Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 372 Dumbledore Returns
In the room where every wish is granted, the Weasley brothers, Harry, Ron and others slumped on the sofa, their eyes staring, their faces gloomy, as if they had lost all interest in life.

The fire in the room was still crackling, and the warm fire illuminated the room of request in the lounge, making people want to take a nap.

Mike sat on the sofa a little further away, looking at the salted fish while playing with a gold Galleon.

It had been two weeks since Harry had been caught at Quidditch practice.

To this day Dumbledore has not returned, and the direct consequence of his delay is that Umbridge and the Slytherins under her have become even more arrogant.

Especially the students of Slytherin House, many of them wore green armbands on their arms, symbolizing temporary inspectors, and began to monitor other houses throughout Hogwarts.

If anyone was found to have dared to violate the slightest school rule, they would rush in and take him to the newly opened courtroom for inhumane punishment.

This was the power granted to them by Umbridge, and Umbridge herself obviously did not have the ability to effectively supervise these executors.

As a result, power got out of control.

The Slytherin inspectors began to abuse the power in their hands. Sometimes, just because a small action of yours made them unhappy, they would find an excuse to take you to the punishment room.

Harry and his friends were in an even worse situation. As the legendary savior, Harry and his friends were regarded as the focus of observation. Not only did they have to deal with increasingly tedious schoolwork every day, but they also had to face Umbridge's torture.

The most horrifying thing was that this torture seemed to have no end, as the Slytherins were constantly finding excuses to extend their detention periods, making their lives worse than death.

Almost everyone in Hogwarts is in danger now. Apart from necessary classes and meals, almost all outdoor activities have been stopped. This is why Harry and his friends appeared in the Room of Requirement even though it is daytime.

Because apart from here, they are monitored almost all the time in the outside world, and this place has become their only remaining piece of pure land.

In order to allow the DA army to hold classes normally despite the Slytherins' spy-like activities, Hermione invented a simple communication machine, which is the gold Galleon that Mike is fiddling with in his hand now.

It has to be said that Hermione and Mike have very similar ideas in some aspects. At least when they wanted to invent a covert communicator, the first thing they thought of was gold Galleons.

However, Hermione's gold Galleon communicator is much weaker than Mike's.

Its appearance looks exactly like the real gold galleon, but its material is not gold, but a cheap alloy.

There is also a circle of numbers on the edge of the coin. On the real gold galleon, this circle of numbers is just a number, representing the goblin who made it. But on this fake coin, these numbers will change, indicating the time of the next gathering.

When the time on it changes, the coin will heat up, thereby reminding the user.

Compared to the Masonic gold coins, this communicator is so crude that it looks like a piece of trash, but it is enough to deal with the current situation.

It turns out that Hermione is talented in this area.

Just as Mike was fiddling with the gold coins, the coins in his hand suddenly emitted a hot breath.

Mike paused, raised the gold coin and looked at it.

Sure enough, the time above has been changed.

The DA army's rally time has been changed from 10 o'clock tonight to 10 o'clock the day after tomorrow.

"Huh! The meeting time has been changed." Mike sighed and said, "I remember this is the third time it has been postponed this week? It seems that everyone's situation is not easy."

Harry on the sofa didn't even move his eyes, and muttered to himself:
"It's better to postpone it. I'm so tired that I don't want to move at all."

Then the Room of Requirement fell into silence again. Everyone looked at the flickering flame in the fireplace in silence, as if some exciting show was being performed there.

After a while, George suddenly yelled, and then Fred beside him also cried with his hands on his head:
"Dumbledore! Why don't you come back?"

Mike shook his head helplessly. He really sympathized with these two people.

They had originally thought that Umbridge would expel them after gaining new power, but Umbridge apparently felt that doing so would be too easy for them, so instead of expelling them, she said nothing about the matter and continued with the punishment previously imposed by Professor McGonagall, putting them in detention.

Of course, after the new punishment room opened, the Weasley brothers' lives were no longer as good as before, because they could be said to be even worse off than Harry during this period.

As for Dumbledore, Mike guessed that he would be back in the next two days, because not only the students in Hogwarts were having a hard time, but the professors were also having a hard time.

After obtaining the new power, Umbridge began to frantically review the professors in Hogwarts. The current review was different from the previous understated review. Umbridge had begun to interfere in the professors' teaching methods.

This made many people, including Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick, very dissatisfied, because in this way the entire Hogwarts would be completely named Umbridge.

For now, the professors of these main courses can still hold on due to their noble status and strong strength, but the same is true for professors of some other courses.

For example, the professor of Muggle Studies has been forced into a nearly dead end by Umbridge.

Umbridge believes that the current Muggle Studies class really glorifies Muggles too much, and she strongly requests the Muggle Studies professor to revise the lesson plans in order to vilify the image of Muggles in the minds of young wizards.

At first, the Muggle Studies professor still refused to obey. She believed that Muggle Studies was a rigorous science and there was nothing wrong with her current teaching (although Mike thought that what she was teaching now was also a bunch of nonsense).

But after Umbridge hinted that if she didn't obey, she would be expelled from Hogwarts like Trelawney, the Muggle Studies class still operated according to Umbridge's ideas.

Mike and other students who had signed up for the Muggle Studies class did not react much to this, because most people signed up for the Muggle Studies class for the same purpose as Mike, which was to just pass the time.

So they don't care at all about changes in the course content - they won't listen anyway.

While Mike was thinking, the door to the Room of Requirement was suddenly pushed back. Hermione walked into the Room of Requirement, her face flushed, she was breathing heavily, and it looked like she had run all the way.

"Don't be in a hurry, Hermione." Mike stood up and poured a glass of water for Hermione. "Drink a glass of water and talk slowly."

"I have good news for you!"

Hearing this, Ron on the sofa opened one eye, squinted at Hermione, and said:
"I was hoping you would tell me that Umbridge was dead, so I wouldn't have to spend the night in detention."

Harry and others beside him nodded. This was undoubtedly the best news for them.

Hermione rolled her eyes at them, took a deep breath and said:
"It's Dumbledore! I was just helping Professor McGonagall organize the lesson plans, and she told me that Dumbledore will be back tomorrow!"

When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned at first, and then they cheered!

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The next morning, the Hogwarts Great Hall was already packed with people before breakfast time.

Today is Saturday. Normally, everyone should be enjoying the rare holiday in their beds at this time, but today everyone gathered here spontaneously.

There is only one reason that can make everyone give up their holidays so willingly, and that is that their headmaster, Dumbledore, is finally coming back!
In the past, although everyone respected Dumbledore, they would not have made such a big show to welcome him.

But things are different now. In the past, everyone had a really bad life under Umbridge's oppression, and now everyone is looking forward to Dumbledore!

Even the professors were no exception to this, because at this moment in the auditorium, McGonagall and other professors had gathered together, looking at the entrance hall with the same anticipation as their students.

Umbridge and his Slytherin minions were also in the hall at this moment, but compared to the expectant eyes of others, their expressions were not so good.

This is understandable. After all, although Umbridge is now in her prime and has a powerful position in Hogwarts, if Dumbledore, the real headmaster, returns to the school, Umbridge will most likely lose everything she has now. As a result, the Slytherins will also lose their current privileges, so they can be said to be the ones who least want Dumbledore to come back.

It seemed as if God had heard their inner prayers, for Dumbledore did not show up until almost noon.

At this time, the people who had been waiting since morning were already getting a little impatient, and an atmosphere of loss filled the auditorium.

Umbridge and the students of Slytherin College all had smiles on their faces, and Umbridge even started talking to the students around her with a smile.

However, just when everyone thought that Dumbledore might not come back, a flame appeared out of nowhere in the hall.

This flame appeared in the air like a vulture, and it was constantly expanding and enlarging. The bursts of air explosions it made made the students around exclaim in surprise, but the professors showed surprise on their faces when they saw this scene!

Finally, with a loud bang, the flames exploded completely, and the thing that had been wrapped in the flames appeared in front of everyone.

It was a beautiful fiery red bird and an old man with white hair.

"Dumbledore! It's Dumbledore who's back!"

Ron couldn't help but yell out, and everyone else in the auditorium went completely crazy.

Everyone shouted Dumbledore's name loudly, like crazy.

Umbridge and the Slytherin students clenched their fists, their faces grim, but no one was paying attention to them at this moment, as everyone's attention was no longer attracted by Dumbledore.

"Oh! You are so enthusiastic." Dumbledore seemed to be startled by the scene before him. His white beard trembled a few times before he said, "Thank you, thank you so much!"

People ran towards Dumbledore, and everyone told Dumbledore about Umbridge's crimes. However, because the noise was so chaotic, all Dumbledore could hear was a series of noises.

"Okay, I get it, now everyone please be quiet!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately shut their mouths and looked at Dumbledore expectantly with their bright eyes.

Dumbledore did not disappoint everyone. He smiled and said:

"Professor McGonagall has told me everything. I know everyone has had a very bad time recently (Dumbledore glanced at Umbridge). It's all my fault. I left in a hurry and didn't explain things clearly. But now that I'm back, some things must be changed.

First of all, regarding the punishment room, I still remember that the first order I made after taking office as the headmaster of Hogwarts was to abolish the excessive corporal punishment in Hogwarts. I believe that students need guidance, rather than using carrots and sticks to train them to develop biological instincts like taming animals. This is the belief I have always held, and it has not changed to this day. Therefore, the punishment room must be closed, there is no doubt about this! "

There was a thunderous cheer from the crowd, especially from Harry, Ron and others who had suffered the most recently.

"Then there is the issue of clubs. I have to say that some clubs in Hogwarts are really unnecessary. For example, I heard there is a 'Farting Club'. I really don't understand why this club is necessary." Dumbledore made a joke, "But we must also admit that proper entertainment is necessary, especially for students who are currently in the exam year, so Quidditch games must be resumed!"

Another round of cheers came, and Franklin and others even hugged each other excitedly.

"There is another thing. Recently, the school has used some students as temporary inspectors to supervise other students. I think this is a helpless move due to lack of manpower, but this behavior will also intensify the bad relationship between classmates, so I suggest that this measure should also be cancelled." Dumbledore said.

"Finally, there are various measures against professors. I understand that the Hogwarts senior examiner fired a professor who had worked hard at Hogwarts for more than ten years. The reason was that the professor of this course was incapable of teaching students. I cannot understand this. Because the course she taught was Divination, and as we all know, Divination is a relatively mysterious subject, and it is not so easy to prove its effectiveness. So I suggest that in order to allow students who have signed up for Divination to have classes, and to give Trelawney a rally, we temporarily recall Professor Trelawney."

There was an endless stream of cheers from the crowd; what Dumbledore did met almost all of everyone's expectations.

Amidst the cheers, Umbridge shouted with a dark face:
"I disagree!"

(End of this chapter)