Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 371 The rumbling wind
Everyone seemed to be very interested in the gossip between Umbridge and Snape, even Hermione, who usually seemed very indifferent to such things, was no exception.

Among the people present, Harry and Ron were the most excited. It seemed that they had been suppressed too harshly by Snape, and now when they suddenly heard the negative information about Snape, they were so excited that their bodies began to shake.

Looking at the sparkling eyes of the people present, and thinking of Ron's superb story-telling ability, Mike felt that in a few days, all kinds of love-hate stories about Snape and Umbridge during their school days would spread throughout Hogwarts from Ron's mouth.

Shaking his head, Mike hurriedly pulled Franklin out of the Potions classroom.

He really couldn't imagine what Snape's expression would be after hearing the story Ron made up.

However, Mike clearly underestimated Ron's creative ability.

When Mike, Franklin and others took a break and came to the auditorium to have lunch, they found that Ron was already standing in his old seat, and was telling something to everyone with a flushed face.

There were already many people in the auditorium at noon, and the story Ron told was exciting and topical enough, so after a short while, people gathered around him.

Most of the audience were just spectators, with their big, bright eyes fluttering as they listened to Ron's enhanced version of the Umbridge x Snape love-hate story, while at the same time imagining various scenes from the story in their minds.

But sharp-eyed Mike discovered that not everyone liked this story.

At least the Slytherins didn't like it.

It's just that their expressions were very strange. According to Mike's idea, if Ron dared to insult their dean like this, they should have stepped forward and fought with Ron a long time ago.

But at this moment, they gathered in groups of three or five, all looking at Ron with gloating eyes.

'It looks like they've already filed a complaint, so Snape should be here soon.'

Thinking of this, Mike didn't even bother to eat. He hurried forward, pulled Ron off the table, and pushed him out of the auditorium.

Ron's face was full of surprise, but when he saw that the person who pushed him was Mike, a smile appeared on his face again, as if he wanted to say something.

However, his smile soon disappeared, because before Mike and Ron had walked far, they saw Umbridge surrounded by a group of Slytherins.

"She...she's not coming to see me, is she?"

Ron stuttered as he looked at the aggressive Umbridge in front of him, and Mike loosened his grip on Ron's robe and frowned.

He had not expected that the visitor would be Umbridge.

Because according to common sense, even if Slytherin reported someone, the target should be Snape.

But now Umbridge arrived at the Great Hall before Snape, which means that the Slytherins may not have informed their head of the house at all, but reported directly to Umbridge!
"Ron Weasley!" Umbridge came to Ron quickly with her thick legs, staring at him with bloodshot eyes and roaring, "How dare you make up lies to slander the professor!"

"me"

Ron stammered, his eyes constantly drifting towards Mike, as if he wanted to ask Mike for help.

"Confinement! Three hours of confinement every day for a month! Execute immediately!"

After Umbridge finished speaking, two tall Slytherin students immediately walked out from beside her, grinning, holding Ron on the left and right, and walked towards the hall.

The students who had gathered around the Gryffindor table in the hall to listen to the story immediately dispersed upon seeing this, while the Slytherins burst into shrill laughter upon seeing this.

Franklin looked at Mike worriedly. Everyone knew it better than him that the news about Umbridge actually came from Mike in the beginning.

However, what Franklin was most worried about did not happen. Umbridge just glared at Mike fiercely, and then quickly left the hall.

The Slytherins around her all looked unwilling, and in the end they could only make a throat-cutting gesture to Mike and reluctantly followed Umbridge's steps.

Mike did not react to the Slytherins' provocation. He just stood there thinking.

The Slytherins are behaving so abnormally right now that people can't help but wonder if they have abandoned their Professor Snape and turned to Umbridge, their new, more powerful backer.

If it were any other house, this would never happen, but Slytherin is different.

The spirit that this academy has always adhered to is to judge the situation, protect itself, and put victory first. It is not surprising for them to abandon the original dean and change the school for greater benefits.

After thinking this through, a meaningless smile suddenly appeared on Mike's face.

If things really go as he expected, then his plan should be reaching its climax!
……

For the entire afternoon, Mike and others were taking Professor Flitwick's spells class.

As expected, that annoying pink figure appeared again in this class.

Fortunately, compared to Snape, Umbridge's attitude towards Professor Flitwick was relatively kind, otherwise Mike might have really fought with Umbridge immediately.

When Mike and others returned to the auditorium after class, they saw that there were many people sitting in the auditorium, which was supposed to be empty.

Most of these people had dull eyes, and some even had red eyes, and it was obvious that they had just cried.

Ron, who was taken away by Umbridge for detention at noon, was also among them, but Harry and Hermione were comforting him.

"What are you..."

Mike said this in confusion, and Ron, with a dazed look on his face, burst into tears as if some mechanism had been triggered when he saw that the person coming was Mike.

"Mike! Umbridge... she's not even human!" Ron cried and wanted to hug Mike, "She reactivated Filch's punishment room and used the instruments in it to punish us!"

Mike dodged Ron's attack by moving sideways, and looked at the other people around him.

"Then why were they imprisoned?"

"Oh!" Hermione sighed, pointing at a few senior students with red marks on their faces. "They are members of the Wizarding Wireless Network Club. This morning they were gathering to listen to the new song of the Weird Sisters on the wireless network, but a Slytherin student reported them to Umbridge, and then they were put in detention for violating the club's ban. And the worst thing is that their magic radio was also confiscated!"

Hermione pointed to a group of younger boys.
"They were from the Crackling Explosion Club. They were playing Crackling Explosion when the Slytherin students suddenly rushed into their dormitory and took them all to the punishment room. The charge was also for violating the club ban."

"They are from the Gobstone Club. . . . They are from the Literary Society. . . . They are from the Classical Society. ...

Hermione introduced everyone in the hall without stopping, while Mike in front of her was already confused.

Mike dared to swear that before today he really didn't know that such a small Hogwarts actually had so many strange little clubs hidden in it, and there was even a wizarding club that specialized in watching Muggle TV series. This was something Mike had never expected.

"It's even worse." Hermione shook her head. "Umbridge sat in on almost every class she could sit in on today and examined all the professors. She even didn't let Professor Grubbly-Plank, who was substituting for her, go unscathed. This is really terrible. Because of her, the professors were so nervous that they couldn't teach us properly at all!"

"Isn't your focus a bit strange?" Harry's expression was a little strange when he heard it, and he complained, "Shouldn't the focus be on the fact that all the Slytherin students have become Umbridge's minions? Now Umbridge has given them great power. Malfoy has been circling around me almost the whole day today, and warned me not to violate school rules, otherwise he would hang me up and beat me. Fortunately, I have an invisibility cloak, otherwise I would not be able to participate in Quidditch training."

Mike and Hermione frowned again, and they shouted to Harry in unison:

"You went to Quidditch practice again today?"

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it." Harry scratched his head awkwardly. "Angelina (the captain) insisted that we go to training. If we don't go, she'll smash my head."

Mike shook his head helplessly. After all, Harry was still just a child, and one characteristic of children was that they had poor self-control.

But your lack of self-control is really too much, isn't it? How much do you like Quidditch? !
Seeing Mike's disappointed expression, Harry's expression tightened and he hurriedly opened his mouth to explain.

However, before he could open his mouth, the door of the auditorium was pushed open with a bang.

"Scarhead! You're done this time!"

Malfoy, with a hideous grin on his face, shouted at Harry, and behind him was a group of Slytherins with equally sarcastic looks on their faces.

The students who were still in a daze in the auditorium began to tremble instinctively as if they had seen something horrible, and some girls even started crying.

Seeing this, Slytherin laughed even more arrogantly.

"I received a tip-off! Those stupid lions of yours in Gryffindor held an illegal gathering this afternoon!" Malfoy approached Harry with his hands on his hips. "Now, according to Professor Umbridge's orders, I'm going to put you in the punishment room!"

"You're talking nonsense! I didn't—"

"Don't make excuses!" Malfoy laughed, "Your dear captain has already confessed everything!"

As he spoke, Malfoy took out a piece of parchment, on which were densely written many names with an unknown blood-red viscous liquid, and at the end there was Angelina's signature and a fingerprint.

Harry's face darkened when he saw this, and Hermione next to him walked out of the crowd and came to Malfoy.

Since girls develop earlier than boys, Hermione is half a head taller than Malfoy at this moment. The height difference makes Malfoy instinctively take half a step back.

"Malfoy! Who do you think you are?" Hermione said coldly, "Only professors can punish students. Who do you think you are to have the right to take Harry away?"

"I have orders from Professor Umbridge!"

Malfoy was a little annoyed.

"Then you should ask Umbridge to come here herself!"

"I...I won't waste my time talking to you, you piece of shit..."

Malfoy instinctively wanted to say those three words, but before he could finish his words, he felt a cold gaze staring at him. He turned around and saw that it was Mike, and immediately swallowed back the three words he had not yet said.

"Take that person away for me!"

At Malfoy's command, the Slytherins behind him quickly surrounded Harry. Many of them took out their wands and looked at Mike warily.

Shaking his head, Mike stood in front of Harry, and at the same time, he flipped his right wrist and a black wand appeared in his hand.

Seeing this, Harry's face lit up with joy, while the Slytherins around him were shocked and began to retreat, with expressions as if they were facing a formidable enemy on their faces.

Behind Mike, those classmates who were originally terrified were all shocked when they saw Mike standing up.

They never thought that there would be someone who would dare to stand up at this time and openly resist the old witch Umbridge!
But at the same time, there was a glimmer of hope in their eyes.

They have been praying in their hearts that a hero would come forward to save them, and now, Mike has stepped forward!

They sincerely hope that Mike can win!

However, at this moment, a loud shout pulled everyone out of the tense atmosphere.

"What are you doing!? Are you trying to rebel?"

Professor McGonagall walked towards the crowd in her high heels with a serious look on her face.

Seeing this, Mike put down his wand, and the Slytherins on the opposite side also breathed a sigh of relief - just kidding, Mike's strength is well-known, if they really had to fight with Mike, they would have run away long ago.

"Professor McGonagall!" Hermione stepped forward hastily. "They're going to..."

"Okay! Stop talking, I already know everything!" Professor McGonagall's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. She glanced at Harry with disappointment and anger, and said through gritted teeth, "Harry was indeed wrong in this matter! Let them take the person away!"

The crowd behind Mike immediately exploded, and the Slytherins looked at each other, with smiles on their faces again.

Shaking his head, Mike silently put away his wand.

He was completely speechless towards Professor McGonagall. Even at this point, she still believed that rules were above all else.

But she didn't know that by doing so she was handing over the entire Hogwarts to Umbridge.

Mike sighed, looked up at the sky, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

'Dumbledore, Dumbledore, if you don't come back, Hogwarts will be renamed Umbridge.'

(End of this chapter)