Chapter 1067 It’s really scary
“Madam, Peeves is hiding in the empty classroom on the fifth floor. He got a batch of dung bombs from nowhere. Please be careful of Peeves’ sneak attacks.”
Filch, who suffers from rheumatism, bent down as much as possible to show his respect to Umbridge, and at the same time reported Peeves' latest developments to her.
The several Aurors following Umbridge had unnatural expressions. They recalled the scene where Umbridge and Fudge were chased by dung bombs not long ago.
No Auror would want to experience something like this firsthand.
"First ask Harry Potter to bring him to my office, and then say that I have something to ask for...what is that?" As soon as Umbridge walked into the foyer, her attention was attracted by the weird statues placed in the foyer. force.
The Aurors followed Umbridge's gaze and saw a very strange statue on the right, which gave off a strange smell.
Everyone turned their attention to Umbridge again. The clothes the statue was wearing were exactly the same as those on Umbridge. It was not difficult to tell that this was Umbridge's statue, but someone had turned the statue's head into a toad's. head.
In fact, if you look carefully, you can find that there are many "secrets" hidden in this statue. The toad's head is very similar to the new principal in front of him, and it also bears the symbol "The Ministry of Magic is Power".
The overall image of the entire statue is that of a humanoid toad, and the template of the toad is the famous senior investigator, deputy minister of magic, and principal of Hogwarts.
Interestingly, the things hanging on the toad statue are all the latest educational orders issued by the Ministry of Magic, as if they are afraid that others will not know about it. On Toad's chest was the educational order that Fudge had just appointed Umbridge as the headmaster. The contents on it could also be seen clearly on other signs, which were all relatively important educational orders.
Under the toad's flippers is the name of Hogwarts and the school emblem. The base further down is a rectangular stone with the lyrics of "The Song of the Toad" and Dolores Umbridge's signature and various " Heroic" deeds.
"Who, who did it?" Umbridge looked at the toad statue in front of her, trembling all over.
“No, I don’t know… didn’t you have this thing just now?”
Filch looked at the statue in front of him blankly. He dared to guarantee with his own head that there was absolutely no such statue just now.
“No, it can’t stay here and be shattered to pieces!”
Umbridge raised her wand and cast the Shattering Curse on the **** toad statue. She was going to blow the **** statue into a pile of ash.
However, the moment the spell hit the toad statue, it was bounced away, like a bullet hitting a large steel plate.
Not only Umbridge's eyes widened in disbelief, but also the eyes of several other Aurors. They all saw this strange statue and the spell flew away.
"Madam, there is strong magic on this statue to protect it from damage by spells." Gadwin Robards looked at the toad statue up and down. He could probably confirm from the thing in front of him what the deputy minister had in Hogwarts. Much hate.
He regretted it a little!
"Please help me dismantle this thing." Umbridge looked at the Aurors with a fake smile on her face, hoping that they could help her solve the problem.
The Aurors looked at each other, nodded to each other, and without talking nonsense, they all took out their wands and pointed them at the toad statue to chant curses.
A series of explosive spells hit the toad statue.
However, the statue was not blown up as expected. Instead, the protective magic on the statue ruthlessly bounced the explosion spell away.
Not only did it cause a terrible explosion in the foyer, it also scattered rubble in the foyer, and even shocked the students in class throughout the castle.
"this…"
The Aurors never thought that the explosive curse would be bounced off the statue in front of them.
"Um...can we take down the statue? We can throw the statue into the black lake." Filch hugged Mrs. Norris and hid behind the Aurors. He was almost affected by the aftermath of the explosion.
“Let’s do it like this.” Umbridge agreed to Filch’s proposal,
The Aurors soon discovered that various spells could not make the statue disappear or directly move the statue. The toad statue still stands there, like a flag that will never fall.
"no."
“Someone used a permanent sticking spell.”
Gadwin Robards poked the statue with his wand and said to Umbridge, "It will not be easy to remove or destroy the statue."
"Is there no other way?" Umbridge asked irritably. She could not let this statue stay here, otherwise she would become the laughing stock of the entire Hogwarts.
“Using powerful black magic may be able to destroy it.” Plaut reminded in a low voice.
"I don't want to see this thing again, try your method!" Umbridge said to the Auror.
“I’m sorry, ma’am, I don’t know how to use the Fire Spell.” Prout said awkwardly.
“Who knows how to use the Fire Spell?”
Umbridge looked around at the other Aurors. It turned out that no one knew how to use this dark magic, which made her feel tight in her chest.
Probably noticing Umbridge's angry expression, Gadwin Robards coughed slightly and explained: "Madam, the Fire Curse is a very evil and dangerous curse in black magic. It is famously difficult to control. Even most dark wizards don't have the courage to use the Fire Curse, because there are countless cases in the past where they have been burned to death due to the loss of control of the Fire Curse. Moreover, once the Fire Curse is out of control, it will cause a terrible disaster, probably... it only takes In one hour, the castle can be burned to ashes.”
The Fire Curse is indeed very dangerous, and even famous dark wizards would not dare to use it indiscriminately.
Aurors would naturally not take the risk of trying such a dangerous spell, and they were Aurors, not dark wizards, and they were not in the habit of using fire spells to risk their lives.
"so what should I do now?"
The smile on Umbridge's face became more and more dangerous, "Who do you think did this? A professor in the school, or..."
“There are very few wizards in the entire magical world who can do this.”
Gadwin Robards naturally understood what Umbridge meant. He shook his head and explained: "I don't know if other professors can do it, but I think Dumbledore should be able to do it to this extent. In fact, I can hardly think of anyone else but Dumbledore."
“Where is Albert Anderson?” Umbridge suddenly said a name that disgusted her.
In fact, that guy probably can do it too.
“Probably not much.”
An Auror waved his wand, conjured a piece of black cloth to cover the toad statue, and explained to Umbridge: "That genius is indeed very powerful, but he is too young and has not reached his peak in all aspects. If he is thirty years old now, it is indeed possible that he did this."
"It doesn't matter. We'll find out when the time comes. I'll call Mr. Anderson over for questioning." Umbridge still had a false smile on her face. She mentioned Albert's name now just to put the matter under control. On the opponent's head.
With that said, Umbridge turned to Filch and said: "Sorry to trouble you, Argus."
“Okay madam, I’ll go right away.”
Filch put Mrs. Norris on the ground and went to find Harry Potter.
Fifteen minutes later, under the confused gazes of Professor Flitwick and other students, Harry reluctantly followed Filch out of the Charms classroom.
Before leaving, he shrugged at Ron and Hermione, telling them not to worry, and reminded them to help him pack his things later.
"What does Umbridge want from me?" Harry asked casually. He could actually guess what Umbridge wanted from him. There are only two possibilities for Toad to find him: confinement or torture for information.
But Harry was not afraid at all, because he had not made any mistakes recently, so it was definitely not solitary confinement, and the rest was torture.
To torture information, truth serum must be used.
Ever since he missed his last chance, Harry had been carrying the Veritaserum antidote with him in case the toad went crazy and caused trouble for him one day.
"It's the Headmaster." Filch corrected, his voice hoarse and unpleasant, with a hint of schadenfreude, "Things are changing here, Potter."
"I haven't seen any changes. Being a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is not a good profession." Harry said indifferently: "Especially the recent generations of Defense Against the Dark Arts professors have not had a good ending."
While speaking, Harry poured out a few Veritaserum antidote and put it into his mouth when Filch wasn't paying attention. He knew that his chance had come.
"Dumbledore is too lenient to you. Look, with Umbridge in charge, things will be very different here, and the Minister of Magic has signed an order to expel Peeves," Filch looked at Harry sideways. , taking him to Umbridge's office.
"Oh, really? But I doubt they can get rid of Peeves. If they could, Peeves would no longer be in Hogwarts." Harry poured out another tranquilizer and threw it into his mouth. .
“If I were you, I would worry about my own affairs first.” Filch sneered.
Harry saw four wizards from the Ministry of Magic outside the Defense Against the Dark Arts office. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, feeling that something was wrong.
Due to the tranquilizer he had just taken, Harry's mood quickly stabilized. Even though Voldemort was a wizard who had experienced many storms, Umbridge was nothing compared to Voldemort.
"go in!"
The Aurors glanced at Harry and opened the door of the Defense Against the Dark Arts office to let Harry in.
When Harry entered, he found that there were more Aurors in the Defense Against the Dark Arts office than outside. He couldn't help but slightly raised his eyebrows and joked: "This battle is really scary. People who don't know better think you plan to interrogate the prisoners privately."
Fear?
The veins on Umbridge's forehead were slightly raised. She didn't hear a trace of fear in Harry Potter's tone just now, but more of a deep disdain and ridicule.
Harry ignored the change in expression on Umbridge's face, turned to look at the six wizards, and asked curiously: "Auror?"
None of the Aurors spoke, they all stared at Harry Potter.
"Are you catching Death Eaters?" Harry asked with a smile, ignoring the gazes of the others, "Or do you think I am a Death Eater?"
There was dead silence in the office.
“Forget it, it has nothing to do with me anyway.” Harry shrugged and said, “It’s normal that the Ministry of Magic can’t catch Death Eaters.”
To be honest, Harry was disappointed by the Aurors in the Ministry of Magic. In his recent interactions with Aurors, he only felt that these people were like bastards.
That's right, a **** who does bad things for others, similar to Goyle and Crabbe around Malfoy.
It completely deviated from Harry's understanding of Aurors. It was not like fighting against dark forces as described by Moody, Tonks and Kingsley. Instead, it was more like a group of disgusting people who bullied the weak and feared the strong. It really disappointed him. .
“It’s not your turn to point out our work yet.”
A young Auror was breached first, but there was nothing he could do about it. Harry Potter's eyes were really shocking. They contained a mixture of complex emotions such as disappointment, contempt and disgust.
“What’s your name?” Harry asked gently.
"What?"
“Name.” Harry smiled even brighter.
“Enough Potter!” Umbridge shouted.
“Don’t tell me? Then forget it.”
Harry gave the man a deep look, as if to remember the man's appearance.
"Mr. Potter, please sit down!" Umbridge motioned to the Aurors.
"To be honest, I once wanted to be an Auror to fight against dark wizards." The smile on Harry's face became gentler: "The goal is to become an Auror..."
"You have no chance of becoming an Auror, the Ministry of Magic will never..." Umbridge was interrupted before she could finish her sentence.
"Oh, it's okay, I don't want to become an Auror now." Harry interrupted with a smile: "I heard that when the Ministry of Magic was first established, it was located near the cesspit, and the entrance was also set up near the public toilet. is that true?"
"That's enough Potter!" The veins on Umbridge's forehead jumped. She had never found Harry Potter to be so annoying as now. Although every word was spoken in a calm tone, it sounded extremely harsh.
"Oh, it seems to be true, how surprising!" Harry's tone was full of surprise and disbelief.
"Okay, Potter, stop talking about those meaningless nonsense, drink it, and then answer a few questions for me, and you can leave." Umbridge said with an unkind expression, and her tone was full of unquestionable .
"Even if you use Veritaserum on me, you won't be able to get any useful information from me." After Harry finished speaking, he picked up the cup of pumpkin juice and poured it on the carpet, looking at Umri who had a distorted expression. Qi reminded with a smile, "Change a cup. You only need three drops of Veritaserum. Too much is bad for the brain. I don't want to become an idiot because of too much Veritaserum. Don't look at me like that. Some people say you are a demon." Failed the medicine test. Well, yes, that's what Snape said. Last time he complained about the abuse of Veritaserum, he didn't even know how many drops to take."
After finishing speaking, Harry picked up the kettle next to him, poured some water into the cup, put it in front of Umbridge and made a gesture of invitation.
Umbridge's anger was rising, but she still held it back. After glancing at the Aurors who pretended not to hear, Umbridge took out the small medicine bottle again.
“Remember, it’s three drops.” Harry reminded kindly.
Umbridge's cheek twitched, but she still poured three drops into the cup.
Harry picked up the cup, drank it all in one gulp, and then sat quietly on the chair, waiting for the next "torture"!
(End of this chapter)