Umbridge attached great importance to the information "prised" out of Harry and Ron, and brought the news back to the Ministry of Magic as soon as possible, and received high praise from Fudge.
It is obviously quite difficult to nip the danger in the bud.
But the Ministry of Magic would never let elite Aurors fight against the giant eight-eyed spiders, especially in a haunted place like the Forbidden Forest. Those giant spiders were even more dangerous than dark wizards. Even elite Aurors might lose their lives if they were not careful.
Therefore, it is extremely important to catch Fred and George and get the method of entering the secret base of the Order of the Phoenix from their mouths. This is also the best solution Umbridge gave to Fudge, and she was therefore appointed to handle the matter with full authority.
"What if Albert Anderson comes out to stop it?"
Before leaving, Umbridge did not forget to mention her concerns, "He and Westley are very good friends. I suspect that Westley's actions may have been helped by him. As we all know, Arthur Westley's family is not rich."
"If Anderson tries to stop you from arresting Weiss, then arrest him as well. I believe that spending a few months in Azkaban prison will completely sober up his smart mind." Fudge said coldly. He would never tolerate anyone trying to pull him down.
"I'll take care of it." Umbridge returned to Hogwarts in a happy mood.
However, this good mood did not last long, because the plan to capture Fred and George did not go as smoothly as expected.
Fred and George, armed with the Marauder's Map, were always able to cleverly evade the encirclement and keep Umbridge and her gang at a loss.
The anti-toad movement at Hogwarts became more and more powerful, with more and more students joining in, and they always brought new troubles to Umbridge.
As the only one in the school who had taken refuge with the Toad, Filch became the target of the students' mischief. As a result, Filch had to go to the hospital every day, and the place almost became his new home.
"Damn it, damn it all."
At this moment, in the Defense Against the Dark Arts office, Umbridge was furiously smashing things in the office to vent her inner anger.
It was hard for Umbridge to imagine that she had been ambushed by a despicable person. When she woke up, she found herself covered in smelly mud and half-squatting on the podium of the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom like an unconscious toad. On the blackboard behind her were propaganda slogans of the Anti-Toad League and the mark of Umbridge the toad spitting out a snake.
What made Umbridge most angry was that she stood in that posture on the podium for an entire class, and no one was willing to help her remove the full-body binding spell from beginning to end.
"Ma'am, I'm afraid we'll have to find another way," Filch said listlessly. "It's not easy to catch those two little bastards using ordinary methods."
The administrator had given up on catching Fred and George through conventional means. Just a few days ago, he caught Fred and George in the middle of the night, but the two beasts simply used a spell to freeze him in place and deliberately wet his clothes, causing Filch to catch a bad cold and stay in the school hospital for several days.
"You're right, we have to find other ways to lure them out." Umbridge was also tired of this cat-and-mouse game.
She also found that she could not use the same method to deal with the students to deal with the little beasts in the Weasley family. They should be regarded as the most vicious dark wizards.
That's right, in Umbridge's eyes, Fred and George are more hateful than dark wizards.
Because they are trying to overthrow the Ministry of Magic.
However, Umbridge couldn't think of any good solution for the time being.
Just then, there was a knock on the door outside the office.
"Come in."
Umbridge suppressed the emotions on her face and looked at the visitor with a smirk on her face.
"Professor, there are rumors spreading around the school that are not good for you." Malfoy went straight to the point and talked about the latest information he had just heard.
"What rumors?" Umbridge had a bad feeling.
"Everyone is saying that Fred and George will return to school next month with a secret weapon that will kick you out of school and send you to Azkaban." After Malfoy learned about this from Ron, he immediately ran to inform Umbridge.
"I won't let them succeed, never." Umbridge said through gritted teeth.
"By the way, it seems that someone threw several gas bombs into the administrator's office, and there is a foul smell coming from inside." Malfoy glanced at Filch and continued, "There is also a cat hanging on the wooden door. This should also be the work of those people."
"Damn it, my cat."
Filch immediately realized something and rushed out of the office.
Looking at Filch's departing back, Umbridge frowned slightly.
"Professor, you seem to be in trouble." Malfoy asked knowingly.
"Mr. Malfoy, if it were you, what good way would you have to catch the little beast from Weisley's house?" Umbridge turned her gaze to the young Malfoy in front of her.
"They know the secret passages of the Ministry of Magic better than anyone else. We want to use ordinary methods to catch them." Malfoy raised his eyebrows, as if he was thinking seriously about the so-called method. "Perhaps, we can start with the resistance organization. Harry Potter is undoubtedly one of the planners of this conspiracy. Perhaps we can try to arrest them and claim that they created these conspiracies, forcing the Weiss twins to come forward to explain."
Forcing Wes to show up with the twins
Of course not.
Malfoy just wanted to put the blame on Harry Potter so that Umbridge could find an excuse to kick Harry out of Hogwarts.
"However, even if the Weiss brothers take all the blame, it will not be easy to catch them." Malfoy reminded seriously. Although he was reluctant to admit it, Fred and George's duel level was indeed much better than that of the members of the investigation team.
Two days ago, most of the investigation team members were taken to the school hospital by Fred and George.
Just as Umbridge was discussing the feasibility of the plan with Malfoy, they heard footsteps outside, and Umbridge walked into the office stiffly.
"Ma'am, please save my cat!"
Mrs. Filch was petrified by the spell again, her body stiff as stone.
Umbridge pretended to try several spells to remove the spells on the cat on the table, but none of them worked. So she had no choice but to take Filch to find Snape.
No matter what, Filch was her favorite student at Hogwarts, and he couldn't give up on him easily.
"A very powerful petrification magic."
Snape poked the cat that Filch placed lightly on the table with his finger and gave his own judgment.
"Can it be cured?" Umbridge asked bluntly.
"It should be possible."
"should?"
"If the method of removing the curse doesn't work, you can try using mandrake to brew a potion to remove the spell." Snape picked up the wand on the table and began to try to remove the curse for Mrs. Norris of Filch.
Snape soon discovered that the method he used to break the spell was only of limited effectiveness. After several attempts, the cat on the table finally broke free from the petrification magic and recovered.
"Thank you, thank you." Filch held Mrs. Norris in his arms and kept thanking Snape.
"It must have been that little bastard from Weisley's house," said Umbridge through gritted teeth.
"It is difficult for Hogwarts students to master such advanced dark magic." Snape shook his head.
"Someone will," said Umbridge firmly.
"You mean Anderson?"
Snape raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Umbridge. He felt that the guy in front of him was trying to cause trouble.
"Yes, that's him."
"Anderson does have such ability, but the probability is actually not high." Snape shook his head. He felt that Umbridge was rushing to her own death.
Don't think that Albert is easy to get along with. In fact, that's just an appearance. He is a guy who holds grudges. Although Snape dislikes Albert very much, he never denies his abilities.
"Oh, why?" asked Umbridge suspiciously.
"Because Anderson is not an idiot." Snape said directly, "That kind of smart guy would never do something stupid that you can guess who did it at a glance. If he really wanted to do something, you wouldn't be able to find the cat."
"I hope you can make the truth serum as soon as possible." Umbridge ignored Snape's sarcasm and took the initiative to change the subject. "I will need that thing soon."
"We have to wait at least another half a month, unless you want to poison the user." Snape felt that Umbridge was trying to make trouble again, and frowned and reminded her: "There is one more thing I have to remind you. There is actually an antidote to Veritaserum. With Anderson's potency level, it is not difficult to brew the antidote for Veritaserum."
Snape had no intention of giving Umbridge the real truth serum, so he gave Umbridge a reminder here.
As for why it had no effect, it was naturally because the other party used the antidote to truth serum.
Snape didn't feel any psychological pressure in putting the blame on Albert. Both sides disliked each other anyway, and he didn't think Umbridge could do anything to Albert.
Even the Dark Lord had been humiliated in front of that guy, let alone Umbridge.
After asking about the use of the antidote to Veritaserum, Umbridge left Snape's office with a gloomy face, recalling in her mind the process of using Veritaserum to torture students, wondering whether anyone had used the antidote to Veritaserum.
After being reminded by Snape, Umbridge was sure that the damn Mudblood must have secretly prepared Veritaserum.
As for the others... Umbridge did not find any signs that they had used the antidote after taking the truth serum, but it was hard to say.
As for finding a way to lure Fred and George out
Umbridge did not make a decision immediately, but consulted with someone first.
Even if you succeed in luring the people out, you have to find a way to catch them. Once they run away, it will be difficult to have such an opportunity again.
To this end, Umbridge told Fudge her plan, and Fudge immediately called a group of his own people to discuss how to wipe out the Order of the Phoenix's secret base hidden in the Forbidden Forest in one fell swoop and destroy the secret weapon carefully prepared by Dumbledore.
Once the plan is successful and the Westley twins are captured, they will be handed over to Percy Westley for persuasion. If that doesn't work, they will have to use truth serum to torture them.
Fudge would never let Dumbledore get his wish, nor would he allow the so-called "secret weapon" to destroy his career.
However, there are always exceptions.
Kings, who had just been called to an emergency meeting, was stunned by the current situation. It was difficult for him to understand what the secret base of the Order of the Phoenix was.
"Number 12, Grimmauld Place?"
“It seems not.”
After listening to Umbridge's plan, Kingslai was stunned.
How come I didn’t know about this
Especially when I heard that the so-called secret base was hidden in the forbidden forest, and there was a large group of spiders guarding the entrance.
Besides, who would use a group of giant acromantula to guard the house
The whole thing sounded unreliable, but what surprised Kings the most was that someone actually believed it, and it was led by Minister of Magic Fudge, who planned to capture Fred and George and destroy the secret base that did not exist in the first place
Oh my god, this is so magical.
Kingslai couldn't help but wonder if the so-called secret base was set up by Fred and George
"This... isn't it a bit of a fuss?" Kingsley carefully chose his words: "After all, they are just two children who haven't graduated yet. Besides, if the Ministry of Magic uses truth serum, it may cause trouble."
"What do you think?" Umbridge looked at Kingsley with a smirk on her face.
"What I mean is that this may become an excuse for others to attack the minister, and I've heard some bad rumors recently." Kings did not continue to argue, but just did his duty.
On that day, all members of the Order of the Phoenix learned the news.
Except for Mrs. Weasley, who was very angry about what Fred and George did, everyone felt that the whole thing was incomprehensible.
"Do we really have such a secret base in the Forbidden Forest?" Sirius cast a puzzled look at Mad-Eye.
"How could there be any? Even if there was, it's impossible for them to hide near a group of giant acromantula," Mad-Eye Moody took a sip of the drink in the bottle and asked with a curled lip, "Who came up with the idea that the giant spider in the Forbidden Forest is Hagrid's pet?"
"I don't think it's strange that Hagrid has a big spider." Bill couldn't help but complain.
"Don't worry Molly, Fred and George are very smart, they just found a reason to fool Umbridge."
"Even if she didn't do that, Umbridge would probably still cause trouble for Harry." Lupin explained patiently, "So, it's not Fred and George's problem."
"I heard that they are planning to open a store in Diagon Alley. Have they found a location for the store?" Sirius changed the subject.
"They looked at a few places and seemed to be still discussing the price." Bill said with a smile: "They seemed to think the price was too expensive and seemed to think it would come down, so they planned to wait a little longer."
"We have to find a way to remind them." Molly was still worried about Fred and George.
"We will."
"I dare say they have been prepared for this, or even did it on purpose." Sirius was not worried about these problems. Albert was much more reliable than James, and even if he really encountered any problems, he could solve them easily.