Albert really didn't feel any psychological pressure to use the Oblivion Charm on Umbridge. After all, neither of them was a good person, and they had conflicts. He was kind-hearted for not killing the other directly.
Yes, Albert never considered himself a good person.
Perhaps, this was influenced by the idea that good people were not rewarded in his previous life. With a flexible moral bottom line, he instinctively rejected these things.
After solving the problems left by Umbridge, Albert did not return to the activity room. Now it was the home ground of the savior Potter, and if he went there he would only steal the limelight from Harry Potter.
Let's leave this thankless task to Porter!
Although there were some disturbances during the Wizard Card Game, the game still ended smoothly. After everyone shared the happy time of the game, they went their separate ways.
Lee Jordan took the Book of Origin away and moved it to another place to prevent the toad from causing trouble again.
As for Fred and George who stayed in the activity room, they greeted the last students who stayed and started to help clean the activity room.
Their purpose was not to help with the cleaning, but to hear what Hermione and Harry were going to say.
It didn't take too much time to restore the activity room that had become messy due to the banquet to its original state, and quite a few students stayed to help clean up.
After everyone cleaned up the garbage left over from the party, they found a seat and sat down, waiting for what was to come.
Hermione pulled the stiff-faced Harry to the podium. She cleared her throat and said, "Ahem, I think everyone knows why you're staying."
"That pink toad - I mean Umbridge taught us a bunch of rubbish - we can't learn anything really useful from the Defense Against the Dark Arts class." Hermione was a little nervous at first, but after she took a deep breath, her tone began to become firm.
"Well said, both the Toad and the Theory of Magical Defense should be thrown into the trash," Ernie MacMillan echoed loudly.
After being put in detention, Macmillan developed an extreme dislike for Umbridge.
There were intermittent voices of agreement in the activity room. Those who were informed and stayed behind were members of the Anti-Toad Alliance.
"So, I'm thinking we might as well solve the problem ourselves and re-form the Defense Association." Hermione looked around at the remaining students and said seriously and firmly, "I want to pass the O.W.Ls exam in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class."
"Honestly, I really don't understand what the Ministry of Magic wants to do. Why would they send us a professor who tries every means to prevent us from using defensive spells?" Ernie MacMillan said loudly, "Those so-called theories obviously can't help us pass these important exams better."
"According to the latest insider information from the Ministry of Magic, there are actually two reasons why Umbridge taught us Magical Defense Theory. She herself is not good at Defense Against the Dark Arts, and everyone can see her teaching level. As for the other reason, it is even more ridiculous. She thought Dumbledore would incite us to fight against the Ministry of Magic, and was worried that after we learned these Defense Against the Dark Arts spells, we would turn against the Ministry of Magic. Fudge even absurdly believed that Dumbledore planned to use the students of the school to train a secret army."
"Where did you get the inside information?"
The person who spoke was Ginny Weasley's boyfriend Michael Corner.
"If you listen to Wizarding Lookout, you can get the news." Hermione hinted: "It's never a joke station, you will know later."
"I have a question. Who will teach us Defense Against the Dark Arts, Mr. Anderson?" asked the girl with a long braid behind her.
Everyone looked around, but didn't see Albert.
"No, unfortunately, Albert is not available!" Hermione shook her head.
If not Albert, who will teach them
Who is qualified to teach them
Everyone is paying attention to this matter.
"Albert's Self-Defense Guide has what we need." Hermione held up the book and said to everyone, "There are many practical spells in it. We will focus on the contents of this book. Fortunately, Harry has mastered most of the spells in it. The other part needs everyone to study together."
After noticing the expressions on the others' faces, Hermione didn't give them a chance to speak, and continued, "I know you want to learn some more advanced magic, but the reality is that after reading this book, I found that I haven't even mastered the most basic knowledge of defense against the dark arts. We still have a lot to learn."
Everyone looked at each other, and everyone was curious about what the book was about.
"Is Harry Potter capable of teaching us Defense Against the Dark Arts?" Some people still have doubts about Harry's ability.
"Harry received formal training last semester, so teaching everyone some basic defensive spells is not a problem. The most difficult spell in the Self-Defense Guide is the Patronus Charm against Dementors, and Harry has already mastered this spell." Hermione began to steer the topic in a direction that would be beneficial to Harry.
"You can really conjure up a stag guardian angel." The girl with long braids asked curiously.
"How do you know?" Harry asked.
"My name is Susan Bones." The girl with long braids introduced herself, "My aunt told me about your trial."
"Harry, you should show everyone your skills. This can solve many problems." George gave his assist to Harry on the stage.
Most of the people here have experienced the time when Dementors were stationed at Hogwarts, and are very interested in the Patronus Charm that can drive away Dementors.
"Harry." Hermione reached out and poked Harry, motioning him to demonstrate to everyone.
This matter was actually discussed in advance by Hermione, George and others. If they wanted everyone to accept Harry, they had to show some strength.
If Harry had mastered the most difficult Patronus Charm in the Self-Defense Guide, no one would have questioned whether Harry was qualified to teach everyone.
"Expect God to Guard!"
Harry hesitated for a moment, but still drew out his wand. A stream of silver gas spurted out from the tip of the wand, forming a silver stag. The Patronus walked gracefully around the activity room and disappeared.
After experiencing the baptism of Dementors, Harry was able to easily summon a Patronus in a bright room.
"Will we learn the Patronus Charm too?"
"I will," Harry nodded.
"I think it's necessary to formally learn something useful." After seeing Harry summon the Patronus, Hermione couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "In the near future, everyone will face more challenges."
"What do you mean by challenge..." Cedric Diggory asked.
"Voldemort is back." Hermione mustered up a lot of courage to say the name.
When Hermione said the name Voldemort, the activity room fell into an eerie silence, and one could even hear people gasping for air.
However, since the people who were going to attend the party had already been selected in advance, everyone's reaction was not too intense. They just looked at Harry Potter with curiosity.
"I saw Voldemort come back." Harry said expressionlessly, "Whether you want to believe it or not, this is the fact."
"Of course, you can believe what Fudge said in the report, believe Umbridge, and think that Dumbledore suffers from Alzheimer's disease and is an old lunatic. You can even leave now and tell Umbridge that we are gathering here." Harry, who had taken the sedative, looked extremely indifferent. He raised his index finger and said, "In fact, you don't need to worry about whether this is true or not, because Voldemort is not a quiet person. It will take at most a year, no, nine months for you to see signs of his activities in the newspapers."
"Of course, I have a way to let you peek at the truth." Harry said suddenly, looking at the people with stiff expressions.
"What is the solution?"
"Let you watch that part of my memory directly." Harry said softly, "In the headmaster's office, there is a prop called the Pensieve, which can play fragments of memories in a person's mind. As long as you can borrow it from Dumbledore, I don't mind letting you watch the memory of Voldemort's resurrection."
"Really?"
The scene exploded instantly.
They didn't expect Harry to say that. Although they couldn't judge whether Harry was lying, the possibility was very high.
If it is fake, it will definitely be easily exposed.
"Of course it's true. I don't need to lie to you." Harry said meaningfully. "The premise is that you have the courage to bear the truth."
"I'm willing to believe you, Harry." Neville raised his hand and said, "My grandmother always said that Fudge was an idiot. It was meaningless for him to discredit Dumbledore like that. Once the mysterious man appeared in front of everyone, Fudge would completely become a laughing stock and sinner of the entire wizarding world."
"According to the information we have received, there is a prophecy that Fudge will be ousted from the position of Minister of Magic next summer." George blinked and said, "And Umbridge will naturally leave the school."
"So we never take Toad seriously." Fred added: "Next, we will launch a candy called Quick-Effect Skipping Candy. If you don't want to go to Toad's class, eating one can make it easy for you to skip class."
"We'll give you a discount on any joke props you buy from us to use against Toads," George went on to say.
"What about Anderson? What does he think about this?" Sana asked, and was also prepared to give them a push. She saw Albert's shadow in this club.
"He knows better than anyone what will happen next." Hermione was silent for a moment and said seriously.
"He obviously knew everything, but he said nothing." Michael Corner suddenly said,
"Even if Albert said Voldemort would be resurrected, would you believe it?" Hermione asked back.
The answer is predictable. Even if there is one more Albert, not many people are willing to believe him. Instead, he will be regarded as a liar by everyone.
"Albert believed that the wizarding world would need the knowledge in the Self-Defense Guide, so he spent a lot of time and energy compiling this book and using it to teach everyone how to protect themselves." Hermione said to everyone.
"Why doesn't he publish this book?" someone asked puzzledly. "No matter how much it costs, I would definitely buy a copy."
"Publishing it now will only lead to attacks and smears from the Ministry of Magic. Toad and Fudge agree that they are very afraid of Albert's influence." Hermione explained, "Any other questions?"
"What should we call our club?" Lee Jordan asked. "Should we still call it the Defense Association?"
"Yes, it's still called the Defense Association." Hermione continued, "You can also just call it DA. This abbreviation also means Dumbledore's Army."
"Where are we going to meet and when are we going to meet?" Digory asked, frowning.
"Of course we're meeting here?" Alia said as a matter of course.
"No." Luna, who had remained silent all the time, suddenly refused.
"Why? This place is very hidden. As long as we move frequently, the toad will definitely not be able to find us."
"This place is actually more fragile than you expected. It cannot support everyone's practice of magic. If it is just used for classes, it is of course no problem, but we obviously need to practice magic more." George explained.
"We can't operate under Toad's nose," Diggory reminded everyone. "If Toad knew, he would definitely ban the Defense Association and treat it as an illegal gathering. As you just saw, Toad even wanted to disband the Wizard Card Club."
Everyone fell silent. This was undoubtedly an unanswerable question.
They couldn't use empty classrooms or other places to hold the party because the Toad would definitely come and cause trouble for them the first time.
"Let's go back and ask Albert about this. He must have a solution." Fred and George looked at each other and said jokingly, "If it doesn't work, we can secretly use a spell to knock the toad out during the party. Okay, we're just joking."
"Once we have confirmed the time and place for the first gathering, we will send a message to inform everyone." Hermione took out the parchment and quill that she had prepared in advance from her wallet, took a deep breath and said to everyone, "Anyone who is willing to join the club needs to leave their name."
"Do you want to leave your name?"
Many people are somewhat disgusted by this practice.
"Once you sign, you agree not to tell Umbridge or anyone else about us," Hermione looked at the people who stayed and explained, "Before the first official gathering, you can always find me privately to remove your name and withdraw from the Defense Association."
"After the party begins, I will cast a spell on this list to ensure that we will know at any time whether anyone has betrayed us and informed Umbridge." Hermione noticed everyone's unhappy expressions and said calmly, "If there were no toad, I would definitely not do this. Now I have to prevent the worst from happening. I think no one wants a traitor among us!"
"It's normal to keep it strictly confidential. I don't want to be put in solitary confinement by Toad because someone leaked the secret." Fred reached out to take the parchment, happily signed his name on it, and then said to everyone, "If Toad catches you one day and wants to force you to leak the secret, you can tell Toad that you have signed a contract and cannot leak the secret, and let her come to us."
"Looking for you?" Everyone widened their eyes, not understanding where Fred got the confidence from.
"Yes, we two." George also signed the parchment. "We are not afraid of toads."
"Aren't you afraid of being expelled?" Digory asked with a twitching face.
"If we were afraid of being fired, we wouldn't say that," the twins said in unison.