Chapter 828 Toad’s Lesson

A quarter of an hour later, the bell rang for the afternoon class.

Elena and Hermione walked towards the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom on the fourth floor of the castle.

In the entire Hogwarts castle, this floor is the place that a certain road idiot hates the most.

Not only because the corridors on the fourth floor of Hogwarts have the most branching roads and involve the most main courses, but more importantly, because the armors located in the main "Armor Corridor" move from time to time, Elena can't even rely on the indicators to remember the route.

The corridor on the right side of the castle is now temporarily closed. Last year, this corridor was used as the entrance to the "Dark Demon Final Practical Assessment" project. After passing through the corner of this corridor, behind a tapestry, there is a hidden path leading to the dark side. The passageway to the Magical Defense Classroom...

Anyway, Elena always believed that Lao Tudou must have cheated secretly when he was able to find a classroom when he was a substitute teacher last year.

"Hermione, please be a little more low-key in class later. You have also heard Luna say that Professor Umbridge is different from other professors. If you still remember her part-time position in the Ministry of Magic, You should understand what this means."

"Meaning...the Ministry of Magic is trying to interfere with Hogwarts?"

"Well, it's not that sharp. It should be said that he is trying to adapt and integrate into the magic education system."

There is no doubt that Dolores Umbridge is a standard politician, bureaucratic but extremely sophisticated.

Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic are currently in a honeymoon period. As long as Umbridge is not under the Imperius Curse, she will never be able to risk her political career to blatantly interfere with the existing education system at Hogwarts, as she did in the original novel. .

But on the other hand, it would also be a very bad situation if she did nothing at Hogwarts.

As a special official with political overtones, Umbridge will definitely use certain aspects as a breakthrough to find ways to obtain sufficiently generous rewards for the Ministry of Magic and her own political career... This is probably also the task of Connell Fudge. .

However, no one knows what her goal is yet.

Elena shook her head, frowned slightly, and whispered uncertainly.

"Since Luna specifically reminded us, we should pay more attention, don't you think? At least try to keep a low profile and don't let that woman named Umbridge mark us as prey..."

If Elena remembers correctly, in the first lesson of the original book, Hermione directly attacked Umbridge.

If Harry Potter wasn't a fool with such strong sarcastic skills, the little beaver would probably have become the "chicken" that Dolores Umbridge "killed the chicken to scare the monkeys" at Hogwarts, and if the same The confrontation takes place now...

This scene may serve as the trigger for the "Third Wizarding War" and be written into future history of magic textbooks.

"I know, I know...you still have the nerve to tell me? I'm not a problem student like you."

Hermione raised her eyebrows and rolled her eyes at the white-haired dumpling inexplicably.

"Elena, you'd better take care of yourself first - you were detained for a day just after class started. Even if you are now the Queen of Gringotts, and even if you may be rich, you can't do whatever you want in the school... …”

"...Sorry, um..."

Elena bit the tip of her tongue, wisely not continuing to joke, and responded casually.

"Well, you're right. All in all, let's just supervise each other and try not to deduct points today... I don't know what the Defense Against the Dark Arts class will cover today, but I hope it won't happen in these few hours in the afternoon. It’s so difficult…”

History may change, but human nature is difficult to change.

In other words, the grasp of the nature of some adult wizards is one of the golden fingers that Elena can rely on.

Especially for bureaucrats such as Dolores Umbridge and Cornelius Fudge, whose views have long been solidified, Elena did not expect them to give anyone any surprises from the beginning.

A toad is a toad, and a rice bucket is a rice bucket.

"I hope you can take care of yourself, toad...otherwise..."

Elena casually warned Hermione, a dangerous light flashing in her eyes.

You know, she worked so hard to change the world, not just to let those morons from the Ministry of Magic sit back and enjoy the results.

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Due to the chain reaction of delays in the morning, Elena and Hermione were the last to arrive in the classroom.

When they entered the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, they found Professor Umbridge already sitting behind the podium.

Umbridge was still wearing the fluffy pink cardigan she wore the night before, with the black velvet bow on her head. She was staring down at the lesson plan on the desk and whispering thoughtfully. Mumbling something.

The little wizards in the classroom were silent, and nothing was known about Professor Umbridge.

Whether it is a child from a magical family or a non-magical family, the senior deputy minister of the Ministry of Magic, faced with such an unusual big shot, most young wizards showed varying degrees of restraint.

No one knew how strict this "special professor" from the Ministry of Magic was about classroom discipline.

After all, according to the descriptions of the second-year Class B students, she seems to be more strict than Professor McGonagall.

In a quiet and depressing atmosphere, Elena and Hermione quietly walked through the classroom corridor and sat down at the old long table directly in front of the lecture desk - just like in Potions class, "Stupid students die." The "throne" has always been reserved for them by default.

"Oh, you're two minutes late, ladies."

Almost at the moment they sat down, a whispering voice suddenly sounded from the podium.

At some point, Professor Umbridge had raised her head, staring at the two little witches who had just stepped into the classroom with her two toad-like eyes with droopy eyelids. Her short, stubby-fingered palms were on the desk. The student list moved slightly.

"Professor, but the second class bell hasn't started yet..."

Hermione, who was still packing her schoolbag, was startled and subconsciously defended herself in a low voice.

There are usually two rounds of school bells at Hogwarts Castle. The first round is to remind students to go to the classroom, and the other round represents the official start of the class. When they enter the classroom and sit down at their desks, the second round is to remind students to go to the classroom. The wheel hasn't sounded yet.

"Of course I know Hogwarts rings twice, dear..."

Umbridge said in a friendly voice, but there was a smile in her eyes.

"The first round is to notify students, and the second round is to notify professors...well, it means that classes can start."

Just as Umbridge was speaking, the Hogwarts class bell rang. The witch paused for a moment, waited until the sound completely disappeared, and then continued to speak softly in that whispering voice.

"...In addition to my class, I hope you can arrive at the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom five minutes early before the second bell rings - so that we can start the class on time, do you understand?"

"Since this is your first time being late, I will not deduct points, but I will record the situation in..."

Umbridge smiled and picked up a notebook, tapped it with her stubby fingers, and looked around the classroom.

"...The class records will be included in your final performance assessment, and if you have any violations of disciplines and rules during the course, they will also be recorded in this notebook... By the way, I attach great importance to daily scores. "

"But we didn't know before..."

Hermione was stunned for a moment, looked at the witch with a fake smile unconvinced, and explained carefully.

If she had known this rule in advance, she would have preferred to eat less beef tongue just now rather than being late.

"Hermione, stop arguing!" Elena warned in a low voice, tugging on her sleeve.

As a bureaucrat from the Ministry of Magic, Umbridge is very skilled in the technique of "killing chickens to scare monkeys".

Obviously, in the eyes of this old toad, the two little witches who were ranked first and second last year were just backdrops used to intimidate other students. Even if the reason is a bit far-fetched, if the dispute goes to the end, it will definitely be them who are at fault.

Elena stood up slightly, held down the unwilling little beaver next to her, and said with a smile.

"Madam Minister, I'm sorry, we will be earlier next time."

"Oh, Miss Kaslana, you are the deputy minister! Of course, you may not understand the structure of society that well."

Umbridge pursed her lips happily, waved her hands somewhat artificially, and corrected in a sharp voice.

"By the way, you should call me professor in school - don't call me wrong next time! Otherwise I will deduct points!"

"Okay, Professor Umbridge." Elena's eyes flickered and she agreed sweetly.

Just like Cornelius Fudge's positioning of Umbridge, this is a stick used to muddy the situation.

With the power Elena currently controls, if she wants to deal with this toad, she can let Umbridge disappear quietly from this world without even giving the order herself, but...

What Elena lacks now is not talent. What she lacks the most is actually kind people who can help take the blame.

After all, even if Tom Riddle incarnates into thousands of people and the Death Eaters' forces are secretly scattered around the world, she can't blame all the bad things, bad things, and blame on the "most terrifying Dark Lord in history". ah!

And now the two senior officials of the British Ministry of Magic are obviously promising wizards who can inherit the "will of the pot".

It would be a pity if such a rare and rare "talent" was directly wasted due to some childish conflicts, or formed a chain of contradictions and suspicions that may make people suspicious.

Of course, from Dolores Umbridge's perspective, Elena's well-behaved and well-behaved personality suits her very well.

"As expected, he is a pure-blooded descendant of the oldest magic family..."

Umbridge nodded slightly, almost invisible, approving secretly in her heart.

As the Senior Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Magic, she naturally knew the true identity of Professor "Otto Apokalis", and Umbridge also learned a little bit about Elena's relationship with the old man through many channels. information.

As for the rumored Muggle orphanage?

What kind of Mudblood wizard has never learned magic?

What kind of uneducated orphan girl from the non-magical world?

Perhaps those naive students and professors who are inexperienced in the world will believe it to be true, but as a senior official of the Ministry of Magic, Umbridge is too familiar with the routines of those hidden magical families... These are just covers to hide the truth!

She could tell at a glance that this little guy couldn't be one of those Mudbloods from the non-magical world.

If he was really an orphan with no background, Dumbledore would not have used his personal connections to apply for two Order of Merlin medals for this child in the last semester. In the wizarding world, even the Ministry of Magic It is extremely difficult for senior officials to obtain a medal, let alone a first-year student who is still in school.

"Okay, this time I will give you a verbal warning and it will not be counted in the final assessment."

Umbridge pondered for a moment, and a sweet smile appeared on her pale and flabby face.

"Sit down, kids...we're getting ready to start class!"

Anyway, the effect of shocking the little guys has been achieved, so there is no need for her to continue targeting the two little witches.

In any case, Paracelsus still has to take some care of his face.

…

"Good afternoon, classmates!"

After the whole class sat down, Umbridge cleared her throat and spoke clearly.

There was a sparse response in the classroom, and many students muttered "Good afternoon" in reply.

"Tsk, tsk," Umbridge narrowed her eyes and whispered with some dissatisfaction, "This can't be done, can it?"

"I want you to answer: 'Good afternoon, Professor Umbridge.' Please do it again. Good afternoon, students!"

"Good afternoon, Professor Umbridge." The students replied in unison.

"Oh, that's right!" Professor Umbridge said in a coquettish voice.

"That wasn't too hard, was it? Now put away your wand and get out your quill. Let's get started."

Many students exchanged surprised looks. There are many courses in Hogwarts that do not use wands, and there are also many interesting contents, such as Potions, Flying, Herbalism, and Care of Magical Creatures. …

But judging from the situation last semester, Defense Against the Dark Arts is obviously not in the ranks of those who do not use wands.

Professor Quirinas Quirrell still used pen and paper a little during class, but when Professor Otto Apokalis began to teach instead, let alone books and textbooks, most of the time, there were even desks in the classroom. There are no chairs in sight.

In almost every Defense Against the Dark Arts course, students are waving their wands and performing offensive and defensive drills.

Therefore, after hearing such an unfamiliar instruction, there was a burst of low discussion in the classroom.

Unlike the other students, Elena never took out her chopsticks from the beginning.

"As expected, it's the familiar Umbridge. She has an extremely standard written education."

She raised her eyebrows thoughtfully as she watched Hermione put away her wand and take out a quill, ink, and parchment.

And the most interesting thing is...Lao Luobo actually has no objection?

Ignoring the chatter in the classroom, Professor Umbridge opened her handbag, pulled out a surprisingly short wand from it, and tapped it hard on the blackboard. Two lines of words immediately appeared on the blackboard:

【Defense Against the Dark Arts】

[Return to basic principles]

"Students, this year, what we are going to study is a carefully arranged, theory-centered Defense of Magic course approved by the Ministry of Magic. The Ministry of Magic believes that theoretical knowledge can more effectively help you understand magic and pass the exam. "

Professor Umbridge turned to face the whole class, crossed her fingers with her hands and placed them squarely on her chest, and then said.

"In the final analysis, allowing students to pass exams is the purpose of the school. Regrettably, Hogwarts seemed to have placed too much emphasis on practice before, so that many wizards did not know how to proceed carefully and legally after graduation. Use magic. And in my classes you will learn about Defense Against the Dark Arts in a safe, risk-free way."

"Of course, these problems will be improved in the new Hogwarts curriculum standards. Please copy these words down."

She knocked on the blackboard again, and the two lines of words disappeared and were replaced by "Course Objectives."

"1. Understand the basic principles of magic defense."

"2. Learn to identify situations where magical defense can be used legally."

"3. Evaluate magic defense in the context of actual application."

The only sound in the classroom was the rustling of quills writing on parchment.

Two or three minutes later, after each student had copied down Professor Umbridge's three course objectives, she asked: "I heard that Wilbert was not included in the book list before the start of this semester. ·Slinka's "Magical Defense Theory," right?"

There was a mixed response in the classroom.

“I think we’re going to do it again.”

Professor Umbridge said, repeating it again and again as if teaching a child.

"When I ask you a question, I want you to answer 'Yes, Professor Umbridge.' Or 'No, Professor Umbridge.' Again: Doesn't everyone have a Wilbur on hand right now? T. Slinka’s Theory of Magical Defense?”

"Yes, Professor Umbridge," the class shouted back.

"Okay, very energetic——"

Dolores Umbridge nodded with satisfaction and tapped her wand on the blackboard.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of dense lines of text appeared in the center of the blackboard, taking up all the space.

Professor Umbridge left the blackboard and sat down on the chair behind the podium. She stared at the confused little wizards with her droopy, toad-like eyes. She clapped her hands happily and said in a relaxed tone.

"I hope you will pick up the pen and start excerpting from 'Chapter 1, Basic Principles of Getting Started'. I will move to the next page in twenty minutes, and then at the end of class I will check your excerpts in turn. Let's start now..."

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Okay~ Another big chapter~ Press the line~ (PS is not charged~)

PS: Elena actually entered the annual role audition, and she was also ranked 88th. The most important thing is that she was actually placed in Group E with Shang Jianyao, who ranked first in Brother Crow. It is not shameful to lose to the champion. This wave, this wave is a big victory for Group E!

PS2: Don’t waste that true love talisman on Elena... Let’s give some chapters and monthly tickets~