The first thing Umbridge did after returning from the infirmary was to create more rules on the bulletin board.
During her recovery, the Ministry of Magic sent important officials to come and express whether they needed to help investigate the incident. However, Umbridge almost jumped out of the hospital bed when the person responsible was finally identified as Val, a non-existent house-elf.
However, it is unknown whether Umbridge refused to give up or the Ministry of Magic refused. She came back with new rules—a huge one, enough to cover the entire bulletin board.
Even the people who helped her put the rules were not Filch but the new assistant investigators.
Sean came over after hearing the news and saw her 'assistant.
His long yellowish-brown hair was draped over his shoulders like Lucius Malfoy's, and his face had that gloomy pride. It's just that the Guards' uniform has replaced the Nurmengard uniform on his body.
It was Fabian Aiken.
He stood beside Umbridge with an arrogant smile on his pale face.
Fabian immediately noticed Sean appearing in the crowd. The resentment flashed in his eyes, and the excitement of discovering the prey immediately appeared on his face.
"Oh, Wallup," He took a step forward, "It's been a long time, my friend."
Sean didn't mean to greet him at all, just glanced at him casually, "Although I know you just want to maintain your cool. I know you're probably just getting this for your own benefit, but are you going to be helpful at all by being here?"
Fabian raised the corner of his mouth, "You're still the same, Wallup."
Umbridge stepped forward, "Wallup, mind your words. I give you up in punishment for that. Mr. Aiken is a member of the United Wizards Guard, and he was sent to the British Ministry of Magic to help me with my work."
Sean blinked his eyes. From the looks of it, his father found a good job for his son. Umbridge should also know some of his background.
Fabian stroked his chest in a gentlemanly manner, "Thank you for your words, ma'am."
"What an outstanding young man. As expected of an outstanding graduate from Nurmengard, he is much more likable than some brats." Umbridge admired him and looked at Sean sternly.
"Of course, I am willing to cooperate with you to correct some immature children's wrong thoughts and actions." Fabian responded with a smile.
Sean didn't mean to be angry. It's just that the two of them going well together made him a bit disgusted.
Fabian turned his head to look at Sean again, "It's a pity that we can't be friends. Oh, Wallup, now I'm an assistant investigator, and the British Ministry of Magic has personally accepted my role. In the future, please call me with a 'Sir'."
Umbridge sneered and nodded, "Hogwarts students should respect the staff of the Ministry of Magic."
Fabian smiled, "If you call me that, I will recommend you to Mrs. Umbridge to join the special operations investigation team. How is it? A good deal, isn't it?"
Sean's eyes narrowed. Umbridge kept staring at him, and if Sean refused, she would immediately give him a punishment.
Hermione squeezed Sean's robe sleeve with some worry.
"Thank you, sir. But I have a lot of things to do in my study. After all, I'm only in the third grade." Sean didn't say anything malicious but just smiled.
Fabian gave a surprised expression and moved closer to Sean, "Sorry, I didn't hear that clearly."
"I said, thank you, sir." Sean also moved closer and whispered in his ear.
"Very well, Wallup."
Fabian closed his eyes with great enjoyment like a person who had been fulfilled. Sean's face stiffened little by little, and he left quickly. Fabian didn't force him to trouble him anymore but put on a playful smile.
The students gradually dispersed; Umbridge snorted and said, "Fabian, you did a good job. I believe his character will become more and more rebellious later."
Fabian said softly, "Ma'am, don't worry about him. I have dealt with him too much. Sean Wallup is usually like this and likes to show his flaws to others deliberately. After being provoked by my words just now, that expression is probably faked, and the purpose is nothing more than to let us lower our vigilance and expand our ego."
Her eyes suddenly darkened when she heard his words, "This scheming Mudblood."
"Don't be angry, ma'am," He said lightly, "We are naturally in an advantageous position, and the Guards sent me here to help you complete your work."
"I hope you won't disappoint me, Fabian."
"Of course. When will those two students be discharged from the hospital?"
"Tomorrow."
"We can start right away..." Little Aiken licked his lips, "I want to see how vulnerable the so-called unity is in a school with divided groups."
On the other side, Sean's expression disappeared instantly after turning a corner with Hermione and stepping up the stairs. He did pretend to show it to him on purpose. After all, although it is unpleasant to call him sir.
The Guards have set up offices in various countries, but they are only responsible for part of the work that originally belonged to the Aurors. The Ministry of Magic exercises jurisdiction over Hogwarts. Logically speaking, the Guards cannot get involved in this kind of internal work.
The arrival of Fabian is not a good signal. After Sean loses contact with Barty Jr., he has too little knowledge of the Ministry of Magic. There must be a way to find out more.
Hermione had been watching his expression, and she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Sean had returned to normal as soon as he reached the empty stairs and then fell into thinking.
Hearing the voice, Sean turned his head and asked with a smile, "What's wrong? You think I'm not calm when I'm angry and already thinking about how to beat that person?"
Hermione replied, "I knew that you would act like this."
Hearing this, Sean chuckled, "You guessed it right."
Hermione choked for a moment but then warned, "That idiot came here at a coincidental time."
"Yes, I didn't even see his follower. Since he dared to come, he has confidence. In fact, he was also acting just now and eager to humiliate me. Just think about it. For a guy who has been defeated so many times, no matter how stupid he is, he would get up every time to fight back. I have to say that he has a quality that is worth learning and quite resilient."
Hermione looked at Sean, who was, and suddenly, her worries were reduced a lot.
Umbridge started her high-pressure management with a lot of rules. In addition to the Potions class that she ignored, she kept walking around in the castle. She was constantly patrolling the corridors, and whenever a student passed by, they would be reprimanded because of the 'improving the school's morals and appearance' rules.
In addition, with the help of the assistant Investigator, even if the students of the four houses cover each other, it will not be of much use. Umbridge caught a few mischievous students on her first day back. Even though Professor McGonagall strongly objected, she still insisted on going her own way and prepared to punish those students with severe methods.
The students finally realize that life on Hogwarts is starting to go wrong. But on the second day, something more serious happened.
"Please be quiet, everyone." Early in the morning, Umbridge rudely interrupted everyone's meal.
"The Ministry of Magic hopes that Hogwarts will have a more just environment, not only in terms of education but also in the face of students who violate the rules."
She glanced at the crowd, "Mr. Ottoman and Mr. Horrison, please stand up."
Two fifth-grade boys stood up from the long table.
Sean's brows were furrowed. Ottoman was from Slytherin, Horrison was from Gryffindor, and the two had a fight before Umbridge arrived.
The cause was Ottoman's provocation and contempt towards Jorrison, who made discriminatory remarks against Horrison's family after the Muggle attack. In the end, both of them entered the infirmary and just recovered.
The matter had already been resolved. Ottoman provoked first and acted very rudely. Horrison made the first move, but it was not a curse. Professor McGonagall had already announced the results of the incident. Both were wrong. Ottoman, who provoked first, was punished more severely.
Most of the students in the house agree with this decision.
Umbridge shook the parchment in his hand, "I've seen the cause and result of the whole incident, but I think the punishment for the two of you should be revised for the sake of fairness."
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There was a commotion in the hall because of Umbridge's words, and Professor McGonagall stood up angrily.
"Professor Umbridge, I don't think there's anything wrong with my decision."
Umbridge clasped her hands back together, nodded, and said in that tone, "Of course, Professor McGonagall. But I think it's still a little unfair. The minister told me that I could deal with Hogwarts' problems as needed. Professor Dumbledore did not express any objection to matters within the school."
After finishing speaking, she turned her head to look at Ottoman and Horrison.
"It's very clear what happened, so I won't go into details. Obviously, casting jinxes in Hogwarts is not a good thing to do and is stupid. For this, both of you will be punished."
"Mr. Horrison," Umbridge looked at the Gryffindor student first, "You will be punished for two weeks because of this incident, and you will need to clean the first floor to the fourth floor every afternoon after classes are over. You will come to my office every weekend night for another little punishment."
Horrison's breathing suddenly became heavy, but in the end, he held back and didn't make a sound.
"And you, Mr. Ottoman," Umbridge looked towards the Snake Yard, "You will also be punished for two weeks, and you will be cleaning the bathroom in the Slytherin common room."
Ottoman waited for what to say, then was surprised to find that Umbridge had stopped talking.
There were dissatisfied voices in the hall.
There are only two bathrooms in every common room, and most students clean their house's bathroom every so often. But the burden of cleaning the first floor to the castle's fourth floor and the Slytherin common room is different.
Horrison had already expressed anger, and he couldn't help but say, "He was the one who was rude to my family first!"
Umbridge glanced at him, "No, no, no, Mr. Horrison, you have to understand. As a young student, I can understand your emotions, and it is normal to behave like that. But whoever does it first should bear a more severe punishment."
On the other side, Ottoman showed the triumphant smile of the winner.
Umbridge completely ignored him. Instead, she lowered her head and looked at Horrison, "In the final exam last semester, only one subject got an excellent grade, and you didn't perform well on other subjects."
As she said that, she deliberately expressed sudden realization, "Born in a Muggle family? Well, Mr. Horrison, instead of worrying about your parents, you should worry about your own grades first."
This made Horrison angry, "Madam, please pay attention to your words. You are discriminating against wizards born in Muggle families!"
Umbridge covered his mouth and laughed, "Did you not read the rules posted on the bulletin board, Mr. Horrison? Because of your slander against me, the punishment time will be extended for another week."
The Gryffindor students held back Horrison, even though they also had anger in their eyes.
Umbridge ignored him and turned to look at Ottoman. Her tone was a lot more friendly, "Mr Ottoman, please finish your punishment well. I believe that an excellent wizard like you will not let me down. If you're doing well, I can lighten your punishment."
He nodded, "Yes, ma'am."
"Very well, this matter is settled, and the justice of Hogwarts has been upheld once again. Please continue your meal, and remember not to be late."
With that, Umbridge left the Great Hall. As soon as she left, the hall exploded. Umbridge was already blatantly favoring the pure-bloods, and the Muggle-born was treated unfairly.
On the Slytherin table, Ottoman sneered, raised his brows provocatively at Horrison, sat down, and chatted happily with his friends.
"Umbridge is being discriminatory!" Hermione said angrily.
"But she didn't show it directly, and it was he who did it first. The Ministry of Magic can sanction Umbridge, but they obviously wouldn't respond to this matter." Sean said lightly.
This is obviously not a solution that a person like Umbridge can come up with, and it most likely comes from Fabian. He did not divide the students as Umbridge had done before, but he chose to stir the differences in every house.
Even in the current wizarding world, Muggle-born wizards and pure-blood wizards have the same rights, but the reality is that there have always been conflicts between these two groups.
Hogwarts is naturally no exception. When a wizard from an already weak Muggle family suffers from this kind of unfair treatment, they will definitely be mad about it.
For some pure-blood wizards in Slytherin and other houses, this kind of treatment is normal for them. After all, human beings are selfish animals. Those with vested interests will not easily give up their privileges.
The Hogwarts students, who were originally united because of Sean's actions conf,licted again in just a few minutes. This conflict comes from a natural discourse, and Sean cannot repair it.
Hermione was so angry that she couldn't eat her breakfast. She crossed her arms and complained, "What the hell is Professor Dumbledore doing? Isn't he coming out to stop Umbridge?!"
Sean shook his head and began to think about the next move.
The next day, Horrison kept expressing dissatisfaction with his classmates because of Umbridge's unfair treatment. After the Charms Class, Umbridge waited in the corridor with Fabian in the afternoon.
She reprimanded Horrison again in the name of "for your own good" and almost provoked him.
She deliberately picked on several students. Although she couldn't put them in punishment directly, she still scolded those students. The reason was that their robes were loose, and those students were all from Muggle families.
What made the stark difference was that several Slytherin students, including Ottoman, laughed at it.
Umbridge also praised them for their excellent performance in class, even though those students never even got extra points from Professor Flitwick.
"You shoulder the future of the wizarding world, don't let me down." She said this to a group of pure-bloods, ignored the other students, and left.
Although Sean and Snape scolded her, she still had a heavy heart.
A few pure-blood students have automatically set boundaries with some of their classmates because of the importance of status and looked down on this group of Mudbloods.
In just one day, the unity created by Sean was already on the verge of falling apart. There were already discontented words among the Gryffindor students.
"What are those Slytherins proud of?"
"It's disgusting to look at them."
Sean found Draco alone. Being alone in a room with a person like Sean made Draco a little nervous. He maintained his demeanor, but his voice was not so confident.
"What do you want?"
"Draco," Sean put his hands on his shoulders, "We're friends, don't be so nervous."
Seeing the sincerity in Sean's eyes, Draco finally relaxed a little. He glanced at Sean and muttered, "I know what you want me to do, but I can't do it. You should understand."
"No, Draco, I want to ask you a question." Sean smiled.
"What is that?"
Sean sat down, crossed his hands, and stared into his eyes, "Draco, don't you look down on the Mudblood you're talking about?"
Draco was having a hard time with this question. He hesitated. It would be a lie to say that he does not discriminate; he has been educated this way since childhood. Pure blood is a noble, especially the Malfoy family.
Draco's inner thoughts are actually a little shaken. Sean was in front of him, and although he came from a Muggle family, his power far exceeded his imagination.
His grades are pretty good in the academy, but what about him?
Sean has a reputation, strength, and friends. Although Draco hates the people around him, they are far better than Goyle and Crabbe.
Sometimes, he would toss and turn on the bed and couldn't fall asleep. They were both wizards. Crabbe and Goyle's bloodlines were more noble, but how are they different from Sean's?
Draco felt that he already had a little admiration for Sean. But he is a Muggle-born wizard.
Looking at Draco, Sean smiled: "I think I already know the answer."
"No, Sean, listen to me." Draco replied back.
Sean waved his hand, "It's not a problem if you think it that way."
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