Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 381 Slytherin Locket

As time went on, Umbridge's expression became uglier and uglier.

She knew very well that Mike's purpose here was to delay them so that the organization behind him, which was most likely Dumbledore's forces, would have time to retreat.

Umbridge gritted her teeth and roared at the strikers:
"What are you still standing there for? Arrest him now!"

The batters looked at each other, helpless in their eyes.

As combatants, they were well aware of the consequences of launching an attack on Ping An in such a small environment, but Umbridge was the Deputy Minister of Magic and the direct leader of their operation, so her orders had to be obeyed.

So they showed their work experience as professional scoundrels.

"Puff puff!"

Following a muffled sound, several sparse spells with tail flames flew towards Mike.

Umbridge and the Slytherins behind her quickly cast the Armour Charm upon seeing this, but something unexpected happened: the spells had just landed on the mist shield and disappeared before they could be deflected.

Mike, who was standing in the peace spell, was also stunned for a moment, then he reacted. Those strikers were slacking off. The spells they released had no killing power at all, and were not even qualified to be deflected. They only had sound and light effects.

The scene at the stairs became very awkward for a moment. Umbridge had obviously seen the truth of the matter, and at this moment she was looking at the strikers in shock.

The batters, however, remained calm and continued to throw those flashy "fireworks" at Mike.

"That's enough!" Umbridge roared. "What are you doing? Use all your strength! All your strength!"

Upon hearing this, a middle-aged man in the hands of the attacker turned around and said helplessly:

"This is our best effort, Minister Umbridge. This is all we can do with our abilities."

Umbridge was almost mad with anger. She pointed at the middle-aged beater with a trembling finger, her lips trembling but she couldn't say anything.

She now deeply regretted not bringing the Aurors with her. If they were strictly trained Aurors, faced with such a situation, they would definitely do their best to carry out the orders given by her.

Mike next to him secretly gave a thumbs up to those batsmen.

He once thought that this kind of passive resistance using lack of ability as an excuse only existed in the workplace of Muggle society. Now it seems that whether it is Muggles or wizards, the reaction is the same when facing stupid leaders.

Time passed slowly, and after having fun with the strikers for nearly an hour, Mike finally took the initiative to remove the peace spell.

So much time has passed, and those members of the da army who should have escaped have all escaped, and most of those who did not escape have now been arrested. There is no point in continuing this stalemate.

Umbridge obviously understood this, so the expression on her face was very ugly. She gasped and stared at Mike, as if she wanted to eat Mike alive.

The batters became active at this time. They rushed forward and grabbed Mike's hands and feet in an instant.

However, although they looked aggressive, they actually didn't use much force, because they didn't even take Mike's wand.

They are not fools. Judging from Mike's performance just now, it is obvious that they are not able to deal with him, so continuing to be passive and lazy is the best option.

You have to know that Michael is still a minor. People like him have not fully developed mentally and are most prone to impulsiveness.

What if you really piss him off and he tries to kill you?
Work is important, but life is more important!
Shaking his head, Mike handed the wand to one of the strikers and said slowly under the other's shocked gaze:

"Don't be nervous. I will go with you. But you have to help me keep the wand safe. If it gets hurt, I will come to you."

After saying that, Mike effortlessly broke free from the strikers' restraints and slowly came to Umbridge.

"Humph!"

Umbridge snorted coldly, turned around and walked straight downstairs, while Mike followed her expressionlessly.

The strikers and Slytherins watched them slowly leave, and only when their figures disappeared into the darkness did they finally react and hurriedly followed them.

In the dark corridor, Mike and Umbridge walked slowly surrounded by a large group of people.

Umbridge's breathing had slowed down, but her expression was still extremely gloomy.

On the other hand, Mike behind her had a relaxed look on his face. There was no one within three meters around him. As everyone knew that Mike could cast spells without a wand, no one dared to approach him at all.

Soon, everyone arrived in front of Umbridge's office.

All the strikers, including the Slytherins, were left outside the door, while Umbridge and Mac entered silently.

Mike's eyes suddenly brightened. The layout of Umbridge's office was basically the same as last time. The burning fireplace and the magic lights on the wall illuminated the entire office.

But at this moment, there was an acquaintance sitting at the round table in the middle of the office.

"Chris, you haven't left yet?"

Umbridge spoke to the man, who turned around when he heard it.

When he turned around, he immediately revealed what he was holding. It was an exquisite pendant box. On the simple gold box surface, the snake symbol representing Slytherin was flashing an eerie green light under the light.

Mike was stunned for a moment, because what Chris was holding in his hand was the Slytherin pendant box he had been looking for for a long time!

"I just wanted to see what you got." Chris's eyes fell on Mike. "But now it seems that your harvest is not good, but at least you caught a big fish."

Umbridge's expression darkened as she spoke.

Originally, after receiving the news today, she was planning to wipe out the organization suspected to be Dumbledore's forces, but now everything has been ruined by Mike.

But what Chris said made sense. Fortunately, Mike was caught, otherwise they would have gained nothing tonight.

Now she can only hope that Mike can provide some useful information.

"Well, I should go too." Chris put the locket away. "Good luck, Ms. Umbridge."

After saying that, Chris and Mike passed each other and walked towards the door without even looking at Mike.

"and many more!"

Chris's body suddenly stopped, he slowly turned around and looked at the source of the sound - Mike.

"What's wrong, Mike, anything else?"

"What was that in your hand just now?"

Mike stared at the other person expressionlessly, his fingers constantly stretching, and at the same time the surging magic power in his body was also stirring. Now he really wanted to grab the pendant box directly!

"Are you talking about this?" Chris took out the locket box and shook it in front of Mike. "This is an antique collected by Professor Umbridge. I was very interested in the Slytherin snake symbol on it, so I exchanged this pendant for providing her with information about your secret meeting in the Room of Requirement."

"Chris!"

Umbridge on the side screamed. Fearing revenge from Michael and others, she had not planned to reveal the source of the information from the beginning, but to her surprise, Chris actually took the initiative to confess to Michael!

"It's okay, Professor Umbridge!" Chris raised the corners of his mouth, and looked at Mike with his eyes, "I'm not afraid of him."

"you……"

Umbridge was speechless.

Mike, who was looking at Chris, suddenly said:
"I am also very interested in this pendant. I wonder if you are willing to sell it to me. I think I can give you a price that will satisfy you."

Chris's expression became a little strange after hearing this. He stared at Mike for a long time, and finally chuckled and said:
"I think we should wait until you are free before discussing this matter. After all, you still haven't figured it out yet."

"Okay." Mike nodded expressionlessly, "Then I'll come find you later."

Umbridge saw the entire conversation between the two, and finally, after Mike finished his last sentence, she couldn't help it.

In her opinion, Mike's last sentence was simply a threat!

"Mike! How dare you threaten your classmates even here!?"

Umbridge yelled, trying to intimidate Mike in this way.

Then the latter ignored him completely and sat down at the small round table.

The other protagonist, Chris, also waved his hand and left the office directly.

For a moment, Umbridge felt a little embarrassed as no one was paying attention to her.

At this moment, Umbridge really wanted to use her "treasures" to treat Mike well, so that he would know how terrible she was.

But Umbridge was also well aware that Mike was completely different from the students she usually 'entertained'.

Not to mention Mike's strong personal strength, even if Mike were desperate enough to reveal the secret of his background, he would be in big trouble.

"Hu! Hu! Hu!"

Umbridge took deep breaths repeatedly until her emotions had stabilized a little before she sat opposite Mike and said with a smile:

"Mike, what on earth were you doing in the Room of Requirement? How many people were there? Who were they?"

Faced with Umbridge's questioning, Mike didn't react at all.

Now his mind was full of things about the Slytherin locket, and he didn't want to pay any attention to Umbridge at all.

In fact, in Mike's opinion, all he needs to do now is keep silent.

Although Dumbledore was caught, due to his strong strength and extraordinary prestige, Fudge could not hold him back if he wanted to leave.

And now that such a big thing has happened in Hogwarts, if nothing unexpected happens, Dumbledore will definitely return to Hogwarts to deal with this matter by tomorrow morning.

"You've completely lost at this point, why don't you just tell the truth?"

"Why are you doing this? To be honest with you, you're not the only one who was caught. Even if you didn't say it, others would have told it in the end."

……

Umbridge kept asking, but the response was still silence, endless silence.

Gradually, Umbridge's breathing became rapid, and the smile on her face could no longer be maintained, replaced by a ferocious look of gnashing teeth.

"Okay! Bang!" Umbridge slammed the table. "You don't have to answer any of these questions, but there is one question you must give me an answer!"

Umbridge opened her bloodshot eyes and stared at Mike in front of her.
"What is the purpose of this organization? What is it for?!"

Mike's eyes suddenly opened, which made Umbridge excited. She thought Mike would give her an answer this time, but to her disappointment, Mike sneered and said:

"you guess!"

"Oh! I've had enough of you!"

Umbridge grabbed her hair desperately. Mike's attitude of neither cooperating nor resisting was really a headache.

She felt like she was losing her mind.

Umbridge began to run towards the bookcase nearby. She remembered that there should be a small bottle of Veritaserum hidden there, which was specially prepared for extremely disobedient students. Umbridge was ready to fight if Mike continued like this, and try to force Mike to drink the Veritaserum.

Anyway, Mike doesn't have a magic wand now, so his strength should be greatly reduced.

However, she had only taken two steps out when the office door was suddenly knocked again.

Umbridge froze, and after standing there for a few seconds, she began to take deep breaths again. She did not open the door until she had straightened her clothes and put a smile on her face again.

Coming towards them were two people Mike was very familiar with - Ron and Neville.

At this moment, the two of them were having their wands pressed against the back of their heads by Goyle and Crabbe, and they dared not move.

"Professor Umbridge, we just caught them on the eighth floor." Malfoy smiled maliciously, "I think we should hand them over to you!"

"Oh! You're here just in time!" Umbridge looked at Mike sarcastically, and then said, "Come on, let's go. This is obviously not a good place to talk. I know a place that is best for bad guys like them to tell the truth!"

After saying that, Umbridge walked out of the office first while Malfoy and others followed with Ron and Neville. They obviously saw Mike in the office and made a face at him before leaving.

Ron and Neville kept looking at Mike for help, but unfortunately, Mike didn't have the slightest intention of rescuing them.

"boom!"

With a muffled sound, the office became quiet again.

Mike knew very well that there must be many people standing outside the door guarding him, so he had no intention of escaping. Instead, he took out a gold Galleon from his pocket and pressed it a few times.

The fire dragon pattern on the front of the gold galleon quickly changed and eventually turned into the appearance of Penelope.

"What's up so late, Mike?"

"I may have found the pendant box." Listening to Penelope's familiar voice, Mike said seriously, "It is in Chris's hands now. I need you to confirm the authenticity of the thing. I have sent you the details via text."

"understood!"

Penelope's portrait on the gold galleon turned back into the appearance of a fire dragon, and Mike leaned back in the high-back chair.

Umbridge's affairs were nothing to him now, Dumbledore would surely sort them all out.

Only the Slytherin locket is the most important, it is the key to defeating Voldemort!
(End of this chapter)