Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 384 Dumbledore Escapes

Dumbledore, who was facing the window, seemed to notice Mike's gaze. He suddenly smiled and winked at Mike mischievously.

Mike's slightly open mouth immediately closed, and the admiration he had originally felt completely disappeared.

Dumbledore's action was so incongruous!

In Mike's impression, a powerful person like him should be taciturn and extremely cold, but Dumbledore behaved like this... approachable, even a little ridiculous!
"Are you guys okay?"

Dumbledore said with a smile.

"It's okay!" Professor McGonagall helped Ron and Neville stand up, then looked at Fudge and others lying on the ground silently, "Are they okay?"

"Don't worry, I was very measured in my actions. Delis and the others can testify for me." Dumbledore smiled and nodded to the portraits of past headmasters on the wall. Then he looked at the black man named Kingsley beside him with a worried look on his face. "But I had no choice but to attack Kingsley. He was clearly speaking for me just now. Promise me, Minerva, that you will apologize to him for me later.

Besides, Fudge and the others should wake up soon, so we'd better not let them know that we have communicated with each other. So you'd better pretend that I knocked you out too, so that..."

"Where are you going?" Magg suddenly interrupted, "To Blake's place?"

"Oh, no." Dumbledore pursed his lips and shook his head. "Don't worry, I won't run away and hide. It won't be long before Fudge regrets driving me away from Hogwarts. When that time comes, I will come back, I promise you."

Professor McGonagall frowned and nodded worriedly.

Mike stepped forward and said:
"Dumbledore, I don't understand why you..."

"No, Mike, I have to do this. This is the best solution." Dumbledore smiled kindly, "Of course, I also need to ask you a favor."

"Go ahead!"

"Okay." Dumbledore nodded with satisfaction, "I hope you can teach Harry how to close his brain. Oh! Don't rush to refuse, I know you have learned the brain block technique, and your level is not low.

Listen, Mike. You have to teach Harry Occlumency. It's important, understand?"

Mike looked at Dumbledore's serious expression and finally nodded.

Snape, who had already stood up, looked very ugly after hearing what Dumbledore said.

You know, he was Harry Potter's original Occlumency instructor, and now Dumbledore has entrusted it to someone else. This is a great shame and humiliation for him!
Of course, he actually knew very well that it was the right thing for Dumbledore to let other people teach Harry Potter, because Harry Potter was extremely resistant to him, and in this state Harry could not learn the brain-blocking technique at all.

Therefore, the most fundamental reason why he felt unhappy was that this way he would have no reason to bully Harry openly.

However, Dumbledore did not pay attention to Snape's expression. After seeing Mike nod, Dumbledore smiled with satisfaction and then said:

"Okay, it's time for me to go."

After saying this, Fawkes, the phoenix lying on Dumbledore's shoulder, flapped its wings and chirped, then a large amount of flames burst out from its body, enveloping it and Dumbledore!

Gradually, the flames died down, and Dumbledore and Fawkes disappeared as well.

Mike and others were stunned, and Ron and Neville were even more eager to catch up.

However, at this moment, several people lying on the floor suddenly moved.

Professor McGonagall quickly pushed Ron and Neville to the ground, signaling Mike with her eyes to do the same.

But she didn't need to remind him at all, because Mike had already lay on the ground, pretending to be unconscious.

Not long after they lay down, the senior Aurors got up from the ground first, followed by Fudge, Umbridge and others who woke up one after another.

"Where did he go? Find him out!"

Fudge shouted anxiously, rubbing his head.

Dalish and others reacted quickly and began to look around.

However, there was no sign of Dumbledore at this moment, and the surrounding area was filled with messy garbage and various wood fragments.

"Quick! Quick! Stairs!" Fudge shouted, "He can't Apparate in Hogwarts, he must have run down the stairs, go chase him!"

Dalish shook his head helplessly and said:
"It's useless, Mr. Minister. You probably forgot that Dumbledore has a phoenix, and the phoenix can Apparate with people. And what's worse is that the anti-Apparition spell in Hogwarts is ineffective against the phoenix. This means that Dumbledore should have been sent away by the phoenix."

Fudge stared at Dawlish in a daze for a while before he reacted and kicked the wall viciously, shaking the magic portraits on it and incurring a round of curses from the portraits.

At this time, Mike, Mag and others also stood up pretending to have just woken up.

"Hmph! Minerva." Fudge dusted himself off and said viciously, "He won't always be so lucky, I promise!"

"Really? I don't think so."

As if he was angered by Professor McGonagall's words, he waved his hand fiercely at McGonagall, Mike and others, and said:

"We'll see what happens then! But now, you'd better take them away from here!"

Professor McGonagall did not say anything else. She silently led Mike, Ron and others out the door.

Mike looked deeply at the embarrassed Fudge, with a meaningful smile on his face.

……

Today is Friday, and Mike and his classmates were supposed to go to class as usual.

But after leaving the principal's office, Professor McGonagall asked Mike and others to return directly to their respective lounges so that they could make up for their fatigue from last night.

Mike had no psychological burden, so he slept soundly.

But when he woke up and went to the hall to enjoy dinner, he found that a notice had been posted in every corner of Hogwarts.

Ministry of Magic Order
Dolores Jane Umbridge (High Inquisitor) has replaced Dumbledore, who has fled from prison, as the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The above regulations are in compliance with Education Order No. 28.

signature:

minister of magic

Cornelius Oswald Fudge
When the members of the mutual aid club saw that Mike had woken up, they dutifully began to report to him about the changes in the school that day.

Only then did Mike realize that there were all kinds of opinions about this notice in Hogwarts.

Some people swore that Dumbledore had fought a terrifying battle with the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic, and that he had escaped unscathed after killing several Aurors.

Some people also said that Fudge and his men launched a sneak attack on Dumbledore, but were all defeated by Dumbledore. Poor Fudge was seriously injured, his head swollen as big as a pumpkin, and he was now lying in St. Mungo's to recuperate.

But no matter what the statement is, one thing is confirmed.

That was a violent conflict between Dumbledore and the Ministry of Magic, after which Dumbledore left Hogwarts. The members of the mutual aid society also heard some news about the punishment of Mike and others.

The new headmaster, Umbridge, didn't seem to have any intention of punishing Mike and the others.

Mike guessed that she had just taken over Hogwarts and was immersed in the feast of power and had no time to care about them.

Shaking his head, Mike came to the corner of the hall where Harry, Hermione and others gathered to comfort Ron who had his face covered and Neville who looked lost.

"Mike, are you okay?"

Hermione stood up from her seat excitedly and groped Mike vigorously.

"I'm fine, Hermione." Mike stopped Hermione's movements and said with a smile, "I feel great after a good sleep."

"You actually fell asleep?"

Ron said in disbelief.

"Of course!"

"Oh! That's great, I feel terrible!" Ron lowered his head in disappointment, "I didn't even close my eyes."

Hearing this, Harry and Hermione looked at each other, with helplessness in their eyes.

Apparently, they had tried to persuade Ron long before Mike arrived, but the effect was not very good.

"Dumbledore is gone, and it's all my fault! If it weren't for my inability to keep a secret, that old toad Umbridge would never have been the headmaster!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Mike noticed that Hermione beside him lowered her head in disappointment.

Mike knew very well that she must be feeling very guilty at this moment.

Because the list of DA army members was actually kept by her all along.

But to save trouble, she did not hide the list properly, but hung it directly in the Request Room for use as an ordinary roll call manual.

This also made it easy for Umbridge's men to find the list, thus indirectly forcing Dumbledore to leave Hogwarts.

Mike didn't say anything, but patted Hermione's back gently and gave her a comforting look.

The latter forced a very forced smile towards Mike.

"Oh! It's not your fault!" said Harry, frowning. "We all know that Umbridge tortured you terribly in order to make you talk. The result would be the same for anyone else!"

Mike's eyebrows twitched when he heard this, and he looked at Neville and said:
"Not always."

Harry also noticed Neville, and his expression immediately became very embarrassed.

"No, I'm just a waste!" Ron hung his head in frustration, "They used the same torture on Neville, but Neville held on and said nothing, but I... wuwuwu!"

Mike and the others looked at each other in silence, while Neville raised his hands, looking a little overwhelmed.

After crying for a while, Ron raised his head again and said to Neville:

"Neville, if anyone ever says you're not worthy of Gryffindor I'll kick their ass! You're braver than any of us! I wish I had your courage!"

Mike nodded silently. As a time traveler who had read the entire original novel, he had a very deep impression of the character of Neville.

This little fat boy who initially looks cowardly and incompetent actually has great courage deep in his heart. He is definitely the little wizard who best represents the Gryffindor spirit in the entire Hogwarts.

Such a role deserves any praise!

Harry and the others nodded when they heard this, but no one said anything. It was obvious that their mood was not very good because of Dumbledore's departure.

Mike shook his head and said to Harry:

"Harry, are you still studying Occlumency with Snape?"

After saying this, Harry looked at Mike in surprise, and the expression on his face became very strange.

"Um, yes." Harry said awkwardly, "But I had an accident recently, and I found out... Oh! Never mind, I won't say anymore!"

Seeing Harry's dejected look, Mike immediately understood what was going on.

The plot of the original book should have happened. Harry should have used the armor to deflect the Legilimency spell that Snape used to test the effect of his brain closure, and thus learned about the relationship between Snape and his father.

As for the experience between Snape and Harry Potter's father, James Potter, Mike thought it was a complete tragedy.

Young Snape entered Hogwarts with his childhood sweetheart, the beautiful Lily Potter, and they were admitted to Slytherin and Gryffindor Houses respectively.

Then James Potter took Lily away from Snape with his humorous personality, handsome appearance and prominent family background.

And because of jealousy and Gryffindor's natural aversion to Slytherin, James teamed up with Sirius and others to bully Snape inhumanely.

Of course, this is entirely McGonagall's personal opinion. The love-hate relationship between them is too complicated, and it is difficult to say who is wrong and who is right, but there is no doubt that Snape must have been badly treated badly by James.

What Harry saw was his father bullying Snape.

That's why Harry's expression was so conflicted.

After all, in his imagination, his father has always been a righteous and good man. Now that he has suddenly discovered his father's dark history when he was young, Harry is completely unable to accept it for a while.

Shaking his head, Mike continued:

"Well, what I want to say is that I actually know Occlumency. I didn't tell you before because Snape's teaching skills are better. Now if you think Snape can't teach you, then you can try to let me teach you."

Hearing this, Harry and Hermione's expressions became extremely exciting.

"Really? This is great!" Harry jumped up from his seat and shouted excitedly, "I can finally stop tolerating Snape's old bat!"

"Then come directly to my dormitory after class tomorrow. I will take lessons with you there. Originally, the Room of Requirement was the best choice, but now... ah, never mind."

"Got it, I'll be there on time!"

Mike nodded in satisfaction and was about to leave, but at this time Hermione said weakly:
"that……"

"What's wrong, Hermione?"

"Can I go? I want to learn Occlumency, too."

"Of course, I welcome everyone who wants to learn." Mike said with a smile, "The same goes for you, Ron, Neville. If you want to learn, you can come too."

(End of this chapter)