Harry Potter’s Raven’s Claw

The next day, the long-lost sun hung over Hogwarts Castle again.

The golden sun shines into the castle, dispelling the annoying cold of winter Hogwarts.

It seems that due to the weather, everyone was in a good mood. When Mike got up and went out to prepare for class, he found that almost every student who came and went had a smile on his face, as if they didn't remember what happened yesterday. .

However, when he and a group of Ravenclaws came to the Transfiguration classroom to prepare for class, they found that in a corner of the classroom, a disgusting pink figure was writing something at a desk.

"Why is she here?"

Franklin asked in a low voice.

But before he dared to say it, Umbridge, who was wearing a pink woolen coat in the corner, raised his head as if he heard it, grinned in the direction of Mike and Franklin, and smiled silently.

With a frightened look on Franklin's face, he hurriedly lowered his head, while Mike gave Umbridge a cold look.

"Tread, step, step"

With the crisp sound of high heels stepping on the stone floor, Professor McGonagall walked quickly into the classroom, and at this time the clock on the wall just pointed to eight o'clock sharp - class began.

Seeing this, everyone quickly sat down, but many people found that Umbridge, who was sitting in the back, had no sign of leaving.

On the contrary, when she saw Professor McGonagall appear, she sat up straight.

"Okay," Professor McGonagall put a large box on the table, from the look on her face, she didn't seem to notice Umbridge's existence at all, "Anderson, come and send this box of mice-- Stop putting on that scared expression, this isn't the first time you've experimented with mice for the Vanishing Charm!"

Hearing that, the Hufflepuff boy named Anderson hurried forward and took the box that was still shaking. Just as he was about to send it out as instructed, he heard a loud cough from the back of the classroom. .

"Cough! Cough!"

Umbridge's coughing sound echoed clearly in the classroom, and everyone turned to look at her, but Professor McGonagall on the podium still distributed the mice as if she hadn't heard them, and at the same time ordered:

"The content of our class is still to cast the disappearance spell on the mouse. I know that many of our classmates have been able to use the disappearance spell perfectly to make the mouse disappear, but many students have not fully grasped it, so we must want……"

"Cough! Cough!"

Umbridge's coughing sound came again. This time, Professor McGonagall seemed to feel that he couldn't ignore it like this. He frowned and looked at Umbridge and asked:

"What's wrong?"

"Professor, I just want to know if you've received a note from me that says I'm coming to check on your class today and—"

"I obviously got it, or I'll ask you what you did in my classroom." Professor McGonagall obviously didn't want to talk to Umbridge too much, and immediately turned to look at the crowd. Said, "As I said just now, today I'm going to continue-"

"Cough! Cough!"

The cough sounded for the third time, and this time many people in the classroom showed the expressions of watching the show.

Professor McGonagall was hardly a beloved professor, and many people hated her for her strict education and rigid personality.

Therefore, after the incident of Trelawney's expulsion yesterday, many students present were very hopeful that Professor McGonagall could have a major conflict with Umbridge.

This is not to say that the students hope that Professor McGonagall will be kicked out of Hogwarts like Trelawney, everyone just hopes to see Professor McGonagall make a fool of it.

Things quickly developed in the direction that many people imagined. Professor McGonagall, who was repeatedly interrupted in class, seemed really angry, and said to Umbridge in a cold and biting tone:

"I don't understand, how can I understand my usual teaching methods if you keep interrupting me? You know, I don't allow others to speak half of the time!"

Umbridge's face quickly turned red, maybe angry, or maybe annoyed, but there is no doubt that she looks very funny now, because many people in the classroom laughed outright.

And that made Umbridge's face even redder.

But she didn't speak, and she didn't lose her temper, but glared at Mag fiercely, and then wrote it down in the notebook she carried with her.

Many people in the classroom looked disappointed, and they all hoped to see Umbridge get angry with Professor McGonagall so that she could not get off the stage.

However, Umbridge's performance is really disappointing.

Professor McGonagall on the podium still looked indifferent, shook the lesson plan in his hand, raised his head and continued to lecture.

During the rest of the class, Umbridge did not disturb Professor McGonagall's class again, but kept writing something in the notebook until the get out of class was over before standing up and leaving the classroom.

Judging from the scary face she had when she left, what she just wrote in the book must not be a good thing.

"Why did she start censoring again?" Franklin asked suspiciously, "I remember she hasn't conducted such boring censorship on other professors since she was caught by us that day."

Putting away the book, Mike replied as he walked towards the classroom for the next class:

"Why? Of course it was yesterday's event that made her regain her confidence."

"Then we... do we want to?" Franklin whispered, his voice getting lower and lower, and at the same time raised his right hand and sat down to wipe his throat, "Crack!"

"She's still useful, and Dumbledore is coming back, so we have to keep a low profile during this time, understand?"

After explaining to Franklin expressionlessly, Mike walked out of the classroom without looking back.

...

Their next class is a potions class with Gryffindor, which I have to say is very rare, because Gryffindor potions class is usually taken with Slytherin.

It is said that this class schedule was set by Dumbledore himself, in order to make Gryffindor and Slytherin more contact, so as to improve the relationship.

It's a pity, from the current situation, this method has not played a practical role, but the relationship between the other two colleges is even worse.

The Potions Professor is located in a large basement of Hogwarts Castle. Because of the basement, the temperature here is very cold, and it is almost no different from the outdoors.

Therefore, the students who went to class either put on thick cloaks or attached a heat preservation spell to themselves to keep warm.

To be honest, Mike also has some understanding of the structure of an ancient castle like Hogwarts. Like the basement in this ancient castle, it is generally used as a prison cell and vegetable cellar, that is, when there are prisoners, the prisoners are closed. , when there are no prisoners, it is used to store vegetables and fruits in spring and summer.

Mike couldn't help laughing every time he thought that serious people like Professor Snape were teaching them in a large vegetable cellar.

But this time, he couldn't laugh, because when he and Franklin and others rushed to the Potions classroom, they were surprised to find that Umbridge appeared in the corner of the classroom again.

"What the hell is she trying to do?!"

Franklin screamed, but this time he was ignored because Snape had already arrived.

He swung his large black cloak and strode toward the podium, his cloak being swayed by the wind he carried, making him look like a giant bat.

A smile bloomed on Umbridge's face, and she nodded at Professor Snape, who, like the previous Professor McGonagall, completely ignored her.

"Bang!"

As Professor Snape waved his hand as he walked to the podium, the door to the classroom was closed. The loud noise caused by the closing made Neville startled, but more people didn't care.

Because Snape did it every time he was in class, it was like a bell to them.

"You'll find out," Snape said in his low, sarcastic tone, "that we have a guest today."

He pointed at Umbridge, who stood up and nodded at the crowd as if he didn't hear the sarcasm in Snape's words, before sitting down again.

The sharp-eyed Mike found that many Gryffindors around him were very excited at the moment, especially Harry and Ron. The smiles on the faces of these two guys have not disappeared since they found Umbridge here.

"Continue to mix the booster today, and you'll see the mix left over from your last class. If you mix it right, it should be ready after the weekend. How-to-" Snape raised his wand again, "- — on the blackboard. Let’s get started!”

After saying that, bottles of turbid liquid and a lot of strange-shaped potion materials appeared in front of everyone in the classroom. Everyone started to operate according to the content on the blackboard, while Snape was holding a magic wand, before the crowd. Constantly patrolling around.

At this point you can see that Harry is the student he cares about the most, because he walks back and forth by Harry's side almost all the time, and whenever there is any problem with Harry's dispensing process, he will open his wide mouth and look at him. He spat out the most vicious words at Harry.

If you look closely, Snape has a smile in his eyes every time after scolding Harry, as if taunting Harry was something that pleased him.

It's a pity that Snape's happy time will soon come to an end. Umbridge, who was sitting at the back of the classroom, came to Snape's side after being silent for a while, and said relaxedly:

"Oh, as expected of Professor Snape, he can even teach a profound potion like Enhancer!"

Snape didn't answer but slowly straightened up and turned to look at Umbridge.

The smile in his eyes is rapidly fading, replaced by a kind of extreme emptiness, like a dead lake, disturbing.

Mike's eyes shrank sharply. For him, who is also proficient in Occlumency, he is familiar with Snape's reaction at the moment - that is the performance of opening the Deep Occlumency!

"Now... how long have you been teaching at Hogwarts?"

Umbridge asked, as the quill she left in place floated, ready to record.

"Ten~Four~Year~"

Snape spoke very slowly and deliberately long, making it appear that he was deliberately teasing Umbridge.

But Snape's words were not as sarcastic as usual, but rather empty, just like his expressionless face and cold, ruthless eyes.

"You actually applied for the position of professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts first, right?"

"Yes~ of~"

"But didn't apply?"

"Show ~ and ~ easy ~ see ~"

Franklin next to Mike burst out laughing, and Umbridge and Snape Qiqi not far away turned to look at him.

"Cough~cough! I'm sorry!"

Franklin apologized hastily, and Snape and Umbridge looked at each other again.

"You have applied to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts many times since you entered the school, right?"

"Yes~"

"Do you know why Dumbledore has repeatedly refused to use you?"

"I suggest you ask him-"

"I will."

There was a smile on Umbridge's face, and the quill she had left in place continued to write.

I saw that she returned to her seat, put away the quill, turned her head and left the classroom.

As soon as she left, a trace of anger appeared in Snape's open and cold eyes. He turned and walked towards the podium, saying coldly:

"20 points from Ravenclaw! Also, Franklin, you write me an article on the correct configuration of this potion, and it will be handed in next class!"

Franklin grimaced behind him, but made no resistance.

It wasn't until after the get out of class that Franklin's emotions broke out. He hugged his head and said in pain:

"He's getting revenge! In revenge I laughed at his poor performance in front of Umbridge!"

Franklin's voice was so loud that many Gryffindor students heard it.

"You couldn't hold back!" Harry said triumphantly, "Me and Ron laughed too, but we covered our mouths with our hands, so we didn't laugh!"

"Damn it! I'm going to report you!"

Franklin spoke viciously, but his words were not threatening, and everyone laughed when they heard the words.

"Don't you think there's something wrong?" Hermione frowned. "Why did Umbridge come to examine Snape, shouldn't they be a gang?"

Mike twitched his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Maybe I know!"

Curious eyes instantly focused on Mike.

Seeing this, the smile on Mike's face became even more bizarre. He pulled Harry and the others closer and waited until they were completely surrounded by a circle before whispering:

"You shouldn't know, Umbridge and Snape actually went to school together at Hogwarts, and they still belong to Slytherin House."

"Oh!" Harry suddenly realized, "so you're saying they have a grudge!"

"No, it's not that simple!" Mike's smile became even more bizarre, and his voice became smaller, "I heard people say that Umbridge once pursued Snape in school, but it's a pity ...hehehe!"

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other, their faces were full of shock, but after they reacted, they all gave out a weird smile like "hehehe"!