The Silent Witch of Hogwarts

Chapter 586 The Great Reform of Hogwarts

There are some things to say—some things need to be said?

Loila followed Professor McGonagall somewhat nervously to the door of the Defense Against the Dark Arts office.

Is she planning something like a new broom sweeping clean?

Loila wasn't afraid of her, but rather afraid that she wouldn't be able to resist—wouldn't be able to resist hitting her in the office or something—she still had so much work to do, and if she hit her, then she would obviously not be able to control Hogwarts.

Therefore, I must be patient and patient!

After silently reminding herself of this, Loila nodded to Professor McGonagall.

"Clatter".

Professor McGonagall pushed open the office door.

The office was now filled with professors; all the Hogwarts professors that Loira knew and recognized were standing there.

Upon seeing Loila and McGonagall appear, the professors breathed a sigh of relief to varying degrees.

"Why are you so late?" Of course, Umbridge's question was indispensable. She glared at McGonagall and Royla and said, "Don't you respect the Ministry of Magic?"

"Not at all, Ms. Umbridge," McGonagall said slowly. "Something just happened to delay us on the way."

"Professor McGonagall, I must remind you—I am now the Headmaster of Hogwarts—you must address me as Headmaster Umbridge."

McGonagall remained silent, while Loila looked somewhat confused.

Why is the Headmaster of Hogwarts holding a meeting in the Defense Against the Dark Arts office?

Shouldn't it be in the principal's office?

Looking at the somewhat cramped office, Loila wondered what Umbridge was thinking.

McGonagall's silence made Umbridge purse her lips. She looked at Loila as if she wanted to say something, but then, as if she had thought of something, she immediately gritted her teeth and looked at the others.

"Now that all the professors of Hogwarts are here—I'm going to tell you about the changes that have taken place at Hogwarts." She said, giving a professional, fake smile.

"As we all know, Dumbledore colluded with dark wizards to sabotage Hogwarts, carry out terrorist attacks, and even attempted to overthrow the Ministry of Magic—" she said, and the professors almost all showed expressions of displeasure.

Only Loila felt—it was quite interesting—that the way it was like judging Dumbledore gave her a little bit of pleasure.

Okay, it really is only a tiny bit.

"In short—Dumbledore has now fled, and the heavy responsibility of being the headmaster of Hogwarts has fallen on my shoulders." Umbridge paused, then looked around at the professors: "You may ask me any questions."

"Ah————" Upon hearing this, Loila instinctively wanted to raise her hand to ask why the meeting wasn't being held in the principal's office, but as soon as she made that move, McGonagall, who was standing next to her, pulled her back.

Umbridge, seemingly oblivious to Loila's somewhat abrupt action, nodded: "Since everyone seems to have no further questions—then I'll explain the reform process in detail."

"I clearly have a problem!" Loila glanced at Umbridge on the stage, then at Professor McGonagall who was holding her back.

"Patience, Miss Hamilton."

Professor McGonagall whispered a reminder, causing Loila to purse her lips.

The question I'm going to ask isn't anything particularly strange, is it?

I was just a little curious—and Royla was also thinking of investigating whether Dumbledore had left anything behind. What's going on with not holding meetings in the headmaster's office anymore?

Could it be that the principal's office was damaged?

"That concludes our reform plan." While Loira was lost in thought, Umbridge's lecture seemed to be drawing to a close. She looked at the professors' faces and smiled gently: "In short—it's about conveying love in education, especially the Ministry of Magic's care for its students."

"Students need to know the greatness of the Ministry of Magic and have respect for it."

"The specific content—the Ministry of Magic has already compiled it." Umbridge said, pointing to several thick stacks of books on the table in front of her: "These are the textbooks that the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic compiled overnight."

"You must go back and read it carefully, and each of you should write a reflection that is no less than two feet long and hand it in to me."

"Before tomorrow night."

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Under everyone's silent gaze, Umbridge flicked her wand, and the books flew into everyone's hands one by one.

"On the Ministry of Magic and the Protection of Magical Creatures?" Loila heard Hagrid's dissatisfied mutter.

"Fudge's Great Contribution to Transfiguration—" McGonagall muttered with dissatisfaction as she looked at the book in her hand.

Of all the professors, only Loila remained silent, instead glancing around at the other professors' books.

the reason is simple.

She didn't have a book.

What does this mean?

Loila glanced around to make sure there were no other books on the table—then why weren't there any books about magic circles or anything related to the Ministry of Magic?

For example, books like "Fudge Teaches You How to Use Magic Circles"? Loila even planned to put this masterpiece alongside Mr. Lockhart's monograph on magic circles.

But unfortunately, I didn't have it—could it be that the Ministry of Magic forgot?

"Miss Hamilton—regarding magic arrays—Minister Fudge wishes to grant you some freedom." Umbridge's words answered this question.

So, it turns out that Fudge wanted to give me a little bit of freedom?

I don't believe it at all—wasn't he just threatening to arrest me yesterday?

After much thought, Loila came to a conclusion.

Could it be that none of the Aurors in the Ministry of Magic understand magic circles?

It seems quite possible—in any case, Loila had never heard of any Auror from the Ministry of Magic who knew about magic arrays.

Hmm—so it's because our magic array studies are too niche?

Loila didn't know if this was a good thing or not.

In conclusion, after seeing that all the professors had received their books, Umbridge continued, "And for the safety of Hogwarts."

"To prevent the escaped Dumbledore from secretly sabotaging the teaching."

"The Ministry of Magic will be sending an additional group of Aurors and Dementors to protect Hogwarts!"

Soul-stealing monster?!

Upon hearing this, Loila shuddered involuntarily. This was probably one of the few things she was afraid of.

Well—she's actually afraid of quite a few things, but these are probably the things she's most afraid of.

A monster that only the Guardian Charm can deal with—it's terrifying no matter how you look at it!

Umbridge's suggestion naturally caused no stir. Seeing the professors behaving themselves, she nodded in satisfaction.

"In that case—I urge all professors to do their best." She said, flashing an affected smile.

Upon hearing this, most of the professors sighed with relief and then walked away.

Just as Loila was about to leave, she suddenly heard Umbridge say, "Miss Hamilton—"

Please wait a moment.

"I have some questions to ask you."

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