The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

"Oh? Did you see something?" Scott asked curiously.

“It’s a bit blurry,” Luna shook her head. “I couldn’t see it clearly.”

Her abilities still seem somewhat unstable.

"It's ok."

Scott was not worried about his safety.

Even if something unexpected happens, he is confident that he will escape unscathed.

That evening, Scott was once again invited to the principal's office.

The same people gathered here are the same ones from last night.

"Voldemort has already sent people to verify it."

Dumbledore said to the crowd.

"So, the other side of the Vanishing Cabinet is right where the mysterious man is now?"

Sirius asked excitedly.

What are we waiting for?

Dumbledore and Professor Moody both turned to look at Shackleton.

Shakel nodded. "I have informed Minister Borns that they are ready."

"Then let's take action."

Dumbledore snapped his fingers, and two house-elves appeared in his office carrying the Vanishing Cabinet.

"Respected Principal!"

"We've brought the cabinet over!"

Dumbledore nodded to them, "Thank you for your hard work. I'll need your help next."

These words moved the house-elf to tears.

"Dear Principal, we will resolutely carry out your orders!"

"Execute it resolutely!"

Dumbledore got up and went to the fireplace, saying to the others, "We'll go there via the Floo Network. Remember, the address over there is 'The Mirror Room'."

He let the others go first.

Sirius, the most enthusiastic one, immediately grabbed a handful of Floo Powder, shouted the address, and disappeared into the rising flames.

“Go on, you go ahead, Scott.”

Dumbledore beckoned to Scott.

"Don't call out the wrong address."

Scott nodded and walked to the fireplace.

“Wait a minute,” Professor Moody suddenly spoke up. “Would it be alright, Albus, to involve one of the students?”

Dumbledore smiled and said, “Alastor, Scott is so capable and intelligent that you can’t treat him like a child.”

“But he’s just a child.” Mr. Weasley looked at Scott with some disapproval.

Scott reminded him, “I’m an adult now, Professor Moody, Mr. Weasley.”

Professor Moody turned to stare at him. “I don’t deny that you are excellent, Mr. Trollope, but this operation is dangerous, and the wizards involved may even lose their lives.”

Scott said confidently, "At least I have the ability to get out unscathed."

"I hope you won't regret it."

Professor Moody did not stop him.

Scott reached in, grabbed a handful of Floo Powder, and threw it into the fireplace.

"Mirror Room!"

In a flash, Scott emerged from another fireplace and entered a room that looked somewhat old.

“Oh, Scott.”

Sirius was standing at the door.

"Come and see, this place is really a bit scary."

He beckoned.

Scott walked over to him, saw the scene outside the door, and immediately understood why he had said it was a bit scary.

The living room outside the door was filled with all sorts of mirrors, and the decorations, such as pink and lace, were piled up without restraint. For a man, it did look a little scary.

"Whose house is this?" Scott asked.

He thought that people who could live in such a place must be terrifying.

Sirius shook his head.

At that moment, the others also came out of the fireplace, including the house-elves carrying the Vanishing Cabinet.

Upon seeing the room outside, everyone displayed the same expression of shock.

"Oh! You've arrived."

Just then, a high-pitched, thin voice, with a hint of affected sweetness, rang out.

The door on the other side of the living room opened, and a short, plump, pink figure walked out.

"welcome."

The person who came had a broad, loose-skinned face and dressed very strangely.

She had a small black velvet bow in her short curly hair, wore a fluffy pink cardigan, and had an unsettling, artificial smile on her face.

“I am Dolores Umbridge, Senior Undersecretary of the Ministry of Magic. Welcome to my secret base.”

She continued talking to herself.

“This is my favorite place to stay, but Secretary Burns said that this operation needed a secluded place, so I volunteered to give it up.”

"Oh, thank you, Dolores."

Dumbledore walked up to her without changing his expression and shook her hand.

“You’re welcome,” Umbridge said with a smile. “I always actively support the minister’s work.”

On the other side, Sirius lowered his voice and said unhappily, "She's actually the vice minister?"

He clearly dislikes Umbridge.

Shaker also whispered, "She has always been the deputy minister; it was Minister Fouché who promoted her."

"Does Burns trust her too?" Sirius frowned. "I don't trust him. I think we should move the plan to another location."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Professor Moody, seemingly trying to gain his support.

Professor Moody's magic eye was darting around, constantly observing everything around him.

“You don’t need to trust her, Sirius,” he said. “She’s just trying to curry favor with the Minister for Magic, whoever it may be.”

Shaker added, "In short, she will support the minister's decision, and of course, no matter who the minister is or what the difference is in the decision, she will do the same."

By this time, Dumbledore and Umbridge's conversation had ended.

Umbridge walked toward Scott and his group with an air of affected elegance.

Honestly, even though Mrs. Maxim of Beauxbatons was several times taller than Umbridge, Mrs. Maxim's elegance was much more natural.

"Oh, how are you, Arthur..."

Umbridge greeted everyone in what he thought was an approachable manner.

When she was having a “friendly conversation” with Sirius, Sirius looked like he had swallowed a fly.

Umbridge quickly walked up to Scott again.

"You are... Trolop, the one who participated in the Triwizard Tournament?"

She turned to look at Dumbledore.

"Oh, Dumbledore, why did you bring our little warrior here as well?"

Dumbledore said, "Scott is the best student at Hogwarts, and his magic can be of some help to us."

"really?"

Umbridge gave Scott a thorough once-over.

Seeing the doubt flickering in her eyes, Scott suddenly regretted participating in this operation.

He really didn't want to deal with such an oddball.

At the same time, he was also wondering if the accident Luna mentioned was something Umbridge had done.

Fortunately, at that moment, Minister Burns led a group of Aurors out of the fireplace one after another.

Umbridge's eyes lit up, and he immediately scurried over to Minister Borns.

She bent slightly and said in a voice much sweeter than before, "Minister, you've arrived. Welcome to the Mirror Room. Please let me know if you need anything."

Ms. Burns glanced around at the bizarre room and frowned slightly.

It was obvious to everyone that she didn't like this place.

But Umbridge seemed oblivious, still warmly welcoming her and inviting her to sit down and have a cup of tea before starting work.

"No need, Dolores."

Ms. Burns stopped Umbridge from making advances.

"Let's get out of here first, and then we'll take action immediately."

As she spoke, she found the direction of the gate and walked straight towards it.

"Minister, what do you mean?"

Umbridge, with legs shorter than Ms. Burns', quickly followed beside her.