Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 369 Education Order No.
What could make someone who had just been threatened with death continue to do things that might bring her death without fear of the threat?
It's simple, either the threat has been eliminated, or someone promised her a benefit big enough for her to take the risk!

Considering the two Slytherin senior students who followed Umbridge like bodyguards, Mike guessed that it must be someone very prestigious in Slytherin who provided protection for Umbridge.

And that person is most likely Chris!
Mike's hands unclenched and unclenched, clenched and unclenched, looking extremely unhappy.

If things really turned out as he expected, and Umbridge and Chris became companions, then it would be a big blow to his plans at Hogwarts.

Mike, who was deep in thought, suddenly felt someone patting him lightly. He turned his head and saw Franklin looking at him with an uneasy expression.

"Are you okay?" Franklin asked cautiously, "Umbridge and Trelawney are gone, should we follow them to see?"

"Of course!"

Mike said this and then walked out of the divination classroom first.

At this moment in the corridor, Umbridge was walking triumphantly under the close protection of a senior Slytherin, and behind her was a large group of onlookers.

Umbridge's bodyguard was very responsible. Anyone who wanted to get within one meter of Umbridge would be kept away by him. He even took out his wand to serve as a warning.

At the front of the team was the expelled Trelawney and another Slytherin escorting her.

Although Trelawney's hair was messy and her eyes were red at this time, she held her head high and had a proud posture.

Surrounded by her classmates, she walked out of the castle with her head held high. Looking at her, people who didn't know the truth might have thought she was a GM martyr heading to the execution ground!

Of course, it would be more like it if her legs weren't trembling and her steps weren't staggering.

Umbridge, who was walking behind Trelawney, saw all of this and a smug smile appeared on her face.

She really enjoyed the feeling of power. She had been living in fear every day for the past week, fearing that the masked man who had once been like a nightmare would reappear and stab a knife into her chest!
This situation continued until Chris came to visit, and then it began to improve, because Chris promised to gather the elite prospective graduates of Slytherin to protect him, and use his connections in the Ministry of Magic to fight for greater rights for himself.

According to Chris, those elite Slytherins who will be sent to protect him will be of the highest level, the kind of students who can directly join the Auror force after a little training after graduation.

And the price of all this is just to give Slytherin House some 'insignificant' privileges and give Slytherin students some 'reasonable' extra points during exams!

This deal is such a steal!

At least it's much better than the deal with Mike Townley!

Umbridge agreed to Chris almost without hesitation, and the next day, she began her revenge on Hogwarts - expelling Trelawney!
This was Umbridge's choice after careful consideration. There was no other way because Trelawney was too weak and too unimportant.

It would be perfect to use her as a test for the higher-ups at Hogwarts!
Thinking of this, the smile on Umbridge's face became even brighter.

At the front of the team, Professor McGonagall, wearing a uniform and holding a textbook, was pursing her lips and walking quickly towards the crowd.

The moment she saw Professor McGonagall, Trelawney, who had been like a chaste woman, burst into tears. She quickly stepped forward and hugged McGonagall's thighs, choking with sobs and saying:

"She's going to kick me out! She's going to kick me out! I want to see Dumbledore. He promised me! He promised me that he would never fire me!"

Seeing this, the crowd around burst into laughter again. Almost everyone present was amused by Trelawney's huge change in attitude.

McGonagall, whose thighs were hugged, was helpless. She wanted to pull her legs free but found that Trevault was too strong and she couldn't break free at all. In the end, she could only stand there and wait for Umbridge to come forward.

Umbridge, who was walking behind, was also shocked when she saw McGonagall. She immediately stopped where she was and was unwilling to move forward.

The Slytherin bodyguard beside her had obviously been warned, and when he saw Professor McGonagall appear, he stood directly in front of Umbridge and took out his wand towards Professor McGonagall.

Professor McGonagall's face turned even darker, and the students around her exclaimed.

Pointing a wand at a powerful professor?

This is simply a fantasy!

However, the Slytherin student didn't care and continued to be cautious and alert. Even though Professor McGonagall's current look was probably the most serious, he would not retreat.

Perhaps it was the bodyguard's brave behavior that gave her courage. Umbridge timidly poked her head out from behind the Slytherin and shouted to McGonagall in a pretentious manner:

"Mc...McG! What's the matter with you blocking here?"

"I think you'll have to give me an explanation, Umbridge!"

Professor McGonagall's voice was unusually cold, and anyone could tell that she was trying hard to suppress her anger.

Hearing this, Umbridge retracted her head again.
"I don't think it's your turn to interfere in this matter!"

"I remember I told you very clearly that the order to expel students and professors can only be issued by the headmaster, and no one can make a decision on their own before Dumbledore returns to school!"

"Really?" Umbridge suddenly leaned forward again, and in her hand she was holding a piece of parchment with the Ministry of Magic stamp on it. Then she picked up the parchment and waved it at McGonagall, saying, "I don't think so!"

"what is that?"

Franklin asked quietly. Mike was about to answer that he didn't know, but Umbridge in front of him began to speak:
"This is a new decree! Educational Decree No. 25!"

"Here comes another one!" shouted Professor McGonagall fiercely.

"Good!" Umbridge put on a smile again, "I will now read out the new decree... ahem...

The High Inquisitor will henceforth have ultimate authority over all punishments, sanctions and deprivations of privilege involving Hogwarts students and faculty, and will have the power to amend such punishments, sanctions and deprivations of privilege imposed by other faculty members.

Signed: Cornelius Fudge
minister of magic

Order of Merlin, First Class

…(Omitted 500 words)”

After that, Umbridge carefully rolled up the parchment and put it into her handbag, still smiling.

Professor McGonagall's body was trembling slightly, and it was obvious that she was very angry with Umbridge.

Trelawney, who was kneeling on the ground, forgot to even cry and just looked at the smug Umbridge with a dull face.

The students around had different reactions. The Slytherins were cheering, while the students from the other three houses were all sighing.

Oh, no. Not everyone in the other three houses was sad.

At least the Weasley brothers seemed very happy, because now they had the right to expel students, which meant that they would be expelled soon, and their hard days would finally be over.

"So, I guess I now have the right to fire anyone who makes a mistake!"

Umbridge looked around with a grim smile, as if she wanted to memorize the faces of everyone present.

Trelawney, who was still in a daze, fainted after being glared at by Umbridge.

The Weasley brothers in the crowd noticed Umbridge's eyes and pretended to be heartbroken, fearing that Umbridge would get angry and fire them.

Perhaps because she saw the frightened looks on the Weasley brothers' faces, Umbridge nodded in satisfaction and said to the Slytherin next to Trelawney:

"What are you still standing there for? Get her out of here right now!"

Upon hearing this, the Slytherin immediately took out his wand and waved it lightly. Without him even chanting a spell, Trelawney on the ground floated up - he was actually a master who had mastered silent spells!

"Wait! Didn't you see she fainted? At least send her there first..."

Professor McGonagall quickly spoke out to stop her, but before she could finish her words, she saw that the floating Trelawney actually struggled desperately.

A sarcastic smile flashed across Umbridge's face. She nodded and led the way out of Hogwarts Castle.

At this moment, Professor McGonagall's face was livid. Although her fists were clenched, she did not move at all.

Mike on the side couldn't help but shook his head.

Professor McGonagall is still too rigid. In McGonagall's opinion, Trelawney should be saved at all costs now!
This is not to say that Trelawney is so important, but Umbridge's move is obviously to test the bottom line of the Hogwarts top management.

Perhaps Professor McGonagall thought that it would be okay to make a little concession, but she forgot that Umbridge was not just a professor, Umbridge was an extremely outstanding politician!

One of the obvious characteristics of truly outstanding politicians is that they are always trying to get more!
If you take a step back on anything, they will press on!
Until I drive you completely to death! Eat you up completely!

It can be predicted that after this time, Umbridge will completely get rid of the shadow of the "death threat", and the lives of the senior officials in Hogwarts, including Snape and McGonagall, will become extremely difficult.

And in this terrible situation, I believe Dumbledore must come back.

Watching Umbridge and the others walk away, Mike sighed and said to Benjamin and the others:
"Be prepared, Dumbledore will be back soon, and our plan must be accelerated!"

"Yes!" Benjamin nodded solemnly, "I understand!"

Franklin on the side was confused. He looked at Mike and then at Benjamin.

Mike didn't bother to explain to him, so he shook his head and left the crowd.

……

That night, the army gathered again.

This time, Mike learned from the last lesson and allocated two sets of special teaching plans according to the magic power and talent levels of the mutual aid members and other people.

Among them, the one taught to Qiu Zhang and Harry was the Tongue-Locking Curse from Snape's textbook. This spell was very simple and very practical, because once hit by this spell, your tongue will stick to your mouth, making it impossible to recite the spell.

If used well, this spell can allow them to eliminate enemies with minimal cost in the heat of battle.

As for those enemies who could cast silent spells, Mike thought that with the magical level of Harry and others, no matter what spells they were taught, they would be in vain if they encountered such enemies.

Mike's requirements for the members of the mutual aid society were much higher. Mike not only required them to master the tongue-locking curse, but also taught them several other variants of the spell, such as: the variant of the bubble head curse - suffocation, the variant of the fluorescent flashing curse - flash bomb, the variant of the gut-pulling curse - heart-pulling...

Since it included several spells that were obviously dark magic, Hermione and Harry were very dissatisfied with Mike's behavior at first.

However, under Mike's "knife is not guilty" theory, they all compromised in the end.

"Okay, I admit you said a lot!"

Harry said helplessly, and yawned tiredly after that.

"You seem a little strange, and it's only half past ten." Mike was a little puzzled. "Usually you are very energetic at this time. So, what happened to you today?"

"Oh, nothing much. I just played Quidditch with Ron and the others this afternoon."

"Quidditch? I remember the school Quidditch team was disbanded?"

"Our captain thinks the school Quidditch team will be able to resume soon." Harry yawned again, "so he has been pulling us to do training these days."

Mike frowned immediately upon hearing this. He was extremely puzzled by Gryffindor's behavior of committing a crime in defiance of the law.

"I advise you not to go to training anymore."

"Don't worry, Mike. Huha~, I won't affect the class. So you don't have to persuade me like Hermione did."

"What I mean is that you have to be careful of Umbridge." Mike shook his head. "She has more power now. If you still openly cause trouble at this time, the punishment you receive will definitely be more severe."

"Oh, okay, I'll discuss it with the captain." Harry said seriously, "You know, I don't have the final say on whether to train or not."

"You can refuse!"

"No, I can't," said Harry. "He (the Captain) would kill me. And besides..."

Harry looked at Ron again, "We don't need to be afraid of Umbridge! Don't you think so, Ron!"

Ron, who was trying seriously to use the Tongue-Locking Curse on Neville, was distracted when he heard this and cast the curse on a girl next to him.

The Requirement Room was in chaos again. Mike shook his head helplessly as he watched the people fighting each other.

Sometimes people really bring about their own death!

He had a feeling that Harry and the others would soon face retribution!
(End of this chapter)