"Ron, I can never play Quidditch again." Harry said in a hollow voice as he and Ron walked out of Umrich's office into the common room, exhausted. Harry and Harry walked out of Harry's office.
"But we restrained ourselves!" Ron said painfully. "We did everything according to her request, but she still suspended you as a punishment, and said with a mocking expression that King Weasley could continue to participate in Quidditch."
Harry didn't know how to comfort Ron, who might have been hurt even more.
"Why?!" The depressed Ron didn't get a response, and he waved his fists angrily. "Hermione Granger, the Slytherin students she led in Harris's training class did the same thing as us. Umrich even imposed the punishment they deserved on us, and the reason Umrich gave was that they were bewitched by us!"
"You can't blame Hermione for this, Ron! Don't fall into Umrich's trap. She did this on purpose to provoke discord between us. Do you still remember the song the sorting hat sang when school started: Our Hogwarts are in danger, and enemies outside the school are eyeing us covetously. We must be united internally, or everything will fall apart from the inside. " Even though Harry was full of resentment, he restrained his temper when he saw Ron's face full of despair and restlessness, and patiently advised him.
"Why can we only read those boring textbooks in our Defense Against the Dark Arts class, but the people in the training class can openly train, and use spells that are obviously not something students should know? I bet, including the development of the exchange program, it's all a conspiracy of the evil purebloods like Allen Harris and Fudge. Look at those Demstrand people who came over, they also hang out with the people in the training class every day. " The more Ron thought about it, the angrier he became. He kicked a Steel Knight in the corridor, and the Steel Knight fell to the ground, his helmet and weapons scattered all over the floor.
Harry hurriedly tried to stop his friend's agitated behavior and quickly pulled him out of the corridor to avoid being punished by Filch. "Calm down, Ron. Umrich was afraid of Allen. Allen had protected us in school. Don't forget that Hagrid had told us that Allen had stopped Umrich from taking action against him. I think it's because of this that Umrich, who didn't dare to confront Allen directly, had to use Demstrand's exchange program to make Allen leave. You see, her actions all started after Allen left. "
Harry and Ron were not the only ones in despair. The next day, in the Hogwarts, the little wizards who were eating in the auditorium heard the noise coming from the hall. The students who had just finished their meals rushed out of the auditorium to see what was going on, and many people crowded on the marble stairs. The onlookers formed a large circle. Some of them were shocked, and some even looked terrified. Professor Trelawney was sitting on a suitcase in the middle of the hall, holding a wand in one hand and an empty beer bottle in the other. She looked completely crazy. Her hair was disheveled, and her glasses were askew, making one eye appear much larger than the other. Her innumerable scarves and shawls hung in disarray, giving the impression that she was dressed in rags. Other than the suitcase she was sitting on, there was another one that was upside down, as if it had been thrown down from the stairs.
Professor McGonagall, who almost never commented on other professors except for Professor Trelawney, didn't show any disgust towards her. Professor McGonagall hurriedly ran towards Professor Trelawney, hugged her, and softly called her name — Cybil came to comfort her. Professor McGonagall's face was full of pity as she let Professor Trelawney cry in her arms.
Professor Dumbledore slowly walked over and looked down at Professor Trelawney, who was trembling and crying on the suitcase. Harry heard him say, "Ms. Umrich, as the highest investigator, you have the right to fire my teachers. However, I'm afraid you don't have the right to kick them out of the castle. I'm afraid that this right — "he bowed politely and said," — still belongs to the headmaster. I hope Professor Trelawney can continue to live in Hogwarts. "
Trelawney laughed excitedly, mixed with a little sob.
"Please forgive me, Headmaster Dumbledore. Although I don't have the right to stop you from allowing her to stay in the school, as the new vice-headmaster, I think I have the same right. I can order her to leave Hogwarts again as vice-headmaster every time you allow her to stay. It seems that we need to compete to see who has more patience?" Professor Umrich said, a smug smile on her toad-like face, which made people feel disgusted.
"You — you can't!" Professor Trelawney howled, tears pouring out from behind her big glasses. "You — you can't kick me out! I — I've been here for sixteen years! Hogwarts is my — my home! "
"It used to be your home," Umrich said viciously. "The head of the Ministry of Magic has already signed your dismissal order. Please leave the hall now. You've embarrassed us."
Professor Mag followed Trelawney closely, and shouted at Umrich, "For Merlin's sake, you have already fired her for your power. At least be fair and let her stay."
Umrich moved her gaze away from Dumbledore, and turned to Professor Mag with a smile. "I thought as an old professor of Hogwarts, you would have something to say in front of the whole school in the middle of the hall. I didn't expect you to say such vulgar words! "
Mag looked at the surrounding teachers and students, and then glared at Umrich.
Umrich lifted both sides of her skirt, and bowed slightly to the surrounding crowd. "I have something to say. Please listen to me. Professor Mag, since you mentioned fairness to me, then let me talk to you bit by bit about fairness.
It was a rule set by the Hogwarts School that first-year students couldn't join the Quidditch team. When Madam Huo Qi sent the poor Neville Longbottom, who had an accident, to the school doctor, she had also set the rule that whoever touched the broom after she left would be kicked out of the Hogwarts.
However, this Professor Mag, who was known for her fairness, not only did she not punish Harry Potter after he violated Madam Huo Qi's rule, she even brought Harry to Dumbledore in the name of helping Gryffindor win the School Championship Cup, using her identity as a Quidditch fan. She begged him to make an exception for the first-year student, Harry Potter, who had only taken one flying lesson, to join Gryffindor's Quidditch team. She didn't even consider if the young Harry Potter had the ability to ensure his own safety in the competition with the other seniors.
As the principal, not only did Dumbledore not uphold the school rule set by the school, he even agreed to Professor Mag's unreasonable suggestion. What's more, after getting the consent, Professor Mag bought Harry Potter the only and most advanced broom among the four teams, the Nimbus 2000, because of the school's rule that first-year students were not allowed to bring their own brooms. Professor Mag didn't consider fairness at all, did she? She also didn't consider that what she did was unfair to the other first-year students and the previous years.
Our Mr. Harry Potter, under Professor Mag's bad influence, was very dissatisfied when the Slytherin Academy's team had to equip the Nimbus 2000, which was ahead of the other teams, with new equipment. He even tried to check the relevant rules to stop Slytherin Academy's self-defense.
Thus, we can see that the wrong way of guidance can have a terrible negative impact on a student's character. Harry Potter even started to lie in order to attract people's attention — he lied about the return of the mysterious man! "
Professor Mag was furious. She hugged Professor Trelawney even tighter with one hand, to the extent that she almost couldn't breathe, and pointed at Umrich with the other hand. "You … Umrich … Wasn't there Allen Harris back then? As long as the student's flying talent met the requirements, we would all —"
Umrich took a step forward angrily when she heard that, and slapped Mag's finger down. "Shut up! Shameless old thief. Don't you know that the students from the other academies are all behind your back? How dare you mention Mr. Allen Harris here! Compared to Harry Potter, how is Allen Harris' Quidditch talent? Ravenclaw took flying lessons before Gryffindor back then, and he showed more outstanding flying talent in the first flying lesson. I checked the school's log, and Madam Huo Qi had also reported Mr. Allen Harris' performance. Did you say anything to him then? Did Principal Dumbledore say anything to him? If it wasn't for you who broke the rules first, Professor Fleevy wouldn't have had the chance to fight for the opportunity that should have belonged to this student with more flying talent! "
Dumbledore saw that Mag was speechless from the humiliation, so he wanted to help her out. "Madam Umrich, what you said was indeed a mistake that we made because we didn't think it through. Mileva only made the wrong judgment because she was agitated by Harry's talent, but this kind of thing didn't have a big impact. After all, students with flying talent in the second grade can still join the Quidditch team. We didn't delay Allen's development at Quidditch because of this. Regarding the issue of the equipment for the Quidditch competition, Allen Harris also solved the problem for us, didn't he? "
Umrich had also calmed down. She smiled sweetly at Dumbledore. "Oh, please forgive my agitation, Principal Dumbledore. The incident at Quidditch really didn't have a big impact on the students, so please allow me to continue speaking.
"In the past, before the Ministry of Magic implemented the education reform and made the students and the school strictly abide by the school rules, I wonder if everyone still remembers the situation when Mr. Harry Potter entered the school? "After the school assignment ceremony, Principal Dumbledore, you personally announced in front of all the teachers and students that no one was allowed to enter the corridor on the right side of the fourth floor. "However, at the end of the term, Gryffindor and the rest, led by Harry Potter, violated the school rules that you personally set as the principal, and you gave them bonus points instead, Principal Dumbledore.
"In this way, wouldn't the other schools be punished for abiding by the school rules that you set? How is this fair to the students of the other schools who abide by the rules? "Oh, Professor Mag, don't even think about using Mr. Allen Harris as a shield again. I have checked the data that year. Although Mr. Harris also violated this rule, Ravenclaw would still have won the School Championship Cup with the bonus points that he usually gets, even if he was deducted points because of it.
"However, the students from Hufflepuff and Slytherin were chased away by Gryffindor who violated the school rules because they abided by the school rules. "I would like to ask, Principal Dumbledore, who came from Gryffindor, is there any fairness in this as Professor Mag emphasized just now? This kind of behavior that encourages the students to violate the Hogwarts school rules is the reason why the Ministry of Magic sent me here. They want us to inherit those that should be inherited, perfect those that should be perfected, and eliminate those practices that should be prohibited. "
Professor Mag panted. "You … Umrich, how dare you accuse Dumbledore like that … At that time, we were the ones who —"
The eloquent Umrich continued, "Professor Mag, you have lived for 60 years in vain. Other than your outstanding transfiguration skills, you have not contributed much to education in your life. You only know how to boast that you are strict and fair, high and mighty, unable to distinguish right from wrong, and taking pleasure in criticizing others. "Even Sybil Trelawney, who is in your arms. I have heard that you have criticized her in front of the students many times before this, and the reason is basically the same as the reason that I expelled her today. Are you trying to pretend to be a good person now? "Professor Mag, I know all about your life. Do you remember a Muggle farmer named Doug McQuaig in your hometown? After dating him for a while, you clearly agreed to his proposal. After you calmed down and weighed the pros and cons, you did not want to give up the job that you got in the Ministry of Magic. You did not even dare to tell him the real reason and ran away to reject him. Three days later, you left without saying goodbye, and even married Aifenstone Urquart, your superior in the Ministry of Magic, who was much older than you. From this, I can see that you are the one who ignores fairness for power. I have never seen such a shameless person! "
Umrich deliberately hid some facts when she was criticizing Mag to make it sound like something else. The reason why Mag agreed to Doug's proposal and then rejected him was that her unhappy marriage with her Muggle father and wizard mother made her hesitate when she was young. At that time, the stricter international confidentiality laws made it impossible for Mag to tell him the real reason why she rejected the proposal. When Mag agreed to Aifenstone, her superior who had been pursuing her, Doug, whom she had always loved, and who had married another Muggle, had already passed away. Mag herself was no longer working in the Ministry of Magic, and had gone to teach in Hogwarts. Aifenstone had also retired early. Therefore, Professor Mag was shaking with anger. She wanted to refute Umrich, but in her anger, she could only say, "You, you! Ah … "She was so angry that she fainted. Sybil, who was held by her and could not move or speak because of her anger, fell to the ground and fell on the sleeve of Professor Mag's black robe.
"Miss Umrich, if you try to use word games to frame Mileva again …" After Professor Mag fainted, the gentleness on Dumbledore's face disappeared. The little wizards watching from outside the crowd realized that they had never seen Principal Dumbledore so angry before. He walked slowly towards Umrich, and the vicious witch, who had been so proud of herself, could only tremble and step back in front of the greatest light wizard in the world. She was so scared that she sat on the ground and threatened Dumbledore in a trembling voice. She was the highest investigator in the Ministry of Magic, and he could not touch her.
At this time, Traulini, who had just regained her freedom, said, "No — Dumbledore — no, it's not worth it. Thank you for your protection. I want to go, I want to leave — leave Hogwarts and make a living elsewhere. Take Mileva to the school doctor's office." After that, her suitcase flew up and followed her, stumbling towards the gate of the castle.
Dumbledore sighed and withdrew his aura. He stepped directly over Umrich, who was still sitting on the ground, and did not look at her anymore. He picked Mag up with one hand and began to carry her to the school doctor's office. He shouted to the onlookers who were blocking his way, "Don't you have homework to do?"
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