Early the next morning, photos taken by Theodore Nott appeared in all the media controlled by the pureblood families.
"Today, undead creatures seriously injured students in the ancient magic practice field of Hogwarts … Here, we strongly condemn the Ministry of Magic's inaction. Not only did they not deal with the Muggle society properly, but they also allowed the Death Eaters to do whatever they wanted in the Muggle society. They did not carry out an effective attack on the Death Eaters, and they even had the leisure to intervene in the teaching affairs of Hogwarts …"
The newspaper used a very long and eloquent article to report on Umbridge's actions that were unpopular with the students. There were also many pictures of the students being interviewed and denouncing Umbridge.
"It is reported that Professor Allen Harris of the ancient magic class also holds a position in the Ministry of Magic. We have reason to believe that this is another attempt by the Ministry of Magic after the failure of sending Umrich to intervene in the teaching affairs of Hogwarts. After the chaos caused by Ms. Umrich, the Ministry of Magic directly placed a young student in the position of professor and taught the dangerous magic of summoning undead creatures to immature students. This irresponsible and dangerous behavior eventually led to a bad outcome, and the safety of the students was threatened …"
The report was sharp and directly exaggerated the fact that the injuries were not as serious as a normal school accident. It also constantly used the fact that during Foggy's era, they secretly supported the Ministry of Magic to attack Dumbledore and attacked the Ministry of Magic's interference in Hogwarts during the Harris era.
"That's utter nonsense." Hermione's hand crumpled the edge of the newspaper. With a "rip", she shook the newspaper and turned to another page.
"Many Ravenclaw Shrines in the gathering places of the British wizard world have now gained many believers. However, according to the author's observation and speculation, this shrine may have mastered some special skills in removing curses and is suspected of passing on some rare magical knowledge to ordinary wizards to confuse people. According to St. Mungo's Magic Hospital, among all the patients who prayed to her, the patients who were injured by curses seemed to be particularly susceptible to extra attention and care.
Although the author has no clear evidence, judging from a speculation point of view, if the Ravenclaw Shrines used such methods, it seemed to conflict with the behavior of Rowena Ravenclaw in the history of magic. Although the dissemination of knowledge was in line with the character of the founder of Hogwarts, if Ms. Ravenclaw had founded a school, why didn't she announce that she wanted to reform the school she founded? Why did she spend so much effort to build many shrines and ask the wizards to pray?
Let us boldly imagine, if the wise Ravenclaw had really become a god, why didn't she appear during our most terrifying and darkest period? Why did she choose to appear now? Why would Ms. Rowena Ravenclaw, who was famous for her rationality and wisdom, want us wizards not to simply pursue knowledge, but to worship her like the superstitious Muggle on the cover?
This can't help but make people doubt the authenticity of this goddess.
In the author's opinion, if this speculation is not true, then I hope that the Ravenclaw Shrines can show more evidence to prove the existence of the goddess.
(The above remarks are the author's personal speculation, and we are not responsible for them. Please consider it as appropriate.)
"These cowards, they want to write but are afraid of taking responsibility. I remember this reporter called Dempster Wiggleswald." Hermione fiercely cut open the Cornish meat pancake on her plate, revealing the beef stuffing in the golden crust. "He caused trouble during the press conference last time. I remember Lunn said that he used to work in the Magical Law Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Magic, and was also a consulting columnist for the Daily Prophet, specializing in answering questions related to the law. It seems that he has completely joined the pureblood families to make full use of his expertise."
Allen did not seem to be bothered by the content of the public opinion at all. Instead, he focused on Hermione's puffed up cheeks, and finally, he could not help but pinch them with his hand, which made Hermione even more annoyed.
Allen, who was pushed away by Hermione, found it funny and said, "Don't you already know the arrangement? Why are you still affected by their words? They see that we have been losing the public opinion during this period, and recently, they have become bolder, so isn't it good that they have started to write nonsense? When the credibility of the public falls, it will not be easy to earn it back. "
"He's too much! Look at what this Wigsward wrote here. " Before Allen could speak, she pushed the newspaper in front of Allen and pointed at the top with her fingertips. "He actually said that my Umbrella is a monopoly, hinted at my Muggle background, and said that I brought Muggle's way of doing things into the wizarding world, and that I'm an evil force that destroys the economic order! If our Umbrella is really just to grab a lot of money, the economy of the wizarding world will be easily destroyed by us. How many jobs have the Umbrella related industrial chain provided for the ordinary wizards in the UK?! " Hermione crossed her arms in front of her chest and said indignantly, "Zork's magic joke shop sued Weasley again for monopolizing the theater."
"They're just using these methods to build momentum … When you're popular, many people will jump out to defend you even if you do something wrong. But when you're not popular, no matter what you do, it will appear that you have ulterior motives. Remember the reason why Harry and Dumbledore were not popular last semester?" Allen folded the newspaper and magazine in Hermione's hand. "Lupin sent me a letter last night. He asked me to meet him at the Three Brooms Bar. Let's go together."
"Why is Professor Lupin here …" Hermione casually asked, condemning the overly forceful reports in her heart. She then realized, "He must be here because of the conflict between you and Dumbledore. He must be in a difficult position … Professor Lupin is a member of the Order of the Phoenix. Dumbledore specially arranged for him to attend school when he was young … On the one hand, he's getting closer to Harris. The Tonks and Lupin must be having a hard time …"
"The Tonks expressed their support for us on this matter to Daisy. She seems to be a little worried that the pureblood family will go overboard. Whenever Mom Daisy and Hibiscus Chinensis go out, she will follow them." Allen shrugged. "Hermione, you know that the Tonks' mother Andomida's surname was Blake before she got married, right? The Tonks misunderstand or don't know enough about the purebloods. They won't do those dirty things now. "
"Yes, Allen, I know that Mrs. Andomida Tonks and Draco's mother Narcissa Malfoy and Bellatrix are sisters. In the end, she was expelled from the family by Blake because she married Ted Tonks, a wizard born in Muggle." Hermione had been investigating and studying the secret law ever since Allen told her about his goal last year. "Wait! Allen, do you mean that they will only take drastic actions after this matter is over? "
"They mistakenly think that they have the upper hand in terms of the law by allying with the school board. They also think that they have roped in one of the most powerful wizards, Dumbledore, so they don't have to be afraid of me in terms of combat power …" Allen explained in a slightly sarcastic tone. "Hermione, no matter if it's the nobles in the Muggle World or the traditional purebloods in the Sorcerer World, those in power maintain their manners and rules when they communicate with ordinary people. It's basically the same as the Devil Bair maintaining his manners. Therefore, when it comes to the fundamental interests, these beautiful masks will be torn apart and the blood underneath will be revealed … It's not the time for that yet. Dumbledore has his bottom line. Those purebloods won't do anything that might make Dumbledore angry at such a crucial time …"
"Mmm, Susan's injury wasn't that serious so they didn't dare to kill her …" Hermione nodded in understanding. Suddenly, she thought of something and chuckled, "Those purebloods are just like Draco. The naughty kid always knows how to observe people's words and body language. The ones who are suffering are the honest people like Professor Lupin and Mr. Weasley. It's too uncomfortable for them to be stuck in the middle …"
"But it seems like they're finally getting serious. Maybe this time Lupin came over because Dumbledore told me something through his mouth? Maybe he's finally giving me a 'verdict'? He wants me to follow his arrangements? You know that he's an idealist. " Allen pondered for a moment and turned sideways to invite Hermione, "Let's go. We can still walk around Hogsmeade after this."
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