Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 361: Divorce plan

"That note was clearly passed to her by that boy, why didn't you punish him?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole classroom fell silent. Even the Gryffindor girl who was crying with her head down raised her head in surprise. No one expected that someone would choose to step forward at this time.

"I've stressed this many times! You must raise your hand if you want to speak in my class!" Umbridge roared, "Ten points deducted from Gryffindor!"

"Oh! Really?" Harry also stood up and said, "I'm afraid you can't deduct points from us anymore, because Gryffindor's hourglass is already empty!"

"No... that's right! You must give us an explanation today why you are so biased towards Ravenclaw!"

Ron also echoed, but his voice seemed a little weak.

But it didn't matter. After the three of them stood up, more and more people in the Gryffindor team stood up and began to question Umbridge.

Mike was not surprised by this. You know, Gryffindor is famous for its courage. If they still act like cowards at this time, then they will not be qualified to be Gryffindor students.

The classroom was noisy for a moment, but Umbridge on the podium didn't care. She sneered and said:
"Who said that if there are no points, there can be no deductions? Gryffindor will be deducted 50 points!"

After saying this, Umbridge took out a small hourglass and looked at it. The sarcasm on her face suddenly became more intense.

"Congratulations! You set a record! Gryffindor's score is now minus 10 points. You are also the first student in Hogwarts' history to have a negative house score!"

The Gryffindor students were all shaking with anger. This was undoubtedly a great humiliation for them.

Many people on the Ravenclaw side were just watching the fun, and some of the more vicious ones even laughed when they saw Gryffindor's misfortune.

But while they were gloating, they were also secretly glad that if they were the ones being targeted today, it would be truly embarrassing.

"Please answer our questions. Why are you so biased towards Ravenclaw?" Hermione clenched her fists and said in a trembling voice, "If you can't give me an explanation today, I will report this to the school!"

"Yes! You must give us an explanation!"

"That's right!"

……

In the Gryffindor team, voices of agreement rose one after another, and the whole classroom became noisy again.

Faced with such questioning, Umbridge said calmly:
"Am I biased towards Ravenclaw again? I don't think so?"

As she spoke, Umbridge looked in Mike's direction and blinked her left eye like a little girl.

Now Mike immediately became the focus of the classroom. Umbridge's hint just now was very obvious, so most of the Gryffindor students transferred their anger to Mike, glaring at him angrily.

There was also a stir within the Ravenclaw team.

After Mike was given detention by Umbridge, the lives of Ravenclaws had improved greatly compared to those of other colleges.

At least during class, as long as you don't take the initiative to provoke Umbridge, she will ignore you at all.

The clever Ravenclaw had actually already linked the two things together a long time ago, but he didn't say it out loud because of the evidence and Mike's identity.

Now Umbridge's actions just now have almost acknowledged that she and Mike have an unusual relationship, which means that they, the Ravenclaws, will be able to continue to enjoy this privilege in the future.

"Long live Mike!"

Several boys in the back row shouted excitedly. Although the people around them who had not yet lost their minds stopped them immediately, the sound still reached the ears of everyone in the classroom.

The Gryffindors looked at Mike with increasingly hostile eyes. If they were not unable to defeat him, they would have taken out their wands and dueled with Mike.

However, Mike, who was the focus of attention, had an unusually gloomy expression at this moment.

Umbridge used this strategy of sowing discord very well, and immediately put herself in opposition to most of her classmates.

Mike was helpless about this. When they made a deal with Umbridge, they signed a magic contract. Mike did not reveal the secret of Umbridge's bloodline, and Umbridge showed mercy to Mike's mutual aid society.

But now, Umbridge was clearly taking advantage of the loophole in the contract to trick Mike.

Taking a deep breath, Mike suppressed the desire to go on stage and smash Umbridge's toad face to pieces.

Now is not the time to be impulsive. Dumbledore is not in school, and Umbridge has become extremely bold. If a conflict breaks out between the two at this critical juncture, it is likely to affect Mike's next plan.

"Quiet!"

Just as the atmosphere in the classroom was becoming increasingly tense, Umbridge suddenly spoke.

She smiled triumphantly, pointing her finger at the Gryffindor team one by one.

"You, you, and the rest of you will be detained for seven days in my office," Umbridge said, pointing out Harry and the other Gryffindors who were causing trouble. "See you tonight at seven o'clock."

As soon as these words came out, there was another burst of opposition from the Gryffindor team, but then Umbridge shouted:

"Shut up, everyone! I don't mind putting all of you in detention! My office is huge!"

Upon hearing this, all the opponents who had been hiding in the Gryffindor team fell silent.

The reason why these people dared to speak out was largely because they were in large numbers. It was estimated that Umbridge would follow the principle of not punishing the masses and would be helpless against them.

Now that Umbridge had shown her resolve, all these people were defeated.

Harry and the others looked unhappy, but many Ravenclaws not far away were laughing secretly - they had a new definition of Gryffindor's courage.

This laughter was like a knife, scraping the heart of every Gryffindor, making their faces as red as Weasley's hair.

Half an hour later, Umbridge announced the end of get out of class and then left the classroom triumphantly.

Most of the Gryffindors left the classroom without saying a word.

Mike called Harry's name and wanted to explain to him, but the latter seemed not to hear him, lowered his head and left silently.

Shaking his head, Mike knew very well that with the situation having developed to this point, a large part of Gryffindor's hatred for Umbridge had shifted to Ravenclaw.

"Mike," Franklin said, frowning, "what now?"

"Don't worry, I have a way!" Mike gritted his teeth, but his eyes fell on the distraught Ravenclaw boy.

……

"You have to take a lot of responsibility for this matter, you know that?"

Late at night, in an abandoned classroom on the fourth floor of Hogwarts, Franklin said to the tall and thin Ravenclaw boy who passed notes to the Gryffindor girl during the day,

"So, you have to make amends!"

"What...what compensation? I have no...no money!"

The tall and thin boy said this in horror. The lights in the abandoned classroom he was in were not on and it was pitch black all around.

In this environment, he could only see Franklin's eyes and teeth moving, which was extremely strange.

What's more, he knew clearly that there were many people standing in this classroom.

These people were all very vicious. Not only did they drag me from the dormitory to this place, they also demanded compensation from me.

The tall and thin boy felt that he might bleed heavily tonight.

"Who wants your money?!" Franklin punched the wall next to the tall and thin boy's ear. A muffled sound was heard, and the boy trembled violently, "Idiot!"

After scolding the boy, Franklin came to another corner of the classroom, where a dozen senior mutual aid association members were gathered in groups of three or four, and standing in the middle of these people was Mike.

"Mike, it's almost time for Umbridge to send letters every night. Do we really want to sap her? Will this...will this really ease the relationship between us and Gryffindor?"

"do not know."

Mike's answer was direct and straightforward. In fact, he did not expect that this action could restore the friendship with Gryffindor all at once. He had handed over the task of restoring the relationship to other members of the mutual aid society. These people would convey a message to everyone in the next few months - Umbridge was using a divide and conquer strategy against Gryffindor and Ravenclaw.

In addition, Mike also greeted the rest of the Ravenclaws and asked them not to conflict with the Gryffindors.

Under such a public opinion offensive, Mike believed that most rational Gryffindors should be able to see clearly who is the mastermind behind this incident and dispel their hostility towards Ravenclaw.

As for those Gryffindors who refused to repent, Mike believed that these people were either mentally ill or were hostile to Ravenclaw. Such people were not on Mike's list of people to be won over.

The main reason why Mike decided to hit Umbridge with a club tonight, besides wanting to use this incident to restore some of his relationship with Gryffindor, was for revenge.

That's right, revenge.

Today, Umbridge openly used a conspiracy to trick Mike. If Mike doesn't retaliate, he will not be able to swallow this humiliation!
At the same time, this was also a warning, a warning to Umbridge's life.

Mike wanted to let Umbridge know that he could take her life at any time if he wanted to!

"The time is almost up. Go and brainwash that kid and teach him what to do."

Mike said this and pointed in the direction of the tall and thin boy. The latter seemed to have noticed something and his body was shaking more and more violently.

"It's okay, leave it to me!"

Franklin sneered, then clenched his fists, making a series of crisp "crunching" sounds, and walked over to the young man in the horrified gaze.

Ten minutes later, the door of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor's office was suddenly opened, and a bright light shone from it, illuminating the corridor in front of the office.

Harry and other Gryffindors lined up and walked out of the office. Without exception, they all covered the back of their slightly trembling left hands. There was even blood oozing out from between the fingers of many people, and finally dripping onto the smooth marble floor, making a 'tick-tick' sound.

At the end of the line, Umbridge, wearing a floral dress, walked out of the office with a smile on her face, and closed the door behind her.

She was holding a letter in her hand. Judging from the stamp on it, the letter should be sent to the Ministry of Magic.

As the office door closed, the corridor returned to darkness.

Harry and the others obviously had not yet adapted to this dim environment and stood motionless in the corridor.

"Lumos!" Umbridge flicked her wand to emit a not-too-bright light, and then urged, "Okay, let's go! Time waits for no one!"

Harry and the others walked forward dejectedly, and could faintly hear crying coming from the team.

Umbridge, who was at the end of the team, heard the voice and the smile on her face became even brighter.

In the corridor late at night, a group of people walked silently, and the chaotic footsteps continued to echo.

The tiny light from the tip of Umbridge's wand illuminated the area within a two-meter radius around her, but it also made other places appear even darker.

Ron, who was walking in the front, looked at the pitch-black darkness in front of him and the light behind him. Although he hated Umbridge very much and the stinging pain from the wound on the back of his hand kept reminding him of what Umbridge had just done to him, Ron still instinctively moved closer to Umbridge under such circumstances.

At this moment, a hoarse cat's cry suddenly sounded in the darkness.

A scream immediately broke out among the team, and everyone retreated rapidly, as if there was a monster hiding in the darkness ahead.

"Meow!"

Another cat's meow was heard, and a skinny, gray-haired cat walked out of the darkness, looking at Harry and his group warily.

"Hoo! It's Mrs. Norris, Filch's cat!"

Ron let out a long breath, his right hand still gently stroking his chest, as if trying to calm his violently beating heart.

Umbridge on the side was also startled, but when she found out that the visitor was just a cat, she just frowned and pointed her wand at Mrs. Norris.

"El-Pulinks!"

Umbridge uttered a spell that Harry had never heard of before, and then a gray light flashed on her wand and hit Mrs. Rawlis directly.

"Meow!"

Mrs. Norris screamed, and her ears wrinkled up, looking extremely painful.

Everyone present was stunned. They had seen many cat decorative plates in Umbridge's office before. Logically, Umbridge should like cats very much, but now she attacked Mrs. Norris with a spell!
"Ugly cat!" Umbridge cursed fiercely, and then said to Harry and the others, "Go! Don't delay!"

Many people in the team clenched their fists, and at this moment, a voice sounded in the darkness beside them!
(End of this chapter)