The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 393 Conflict
When Ryan and Hermione returned to the common room, they saw Ron looking over and over at a parchment letter.And Harry was talking beside him.

"Who gave you the letter?" Ryan asked curiously.

"Percy, he asked me and Harry to settle down a little bit recently. Try to be transparent with Umbridge. Because he found that Fudge's ideas are getting more and more radical now, and he's worried that it's not good for the two of us to be involved in this kind of turmoil. Clean up. Heh, he ran to be a hero by himself and now he is kicked out of the office, and now he is risking his men to patrol places full of dark wizards and evil creatures, but let his younger brother hide far away." Speaking of here Ron expressed his disapproval with a click of his tongue.

"Ron, your brother is doing it for your own good too," said Hermione. "At least he thinks that you are still students and you should enjoy your campus life. And I think at least in this kind of thing, we can guarantee that we will not make trouble, so that they don't need to worry about us, which is already a great help to them."

"He's always right. It's always been that way." Ron shook his head helplessly. "I admit that he has a point, but I don't think that means I can't do anything about it."

"Well, maybe you can do well. But you'd better come up with a complete plan instead of just talking about it now." Ryan poured cold water on him at the right time.

"I'm sure I can figure out a suitable way." After speaking, Ron and Harry began to bow their heads and write his homework. They hadn't finished Professor Snape's paper.No matter what ambitions they had before, they dared not finish the homework of the Potions professor.

The next morning the owl delivered a new issue of the Daily Prophet.The front page used an entire page to print a large photo of Dolores Umbridge.She was all smiles, blinking once and for all at them, and it read the headline: Ministry of Magic seeks education reform Dolores Umbridge appointed first Senior Inquisitor.

"Fudge looks so ugly." Ryan glanced at the contents of the newspaper and said, "When he saw the benefits, he stuck his mouth in the trough desperately, and even some shameless guys even stuck their front hooves in."

"What are you talking about?" Harry asked suspiciously.

"In an impromptu move last night, the Ministry of Magic passed new decrees giving it unprecedented control over Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. For some time the Minister has been increasingly disturbed by the state of affairs at Hogwarts The teaching in this school has deviated from the right track, and even most parents have been affected and do not know what is the correct teaching method." Hermione picked up the newspaper and read it aloud, attracting many people to read it.

It is not the first time in recent weeks that Minister Cornelius Fudge has introduced new ordinances to improve wizarding schools.Not long ago, on August 8th, the "No.30 Education Order No. 20" was passed to ensure that if the current principal cannot provide a candidate for a certain teaching position, the Ministry of Magic will recommend a suitable candidate.

"Dumbledore couldn't find anyone, so the minister appointed Umbridge, and, needless to say, she was an instant hit—" "What was she immediately?" Harry asked, a little surprised. "Wait, it's not over yet." Hermione said sternly.

"- was an immediate success, revolutionizing Defense Against the Dark Arts classes and providing timely live feedback to the Minister on the true state of Hogwarts. Amid the Minister's attempt to control the supposed decline in educational standards at Hogwarts This is an exciting new initiative in the planning of the situation. The Inquiry Officer will have the power to vet her fellow faculty members to ensure they are all up to standard. Professor Umbridge was awarded this position in addition to her teaching position and we Happy to report that she has embraced it."

"But why no one asked us and the parents' opinions?" A voice came from the people around. "My father wrote yesterday still worrying that I might not pass the final exam."

"I think we and the parents may be represented." Ryan took another newspaper and read, "These new measures of the Ministry of Magic have been enthusiastically supported by the parents of Hogwarts students. The 41-year-old Lucius Marr Speaking at his Wiltshire mansion last night, Mr Foo said that many of us who care about our own children have been concerned over Dumbledore's eccentric decisions in recent years and are now informed that the Ministry of Magic is keeping a close eye on the situation, Very pleased."

There were boos of disapproval from around, especially after everyone found out that the so-called parents were the heads of those pure-blooded noble families, the boos became even louder.It's a pity that they couldn't do much as students, and they left after venting their emotions.But when I left, almost everyone was discussing what the contents of the newspaper would bring to the school.

Meanwhile in the Headmaster's office, Fudge was announcing Umbridge's appointment to Dumbledore.

"I won't take it." Dumbledore's blue eyes were blazing. "Connelly, I think you should do something practical like get those ten escaped Death Eaters back instead of—"

"You have to accept that this is the decision of the Ministry of Magic." Fudge said forcefully, "The senior investigator is Dolores Umbridge, Hogwarts is not your school alone! I have communicated with all of you before. The school trustees, the rest of the school trustees have accepted this decision, so you have to accept it! Otherwise we need to think about changing the principal!"

"Well, she can hold this position, but she must not have any influence on the teaching of the school, otherwise I will kick her out without saying a word!" Dumbledore said suppressing his anger. "But I think you—"

Before he could finish, Fudge disappeared from the fireplace.

At Hogwarts, like other schools in the area, the Board of Trustees is the body that holds the power of the school, and the headmaster is just their employee.As a white wizard with a bottom line, Dumbledore must also follow the rules when Fudge is not a black wizard, and cannot rely on his own strength to directly turn the table.The reason why Fudge was able to go against the grain before was also related to this.This is what a gentleman can deceive.

"I hope Fudge doesn't get too far. Now that Voldemort has returned, we can't stand the internal friction anymore." Standing by the window, Principal Dumbledore murmured while looking at the students on the playground.

In the next few days, things really went in a bad direction.Umbridge began investigating each of the professors in an attempt to find a breakthrough point that would allow her to stand out, but it seemed that her plan was not going well.Those professors don't take such a piece of rubbish seriously.

"You didn't teach this class before, did you?" It was Professor Graplan, who was taking Hagrid's place in Magical Creatures.

"Very correct, I'm glad you found this out." Professor Graplan said, with his hands behind his back, he tiptoed up and down, "I'm a substitute teacher, temporarily replacing Professor Hagrid. So you asked me earlier I really have no way to comment on other professors, please don't ask me this question again and again." Professor Graplan's words made Umbridge speechless for a long time.

"Well, if you want to ask, you can ask, and by the way, you can also tell me the answer you want me to answer, so that I don't answer what you want." Looking at Umbridge's liver-like face, Professor Graplan Helplessly spread his hands.

The students laughed. They hadn't noticed the professor's sense of humor when she was taking Hagrid's place.

"You...you...how dare you...so..."

"You are not satisfied with every sentence I answered. I asked you to tell me what you are satisfied with but you refused to say. I have only been to France for a few months before. How come the school's requirements are so short in such a short time? Changed? Well, it’s really hard to be a professor these days.”

The students laughed harder now, and even some of the Slytherin purebloods laughed too.

(End of this chapter)