harry potter book of crimes

The first class after lunch that day was the Defense Against the Dark Arts class that no one wanted to attend. Because since Umbridge started teaching, this class that was originally the most anticipated course has turned into a downright

"Reading and Writing Lessons".

Which student would enjoy reading and copying a thick theoretical book day after day?

"...Umbridge won't trouble us anymore? What did Maka tell you? What else did he say?"

In the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, Hermione and others were sitting together as usual, taking advantage of the time before Umbridge arrived to chat softly with their voices lowered.

"Time was tight at the time, so he and I didn't have the time to say a few more words." Faced with Hermione's eager inquiry, Harry could only shake his head, "That's all Maka said about Umbridge.

That’s all.”

"Oh - I really don't know what will happen in a while," Hermione said with some worry, "I really want to know what Maka did. If I can figure it out in advance, I won't be unprepared now."

"...Do you think the old woman won't be able to come?" Ron said with some anticipation, "If I were Maka, I would definitely make that pink toad suffer a little more!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Hermione glared at him dissatisfied and said, "Maka is not you, and you won't be so disregardful of the overall situation! Although Umbridge really couldn't be more annoying, she was sent by the Ministry of Magic to investigate after all.

Officer, if something happens to her in school, the Ministry of Magic will definitely intervene."

"Didn't they already intervene?" Ron muttered. "You all saw it at noon. There was a whole team of Aurors in the hall!"

Yes, it was mentioned in the first notice on the bulletin board that the Ministry of Magic would launch a detailed investigation into Dumbledore's death, and those responsible for the first wave of investigations were the Auror investigation teams that had just been sent.

Because the matter was so important, even though Professor McGonagall didn't want to agree, she still asked the Aurors to carry out the investigation on campus after some warnings.

And while they were chatting quietly, the sweet school bell suddenly rang, and Umbridge, who was neatly dressed, walked into the classroom on time following the bell.

But what's different from usual is that today's Umbridge looks...how should I put it? A little "too serious".

"Good afternoon, classmates."

She stood behind the podium, said hello to everyone with a dull expression, and started teaching this class in the most ordinary way.

"Good afternoon - Professor Umbridge -"

As usual, the students responded feebly and in long tones.

"Please turn to page 34 of "Magical Defense Theory" and read Chapter 3 of the textbook - 'Key Points of Responding to Magical Attacks in Non-Offensive Methods'. Please do not speak casually while reading."

As soon as she finished saying this, Umbridge sat down on the chair and stared at the cover of her textbook in a daze.

"What...is wrong with her?" Ron stared at Umbridge for a while, and then asked Hermione and Harry with a puzzled look on his face.

"..." Hermione's expression looked a little complicated. She hesitated for a moment, and then said in a very soft voice, "If I guess correctly... do you still remember what Professor Moody taught before?"

"You mean-" Ron recalled briefly, and then his eyes widened, looking extremely surprised.

"Speak softly!" Hermione hurriedly waved her hand and looked around again. Seeing that no one noticed their conversation, she breathed a sigh of relief. "Except for the 'Imperius Curse', I can't think of anything else."

There is no other way to make her look like this..."

"But -" Ron said with some difficulty, "is that the Unforgivable Curse?"

Ron, who was born and raised in the magical world since childhood, has the traditional thinking of wizards. It is understandable that he would be so resistant to the three unforgivable curses.

After all, his parents, elders, and social environment have always influenced him since he was a child.

Voldemort and his Death Eaters spread fear by relying on their "dare to use" the three unforgivable curses. The concept of "the use of evil black magic is unforgivable" has been there from beginning to end.

It became deeply ingrained in the minds of wizards.

This is like telling a Muggle believer that "the god you believe in is actually just an ordinary ancient wizard." It is not absolutely impossible to convince him, but it must be a very difficult thing.

In fact, among the magics revealed by Maka, there are quite a few magics that tend to be dark, and of course Ron has seen them before.

But this time the impact on him was the strongest, because he also knew this curse.

"Don't be stupid, let me tell you, isn't it just right to use it against Umbridge?" Harry said disapprovingly, "Look at what she did - investigating the professor, restricting our actions,

They even canceled all student activity groups and made the entire Hogwarts a mess!"

"Let me tell you -" Harry paused and said, "That woman is probably one of the Death Eaters!"

"Although it's best not to make casual judgments without evidence, I think Harry is right this time," Hermione nodded. "At a time like this, sending in an investigator who has no achievements and only makes trouble,

There is definitely a problem - Maka said before school started that there is a problem in the Ministry of Magic."

"Since Maka did this this time, he must have grasped some clear clues."

The class time was still going on, and although Umbridge had already stated "no talking" before, as time passed, many of the students couldn't help but secretly chat.

When they discovered that Umbridge had no reaction to this, the classroom began to become lively.

Well, of course, it was just a little noisy. After all, Umbridge was still sitting behind the desk in front, so no one would behave too much.

But until the end of the class, Umbridge did not respond to the buzz in the classroom, let alone receive a corresponding punishment.

When everyone finally waited until the bell rang, Umbridge finally stood up.

Perhaps it was because she had left a too harsh impression on her classmates in the past, so when she suddenly stood up, the classroom became quiet again.

"That's all for today's class, get out of class is over."

After picking up the textbook and saying this with a serious face, she immediately turned around and left the classroom. There was no sloppiness in the whole process. It was said to be calm, and perhaps "sluggish" would be more appropriate to describe it.

"...It's so scary." Ron looked at Umbridge's retreating back and felt his scalp numb. "It looks like a magic puppet being controlled by someone!"

"Is there such a thing?" Harry asked curiously, "Is it similar to a Muggle puppet?"

"What is that?" Ron came back to his senses and asked with a surprised look on his face.

…

After dinner that day, Hermione, Ron and Harry returned to the common room together.

"Harry! Training continues tonight! Move quickly, I want approval for the use of the Quidditch pitch!"

As soon as they got through the doorway behind the portrait, before the fat woman even had time to close the doorway, Angelina's excited voice immediately reached their ears.

"Huh? What?"

Harry, who was still immersed in the conversation on the way here, didn't react for a moment.

"Training! Quidditch training!" Angelina repeated again and again, "Umbridge approved the reorganization of our Gryffindor team! It's easy, without any obstacles!"

"oh--"

Harry was stunned for a moment, and was about to cheer, but there was a complicated expression on his face.

"Hey! What's wrong with you? Are you unhappy?" Angelina had already come to him and patted Harry on the shoulder hard, "You can train! Get ready!"

"Uh...well, of course," Harry forced a smile, but the smile was obviously a little stiff, "Of course I'm happy! This couldn't be better!"

Yes, of course he was happy. But while he was happy, Umbridge's appearance in class quietly emerged in his mind.

When he thought that Maka might have used only one spell, his life had changed dramatically. This feeling inevitably made him feel a great sense of disobedience.

After personally experiencing the difference before and after, Harry couldn't help but understand the true horror of the so-called Unforgivable Curse.

"Don't be like this, Harry," Hermione's keenness allowed her to vaguely detect some of Harry's thoughts, "At this time, we should think on the bright side - at least Maka will not abuse magic, otherwise the world around us will be ruined

It’s already been a mess!”

"...it's 'at least you must stay up all night to catch up on your homework.'" Ron, although his face was not so good, he still started to console him along with him, "Don't forget that Snape also left you a punishment homework.

.”

"Ah——" Harry patted his cheek suddenly, "Well...thank you."

Under the guidance of his two close friends, Harry couldn't help but cheer up and sent them a smile.

"...If that's the case, Ron, I'll leave my homework to you!" He gave a thumbs up, grinning and showing his neat teeth, "If you can't do all of it, you can do some of it!"

"What are you muttering about?" Angelina on the side looked at the three whispering people with strange eyes and said, "Harry, run quickly! You must seize every second to start training!"

At Angelina's urging, Harry hurried back to the dormitory to get his broomstick and protective gear, and then, under the eyes of Hermione and Ron, he followed the other Gryffindor players out of the room.

Doorway.

"You're not allowed to help him with his homework, do you hear me?" Hermione turned her head and said seriously.

"Who will do it for him?" Ron immediately rolled his eyes.