Hogwarts Card System.

Chapter 403: Umbridge is the headmaster? Even toads want to eat Kunpeng meat!

"What's going on?" Ted and the others asked quickly.

"I'm not sure either. I only heard about it from Hagrid after Toad posted the educational order. She even threatened to expel Hagrid, Trelawney and the others!"

Jerry didn't know what was going on. How could the sky change when he woke up? He knew the news less than an hour earlier than Ted and the others.

At this moment, Ron suddenly tugged at the corner of Ted's clothes. Ted looked up and saw Umbridge, Filch and some students from the Snake College walking towards them arrogantly.

Umbridge was very proud today. She walked with her chin up and an irrepressible smile on her lips.

But what made her uncomfortable was that she was not very tall - her body was like a ground tank, thicker than the tank, and her entire body was waist except for her butt. It was fine when she was far away, but once she got closer, she had to look up at these students headed by Ted!

But today was a happy day after all, so she held back her dissatisfaction. Clasp said, "Epifany, Granger, Longbottom, Weasley... you have been away from school for more than a week without reason, you must accept the punishment!"

Umbridge was very happy because Ted had always relied on Professor McGonagall's favor and had not attended the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

Ron, Jerry and the others followed suit and did not give themselves any face.

Now we can finally trouble them!
Ron was immediately annoyed when he heard this, "We did ask for leave! This is a mission assigned to us by Professor McGonagall!"

"Oh~oh~Professor McGonagall? I'm sorry, she was injured last night and is now being treated at St. Mungo's. In order to facilitate her recovery, as the headmaster, I have decided to temporarily suspend her position as vice-headmaster. Your mission does not count!"

Umbridge was ecstatic and couldn't hide the joy on her face. The feeling of being superior to others was simply wonderful.

As the saying goes, once you have power, you can issue orders!

The principal's power was hard-earned!
If I don't show it off, I would feel guilty for all the suffering I have endured for so long.

"Principal? Who accepts that you are the principal?! The only principal is Dumbledore! Only he is the principal!" Neville was angry, he respected Dumbledore very much.

You must say that Neville is now a grown man. He is over 1.85 meters tall, strong and imposing. When he said this, his expression was serious and his voice was solemn, which stunned everyone around him for a while!
Is this still Longbottom? When did he become so handsome and manly?!

If you see someone every day, it is difficult to notice the changes in a person. Only in a moment of sudden, you will find that the person you used to remember is no longer the same.

Umbridge was also stunned by Neville's words, but it only lasted for two or three seconds. These two or three seconds made her so angry that her face turned red!
She couldn't hold back her voice, and said shrilly, "I'm the headmaster! Headmaster Umbridge! This is the education order issued by the Ministry of Magic this morning! If your eyesight is not good, look closer!"

Neville's denial really angered Umbridge, and she flew into a rage.

However, she remembered that her magic level was probably no match for the students in front of her, so she had no intention of taking action.

He could only make up for it with words, hoping to gain a legal footing and suppress these disobedient students in his capacity as the headmaster and official of the Ministry of Magic.

However, after saying this, Ted smiled.

Ted's expression was gentle and he smiled. His tone was calm. "Ms. Umbridge, I don't mean to look down on the Ministry of Magic. But I need to emphasize that Hogwarts was founded more than a thousand years ago, while the Ministry of Magic was only established in 1707, and has a history of less than three hundred years."

"Although we all abide by the laws of the Ministry of Magic, Hogwarts is a magic school. It doesn't recognize any laws! Only by being recognized and taking over the authority from the previous headmaster can you become the headmaster of this magic school. Otherwise, you can't even enter the headmaster's office, and naturally you can't exercise any power as the headmaster."

"This is a necessary procedure and an established rule. Just like no one can teach Defense Against the Dark Arts for a whole year..."

"Ms. Umbridge, maybe you should talk to Dumbledore?" Ted gave a friendly suggestion.
Ted's knowledge of this school is not much worse than Dumbledore's.

After all, Umbridge graduated from Hogwarts, so she knew a lot of things - what Ted said was true.

Because of this, she felt even more embarrassed and humiliated!
This abominable student actually humiliated himself in this way? !

Umbridge is very concerned about her identity as a half-blood wizard, and is particularly sensitive to topics such as qualifications.

What made her even more unacceptable was that what Ted said was true, and she had no right... It was like a whip slapping her in the face!
"I was appointed as the headmaster by the Minister of Magic, Mr. Fudge. I am the headmaster! I will expel you! Expel all of you bastard students!" Umbridge was already furious. Her sharp and trembling voice seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth, and the fat on her face was trembling.

But Ted shrugged and turned away.

"Ma'am, it is your right to expel me. But you need to go to the principal's office and use the pen of acceptance to cross my name out of the admission book. Otherwise, I am accepted and protected by this school. No one can drive me away."

"This is magic. Magic doesn't know how to read, but it doesn't care about laws."

"Take me with you when you mark the names." Ron grinned and quickly followed Ted.

"And me!" Neville turned and walked away with big strides.

"And me!" Hermione said proudly.

"And me!" said Jerry.

"I!"

"do not forget me."

"Take me along too..."

It was almost time for lunch, but in the blink of an eye, one-third of the auditorium was empty - all of them had followed Ted and the others!

Umbridge's face turned blue after being scolded by Ted in public in the school hall.

You didn't take me seriously before I became the principal, and now that I am the principal, you still don't take me seriously. Isn't it a waste of my position as the principal? !
I must punish them! I must punish them severely! Otherwise, will other students still take me seriously? !
……

Just when Umbridge was saying harsh words in her heart, Ted and his friends had already arrived near Hagrid's hut.

Hagrid was supposed to have class today, but Umbridge suspended both him and Trelawney.

Umbridge was picking on the weak. She certainly wouldn't dare to suspend Snape from school, otherwise she would die on the spot.

He just bullies Hagrid and Trelawney and uses them to establish his authority.

"Hagrid? Hagrid are you there?"

Ted could actually sense that Hagrid was in the room, wiping his tears and drinking mead.

That's why people say he is a fool. If he is asked to fight against the Death Eaters and dark wizards, he will rush forward with a roar.

But he didn't dare to say a few harsh words to Umbridge, the representative of the Ministry of Magic.

Having had his wand broken at a young age, he was ostracized from the mainstream wizarding world, and was imprisoned in Azkaban. He hated and feared the Ministry of Magic as much as he did the Ministry of Magic.

A half-giant was tamed into this state.

Ted had to give Hagrid some time to prepare, so as not to be seen in such an awkward state by his friends.

"Oh! Yes! I'm here. Wait, wait!"

Hagrid didn't care anymore and quickly picked up the table rag and wiped his face, rubbed his eyes hard, then went to open the door.

"Oh, Ted! Neville! Are you back? Come in, come in quickly!" Hagrid warmly invited them into the house.

I finally get to see my relatives!

"Oh, Hagrid, are you drinking alone?" Ron swaggered and placed stools for his friends, then sat down himself, picked up the bottle on the table that was bigger than his head and poured himself a glass of mead.

"Wow! It's excellent!" Ron became excited after just one sniff.

It seems like this kid has been drinking a lot secretly.

That's right, the Weasley children are not the ones who follow the rules.

"Well~ I brewed it myself. There were a few hives of bees in the Forbidden Forest, as you know..." Hagrid explained hesitantly, a little afraid that his friends would find out that he was drinking alone here because of Umbridge.

"Why are your eyes red?" Neville asked.

"Uh... a small stone blew into my eye!" Hagrid answered seriously.

Hermione turned to Ted, trying not to laugh. She had discovered it before she even entered the room, but Neville was just talking about something irrelevant. "Don't worry, Hagrid. Umbridge won't be so arrogant for two days, and she has no right to remove you from your professorship. She's not the headmistress, and she can't be." Ted comforted him.

"Yes, I know. Dumbledore, only Dumbledore can be the headmaster." Hagrid nodded, feeling much better.

Ted continued, "So, what happened to Professor McGonagall? How did she get hurt? Who did it?!"

As soon as this matter was mentioned, Hagrid became angry: "It was done by the Ministry of Magic! Last night Umbridge brought a group of people from the Ministry of Magic to the school, and she had a conflict with Professor McGonagall. Someone attacked Professor McGonagall from behind!"

Ted and his friends passed through the fireplace in Hogsmeade and went to St. Mungo's to visit Professor McGonagall.

Professor McGonagall was fine, but she still looked a little weak. "Go back to class, I'm fine... Stay away from that woman for the time being and wait for Dumbledore to come back." Professor McGonagall instructed.

The wizard is really powerful, but also really weak.

Wizards can reshape destroyed things, make plants grow rapidly, and even reverse time (Time Converter).

But all it takes to kill them is a knife, a bullet, or a spell.

Professor McGonagall was completely unprepared and was cursed without mercy. She had to recuperate for several days before she could return to school.

This is just an ordinary spell. Many black magic spells have permanent side effects.

On the way back, Hermione was a little confused: "What should we do? Are we going to avoid Umbridge these days?"

Ron looked upset: "That toad is going to be proud of himself!"

Ted comforted his friends: "Don't worry, I'll take care of her. You guys keep a low profile and ignore her. I'm going to do something..."

Ted did not return to school with his friends. He had no feeling about Umbridge being the headmaster.

Just a clown, a farce.

Just like he said, if he can't enter the principal's office and has no authority at all, what's the point of being a principal?
What Ted cared more about was the meaning behind Umbridge's sudden action.

She definitely did this at Fudge's instruction.

Ted had Parker pull up all the recent communications between Umbridge and Fudge.

Sure enough, we saw Fudge contacting Umbridge and asking her to become the principal and take control of Hogwarts.

And Fudge himself also performed many abnormal operations in the magic network.

He contacted some IDs with remote coordinates and strange behaviors.

However, these people were rather cautious, and when Fudge spoke to them, they led him to an offline meeting.

Fudge was definitely planning something, and it must be something big.

Let Umbridge take charge of Hogwarts? What a crazy move!
Unless it was like in the original book, where Fudge had already given up and done something confusing, how could it be possible?
Dumbledore isn't wanted, is he?
Why do you unilaterally remove the principal and promote your own people to the position? Isn't that legitimate? !

Fudge in this world is in a much better situation now because of the changes in the world line. He would not do this for no reason.

There must be some motive to support him in doing this!
Fudge had been acting a little strange before, and it looked like he was finally taking action.

This is what Ted wanted to find out.

……

Lucius: "Ted, I feel something is wrong. There's something wrong with the flow of Galleons in the British wizarding world recently!"

During the months that Lucius faked his death, he had been disguising himself as a foreign merchant, which was one of the identities he had prepared long ago.

As the one who is best at making money in the pure-blood family, and now he is involved in the reselling business, he has a very sensitive understanding of the economic situation.

He felt that some people had been hoarding supplies in large quantities recently, and prices had gone up a bit, especially those strategic supplies.

The liquidity of Gold Galleons is also a bit problematic, with large sums of money frequently flowing in and out of the market.

Meanwhile, Barty Jr.'s news was also unusual: "Fudge is trying to win over his confidants at the Ministry of Magic, and a small group of them have become his diehard fans. They gather very frequently, as if something big is going on."

"I'm trying to join in, but Fudge is also cautious. I still need some time to prove myself."

Barty is a talented scoundrel and is almost a member of Fudge's core team.

But Ted didn't want to wait, he had a more labor-saving way.

He picked out the weakest wizard in Fudge's team, knocked him out and captured him alive while Black was there, and began to invade his memory.

"There really is something wrong! This is a secret that has been protected by magic. Unfortunately, this level is not enough."

There was a magic in the wizard's mind that sealed the secrets, but Ted cracked it in ten minutes.

Then he saw some scenes of Fudge talking to him and their small group having meetings.

After watching it, Ted was a little confused: "What is Fudge going to do?"

If it were someone else, Ted would have thought it was an attempt to overthrow the Ministry of Magic!

But Fudge is the Minister of Magic, he is pushing himself down? !
It seems that although Fudge has won over a group of people, he has not told everything.

But it doesn’t matter. If there is one, there will be two. Just pick one of Fudge’s confidants.

After spending several hours, Ted was getting closer and closer to the truth, and his brows were getting more and more furrowed.

Fudge is actually involved with the goblins in Gringotts?

And the goblins in the magical world are also secretly preparing supplies?

What are these people going to do?
What is Fudge going to do?
Ted tracked down the people all the way, and when the moon was at its highest point in the sky, he unexpectedly dug out a secret factory from the mind of a goblin.

"A wand factory?! Are the goblins making wands in bulk?"

The wand is so important!
The vast majority of wizards in this world, without their wands, have almost lost their ability to cast spells, and are completely helpless.

It can be said that the wand is half of a wizard's life.

In the original book, James Potter died because he let his guard down in his home which was protected by the Fidelius Charm. When Voldemort attacked him, he didn't have his wand with him, and he died instantly.

If he had the wand in his hand, there was still a high chance that he could buy time for his wife and son to escape, although he probably couldn't escape Voldemort's pursuit.

As punishment for rebellion, goblins are not allowed to possess wands.

Goblins without wands have limited spellcasting abilities, only some instinctive magic, which is no match for wizards.

The enforcement of this ban may be even stricter than the confidentiality law.

If a wizard violated the Statute of Secrecy, at most he would be fined and spend a few more months in Azkaban. But if a goblin violated the rules and possessed a wand, he might be executed!

Because they are all senior members of the Fairy Revenge Army, so they would risk being beheaded.

So, it was the goblins who were causing the trouble? And what role did Fudge play in this?
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