The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 424 Confrontation (Please subscribe, please bookmark, please vote)
The school dinner on Valentine's Day was very sumptuous. Even Ryan, who had eaten a lot of snacks in Hogsmeade before, ate a lot at dinner.

Unlike Ryan's high school in his previous life, Hogwarts has always been neutral and even slightly encouraging towards the love affairs of senior students. Because the British wizarding world is so small, most people find their future partners in school. Not to mention that the British wizarding world has always been facing the problem of insufficient population, everyone hopes that students can get married immediately after graduation. And then it is best to have more children.

For example, Ginny told Hermione that in the wizarding world, the third child is eligible for maternity benefits, and the more children you have, the more benefits you get. This also explains why the Weasley family was able to support so many children with only Mr. Weasley, a low-level employee of the Ministry of Magic. Of course, the amount of this subsidy would not be too much, so the Weasley family could afford to support the children but still lived a tight life.

Because of this custom in the magic world, the banquet on Valentine's Day is naturally more sumptuous than usual. However, unlike other festivals, this festival is not celebrated openly under normal circumstances.

"Harry, what's wrong with you?" Ryan, who was eating a piece of roast beef, saw that Harry sitting opposite him looked a little wilted, so he asked curiously.

"Ginny and Ron are both training today, and Sirius is also busy. It's really boring to walk around Hogsmeade alone." Harry said depressedly. "Not to mention that Hela dragged me and talked a lot of weird things. I can see that he is unhappy and hiding something, but he seems determined not to accept help. Anyway, I had a terrible day today. How are you and Hermione today?"

"It was pretty good, and I got to chat with Lupin." Ryan said after swallowing the beef in his mouth.

"Oh my God, I got lost with you. I guess I just came out when you entered the Three Broomsticks. Otherwise it would have been nice to chat with Lupin." Harry looked a little annoyed.

After dinner in the common room, Hermione was doing her homework, while Ryan was sitting opposite her, deducing a bunch of complicated-looking rune formulas on parchment. He even took out a metal plate and engraved something on it.

"Hi, good evening." Suddenly the twins popped out from behind.

"It's really complicated." Fred said after taking a look at the runes Ryan had carved on the silver plate. "This is why we can only make some magic items but not alchemical products. I guess you're the only one who can persist in researching such boring things."

"You know, whether it's Dumbledore or the You-Know-Who, they both invested a lot in the pursuit of knowledge, and their strength also comes from this. So it's always good to study more in your free time." Ryan said a little and then asked, "By the way, I saw you sitting in the stands of the Quidditch stadium today to watch our school training. How are the newcomers?"

"Ron and Ginny aren't here?" Fred dragged a chair over and looked around. Seeing Harry shaking his head, he said, "That's good. Although they are our brothers and sisters, we still have to say that after watching the entire training, we think they will lose miserably. Without us, they are a complete bunch of rubbish."

"Don't say that." George interrupted his brother. "Ginny is not bad, even far beyond expectations. To be honest, she is already very good at reaching this level by herself. Compared with him, Ron doesn't look like our younger brother."

"Is it that bad?" Hermione asked, looking up from behind a pile of thick books. "He is your brother after all, having trained with you since childhood. Is it that bad?"

"Let's put it this way. If no one is watching him, he can make the save," Fred said dejectedly. "Maybe we can only win if he's the only one on the court."

The twins' prediction was correct. In Saturday's match, Gryffindor still lost 230:240 even though they caught the Golden Snitch. It was not just the goalkeeper's problem, but all the newbies were failing. It was worth celebrating that the match only lasted 22 minutes, and Ginny saved some face at the end, making the score less ugly.

On Monday, the latest issue of The Quibbler was published and swept the castle at the fastest speed. On the cover was a photo of Umbridge proudly issuing an education order, and below it was written in cursive: "Umbridge's Struggle."

"Dolores Jane Umbridge is the eldest and only daughter of Alford Umbridge and Ellen Cranell--" This article thoroughly exposes Umbridge's past, especially the detailed description of how she persuaded her father to accept a small allowance to retire early, in order to ensure that he quickly disappeared from her world. And how she claimed that your father was a prominent figure in the Wizengamot when he was alive, and made those who asked the truth unlucky. In addition to some of her private discussions on how to secretly use "their deserved" means to deal with non-magical groups, Ryan noticed that her theory even made many Slytherin students uncomfortable.

The most important thing is that it is clearly pointed out at the end of the article that when Minister of Magic Fudge was delusional and believed that Dumbledore might take his position, Umbridge used a series of means, including inciting Fudge's vanity and panic, to climb to the highest level of power, and at the same time made him believe that she was one of the few people he could trust.

"I hope Fudge can have a fight with Umbridge, or at least distract Umbridge from focusing so much on school." Ginny said excitedly in the common room.

"It would be great if things really developed in this way, but I'm really worried that this article will stimulate Umbridge to do something more extreme in school." Hermione was not so optimistic, and the facts soon proved this to be the case.

A few days later, Ryan and Hermione were writing in the library when they heard a noisy noise coming from downstairs. At first they didn't pay attention, but then the noise got louder and louder.

"What on earth just happened?" Hermione looked up. "Why did Madam Pince, who rarely leaves the library, come downstairs? Did something serious happen?"

"Let's go check it out." Ryan said as he packed up his things and ran downstairs with Hermione. As a result, they saw Professor Dumbledore announcing that as the headmaster, he had the right to allow the fired Trelawney to continue living in the castle.

"I can't believe this cow dared to do such a big thing in this situation." Hermione frowned.

"As expected." Ryan said, crossing his arms over his chest, "At this time, Umbridge must demonstrate her absolute loyalty to Fudge. Firing a professor on Dumbledore's side is the best way to demonstrate her position."

Umbridge then began to question what would happen if there was a new Divination teacher, but Dumbledore said he had already found a new professor.

"Firenze." Seeing the golden-haired, blue-eyed, fawn-colored centaur walking in, Ryan and Hermione immediately waved and greeted the handsome centaur.

"Looking at Umbridge, she would never have thought that Professor Dumbledore could find the Divination professor so quickly." Looking at the stunned Umbridge, Hermione smiled happily.

"Yes, the Ministry of Magic has gone too far this time." Ryan turned to Hermione and said, "The headmaster just hopes to unite more people when facing You-Know-Who, but that doesn't mean he will completely give in. As the world's number one white wizard, Dumbledore's counterattack this time is to hope that Fudge will stop and not let You-Know-Who seize the opportunity to defeat us one by one because of the internal strife."

"Will this help?" Hermione asked.

"Professor Dumbledore thinks it's useful." Ryan put down his arms and spread them out. "But I think Fudge, who has been completely blinded by power, will probably not appreciate the good intentions of our headmaster, and may even do something worse."

(End of this chapter)