The Silent Witch of Hogwarts

Chapter 562 I don't care about this or that

Sitting in her office, Loila tapped her quill pen with a hint of irritation.

Dumbledore really knows how to create trouble for himself—he always assigns himself a task or something when he's already busy. Last year, he was clearly busy killing people—but he still insisted on taking some kind of exam.

I'm busy managing Hogwarts right now—and now I have to train the students myself—

Royla initially considered refusing, but Dumbledore was incredibly serious this time—and even uttered the word "trust" for the first time in a long time.

I don't need your trust!

Despite thinking this in her heart, Royla, who was not good at saying no, ultimately had no choice but to accept Dumbledore's request.

Yes, it was a request—definitely not an order or anything—I only agreed because he looked so old.

But—what should I do?

Even after obtaining the Ravenclaw crown, he didn't have much time to train students—he was busy modifying magic arrays and such.

And ultimately, how should we train students?

Loila wasn't good at this—her own skill with spells was largely thanks to Mueller—and her proficiency with magic circles was all thanks to her father—

No matter how you look at it, I think my success is all because I met a good teacher.

But I'm sure I'm not a good teacher —

I'm confident I can teach magic arrays well, but as for spells and combat—that's my problem.

Wait a minute—while Roy was having a headache, he actually had an idea.

Since you're not good at dueling but good at magic arrays—why not use magic arrays to teach dueling?

The maze from last year's competition is still there, right? — I can definitely make use of that maze!

Loila suddenly had a lot of plans in mind, but of course—she didn't intend to implement them right now.

Her most important task right now is to win the Ravenclaw crown!

I will become the ruler of Hogwarts! When that day comes, I will never listen to Dumbledore again!

Encouraging herself, Loila nodded slightly and looked at Miss Nagini, who was drinking coffee.

"Nagini————"

"Have you thought things through?" Nagini shrugged and slowly stood up. "Then let's begin?"

"Hmm—Hmm!" Loila nodded seriously, then slowly stood up.

Loila's Umbridge lessons are about to begin.

"Ha~"

At the Ministry of Magic's front desk, James yawned and lay sprawled out, watching the Aurors walk past him with somewhat listless eyes before lowering his head indifferently.

The Ministry of Magic's front desk is such a boring place; people who come to the Ministry of Magic don't come here for advice, and people who come here for advice generally don't come to the Ministry of Magic.

Therefore, most of the time it's a sinecure, especially recently, since Minister Fudge seems to have laid off a large number of Aurors—and then that old woman Umbridge left, making the job here even easier, since that old woman is always causing trouble.

Therefore, even though many Aurors were a bit confused about the future, James was quite happy.

Although he had read the newspapers and heard some rumors beforehand, he didn't really believe either the rumors about Voldemort or about Headmaster Dumbledore.

The most important thing is to work diligently, read the newspaper, and slack off, isn't it?

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He yawned, casually flipped to a page of the newspaper, glanced at it a few times, and then turned to the next page.

"Pat, pat."

Suddenly, he felt someone tap on the table in front of him.

Who is it?

He frowned slightly, looked up, and was so startled by the person he saw that he almost fell off his chair.

"Umrich—Deputy Minister Umrich!" He hurriedly sat up straight and said, "Good morning!"

"What brings you to the Ministry of Magic all of a sudden? Haha." He said, pursing his lips respectfully. "Is there anything I can help you with?"

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"————" Minister Umbridge seemed a little different than before. She stood there silently, without shouting as James had expected.

After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "I'm going to the Department of Mysteries."

"Huh?" James was taken aback.

Bureau of Mysteries?

As the front-line representative of the Ministry of Magic, he certainly knew about this department—but wasn't this place off-limits to just anyone?

But—he looked at Umbridge and pursed his lips. To ask him to refuse Umbridge's request would be a bit too much—too much of a death wish.

"Umbridge, Deputy Minister," James said cautiously, "...the Department of Mysteries...entry requires the Minister's approval..."

"Um?

"Ah—you must have the minister's approval, hahaha—" James shuddered upon hearing Umbridge's slightly displeased tone and said, "Then I'll take you—shall I take you there?"

"Is this alright for you?"

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"Alright," Umbridge paused, then said, "please proceed."

"Huh?" James paused for a moment when he heard the word "please." Had he heard it correctly?

Did Umbridge say please?

He glanced at Umbridge instinctively, and seeing her expressionless face, he was sure he must have misheard.

"Please come with me—come with me." He pursed his lips, stood up, and led Umbridge to the Ministry of Magic's elevator.

Upon seeing him and Umbridge behind him, all the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic quickly bowed their heads and said, "Good morning, Vice Minister Umbridge."

Even those who were about to board the elevator immediately moved to the sides to make way for the two of them.

And so, James and Umbridge got on the elevator together.

The two of them were alone in the narrow elevator, and the awkward atmosphere made the elevator feel like an ice cave.

James wanted to say something, but he was afraid of offending Umbridge—so he ultimately chose to remain silent.

Standing silently beside Umbridge, watching the Aurors who were about to enter the elevator stop at the door, he finally followed Umbridge silently to the Department of Mysteries.

The elevator doors slowly opened, revealing a deep, dark space.

"Deputy Minister Umbridge—this is—the Department of Mysteries." He said with a respectful, almost obsequious smile, "Is there anything else you require?"

Everything should be alright now, right? Just let yourself go—I feel disgusted just walking around with her!

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"That's all." After hesitating for a few seconds, Umbridge slowly said, "Thank you for your help."

"Um?

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"No trouble at all! Not at all!" Upon hearing Umbridge's words, James immediately shook his head and said, "It is my honor to serve Deputy Minister Umbridge!"

Could she have guessed what I was thinking?

James looked at Umbridge with a hint of fear.

Fortunately, Umbridge didn't say anything in the end. She just nodded slightly and then walked into the darkness.