Chapter 1082 Toad Mark
Since he dealt with Fred and George, Filch's accumulated depression has been swept away. Not only does he feel happy and healthy, his food tastes better than before.
After dinner, Filch walked slowly towards the dungeon where the Weasley twins were imprisoned, preparing to let the hungry Weasley twins clean the chamber pot in the school hospital. He had always believed that as long as he worked more, If they suffer a little more, they can get rid of their naughty bad habits.
Just when Filch thought he would see the languid Weasley twins, he found that the dungeon was actually empty, and the Weasley twins who were originally locked in it were missing.
Looking at the empty dungeon, Filch was stunned. His whole body could not help but tremble. He didn't know whether he was angry or just too excited.
For Filch, the twins' "prison escape" was actually not too bad news.
Because those two ungrateful little beasts must still be at Hogwarts, and as long as they are still at Hogwarts, they will not be able to escape punishment. Their new principal is not as tolerant as Dumbledore, and he will definitely not Allowing someone to get away with it.
The series of changes in Hogwarts today are really wonderful to Filch.
Filch immediately went to the principal's office and reported the news to the lady. Presumably those two naughty little beasts would be punished even more severely. He would beat them to pieces with a whip so that no one would dare to act rashly again. It's against school rules.
After learning the news about Fred and George's "prison escape" from Filch, Umbridge not only did not become angry or angry about it, but the smile on her face actually became brighter.
“So, they didn’t want to accept the punishment and just 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 yet." Filch bowed his head and said respectfully, "But I think it will be very difficult for those two little beasts to escape on their own after losing their wands."
"That's it, you go post a notice and let them go back to the dungeons to accept the punishment. If they don't go back to accept the punishment tomorrow, they will be punished more severely and even be expelled from Hogwarts." Umri Qi picked up the quill, scribbled an announcement on the parchment and gave it to Filch, asking him to put it on the bulletin board.
If Weasley is unwilling to give in, then take this opportunity to fire them, and also give everyone a warning, and let them know what the price will be for disobeying her.
The news of the Weasley brothers' "prison escape" spread quickly in Hogwarts Castle like wings. Everyone was angry at Umbridge's actions, but there was nothing they could do about it, and few people dared to challenge the authority of the new headmaster.
After this incident was completely spread in the castle, Fred and George still did not appear in front of people and simply ignored Umbridge's threat.
For this reason, everyone was surprised at the boldness of Fred and George, and they were all discussing whether they would really be expelled from Toad if they didn't show up.
Professor McGonagall almost went crazy after learning the news, and asked Albert to be called over to find out more about the situation.
“They probably escaped.”
Facing the gloomy Professor McGonagall, Albert on the sofa said lightly: "Those two guys have always wanted to drop out of school and open their joke shop."
“Open a store? You mean...”
At this moment, there was a rapid 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 Weasley." Umbridge said her purpose with a smile. She obviously enjoyed Professor McGonagall's anger and helplessness.
"I am understanding the specific situation with Mr. Anderson." Professor McGonagall said expressionlessly, "If you are willing to listen, come in and hear what the situation is now!"
Umbridge glanced at Albert who was sitting on the sofa drinking tea, walked up to Albert with a smile, and coughed twice. However, Albert didn't seem to hear it and directly told Umbridge I ignored it, as if there was nothing more worthy of attention than the black tea in my hand.
"You can continue, Mr. Anderson." Professor McGonagall ignored Umbridge and sat opposite Albert.
"Where did I just say it? Oh, I think Fred and George couldn't bear it anymore, so they just dropped out of school." Albert took a sip of the black tea and continued: "They had thought about leaving before. The school went out to start a business..."
“Ahem…”
Umbridge coughed again, this time a little louder.
"As you can see, their products are selling well at Hogwarts, so there is no need to worry about the failure of the business." Albert comforted: "Maybe they will live a more comfortable life than those who work at 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 on their own." Professor McGonagall's expression was extremely complicated. She knew about this when she gave them employment consultation, but she didn't expect...
"There is no way they can leave the school." Umbridge interrupted with a dark face, "And there is no way they can break free of the chains and leave the dungeon alone."
"Everyone knows that Fred and George are more familiar with various secret passages in the school than Filch, and Hogwarts has secret passages that can leave the school. If you don't believe me, you can ask Filch." Albert put down Teacup turned his head and looked at Umbridge with a smile, "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 details of the secret passage. Location.
"It was you who let them go." Umbridge stared at Albert and said suddenly, "They didn't have wands and couldn't break free from the chains. It was you..."
"Do you need evidence for slander?" Albert responded to Umbridge's gaze with a smile, and did not forget to remind him kindly: "If there is no evidence, I will sue you for libel. Well, although the Ministry of Magic seems to have not perfected the libel aspect. But you should complete the laws in this area. I think it is reasonable to compensate for mental damages."
"Ahem, if you have nothing to do, you can go out first." Professor McGonagall coughed lightly, not wanting to cause an unpleasant conflict between Albert and Umbridge.
"They don't actually care. I'm sure of this, so don't worry about them. They are all adults and have to be responsible for their own choices." Albert left these words, opened the office door and left. .
"It seems that they have to be fired in advance. I hope you can write to inform..."
"It hasn't been officially confirmed yet, has it?" Professor McGonagall interrupted impatiently, "Just because we suspect that they dropped out of school on their own, just declare them to have dropped out..."
“It’s not a drop out, it’s an expulsion.” Umbridge corrected with a fake smile on her face.
"What if we encounter other situations?" Professor McGonagall said impatiently, "At least we need to confirm the specific circumstances of the whole thing first, and make sure that they have left the school and were not 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, seeming to find Professor McGonagall's statement very ridiculous.
"Who knows?" Professor McGonagall continued without even looking at Umbridge, "This is not the first time this has happened. At least, I think that as a professor who teaches others knowledge, you need to do your best to Handle everything fairly because we are role models for our students.”
With these words, Professor McGonagall almost pointed at Umbridge and scolded Umbridge that she was not worthy of being a professor.
Umbridge's face darkened at a speed that was visible to the naked eye. Before she could speak, a sharp sound of fireworks suddenly sounded outside.
I saw that something seemed to explode in the night sky, and the sky outside the window showed a forest-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 viper does not emerge from the mouth of the skeleton, but from the mouth of the toad.
"what is that?"
Professor McGonagall turned to ask Umbridge. That voice, that tone, that tone seemed to confirm that the strange mark shining over the castle was caused by Umbridge.
“How would I know.”
Umbridge's face is very dark, because the mark on the top of her head is too similar to Voldemort's Dark Mark, except that the original skull has become a toad with an open mouth.
"You don't know? But it says that the Toad Alliance is recruiting members." Professor McGonagall pointed to a line of words that just appeared next to the mark, as if she was sure 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 eyes, and kept nagging and cursing the Weasley twins who caused all this. .
"We have no evidence." Professor McGonagall glanced at the furious Umbridge and reminded calmly, "Albert is right, everything must be based on evidence. We cannot slander other people, let alone let others go. Get past the culprits.”
“I don’t need you to preach!” Umbridge slammed the door and left in frustration.
“Toad?”
Professor McGonagall looked at the mark on the sky and sighed softly. She actually guessed who did it. There were not many students who had the courage to do such a thing under Umbridge's eyes.
The sharp sound of fireworks and the flashing marks in the sky made more and more students notice the toad mark above the Quidditch pitch. Especially after the "Toad League Recruiting Members" appeared, the entire Hogwarts Castle was completely blown up. The pot was boiling, and there was a cry of wolves and ghosts, and people were responding to the toad mark in the sky.
This really made Umbridge very angry.
As long as you stand at the window and look up at the sky, it is not difficult to see the toad marks on the Quidditch pitch and the recruitment advertisements.
People are discussing who did this.
After people came to their senses, they quickly locked the target.
Fred and George.
This matter was most likely done by the Weasley brothers. People were discussing this matter loudly, and did not forget to mock Umbridge's toad mark. Some students even drew it, intending to use it as a symbol of the Toad Alliance. mark.
At this moment, Umbridge was rushing to the Quidditch pitch in a rage to eliminate the toad mark floating over Hogwarts School. She knew very well that she could not let this matter continue.
Just when Umbridge took out her wand and prepared to dispel the mark on her head, she heard the click of a camera suddenly ringing around her.
Then, a light shone in the darkness. Before Umbridge could turn her head to look, she felt her whole body spinning. When she reacted, she was already hanging head down in the air, as if there was an invisible hook hooking Umbridge. Qi's ankles and hung him upside down.
Umbridge struggled in panic, and the wand in her hand fell to the ground in panic.
However, the attackers never appeared or made a sound. They left quietly without leaving any evidence.
Various signs indicate that this matter 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 temporarily confiscated by Umbridge. However, it was indeed them who attacked Umbridge in a hurry.
The two borrowed new wands from Albert, and when they finished their work on the Quidditch pitch and were about to leave, they didn't expect that Umbridge came here alone, and she didn't bring her gang of thugs with her.
Fred and George both thought this was a good opportunity. After discussion, they decided to give each other some surprises, which led to the scene where the upside-down golden clock was used.
As for the wand confiscated by Umbridge, when Umbridge hurriedly left the castle, Albert took it away quietly.
(End of this chapter)