Chapter 1060 Umbridge’s Judgment

Everyone at Hogwarts has always known that second-year Elena is a very special student.

Whether it is the first "classroom assistant" in the Potions class, the "head coach" of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, the chef in the Hogwarts kitchen, or the "dean" who travels among the four houses...

Obviously, there are too many special titles superimposed on Elena Kaslana.

So much so that despite being "special" and "powerful", it is often difficult for people to intuitively summarize the scope of this little silver-haired witch's privileges.

After all, Hogwarts never posts job descriptions.

In the eyes of many students, Elena is more like a student cadre between a "special prefect" and a "student representative."

However, with today's confrontation between Elena and Umbridge, her position in the Hogwarts food chain has finally been revealed.

There may be some doubts about the "faculty status", but there is no way to falsify the hourglass authority of the college.

No matter how many points Umbridge deducts, Elena can add them back - this is the most intuitive basis of "equal dialogue".

As for the matter of immune confinement, judging from Elena's indifferent expression, it is probably the same.

Elena Kaslana, she is actually a role between a formal professor and a castle administrator.

In other words, Umbridge, who is now just an "associate" professor and senior investigator, cannot restrict Elena at all.

In a sense, the two of them are equals...

The senior investigator's review authority does not include castle administrators, Hogwarts chefs, and gamekeepers.

If the Ministry of Magic wants to fully interfere with Hogwarts, unless Cornelius Fudge plans to confront Dumbledore directly, Umbridge will not be able to control Elena no matter what - this is why Elena With such arrogant confidence, who wouldn’t know how to fake the power of a fox and a tiger?

Umbridge was obviously aware of this as she looked like she had been slapped hard.

Watching Elena go away, she did not continue to speak, but angrily drove away the little wizards who gathered around the auditorium.

On the other side, Elena didn't pay any attention to this "little" episode, and continued to introduce the rules of the game to Hermione as she continued the previous topic.

"Compared to Quidditch matches, college competitions provide more possibilities for young wizards. In addition to overall magical abilities, there are also many aspects such as tactical choices and inheritance. This is not just about good grades or one or two A single outstanding student can win - students from different years will interact and communicate more closely with each other, and for Hogwarts, this will also enhance the sense of camp in different houses."

"You just told me not to lose my temper at Umbridge. Wouldn't it make you more conspicuous?"

Hermione's attention was obviously not on the game, she said in a low voice, a mischievous smile on her face.

The emotions that could not be vented in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class finally found a place to vent. Looking at Umbridge's livid face as if she had eaten a fly, Hermione's original mood was depressed because of the werewolf incident. It felt a lot better all of a sudden.

"That's not because you said you don't want to hand in your homework next week..."

Elena shrugged and explained casually.

If Umbridge had given less homework last class, maybe she would have considered dealing with this annoying toad later.

However, now that her beloved "Calculator" has taken the initiative to speak, Umbridge has no luck in continuing. Although the development progress of the werewolf potion has not kept up, she can try to dig some for the Ministry of Magic. Pit, let them take the initiative to walk in.

As for the name of the pit...

While Elena was cutting pan-fried lamb chops, she casually glanced at an empty seat on the faculty seat.

Gilderoy Lockhart's dark history is undoubtedly the easiest bait to lure the Ministry of Magic.

Speaking of which, as the chief reporter of the "Daily Prophet", Rita Skeeter's "letter of nomination" seems to be somewhat insufficient.

And on the other hand, this lady's loyalty will also have to be tested... Elena doesn't want the origin of the Third Wizarding War to be due to the greed and shortsightedness of some little bug - if she can pass the final level , then you are eligible to be promoted to a full member.

It just so happens that the two regularization assessments are conducted together, so that if problems arise, it will be easier to handle them together.

Later, when I went to visit the two old wizards who were "possibly" dying, I mentioned it casually.

"I have to go to the principal's office after dinner."

After making up her mind, Elena turned her head and said without any spine.

"Hermione, why don't you go to the library later and go back to the Gryffindor common room?"

Without the small wings to navigate, it would be too difficult for her to travel through the castle by herself - anyway, her road-crazy nature has been exposed for a long time, and Elena has no intention of hiding it. The food reserve has a letter delivery task, and Xiaoluwei does not. Carrying it with her, she could lose it when she left the auditorium.

"So...about the three times you lied-"

Hermione's amber eyes flashed with eagerness, and Elena vaguely saw her own shadow in them.

"I was framed - that signature was actually forged by Professor Dumbledore."

Elena explained extremely seriously, pointing to the top of her head, "Look, I really didn't lie!"

"Wait a minute, you can actually consciously control your idiot to cooperate with your lies now?!"

"...At least not in the Gryffindor dormitories."

Looking at the helpless Hermione, Elena sighed helplessly.

Three times would be three times. She wouldn't lose any money anyway. After all, the other party was a little beaver - as long as they were not in the Gryffindor girls' dormitory and closed the door in their own small room, it didn't matter how they played. As for the interest, it's better to find those two old men.

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Unlike Elena's relaxed side, Umbridge was obviously silent this evening.

When the dinner started that day, she did not express her opinions proudly at the staff table as usual. Instead, she looked back and forth at the other Hogwarts staff with a gloomy expression.

Elena's rebuttal made Umbridge realize a problem:

Hogwarts may not be as easy to handle as she and Cornelius Fudge imagined.

Without more power, she would soon be out of reach at Hogwarts.

Of course, the most crucial point was that she first had to understand how fearful Dumbledore was about the Ministry of Magic.

As for Elena, she is nothing more than Dumbledore's pathfinding pawn.

In Umbridge's decades of political career, she has seen too many such imps who pretend to be powerful.

As a senior official of the Ministry of Magic and the senior investigator of Hogwarts, she is equivalent to the "face" of the Ministry of Magic at Hogwarts.

This series of tests was obviously aimed at her, and Umbridge planned to go directly to Dumbledore for a showdown.

As the Ministry of Magic had previously planned, use the government to exert direct pressure.

When the matter becomes clear, Elena will inevitably become an outcast - if Hogwarts allows students to bully Ministry of Magic officials, the pressure from the school board and the Ministry of Magic alone will make him miserable, even if he is Ah Dumbledore is no exception.

Half an hour later, the Hogwarts dinner ended.

The students filed out of the auditorium, chatting and walking towards their respective dormitories.

Umbridge noticed that Elena did not go to the underground lounge like other Hufflepuff girls.

Instead, she blended into the ranks of Gryffindor House, heading up the stairs toward the castle.

And just before she left the auditorium, Umbridge was sure that she saw Elena wave to Dumbledore with her own eyes, and the two seemed to be signaling something from afar.

really! She was indeed right!

It's all part of Albus Dumbledore's plan!

Dolores Umbridge narrowed her eyes slightly, with a scary face.

I have to admit that Hogwarts's "lower plan" was indeed very successful.

Umbridge had no idea that Dumbledore would use a "privileged student" to cheat. If she didn't react, Elena Kaslana alone could defend her. In turn, it would damage the Ministry of Magic's prestige at Hogwarts.

After the students had almost left, Umbridge stood up and stood far behind the Gryffindor students.

She planned to just rush into the principal's office while Elena was "reporting" to Dumbledore.

In this way, even Dumbledore could not continue to fool him with his previous conciliatory talk.

Just as Umbridge guessed, Elena blended in with the crowd of Gryffindor House and reached the corridor on the seventh floor of the castle. However, she did not continue to walk towards the common room like other little wizards, but He turned around and walked towards the corridor on the other side.

Directly in front of that corridor, there was only one room that could be reached at this time.

The principal's office located behind two ugly gargoyles.

"Chocolate frog!" Elena whispered the password and disappeared into the corridor.

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Great!