Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 358 Dumbledore May Have Been Assassinated

"Mike, this is bad!"

As a familiar voice sounded behind them, Mike and Franklin turned around instinctively, and saw Harry and the other two running towards them with anxious looks on their faces.

"Have you read today's Daily Prophet? Umbridge has become the Senior Inquisitor!"

"We were just talking about this."

"Yes, it looks like our future life will be difficult." Franklin imitated Mike and spread his hands helplessly. "But fortunately Umbridge is not too harsh on us Ravenclaws. After all, she doesn't dare to mess with Mike."

Harry looked unhappy when he heard this. He had suffered a lot from Umbridge in the past few days, and he also felt that Umbridge's attitude towards Gryffindor House was much worse than that towards other houses.

Holding on to the last hope, Harry forced out an ugly smile and said:
"In fact, things may not be that bad. Maybe the newspapers are just talking nonsense. Think about it, Hogwarts is an ancient school that has been passed down for thousands of years, and Dumbledore is here. How could he allow Umbridge to do whatever she wants in Hogwarts? Maybe we just need to wait for Dumbledore to come back and tell him what Umbridge has done."

After the words fell, the expected chorus of agreement did not appear. Instead, everyone's faces became worse than before, especially Ron, whose expression was so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip out.

"I feel like Dumbledore might not be coming back."

Ron's voice surprised everyone present. It was not until everyone's eyes fell on him that Ron continued:
"You all know my brother Percy. He had a big quarrel with his family, and then went to the Ministry of Magic to be Fudge's assistant. As an assistant, he often knows some news that others don't know.

And just last night, I received a letter from him. In the letter, he first congratulated me on becoming a prefect, and then told me a shocking news! "

Perhaps because the following news was too shocking, Ron suddenly stopped, his body swaying, looking extremely nervous.

Mike and the others were just hearing the crucial part, and they were getting very anxious after being kept in suspense.

Finally, it was Harry who understood Ron the best who spoke:

"What's written on it?"

Hearing this, Ron took a deep breath like a fish that was thrown back into the water due to lack of oxygen, and then said:
"He said that if I want to continue to be a good prefect, or want to enter the Ministry of Magic and have a bright future, I should stay away from Harry and Dumbledore! At the same time, I have to actively help Umbridge and leave a good impression in her heart! Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that he said that Dumbledore will step down soon, and the Ministry of Magic will soon take control of the entire Hogwarts!

Now, Dumbledore went to France to visit an old friend, which is not a special thing. But the strange thing is that he can't be contacted! Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, who is busy with all kinds of things, is now out of contact in a foreign country, and no one can contact him! Now let's combine it with the news Percy told us yesterday, and we can draw a very simple and terrifying conclusion! "

Ron and Harry took a deep breath and said in unison:
"Dumbledore was assassinated while traveling!"

Mike, Hermione and the others were all confused when they heard this. All three of them were shocked by Harry and Ron's genius reasoning!
Looking at Harry and Ron again, their faces were pale, their lips were dry, and they looked panicked. It was obvious that they firmly believed in the results of their own reasoning!

Seeing this, Mike and Franklin couldn't bear it anymore.

"Pfft! Hahahahaha!"

A burst of laughter came out of Mike and Franklin. While laughing, the two of them were punching the long table with their fists.

"What are you laughing at! This is a very serious matter!"

Ron said this angrily. It would have been better if he hadn't said it. Once he said it, Mike and Franklin laughed even louder.

Hermione slapped herself on the forehead and said coldly:

"Harry, Ron. Dumbledore cannot be assassinated. You have to know that he is a legendary wizard who can rival Voldemort. If the Ministry of Magic could really kill Dumbledore without anyone noticing, then Voldemort should have been completely eliminated more than a decade ago!"

"But, but..."

Ron stammered and wanted to continue to quibble, but he couldn't think of any rebuttal and could only keep talking over there.

Hermione sighed, shook her head helplessly and said:
"Well, didn't you say Percy sent you a letter? Why don't you just take it out and read it?"

"I...I was so angry at the time that I burned it!"

"Snapped!"

There was a crisp sound, and Hermione slapped herself on the forehead again - she had given up hope on Ron.

"Okay, huh! Anyway, Dumbledore can't be assassinated." Mike, who had almost recovered his breath, said, "What Percy meant by Dumbledore not staying in Hogwarts for long should be that Umbridge will find evidence of Dumbledore's corruption and drive Dumbledore out of the position of headmaster."

"That's impossible!" Harry said firmly, "How could Dumbledore embezzle public funds?! This is clearly a frame-up! The Ministry of Magic is really good at this. That's what they did to me during the summer vacation!"

"Yes! That's for sure!"

Ron quickly spoke up to agree, while Mike and the others remained silent.

It was difficult for him to tell Harry and Ron that, judging from the current situation, Dumbledore might have used some of Hogwarts' public funds to a greater or lesser extent.

"Let's not dwell on these issues. Instead of worrying about Dumbledore, we might as well take care of ourselves!" Hermione said, "You know, in addition to investigating Dumbledore's embezzlement of public funds, Umbridge still has to review the professors to improve student performance! What do you think she will do?"

"It should be listening to classes, asking questions, etc. Anyway, this is how it was done in the Muggle school I attended before, and Hogwarts should be similar in this regard."

Harry nodded hastily, agreeing with Franklin on this point.

Hermione frowned when she heard this and said:

"I mean, Umbridge's own class is complete and utter theoretical rubbish, but the Daily Prophet calls it a successful reform. If that's the definition of success, then wouldn't other professors' classes under Umbridge's 'guidance' also become that bad?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent again. Even Mike's face was not very good. Compared with the rich and interesting practical spell class, the simple and complicated theoretical class was really boring.

Ron and Franklin on the side looked even uglier. They were not good students and they hated the cramming and rote theoretical teaching.

If you have more practical subjects, they might be able to give you a decent score, but if you really turn it all into theoretical classes, their scores will definitely be despairingly low.

"If things really turn out like this, I'm afraid I won't even have the heart to attend class!" Harry covered his face in despair. "What's worse is that Voldemort has returned, and instead of learning more defensive measures for the future, we are learning those lousy theoretical knowledge!"

"Yeah, I can't imagine it. If this continues, what will we use to protect ourselves when Voldemort really starts to attack Hogwarts? Thick textbooks?"

Ron complained with a frown on his face.

Upon hearing this, Mike smiled and said deliberately:

"I have a good idea. Since Umbridge is unwilling to teach us more Defense Against the Dark Arts classes, and even wants to organize other professors to teach us, why don't I find someone else to teach us?" "Good idea!"

"Why didn't I think of that!"

Hermione, Harry and others' eyes lit up and they all spoke out in agreement.

"But there is one most important question now." Mike's smile deepened, but he still pretended to be distressed and said, "Who should we find to teach us? After all, there are not many people who have this ability."

Harry, Hermione and the others looked at each other, and smiles appeared on everyone's faces.

"Isn't this candidate somewhere far away yet close at hand?"

"who is it?"

Mike could hardly suppress the smile on his face.

"Of course..." Everyone pointed at Mike in unison, "It's you!"

"I?"

"That's right, powerful strength and amazing prestige!" Ron said excitedly, "I simply can't find a more suitable candidate than you!"

"But I am good at fighting. I am not very good at other knowledge."

Seeing that Mike was still refusing, Harry became anxious.

He grabbed Hermione and said anxiously:

"You don't need to worry about this at all. Hermione will assist you with other knowledge. You should know that Hermione is a genius in this area! So, just agree, Mike, I beg you!"

Mike raised his eyebrows and looked at Hermione, who rubbed her clothes and finally said at the hint of Harry and Ron's eyes:
"Yes, I will assist you, so please rest assured."

"If that's the case, then I'll agree to it!"

As soon as these words came out, Harry and Ron cheered immediately, while Hermione beside them frowned and said:
"But where are we going to have class?"

Harry and Ron's cheers came to an abrupt end. After a while, Harry replied with a slight embarrassment:
"Or we can go to the Sex Change Classroom. Professor McGonagall lent it to me as a practice field during the Triwizard Tournament last year. I'll go and beg her later. She should still lend it to us, right?"

Harry's voice became weaker and weaker, until it was almost inaudible.

Anyone can hear the uncertainty in it.

Hermione sighed again, and was about to think about it when she heard Mike beside her chuckle and say:

"Don't worry about the venue. I know a place that is most suitable for teaching."

Franklin's eyes flashed with surprise, and he said in a daze: "You are not talking about..."

"Yes, that's the place."

"What place are you talking about?"

Harry looked confused, but Mike wasn't ready to tell the truth, he just shook his head and said:

"You will know then."

"In that case, we'll leave the venue to you." Hermione made the decision immediately. She trusted Mike very much. At least Mike was much more reliable than Harry and Ron. "As for us, we'll do our best to recruit people!"

After that, Hermione, Harry and Ron, the three saviors, looked at each other, and then left the hall in the same hurry as when they came. They didn't even have time to eat breakfast.

As Mike looked at the people's gradually receding backs, a sneer appeared on his face.

"Look, isn't this the opportunity?"

"What did you say?" Franklin looked at Mike in confusion, "What kind of opportunity is this?"

"It's an opportunity for expansion!"

"Um, I don't quite understand what you mean, can you explain..."

"You don't have to understand." Mike twisted his neck, making a series of creaking sounds from his joints. "You just need to know that from now on we need to expand like crazy."

"Umbridge won't allow it, will she? Even if you have something on her."

"It doesn't matter, you just need to carry out my orders."

"Well... okay then!" Franklin knew Mike very well, and he tactfully stopped asking questions at this time.

At this moment, Mike was still sneering.

In Fudge's view, Hogwarts is a huge arsenal, which is firmly denied by many people including Dumbledore. In the view of those professors, students should enjoy their campus life instead of learning about fighting and killing all day long.

However, Mike's point of view is the same as Fudge's.

Hogwarts is different from ordinary Muggle schools. Due to the special nature of the spells, every student here has certain combat capabilities.

Not to mention those outstanding students, almost every one of them is an efficient killing machine.

Mike's goal is to completely drain the troops of this arsenal!
In fact, Fudge thought so too, which is why Umbridge was sent to Hogwarts.

But Umbridge underestimated her enemy. She did not take all the students in Hogwarts, including Michael, seriously. Although she held great power and could use it to rule Hogwarts with a high-pressure policy, her high-pressure rule would also give rise to dissatisfaction among her classmates.

When that time comes, it's time for Mike to come on stage!
In this battle for troops, I will definitely be the winner!
In Mike's heart, this idea is extremely firm!

(End of this chapter)