Hogwarts: My name is the Unforgivable Curse...

Chapter 120 The New Principal

As it turned out, Dumbledore's judgment was conservative.

"My God! Have you seen this issue of the Daily Prophet?"

"No...is there anything surprising? Hasn't the investigation report been out for a while already?"

"The investigation team's report is correct, but..."

A few days later, early in the morning, the students and professors who had already received the *Daily Prophet* could hardly believe its contents. They practically forgot about the owl feathers that had fallen into their bowls; they were simply clutching their copies of the newspaper, either silently or arguing heatedly. Even the professors in their seats had grim expressions—

The Daily Prophet's front page: "Albus Dumbledore's grave negligence may have been going on for quite some time."

With the arrival of an independent investigation team from the Hogwarts Board of Governors, the long-standing issue of Hogwarts students falling into comas, which had plagued students, parents, and the community, was finally resolved after two weeks. Surprisingly, the root cause of this incident, once considered a serious safety issue, was remarkably simple, even absurd…

Below is the report released by the investigation team at Hogwarts, pasted verbatim.

[Finally, the research institution confirmed that the Evil Witches had indeed mutated to meet the aforementioned conditions. Even something so unpredictable was completely solved by the investigation team within two weeks; conversely, Albus Dumbledore, the Hogwarts Headmaster, who was considered the most powerful and learned wizard, spent over a month without finding a single clue, offering no assistance whatsoever to the investigation team, and his absurd actions even exacerbated the attack…]

The students who were attacked naturally suffered as a result—although Dumbledore claimed their potion was enough to restore them to their original state, the investigation team still discovered disturbing signs…

We interviewed Pansy Parkinson, a student who was attacked; she was in very poor condition during the interview…

Below is the account of the victim, Pansy Parkinson, who detailed her feelings after waking up. Her words were filled with pain and despair for the future, and she believed that she might be left with incurable sequelae.

The following content even directly mentions the Voldemort incident from the previous semester. The article, based on Dumbledore's relationship with the Void and Nicolas Flamel, and the process of the entire incident reconstructed from student interviews, points out that Dumbledore may have deliberately allowed the Void to enter the school, putting the entire faculty and students in an extremely dangerous situation.

In short, the entire article harshly criticizes almost all of Dumbledore's actions since becoming headmaster, condemning him for acting recklessly in his old age and declining health, repeatedly placing the entire school's faculty and students in unsafe situations. Furthermore, it uses this recent coma incident as a starting point to analyze in detail how Dumbledore's eyesight and mental state have deteriorated to the point of confusion and senility…

Suddenly, everyone heard a rumbling sound. They turned to look in the direction of the sound and saw the hall doors slowly opening, revealing seven solemn-faced wizards behind them.

"They're members of the Hogwarts Board of Governors!"

Someone exclaimed, "Parkinson, Flint, Alex... almost half the board of trustees are here!"

The school board has only twelve members, but seven of them showed up this time. This means they can represent the entire school board and have suddenly gained power surpassing that of the principal!

"I'm sorry to disturb your breakfast, professors and students."

Robert Parkinson stepped forward first, but there was no trace of apology in his tone: "However, the Board of Governors has unanimously decided that we will be making a very important personnel appointment and dismissal at Hogwarts, so we believe it is necessary to personally notify the entire school as soon as possible."

Many noticed that the professors in the faculty seats were growing increasingly grim. And when they saw that the chair in the middle of the seating area was empty, everyone knew what was about to happen…

"I believe everyone has already seen the report from the investigation team, and many of you may have even read this issue of the Daily Prophet..."

Robert Parkinson said in a serious tone, "Perhaps many of you here don't think it's a big deal. After all, you've been in school for so many years and are still safe and sound. You spent a year with the mysterious man last year and didn't get into any danger. And the fact that you're sitting here means that you haven't been harmed by the coma incident..."

"But I don't think that means we can ignore those dangers and hidden dangers. At least among the seven board members who came today, four of them, including myself, have family members who were affected by the coma incident. Some of them are still unconscious, and the future of others is uncertain..."

"And you may not know this, but the outside noise has almost brought Hogwarts to its knees. After learning about those things, no one wants their child to return to such a dangerous environment to study. Even the Ministry of Magic has made it clear that it does not want to see such an unstable element at Hogwarts..."

"so,"

He took out a parchment from his pocket, unfolded it, and made a magical projection so that everyone could see its contents—a document containing appointment and dismissal orders signed by twelve board members.

"I regret to announce that Albus Dumbledore has been formally removed from his position as Headmaster."

Robert Parkinson sighed, but his voice remained strong: "Although he was once one of the greatest wizards in all of Britain, making outstanding contributions to magical research, maintaining peace in the magical community, and protecting the school, it is clear that he is now powerless to protect the school and has lost the wisdom to make the right judgments to lead Hogwarts in a better direction."

As his words fell, the only sound in the entire auditorium vanished, leaving only an icy silence.

The students at the four long tables looked at each other, speechless—in most of their minds, Dumbledore had always been a kind, wise, and powerful headmaster. His nonsensical speech at the opening banquet, the woman's nightcap he always wore, and the gentle gaze emanating from the Chocolate Frog picture card had already cemented his image in everyone's minds.

However, it is an undeniable fact that the investigation team resolved the matter that had left him clueless for a whole month in just two weeks, and the analysis in the Daily Prophet was indeed reasonable and well-founded...

If the Daily Prophet and Robert Parkinson are indeed telling the truth, and Dumbledore has truly done so...

"As for the appointment of the new principal,"

Robert Parkinson spoke again, pulling out another parchment from his pocket and projecting it onto the screen. It again bore the collective signatures of the twelve board members, and one unexpected name—

"By unanimous decision of the Board of Governors, we are appointing Severus Snape as the new Headmaster of Hogwarts. The handover procedures have been completed and are effective immediately."

"Snape?!"

The students below immediately erupted in an uproar—logically speaking, even if Dumbledore was dismissed, the position of headmaster should have been taken over by Vice-Headmaster Professor Minerva McGonagall!

To everyone's surprise and shock, Professor McGonagall remained silent, simply watching as Snape, like the other professors, stood up, bowed deeply to the entire student body, and then walked to the center, slowly sitting down in the seat that originally belonged to Dumbledore…

(End of this chapter)