Professor Trelawney's prophecy was like a depth charge, causing Hogwarts to completely boil.
Most students were very surprised that the old liar actually predicted that they would be expelled by Toad. Many people thought that this was a trick of Professor Trelawney. However, any student who had taken Divination class knew very well that Professor Trelawney was a liar. Maybe she intended to use this incident to scare Umbridge so that she would not be expelled.
What is the situation here
Does Professor Trelawney know how to tell fortunes
No one knows this, but people are very interested in the divination results that Professor Trelawney gave to Umbridge.
In Professor Trelawney's first prophecy, Umbridge would oust Dumbledore and become the new Headmistress of Hogwarts.
This prophecy is not good news for all the teachers and students in the school.
Anyone who is willing to use their brains to think a little can guess that Umbridge's motives for coming to Hogwarts are not pure.
Who would be willing to give up his position as Deputy Minister of Magic and come to teach at Hogwarts, and choose the most dangerous position as Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts? Is he thinking that his life is too good
In the second prophecy, Umbridge will get into big trouble in the Forbidden Forest and be severely beaten by a group of long-legged creatures.
This one is a bit confusing, but the third prophecy is that Umbridge will eventually be expelled from Hogwarts School, which is not surprising, because it is usually difficult for a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor to serve at Hogwarts for more than a year.
The most surprising thing is the fourth prophecy. Will Umbridge die in Azkaban
No matter how you look at it, it seems like Professor Trelawney is deliberately trying to piss off Umbridge.
But Professor Trelawney claimed that this was the result of divination.
In order to find out the "truth" of the whole matter, the students, who were extremely curious, sought help from "prophecy expert" Albert.
"Professor Trelawney does have some prophetic abilities, but her abilities are not very strong."
"As for whether Professor Trelawney's prophecy to Umbridge will come true, I think it won't be long before everyone can witness the result with their own eyes."
Some people suspected that Albert and Trelawney had colluded with each other and flattered each other; some people even wanted to encourage Albert to make a prophecy for Umbridge to prove that he could really predict the future, but Albert ignored these ridiculous "provocations".
Why should he prove it to others
Umbridge was furious about Professor Trelawney's prediction. Many people could clearly hear the sounds of smashing things and cursing coming from inside the corridor of the Defense Against the Dark Arts Office when they quietly passed by.
The Weasley brothers' retractable ears are very popular among everyone. Curious students will even use the retractable ears to hear clearly what the toad is cursing.
Everyone was wondering when Umbridge would kick Professor Trelawney out.
However, they were destined to fail to achieve their wish, as Umbridge did not seem to have any intention of expelling Professor Trelawney, at least not yet.
It is believed that Umbridge is worried that Professor Trelawney's predictions will come true, as even Albert admits that Professor Trelawney has "prophetic" powers.
I'm afraid only Umbridge knows what the actual situation is.
When the divination incident was causing a stir in the school, Umbridge once again had someone pass a note to Albert, inviting him to have tea in the Defense Against the Dark Arts Office. Umbridge did intend to ask Albert about Professor Trelawney's divination.
During her tenure at Hogwarts, Umbridge was not without gain. She collected a lot of information from Slytherin students and suspected that Anderson was the master of prophecy mentioned by Professor Trelawney.
More than a month ago, when Harry Potter was on trial, he also mentioned that a famous prophet had told fortunes for him. Umbridge felt that it was most likely this guy in front of her, and that the prophecy that Fudge would step down next summer might also have come from this guy.
Especially after the damned Mudblood in front of her offered an expensive divination fee of one thousand Galleons, Umbridge's mood plummeted to the bottom.
Can he really predict the future
Will Fudge really step down next year
"Mr. Anderson, am I to assume that you are attempting to blackmail a professor?"
Umbridge had a sickening smirk on her face. She had decided to find out, no matter what, whether the guy in front of her had the ability to predict the future.
If it were anyone else, Umbridge would never have believed it, but this Mudblood named Albert Anderson had performed too many miracles.
It wouldn't be unacceptable if another miracle happened.
"Blackmail, I think you're mistaken." Albert raised his head and looked at Umbridge with a strange expression.
"Did I make a mistake?" When Umbridge met Albert's gaze, the smile on her face suddenly froze. She quickly looked away, not daring to meet Albert's gaze.
"You are looking for me to tell your fortune now, which is a business deal. The essence of business is to exchange money for goods." Albert drank up the milk tea in his cup and said in a cold tone, "If you want me to tell your fortune for you, you must pay me a full cent, and no one can be an exception!"
"No one is exempt from this?" Umbridge was still smirking.
"No one is exempt from this." Albert ignored Umbridge's malicious intent and stood up and said, "If you are not willing to pay, I will naturally not help you predict."
Without giving the other party a chance to speak, Albert took out his wand from his robe pocket and waved it at Umbridge as she looked stunned, causing her to forget most of her memories.
"I'll be leaving now, have a nice afternoon."
Albert put his wand back into his pocket, smiled and nodded at Umbridge, then turned and left the Defense Against the Dark Arts office, leaving Umbridge with a dazed look on her face.
When Umbridge came to her senses, she had already forgotten about wanting Albert to tell fortunes for her. The only thing left in her mind was Albert's evaluation of Professor Trelawney.
Professor Trelawney does know how to predict things, and she has been successful at it, so those predictions are likely to come true
"No, this is impossible. It can't be true! That girl is a liar. Everyone says she is a liar. She is a liar!"
Umbridge kept saying similar things to herself before she could suppress the fear.
That’s right, Professor Trelawney is a liar, her predictions are just a bluff, and Umbridge didn’t see her future in the crystal ball at all.
However, Umbridge didn't know that she could also predict the future for others.
As soon as Albert left the Defense Against the Dark Arts office, he saw Fred, George and Lee Jordan acting suspiciously.
"What does Toad want you for?" Fred asked with a grin, stuffing his wand back into his pocket. "We were just discussing whether we should go in and help you."
All three of them held wands in their hands, looking ready to rush into the office at any time to help Albert subdue Umbridge.
"What's the result of the discussion?" Albert asked with a smile. He knew very well that the three of them were just pretending to be weird. They never worried that Albert would get into trouble with Umbridge. The one they should really worry about was Umbridge.
"George said you will definitely not suffer any loss."
"Toad wants me to tell her fortune, but she doesn't want to spend money..."
"How much do you plan to charge her?" Li Jordan asked curiously. He knew that asking Albert for divination would hurt his wallet.
"Not much, just one thousand Galleons." Albert said calmly.
"If I were a toad, I wouldn't want to give any money." The three were speechless. What do you mean not much? Is this a lot
They felt that they had a different unit of measurement than Albert.
"It's related to my future, one thousand Galleons is not expensive. That guy doesn't want to pay, and he wants to use the Ministry of Magic and his status as a senior investigator to pressure me," Albert spread his hands helplessly and said, "So..."
"So you gave her a good beating," said Fred excitedly.
"How is that possible? I'm not that violent. I just made her forget some of her memories."
"I thought you'd be mad." Lee Jordan is also a guy who doesn't mind making trouble.
"Why should I be angry?" Albert asked back, "Would you be angry at a squeaking toad?"
The three of them thought this made a lot of sense, but they felt a little regretful that they didn't get to see Albert teach Umbridge a lesson.
Albert did not intend to have any conflict with Umbridge. If necessary, it would be enough to make her forget some of her memories.
As for Umbridge's feelings, who really cares
This solution was learned from a Ministry of Magic employee when watching the Quidditch World Cup last year.
They do that themselves, so there's nothing wrong with that.
On the contrary, it was Umbridge's behavior that made him feel that she was stupid.
Is he used to bullying others in the Ministry of Magic
Or has it been because of the recent pressure that Umbridge has lost her normal rational judgment and done a series of stupid things
"Is Professor Trelawney's prediction true?"
The three were even more curious about this matter, as they knew that it was actually a prophecy given by Albert.
"It's true."
"Will Umbridge really die in Azkaban?"
"right."
“This is really exciting news.”
"However, even though we got that prediction, the future may still change. The prediction involves too many causes and effects, and no one can determine what the future will be like."
"Can't understand!"
"I didn't expect you to understand!" Albert sighed, "The future can be changed, but it's really difficult to change the future."
Albert did try, but Peter Pettigrew died prematurely.
To this end, he personally took action to create opportunities for Sirius.
As soon as they returned to the common room, Sana came over and talked to Albert about the Defense Association.
"Recently, everyone has been privately saying that someone is planning to re-establish the Defense Association to teach everyone Defense against the Dark Arts." Shanna lowered her voice and said, "Everyone thinks it's you."
"I'm very busy and don't have time." Albert probably guessed what was going on.
"It wasn't you?" Sana looked at Fred and George, "You must know who it was, right? Angelina said Fred told her."
"Ahem, it's Harry. Harry's Defense Against the Dark Arts is not low either." George cleared his throat and explained under Zanna's gaze, "I think Hermione is right. We can't let the toad destroy our Defense Against the Dark Arts. We have to learn things to protect ourselves. If you're interested, you can go and take a look."
"Albert is not going?" Sana looked at Albert, who shook his head and said, "I don't have time, and if I go, the nature of the matter may become different."
"What's different?"
"They will definitely ask me to lead everyone to drive Umbridge out."
"Isn't that bad?" Angelina asked.
"It's not that it's bad, but it's meaningless. Even if Umbridge is driven away, the Ministry of Magic will send someone else to take up the post." Albert paused and said meaningfully, "Besides, I think Umbridge is actually quite cheerful."
This is indeed true. Umbridge has been at Hogwarts for less than a month, and has indeed brought a lot of joy and laughter to everyone.
"How's Harry Potter's Defense Against the Dark Arts?" Sana turned to George and asked, "We can really learn something."
"We communicate with each other and learn from each other." George shrugged and said, "What we learned was the Self-Defense Guide compiled by Albert."
"Oh, the book was published?" Shanna knew about it.
"It hasn't been published yet. Don't look at me, I don't have it here." Fred shrugged and said, "I heard that Granger has a copy, but I haven't seen the real thing."
"When?" Sana hesitated for a moment, but decided to go over and take a look. Her level of defense against the dark arts was not very high. If she wanted to get a good grade, she had to spend more time on it.
As for whether Harry is a liar, anyone with a little bit of common sense wouldn't worry about it.
…
After nightfall, the lights were still on in the headmaster's office. Dumbledore looked at the memory in the Pensieve on the table and fell into a brief contemplation.
Dumbledore was naturally concerned about the latest Trelawney divination incident at Hogwarts, especially since it was mentioned in the divination that he would temporarily lose his position as headmaster, which reminded Dumbledore of a conversation:
I see you lost your position as principal.
Just then, there was a knock on the principal's office door.
"Come in, Minerva, what can I do for you?" Dumbledore looked at Professor McGonagall who appeared outside the door with some surprise.
"I remembered something about the recent prophecy."
Professor McGonagall glanced at the Pensieve on the table, then placed her wand directly on her temple and pulled out a memory.
The two of them turned their eyes to the Pensieve, which contained a conversation between Professor McGonagall and Albert:
…By the way, the next Headmaster of Hogwarts was Professor Snape, if a certain pink toad doesn't count.
"This is the employment consultation from the year before last." Professor McGonagall said to Dumbledore, "To be honest, most of his predictions have come true. The pink toad here should refer to Umbridge, who was turned into a toad some time ago."
In the past, Professor McGonagall didn't really care about these things and wasn't interested in divination.
However, Voldemort was resurrected, and many of Albert's predictions came true, so she had to start facing these things.
"In fact, Mr. Anderson once told me that I would temporarily lose my position as headmaster." Dumbledore said calmly, as if it was a trivial matter. "What would you like to drink?"
"How can you say this so calmly? If Umbridge becomes the headmaster, God knows what the whole school will become." Professor McGonagall was a little excited.
"Trelawney's prediction is not like her style." Dumbledore smiled and handed a cup of hot cocoa to Professor McGonagall. "That should be the prediction made by Anderson. Crystal ball divination has always been Anderson's specialty."
"So, Sibyl's prediction is true?" Professor McGonagall's expression suddenly turned a little ugly, as if she had thought of something bad.
"Mr. Anderson is not a man who likes to lie. To him, the truth is sometimes crueler." Dumbledore took a sip of hot cocoa and stared at the changes in the Pensieve.
"Under what circumstances do you think Severus will become the headmaster?" Professor McGonagall asked in a low voice.
Dumbledore was silent.
What's going on
"When Voldemort took control of Hogwarts," Dumbledore said calmly.
They both knew exactly what this meant.
If Dumbledore were still alive, he would obviously not allow this to happen.
This was also the reason why Professor McGonagall hurried to see Dumbledore, because when she talked about Sybil's prophecy with Professor Flitwick tonight, she recalled Albert's divination.
"It's not that bad," Dumbledore said soothingly.
In fact, Dumbledore had long ago deduced from Albert's fragmentary hints that he might not live long.
To be honest, Dumbledore didn't worry too much about these issues, because in Albert's prophecy, Harry defeated Voldemort, and that was enough.
When facing death, Dumbledore was not afraid. To him, death was just a new adventure, but before setting off, he needed to finish what he should do.
Chapter 1006 The Cruel Truth