Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 357: Hogwarts Senior Inquisitor

"What did you say?" Umbridge clenched her fists and turned them outward, showing the angry expression that often appears in cartoons. "Shouldn't such students be expelled?"

"Umbridge, don't get excited." Professor McGonagall said expressionlessly, "As we all know, expelling a student requires the consent of the headmaster, and unfortunately, Headmaster Dumbledore is currently visiting a friend in France, and I can't contact him. So before he comes back, I'm afraid this matter can only be put on hold for the time being."

In the headmaster's office, Ron and Harry couldn't help but cheer, and the Weasleys secretly gestured "yes". Only George and Weasley looked at each other - both of them had a bad premonition.

"I can't accept this!" Umbridge glared at Harry and Ron, then turned to McGonagall and continued to yell, "Does it mean that these two scumbags don't have to suffer any punishment for doing such an excessive thing as attacking the professor?"

"I didn't mean that. I just said that until Dumbledore comes back, George and Weasley cannot be expelled from school."

"Then when will Dumbledore come back?!"

"I'm sorry, Umbridge, I don't know. To tell you the truth, the good friend Dumbledore is visiting is named Nick Flamel, a great alchemist, as I'm sure you know. And there seems to be some kind of shielding device installed in that person's manor, and I can't contact Dumbledore no matter what method I use. But don't worry, Dumbledore will definitely be back before the end of this semester."

"So that means these two scumbags won't get the punishment they deserve before the end of this semester?" Umbridge sneered, "You are an outstanding professor and dean, McGonagall!"

"I remind you again that we can only discuss whether to expel George and Fred after Dumbledore comes back. Before that, we can punish them in other ways." McGonagall's cold eyes swept over the Weasley brothers, which made the latter shudder. "After all, what they did is indeed unforgivable!"

"Very good, then I ask them to suspend classes immediately and go home before Dumbledore comes back!"

"No."

"Why?!"

"Because they are still students of Hogwarts." Professor McGonagall said expressionlessly, "And as long as they are students of Hogwarts, they must study and take exams normally. This is the rule of Hogwarts."

"Then I require them to be confined to my office during all their spare time!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the office fell into an eerie silence.

Professor McGonagall was pursing her lips, as if she was thinking about the feasibility of Umbridge's proposal. The Weasley brothers and Harry, who knew the truth about Umbridge's detention, looked at McGonagall with worry, fearing that she would really agree.

But Professor McGonagall obviously didn't intend to let them do as they wished.

"can."

As Professor McGonagall uttered these two words coldly, Umbridge finally smiled, while George, Fred and others looked as pale as death.

"Well, detention will begin at 19: tonight," Umbridge sneered at the Weasley brothers, "Enjoy this last happy moment."

After saying that, Umbridge flicked her sleeves and walked out of the office, leaving only McGonagall and others who looked unhappy.

Half an hour later, Mike and others were kicked out of the office by McGonagall. Now only Professor McGonagall and the Weasleys were left talking in the office.

"Mike, we are done for now. Umbridge will definitely ask us to 'copy sentences'."

"That's right. Since we are friends, you should think of a solution for us."

"Try to make you drop out of school?" Macbeth glanced at the Weasley brothers who were looking distressed beside him, and said bluntly, "This is impossible. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley hope that you can complete your studies."

Hearing this, Hermione nodded approvingly, while Ron and Harry looked worried.

In their opinion, it would be better to be expelled from school than to suffer under Umbridge every day.

The Weasley brothers had similar expressions, but Mike's next words rekindled their hope.

"But I still have a way to make you two feel a little more comfortable." Mike snapped his fingers and said, "But this requires the cooperation of all of us."

"Just tell me, Mike, I'll do anything!"

Harry said this with shining eyes, he was already feeling so guilty that he almost couldn't bear it, now that he had a chance to make up for it, how could he give it up.

"It's simple. The students at Hogwarts don't know the truth about Umbridge's detention yet, right?"

Everyone nodded.

"Then we just need to let them know the truth." Mike said, "Leave the rest to me!"

Harry and the others looked at each other, all confused, but that didn't stop them from doing what Mike said. Hermione had a bad feeling, but she couldn't guess what Mike was going to do.

A few hours later, a notice appeared in the foyer.

This is a punishment notice regarding the Weasley brothers, which clearly informs everyone of the crimes committed by the Weasley brothers and the punishment they will receive.

As soon as this announcement came out, it attracted the attention of everyone in the auditorium. Everyone was talking at once, and the whole auditorium soon became a mess.

Although the Weasley brothers have very bad personalities, they often play pranks on their classmates.

But they are very popular. Basically, except for Slytherin House, their friends are all over Hogwarts.

So among the crowd, except for Malfoy and other Slytherins who were gloating, the rest were indignant for the Weasley brothers.

Mike was smiling in the corner, and this was exactly what he wanted to see.

How can we make life easier for the Weasley twins?
This problem was actually very simple. He only needed to push out a few unlucky people to divert Umbridge's hatred. The reason why he didn't tell Harry and the others at the beginning was that he was afraid that they would be soft-hearted. Now, seeing that his classmates were so angry, he felt relieved.

"Pass on my order," Mike waved his hand to call over a member of the mutual aid society and handed him a piece of parchment. "Have someone spread the information on this parchment. Do it covertly and don't let others know it was us."

The boy from the Gryffindor fraternity nodded and quickly opened the parchment and began to read it.

Upon seeing this, the boy showed an expression of disbelief on his face, because what was written on the parchment was the truth about Umbridge's confinement. Mike was even worried that the punishment was not impactful enough, so he exaggerated it.

The boy gritted his teeth, put the parchment in his pocket, and then quickly disappeared into the auditorium.

That night, a rumor about Umbridge's cruel true nature spread wildly in Gryffindor.

The original source of this news is no longer traceable, but according to the description, this matter was discovered by an unknown first-year student from Gryffindor.

The first-year student discovered Harry returning from Umbridge's office during a night out with his classmates, and was surprised to find a shocking wound on the back of Harry's hand.

These students felt very strange, so they followed Harry, and finally, from Harry's mumbling, they finally discovered the truth.

Umbridge is actually using cruel means to punish students who have made mistakes!

In the following days, this incident caused a storm within Gryffindor.

Then everyone went to Harry and asked him about the authenticity of the news.

Harry, who was found, showed everyone the back of his hand, which was still injured, with a sad look on his face, and told them the truth of the matter.

This was a serious matter. The group of "brave little lions" in Gryffindor could no longer sit still. Everyone was already very dissatisfied with Umbridge's depressing teaching method. In addition, George and Fred had just been announced to be in detention for a whole semester, and considering Harry's current miserable condition, these little lions couldn't stand it anymore. Everyone shouted that Umbridge must be punished, and many classmates even declared that they would tell their parents to send a Howler to the Ministry of Magic!

At the same time, an article was published in the Daily Prophet.

Ministry of Magic's Quest for Education - Dolores Umbridge Appointed First High Inquisitor

This newspaper interviewed Percy Weasley, Junior Assistant to the Minister of Magic, last night and learned a shocking news - after a series of discussions, the Ministry of Magic passed a new decree - "Education Decree No. 23".

When talking about the Education Decree No. 23, we have to talk about the Education Decree No. 22 which was passed not long ago. The decree states that if the current headmaster cannot provide a candidate for a certain teaching position, the Ministry of Magic will recommend a suitable candidate.

This is how Dolores Umbridge came to Hogwarts to become the school's Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

A Slytherin student who did not want to be named said that Umbridge was a great success at Hogwarts. She made a breakthrough in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class and provided the minister with on-site feedback on the real situation of Hogwarts in a timely manner. With her efforts, the results of this year's Hogwarts graduates are expected to improve significantly.

And in the feedback from Professor Umbridge, the Ministry of Magic discovered some shocking news.

The most incredible thing is that Dumbledore may have embezzled and misappropriated public funds of Hogwarts, and in the past few years, Dumbledore has recruited a large number of professors who are not worthy of their reputation, including the werewolf Remus Lupin and the half-half-giant Rubeus Hagrid.

In order to clarify the ins and outs of these two incidents and to further improve students' academic performance, the Ministry of Magic once again issued the new "Education Decree No. 23" based on the success of "Education Decree No. 22".

This decree created a new position of Senior Inquisitor at Hogwarts, and made Professor Umbridge the first Senior Inquisitor of Hogwarts. In her future work, she will conduct in-depth investigations on all professors in Hogwarts, including Dumbledore. For the physical and mental education of our children, once any violation is found, Senior Inquisitor Umbridge will order it to make rectification, and serious offenders may even be dismissed.

Of course, according to the information provided by Mr. Weasley, Senior Investigator Umbridge's main task this time is still to investigate Dumbledore's corruption.

If this matter is confirmed, the highly respected Dumbledore will most likely lose his position as the headmaster of Hogwarts and be jointly prosecuted by the Hogwarts board of directors and the Ministry of Magic.

And if the Wizengamot Court finds Dumbledore guilty, then this legendary wizard will most likely be sentenced to life imprisonment!
(For a detailed introduction to Dumbledore's life, please see the attached page)

In the auditorium early in the morning, Mike had a strange expression on his face as he looked at the Daily Prophet in his hand.

He didn't expect that his unintentional action would make the Ministry of Magic suspect Dumbledore of possible corruption, and even make them speed up the implementation of the "Education Decree No. 23".

Next to him, Franklin was reading the same newspaper with great interest.

Only after he had read the entire article word for word did he sigh and say to Mike:

"Now that Umbridge has even more power, what are you going to do?"

Mike shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter, just proceed as planned."

"This is not a good idea. Umbridge is so powerful now, and those who want to resist her are likely to be punished more severely." Franklin frowned and said, "To be honest, I can't understand why you want to incite others to deal with Umbridge. This is meaningless. Are you just trying to avenge George and Fred?

No, no, no, your purpose should not be so simple, because if you want revenge, we have more and better ways. So what do you want to do? This time we have invested all the people in the mutual aid association. If there is not enough profit, we will lose money. "

Hearing this, Mike looked at Franklin as if he were an idiot. After a long while, he said:

"Don't worry, we will never lose money. Also, you must be mentally prepared, we may have to leave Hogwarts soon."

"What!?" Franklin screamed, then quickly covered his mouth and lowered his voice to continue asking: "When?"

"Soon, soon..."

Mike answered Franklin's question in a voice so low that it was almost inaudible, and as soon as Mike finished speaking, Harry's anxious voice came from behind the two of them.

"Mike! Something bad has happened!"

(End of this chapter)