Chapter 856 Hogwarts Senior Investigator

In fact, they didn't take Percy's letter to heart. Maybe in Percy's eyes, they had a big problem, but in their eyes, Percy was not like that.

Inevitably, though, writing a letter can lead to some wild ideas.

However, Sirius' communication did allow everyone to recover from this state.

Sirius still brought some good news. At least, some of the influx of dark wizards in Britain has been alleviated. However, this is because Voldemort has not really emerged yet, and in Norway, the convergence of vampires has also allowed magic to The Ministry has achieved partial success, which is probably what will be reported in the next two days. However, the focus of tomorrow's Daily Prophet is not this.

However, Sirius didn't seem to intend to continue to stay in the Ministry of Magic. The presence of Kingsley, Tonks and old Weasley in the Ministry of Magic was enough, and the important thing now was to wait for the yellow mission.

No matter what, Sirius's message made Harry calm down. At least, it was necessary to have a peaceful sleep. If not they still got 1 point, this was only completed when Fan Lin also joined in to modify the homework. Hermione was too slow on her own.

The next day, they carefully checked the "Daily Prophet" that Hermione subscribed to, hoping to find what Percy mentioned in the letter.

However, before she could clean the owl stains on the top of the milk jug, Hermione took a deep breath and flattened the newspaper, revealing a picture of Dolores Jane Umbridge.

At this moment, Umbridge was smiling at them and blinking under the headline.

“Dolores Jane Umbridge appointed as first senior prosecutor as government explores education reforms”

"Umbridge?... Senior Prosecutor?" Harry's face darkened, and the half-eaten toast slipped from his fingers, "What does this mean?"

Hermione read aloud, "In a surprising change, the Ministry of Magic passed new legislation last night, which is a regulation for strengthening the management of magic in Hogwarts School."

"The Minister has been deeply disturbed by the changes that have taken place at Hogwarts in recent times," said the young assistant to the Minister, Percy Weasley. "Many parents are dissatisfied with these changes in the school, and the Minister has begun to express concern about this situation. react."

"In recent weeks, Minister Cornelius Fudge has been influencing improvements to wizarding schools through the introduction of new legislation, and this is not the first time this has happened. The most recent Education Act No. 22 was enacted on August 0 , is used to ensure that if the current principal cannot find a suitable candidate, the minister will personally select a suitable person to take up the role."

"That's why Dolores Jane Umbridge was appointed to the faculty of Hogwarts," Fanlin continued. "Dumbledore couldn't find a suitable candidate, so the minister arranged for Umbridge to be a member of the Hogwarts staff." , Of course, her work is fruitful——"

After reading this, Fanlin completely gave up the idea of ​​reading. He had read those letters before. These were all the things in the letters, but they were more complete.

"She...what???" Harry said loudly.

"Don't interrupt, there's more." Hermione said seriously. "——Very effective, in general, in addition to teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts classes, and at the same time providing the Minister with first-hand information about what is happening in Hogwarts School. This is the result of Education Decree No. 23 issued by the Ministry of Magic The newest function gained, this creates a new position - High Inquisitor of Hogwarts."

"This is an exciting new phase in the Minister's plan to correct areas in Hogwarts where standards have been felt to have been lowered," continued Percy Weasley. "The Prosecutor will She has the right to scrutinize her fellow professors to ensure they are up to par. "Professor Umbridge appears to be up to the task and we are delighted to see her welcomed."

This latest change from the Ministry of Magic has received strong support from parents of current Hogwarts students.

"My mind can easily feel that Dumbledore is being evaluated fairly and objectively." Mr. Lucius Malfoy, 40, said at his Wiltshire mansion. "In the past few years, we have Most of them, as well as our children, are very concerned about Dumbledore's bizarre decisions. Now I am happy to find that the Ministry of Magic has begun to pay attention to this situation. These weird decisions are mainly reflected in Previous controversial staff hires include the werewolf Lupine, the giant-blooded Hagrid, the insane former Auror Moody and, of course, Dumbledore, once the greatest wizard of the International Federation. "The President of the International Confederation of Wizards is no longer qualified to serve as Headmaster of the prestigious Hogwarts School."

An internal official at the Ministry of Magic revealed yesterday that "I think the placement of prosecutors is the first step to ensure that the behavior of the headmaster of Hogwarts can be relaxed." Senior wizards Sirius Black and Grantini were protesting at Hogwart. Ci resigned after installing a prosecutor.

"Hogwarts is a school, not an outpost of Cones Fudge's office!" said Mrs. MacRuby. "This is a disgusting attempt to distrust Dumbledore." (About MacRumors For detailed reports on Ms. Bee—a clown group engaged in subversive activities, please turn to page 7)

After Hermione finished reading this report, she glanced across the table and looked at them.

"Now we know why Umbridge is here! Cornelius Fudge actually passed the Education Act to force her to supervise us! And now he actually gives her the right to supervise and inspect other professors!" Hermione breathed a little. Urgently, her eyes lit up, "It's unbelievable! It's so unbearable!"

"Indeed," said Harry. He lowered his head and looked at his right hand that was holding the top of the table tightly, and at the white scars still left on his skin after Umbridge punished him for writing. But a toothy grin was spreading across Ron's face.

"What?" Hermione and Harry stared at him and said, "Oh, I can't wait to see Professor McGonagall being examined," Ron said happily. Umbridge didn't know what she was about to face. "

"Very well, hurry up," Hermione jumped up from her chair and continued, "We'd better get there quickly before Umbridge checks Binns' class. However, Professor Umbridge didn't check on them. History of Magic class... a boring course on Mondays, and no place in the basement where Snape taught... except for Harry's report of seeing his moonstone, black as a spike." d" was scrawled in nothing but a corner above.

"I will grade you according to the grade exams." Snape smirked, looking over them, and at the same time looking at the homework that was handed in. You should have a more realistic idea of ​​what to expect in the exam! "

Snape walked to the door of the classroom and turned to face them. "The standard of homework is unpredictable. For most of you, you will face failure. This is the exam. I think, this will give the students about the antidote to venom." The diversity report had a huge impact, maybe I should start locking up the bad students who got a 'd'? He chuckled like Malfoy and added 'Some people got a 'd', ha! "

Harry understood, and now Hermione was looking in his direction, trying to see which level he was getting. He put his report on the moonstone into his bag as quickly as he could, so that the feeling of self-deception could still remain personal. In order not to give Snape any excuse to fail the course, Harry checked each instruction on the blackboard at least three times before proceeding.

However, his careful approach did not make the color exactly like the turquoise that Vanlin made, but it was at least not as pink as Neville's. When he handed the reagent to Snape's lecture at the end of the lesson, When he was at the table, he felt that the contempt in Snape's eyes, which was originally mixed with contempt, became lighter.

As they emerged from the basement and climbed the steps, Hermione said, "Well done. At least it's not as bad as last week, right?"

"I think next time, Professor Snape's bottom line for judging you will be higher, but this is also a good thing for you." Fan Lin patted Harry on the back, which made Harry's back A chill.

"Forget it, I don't hope so," Harry said, quickening his pace.

Fan Lin and Hermione followed helplessly, while Ron just came over in a daze.

They walked towards the entrance of the hall, ready to have lunch

"Looks like the homework isn't bad, doesn't it?" Hermione said, while Ron and Harry were silent, she continued, "I mean, of course, I don't expect to get top marks. If he meets the requirements according to the grade examination standards, if he can pass his requirements, it is also a kind of affirmation of his own achievements, isn't it? "

Harry felt uncomfortable in his throat.

"Of course, compared with the actual examination, many unpredictable things will happen. However, we have enough time to improve. That is to say, the grade we get now is our baseline. We You can work hard on this basis, right Fan Lin. "

Fan Lin looked at Harry who looked unnatural, but still gave Hermione great affirmation. In the face of such a thing, just sell it if you have to. It's useless.

They sat together at the Gryffindor table.

"Obviously, if I got an 'o' I would be shaken," Hermione continued.

"Hermione," Ron said sharply, "if you want to know what levels we got, just ask."

"I didn't, I mean, well, if you could tell me..."

"What I got is... uh-huh P..." Ron said as he poured soup into the bowl with a spoon, "How is it? Are you happy?"

"But there's nothing to be ashamed of," George, Jordan and Fred joined them, and Fred sat down to Harry's right. "It's nothing to get a 'P'." ah."

"But," Hermione asked rhetorically, "doesn't the 'P' stand for something?"

"Poor, right?" Jordan said. "But it's much better than the 'd', isn't it? That stands for 'terrible'?"

Harry felt that his face was a little red and hot, and he couldn't help but cough slightly to cover himself up. However, he found that Hermione was still immersed in the topic of the Wizarding Level Examination.

"That is to say, the highest 'o' stands for 'outstanding'," she said, "and the following ''——..."

"No, 'e'," George corrected, "'e' stands for 'exceeds expectations,' and Fred and I always get an 'e' in everything because we always make our test scores feel like they exceed expectations."

Except for the diligent Hermione, everyone else was amused and laughed.

"That is to say, after the 'e' is 'A', which means 'barely acceptable' and becomes the last grade, right?" Hermione said.

"Of course," Fred replied, turning the bowl and carefully sipping the hot soup. "If you got 'P' for 'poor,'" Ron mimed, raising his arms, "'d' for 'terrible'?"

"Also, 't Zhi reminded.

"'t'?" Hermione was a little confused and asked in surprise, "Is there anything lower than 'd'? So what does 't' stand for?"

"Sing loudly," George said quickly. Harry was amused, although he was not sure whether George was joking. He imagined hiding from Hermione that he got a 'T' in the grade exam, but he immediately decided to work hard from now on.

"Have you ever been examined by the senior prosecutor?" Fred then asked. "No," Hermione replied immediately, "What? Are you being checked?"

"Just now, just before lunch," George said, "magic class."

"Then what did she do?" Harry and Hermione asked in unison. Fred shrugged.

"Nothing, Umbridge just sat in a small corner, writing some notes with a pen from time to time. You also know what kind of teacher Flitwick is. He treated her as a guest and did not interfere with his class at all. Moreover, She didn’t ask much. She just asked Lina a few questions about the course and told her that the course was very good. In fact, it was like that, right? "

"I don't think I can speak too low of old Flitwick," said George. "He always got us all to pass our exams."

"Whose class is this afternoon?" Fred asked Harry

"Trauni"

"I saw a 't'."

"And Umbridge herself, of course."

"Oh, she won't do that, but... Professor Troney's style is really difficult for others to accept. I doubt Umbridge will take advantage of Professor Troney. Anyway, Harry, you should pay more attention this afternoon. , although she can’t move the deans of each college, but these people..."

Fan Lin said with some worry, although Professor Trauni was unreliable most of the time, after all, prophecies cannot be triggered every day, and this is not a reliable profession in itself. (To be continued)