HP wants to be boss at Hogwarts

Chapter 153 Umbridge’s Speech

Professor McGonagall frowned and glanced at the four tables again, then lowered her eyes at the long piece of parchment in her hand, and loudly announced the first name.

"Euan Abercrombie."

The little boy, who looked panicked, stumbled forward and put the hat on his head.Thanks to his two surprisingly large ears, the hat didn't fall down on his shoulders.The Sorting Hat thought for a moment, then the slit beside the brim opened again, and loudly announced:

"Gryffindor!"

"Are you ready to welcome your new classmates?" Mino excitedly stretched out his hands hidden in his robe.

"Of course!" Skala on the other side almost jumped on the table with excitement.

"Clitor Hugh Scarpa"

"Slytherin!"

All Slytherins stood up and applauded enthusiastically. Claytor, who was walking towards the Slytherin table, couldn't help but take a half step back and tried to go back to ask the Sorting Hat to sort again.

Mino stepped forward and enthusiastically put his arms around Claytor's shoulders and pushed him to the side of Scala.

"We Slytherins are the easiest to get along with. Have you seen our enthusiasm?" Mino looked at Claytor with a smile.

"See...I see...don't...stop clapping..." Claytor was so moved that he spoke incoherently.

"What a cute kid, but a little shy." Mino said after returning to his seat.

The next Slytherin Jessie Blumen was different. She walked with confident steps and her head raised to the sky. She stretched out her hand to shake hands with the nearby Slytherins one by one, showing deep affection. Chu even performed a unique trick of folding puppies with scarves.

Snape on the staff table gradually became silent as he watched this scene.

"Who are the Slytherins?" Parkinson's face wrinkled.

Slowly, the long line of freshmen shrank little by little.Finally, Rose Zeller was sorted into Hufflepuff, and Professor McGonagall picked up her hat and stool and strode away, when Professor Dumbledore stood up.

Minnow clapped quickly, and the Slytherin table burst into loud applause.

"Welcome to our new students," said Dumbledore in a booming voice, with arms spread wide and a bright smile on his lips. "Welcome! Welcome to our old students - welcome back! There is plenty of time for speeches, but not Now. Eat it happily!"

There was a burst of appreciative laughter and warm applause in the auditorium. Dumbledore sat down upright and threw his long beard over his shoulders to prevent them from blocking his plate. Delicious food suddenly fell from the sky. Five The long table was suddenly piled with large pieces of beef, pies, plates of vegetables, bread, jam and jugs of pumpkin juice, and he groaned from being overwhelmed.

"That's great!" Susan was so hungry that she almost fainted. She grabbed a chicken drumstick and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Elegance!" Parkinson patted Susan's hand, "Remember you are a Slytherin!"

Susan chewed the chicken leg and muttered something incoherently.

"too weird."

Daphne took a bite and said something, which made Mino couldn't help but ask her what was wrong.

"When people from the Ministry of Magic come to Hogwarts, isn't it strange that the Sorting Hat warns us?"

"Of course it's strange, but it doesn't matter. If there's any problem, we can solve it." Mino waved his hand with a hearty heart, and then started to eat dinner seriously.

Daphne pouted.

"Well, you are Mino after all."

The students had all eaten and drank, and the sound in the auditorium gradually became noisy. At this time, Dumbledore stood up again.The talking stopped immediately, and everyone turned to the principal.

"Okay, now that we are digesting another extremely rich meal, I ask everyone to be quiet for a while and listen to me explain the precautions for the new semester as usual." Dumbledore said, "First-year students should know that in the hunting ground Students are not allowed to enter the Forbidden Forest - several of our senior classmates should know this by now."

"Is he talking about you?" Daphne asked Mino.

"No, he's talking about Harry and the others. I'm very good."

"Mr. Filch, the administrator, asked me, and he told me this was the 426th time, to remind you all that magic is not allowed in the corridors between classes, and many other rules, all on that long list. , posted on Mr. Filch’s office door.”

"This year we have two changes to our teaching staff. We are delighted to welcome back Professor Grupplan, who will be teaching your Care of Magical Creatures course. We are equally pleased to introduce Professor Umbridge, our Defense Against the Dark Arts course New teacher.”

There was polite but not very enthusiastic applause in the auditorium. At Minnow's signal, no one on the Slytherin table clapped.

"Should we boo?" Draco asked everywhere.

"It's over. Isn't this not good now?" Brace said.

"Then wait until she goes to class before shushing her," Theodore said.

"Why does Minnow hate her?" Crabbe asked.

"Is she still wearing pink because she's older?" Gower said.

Dumbledore continued: "The selection for the House Quidditch team will be -"

He stopped abruptly and looked at Umbridge questioningly.Since she was not much taller when she stood than when she was sitting, no one could understand why Dumbledore suddenly stopped talking. At this time, only Umbridge cleared her throat: "Cough, cough. ” Only then did everyone realize that she had stood up and was about to give a speech.

"Merlin's T-string lace underwear!" Mino suddenly realized, "I finally know what she looks like."

Parkinson looked at Mino: "Like what - wait, Merlin doesn't have that kind of thing!"

"Potato thunder."

Dumbledore only looked surprised for a moment, and then he sat down smartly and looked at Umbridge intently, as if he couldn't wait to hear her speak.Other teachers concealed their surprise less skillfully.Professor Sprout's eyebrows almost jumped into her flowing hair, and Professor McGonagall pursed her mouth so tightly that Mino thought she was about to burst her lips.No new teacher had ever interrupted Dumbledore before.Many students were secretly laughing: This woman obviously didn't understand the rules of Hogwarts.

But of course Umbridge doesn't really understand the rules of Hogwarts.

"Thank you, Headmaster," Umbridge said with a smirk, "thank you for such a warm welcome."

Her voice was high, high-pitched, and breathy, like a little girl's voice.

"Thank you, Headmaster -" Minnow heard Malcolm imitating Umbridge's voice, which was even thinner than Umbridge's.

She coughed a few more times to clear her throat (cough, cough), and continued:

"Well, I must say, it's great to be back at Hogwarts!" She grinned, showing off her sharp teeth. "It's great to see these happy little faces looking up at me. !”

"Is there something wrong with her eyes?" Parkinson frowned and looked around, "A cheerful little face? Merlin, does she think we are five-year-olds?"

"Merlin's red suspender bra!"

"I told you that Merlin doesn't have that kind of thing!"

"I am eager to get to know you all soon, I am sure we will become very good friends!"

After hearing this, the students exchanged glances with each other.Some wore barely concealed smirks.

"Forget it, I'm afraid that pink clothes will darken my skin." Daphne looked at the back of her white hands and posed in a very artificial way.

Umbridge cleared her throat again (cough, cough), but some of the breathiness in her voice was lost as she continued to speak.Now her voice has become much more serious, and her words are dry, as if they have been memorized in her heart.

"The Ministry of Magic has always believed that educating young wizards is a very important matter. Some of the precious talents you are born with may be fruitless if they are not cultivated and exercised under careful and careful guidance. Unique to the wizarding world Ancient skills must be passed down from generation to generation or they will be lost. The precious treasury of magical knowledge accumulated by our ancestors must be protected, replenished and perfected by those who are fortunate enough to engage in the noble profession of education."

At this point, Umbridge stopped talking and bowed slightly to the other teachers, but none of them returned her bow.Professor McGonagall's two black eyebrows were tightly knitted together, making her look like an eagle, and Mino could clearly see it. When Umbridge gently "cough, cough" twice, she continued her talk. During the speech, Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout exchanged meaningful glances.

"The successive principals of Hogwarts have all innovated when shouldering the important task of managing this famous historical school. This is completely appropriate, because if there is no progress, it will stagnate and decline. However, at the same time, progress for the sake of progress This practice should never be encouraged. Our traditions have been tempered for thousands of times and often do not need clumsy revisions. A balance must be achieved between the old and the new, between permanence and change, between tradition and innovation. between……"

Mino was almost asleep.

Compared to the silence when Dumbledore was speaking, students were now whispering, whispering, giggling, and the auditorium was noisy.

Mino actually fell asleep.

Umbridge didn't seem to notice the restlessness of the audience, but the teachers all listened carefully. Hermione seemed to be paying attention to every word Umbridge said, but judging from her expression, She didn't like hearing these words.

Mino has always felt that Hermione is a very politically sensitive person, and she would be even more sure if she were awake now, but unfortunately she has fallen asleep leaning against Astoria.

“…Because some changes have achieved good results, while other changes will be found to be poor decisions in due course. At the same time, some old habits will be retained, which is understandable, and some habits have become obsolete. , must be abandoned. Let us keep moving forward and enter a new era of enlightenment, efficiency and reasonableness, resolutely maintain what should be maintained, improve what needs to be improved, and abandon what we should prohibit."

She sat down.Dumbledore began to applaud, and the other teachers followed suit, but most only clapped once or twice before putting their hands down.A few students also applauded, but most of them deserted after only two or three sentences, not even realizing that the speech was over. Before they could start applauding properly, Dumbledore stood up again.

"Thank you very much, Professor Umbridge, your speech is very enlightening." As he said, he bowed to her, "Okay, as I just said, the selection of the Quidditch team will be... …”

"Wake up! Mino!"

"what?"

Mino suddenly stood up.

"Miss Potter, what can I do for you?" Dumbledore asked politely.

Mino rubbed her eyes and looked around. Parkinson covered her mouth in shock and tried to hide her head under the table. She didn't expect Mino's reaction to be so big.

"I...I think what Professor Maxim said is very good."

"Her name is Umbridge!" Astoria shook Mino's hand.

Mino, who was dazed by sleep, finally woke up.

"I'm sorry - I mean - Professor Urumqi - I'm so sorry! Professor Umbridge!" Minnow shook Astoria's hand, "Am I right?"

Daphne pulled Astoria and asked her to pretend she didn't know Mino.

A burst of laughter erupted in the auditorium, and Umbridge's face changed obviously, but she was still smiling, but Mino knew that she would probably not feel better.

"Professor Umbridge's nonsense literature has benefited me a lot. 'Progress for the sake of progress should never be encouraged' and 'Abandon those we should ban' is very well said. Mr. Fudge asked you to come to Huo Gwartz is truly the best decision!”

"Did you actually listen to what she was saying?" Parkinson was shocked.

Whispers began again in the auditorium. Everyone knew Fudge's name, but not everyone knew that Umbridge was Fudge's person. Minnow wanted to point this out.

The warning of the Sorting Hat is too correct. Now is a good time to unite Hogwarts. There is such an object that everyone wants to eliminate. As long as there is enough hatred in her, everyone can unite.

"I'm done, Professor."

"Please take a seat, Miss Potter." Dumbledore nodded towards Minogue.

Professor McGonagall also nodded to Minnow. In fact, all the teachers at the staff table nodded. Only Umbridge's smile gradually disappeared.