Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 371, Article 365: Education Order No. 22 (Seeking monthly votes!)

The next day, five Aurors arrived at Hogwarts on Fudge's orders.

It will be under the jurisdiction of Umbridge until the end of this semester.

With the support of the Ministry of Magic, Umbridge began to swell with arrogance. Although she still dared not target Slytherin, she began to try to interfere in Hogwarts' internal affairs.

Yes, Umbridge is trying to interfere in Hogwarts' internal affairs.

According to the previous contract, the Ministry of Magic was not allowed to interfere with Hogwarts, but rules are rules, but people are flexible. There are ways to make it happen. If it didn't work before, then we can create opportunities for it now.

Thus, the "Education Order No. 22," a decree issued by the Ministry of Magic, was born.

The content is very simple: in order to better cultivate the next generation of wizards, the Ministry of Magic recommends educational reform. In all of England, Hogwarts is the only institution that can be called an educational institution, so the target is very clear.

Faced with the overwhelming force of the Ministry of Magic, the Hogwarts Board of Governors fell into collective silence.

The Ministry of Magic is the most powerful organization in the wizarding world, while the Board of Governors is, strictly speaking, a non-governmental organization.

Its legitimacy was established by the Hogwarts Covenant, but this legitimacy was originally granted by the Wizarding Council.

If the other party intends to break the rules and resort to force, then things will be very difficult.

Unless the Board of Governors is willing to collectively confront the Ministry of Magic.

Importantly, this educational decree also granted Umbridge the power to review other Hogwarts professors to ensure they met the standards set by the Ministry of Magic.

That is to say, I am the referee, I am the judge, and I am also the contestant.

"This is not good news, Harry."

Inside the room where every request is granted, Neville placed the latest issue of the Daily Prophet in front of Harry.

"If this continues, Hogwarts will be turned into an outpost for Cornelius Fudge's office."

"Many students sent letters home, and their parents naturally disagreed with the Ministry of Magic's actions, but there was nothing they could do except send shout letters to the Ministry of Magic, which was pointless."

"Fudge has already arranged for someone to handle these letters; he's determined to do it."

The Ministry of Magic is a powerful department. Once they are willing to sacrifice public support, no one can threaten Fudge.

Fudge is now determined to take control of Hogwarts.

Getting Fudge out of office isn't something that can be done simply by talking; after all, he's the Minister of Magic.

"If all else fails, we'll go find D," Ron suggested tentatively.

"No!" Hermione interrupted him sharply before he could finish speaking. "This is a test Dudley gave us. If we go to him every time something happens, what's the point of us? What's the point of the disciplinary group?"

"And now Dali has more important things to do."

"There's really no need to worry too much," Draco said, leaning back in his chair. His voice was languid, as if he didn't have much energy. "Because at this stage, nothing we do will make a big difference. We just need to wait and see."

That's what he said, but in reality, Draco had been in close contact with his Slytherin classmates these past few days.

The matter of Hogwarts was not the Ministry of Magic's intention; on the contrary, many officials within the Ministry opposed it. Among them, the most vocal opponent was Amelia Burns, the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. However, Fudge was, after all, the Minister of Magic, and under his willful insistence, others could only follow his arrangements, no matter how strong their opinions were.

The group looked at each other, realizing that this was the only thing they could do now.

With the Ministry of Magic granting them the power to review the qualifications of professors, Umbridge was able to frequently audit other professors' classes.

She was writing and drawing in a notebook, seemingly judging the abilities of each professor.

Of course, because of her "unique" personal charm and the occasional "Hem-Hem" sound she made in class, no professor liked her.

But apart from Professor McGonagall publicly criticizing the pink toad, the other professors chose to tolerate it, including the notoriously sharp-tongued Snape.

Professor McGonagall has been teaching Transfiguration at Hogwarts for thirty-nine years. She is not only highly skilled and powerful, but also has students all over the world, so she is not afraid of Umbridge at all.

Soon after the Ministry of Magic issued Education Order No. 23 and No. 24 due to the initial success of Education Order No. 22.

The purpose of these two decrees is clearer.

All student organizations, associations, teams, and clubs are hereby dissolved. An organization, association, team, or club is defined as a regular gathering of three or more students. Reorganization may be requested from the Senior Investigator (Professor Umbridge). No student organization, association, team, or club may exist without the Senior Investigator's approval. Any student found to have formed or joined any organization, association, team, or club without the Senior Investigator's approval will be immediately expelled.

Signature: Senior Investigator Dolores Jane Umbridge.

A new message appeared on the Hogwarts bulletin board.

While attempting to dismantle the headmaster's power to appoint professors, the Ministry of Magic also set its sights on the disciplinary committee.

To be precise, Fudge set his sights on the Discipline Group, believing that such an organization assisting Dumbledore would not exist in the same way.

Therefore, it is quite obvious that this is aimed at...

At first, the young wizards didn't pay much attention, thinking it was just a small announcement.

However, they were unaware that the announcement not only banned the disciplinary group, but also the Duelists Club, Quidditch, and Wizarding Cards tournaments.

Umbridge intends to solve all the problems at once.

"Does the Ministry of Magic have the authority to expel students from Hogwarts?"

Ron Chongdraco inquired.

The latter shook his head: "Expelling a student requires not only the principal's approval but also the unanimous consent of all twelve board members."

"So, is this useful?"

Ron pointed to the notice on the bulletin board.

"Tsk, it's a bit complicated to explain, but as long as the principal and the board of directors can hold their ground, it won't matter."

If they can't hold on, they might actually be forced to quit.

With Quidditch matches officially shut down and Wizard cards banned, the young wizards were in an uproar. "You won't let us have classes, and now you won't even let us have fun?" So the young wizards gathered together to protest against Umbridge.

Unfortunately, this was just a spontaneous act by a group of second, third, and fourth-year wizards, not including the fifth, sixth, and seventh-year students. The group was not as united as the fifth-year students. After a few people, led by Colin from the fourth-year Gryffindor school, were put in solitary confinement by Umbridge for talking back in class, they stopped their activities.

However, this was only the beginning for Umbridge.

She wants to master Hogwarts step by step.

(End of this chapter)