In the end, Umbridge wasn't able to get the job of teaching Defense Against Dark Magic as she wished. She was forced to teach the Magical Animal Protection class, which made her very unhappy. She would always have a gloomy expression whenever she looked at Ailey. However, Ailey didn't care about her at all and completely ignored her existence.
What was more infuriating was that Umbridge could not do anything about it.
Harry was also furious.
Just like in the original novel, Harry was under tremendous pressure. Nobody knew what he had encountered. The articles attacking him in the Daily Prophet said that he was a liar who liked to attract attention, and that he had purposely said that the mysterious man had resurrected to attract the attention of others. It was all a lie. Therefore, the pressure on Harry in school was considerable. Nowadays, he wouldn't sleep in his Gryffindor dormitory every night, but would run to Snape instead ….. What did the two of them do every night? Allie didn't want to know.
It had nothing to do with her anyway.
The students didn't like Umbridge. Her magical animals weren't fun, interesting, or delicious. Just like in the original novel, Umbridge didn't even show them any magical animals. She just told them to simply read. In fact, if it wasn't for the fact that Umbridge was disgusting, Allie would have thought that it was a good teaching method.
Although many students hated this, did teachers teach for the sake of making students like it?
The so-called "I like to learn" was purely a delusion in literature. Well, apart from being a top student, wasn't learning always painful?
Happy learning?
His brain must be cramping. How could such a thing exist in this world? You might as well hope for money to fall from the sky.
However, following the promulgation of Education Order No. 23, the students suddenly became nervous.
Just like in the original novel, Education Order No. 23 gave Umbridge the title of Hogwarts High Investigator. She could use this identity to inspect the curriculum of other teachers and ensure that they were up to standard. This immediately made all the teachers and students of Hogwarts unhappy.
But soon, they found that this woman was more annoying than they had imagined.
Not only did she always interrupt other teachers' lessons in class, she would also ask some messy questions, and in the end, make a mess of things.
And now, the whole school was eagerly awaiting Ally's Defense Against Dark Magic class.
Especially Ron and Harry.
"Just you wait, Harry. Professor Mag taught her a good lesson. I think Teacher Ailey will only be more harsh on her.... If only she could give that woman a 'Stampede' and make her run a few hundred laps around Hogwarts."
That was what Ron said to Harry before the Defense Against Dark Magic class. In fact, when they walked into the classroom and saw Umbridge's plump figure in a pink sweater, all the students' eyes lit up. At present, except for the freshmen who had just entered the school, Alice had already made a name for herself in the hearts of the other Hogwarts students. They were now waiting to see how Alice would deal with Umbridge.
However, Ailey's first sentence disappointed many of the students.
"Everyone, put away your wands and pick up your quills."
"… …?"
Hearing this, many of the students were stunned. They had originally thought that Alice would choose to cast a few evil curses on Umbridge or display some extremely powerful magic as a "show of strength". But now, it seemed that Ailee had no intention of confronting this hateful old woman head-on.
This was a little boring.
Although that was what they thought, the students still obediently took out their pens and paper. Then, they watched as Ailey tiptoed and wrote the word "fear" on the blackboard.
"Today, we are going to learn the essence of black magic."
Essence?
"Defense Against Dark Magic class. You already know that it's to defend against black magic, but what is the use of black magic?"
"… …"
"Of course, everyone has their own answer. But if you ask me, the essence of black magic is fear."
As she spoke, Ailey picked up the Daily Prophet.
"This is the news about the incident that happened during the Quidditch World Cup. I believe you've all read it, but I don't think you know why your parents and the other adults were scared out of their wits when they saw the Dark Demon Mark."
"Yes yes yes!"
Hearing this, all the students hurriedly nodded. They were all born after that, so they had no impression of the Dark Demon Mark. Therefore, when they saw the mark, they were puzzled by their parents' ashen faces and even trembling in fear. Wasn't it just a mark? So what if it represented the Dark Demon King?
It wasn't that no student dared to ask, but in the end, they were directly scolded by their parents and didn't continue to ask.
But even so, the curiosity in their hearts didn't disappear. Instead, it grew even stronger. Now that they heard that Aili was going to tell them this story in class, they immediately retracted their scattered thoughts and stared at Aili with widened eyes.
"Actually, at the very beginning, this mark didn't have any special meaning. You can probably tell that Voldemort probably didn't have any artistic cells in his body to design such a disgusting thing."
Speaking up to this point, Ailey even cracked a small joke. The others also chuckled. Ailey and Harry Potter were the only two people in Hogwarts Academy who dared to casually mention Voldemort's name. They were already used to it. From the initial nervousness to now even daring to laugh at Ailey was enough to prove everything.
"Ahem."
"At first, no one took this mark seriously, but later on, as you all know, Voldemort and his henchmen wreaked havoc everywhere, killing those who dared to oppose or resist them. They then released this mark outside the homes of those people, so this mark took on a different meaning. Think about it. When you drag your tired body home after a day of work, you see the Dark Demon Mark floating in the sky outside your house. You seem to realize something and stumble into your house, only to see the corpses of your family …."
Ailey's voice became deeper and deeper. When the students imagined this scene, their faces turned ashen. Some of the less mentally stable ones were on the verge of crying.
"That's why many people turn pale at the mention of this mark. The Dark Demon Mark is essentially just a mark. It doesn't have any powerful magic, but when it's linked to some evil deeds, it's given a whole new characteristic. That's why this mark is so terrifying …."
"Ahem."
"Professor Umbridge, if you're not feeling well, get out of my class."
Ailey put down the chalk in her hand and looked at Umbridge, who was coughing at the back. Her eyes were dull. Under her gaze, Umbridge's expression stiffened for a moment. Then, a smile appeared on his face.
"Oh, of course not, Miss Ailey. I just don't think you should scare these cute children …."
Ailey retracted her gaze and looked at the other students.
"Then, today, I'll teach you the meaning of fear and symbols, as well as the essence of black magic."
Having said that, Ailey stretched out her hand and pointed at Umbridge.
"Professor Umbridge, you don't mind coming to help, right?"
"Uh …."
Looking at Ailey's cold, red eyes, Umbridge really wanted to say that he did mind.
"Professor Ailey, you should know that using black magic in class is quite dangerous. Besides, the Ministry of Magic won't allow you to teach black magic to these children …."
"I don't need to use black magic to make them understand the meaning. So, do you want to help or not?"
"…. No problem."
Umbridge heaved a sigh of relief when she heard that the other party did not know how to use dark magic. She walked forward with a smile and nodded at the other students. Ailey snapped her fingers and quickly turned the classroom blackboard into a wooden bed. Then, she pulled out her wand and pointed it at Umbridge's back.
"Petrify them all!"
Umbridge, who was gesturing to the students, did not expect Ailey to attack him from behind. He fell to the ground immediately. Ailey waved her wand again and nailed Umbridge to the wooden bed.
"Next, I'm going to use a very common thing to make you understand the connection between symbols and fear."
As she spoke, Ailey reached out her hand and took out a handful of … .nails from her pocket.
"You know what this is, right?"
The students nodded in response to Ailey's question. Nails, after all. Who didn't know?
No matter how stupid a wizard was, he wouldn't not know what a nail was.
"Are you afraid of nails?"
"…."
The students shook their heads one after another. What was there to be afraid of about nails?
"Next, I'm going to introduce an ancient punishment called the nail punishment. Well, to put it simply, it's to use a hammer to hammer a nail into the prisoner's finger, making them feel pain. Just like this …. "
As she spoke, Ailey walked to Umbridge's side, took out a ten-centimeter-long nail, and aimed it at Umbridge's fingernail. Then, she raised the hammer in her other hand. Seeing this scene, Umbridge's expression changed in fear. The other students also sucked in a breath of cold air and stared at Ailey.
The girl raised the hammer and smashed it down on the ring finger of Umbridge's right hand.
Bam!
"Oh!!!"
Umbridge did not say anything, because there was nothing she could do now. The moment Ailey's hammer smashed down, the students could not help but scream. Many of them even hugged their right hands and shivered. They turned their heads away, unable to bear to look at it. But Ailey did not mind at all. She picked up the nail again and swung the hammer again and again.
He swung the hammer again and again, and soon, five nails pierced through his fingernails, pinning Umbridge's fingers to the wooden plank.
Umbridge's eyes had already rolled back and he had fainted.
"Tea-teacher, you're too cruel!"
Harry finally couldn't help but speak up to stop her. Ailey glanced at him and waved her wand. The nails on Umbridge's finger disappeared, and her hand …. was completely unharmed.
"Cruel my ass. This is just an illusion. I was just messing with you."
"Phew …."
Hearing this, the students breathed a sigh of relief and slumped back in their chairs. Some of them even felt their backs were soaked in sweat.
"Alright, now which one of you is willing to touch this nail?"
As she spoke, Ailey handed the nail over. But this time, when the students saw the inconspicuous, ordinary, pitch-black nail in front of them, they were filled with fear. They desperately shook their heads and backed away, as if what Ailey handed over was not a nail but a terrifying monster.
"So now you understand the meaning of fear and symbolism?"
They nodded desperately, not daring to speak.
"Very good."
Ailey glanced at the students before her.
"Then today's homework is to write an essay on fear, symbolism, and black magic. One foot long. Tell me your views. That's all. Class dismissed."
After saying that, Ailey waved her wand at Umbridge again. The next moment, the petrification on Umbridge's body was released. But at the same time ….
"Whoosh!"
Along with a soft sound, a stench assaulted Ailey's nostrils. She frowned and took two steps back.
Seriously, he pissed his pants just like that?
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