Ever since he dealt a heavy hand to Fred and George, Filch's pent-up depression has been swept away. Now, not only is he in a good mood and healthy both physically and mentally, but even his food tastes better than before.
After dinner, Filch walked towards the dungeon where the Westley twins were imprisoned, preparing to send the hungry Westley twins to clean chamber pots in the school hospital. He always believed that as long as they did more work and suffered more, they would be able to correct their bad habits of mischief.
Just when Filch thought he would see the listless Weasley twins, he found that the dungeon was empty. The Weasley brothers who were originally imprisoned in it were missing.
Filch looked at the empty dungeon, he was stunned, his whole body couldn't help shaking, he didn't know if it was because he was angry or too excited.
For Filch, the twins' "prison break" was not actually too bad news.
Because those two ungrateful little beasts must still be in Hogwarts, and as long as they are in Hogwarts, they will not escape punishment. Their new headmaster is not as tolerant as Dumbledore, and will definitely not allow anyone to escape punishment.
The changes that have taken place at Hogwarts are truly wonderful for Filch.
Filch immediately went to the headmaster's office to report the news to the lady. The naughty little beasts would be punished more severely. He would definitely whip them until their skin was torn and no one would dare to violate the school rules again.
After learning the news that Fred and George had "escaped from prison", Umbridge was not angry or furious. Instead, the smile on her face became even brighter.
"So, they didn't want to accept the punishment and ran away?"
After listening to Filch's report, Umbridge glanced at the two wands on the shelf and continued to ask, "Do you know who helped them escape from the dungeon?"
"I don't know for now." Filch bowed his head and said respectfully, "But I think it will be very difficult for those two little bastards to escape by themselves after losing their wands."
"That's it. You go and post a notice and ask them to go back to the dungeon to accept their punishment. If they don't go back to accept their punishment tomorrow, they will be punished more severely or even expelled from Hogwarts." Umbridge picked up a feather pen and quickly wrote a notice on parchment and handed it to Filch, asking him to post it on the bulletin board.
If Weiss is unwilling to give in, then she can take this opportunity to fire them and give everyone a warning, letting them know the price of disobeying her.
The news of the Weisley brothers' "escape" spread quickly in Hogwarts Castle. Everyone was very angry about Umbridge's behavior, but they were powerless to do anything about it, and few people dared to challenge the authority of the new headmaster.
After the news spread, Fred and George never appeared in public and simply ignored Umbridge's threats.
For this reason, everyone was surprised at Fred and George's boldness, and were discussing whether they would really be fired by Toad if they didn't show up.
After hearing the news, Professor McGonagall was almost driven crazy, and she immediately asked someone to find Albert to find out what happened.
"They probably escaped."
Facing Professor McGonagall, who had a gloomy face, Albert said lightly, "Those two guys have always wanted to drop out of school and open their own joke shop."
"Open a store? You mean..."
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Professor McGonagall frowned slightly, walked over and opened the door, and found Umbridge standing outside with a fake smile on her face.
"What's the matter?" Professor McGonagall asked impatiently.
"I'm here to talk to you about Weiss." Umbridge said her purpose with a smile. She obviously enjoyed Professor McGonagall's anger and helplessness.
"I'm just getting details from Mr. Anderson." Professor McGonagall said expressionlessly, "If you don't want to listen, come in and listen to what's going on!"
Umbridge glanced at Albert who was sitting on the sofa drinking tea, walked up to Albert with a smile, and coughed twice. However, Albert seemed not to hear her and ignored Umbridge directly, as if nothing in front of him was more worthy of attention than the tea in his hand.
"You may continue, Mr. Anderson." Professor McGonagall ignored Umbridge and sat opposite Albert.
"Where were we just talking about? Oh, I think Fred and George couldn't stand it anymore, so they dropped out of school." Albert took a sip of the black tea and continued, "They had thought about leaving school and starting a business before..."
"Ahem..."
Umbridge coughed again, louder this time.
"As you can see, their products are selling well in Hogwarts. There is no need to worry about failure." Albert comforted him, "Maybe they will have a more comfortable life than those who work in the Ministry of Magic."
Umbridge coughed loudly again, but both Albert and Professor McGonagall continued talking as if nothing had happened.
"So, you think they have left school and dropped out." Professor McGonagall's expression was extremely complicated. She knew about this when she gave them career advice. She didn't expect that...
"They can't leave the school," Umbridge interrupted with a dark face, "and they can't break free of their chains and leave the dungeons on their own."
"Of course there is. Everyone knows that Fred and George are more familiar with the various secret passages in the school than Filch, and there is a secret passage that can lead you out of Hogwarts. If you don't believe me, you can ask Filch." Albert put down his teacup, turned his head and smiled at Umbridge. "This is actually common sense. Many people know that Sirius Black broke into Hogwarts through the secret passage, but most people don't know the exact location of the secret passage.
"You let them go." Umbridge stared at Albert and said suddenly, "They don't have wands, it's impossible to break free from the chains, it's you..."
"You need evidence for slander?" Albert responded to Umbridge's gaze with a smile, and reminded her kindly, "If there is no evidence, I will sue you for defamation. Well, the Ministry of Magic doesn't seem to have a complete defamation law. You should complete the law in this regard. I think it is reasonable to pay compensation for mental damages."
"Ahem, if you have nothing else to do, you can go out first." Professor McGonagall coughed lightly, not wanting to cause an unpleasant conflict between Albert and Umbridge.
She knew very well that Albert didn't take Umbridge seriously at all, or didn't care about her at all.
"I'm sure they don't care, so don't worry about them. We are all adults and should be responsible for our own choices." Albert left this sentence, opened the office door and left.
"It seems that they have to be fired early. I hope you can write a letter to inform them..."
"It hasn't been officially confirmed yet, has it?" Professor McGonagall interrupted impatiently, "Just because you suspect they've dropped out, you can just announce that they've dropped out..."
"Not dropping out, expelling," Umbridge corrected.
"What if we encounter other situations?" Professor McGonagall said impatiently, "At least we need to confirm the details of the whole incident and make sure that they have left the school instead of being knocked unconscious and hidden."
"You mean they didn't leave the dungeon on their own, but someone forced them to leave?" Umbridge raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she found Professor McGonagall's statement very ridiculous.
"Who knows?" Professor McGonagall didn't even look at Umbridge and continued, "This isn't the first time this has happened. At least, I think that as a professor who teaches others knowledge, we need to handle everything as impartially as possible, because we are role models for our students."
Professor McGonagall's words were just short of pointing at Umbridge's nose and scolding her for not being worthy of being a professor.
Umbridge's face darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye. Before she could speak, a sharp sound of fireworks suddenly rang out outside.
I saw something exploded in the night sky, and the sky outside the window appeared a dark green fluorescence.
Professor McGonagall walked to the window and looked out, and saw something that looked like the Dark Mark shining in the sky above Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Unlike the Dark Mark, the venomous snake did not come out of the mouth of a skull, but from the mouth of a toad.
"What is that?"
Professor McGonagall turned and asked Umbridge. The voice, the tone, the tone seemed to confirm that the strange symbol shining above the castle was made by Umbridge.
"How should I know?"
Umbridge's face was very dark, because the mark on her head looked too much like Voldemort's Dark Mark, except that the original skull had become a toad with an open mouth.
"You don't know? But it says on it that the Toad League is recruiting members." Professor McGonagall pointed to the line of words that had just appeared next to the sign, as if she was certain that this matter was related to Umbridge.
"It must be them, it must be those two bastards. I must expel them." Umbridge was extremely annoyed by Professor McGonagall's suspicious look and kept muttering and cursing.
"We have no evidence." Professor McGonagall glanced at the furious Umbridge next to her and reminded her calmly, "Albert is right. We must have evidence for everything. We cannot slander others, let alone let the culprits go."
"I don't need your lecture!" Umbridge slammed the door and left in frustration.
"Toad?"
Professor McGonagall looked at the mark in the sky and sighed softly. She actually guessed who did it. Not many students had the courage to do such a thing under Umbridge's nose.
The sharp sound of fireworks and the flashing marks in the sky made more and more students pay attention to the toad mark on the Quidditch field. Especially after the "Toad Alliance Recruiting Members" appeared, the entire Hogwarts Castle was completely blown up. The whole Hogwarts was filled with the howling of wolves and ghosts. People were responding to the toad mark in the sky.
Umbridge was really pissed off.
As long as you stand at the window and look up, it is not difficult to see the toad mark on the Quidditch field and the waving advertisements.
People were discussing who did this.
After people came to their senses, they quickly locked onto the target.
Fred and George.
This was most likely done by the Weasley brothers. People were discussing it loudly and mocking Umbridge's toad mark. Some students even drew it and planned to use it as the mark of the Toad Alliance.
At this moment, Umbridge was rushing to the Quidditch field in a rage to remove the Toad Mark floating above Hogwarts School. She knew very well that she could not let this continue.
Just as Umbridge drew her wand and prepared to dispel the mark on her head, she heard the clicking sound of cameras nearby.
Then, a flash of light appeared in the darkness. Before Umbridge could turn her head to look, she felt dizzy. When she reacted, she was hanging upside down in the air. It seemed that an invisible hook hooked Umbridge's ankle and hung her upside down.
Umbridge struggled in panic, and her wand fell to the ground in panic.
However, the attackers never showed up and made no sound. They left quietly without leaving any evidence.
All signs indicate that this could not have been done by the Weasley brothers, because they did not have wands at all, so how could they attack and subdue Umbridge
However, Fred and George's wands were indeed temporarily confiscated by Umbridge. However, it was indeed they who sneaked up on Umbridge who rushed over.
The two borrowed new wands from Albert, hid in the Quidditch field, finished their business and prepared to leave, but they didn't expect Umbridge to come here alone, and she didn't bring her group of lackeys with her.
Fred and George both felt that this was a good opportunity, and after discussion, they decided to give each other some surprises, which led to the scene of using the hanging bell just now.
As for the wand confiscated by Umbridge, it was quietly taken away by Albert when Umbridge hurriedly left the castle.