Chapter 772 Teasing Umbridge (Two in One)

In the afternoon, during the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Umbridge looked at the "Defense Theory of Magic" in her hand and spoke.

"Today's class task for you is to read the relevant content on pages 9, 10, and 11 of the book [Evaluating Magical Defense in the Context of Practical Application] five times, and then copy it down."

"In addition, I hope that each of you can recite fluently in class next week. Do you understand?" Umbridge looked around the audience and added with a smile.

The little wizards of Gryffindor and Slytherin nodded unhappily, and one by one opened the books in their hands and began to read feebly.

Judging from the arrangements of the previous classes, everyone can guess what they will do this school year, which is to recite the entire "Magic Defense Theory".

This obviously does not meet everyone's expectations for the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. Instead of memorizing boring lessons in the classroom every day, they expect to be able to wave their wands and practice magic, or fight against dark creatures...

Ivan didn't care. As a student in exam-oriented education in his previous life, endorsements were what he was best at.

In addition, Umbridge is a very disciplined person on the surface. As long as she puts on a show, she can get excellent classroom evaluations and obtain high grade point rewards.

This is also the reason why Umbridge is still standing here fine and has not been sent to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries due to a teaching accident.

Amidst the quiet sound of reading, Hermione was uncharacteristically raising her arms, looking like she was hesitant to speak.

Umbridge acted as if she hadn't seen it. After talking about today's tasks, she sat down on the chair on the other side of the podium and supervised everyone's reading of the textbook with her eyes as droopy as a toad.

Hermione still had no intention of giving up, raising her arms higher and higher, as if she would fight to the end.

Seeing this scene, Ivan shook his head helplessly.

The little wizards in the classroom slowly noticed Hermione's strange behavior and turned their gazes over. The sound of reading became weaker and weaker, and finally stopped completely.

Umbridge's endurance seemed to have reached its limit, so much so that she had to stand up from her seat, look at Hermione and ask.

"Miss Granger, do you have any questions about the content of these pages in the textbook, or is there something you don't understand?"

"No, what I want to say is not about the book problem." Hermione stood up and replied.

"Then please sit down. It's class time now." Umbridge smiled, showing the small and sharp teeth in her mouth. "If it's an issue that has nothing to do with class, we can talk about it after class!"

"I have a question about the objectives of this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Professor!" Hermione said directly. "I noticed that you didn't mention anything related to learning defensive spells in your recent course schedule... I think this is extremely unreasonable!"

"Learn defensive spells? Why do you think so?" Umbridge was startled and looked at Hermione with a strange look. "There is no need to use defensive magic in my class. You don't think you will be attacked during class, do you? Miss Granger?"

"But what's the use of spending a whole year memorizing "Magical Defense Theory"? It's of no use at all..." Hermione said loudly.

"It will allow you to successfully pass the O.W.L. exam, Miss Granger!" Umbridge interrupted Hermione, looked around at the little wizards on the field, cleared her throat, and spoke again.

"Due to frequent changes in Defense Against the Dark Arts professors over the years, your courses have lagged far behind and are far from reaching the level needed to pass the O.W.L. exam, so you have to cram in relevant knowledge..."

"But as far as I know, in order to pass the O.W.L. exam, you need to master nine protective spells such as the Obstruction Charm and the Disarming Charm." Hermione stared at Umbridge without giving in at all.

"No, the content of the exam has changed starting from this year, Miss Granger." Umbridge said with a smile. "You only need to write down the principles of these spells on paper and submit a report of at least ten feet on how to prevent wizards from abusing protective magic, and then I will evaluate whether you can pass the exam."

"Just memorizing textbooks won't keep us safe!" Hermione said angrily.

"Under the protection of the Ministry of Magic, you don't have to worry about safety at all! What you need to worry about most now is how to pass the exam!" Umbridge said impatiently.

"What about Voldemort?" Harry suddenly shouted.

The classroom suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes turned to Harry.

"What did you just say? Mr. Potter?" Umbridge didn't seem to hear Harry's words clearly.

"I said, we are not safe now. Voldemort was resurrected two months ago. He is now lurking in the dark with his Death Eaters, waiting for opportunities. What we need to consider most is not the exam, but learning how to fight. !" Harry shouted loudly.

"Nonsense!" Umbridge said without hesitation. "As we all know, the mysterious man died eleven years ago..."

"But I saw him with my own eyes. On the night of the Goblet of Fire finals, I, Ivan, Professor Dumbledore and Sirius all fought against him! In addition to Phoenix... there are many people who can testify! "Harry stared at Umbridge and said reluctantly.

"Maybe it was just a dream you had, Mr. Potter." Umbridge said calmly, "In addition, Black is a fugitive, and his testimony is not trustworthy. As for Principal Dumbledore... Daily Prophet It said he might be a little confused.

"Then how do you explain the dementor riots and the personnel riots at the Goblet of Fire?" Hermione asked again.

"This is just a matter of personnel error, Miss Granger. The Ministry of Magic has issued an apology!" Umbridge said matter-of-factly.

Hermione didn't expect Umbridge to be so shameless, and was so angry that she didn't reply for a while.

"Does anyone have any questions?" Umbridge asked proudly.

Seeing that Hermione and Harry were very angry, Ivan thought for a while and spoke to help. "Since the Ministry of Magic cannot do everything, then we still need protective magic to protect ourselves, right?"

Umbridge moved her gaze to Ivan, her eyes became sharp, and she spoke in an official tone. "The relevant Aurors involved have been punished, and the Ministry of Magic will learn lessons and provide you with the safest learning environment."

"In addition, I heard some time ago that there was trouble in Knockturn Alley, and you and your mother happened to live there, right? Hals? The Ministry of Magic has received some very bad rumors recently, and someone reported you. In Knockturn Alley…”

Umbridge's words became more severe, but before she could finish speaking, she was forcibly interrupted.

"You're talking about that rumor? I think I've heard of it too..." Ivan had a hint of sarcasm on his face. "Voldemort led the Death Eaters to attack Knockturn Alley, but was beaten and fled in panic... Is this what you are referring to? I thought the Ministry of Magic would not believe such gossip..."

Umbridge choked, and there was a burst of laughter in the classroom. Apparently many people had heard of this rumor.

"You know what I'm talking about, Hals!" Umbridge said gloomily. "The Ministry of Magic has sufficient evidence to prove that your mother, Asia Hals, participated in making trouble, causing riots, and illegally selling dark magic items..."

"The Ministry of Magic will not order magic items from a black magic shop, Professor! But I have to say that you are really imaginative. Maybe you dreamed about it at some time?" Ivan said indifferently, completely ignoring Wu. Mrich's threat.

He would not accept this trick. If there was evidence that the Ministry of Magic had already taken action, then he would be talking nonsense here.

The laughter in the classroom became louder and louder. Umbridge glanced back angrily. The little wizards all stopped laughing, and the laughter stopped immediately.

"Twenty points from Gryffindor!" Umbridge turned back, looked at Ivan, and said word by word.

"What's the reason? Professor, did I do anything wrong? I was just answering the question you asked. Does this violate the rules of Hogwarts?" Ivan asked innocently.

The expression on Umbridge's face froze, but soon the smile returned to her face, she turned to look at Hermione and Harry who were still standing stunned, and said lightly.

"Of course you did nothing wrong, Mr. Hals! The points were deducted from Miss Granger and Mr. Potter. They seriously disrupted the order of the class and intended to create panic!"

"I have said this before. It is forbidden to ask questions that are not related to the class during class. I hope you can all remember this and please raise your hands to speak next time!"

"Especially you Hals! Someone told me that you often make loud noises in class without the permission of the professor, is that true?" Umbridge asked.

"This is just a rumor, professor! You should make your own judgment and not just believe whatever you hear." Ivan said calmly. "Besides, the professors of each subject will naturally handle what happens in other subject classes, so you won't have to worry about it!"

"After all, you are just a teaching professor, not the dean of the college. You have no right to interfere with other subjects, right?" Ivan added.

"Okay, very good!" Umbridge was shaking with anger.

"Thank you for the compliment, Professor!" Ivan nodded slightly. "You have just arrived. If you have any questions about the school rules, you can ask me at any time."

Umbridge's entire face twisted together. She looked at Ivan coldly for a while, and then glanced at the little wizards who were watching the fun. "Why are you looking at me? If anyone fails to complete the class assignment before get out of class ends, then I will have to ask him to stay in the solitary room!"

The little wizards in the classroom all shuddered, quickly picked up the books on the table, turned to the corresponding pages, and read aloud.

Umbridge held back her anger, and while thinking of ways to punish Ivan, she walked to the podium and sat on a chair.

For some reason, just as Umbridge sat down, the two stool legs at the back end of the chair suddenly couldn't bear the weight and broke. Unprepared, Umbridge screamed and hit her head on the floor. , rolled sideways in embarrassment before getting up.

"Who did it? Come forward!" Umbridge completely lost her previous calmness and shouted with disheveled hair.

The little wizards present all covered their faces with books and struggled to hold back their laughter. Seamus even couldn't help laughing.

Umbridge pulled out her wand angrily and wanted to step forward to question the wizards sitting in the front row, but maybe she was just unlucky. She stepped on a half-broken stool leg after taking a few steps, and her whole body collapsed again. He fell to the ground and couldn't get up for a long time.

Looking at Umbridge's miserable condition, Ivan shook his head in pity.

Stretching out his hand, several flies-sized insects with ferocious mouthparts landed on Ivan's palm, and then twisted back into small paper balls with some sawdust mixed in...

Sure enough, protective magic still needs to be used in class, otherwise it will be easy to fall into trouble...

(PS: Hiding some key dialogues or plots and waiting to be deciphered later to mislead readers is a common writing technique used by Angels. It has been used in previous volumes and you should be familiar with it, so don’t ask the protagonist why he didn’t find out. Malfoy's anomaly, because the information you get is not necessarily correct.)