Daily Life at Hogwarts

Chapter 983: Umbridge in action

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Compared to those good-mouthed idiots, Umbridge undoubtedly knew how to please her superiors better. If she could help Fudge get his wish and fire Harry Potter, she believed she would be able to gain Fudge's trust and be entrusted with important tasks.

As for the rest, they were just minor issues.

If you want to transfer the Dementors in Azkaban, you must first get the transfer order approved by Fudge, which is not a difficult task.

In order to attack Dumbledore, Fudge opened the door to the guy he trusted, and made it easy for Umbridge to find a loophole.

That day, Umbridge hurried to Azkaban with the transfer order.

In order to avoid leaving unfavorable evidence, Umbridge did not use the Ministry of Magic's ship, but instead used Apparition and flying broomstick to go directly to Azkaban Prison, which countless wizards avoided.

The location of Azkaban was cleverly hidden by wizards. Ordinary wizards didn't know its exact location at all, and no one was interested in it. But this matter was not a secret within the Ministry of Magic, and Umbridge easily retrieved the files she needed.

The defenses of Azkaban Prison were not as strict as imagined. No dark wizard would be so desperate as to try to break into the prison, as there were a large number of Dementors stationed on the island. Any wizard who dared to try to break into the prison would most likely become food for the Dementors.

Umbridge, who was thoroughly drenched by the storm on the outskirts of the island, came to the dark island in the center of the storm, cursing.

As soon as she arrived above the island, she was horrified to find that the Dementors were rushing towards her. Umbridge quickly summoned the Patronus to give herself some confidence.

Yes, patron saint.

It is really hard to imagine that Umbridge, whose magical skills are not very advanced, actually succeeded in summoning a physical patronus.

This is also what Umbridge is most proud of. She worked hard for a long time to succeed.

In the wizarding world, it is generally believed that only those with pure hearts can summon a patronus. The benefits of being able to summon a physical patronus are also obvious. In addition to Umbridge stealing the credit of many colleagues and being good at pleasing her superiors, she was able to become the director of the Improper Use of Magic Office before she was thirty years old. The physical patronus is also a plus. She always claims to have mastered this magic before leaving school.

When the Dementors surrounded Umbridge, even the Patronus around her could not bring her much sense of security. She took a breath of cold air, quickly reached into her pocket and took out the Minister of Magic's order, and shouted loudly to the Dementors about her purpose.

The Dementors stopped their movements and floated quietly in place, waiting for Umbridge's orders.

Seeing this scene, the fear on Umbridge's face quickly faded away, and her face was full of confidence again. She arrogantly picked two Dementors and asked them to carry out the so-called secret mission: to drive away Harry Potter.

As long as Harry Potter was forced to use magic by the Dementors, Umbridge believed that Fudge would be happy to use this as an excuse to have Hogwarts expel Harry Potter directly.

As for being attacked by Dementors

Don't joke, Cornelius Fudge would never admit that there are Dementors outside the control of the Ministry of Magic, let alone admit that it was the Ministry of Magic that sent Dementors to attack Harry Potter. Even if he guessed the truth, he would pretend not to know.

Blaming all of this on Harry Potter's delusion fits in with the idea that he has a problem with his brain.

However, Umbridge actually got one thing wrong. The Dementors were willing to obey her orders more because they wanted to leave Azkaban.

The number of prisoners here is not enough to fill the Dementors' stomachs, and going out on business has always been a job that the Dementors like.

After receiving Umbridge's orders, the two Dementors had the power to act in the Muggle world. They did not go looking for trouble with Harry at the first time, but ran to areas with a high density of Muggles, constantly consuming the joy of Muggles to fill their stomachs.

After they had eaten their fill, they followed Umbridge's orders.

Thus, a thrilling attack soon took place near Privet Drive.

The situation was even worse than expected. Under the influence of the Dementors, Harry couldn't summon his Patronus at all. He was directly pressed to the ground by the Dementors, and a large amount of his happiness was sucked away.

If Umbridge had not repeatedly ordered the Dementors not to kill Harry Potter, this savior would probably have had his soul sucked away by the Dementors.

Seeing this scene from afar, Albert couldn't help but wonder if it was because of him that Harry Potter became so weak that he couldn't even deal with the Dementors

Fortunately, Harry Potter finally succeeded in becoming the protagonist and successfully summoned his patronus, drove away the Dementors, and rescued his cousin Dali.

"Master, why don't you help Harry Potter?"

When the house-elf Kara handed the camera to Albert, she asked the question in her mind.

"I'm helping Harry Potter." Albert said with a smile, "With the photos inside, Potter shouldn't run into any big trouble next time. As for the Dementors, he needs to solve it himself. Only with training can Potter make further progress. Sometimes it's either you helping him or being nice to him."

The house-elf was completely confused, but felt that what Albert said seemed to make sense, because Harry Potter did successfully overcome the difficulties.

Moreover, the house-elves also believed that even if Harry Potter really failed to summon the Patronus, their master would reach out to Harry Potter in the end and would not let the Dementors really hurt Harry Potter.

"Okay, let's go back too, and don't tell anyone about this." Albert glanced in the direction of Harry Potter, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. He was looking forward to the scene of Harry Potter being tried.

On the other side, after receiving the notification from her assistant, Umbridge's face was like a chrysanthemum blooming. She quickly read the document on the parchment, looked up and said to her assistant, "Since Harry Potter has violated the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy more than once, let's follow the rules of the Ministry of Magic."

Mafalda glanced at his boss, said nothing, and walked away to deal with the matter.

She actually heard some rumors and thought the matter was suspicious because the spell Potter used was a Patronus.

Who would be okay with using the Patronus Charm in front of Muggles

She didn't think Potter was stupid.

Her intuition told her that this matter might be related to her boss, but this was not something Mafalda should care about. She only needed to perform her duties.

After her assistant left, Umbridge immediately went to inform Fudge of the good news and also let Fudge know her efficiency.

Fudge looked very excited when he got the news.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, Mr. Potter used the Patronus Charm in front of a Muggle in a Muggle-populated area not long ago." Umbridge placed the parchment in front of Fudge. "He has violated the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy many times. The Ministry of Magic has the right to expel him."

"I think Dumbledore will be very surprised," said Fudge pleasantly.

"It's best to make this matter an ironclad case before Dumbledore reacts." Umbridge reminded, "For example: send representatives to Harry Potter's residence and destroy Harry Potter's wand."

"Oh, never mind, just go through the normal legal procedures of the Ministry of Magic," Fudge said pleasantly.

Umbridge's expression froze instantly.

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the minister's office.

"Minister, Dumbledore will discuss the Harry Potter matter with you in ten minutes." Percy knocked on the door and came in, saying to Fudge, "He seems to think there is something wrong with this matter. He also said that he has evidence that the Dementors attacked Potter. The Ministry of Magic has no right to expel Potter or destroy his wand."

"Dementors?" Fudge asked in surprise. "Are you sure he's right?"

"No, he did say so, and believed that Potter's use of the Patronus Charm was purely for self-protection and was a legal and permitted act."

"That's impossible. It's absolutely impossible. I'd like to hear how Dumbledore is going to argue." Fudge glanced at Umbridge and frowned. "What do you think?"

"That sounds like he's trying to quibble. Maybe we should ask him to produce evidence." Umbridge thought for a moment and suggested, "We can use the Wizengamot Court to complete Harry Potter's trial. We just need to advance the time a little so that Dumbledore accidentally misses it. We can quickly convict Potter."

"Is this really necessary?" Fudge raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Whatever evidence Dumbledore has, it's better not to let him bring it out to avoid any changes if you really want to expel Harry Potter." Umbridge's opinion was finally adopted by Fudge.