Study Days at Hogwarts

What happened to Cedric was a wake-up call for everyone.

In order to prevent himself from falling victim to Umbridge's abuse of Veritaserum, Harry had to convene an emergency DA meeting to discuss how to deal with this matter.

Under the watchful eyes of DA members, Cedric recounted in detail his experience of being called to drink tea by a toad, and reminded everyone to be vigilant.

"Toad should have no reason to doubt us. We didn't take the Self-Defense Guide." said a Ravenclaw girl.

"I thought so at first. However, after visiting Umbridge's office, I felt that she might not be able to bear it any longer. Large-scale screening will be a matter of time." Cedric shook his head and said, "I dare Said she must be very convinced that Dumbledore's Army does exist."

"I'm not surprised that the toad would do that. Don't take any chances." Fred reminded him.

"Toad has already used Veritaserum. This thing is an illegal item. Even the Ministry of Magic is taboo on using this kind of thing, but she just took it out and used it on a student?" Harry glanced at everyone present and said calmly. , "If you still have any luck with this, then you can only pray that this kind of thing will not happen to you."

"We signed a contract, and there will be a price to pay for betrayal before the end of this semester." Hermione reminded.

Everyone had ugly expressions on their faces, and even glared at Hermione.

"This is a risk you take voluntarily. No one has forced you from the beginning to the end." Harry reminded calmly.

Yes, it is completely voluntary, and you have to confirm it again and again before joining. Unfortunately, some people have forgotten it.

"Okay, let's talk about everyone's ideas, one by one." Hermione changed the subject so that everyone would not feel embarrassed.

Sure enough, someone soon proposed to distribute the antidote to Umbridge's Veritaserum to everyone.

"I think the focus now should be to stop toads from continuing to use truth serum on students." Bones raised his hand and said. "We should report it to the Ministry of Magic. The toad will definitely have some scruples and won't dare to act recklessly anymore."

As soon as Bones proposed this naive idea, it was rejected by most members.

"Toad is Fudge's minion. Now Fudge has the final say in the entire Ministry of Magic. If you report it, aren't you just throwing yourself into a trap?" Ernie MacMillan directly vetoed this ridiculous decision. "If you dare to do that, I will I dare say you will be the next person invited to tea by Toad."

"We can tell Headmaster Dumbledore about this."

Hermione also disagreed with Bones' proposal, because Toad was in league with the Ministry of Magic. As for whether telling Dumbledore would be useful, Hermione didn't know, but it was a good idea and she could try it.

"I don't think the effect is very effective. It's best not to have high expectations. The toad has already used the education order to control Hogwarts. Even Dumbledore can't do anything to the toad." Cedric was not optimistic about Hermione. The principal wrote, "I am more inclined to Dumbledore's plan to wait until Cornelius Fudge steps down, and then let Umbridge get out. That is undoubtedly the best way. After all, Dumbledore is the principal, and in some cases There will be some concerns, and it is impossible for us to be as unscrupulous as we are."

"Just tell Dumbledore about this. Maybe he has been too busy recently and may not have time to pay attention to what is happening in the school. Otherwise, he would definitely not allow the toad to use veritaserum to torture the students." Harry actually agreed more. Cedric's statement, but he still found an excuse for Dumbledore. If the toad hadn't gone too far and targeted him everywhere, Harry actually didn't want to do this and ignored the toad like Albert did. See The other party's joke, wouldn't it be better to wait for the toad to get out of his own way?

Unfortunately, Toad obviously didn't allow him to do that.

Fred and George raised their hands and said, "We have a one-and-done solution?"

"What can I do?" someone asked immediately

"We can turn the toad into a real toad and let her disappear temporarily for a few months. After Fudge steps down and goes away, we can change the toad back. I think that Professor Dumbledore will definitely not let her stay in Huo. Gwartz will serve." Fred and George looked at each other and made their proposals.

"Isn't this a step too far?"

"It's as if it's not too much for her to use Veritaserum on us." George didn't expect everyone to agree to this plan, he just said it to give everyone a warning.

"Who will do it?"

"We can do it," Fred said. "I'm pretty good with the Transfiguration Charm."

"This is very risky." Cedric reminded with a frown. "It will definitely alert the Ministry of Magic, and it will be at least six months until the holidays."

"I think it's a good idea."

"Yes, it's normal for something to happen to the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, and we can only lock up the toad temporarily."

The Weasley twins' proposal was immediately recognized by everyone, and they almost hailed the Weasley twins as heroes.

However, no one expected that George suddenly said: "Of course, if it is to be done, everyone must sign."

Obviously you can't do this kind of thing by yourself. If you really want to do it, you have to drag everyone here into the water. When the time comes, if you get into trouble, there will be someone to help fight the thunder.

It can only be said that over the years of sharing the same dormitory with Albert, the Weasley twins have become more savvy than before.

As soon as George finished speaking, the original echoes suddenly stopped, and the atmosphere at the scene became very awkward.

"This is just a backup plan. Whether we do this or not will be discussed later." George didn't care about the embarrassed expressions of others. He already knew what most of the people here were.

Hermione didn't give everyone any time to continue the discussion. She shook her head and said, "I don't agree with this either. The risk is a bit high."

"Any other ideas?" Harry asked, looking around at the crowd.

"I think the antidote to Veritaserum would be a good one." Someone immediately suggested.

There was no way. Although Fred and George's method could solve the problem, it was too extreme, and they obviously didn't want to get involved.

Of course, if Fred and George didn't say they wanted to sign, most people would definitely agree with their views and regard them as heroes.

It seems that in order to relieve the embarrassment, everyone agrees on using the antidote of Veritaserum. Of course, it is not all to relieve the embarrassment, but because this method is simpler and can match Umbridge's wits and courage. Not long ago, Cedric just explained to everyone how he was called to the Defense Against the Dark Arts office.

"It's unreliable to distribute the antidote to Veritaserum to everyone. None of us know how to prepare that kind of potion." Hermione directly poured cold water on everyone, "Of course, if any of you can brew the antidote If so, we will provide you with medicinal materials as much as possible."

The voices in the room suddenly stopped again, and everyone turned their attention to Cedric.

"Don't look at me, I don't know how. The antidote to Veritaserum was given by Albert." Cedric said that he could not do anything about it. Perhaps feeling the atmosphere of the scene, he asked, "Which of you knows how to endure it?" system……"

There is no doubt that no one knows how to brew the antidote.

"We can find Albert, I miss him..."

"He's not free..." Hermione interrupted helplessly, "So, give up that unrealistic idea, Albert has already provided us with a lot of help."

"As for the antidote formula for brewing Veritaserum, we have already obtained it." Fred explained, "If you want to see the antidote formula and steps, you can come to me and make a copy."

Valley madness

"Is it difficult even if you follow the formula?" Naturally, there is no shortage of students here who are good at potions.

"It's very difficult, and even if others actually brew it, I can't guarantee that everyone would dare to drink that kind of semi-finished product." Cedric shook his head. He knew too well that most students didn't dare to drink what he prepared. Potion.

In the end, they couldn't reach an agreement, so Hermione wrote down everyone's suggestions one by one.

"Then what should we do? The toad may use Veritaserum on everyone at any time?"

The problem had to be solved, and as they said, the toad was ready to add veritaserum to their drinks.

"Don't worry, we have a backup plan." Harry looked at Fred and George.

The Weasley brothers walked in front of everyone under people's complicated eyes.

"The method is actually very simple, that is to delay time and buy time for everyone to help you." Fred began to explain to everyone how to deal with Umbridge, and there are many ways to delay time, such as secretly giving poison to the toad The curse caused her to accidentally fall and faint.

"Anyway, as long as you send the person to the campus hospital, whether it's Umbridge or yourself, time will be bought back and forth." George agreed.

What if the toad still doesn’t give up?

"If Toad still doesn't give up, bring some people to cause trouble and throw gas bombs into his office so that Umbridge can't interrogate you." Fred said without thinking, they had done similar things often.

"If Umbridge really insists on biting it, then we can only try the forgetting spell to make the toad forget about it." George added, "Although we have only practiced the forgetting spell on mice, I think It should be no problem to use it on toads."

"Does anyone know this spell?"

"I probably know the principle, but I've never used it." Hermione said. In addition to Hermione, there are several people who can forget the spell.

"You'd better practice with mice first."

"This is probably the situation. Although it may be more troublesome, at least you can avoid drinking the toad's truth serum." Harry clapped his hands, took out a few boxes of candies and said, "Fred and George are willing to provide everyone with two for free." For quick-acting skipping candy, use one for practice and keep one as an emergency backup. Of course, if you use them all, you will have to pay for them yourself."

"Okay, everyone, come here in order to get your favorite candies."

Everyone was a little surprised by the generosity of Fred and George. You must know that there are many DA members today, and this batch of quick-acting skipping candy costs at least 7 Galleons.

Moreover, what surprised them was that there would be a live drill later.

"Also, we should spread this method to the entire castle so that the toad can't figure out who is a member of the DA." George reminded.

"No problem!" Harry looked at Lee Jordan.

"It should be no problem. I think everyone will find it interesting." Li Qiaodan said with a smile, "There are quite a few people who hate toads in school now."

"Next, let us show you what to do when you encounter that situation." George motioned for everyone to disperse, and then he would show everyone how to delay time.

The demonstrations performed by the two were actually very interesting. For example, after secretly using the Leg Lifting Curse to knock someone down, they then used the Stunning Charm to pretend that Umbridge had been knocked unconscious.

I don’t know why, but everyone always feels that this scene seems familiar.

After Lee Jordan was awakened on the cushion, there was a burst of warm applause.

"To do this, you need to be concealed enough, or you can do it with the help of other people. Don't let others find out that something is wrong, otherwise it will be very troublesome." George explained to everyone, "If you can't do it, there is another way. The simplest way.”

As the two were walking, Fred, who was lagging behind, suddenly stuffed a piece of quick-acting candy into his mouth, and then fainted on the ground.

Then, there is no more.

"In this case, Toad can only send you to the campus hospital." George continued to explain, "I can guarantee that a simple resuscitation spell will have no effect on the coma caused by coma sugar. Of course, if you are afraid of pain from falling, You can also try nosebleed nougat or vomit candy, there are many types to choose from.”

Hermione wrote down what they explained on the blackboard, while Harry summarized some of the prank spells that might be used. When the time comes, they need to practice various spells that may come in handy, and conduct actual exercises separately to avoid Exposed.

As long as you learn how to do it, there is actually no problem even if you want to secretly tease Umbridge.

Although the solution given by Fred and George was not the best solution, everyone found it interesting and eager to try it.

"I suggest that you don't try it casually." Cedric had to stand up and remind everyone, "These are just emergency plans. If possible, it is best not to encounter this kind of thing. Of course, if you are good at forgetting spells, Maybe giving the toad a forgetting spell would be the best choice, but... it's best not to encounter it, no one can guarantee that their luck will be good enough."

"Okay, now everyone come one by one, work in pairs, one pretends to be Umbridge, the other pretends that you are about to be taken to the Defense Against the Dark Arts office." Harry clapped his hands and said, "Start now. Let’s form groups!”

There is no doubt that the party ended successfully.

Although many people's acting skills were very exaggerated, they all left the Room of Requirement laughing.

"Do you think this method is reliable?" Hermione, who stayed at the end, asked.

"I don't know, but at least it's a solution." Harry shook his head.

"I'd say try to make the toad disappear for a few months," Fred said.

"Or, stay in the hospital for a few months," George added.

"You actually came up with so many quick-acting truant candies this time." Ron was a little surprised that Fred and George actually provided candies for everyone for free, which cost many galleons.

"We don't suffer. If we want people to buy candies, we have to let them know the effects of candies." Fred shrugged, "Albert calls this advertising."

"It's worth spending a few galleons for an advertisement." George agreed, "And it can also solve the problem of Veritaserum and give everyone a good impression."

"Albert calls it killing three birds with one stone," Lee Jordan said.

"These guys are really rich, no, it should be said that Albert is really rich, allowing them to squander it like this." Ron shook his head in confusion. He really couldn't understand what killing three birds with one stone was.

"They actually made a lot of money."

Harry felt that they actually did not suffer a loss, and Albert Anderson was not a person who would suffer a loss.

"They are trying to gain popularity." Hermione glanced at Ron and explained, "They plan to open a joke shop, and the customers in the shop must be Hogwarts students, so they plan to open a joke shop before leaving school. To accumulate enough popularity for the store, I think this is probably Albert’s reminder to them, don’t forget, there are also their advertisements in the Daily Prophet.”