Chapter 939 Newspapers and Metaphors

The teachers and students of Hogwarts did not see Umbridge in the Great Hall the next morning.

The shattered foyer quietly returned to its original state at some point, and the atmosphere around the head teacher's table was harmonious and normal.

It was as if all the professors had forgotten the conflict that took place in Hogwarts yesterday evening, and Professor Umbridge just happened to be ill and was unable to appear in the auditorium.

However, just like the students who had been excited all night, the reporters obviously would not forget yesterday's big news.

As the owl carrying the message flew away from the milk jugs and toast slices of the little wizards, the students gathered in small groups, hoping to find out something from the newspapers that the professors did not intend to discuss in detail.

However, the students soon discovered that they did not need to "search" at all, because the covers and first few pages of all newspapers were full of "first-hand" breaking news about Umbridge, the Ministry of Magic, and Hogwarts.

Hermione opened the Daily Prophet, and the first thing that caught her eye was the snapshot from yesterday's battle in the foyer.

I have to admit that as one of the top newspapers in the wizarding world today, this newspaper is indeed very skilled in graphics, text, and titles.

Among the broken and messy rubble, Umbridge cast a spell forward with a fierce expression, while the old wizard who was her opponent was telling the onlookers something while he casually waved his wand and knocked her away easily.

Under the effect of magic photo, the entire picture is repeated like a GIF.

The caption above the image is:

"Secret Arrest!" Hogwarts = criminals? 》

"A senior official of the Ministry of Magic suffered a tragic defeat at the hands of a mysterious castle administrator!" 》

"Umbridge may face indefinite suspension!" 》

"Umbridge... suspended indefinitely?"

Hannah leaned her head to take a look, and swallowed a large piece of toast in a good mood.

"So we can finally get rid of those annoying, boring book copying and Dark Defense? If I had known, I shouldn't have done that homework on the weekend."

"Not necessarily. There is no mention of job changes in Defense Against the Dark Arts. Look..."

Hermione shook her head, opened the newspaper and read aloud.

"Last night, Senior Undersecretary of Magic, Dolores Umbridge, launched a secret arrest operation.

She determined that a formal professor at Hogwarts was at high risk and planned to conduct an emergency arrest in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Secrecy Act".

But in the end, when leaving Hogwarts, I was stopped and questioned by the new castle administrator Professor Apokalis, and the two sides subsequently had some unpleasant quarrels and pushing behaviors——"

"Almost a quarter of the foyer was shattered. What is this called unpleasant pushing and arguing?"

Hannah said with a weird expression.

"Don't interrupt, drink your milk and eat your bread!"

Hermione said with a straight face, continuing to read the large report published on the front page of the Daily Prophet.

"——The pushing and shoving behavior later evolved into a magical conflict. Fortunately, Minister of Magic Fudge and Hogwarts Principal Dumbledore happened to be discussing matters related to teaching reform. After learning that the conflict occurred, the two We rushed to the scene as soon as possible and quickly brought the situation under control.”

"It is understood that Quirinus Quirrell, Professor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts, has been charged with illegal possession of high-risk Muggle products.

To this end, Dolores Umbridge dispatched five elite Aurors, including Rufus Scrimgeour, Director of the Auror Office, to arrive at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, conduct a forcible search, and secretly arrest Quirina S. Quirrell. Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge later stated that he had no knowledge of this. "

"'As the Senior Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Magic, Ms. Umbridge has the right to initiate ministerial orders based on her personal judgment. This is the legal right granted to her by the wizarding government and wizarding society. In terms of process compliance, I personally don't think there is any problem. .' At the subsequent press conference, Minister Cornelius Fudge answered reporters' questions directly, 'In her career over the past few decades, Ms. Umbridge has performed at a very high level. I believe in her. Judgment at a critical moment. But that doesn't mean I think the way she chose to handle this incident was entirely correct.'"

"Obviously, as a wizarding school, Hogwarts cannot fully comply with the laws of wizarding society.

Forcibly arresting the teacher of underage wizards in front of their eyes is undoubtedly a very bad and ill-considered act.

Especially when Ms. Umbridge is also the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, the problems caused by her dual identity are something that the Ministry of Magic has not noticed before. "

"In recent months, the cooperation between the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts has become more frequent and in-depth..."

“The rapid and steady advancement of Hogwarts’ new wizarding curriculum standards (hereinafter referred to as the ‘new curriculum standards’) is the unanimous vision of both parties.

Just last weekend, Professor Minerva McGonagall, Vice-Principal of Hogwarts and Professor of Transfiguration, released the "Modern Theory of Transfiguration". If the theory is finalized, it may replace and overthrow centuries of experience in the wizarding world. A series of basic theories such as Gamp's Law of Transformation restarted the field of transformation.

And these are just some of the more dazzling phased achievements in the process of promoting the new Hogwarts curriculum standards. "

"It is reported that there are many blockbuster academic papers that are already in the preparation stage for publication..."

Hermione glanced at the content below, paused in surprise, and turned her head to look at Luna, who was working hard to stir her own mashed potatoes.

"Luna, your father's name is also mentioned here. This is really weird for the Daily Prophet - you see."

"'Ms. Dolores Umbridge was parasitized by the Reflection Monster. She attracted multiple Reflection Monsters. They fought and bit each other in the poor woman's body, disrupting her normal thinking ability. .' Xenophilius Lovegood, the editor-in-chief of "The Quibbler", commented at last night's press conference, "The Ministry of Magic should remove her redundant position and help this lady get rid of the reflection monster - Reflection A monster is an invisible [unspeakable monster] that easily attaches itself to the souls of powerful people - school is not a suitable place for a reflection monster to live!'"

"This is normal. Dad said before that the magazine editors of the Daily Prophet are just a little slow and arrogant, but when the truth of the world is clearly presented before their eyes, they will make some progress."

"The Quibbler is the greatest magazine in the wizarding world, and to quote the editor of the greatest magazine in the world, it's nothing to be alarmed about, but..."

Luna shook her head calmly, glanced at the newspaper in Hermione's hand, frowned slightly, and said in confusion.

"I remember that reflection monsters don't bite and fight. They should grab your throat silently like darkness, make it difficult for you to breathe and then start talking crazy and nonsense. Moreover, reflection monsters are reflection monsters, there is nothing [ "Unspeakable Monster" is such a strange name."

"It's like in class, the professor teaches exactly the same content, but everyone's academic performance is different."

Elena explained casually while cutting the egg tart.

"Those reporters, editors, and aunts heard Mr. Lovegood's story with their own ears for the first time. The level of absorption and mastery depends entirely on their own understanding. It's normal to have more or less - you Don’t forget, there are many similar situations in Potions class.”

"But, isn't this too incredible?!"

Hermione said with a strange expression, looking over the newspaper in her hand several times.

"Reflection monsters, harassing flies, curved-horned snore beasts... these things sound like they are made up, but the "Daily Prophet" and "Wizard Weekly" will publish them in current affairs news seriously and seriously. point of view, anyway, I just don’t believe it——”

Hermione glanced at Luna, who raised her eyebrows angrily, and launched a defensive attack rather forcefully.

"Unless you catch one and show it to me, those are fictional creatures that don't exist. There are no records of these creatures in any book, including Professor Newt Scamander's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." No. Elena, these are actually advertisements, right? Advertisements placed to promote "The Quibbler"? Otherwise, there is no way to explain it..."

"This is not advertising, they read Mr. Lovegood's intelligence."

Elena shrugged her shoulders, shook the fork in her hand, and whispered mysteriously. .

"Hermione, remember the flash of light after Mr. Lovegood finished speaking last night? That was a great piece of adult wisdom."

The moment Mr. Lovegood spoke last night, Elena anticipated what might happen next.

It is the fate of the speaker to be misunderstood, and it is not that important what Mr. Lovegood is really trying to portray.

What matters is how people view and understand the top media figure in charge of "The Quibbler."

Today's Xenophilius Lovegood is not the crazy idealist he was a few years ago.

As the apparent helmsman and creator of many popular emerging sub-magazines such as A Bite of Hogwarts, Into the Magic, and Lovegood, Xenophilius Lowe Fugud is an eccentric genius who is almost deified in today's wizarding press.

And of course, when people interpret Lovegood's words from this standpoint, strange things happen.

A vicious political metaphor.

This is a brand-new method of publicity that has never appeared in the magical world before.

"A kind of adult...wisdom?".

Hermione narrowed her eyes, stared at the dull hair on Elena's head, and hummed unconvinced.

Xiao Dermao showed no signs of lying, which meant that Elena was not lying to her.

And this means that the long battle between "logic" and "inspiration" finally came to an end with her defeat - after all, her opponent this time was a family.

"Well, but I don't plan to teach you yet...those things are too dirty and dangerous, and it's too early for you."

Elena raised her eyebrows, said with a sly look, and licked her lips lightly, "Unless-"

"It's okay, Hermione, I'll teach you. Don't let Elena bully others!"

Before the white-haired dumpling could finish telling the content of the threat, Luna put down the knife and fork in her hand, looked at Hermione and said seriously.

"But I want to learn the method you use to quickly copy homework in the Defense Against Dark Arts class. If I master that skill, maybe I can tell my dad this Christmas, so that he won't always be lying on the table holding a quill. Write and draw on it——"

"I'm so happy. Let's suffocate this bad-tempered dumpling together."

Hermione nodded happily, glanced at Elena who seemed to have bitten her tongue, threw the newspaper in her hand on the edge of the table, and took Luna's hand to sit together.

There are a few things in Hogwarts that are most likely to make Hermione and others happy, and one of them is watching Elena deflate.

What they didn't notice was that in the follow-up article of the "Daily Prophet" that Hermione had not finished reading, there was also a separate section of bold text.

"...The Ministry of Magic has announced that starting next week, Dolores Umbridge will temporarily suspend various duties in the Ministry of Magic. Therefore, she will temporarily return to the Ministry of Magic this week to ensure that the handover or Complete all the work and drafts in her hands..."

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