The next day, Umbridge's experience at Hogwarts made the headlines of the Daily Prophet. This "heavy" news even overshadowed the Ministry of Magic's latest report on the progress of the escaped Death Eaters.
"… the Ministry of Magic had the nerve to pin the blame on Dumbledore."
As soon as Albert and the other three sat down at the Gryffindor table, they heard Angelina and Arya talking about the news in the newspaper across the table.
"Are you disappointed that Peeves didn't just knock the toad to death?" Albert smiled as he took the Daily Prophet from Angelina, spread it out on the table, and read the headlines on it.
"It's a pity indeed. I really hope it can drive the toad away."
"Then you're going to be disappointed."
"How long do you think the toad will stay in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries?" George was in a bad mood. If what happened last night had not happened, he might have turned Umbridge into a toad someday, and Hogwarts would have ushered in a long period of peace.
Unfortunately, they didn't take action on the day Toad was discharged from the hospital.
"This matter is not over yet. I'm afraid it will be even more tragic next time." Albert knew that what happened last night interrupted the plans of several people, but sometimes things can't always go as planned.
"We'd better hurry up and get some supplies for Peeves," Fred said in a low voice, "When Umbridge returns to school..."
"They want to force the headmaster to abdicate. Fudge probably wants Umbridge to become the new headmaster of Hogwarts." Albert reached out and tapped on the second edition, which actually contained an interview with Lucius Malfoy.
"I think it's unlikely that Toad will become the headmaster." Angelina saw with her own eyes the famous scene where Peeves taught Umbridge a lesson.
"Don't forget Professor Trelawney's prophecy," Shanna reminded.
Since the Christmas holidays, many students have forgotten the few prophecies about Umbridge that Professor Trelawney left behind before she was expelled.
“I really don’t know what they are thinking.”
"Do you think we can use Peeves to kick Umbridge out of Hogwarts?" Angelina also hoped that Umbridge would get out of the school so that she wouldn't have to worry about the players anymore.
"It's unlikely. It's best not to count on Peeves for such a thing." Albert was surprised that Angelina had such a naive idea.
"What should we do then?"
Everyone looked at Albert, waiting for him to come up with a solution to the problem.
"It's actually very easy to drive Umbridge away completely, just turn her into an idiot. Well, that only requires a very strong forgetfulness spell. Or, your somewhat disgusting methods will make Umbridge no longer have the face to stay in school, but it may cause a bad reputation for the school, making it difficult to recruit new professors for the Defense Against the Dark Arts course." Albert actually did not recommend doing that, at least not now, "Dumbledore will definitely not tolerate this happening."
"What should we do then?"
"We can put some pressure on them to prevent Fudge and Umbridge from making up nonsense and slandering others in the newspapers."
“We also publish articles?”
George seemed to have guessed Albert's plan. He had to admire this sharp word. The previous article "The Secret Behind the Lies" looked like it was written by Albert. At least the idea must have been thought up by him.
Only he can hit Fudge's vital points accurately.
"You can go find Hermione and ask someone she knows to help write an article about the grand conspiracy of the Ministry of Magic, Fudge and Umbridge. The article should talk about the terrible things Umbridge did in Hogwarts, so that everyone can understand how Umbridge and the Ministry of Magic took this opportunity to seize the position of Hogwarts headmaster. And how they helped the Death Eaters gradually control Hogwarts and turned it into a hell for the students." Albert has already planned to ask someone to help them publish a book.
Of course, he was not responsible for writing the manuscript. He was only responsible for providing some ideas, some information and some Galleons.
"The Death Eaters are trying to take over Hogwarts?"
"When did Umbridge ..."
Several people were confused when they heard this, and obviously did not understand what Albert meant.
"Umbridge once set up a special operations investigation team at Hogwarts." Albert reminded directly after noticing the confusion on others' faces.
"You mean they ..."
"If you are particularly interested, you can count for yourself how many of their family members and relatives are on Harry's blacklist of Death Eaters." Albert closed the newspaper, took a piece of bread and spread jam on it, and continued, "Except for Malfoy and his two followers, how many are there?"
"But… "
"I know that it's a bit too much to say that a blacksmith's son is a blacksmith and a Death Eater's son is a Death Eater, but..." Albert asked Fred and George, "Will you join Dumbledore's Order of the Phoenix after graduation?"
"Of course." George said suddenly.
"That's right. Why do you think they won't join, just because they don't have the Dark Mark on their arms?" Albert asked, "As far as I know, in the last wizard war, many Slytherin students became servants of the You-Know-Who shortly after graduation and became glorious Death Eaters, including... you all know. If this wizard war drags on for another ten years, how many Death Eaters do you think will emerge?"
"Now you just need to organize your thoughts and give them to Hermione's friend. By the way, give her a few Galleons as a fee. I think she will definitely be happy to help summarize them. Then, we can turn them into a magazine or short stories. I think the whole wizarding world needs explanation, especially the Ministry of Magic, which gives people the feeling that it deliberately indulges the Death Eaters to escape."
Just thinking about it makes me feel that this matter is intriguing.
Not only did the Ministry of Magic ignore the warnings and let the Death Eaters escape from prison, it also did not actively search for them, as if the ones who ran away were just a few insignificant stray dogs that were not worth the cost of chasing them back.
"Let Sirius publish it?"
"No, the Defence Express is being closely watched by the Ministry of Magic right now. You can put the article in The Quibbler."
“Not many people watch The Quibbler.”
"It is precisely because no one takes The Quibbler seriously that it is more appropriate. I think the Ministry of Magic will definitely not pay attention to it, right? At least when they start to pay attention, they will definitely not have time to react." Albert's target is the students of Hogwarts, and then influence their parents through the students.
"Besides, it's just hilarious speculation to everyone, and it fits in nicely on The Quibbler."
"Will the other party agree?" Fred asked doubtfully.
"I think Mr. Lovegood would be willing to free up an issue of the magazine to accommodate this article." Albert told everyone not to worry.
After hearing this surname, many people guessed what was going on. At least Lee Jordan was the first to think of the reason.
"Valentine's Day is coming soon, and we're going to Hogsmeade, so we can meet there. So you guys have to work harder." Albert finished the bread in his hand, picked up his schoolbag and walked towards the ancient magic classroom.
"You say, could it be that Albert's speculations just now are all true?"
Looking at Albert's departing back, George's expression suddenly became very strange. Based on his understanding of Albert, that guy liked to tell the truth, or at least more lies than truth. Considering what he just said and his identity as a fortune teller, it was worth pondering.
Fred and Lee Jordan's expressions also became quite interesting because they found that what George said made so much sense.
Albert has always had a bad taste for mixing truth and falsehood, making it difficult to tell which is true and which is a lie.
"Umbridge joins You-Know-Who?"
Fred felt that this was entirely possible. Toads were evil enough in themselves, and it didn't seem out of place for them to become Death Eaters.
"No, I'm actually more worried that Albert is hinting that after the fall of the Ministry of Magic, Hogwarts will eventually be controlled by You-Know-Who, and Umbridge will become the headmaster of Hogwarts." George looked at Albert's departing back and regretted not asking directly.
"If that's the case, it will be a nightmare for other students," Lee Jordan muttered.
As he said this, he stood up and went to the Ravenclaw table to find Luna and talk about publishing an article in The Quibbler.
Fred and George went to Harry and Hermione to discuss how to use the article to deal with Umbridge.
When Harry heard that he was going to deal with Umbridge, he agreed without hesitation.
Hermione also said that she would write to Rita Skeeter and ask her to meet in Hogsmeade.
"Compared to this matter, I am more concerned about the significance of Albert's article." Hermione frowned and said, "His articles all have some unique meanings, but do you think this may be another prediction of Anderson?"
Ron thought Hermione was just overthinking it.
"If you really have any doubts about this, you can ask him directly!"
"I don't think it's strange that Umbridge has turned to You-Know-Who. Don't forget Toad's prophecy of his ending." Harry stared at the back of his hand and said softly, "I'm more worried that after the Ministry of Magic collapses, Hogwarts will also fall along with it, and then be controlled by You-Know-Who, and Umbridge will become the new headmaster of Hogwarts, but... Dumbledore shouldn't tolerate this happening."