Bab 282: The Contest Between The Toad Inquisitor And The Dungeons Bat, A Duo That Never Disappoints!
The magic camera was constantly flashing as Umbridge stood in the foyer beaming.
"Senior Undersecretary Umbridge, may I ask, does your appointment as a High Inquisitor this time mean that the Ministry of Magic will fully intervene in the Hogwarts education system?"
"Please call me Inquisitor Umbridge. In fact, the Ministry of Magic has been seeking educational reforms, and I, as the first High Inquisitor...."
Looking at Umbridge who was delivering a long speech, Harry asked in puzzlement.
"What does a High Inquisitor even do?"
"Judging from the orders issued by the Ministry of Magic, the responsibilities are very comprehensive."
Fred, or is it George? Maybe Gred, let's just leave it as one of the twins, appeared next to Harry at some point.
He also looked at the boastful Umbridge in the distance, with deep disgust in his eyes.
"Guys, guess what I heard?"
The other Weasley twin came from the other side.
No wonder Harry didn't see him just now, it turned out he was there to gather information.
Seeing the three pairs of curious eyes, George smiled and said, "I have found out about the High Inquisitor."
"It's really scary. This position not only has the power to supervise students, but even faculty members."
"As long as she feels that the faculty members are not suitable for Hogwarts, she can report to the Ministry of Magic. Some professors may be expelled this time!"
George patted his chest, looking frightened.
Hearing his words, Ron immediately showed a gloating expression: "It would be great if she could start with Snape."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Lucas walking from a distance.
"Lucas..."
Harry wanted to ask about Dumbledore's condition, but Lucas walked straight into the great hall without even looking at him.
Harry, who felt like he was hit again, had no choice but to follow up with his friends.
At the Ravenclaw long table, while eating breakfast, Lucas reminded the four girls: "Don't forget about tonight, I have already told you the password for the Slytherin common room, remember to come early."
"Don't worry, we will go together when the time comes." Hermione replied on behalf of the others as the first girlfriend.
Tonight will be the first official activity of the study group.
Lucas has already found a place, which is in the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets. There's no place more secure than Salazar Slytherin's sanctuary.
It's a pity that neither the secret garden nor the library of Rowena are suitable for others to know about.
Godric's treasure room is even more unsuitable, not to mention that the place is not big enough, and it is full of valuables.
After much deliberation, only the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets meets the requirements.
First of all, it is underground, and it cannot be opened without Parseltongue.
Secondly, it is big enough, and also very empty.
And most importantly, Salazar's laboratory is very well hidden.
He doesn't worry about the others finding it, and even if they find out, they may not be able to open it.
After breakfast, everyone began to go to their classes.
After dealing with the reporters, Umbridge quickly got into work.
She was acting very nosy everywhere on campus, having fun interrupting young couples who wanted to kiss. Probably wanting to get revenge on Lucas for saying she had no power.
After she became the Inquisitor, she even wanted to control which foot the students stepped into the classroom first.
If before her new position she wasn't very welcome, now she became hated by the whole school teachers and students.
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History of Magic classroom.
Looking at Cuthbert Binns on the podium, talking about his textbooks, Ron said speechlessly: "Why didn't Umbridge come to investigate Binns, he obviously has some dementia."
Harry smiled lightly, then looked at Lucas. He was keenly aware of the subtle shift in Slytherin House.
The Slytherins who were monolithic before, now seem to have a tendency to split into two groups.
Then he looked back at Draco.
Every time he saw him, he would think of everything that happened in the cemetery.
He still couldn't believe that Draco would volunteer to join the Death Eaters. But he had no choice but to believe it.
Then he looked at the people beside Draco.
Whether it is Pansy Parkinson or Theodore Nott, the parents of these people have all appeared in the cemetery.
Not to mention Crabbe and Goyle, these two were among the first names Voldemort called out back then.
"Don't look at them, didn't you say you saw Malfoy join the Death Eaters?"
"That's right, but..."
"Since they are Death Eaters, they are our enemies. Instead of thinking about these messy things, you might as well think about how to deal with the detention you have later."
The mention of detention gave Harry a headache, thinking of Umbridge's malicious stare at the start-of-term feast made him feel like he was doomed this time.
The drowsy history of magic class finally came to an end.
After lunch, they had double potion classes in the afternoon. The whole day of class today was dreadful.
The fifth years went to the dungeons.
As they stepped through the doors of the Potions classroom.
At a glance, they saw a toad in a pink cardigan sitting in the last row of the classroom, her clothes making her stick out like a sore thumb in the gloomy classroom.
Having to meet two of the most annoying professors at the same time. One can imagine the students mood at the moment.
"Sit in your seat quickly." A soft, whisper-like voice reached everyone's ears.
Waiting until everyone was seated, just as Professor Snape was about to speak, Umbridge in the last row asked, "Professor Snape, do you allow couples to sit together in your class?"
"The latest Educational Decree I issued this morning stipulates that excessive intimacy between couples is prohibited in class and in public places."
Lucas looked at the toad behind him blankly, and got a provocative look in response.
Hermione patted her boyfriend on the shoulder: "Don't be angry, it's not worth offending the Ministry of Magic over such a trivial matter."
After she finished speaking, she kissed Lucas on the cheek, picked up her schoolbag and walked towards the Ravenclaw group.
Seeing the two finally compromise, Umbridge immediately showed a smug toad look.
Little did she know that her appearance at the moment was exactly what Lucas wanted to see, well, he didn't want to see her, but that's the reaction he wanted from her...
Because Lucas was too strong before, the relationship between the two was hostile.
All he has to do now is to show his weakness and let Umbridge turn her attention towards Harry.
Now he just needs to wait until she wants to deal with Harry. That's when his plans for Umbridge and Harry Potter start.
"Now we start the class, what we need to make today is the Strengthening Solution."
Professor Snape's voice was still slick. It's just that there was a little more anger in his tone today.
"The potion's function and the brewing method are all on the blackboard, and the materials have been placed on your desktop."
"Don't stand still now, start brewing the potion, I don't want to talk about it a second time."
The students hurriedly lowered their heads and got busy.
Umbridge looked around at everyone's performance, and then wrote and drew in her tiny girlish notebook.
After all this was done, she came to Professor Snape again.
"It seems that they are quite esoteric, but I have doubts about Strengthening Solutions. Are they really suitable for learning such dangerous potions?"
"I will be making comments to the Ministry of Magic on this point, and I am sure the Ministry will be happy to remove it from the textbooks."
Well, Professor Snape was offended by Umbridge's words.
Seeing the toad walking towards him, Snape turned and walked towards the desk where Neville and Seamus were.
For Neville, Snape was the nightmare of a lifetime.
The bat's gaze almost caused him to pour the salamander's blood into the cauldron ahead of time.
Fortunately, Seamus beside him stopped him right in time and a trace of regret flashed across Snape's eyes.
Then he turned around and reminded: "Professor Umbridge, I think it's better for you to stand back, these dunderheads whose heads have been stepped on by a troll often blow up their cauldron."
Umbridge didn't heed Professor Snape's advice. She was busy recording the areas where Potions could be improved in the notebook.
"How long have you been working at Hogwarts?"
"Fourteen years."
"I heard that you applied for the Defense Against the Dark Arts professorship during the summer, did you?"
"Yes." Snape replied in a low voice, but his gaze was still fixed on Neville, continuing to put pressure on him.
"You've applied for Defense Against the Dark Arts many times since you entered school, haven't you?"
"That's right." Snape was a little annoyed, because of the toad beside him, and because of Neville.
Seeing that Umbridge's questions were coming to an end, Lucas drew his wand and pointed it to Neville.
Neville's arm was hit by a curse and suddenly went numb, and the blood of the salamander tightly held in his hand finally fell into the cauldron.
Seeing the potion in the cauldron turn from turquoise to orange and making a horrible hissing noise, Neville suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
This feeling is so familiar, he has this premonition every time he's in front of a cauldron.
"Neville, you..."
Seamus didn't have time to think about it, so he pulled out his wand and used a vanishing charm on the cauldron, hoping to vanish the contents before it exploded.
But as the demolitions expert of Hogwarts, Seamus never disappoints.
Professor Snape, who stepped back two steps ahead, had already drawn his wand.
With the earth-shattering sound, the potion in the cauldron splashed around.
The students around were already used to it, and skillfully took out their wands to protect themselves.
But Umbridge, who didn't fully understand the Neville Seamus duo, suffered a disaster.
Her exposed skin began to swell rapidly after touching the potion and after a while her body became strangely shaped, looking even more like a toad if that was even possible.
"You idiot! You screwed up again, Neville Longbottom, and this time you lost zero points!"
Professor Snape ignored the ugly toad beside him, but scolded Neville sharply, and cleaned up the criminal evidence by the way.
"Ah!" Umbridge glanced at herself in the mirror, screamed and ran out of the classroom.
Her departure made everyone breathe a sigh of relief, this included Professor Snape.
A good potions lesson is always short.
Maybe it's because Umbridge was dealt with, but for the first time in forever the students walked out of the potions classroom with a smile on their faces.
…
The time slowly came to nine o'clock in the evening.
All the snakes who took the Unbreakable Vow came to the common room, this also includes Lucas' four girlfriends.
Everyone was very curious about the place where Lucas said that they could cast magic safely without being found.
At the same time, Harry had just finished his detention and walked out of Umbridge's office with blood on his hands.
This made him hate the new professor, and at the same time make up his mind to resist that toad!.
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