What happened in the Hufflepuff common room soon spread throughout Hogwarts.
Especially when Umbridge's shadow loomed over the entire school, Professor Sprout was willing to stand up and confront Toad in order to protect the students of the college. She was like a ray of light in the darkness and won the support and respect of most students in the school.
Umbridge's reaction to this matter was not surprising at all. Another new educational order was nailed to the notice wall of Hogwarts by Filch.
"The Senior Inquisitor has the highest authority over all punishments involving Hogwarts students." Lee Jordan in the crowd read out the contents of the new education order aloud. Just as he was about to discuss this with others, he heard several students around him complaining loudly, "Is Dumbledore crazy? How could he allow Toad to do this?"
There is no doubt that after the new education order was introduced, Umbridge had the "power of life and death" in Hogwarts. As long as she wanted, she could even find an excuse to punish students who were unwilling to listen to her.
"It's really crazy. Let's go." Albert turned and left.
"I think Umbridge wants to drive everyone crazy!" Lee Jordan lowered his voice and said as the four of them turned into an empty secret passage, "Isn't this a bit too fast?"
Many of Umbridge's educational orders were forced out by them. They were actually very clear about the consequences of Umbridge issuing a large number of educational orders.
It is a delight to watch Umbridge's various ways of dying and having misfortunes.
But they always feel that if they let the other party continue to do stupid things, this source of happiness will soon be destroyed.
"Don't worry, as long as Dumbledore continues to leave it alone, Umbridge can stay in Hogwarts for a long time." Albert was not worried about this at all. He knew very well Dumbledore's attitude towards this matter and was not worried at all that Umbridge would run away.
Watching Umbridge being teased and having all kinds of bad luck was one of the few pleasures that Albert had in his busy seventh year.
Naturally, he did not intend to let Umbridge go just like that, or rather, Umbridge would never easily give up the task given to her by Fudge. After being promoted to Deputy Minister, she had to produce some results to give Fudge an explanation.
"I really don't know why Headmaster Dumbledore would do this."
The three of them were very confused and did not believe that Professor Dumbledore really had no way to deal with the pink toad. Allowing Umbridge to do whatever she wanted in the school was undoubtedly irresponsible to the students.
"Don't ask me why. I don't know either." Albert could guess the reason, but he had no intention of explaining it to the three of them. He changed the subject directly: "How are the preparations for the wizard card competition going? We'd better finish the competition before Umbridge attacks the club, otherwise we probably won't have time to hold this competition next time."
"Will Umbridge attack the club?"
The three of them looked at each other, obviously not understanding why Umbridge wanted to attack the club.
"Hermione seems to be interested in reorganizing the Defense Association." Albert explained, "She thinks Umbridge can't teach everyone useful knowledge of Defense against the Dark Arts, so she plans to teach herself."
"That's very Hermione-like," muttered Fred. "But, that's not the same as..."
"Umbridge always pays special attention to Potter's affairs." Albert glanced at Fred and continued, "What's more, since everyone boycotted the last Defense Against the Dark Arts class, she probably doesn't feel comfortable with a large number of students gathering together, for fear that everyone will boycott her again."
This time, all three of them understood.
They all knew that the latter was the key point. If Potter united everyone to resist Umbridge, Hogwarts school would definitely become very interesting.
"Umbridge is not completely ignorant of school affairs. She has many informants in Slytherin House," Lee Jordan murmured. "Once she hears some bad news, she might issue a new education order to disband all Hogwarts clubs."
"I should say clubs other than Quidditch teams."
"I'll do it as soon as possible. Let Miss Granger slow down first. I'll try to finish the Wizard Card Competition next month." Lee Jordan was quite helpless after knowing why Albert urged him to speed up.
"It's best to get it done by the end of this month," said Albert.
"Okay, this month." Lee Jordan suddenly suggested, "How about we let Umbridge disband the Quidditch team!"
"Angelina would probably kill you if she knew," Fred said unhappily.
"I think Umbridge will deliberately target Harry and even try to get him banned." Lee Jordan looked at Albert and said, "I remember you told Angelina about these things at the beginning of the school year. Umbridge will definitely try to make the Slytherin team win. Since the competition can't even achieve the most basic fairness, why should we participate and let everyone go up and humiliate others?"
The Weasley twins fell silent, because what Lee Jordan said was likely to happen.
"Is there any good solution?"
"No. The best way is to stop the Quidditch games." Albert glanced at the Weasley twins and said, "Of course, if you are willing to work hard for possible failure, just pretend I didn't say anything."
"If we... cheat," Fred suggested, "I mean let Harry use the little golden pill, and we just have to beat the Slytherin team as quickly as possible."
"Anyway, I don't have any extra Felicis here." Albert refused bluntly. He really didn't have any extra Felicis.
"I remember Lee Jordan has another one." Fred and George looked at their roommates, "For Gryffindor's victory."
"Where's your Felicis?" Lee Jordan asked with a twitch.
"It was used during Harry's trial." The two looked at each other and shrugged.
"Are you really going to use Felix Felicis to cheat?" Lee Jordan asked again. "I don't think Harry would agree."
"Just don't let Harry know."
"Since the Slytherin team has no intention of playing fair with us." George's eyes flashed with malice, "Why should we foolishly abide by the rules and let others treat us as fools?"
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In the few days after the new education order was issued, Umbridge showed her power and dealt with several talkative Hufflepuff students. Even the prefect Ernie Macmillan was put in detention.
It can be said that he directly shocked all the students of Hogwarts and also attracted hatred for himself.
After the implementation of the new education order, Umbridge's deterrent power increased rapidly. She was surprised to find that the original noise in Hogwarts had disappeared, and Umbridge almost shed tears of excitement.
There was no way. Ever since Umbridge came to Hogwarts to serve as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, she had suffered a lot. She had been treated like a fool and fooled around, and she didn't even know who did it. She had never felt as relaxed and happy as she did now.
Especially after teaching those talkative students a lesson, no one dared to speak nonsense anymore. This series of changes made Umbridge more determined to suppress the chaotic voices in Hogwarts with a tough attitude and high-pressure policy and make the entire school run according to her wishes.
Umbridge's tough measures did make people afraid, but many students were actually waiting silently, waiting for the day when Umbridge would do something big.
However, unexpectedly, Umbridge did not cause trouble for Professor Sprout when she inspected the Herbology class.
Many Hufflepuff students were ready for Umbridge to expel their head of house. When the time came, everyone would stand up together and use the toughest means to drive Umbridge away.
However, they were destined to be disappointed. Umbridge was not a brainless toad, and she did not cause trouble for Professor Sprout because of the last incident.
"I knew that plan was unreliable." Lee Jordan commented without a doubt after receiving the news, "Umbridge is not a fool. I even suspect that she knows about this."
"In fact, Umbridge really knew about this matter, and the Hufflepuffs who were responsible for the organization were put in detention." Fred shrugged and said, "We met them on the way back."
"Copying sentences like Harry does, and you'll be sent to detention for a week."
"That's really tragic!" Lee Jordan said suddenly. "You didn't take the opportunity to sell some ointment for Murtlar's antennae."
"Of course I sold it."
"Umbridge is really harmful."
"What do you say we form an anti-Umbridge alliance?"
"This is a good idea. Let's call it the Anti-Toad Alliance." Fred's eyes lit up. He thought it was a good idea.
"We can also sell joke props in the alliance by then. As long as they are used on Umbridge, we will give them a 9.5% discount." George felt that this alliance was full of business opportunities and that everyone could benefit from it.
"Albert, what do you think of paying attention?"
"That's unreliable. I'm sure Umbridge will get the news soon and put you in detention." Albert was speechless at Fred and George's suicidal behavior.
Umbridge is not an idiot. Isn't it courting death to blatantly join the so-called Anti-Toad Alliance
"So what should we do?"
"You must have a way, right?"
Fred and George looked at Albert, waiting for him to give them some advice.
"What's the solution?" Albert thought for a while and said, "You can form an alliance, but it must not exist."
"What's the meaning."
The three of them didn't understand Albert's trick.
"Anyone who is willing to carry items with the toad mark is a member of the Anti-Toad Alliance." Albert said slowly, "But the reality is that the Anti-Toad Alliance is just a rumor, something that people just say. It was an alliance that never existed in the first place."
"Since it doesn't exist, even if Umbridge knew about the Anti-Toad League, she wouldn't have any idea where to start." Albert continued, "Because this league never existed in the first place."
"So, it's about spreading rumors about the Anti-Toad Alliance?" George still didn't understand.
"No, as long as everyone is willing to believe that the Anti-Toad Alliance exists, it exists." Albert explained, "You can identify each other through the mark."
"mark?"
"The mark of the toad."
"What if Umbridge finds out and starts looking for her?" George asked again.
"You can draw it temporarily. It's not illegal to draw some graffiti." Albert said meaningfully.
A few days later, rumors spread around Hogwarts, the most notable of which was the mysterious Anti-Toad League that caused a series of troubles for Umbridge and turned her into a pink toad.
Instantly, this alliance that had never existed attracted everyone's attention. Everyone was talking about the Anti-Toad Alliance in the hall, and even Umbridge heard some rumors.
After learning these things, Umbridge's mood suddenly became not so wonderful. She gritted her teeth and investigated the matter, wanting to find out the bastard who turned her into a toad, but the result was: no one knew about the Anti-Toad League at all, it was just a rumor from beginning to end.
But Umbridge believed that the Anti-Toad League was real.
Does the Anti-Toad League really exist
Yes, it really exists, and there are students who claim to have joined the Anti-Toad Alliance.
The purpose of the Anti-Toad Alliance was also leaked, which is to drive the pink toad out of the school.
What’s most surprising is that there are even guidelines.
The guideline is: as long as enough students participate, the Ministry of Magic will not be able to do anything to them even if the pink toad is driven away.
There was even a voice in the school: "If it doesn't work, we can draw our wands and fight Umbridge. As long as all the students in the school oppose Umbridge together, we can drive the old witch out of Hogwarts."
It is said that in order to prevent Umbridge from discovering anything wrong, members of the Anti-Toad League will carry items with toad marks to distinguish the identities of both parties.
It was even claimed that since most Slytherin students were won over by Umbridge, the Anti-Toad League would not recruit any Slytherin members for the time being to prevent spies from infiltrating the alliance.
These rumors are getting more and more outrageous.
Some say that Harry Potter also joined the Anti-Toad League.
Some say that Fred and George are willing to give discounts to members of the Anti-Toad League as a sign of respect for the League.
Some say that the Anti-Toad Alliance already has nearly a hundred members.
Some also say...
In short, everyone is talking about the Anti-Toad Alliance, and no one knows whether those rumors are credible.
Umbridge tried very hard to find any clues about the Anti-Toad League. His informant told him that
This damn alliance did exist, but there was no clue. She even stopped students in the corridor and randomly checked their bags and belongings, but still couldn't find any clues about the Anti-Toad Alliance. For a while, she became the laughing stock of the entire Hogwarts.
"Professor, the Anti-Toad League is just a rumor that was spread by someone, and then everyone started to spread it privately, so... it's really just a rumor." George, who was invited to the Defense Against the Dark Arts Office for tea, said helplessly, "The Anti-Toad League never existed from the beginning to the end."
He almost said to Umbridge directly: The so-called Anti-Toad Alliance is actually just everyone joining forces to make fun of you.
Does the Anti-Toad Alliance really not exist
No, it exists.
The so-called toad mark can be drawn with a quill pen, and then cleaned with a spell when it is no longer needed. It will not leave any trace at all. Umbridge naturally could not find any mark related to the Anti-Toad Alliance no matter how hard she searched.
Is this considered a crushing IQ
Everyone happened to like to see Umbridge have fun, so they spread the news as a rumor.
As to whether it is news or rumor, I am afraid many people can't tell the difference. But what does it matter if they can't tell the difference? Anyway, everyone is just laughing at the toad's joke.
Chapter 1003 Anti-Toad Alliance