The Admiral of Hogwarts

After explaining the current situation to Professor McGonagall, Hugo waved his wand and used a Stunning Spell to knock Umbridge unconscious on the ground, then went to his sister's side.

Hermione's arms looked very abnormal, appearing like charred firewood, except that Hugo could sense through the Admiral Network that his sister hadn't suffered any harm.

As for why Professor McGonagall didn't see the truth, the reason was simple: wizards obviously didn't know what a ship girl was, so they naturally subconsciously thought Hermione was seriously injured.

"I'm sorry, Professor McGonagall, but I think my sister and I have to leave for a while," Hugo said, glancing at his sister pretending to be unconscious on the ground as he walked to McGonagall.

"If Umbridge wakes up tomorrow, my sister and I will probably be on the wanted list, so we have to run away quickly tonight."

"After all, the Ministry of Magic can now drive away our headmaster and use Dark Magic when punishing students, so it's safer for a Muggle-born wizard like me with little background to run far away."

"I'm sorry, you protected me this time, but I can't protect you," Professor McGonagall said with a look of apology after hearing what Hugo said.

As a Gryffindor professor, McGonagall was naturally the kind of person who spoke her mind directly. In her opinion, she should be protecting the students, not the other way around.

"It's nothing, that's just how the situation is now," Hugo sighed helplessly. "Since Professor Dumbledore has been forced to leave the school, it's not surprising that I'm leaving too."

"If you don't have anywhere to go, you can go to Sirius's ancestral home," Professor McGonagall said after thinking for a moment. "Even if the Ministry of Magic issues a wanted notice, we will provide you with a hiding place."

"Thank you, but that's not necessary," Hugo said, bending down to pick up his sister who was pretending to be unconscious on the ground. "We, the Mutual Aid Society, have many places we can use. Next, we will go to a safe house in London."

Saying that, he took out a two-way mirror from his pocket and handed it to Professor McGonagall, then said, "You can use this to contact us, just call us if you need anything. Also, if possible, please send our luggage and pets to Sirius's place. We'll pick them up when we have time."

After Professor McGonagall took the two-way mirror, Hugo nodded to Professor McGonagall one last time, then, carrying his sister, he and Hagrid jogged out the door side by side.

"How are you planning to get to London?" Professor Hagrid asked with some worry after exiting the wrought iron gates flanked by winged boars, carrying his pet dog. "I have a motorcycle here, it should be no problem to take you."

"Thank you for your kindness, but there's no need to trouble you," Hugo said with a smile. "Although I didn't pass the test, I can Apparate. It's no problem for me to return to London from here."

The group walked and talked. After leaving the protective magical range of Hogwarts, Hugo quickly said goodbye to Hagrid and then Apparated away with his sister.

"Alright, tell me what you were thinking before?" Hugo asked after putting his sister down after arriving in London. Although she hadn't moved just now, Hugo knew through the Admiral Network that she was only pretending.

At that moment, Hermione opened her eyes and jumped down, while the black, withered parts on her hands gradually fell off, revealing the two metal arms unique to her ship girl state.

"Because I now feel that these arms are my own arms, and the original arms are like wearing sleeves," Hermione said after clenching her fists.

"This is a special feeling I have after transforming into a ship girl, a feeling that this self is the real self, although it may look strange in the eyes of ordinary people."

"Congratulations! This means that your adaptation to your new body has increased by one level," Hugo said to his sister with a smile. He wasn't just comforting his sister, but stating a fact.

Because Hermione's current feeling represented that her soul had completely accepted this new body, which was why she felt uncomfortable with her original human body and was extremely comfortable with this body that looked strange to outsiders.

"So you can directly show this mechanical arm in front of people in the future," Hugo said to his sister with a smile. "But you'd better keep the original look in front of your parents, so they don't worry."

"Don't worry, we still know this," Hermione said with a smile. At the same time, her arms returned to their original appearance, and it was impossible to see anything abnormal with the naked eye.

Next, the two took a taxi to Whitechapel. As the earliest area where ship girls established themselves, this area had the earliest safe houses arranged by the ship girls.

Although these old safe houses had gradually become less important as the ship girls' power gradually expanded, they were still operating normally.

"Why are we staying in London now?" Hermione asked with some confusion after entering a suite on the third floor of an apartment building. "I thought we would be staying on the Mars colony for this period of time."

"If there's nothing else to do, staying on Mars would indeed be more meaningful," Hugo shrugged and said.

"But thinking about Harry's dream, I think the Dark Lord is very likely to raid the Ministry of Magic next to obtain something very important to himself."

"So we're going to prepare for battle here?" Hermione nodded. "That is indeed a reasonable thing to do, but if there really is an attack, it's best to come sooner rather than later, and not waste too much time."

Becoming a ship girl not only changed Hermione's aesthetic preferences for her appearance, but also gave her a desire for battle, so she seemed a little eager to try after hearing about the attack.

"Don't worry, the upcoming attack is bound to happen. And what we have to do is wait," Hugo said with a smile. "Given Harry's situation, both Firefly and Enterprise will pass the information on to us."

In the time that followed that day, Hugo and the others used the Admiral Network to arrange the work for the next few days, then went back to their rooms to sleep. The next morning, Hugo was surprised to find that he and his sister were on the front page of the Daily Prophet.

"—Attack on Umbridge, Senior Undersecretary to the Minister, and Aurors of the Ministry of Magic. This charge sounds pretty cool," Hugo nodded, looking at the photos of himself and Hermione in the Daily Prophet.

"But they actually offered a bounty of 1,000 Galleons each for us, which is a lot of money. I remember Bella's bounty was about that much, and the Wizengamot is also holding an emergency meeting to discuss revoking your Order of Merlin, First Class."

Hermione also looked at the newspaper and teased.

"They didn't hold an emergency meeting even when ten Death Eaters escaped. They're holding one now instead. It seems the pure-bloods' hostility is no longer concealed," Hugo raised his eyebrows and said.

"I guess those pure-bloods have been unhappy with a Muggle-born like me having such an award for a long time. Plus, the Dark Lord seems to be getting stronger and stronger, so they're so eager to revoke my award now."