Study Days at Hogwarts

The position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is a complete trap!

This was the deepest feeling Umbridge had during her tenure at Hogwarts.

She had forgotten how many times she had looked through the files of previous Defense Against the Dark Arts professors. Since Harry Potter went to school at Hogwarts, the wizards who have served as Defense Against the Dark Arts professors have been extremely miserable.

Professor Quirrell is dead.

Professor Lockhart became an idiot and stayed in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Maladies forever.

Professor Lupin was disgraced and almost sent to Azkaban for attacking a student.

Professor Moody was locked in a box from beginning to end. Barty Crouch Jr., who replaced him, suffered an even worse fate. His soul was directly sucked away by the dementors, and he also died a terrible death.

Professor Smith, who was before Harry Potter came to school, has disappeared and has not been found, and is probably dead.

Although Umbridge was not willing to believe in the so-called curse, it was not just a coincidence that no Defense Against the Dark Arts professor had been in office for more than a year in decades.

No wonder Dumbledore couldn't find willing professors.

Umbridge felt bad when she thought that she had jumped into this pit.

If this trend continues, she will most likely die suddenly before the end of the semester, as those students said.

Naturally, Umbridge will not wait to die. She plans to resign as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor before the end of the semester to avoid the curse.

This is the best solution she came up with after studying the files for so long.

All Defense Against the Dark Arts professors who resigned early were lucky enough to escape unscathed.

However, as a professor sent by the Ministry of Magic to work at Hogwarts, Umbridge cannot give up her position as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at will, let alone her influence in Hogwarts, so she needs other positions. A replacement, such as a High Inquisitor, or Headmaster of Hogwarts.

Replacing Dumbledore as the new Headmaster of Hogwarts is Umbridge's ultimate goal, and as long as she can accomplish this task, nothing will be a problem.

However, during the time that Umbridge stayed at Hogwarts, she failed to catch Dumbledore's handle. Instead, she was embarrassed by a series of pranks.

Thinking of the recent emergence of the anti-toad alliance, Umbridge's mood became even worse.

Especially since the Ministry of Magic has recently spread the prediction that Minister of Magic Fudge will be ousted next summer, it really makes her feel even more irritable.

Just because Umbridge doesn't believe in prophecies doesn't mean she doesn't need to prepare in advance.

Helping the Ministry of Magic gain a foothold at Hogwarts was one of her main tasks when she came to Hogwarts.

As long as you can do it, you basically don't have to worry about being abandoned by the Ministry of Magic. The Ministry of Magic will not easily give up a deputy minister who is tough enough and has strong execution ability.

The core of this plan is to place professors in Hogwarts School.

The senior investigating officer has the power to expel unqualified professors.

In Umbridge's mind, there were three people who were suitable targets.

The first one is naturally the half-blood giant Hagrid who takes Care of Magical Creatures class. According to the information provided by the Slytherin students, Hagrid’s Care of Magical Creatures class is quite bad, especially the Explosive-tailed Skrewt that caused a lot of trouble last semester.

It's a pity that the big Hagrid was not in school and escaped by chance, but this did not hinder Umbridge's determination to expel Hagrid.

However, after Hagrid is expelled, Professor Wilmina Grappland is likely to become the new professor of Care of Magical Creatures, who is more inclined to Dumbledore than the Ministry of Magic.

The second person is Sybill Trelawney in the Divination class. According to information provided by Slytherin students, the students call Trelawney an old liar.

If Trelawney is driven away, Umbridge feels that Dumbledore will not be able to find a suitable Divination professor to fill the vacancy in a short time.

After all, there are too few wizards who truly know how to do divination.

The last one was Professor Charity Bubbaji from the Muggle Studies class.

This professor once mentioned some theories that did not make the pure-blood faction happy. He even said that there was not much difference between Muggles and wizards. This made the pure-blood faction very dissatisfied and hoped that Dumbledore would fire her. A new Muggle Studies professor was appointed, but was undoubtedly rejected by Dumbledore.

If Professor Caredi Bubaji can be fired and replaced with someone that everyone likes, she will undoubtedly gain the support of the pure-blood faction.

Umbridge knew very well that both she and Fudge needed the support of the pure-blood faction.

In fact, Fudge has already achieved some results.

The next day, Umbridge went to the Divination Classroom on the top of the North Tower with a prepared questionnaire and writing pad as planned.

When she pushed open the trap door and entered the Divination classroom, she found Professor Trelawney staring at her expressionlessly, with a very unfriendly look, as if she was looking at an enemy, which made the fake smile on Umbridge's face disappear. Stiffened.

In the divination classroom, the students who had just received the dream interpretation guide noticed the change in the atmosphere. They were all surprised to find that Professor Trelawney was very hostile to toads.

Everyone looked at Umbridge, wondering what bad thing the toad had done.

"Good afternoon, Professor Trelawney."

Professor Umbridge found a remote empty seat and sat down, her face returning to her signature fake smile, "I believe you must have received my notice, which said to check the time and date of your class."

"I got it." Professor Trelawney still didn't look away, "I also predicted... that I would be expelled by you."

Professor Trelawney's words really shocked all the students in the divination classroom. Everyone was whispering, trying to figure out what the old liar was up to!

"Did the old liar take the wrong medicine?"

"Does the old liar know that he can't pass the test, so he plans to use this method to deceive the toad?" Ron muttered in a low voice, which immediately attracted the glares of the two girls around him.

In any case, it is undoubtedly something that everyone likes to see when an old liar confronts a toad.

Harry guessed what was going on.

It was obviously abnormal for Professor Trelawney to confront Umbridge, and most of the abnormal things that happened at Hogwarts were caused by someone deliberately targeting Professor Umbridge.

Isn’t Professor Trelawney afraid of being expelled?

No, I just knew I would be fired, so I was not afraid and dared to vent my anger by confronting the toad.

Who is behind the scenes has been revealed.

Harry suddenly looked forward to what would happen next.

"Oh!" Professor Umbridge has been working in the Ministry of Magic for decades, and her skin is thicker than a book. A hypocritical smile soon appeared on her face: "Whether I want to expel you or not, I have to wait until I check your class." Make a decision.”

"In the past two months, as for the specific time..." Professor Trelawney still stared at Umbridge and said in a bad tone: "You will not get what you want, there will be a nasty guy to take over this job. .”

"You don't have class?"

Umbridge raised her eyebrows slightly and changed the subject. She suspected it was Professor Trelawney's trick.

"This class was originally going to explain dreams, but...if you have any questions, just ask them directly!"

Umbridge was also very surprised by Professor Trelawney's deep hostility. No professor in Hogwarts had ever shown such shocking hostility towards her.

However, considering that she was preparing to fire an unqualified professor, it didn't seem strange that Trelawney would be hostile to her.

"Okay!" Umbridge looked up at Trelawney and asked, "How long have you been in this position."

"Almost sixteen years." Trelawney said to herself, "Dumbledore used me. I am the great-great-granddaughter of the prophet Cassandra Trelawney. I know very well what my situation is. , you don’t need to question whether I have the “Third Eye”, if you want to predict, I think we can start, and then you can leave.”

Umbridge frowned slightly and found that the question she wanted to ask was answered in one breath. She took a pen and quickly wrote something on her writing board, when she saw Trelawney brought a crystal ball and placed it on the cushion in front of her.

"Put your hand on the crystal ball, I can't wait to see your future." Trelawney said to Umbridge in a malicious tone, "The Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts is cursed You have been unlucky all the time, I really wonder if you can resign alive, please!"

Umbridge's face suddenly darkened when she heard this. She hesitated for a moment before placing her hand on the crystal ball.

At this moment, all the students left their seats and gathered around the two people, wanting to see the toad's divination results.

No way, who makes the old liar so powerful?

However, everyone is doomed to be disappointed, and nothing changes in the crystal ball.

Everyone looked up at Trelawney, and the expression on Umbridge's face was extremely weird.

Trelawney, who had been staring at the crystal ball, suddenly spoke.

"You're always going to be unlucky, unlucky, because you're being targeted."

"I didn't see anything." Umbridge said with a fake smile on her face, as if she wanted to expose Trelawney's ridiculous lie.

"That's because you don't have a third eye, and I'm not a good fortune teller." Trelawney looked up at Umbridge with a disdainful sneer on her lips, "You know nothing about fortune telling. Only the master of prophecy can satisfy your request, and the other party will not look at you at all."

Before Umbridge could get angry, Trelawney continued, "I saw you drove away Dumbledore and became...if you count it as the Headmaster. In fact, you couldn't even get into the Headmaster's office."

"I'll give you a piece of advice, don't enter the Forbidden Forest, otherwise those long-legged ones will give you an unforgettable lesson, but I don't think you will listen. I also saw the administrator sending you away from Hogwarts, and Pippi The ghost is setting off firecrackers behind you to celebrate you getting out, by the way..." Professor Trelawney put her face in front of Umbridge, shook her head with pity and said, "I saw you eventually die in Azkaban Prison. , it’s really unfortunate.”

"How dare you..." Umbridge's cheeks turned red, looking like a volcano that was about to erupt at any time.

"This is the divination you want. I didn't mean to lie to you." Professor Trelawney completely entered the mutual harm mode: "And after you get out of Hogwarts, I will return to Hogwarts. Teach.”

"Don't be angry. If you think the free ones are unreliable, you can spend money to find a fortune teller to divine the future." Professor Trelawney laughed happily: "The premise is that you can find someone willing to divine for you. As far as I know , after Cassandra Wabraski was admitted to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, there was only one wizard left in the whole of Britain who had the ability to tell your future."

"You..." Umbridge's eyes flashed dangerously, "Do you think it's fun to insult me ​​like this?"

"Insult? No, I think you are mistaken. That is indeed the result of divination. I have no interest in insulting you!" Professor Trelawney took the crystal ball and said calmly to Umbridge, "Now you You can go."

Umbridge slammed the door and left in frustration.

"You can't expect me to be nice to someone who is planning to expel me." Trelawney said to the students below expressionlessly: "What's more, I didn't insult her. That was indeed the predicted result."

"Professor, are all those predictions true?"

"Of course it is true." Professor Trelawney reminded: "As early as the first class, I told you that without the third eye, which is the second vision, you will not be able to walk on the road of divination. Farther. Hogwarts has never expected you to become a master of prophecy, because there are so few people who can truly predict the future. I have only met Mr. Anderson in my sixteen years of teaching."

"Then what's the point of the course of divination?" Someone couldn't help but ask.

"Let you understand what divination is and understand some of the most superficial knowledge, such as palmistry, interpretation of tea leaves, divination with carrot cards, and interpretation of dreams." Trelawney looked around at the crowd and said calmly, "If you don't take this class, How do you know if you have divination talent? People with talent will soon stand out after receiving systematic learning, while those without talent can only do that."

"Okay, let's cherish the little time we have left now!"

"Professor, do you really have the gift of prophecy?" a famous Hufflepuff student asked, but he soon realized that his words were too rude.

"Sorry Professor, I..."

Harry has more say than anyone here. The old liar Trelawney does have the power of prophecy, but she can't control it at all. Sometimes she doesn't even know what prophecies she has made.

"Yes, but very weak and very unstable." Trelawney curled her lips. She was very confident about this because it was acknowledged by Albert himself.

"Ever since Cassandra, there hasn't been another truly powerful prophecy master in my family." Trelawney said helplessly, "This is actually a very normal phenomenon. As far as I know, Cassan Della Wabraski's descendants did not inherit much of her prophecy ability. In this world, there are not many prophecy masters who can truly meet Umbridge's requirements."