The Silent Witch of Hogwarts

Chapter 603 The Silent Witch and Umbridge (Part 1)

"Hmm!"

The sudden knocking on the door made not only Hermione shudder, but also Loyla.

"There's no one inside!" Loila blurted out instinctively.

As soon as she said it, she realized that she might have been a little too stupid!

"Professor Hamilton, we don't have time for jokes—please open the office door now."

"Professor Hamilton, please—please don't open the door!"

I know without you saying it! Given how obviously wrong things are, Loila wouldn't open the door no matter what. She pursed her lips, pinched the wand hidden in her sleeve, and said, "Um—um, I'm not feeling well."

"Let's just forget about it for now."

"Professor Hamilton, this is not only the headmaster's order, but also the Ministry of Magic's order."

The Auror's voice outside the door grew increasingly serious. Were they going to—go make a move?

Loira pursed her lips, unsure of what to do. She certainly couldn't just go to the Great Hall like this—but wouldn't it be bad if she ended up fighting the Ministry of Magic?

"Um—Miss Granger." Loira thought for a moment and looked at Hermione: "You hide first—I'll stay with them—"

Let's have a chat.

Hermione pursed her lips worriedly upon hearing this, then slipped further inside the office.

After seeing that she had hidden herself, Loila nodded and carefully opened the door a crack.

Through the crack, Loila saw the silhouettes of four Aurors from the Ministry of Magic—thankfully, only four—so they weren't too difficult to deal with.

"Professor Hamilton—please come with us." The leading Auror said slowly again, "Also—"

We just saw one of Dumbledore's followers escape here—did you see him?

"Dumbledore faction?" Loila pursed her lips and then quickly shook her head: "No recollection—absolutely no idea."

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The leading Auror frowned: "Could we go in and check it out?"

"Isn't this going a bit too far?" Roy said, trying to close the office door with a little force, but the door was already being held shut by the Auror.

"Professor Hamilton—we represent the Ministry of Magic and the Headmaster, and legally we have the authority to investigate the entire Hogwarts."

"In other words—we can investigate everyone at Hogwarts."

Upon hearing this, Loila's expression gradually turned grim—she realized that this matter couldn't be resolved peacefully.

In that case —

Loila pursed her lips and opened the office door: "Then—then please come in."

"Professor Hamilton, wouldn't it be better to cooperate sooner?" The leading Auror nodded slightly and then opened the office door.

When he fully opened the office door, he was greeted by Loila's raised wand.

"Varied----"

"Bang!"

Before he could finish speaking, he was sent flying backward. In the next few seconds, not only him, but the other three Aurors also flew out one after another, rolling several times on the ground before losing consciousness.

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Hmm————

Loila flicked her wand slightly—it looked like—it looked like she'd gotten herself into trouble.

"Professor Hamilton!" Hermione, hearing the commotion, ran out. She peeked out, looked at the scene before her, and pursed her lips. "Are you also going to fight against the Ministry of Magic?"

It seems there's no other choice now. — Of course, Loila doesn't want to clash with the Ministry of Magic, since she still needs to research magic circles at Hogwarts — It's obviously unlikely that things will turn sour if she falls out with the Ministry of Magic.

Wait a minute—it’s not actually that unlikely—as long as everyone from the Ministry of Magic is kicked out, it seems like there won’t be any impact, right?

But that doesn't seem very ethical—after all, the Ministry of Magic hasn't done anything to itself yet.

Loila hesitated for a moment. She had always been a somewhat hesitant person, especially in areas where she was not very good at, such as communicating with people.

"Oh, right—" Royla looked at Hermione as if she had just thought of something.

"So, Miss Granger—why did they arrest you?"

"Umbridge isn't just after me, they're after every single member of Dumbledore's army!"

"Um?"

What is Dumbledore's Army?

"Not just me—but also Harry, Ron—Luna and the others—"

"Luna?" Loila's expression changed slightly upon hearing this name, and her pointed ears immediately perked up. "And Miss Lovegood?"

"Hmm...hmm." Hermione seemed to realize something as she recalled, "Miss Lovegood was also a member of Dumbledore's Army."

"And she was with me before—but then we got separated."

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Loila took a deep breath upon hearing this, and then raised the communication wristband on her left hand—but no matter how she tried to contact Luna, she received no response from Luna.

Damn it—

But her necklace didn't trigger—so Loila didn't know what was going on—but with Miss Nagini with her, there shouldn't be any problems, right?

should?

No—no, no, no!

Luna is his friend—if they really intend to do this—

Thinking this, Loila gripped her wand tightly and looked at Hermione: "Miss Granger—you should find a place to hide first—"

"I'll handle this." With that, Loila raised her wand and flicked it, then turned into a streak of silver light and disappeared in front of Hermione.

Is it Apparition?!

Professor Hamilton can actually apparate within the school?!

"What are you doing, Umbridge?!"

"This is Hogwarts, a school! Not some prison!"

Chaos erupted in the Great Hall. The professors, bewildered by what had happened, were surrounded by a group of Aurors whose wands had been confiscated on their way there.

Therefore, when faced with the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic, it seems that all they can do is argue their case.

"Nothing much, Professor McGonagall." Umbridge said calmly, looking at the person leading the charge. "Just to restore Hogwarts to its proper state."

“These students—they’re all too stubborn, too unruly—even children should have their limits, shouldn’t they?” Umbridge said, flashing her signature smile. “Besides, I’m just arresting those Dumbledore sympathizers—”

"The other law-abiding students—of course, have nothing to fear."

"Then why did you lock us all up here?" Flitwick shouted, while Hagrid beside him clenched his fists, seemingly ready to rush forward and punch the Auror in front of him.

“Of course it’s because—sometimes, some professors are among them—” Umbridge said, picking up her coffee cup. “Do I not know which of you sympathizes with Dumbledore?”

"Minerva McGonagall, Hagrid, and Royla Hamilton—you are all Dumbledore's lackeys."

Umbridge pointed to several professors in the audience and said, "Sooner or later, you will all be in Azkaban—"

"Clatter".

Just then, the hall door was slowly pushed open, and to everyone's surprise, the silver-haired girl walked in slowly, holding a magic wand.

"Professor Hamilton—we were just talking about you—" Before Umbridge could finish speaking, Loila's wand was already pointed at her.

A ghastly green curse suddenly shot out from the tip of the staff and headed straight for Umbridge.