Chapter 263: The Disguise That Was Seen Through (Part 1)

Professor Dolores-Umbridge's new office is on the third floor.

After driving Professors Alastor Moody and Sybil Trelawney away from Hogwarts, she successfully "persuaded" Professor McGonagall to move an originally empty classroom on the third floor, Converted into her new office.

So she wouldn't have to live in that tent on the Quidditch pitch anymore.

Jon knocked lightly on the door.

Then I heard a sweet voice coming from inside: "Come in."

Jon walked in and looked around...

Almost everything in this room was covered with a pink drapery or tablecloth. There are also decorative plates hanging on the wall, each with a brightly colored kitten wearing a bow around its neck.

"Oh, Mr. Patrick!" Dolores Umbridge exclaimed in a pretentious manner.

Jon hurried over and handed the letters to Umbridge.

At the same time, he said: "Professor Umbridge, our D.A. members have checked all the letters this week, and there are certain violations in these few letters."

"Thank you for your hard work!" After receiving these letters, Umbridge said gently, "I will remember all the contributions you have made to the Ministry of Magic."

"No...it's our honor, Professor Umbridge!" Jon said hastily, "Please take a look."

"Okay!" Umbridge opened the letters one by one and began to read them one by one; Jon stood by, looking at the kittens on the wall from the corner of his eyes from time to time.

While reading the letter, Umbridge let out a cold snort or two from time to time.

When she finished reading the last letter, Jon said softly, "Professor Umbridge, I have a small suggestion..."

"Huh?" The pink toad looked up.

"I think the owners of these illegal letters must be severely punished!" Jon said with a righteous face: "At least they have to be locked up or something."

"That's right..." Umbridge nodded thoughtfully: "It is true that we should be severely punished...Christopher, please go and inform them. I will talk to them one by one, or interrogate them!"

"Okay... I suggest starting with that Weasley, isn't he Harry Potter's friend?" Jon reminded in a low voice.

"Well, very careful...you go and find him now!"

"Yes, Professor!"

...

Ron Weasley was holding his broomstick, heading to the Quidditch pitch for training.

But when he was halfway, he was stopped by someone.

"Ron Weasley?" the boy called his name, Ron remembered him, he was Christopher Patrick from Slytherin!

"What are you doing?" Ron said with some disgust, but there was a bit of fear in his words.

"Professor Umbridge is looking for you." Patrick said calmly, "She wants to talk to you."

"Umbridge?" Ron involuntarily took a few steps back.

"Come with me." The other party said unceremoniously, and grabbed him at the same time.

"Don't pull my hair... I can walk by myself!" Ron said angrily.

"Don't use any tricks!" Patrick said bluntly, "Professor Umbridge's patience has a limit."

"I know the way myself!" Ron angrily walked towards the third floor.

Christopher Patrick watched him walk into Professor Umbridge's office...

Then he lowered his head and carefully looked at the things in his hand.

After sneaking into a classroom, I added them to a bottle of potion and shook it.

...

The Hogwarts library has always been very quiet, first of all because of Mrs. Pince's excellent management, but also because there are never many students in it.

Miss Hermione Granger is in the library right now, looking through some of Durmstrang's materials.

However, a burst of messy footsteps interrupted the silence in the library.

"If you are making such noises, I will tell you to get out, and then you will not be allowed in again!" Mrs. Pince's violent voice sounded.

"Sorry, Mrs. Pince..." Then only the distressed voice of a boy was heard.

Hermione couldn't help frowning, it was Ron Weasley's voice... Ron wouldn't come to the library if he had nothing to do.

She stood up quickly.

Ron Weasley came over too, panting as if he'd run a marathon.

"What's wrong?" Hermione asked quickly.

"Hagrid... Hagrid... something happened..." Ron's tone was stammering from exhaustion.

"Hagrid?" Hermione subconsciously raised her voice.

But Ron quickly signaled her to calm down with body language.

"Yes... Hagrid kept a, how should I say, a small pet in the Forbidden Forest, and then he got hurt... He asked me to call you, don't disturb anyone..." Ron said breathlessly .

Hermione immediately understood what was going on: she had been speculating recently whether Hagrid was raising monsters in the Forbidden Forest again, after all, he had been in a state of bruises and swollen faces all this time...

"Shall we bring something there?" Hermione asked anxiously.

"No...Hagrid has that thing subdued...but he needs a little help..." Ron looked nervous.

"Then do you want to go to Harry?" Hermione asked again.

"It's too late..." Ron looked annoyed, "If we don't hurry, Hagrid will die...or his little pet will be discovered and Umbridge will be expelled from Hogwarts!"

Seeing Ron showing such a scary face for the first time, Hermione nodded quickly.

...

The two of them ran out of the castle, across the meadow, and headed straight for the Forbidden Forest.

Ron walked ahead. The road he was walking was not in the direction of Hagrid's hut, but on the side of the Whomping Willow.

The two entered the Forbidden Forest together, with Ron still leading the way.

"Where is Hagrid?" Hermione suddenly stopped and said in a strange tone.

"We'll be there soon!" Ron also stopped.

Then...he turned suddenly, wand in hand.

"Expelliarmus!" Only a crisp voice was heard.

The black and gray wand in Ron Weasley's hand came out of his hand, and Hermione took over the wand with the Flying Charm while pointing her own wand at Ron.

"Hermione, what are you doing?" Ron asked a little puzzled.

"Stop pretending!" Hermione Granger's tone was a little wary, but also very firm: "You are not Ron!"