone likes killing, not everyone agrees with Ada's methods, and not everyone can be as cruel as Grover Cecil.

In Ada's eyes, other people's lives are worthless, as light as a feather; in the eyes of Cedric, who has just stepped out of school, life is precious, and it is a sin to arbitrarily deprive others of their lives.

In a word, Ada's hands are now full of blood, but Cedric's hands are very clean. The essence of the differences between the two people is their different views and different life experiences.

If Cedric were put in Ada's place, he would be just like Ada.

"That's such a shame, I thought you would at least listen to what I had to say specifically before rejecting me." Ada said with a smile, "We are friends after all."

Cedric said stiffly: "It was."

"Okay, it was." Ada said, "I have no intention of whitewashing myself in the magic world, nor do I intend to pretend to be wronged or gain sympathy in front of you. I really need the help of you and my son."

"I need to have my own spokesperson in the Ministry of Magic, which will make me more advantageous." Ada continued, "So I thought of you and Mr. Diggory. Your father is an official of the Ministry of Magic, and you With excellent grades, entering the Ministry of Magic will not be a problem."

Cedric didn't know how many times he showed a painful expression today. He said, "I really want to help you because we are friends. But I can't be your accomplice, and I don't want my hands to be stained with the blood of strangers."

"Blood is never shed in vain, especially the blood of wizards." Ada said, "All the blood shed today is for a beautiful new world, a new world where everyone is like a dragon."

Magical society has always been unfair, and relative fairness is already very rare. A completely fair magical world only exists in fantasy. Such a world is a utopia, an ideal land that can never be reached.

Ada is not that great, she doesn't want to build a fair new world, she just exploits this beautiful vision. Although it's just use, after Ada succeeds, the magic world will move in this direction.

At the very least, it will be better than the current terrible magic world.

"For this goal, will you not hesitate to kill?" Cedric asked with a trembling voice, "Don't you regret becoming a bloody executioner?"

Ada stood up from her seat on the tree stump. She looked directly into Cedric's eyes and said, "It's all for the greater good. I think you should have heard this, Ced."

Ada raised her head and looked at the sky. The sun had already risen to the sky. She continued: "It's time for me to go, Seid, and you can think about it slowly. Killing is inevitable, but not everyone has to be stained with blood."

After speaking, Ada stopped lingering and walked down the mountain lightly.

Cedric was left standing there blankly staring at the swaying treetops. Ada's last words seemed to still be in his ears.

"My invitations always stand, Thad. Don't pay attention to what I say and listen to your inner guidance."

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At the same time, in an office at the Ministry of Magic, Piers Thicknesse was working.

There is a large pile of parchment stacked on the desk, which contains the activity tracks of Voldemort and Death Eaters in recent days, some are true and some are false. The most wanted criminal Ada is very honest and does not cause trouble to the Ministry of Magic, but Voldemort will not let the Ministry of Magic worry.

There was a knock on the door, and Thicknesse shouted loudly without raising his head: "Come in!"

The office door opened, and a witch in her twenties walked in, holding a stack of parchment in her arms.

Seeing the pile of parchment, Thicknesse rubbed his frown away. He said, "Isabel, are there any new developments regarding the murder of Emmeline Vance?"

"Sorry, no, Mr. Deputy Director." The witch known as Isabel replied. She is Thicknesse's secretary, a capable secretary.

Thicknesse took the parchment a little irritably and waved Isabel away.

The young and beautiful witch retreated obediently, but she was stopped by Thicknesse as soon as she took two steps.

"You are not Isabel, who are you?" Thickness asked, pointing his wand at Isabel, who slowly turned around.

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Thicknesse, I'm not here to assassinate you." Isabel said, raising her hands to show that she had no weapons in her hands and that she had no intention of harming Thicknessy.

The fake Isabelle said: "Let me introduce myself, my name is Laura Fournier, from the French Rozier family."