Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 366 Lesson

That afternoon, everyone just took a quick tour of Hogsmeade village before returning to school. To Mike's surprise, Harry and Ron did not request to visit the Room of Requirement in advance, but went directly to the Quidditch field to start training.

Originally, the teams were supposed to have a rest on the weekends, but because Harry had been in detention almost all the time this semester, the training time was greatly reduced, so the Gryffindor team had no choice but to do extra training on the weekends.

Ron, who went to the stadium with Harry, had already planned to regularly participate in the Gryffindor Quidditch team's selections, so he basically hung around the Gryffindor Quidditch team during this period, probably wanting to make himself familiar to the team.

Since Hufflepuff lost Cedric, a strong seeker this year, and Ravenclaw's Mike also made it clear that he would not participate in the competition, Gryffindor's chances of winning this year were very high. This also led to Harry and Ron having a beautiful vision for the future, and they trained even harder.

It’s a pity that there is never a shortage of surprises in this world.

It was Monday noon, but when Mike returned to the auditorium after class, he saw a large crowd of people gathered near the bulletin board in the auditorium.

After walking in, Mike discovered that the notice board that was supposed to have advertisements for various magic joke props, Quidditch team recruitment, and potion club recruitment now only had a notice written on fine parchment:

Hogwarts High Inquisitor Order
All student organizations, associations, teams or clubs are hereby disbanded.

Organizations, associations, teams and clubs are defined as regular opportunities for three or more students.

Reorganization can be requested from the Senior Inquisitor (Professor Umbridge).

No student organizations, associations, teams, or clubs may exist without the approval of the Senior Inquiry Officer.

Students found to form or join any organization, association, team or club without the approval of the Senior Ombudsman will be immediately expelled.

The above regulations are in conjunction with the Education Order No. 24

Signed: Senior Inquisitor - Dolores Umbridge.

Around the notice board, many people were complaining, because the famous school Quidditch team and several clubs including Wizard Chess were all within the restrictions of this notice.

This means that these organizations and associations that can bring laughter to students will have to be disbanded on the spot, otherwise Umbridge will expel all of them.

This made many senior students angry. After all, life in Hogwarts as a senior was already depressing, and now with so many fewer entertainment activities, their student life would undoubtedly fall into darkness.

However, many people still remain optimistic about this, because it was also stated in the notice that as long as they passed Umbridge's review, those organizations could be re-established.

Many people believed that Umbridge would never cancel a sport as popular as Quidditch.

As for niche sports clubs like Gobstone and Wizards Chess, their chances of survival are slim.

But at the same time, everyone has been thinking about a question, that is, wasn't Umbridge sent to the hospital?

How can we still issue executive orders now?
Mike was also thinking, Umbridge's injury this time looked serious, but in fact, in the eyes of Madam Pomfrey, the famous doctor, it was just that, so it was understandable that she recovered her ability to work in just two days.

But what puzzled Mike was why Umbridge was so courageous?
She actually dared to continue to rule Hogwarts with a high-pressure policy even though I had clearly given her a death warning. Wasn't she afraid that she would really be assassinated?
While everyone was in a panic because of this notice, Umbridge was in a daze in her office.

At this moment, most of the plaster and bandages on her body have been removed, and she seems to have regained her ability to move.

But her expression was so ugly that it could almost be described as a dead horse.

What caused all this was a piece of mail placed in front of her, a letter from the Ministry of Magic.

This letter ruthlessly rejected Umbridge's request to withdraw from the Ministry of Magic, and directly ordered her next task at Hogwarts - to eliminate and control student clubs or groups.

Umbridge is in despair now. She had just received a death threat, and right after that she received a document from the Ministry of Magic asking her to step up her efforts.

After struggling for a long time, she finally obeyed the order of the Ministry of Magic and issued an order to cancel all associations.

There was no way around it. If he disobeyed the order of the Ministry of Magic, his career would basically be over. If Minister Fudge held a grudge against him, he might even be transferred to a very bad position.

Compared to losing her life, Umbridge would rather not spend her whole life in an unknown small department like Arthur Weasley - this would be a great humiliation for her!
Now she could only pray deep in her heart that the group of conspirators headed by Professor McGonagall would not care about such a small matter as student club management, otherwise her life would most likely be lost here.

At the same time, in the Hogwarts Great Hall, Harry, Ron and others had finished reading the notice on the notice board.

"Oh! Great! Looks like you can finally stop that damn Quidditch training for a while and focus back on your studies."

Hermione smiled, and she seemed very optimistic about Umbridge's order this time.

This made Harry and Ron, who were looking extremely disappointed, curl their lips.

"How can you still laugh? Our Defense Against the Dark Arts team is also within the scope of this ban."

Ron kindly reminded Hermione, but to his surprise, Hermione looked very proud when she heard it and said:
"I'm not worried. You know, all the members of our team have signed a contract!"

"What contract?"

"It's the parchment I asked them to write their names on. It's actually a magical contract, and the betrayer will receive the due punishment."

Harry and Ron were so shocked that they were speechless. Mike, who was standing beside them, stepped forward and said with a laugh:

"You've gone too far. The curse attached to the contract is extremely difficult to remove. If the person being punished is unlucky, the curse is likely to cause permanent damage to him or her."

"How do you know..." Hermione was surprised at first, and then she explained as if she had figured something out, "I just hope they can keep it a secret. This is just a safety measure."

Hermione's voice became quieter and quieter until it finally disappeared.

"Even if it's a safety measure, you should tell them the consequences of breaking their promise." Mike continued, "You're just setting a trap, a trap that benefits no one."

"Okay! Okay! I know!" Hermione said with a red face, "I will tell them the truth!"

"I suggest that we have the first meeting of our Defense Against the Dark Arts team tonight."

A hint of reluctance flashed across Hermione's face when she heard that. Mike saw it all and knew that Hermione was afraid of the scolding she might receive after telling them, so he couldn't help but shook his head.

In his opinion, Hermione was still too young to understand the principle of stop loss. This matter might cause certain losses if it was exposed now, but if it was not touched, although it looked safe on the surface, if it suddenly exploded one day, the consequences would be far worse than the consequences of actively puncturing it now.

Thinking of this, Mike sighed and said to everyone:
"That's it. You can find a way to notify everyone. We'll meet at that place at 10 o'clock tonight."

……

Even though she was reluctant, Hermione still worked with Harry and Ron to pass on the news that the Defense Against the Dark Arts group was about to start classes to every member.

And their way of delivering messages was very simple, they just went to people’s homes one by one.

This kind of work was undoubtedly hard and tedious, especially since many members always liked to run around. Harry and the other two almost ran all over Hogwarts that day before they managed to complete the task of notifying the members.

The excessive exercise that day also caused them to be listless and pale when they arrived at the eighth floor of Hogwarts.

"I feel like this is more tiring than practicing Quidditch all day!"

Harry panted and said desperately, while Ron beside him echoed:

"Who said it wasn't? I have no feeling in my legs anymore!"

"Okay, stop talking nonsense!" Hermione looked at the wall in front of her and swallowed nervously, "Let's go in now."

After that, Hermione followed Mike's teachings and walked back and forth in front of the tapestry three times while silently reciting the spell practice room in her mind.

Silently, a smooth wooden door suddenly appeared on the wall.

Harry and the others looked at each other, the surprise in their eyes even washed away a lot of their original fatigue.

"crunch~"

The door of the Room of Requirement was opened, and Harry and the other two filed in. What appeared before them was a giant training room covering an area of ​​more than 200 square meters. It not only contained most of the teaching materials needed for spell training, but also had a special rest area.

At this moment, the rest area is already crowded with people. Mike and the members of the mutual aid association have already arrived here, and now they are happily drinking tea and chatting.

"Hey! Harry!" Franklin waved excitedly at Harry and the others, "Come here, we have been waiting for you for a long time!"

"Oh, oh!"

Harry and the others, who were examining the interior structure of the Room of Requirement, finally reacted when they heard what was said and hurried away, thinking of taking a rest.

As soon as she arrived in the rest area, Hermione was attracted by the rows of bookshelves filled with books.

"Oh my God! Oh my God!" Hermione excitedly stretched out a finger and ran it across the rows of thick sheepskin-covered books, "Common Spells and Countermeasures, Defeat the Dark Arts, Self-Defense Spells..."

She recited the names of the books excitedly, then quickly picked up a copy of "Fighting Poison with Poison" and sat in the nearest chair to read.

Seeing this, Mike smiled silently. Most of the books here were bought back by him from various places, and the rest were originally here.

Now it seems that the effect is quite good, at least Hermione has been completely conquered.

Just then, there was a gentle knock on the door. Mike looked up and found Ginny, Neville and others had arrived.

"This...here..."

Looking at the luxurious Room of Requirement, Neville was so shocked that he stammered and couldn't speak. Although Ginny and others beside him were not so exaggerated, they didn't look much better.

Mike had no choice but to step forward again and explain the origin and effect of the Room of Requirement.

Ten minutes later, as the wall clock chimed every hour, Mike closed the door of the Requirement Room.

The agreed time has arrived, but unlike expected, two of the people who had signed the contract in the Pig's Head Bar have not arrived yet. But Mike is not going to wait for them. After all, Mike doesn't like people who don't pay attention to time.

"Ha! You did a great job!" Ron cheered excitedly, "People like Michael Corner who don't pay attention to time should be turned away!"

Mike looked at Ron in confusion. He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that Ron's eyes were always drifting towards Ginny when he said this.

"what happened to him?"

"Um, a small question." Facing Mike's question, Harry hesitated for a moment and then answered in a low voice, "Ginny is dating that Michael Corner, and Ron doesn't seem to like that Michael very much."

Hearing this, Mike immediately understood that Ron was worried about his sister's love life. This is indeed a worry that every brother must experience in his life.

"Hey! This is not a question of whether I like him or not! That Michael is not a good guy, he is definitely not worthy of my Ginny!"

Ron said this after hearing what Mike and Harry were talking about.

It was obvious that he was very excited at the moment, because he spoke very loudly, which led to almost everyone nearby hearing what he said.

Ginny's face was completely red. She stomped the floor angrily and then quickly ran to where George and Fred were.

Not long after, Ron was carried away by his two brothers. Seeing George and Fred's 'kind' smiles when they faced Ron, they both observed a few seconds of silence for Ron.

Happy moments are always short-lived, but when Ron returned to Harry, rubbing his aching shoulder, Mike had already stood up and silently snapped his fingers.

"Snapped!"

The volume of this crisp sound was not loud, but under the influence of magic, it was transmitted to the minds of everyone present, causing them to look at Mike involuntarily.

Until this moment, Mike smiled and spread his hands.
"Everyone, it's getting late. Let's start the first class!"

(End of this chapter)