The arrival of the centaur Firenze did not escape the eyes of other students, or rather, the principal had no intention of concealing this matter from the beginning.
At that time, Umbridge, who was standing on the stone steps, almost popped her eyes out when she saw Firenze, and set an example for everyone what it meant to be stunned.
She obviously hadn't thought that Dumbledore would actually choose a centaur as Divination professor.
Umbridge couldn't say anything about this, because most centaurs were familiar with divination and were even more professional than most wizards.
No one thought that Headmaster Dumbledore would actually hire a centaur as the Divination Professor of Hogwarts. This was undoubtedly a novelty, especially for the Hogwarts students who knew little about centaurs. They were all curious about the arrival of this professor.
Of course, there is also the series of prophecies left by Trelawney.
Although centaurs have the same intelligence as humans, they ask the Ministry of Magic to classify them as "beasts" and do not want to share human identity with creatures such as hags and vampires, so centaurs are not humans.
Yes.
Not a human, but a beast.
Trelawney's third prophecy was that Headmaster Dumbledore would hire a non-human Divination professor to work at Hogwarts.
Without a doubt, Trelawney's prediction had come true once again.
So what is the next prophecy
Most students have forgotten the prophecies that Trelawney has made, but there are always a few who still remember them. However, the content of Trelawney's next prophecy is really bad, because Umbridge will drive out Dumbledore and become the new headmaster of Hogwarts
Umbridge becoming the headmistress, what a joke.
The Deputy Minister of Magic's poor performance has probably made all the students in Hogwarts hate and reject her, except for some Slytherin students who will support her.
In fact, after the content of the fourth prophecy spread, most students looked at Umbridge with unprecedented disgust.
It’s not that people are willing to believe the old liar’s predictions, but that three predictions in a row have come true. Even if they don’t want to believe it, they are powerless to change the cruel fact that the fourth prediction may come true.
For a time, conspiracy theories about the Ministry of Magic and Umbridge spread rapidly throughout Hogwarts as if they had wings.
These rumors were not kind to Umbridge at all, and the reasons for expelling Trelawney were unreasonable.
Trelawney couldn't predict the future at all, so the claim that she was a liar was totally untenable. And her expulsion seemed like Umbridge's personal vendetta
To be honest, Umbridge didn't really care about the gossip. As long as she was tough enough, she could make all the students shut up.
What made Umbridge most upset was that her original plan was completely disrupted. Not only did she not gain any benefits, but someone also poured a head full of feces on her head, and her whole body exuded a foul stench.
According to the original plan, Umbridge actually intended to place new professors of the Ministry of Magic in Hogwarts. Whether they knew divination or not was no longer important. The important thing was to place them first. The changes in Hogwarts made her increasingly unable to cope, and those damn attacks made her dizzy.
Umbridge needed a new helper, who, even if not capable enough, could help share the students' firepower. However, Dumbledore's move to find a centaur to be the divination professor undoubtedly made all Umbridge's previous efforts come to naught.
This was worse than stuffing a pile of shit into her mouth.
That day, Umbridge locked herself in her office and smashed things again. She had forgotten how many times this had happened. Since coming to Hogwarts to work, Umbridge found that her temper was getting worse.
There's nothing we can do about it.
Who made her hear Hogwarts students discussing the new Divination professor, or discussing her, every time she passed through the corridor? The number of students retching against the wall increased dramatically, and there was never a shortage of students looking at her with contempt.
Umbridge has once again successfully made herself the subject of heated discussion among Hogwarts students. Although she has been a hot topic among students in the past few months, those topics were not as scary as this time, because everyone was talking about why Umbridge died tragically in Azkaban prison.
What on earth did she do to deserve being sentenced to life imprisonment
Many students believed Trelawney's prophecy, and they looked at Umbridge with some fear. Only extremely vicious wizards were qualified to be imprisoned in Azkaban Prison forever. Titles like dark wizard and Death Eater were almost attributed to Umbridge.
Many students also have doubts about the current Ministry of Magic. If the Deputy Minister is such a person, then what about Fudge, the Minister of Magic
Could Fudge be the same kind of guy
They had not forgotten that, according to Trelawney, Minister of Magic Fudge would eventually be ousted by everyone, and that would be next summer.
Unless he did something outrageous, it was rare for the Minister of Magic to be ousted.
These gossips made Umbridge extremely irritated, because no matter where she went, she could hear people whispering about her.
Although Umbridge tried to change all this and even put several people in detention as a warning to others, the situation did not improve. She could still hear the students' gossip, even if those students kept their mouths shut when she passed by and stared at her with disgust. It was common for them to say bad things about Umbridge behind her back.
Albert indeed!
Privately, Fred, George and Lee Jordan all admired Albert's methods. The three of them spent a long time setting up the Anti-Toad Alliance, but the results were not satisfactory.
Everyone was afraid of the Toad's authority and only dared to mutter a few words, without the courage to stand up and resist.
Most of the time, it was just a few people using the Anti-Toad Alliance to cause trouble everywhere. Even though the situation improved a little later, it was still far inferior to Albert's magical operation.
Umbridge is now like a toad being roasted on the fire. Not only is she hated by most of the Hogwarts students, but she has also attracted a lot of hatred. Except for some Slytherin students, even other professors at Hogwarts now hold ill will towards her.
This means Umbridge is completely isolated!
There was no way around it, no one wanted Umbridge to become the headmaster of Hogwarts.
Look at how much trouble she has caused now that she has become a senior investigator. God knows what the entire Hogwarts will become like after she becomes the headmaster
Even though according to Trelawney's prediction, Umbridge would only have about half a year left in the school, it still made most students feel extremely uncomfortable.
As for Dumbledore
He seemed unaware of these things and had never paid special attention to them, which was consistent with what Trelawney said: Dumbledore simply didn't like to bother with a fool like you, so he was too lazy to pay attention to you.
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"I just saw the news on the bulletin board that the Divination class has been resumed in classroom 11," Lee Jordan shared the news he had just seen with a few people. "I also heard that Toad is going to take some time to review the Centaur's course. Do you think she will find an excuse to drive our new professor away?"
"That depends on how crazy the toad is," said Fred, swallowing his food. "I hope she tries to do that. It will be fun."
"That's enough for you guys. We're not taking Divination Advancement Classes."
George, who was flipping through the Daily Prophet, couldn't help but complain, "Lucius Malfoy is such a liar. His little bastard didn't even take the Divination class."
"Firenze can't go back to the Forbidden Forest. Also, I heard from Nearly Headless Nick that Umbridge has been trying to find the gathering place of Dumbledore's Army recently. She seems to have determined that there is such an organization in the school." Albert was surprised at Umbridge's madness. He suspected that once Dumbledore was driven away, the entire Hogwarts would fall into chaos, and there might even be a scene where the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic would try to suppress the students.
There was no way out. With Albert as a troublemaker, Umbridge, who had a strong desire for control, was almost driven crazy.
"They can't find it, and even if they do, they can't get in," Fred consoled.
"Hogwarts isn't very big. They may not be able to get in, but they will find it sooner or later." Albert has always believed that preventing the other party from finding us is the most important thing. "As long as they know about it, the toad will find the flaw sooner or later. It is safest to prevent the toad from knowing."
"Even though you said that, it's difficult... We can't just disband the DA!" George frowned and thought about how to solve the problem.
Finally he decided to tell the news to other DA members and ask them to help find a solution.
"Where are you going?"
The three of them looked at Albert, who had finished his lunch and was getting ready to leave.
"Going to visit a friend."
"Albert really knows that centaur." Fred looked at Albert's departing back and said to the two people around him, "See, I won."
"You have evidence? No, you don't have any evidence," Lee Jordan reminded.
None of them wanted to eat several chili-flavored Beetroot beans in one go, let alone try the newly developed devil chili candy.
Albert walked through the hall and headed for classroom 11.
He raised his hand and knocked gently on the classroom door, waiting for the centaur's response.
"Come in."
Albert pushed the door open and scanned the classroom, and found that the original floor had turned into soft moss. Trees with lush branches grew out from under the moss, spanning the ceiling and windows. Soft, mottled light poured down from above.
There is no doubt that Dumbledore cast a spell here to make the classroom look like a forest. Perhaps only Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall have the ability to transform this classroom in a short time.
At this moment, Firenze was sitting in the shade of a tree to rest.
"Albert Anderson." Albert walked into the classroom and took the initiative to introduce himself to the centaur. "I'm sorry to bother you. I don't know if you accept owl mail."
"I heard Hagrid and Dumbledore remind you that those dittany helped me a lot." The centaur with platinum hair looked at Albert with his surprisingly blue eyes without blinking, his tone very calm.
"Even without me, Hagrid would have helped you get out of trouble. I just gave him a little reminder." Albert found a place to sit down. "To be honest, I didn't take the advanced course in Divination, and Professor Trelawney's advanced Divination class couldn't help me acquire more useful knowledge."
"I don't mind you coming to class." Firenze guessed Albert's purpose. Dumbledore had told him that Albert would probably be happy to exchange knowledge about prophecy with him.
"Thank you." Albert nodded and said, "I heard that centaurs are very good at divination. If you don't mind, I hope to talk to you about centaurs' divination. To be honest, this is a rare opportunity. In return, I will tell you something about yourself, which I think will definitely be of help to you."
"If my words offend you," Albert added, "I can apologize here. To be honest, I don't understand your customs."
"You have not offended me, young prophet." Firenze looked at the humble young wizard. He felt that he felt more comfortable with him than other students in Hogwarts. No wonder Hagrid said he would not hate him.
"To be honest, this is the first time I've met a wizard who is good at predictions. I don't know how you human wizards predict." Firenze looked up at the sky and said softly, "The centaurs will lie down to observe the sky and interpret the stars. For those who can read the stars, the fate of our various nations has been depicted there."
"If possible, please allow me to take some time to visit you." Albert tentatively proposed to exchange prophetic knowledge. "Humans have a completely different understanding of astrology than the centaurs."
"No problem. This is the knowledge I originally planned to teach the students here after I came to Hogwarts." Firenze said calmly.
"Thank you." Albert looked at the centaur and said gently, "I know you have been excluded and expelled from the centaur community, but please don't feel lost because of this. One day, your compatriots will be proud of your choice and will accept your return, so there is no need to regret it."
"It really surprises me." Firenze stared at Albert, with undisguised surprise in his blue eyes.
"I saw from the crystal ball that in the near future you will resign from your position as Divination teacher and return to the Forbidden Forest." Albert explained gently.
"Thank you." Firenze didn't think the other party was lying. He thought that what the other party said to him should be a response to his agreement to exchange divination knowledge.
This did not bother Firenze, for the news was important to him.
"Oh, yes, there is one more thing."
Before leaving, Albert stopped and turned around to remind her, "Be careful with Umbridge. She hates creatures that are not human, such as werewolves, centaurs, and half-giants. So she is very unhappy that you are here to work at Hogwarts."