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I hope you will read this letter without prying eyes or embarrassing questions.
The minister slipped a bit when he told me you were chosen as a prefect. I can tell you're still hanging out with Alvin Mason and Harry Potter. I have to tell you, Ron, if you continue to hang out with Those two boys were in great danger of losing your prefect badge.
Yes, I'm sure you'll be surprised to hear that, and you'll no doubt say that they've been Dumbledore's favourites.
But I feel compelled to tell you that Dumbledore's time in power at Hogwarts may not be very long, and pundits have a very different, perhaps more accurate, view of the behavior of the two of them and the behavior of Hogwarts day-to-day education opinion, and whether it is necessary for Dumbledore to stay at Hogwarts.
It is inconvenient for me to say more here, but if you read tomorrow's "Daily Prophet", you will understand the current direction of the wind and see if you can determine your position!
Chapter 943 The Fallen Percy and the Plan
The content of Percy's letter continued, which made people feel inexplicably irritated.
As your older brother, I have to give you some advice. Seriously, Ron, you shouldn't be with them. It may be very detrimental to your future. I'm talking about life after leaving school .
As you must know, it has become a disgrace to the Ministry because it was our father who accompanied them to court.
Harry Potter had been tried by the entire Wizengamot this summer, and he'd gotten away with it.
Personally, I think he managed to get away with skill, and many people I spoke to still believe he is guilty.
As for Ivan Mason, his fabricated newspaper was also boycotted by the entire magic world. If he continues like this, he will be imprisoned in Azkaban sooner or later, as well as his messy magic experiments. Worry.
Professor Umbridge's letter confirms this, and the Minister considers it necessary to act immediately.
Maybe you don't dare to cut ties with them, I know full well that they may be deranged, extremely abnormal, and, as far as I know, violent and capable of casting spells beyond their age...
If you do have concerns in this regard, or find yourself disturbed by the behavior of others around you, I urge you to speak to Umbridge.
She is a very sweet and easygoing woman, and I know she will be happy to give you some advice and help.
Having said that, I might as well give you a little warning.
As I mentioned earlier, Dumbledore's days of power at Hogwarts may soon be coming to an end.
For your own future, Ron, you should pledge your allegiance not to him, but to the school and the Ministry of Magic.
I am very sorry to hear that Professor Umbridge has had little support and cooperation from other staff and students in her efforts to implement the changes that the Ministry of Magic is so passionate about at Hogwarts. Some rights have been questioned.
But trust me, she'll find the job easier in no time, because the Minister has made up his mind, and now the whole Ministry is working overtime to make sure this gets done, see tomorrow's Daily Prophet too!
I just want to make one point now, if a student shows his willingness to help Professor Umbridge now, he is very likely to become the president of the Boys Student Union in two years, which is the highest honor a student can get!
Don't worry about the current president of the boys' student union, he won't be able to keep his status for long.
Finally, I regret that I didn't see you often during my summer vacation.
I hate to criticize our parents, but if they continue to hang out with the dangerous people around Dumbledore, I'm afraid I'll never be able to live with them again.
I consider myself very fortunate to have escaped in time the disgrace of being in the company of such men, and the Minister has been very magnanimous to me.
So I do hope, Ron, that you too will not let so-called kinship and friendship blind you to the wrong nature of our parents' beliefs and actions, and to the true nature of other people around you.
I sincerely hope that one day they will realize that they were wrong.
Of course, when that day comes, I will gladly accept their sincere apologies.
Please consider what I say very carefully, and congratulations again on your election to prefect, your brother Percy.
After reading the letter, everyone looked up at Ron.
"Hmm!" said Harry, trying to make it sound as if he thought the whole thing was ridiculous, "if you want to, um, what do you say, disown us, I swear, I'll never be violent. "
"And I will definitely not prevent you from becoming the president of the Boys' Student Union." Aiwen added.
"That's enough, give me the letter back." Ron reached out and snatched the letter back. "He's the biggest fool in the world."
By the handful he tore Percy's letter in half, then into four, then into eight, and finally into shreds.
"A hopeless fool," he said impulsively, throwing the scrap of paper into the fire.
After a moment of silence, what Ron did was undoubtedly very satisfying, and the extent of Percy's depravity was also shocking.
It's hard to imagine that he now wants to drive Dumbledore out of the school and lock Ivan and Harry in Azkaban.
A few months ago, he was one of the most trustworthy people on their side.
"By the way, what happened to you two tonight?" Hermione said in a relaxed tone, trying to change the subject, "The sentence in the letter, what does it mean that she was even questioned about confinement to students?"
"Oh!" This was something Harry didn't want to say, but Ivan thought there was no need to hide it.
"When I got to Umbridge, she was abusing Harry, and then Harry and I left her office directly to find Professor McGonagall!" Ivan said, "Professor McGonagall had a fight with her , but it doesn’t seem to work, Harry still has to go to confinement.”
"But you say she just punished Harry for writing sentences?"
Harry hesitated for a moment before telling the truth about what had happened to him in Umbridge's office.
Hermione and Ron also saw the red mark on the back of his hand. If he continued to write, the lines would be engraved into his skin.
"My God!" Hermione put her hand over her mouth, more shocked than Percy's letter.
"That old hag!" Ron murmured in disgust. "I knew it, she wasn't normal!"
"Terrible woman!" whispered Hermione. "Will Professor McGonagall say anything?"
"You asked the key point. I think it should be useful in the short term, but once that woman gains greater rights, Professor McGonagall's words will not be effective." Ivan said, "So, we must do something .”
"How to do it, go to Dumbledore?"
"He's very busy, and I don't want to bother him with such a trivial matter." Harry said hurriedly, he was still dissatisfied with what he did for Dumbledore, and what's the use of going to Dumbledore, and Um couldn't Richie is dismissed from the school as if he has lost the invisible contest.
If it wasn't for Ivan, he wouldn't even talk about it with others.
"Well, how about putting this in the paper?"
"The role it can play is also very limited. If you look through the newspapers in the past, you will find that the woman's reputation is not very good, but she doesn't care, and the quill is not a black magic item. The professor has the right to punish the students, although this kind of punishment sounds disgusting." Aiwen said, "Not many people pay attention to this matter, and this will only reflect the chaotic management of Hogwarts, Let the Ministry of Magic speed up the pace of reform."
"So what are we going to do? Do nothing?"
"Well, I have a plan, but I need to take it slow, and let the magic on that quill be disabled first..."
Chapter 944 Senior Investigator
It had been expected that the article mentioned in Percy's letter of the previous night would have been found by digging through the Daily Prophet the next morning.
However, the moment the delivery owl flew away from the milk jug, Hermione took a sharp breath.
She unfolded the newspaper to reveal a large photograph of Dolores Umbridge.She was all smiles, blinking at them once and for all. It read the headline: Ministry of Magic seeks education reform, Dolores?Umbridge is appointed the first Senior Inquisitor.
"Senior investigator?!" Everyone looked at the photo in shock.
They have never heard of this title, and they don't know what the so-called senior investigator does.
But if you don't know it, it sounds terrible...
Hermione picked up the newspaper and read aloud:
In an impromptu move last night, the Ministry of Magic passed new decrees giving it unprecedented control over Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
"The Minister has been feeling increasingly uneasy about the state of affairs at Hogwarts for some time," said Assistant Minister Percy Weasley. Constantly writing to the Ministry of Magic, they feel that the school seems to be going in a direction they strongly disapprove of."
In recent months, it is not the first time that Minister Cornelius Fudge has adopted a new decree to improve the magic school. Not long ago, on August 8, the Ministry of Magic passed the "No.30 Second Education Order" , to ensure that if the current Headmaster cannot provide a candidate for a teaching position, a suitable candidate will be recommended by the Ministry of Magic.
"That's how Dolores Umbridge was appointed teacher at Hogwarts," Weasley said last night. "Dumbledore couldn't find anyone and the Minister appointed Umbridge without Say, she was an immediate success!"
"What did she do right away?" Harry exclaimed, looking at her incredulously.
"Wait, it's not over yet." Hermione said sternly.
"Umbridge was an immediate success, making a breakthrough in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, and providing timely on-the-spot feedback to the minister about the real situation in Hogwarts, allowing the Ministry of Magic to have a better understanding of the actual situation in Hogwarts." an objective and impartial understanding.”
But we have to admit that there is currently a lot of resistance within the school.
From the principal to the professors, they did not support the reform of the Ministry of Magic, and even tried to obstruct it. When Umbridge punished a student who violated school discipline according to the school regulations, the dean of the student rushed into her office and shouted Make a noise.
In addition, the "No.20 No. [-] Education Order" passed three months ago, the purpose of this education order is to limit the growing power of principals and lack of control, and to increase the role of school boards, but it has not achieved Satisfactory effect.
Dumbledore, the current headmaster of Hogwarts, seems to think that he can bypass the Ministry of Magic and the board of directors to manage the school, breaking the rules and directly appointing a 14-year-old student as the head of the boys' student union.
In this case, the Ministry of Magic had to take special action.This temporary action was recently made official by the Ministry of Magic's "No.20 Education Order No. [-]", and at the same time created the new position of Hogwarts Senior Inquisitor.
"This is an exciting new step in the Minister's plan to try to rein in the so-called decline in educational standards at Hogwarts," Weasley said. Colleagues, make sure they all meet the standard. If the standard is not met, the Ministry of Magic will have to do something about it. Professor Umbridge was offered this position in addition to her teaching position and we are happy to report that she has readily accepted. "
It is worth mentioning that these new measures of the Ministry of Magic have received enthusiastic support from the parents of Hogwarts students.
"Now I know that Dumbledore will be judged fairly and objectively, I feel more at ease," Mr Lucius Malfoy, 41, said last night at his Wiltshire mansion. Those whose children's interests have been concerned for several years by Dumbledore's erratic decision-making are relieved to know that the Ministry of Magic is keeping a close eye on the situation."
The outlandish decisions, no doubt including the appointment of controversial faculty members, have been commented on in this paper, including the hiring of werewolf Remus Lupine, half-giant Rubeus Hagrid, and fake ex-Aurors "Mad-Eye" Moody.
Of course, rumors abounded that Albus Dumbledore, once President of the International Confederation of Wizards and Chief Wizard of the Wizengamot, was no longer able to take on the important task of running Hogwarts, a prestigious school. .
"I think the appointment of an Inquisitor is the first step in ensuring that Hogwarts has a Headmaster we can all trust," a Ministry insider said last night. Parents of students are responsible."
Of course, there were some objections to this move. The patriarchs of the Wizengamot, Grisilda MacBanes and Tiberus Ogden, resigned in protest of the appointment of Inquisitors to Hogwarts. Buddy's best friend.
"Hogwarts is a school, not an outpost of Cornelius Fudge's office," Mrs Markbance said, "This is an attempt to further discredit Albus Dumbledore and it is a disgusting act. "
For a detailed report on Mrs. Mark Bans being accused of secretly colluding with the goblin subversive group, please see page No.17 of this newspaper.
Hermione finished reading and looked up at everyone.
"Hmph, now I finally know how we got Umbridge! Fudge sent her to us through this education order, and now she has the power to inspect other teachers and interfere with the school's management!" Hermione breathed In a hurry, his eyes were shining brightly, "I can't believe it, this is shameless!"
"It's really shameless. That's why that woman has no fear." Aiwen said, "Obviously, she has more rights. She can punish students without any scruples regardless of the opinions of Professor McGonagall or even Dumbledore."
"Oh, to be honest, I can't wait to see Professor McGonagall get checked," said Ron cheerfully, as if thinking of something interesting, "Trust me, Umbridge got beaten in her class No one will know what happened.”
"Oh, hurry up," said Hermione, jumping up, "we have to go, if she really wants to check Professor McGonagall's class, we can't be late."
Ai Wen waved his hand, the fourth grade has no classes in the first and second periods this morning, and the third and fourth periods are divination classes.
After giving instructions to Colin, he walked towards Umbridge's office.
He thought about this last night. Since there is no way to drive Umbridge away for the time being, at least the quill must be rendered useless.
Chapter 945 Breaking into Umbridge's Office
Aiwen doesn't have a deep understanding of witchcraft, but he has done some related research before.
Regarding that quill, the witchcraft on it is to transform his own blood. Although he doesn't understand witchcraft, he knows a few similar black magics. As long as he studies carefully, he should be able to decipher the witchcraft in this quill. Art...
He thinks so, if it doesn't work, he can ask Lavie for help.
The girl they met in Gringotts, Egypt, she was very skilled in witchcraft, and her family had a long history.
Of course, this is only the first step. Solving the magic on a quill will not prove anything, and it will not help drive Umbridge away, but at least it can prevent others from suffering similar injuries in the future. If this is the case, it can also completely put an end to Umbridge's idea of carrying out such cruel punishments in the future.
Against such a wizard, being too decent and having a bottom line is actually the biggest obstacle and also the biggest weakness.
I have to admit that the Imperius Curse, poisoning, cursing, imprisoning and so on may be simpler and more effective.
These definitely can't be done, Ivan doesn't want to lower himself to the same level as the evil black wizard.
Dumbledore and the school's professors will definitely not agree, if they are found to be locked up in the rhythm of Azkaban every minute.
And Aiwen can be sure that these extreme methods will definitely be discovered.
However, he is considering whether he should abandon his previous ideas and take some slightly more radical approaches.
Now that the confrontation has begun, let's do it more thoroughly...
For example, his current attempt to break into Umbridge's office is a good start.In addition to finding the damn black quill, you can also check Umbridge's personal letters and various materials to see if there is anything of value, and maybe you will find her criminal evidence.
She has done so many bad things, it is impossible that there is no evidence left.
If you really find something, then everything becomes much easier!
Ivan came to Umbridge's office, waved his wand lightly, and the door opened.
He had confirmed in advance that Umbridge was not in the office. She had probably gone to check on Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration class. In the second period, she would teach Defense Against the Dark Arts to third-year students, and she wouldn't be back for a while.
Ivan walked in, except for those ugly cats playing and playing in the plates on the wall, the office was very quiet.
He closed the door gently, then frowning and stopped immediately.
"Oh, no!" Ivan's wand pointed directly at the plates, and all the cats on them stopped.
It was a surveillance magic, and if someone broke into the office, Umbridge would be alerted by the cat immediately.
In addition, there seemed to be many defensive spells hidden in this room, and the woman was very careful.
Aiwen has never seen a normal person so careful, but they are all relatively basic magic, which can be easily deciphered without any difficulty. He waved his wand and checked Umbridge's desk, a drawer Open layer by layer.