I swung a sword at Hogwarts

From the way the other owls cowered, it could be seen that the curse was quite foul.

"John." Qiu Zhang also came to the Owl Shed, holding two letters and a package in her hands.

"Qiu," John said, looking at the flying feathers inside, "I hope your owl is okay."

Qiu exclaimed, "It has happened before. Owls will fight."

John didn't know whether he should tell her which owl had been fighting.

"Ten minutes ago, I remembered that today is my mother's birthday. I have finished all the candy, so I need to order some more." Qiu Zhang raised the letter in his hand.

"He's been a little busy lately, but that's a good thing."

With the gentle temperament of a Chinese, Qiu Zhang is very considerate of her boyfriend Cedric being busy with student union affairs.

John nodded, handed a letter to Basil, and said, "Maybe Cedric would prefer a different flavor, how about sweet and sour?"

"Good idea." Qiu Zhang thought that Cedric had eaten a lot of chocolate, so it would be nice to change the taste.

Basil took the envelope and looked at Hedwig provocatively, as if to say, look, I have a mission, so I’ll let you go for now.

Hedwig was not to be outdone.

After Basil flew away, the owls in the Owlery finally returned to normal.

Tom ran to John's feet, and Autumn called a barn owl, on which he placed the gift and letter for his mother.

I found another one and asked it to deliver the letter to the candy store.

Just as he was about to leave, John saw Harry coming up.

When Harry saw Cho, his breath hitched and he looked very nervous.

"Hello." Harry said awkwardly.

He also had a letter in his hand, and it looked like he was going to send one.

Hedwig immediately flew down and stood on his shoulders.

As if he had just noticed the third person, Harry said uncomfortably, "Hello, John."

"Harry," John glanced at the letter in Harry's hand, and Harry retracted his hand, "I'm leaving first."

Without saying anything else, John left the Owlery.

Harry was left feeling awkward, not knowing what to say to Cho.

Qiu exclaimed, she made an appointment with Cedric.

Harry felt a little disappointed, she still liked Qiu.

But Qiu and Cedric are already boyfriend and girlfriend.

He couldn't just hook up with someone who already had a boyfriend.

Clutching the letter to Sirius, Harry cried out in pain when Hedwig pecked him impatiently.

...

The Daily Prophet was thrown down.

At the same time, there was also a copy of the Daily Bugle.

It is a newspaper from America, similar in nature to the Daily Prophet.

First, I opened the Daily Prophet, which reported some things, including the Ministry of Magic's emphasis on education reform and the re-examination of Azkaban.

There are also some big sales on Silver Hand merchandise.

Once "I Swing Swords at Hogwarts 2" was released, it once again set a new record in book sales, and the plot entered a stage of huge reversal.

One of the overseas sections mentioned that the Plymouth colony was attacked by a mob.

After all, the local newspapers didn't have that much information, so John picked up the Daily Bugle and started reading.

There are more detailed reports about the Plymouth Rookery attack, and a branch of Johnny Silverhand was attacked and the attackers were successfully subdued.

The bandits were a group of dark wizards who were cruel and ruthless, with many wizards testifying against them. Johnny Silverhand was forced to fight back and killed several dark wizards.

The American Ministry of Magic took this matter seriously and interrogated the store clerk at the time and more than a dozen wizards who claimed to be "passing by".

The testimonies were consistent, and the American Ministry of Magic called on wizards who run shops to be prepared for defense and not to act rashly when encountering problems.

After reading the whole article, it seems that basically no one would point the finger at Johnny Silverhand.

After all, they are victims.

The dozen or so wizards who were 'passing by' were naturally arranged in order to avoid unnecessary trouble.

The Aurors also knew that there was something strange, but unfortunately they had no way of finding out.

The security team brought back a Death Eater named Antonin.

Under the influence of the truth serum, he easily revealed his purpose.

In order to seize those coveted 'Zhi' series products.

If the Aurors can be equipped, then the Death Eaters naturally want it too.

Unfortunately, Johnson, the god from heaven, came down to earth and fought one against five Death Eaters, and directly beat those Death Eaters to pieces.

Antonin didn't expect that Nagini, who seemed to be powerless, would launch a sneak attack and was subdued directly.

Putting the newspaper away, John noticed a piece of information that he had missed in the Daily Prophet.

Sturgis Podmore trespassed into the Ministry of Magic.

"Isn't this the unlucky guy from last time?"

John picked up the newspaper and glanced at it quickly.

Podmore broke into the Ministry of Magic on 8 August and was being tried by the Wizengamot.

"People from the Order of the Phoenix." John smiled. "It looks like Dumbledore will be busy."

The same information was also seen by Harry and others.

"Do you think he's working for the Order of the Phoenix?" Ron asked in a low voice.

Harry remembered that Podmore had not come when he went to the station that day.

At that time, Moody was very annoyed.

This attitude shows that Podmore was not sent out by the Order of the Phoenix.

"Well, maybe they didn't expect him to be arrested," said Hermione.

Ron shouted excitedly, "Maybe it's a false accusation."

Facing Hermione's murderous gaze, he lowered his voice and said, "Think about it, the Ministry of Magic has not acknowledged the return of the You-Know-Who for so long, perhaps just to make Dumbledore leave."

His mind suddenly became clear.

Hermione thought it made some sense, but Harry felt a headache when he thought about the pile of homework.

Especially Snape's, which was smelly and long.

No wonder the Weasley twins said they would be happy to skip some classes.

The OWL exam tasks are becoming increasingly heavy, making them feel exhausted.

But there is some good news. At least there are some interesting courses in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

The beautiful Professor Hilde taught them about wands and quick casting techniques in class. Even if Umbridge had opinions, Professor Hilde would still teach firmly and would not be affected.

"At least Professor Hilde is a good teacher, isn't he?" Hermione whispered.

Harry acquiesced.

...

Chapter 296: The Sky and the Bar

"The Ministry of Magic is preparing something."

hall.

The three little ones gathered together and Hermione whispered.

Ron stuffed sausage into his mouth and mumbled incoherently, "Preparing for what?"

"Don't you find it strange," Hermione looked around and whispered, "that the Ministry of Magic suddenly interfered with Hogwarts education."

"Barty Crouch will come to power to carry out reforms. Isn't that what you said last time?" Ron finally swallowed what he had in his mouth.

Hermione's eyes widened, angry at her for not fighting back.

Harry said suddenly, "Voldemort."

"What?" Ron looked over in surprise.

Harry continued, "Crouch knows about Voldemort's return, and he is training students to have the power to protect themselves."

As he spoke, he looked at Neville who was writing a letter and said in a deep voice: "Crouch is very dissatisfied with Dumbledore's teaching. He hopes to have his own army."

"The Army?!" Ron exclaimed, leaning over and whispering, "You mean the Ministry of Magic wants to use Hogwarts as an arsenal?"

"I'm afraid so." Harry said to himself, "Crouch is not only dissatisfied with education, but also dissatisfied with Dumbledore's current prestige. He wants to increase the influence of the Ministry of Magic."

Hermione interrupted, "Which is a good thing, I mean, as long as he's willing to deal with You-Know-Who."

"It is also possible that Voldemort's target will be Hogwarts."

Harry is particularly perceptive about certain things.

"But Crouch picked the wrong person," Ron looked at the back of Harry's hand and cursed, "Umbridge is not a good person."

"One question," Hermione asked puzzledly, "Why didn't Crouch join forces with Dumbledore?"

"He doesn't like Dumbledore's prestige," Harry said analytically, "or rather, in his eyes there is no difference between Dumbledore and Voldemort."

A white lord and a dark lord.

Hermione gasped, this was not a good thing.

In their opinion, Dumbledore never had such ambitions, and Crouch's groundless suspicion might lead to something bad.

Ron said indignantly, "I swear, Dumbledore never wanted to take charge of the wizarding world."

"But he has the ability, doesn't he?" Hermione had a strong political sense. She said seriously, "The key is not whether he wants to, but whether he can."

"I don't want to go to war with Dumbledore as part of Crouch's army," said Ron angrily.

Hermione also felt that the scene was very terrible, at least it was not a good thing for them.

While they were discussing the possibilities for the future of Hogwarts, Umbridge's investigation was quietly underway.

Umbridge can always be seen in class.

Professor Flitwick was conducting the orchestra in practice, and Umbridge came uninvited.

Professor Flitwick had a somewhat helpless expression on his face, but this helplessness was somewhat shattered when Umbridge took out a ruler.

Snape could always feel a gaze from the corner during class, and the beautiful words he was brewing were held back.

Professor McGonagall hated people telling her what to do in class, but Umbridge did all of that.

Even later, Professor McGonagall and Umbridge had an argument.

The male and female students who were together were forcibly separated because of Umbridge's passing by, and the students who dressed in a unique style were forced to change their clothes.

In other words, Umbridge would give instructions even to passing dogs.

The desire for control is so strong that it makes people feel suffocated.

John watched Tom come back and circle around angrily, as if he wanted to bite something to vent his anger.

"The effect seems a little too outstanding." John fell into deep thought.

He originally intended to use Umbridge to reduce Dumbledore's prestige, but the effect was too good.

He still underestimated Umbridge, and now the whole Hogwarts is full of resentment.

I don't have many complaints about the Ministry of Magic. After all, there is another professor sent by the Ministry of Magic here.