The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

Chapter 522 Umbridge’s Spring

At night, Umbridge was still working hard in her office.

It wasn't until she actually became the principal of Hogwarts that she realized how busy and difficult it was.

Annual enrollment statistics, budgets for each course, campus repairs and maintenance, replacement of faculty and staff...

All these disastrous tasks required her to make decisions alone.

If only that was the case.

After all, she, Umbridge, was a Ministry of Magic official from the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, so dealing with official documents was a piece of cake.

The key is that a large number of professors under her, represented by Minerva McGonagall, resist her from the bottom of their hearts.

The direct result of this is that this group of professors adopted the classic 'office struggle method' - passive sabotage.

After Professor McGonagall and others completed their teaching tasks, they began to refuse to perform any additional work.

Did a naughty student release a dung bomb in the classroom, causing the whole floor to stink?

It's very simple, just a whirlwind cleaning from any professor can solve it.

But they just don't want to deal with it.

This is no longer within the scope of their responsibilities, let's leave it to Umbridge.

The desk in the classroom is broken?

Although it can be repaired with any repair spell, let's leave it to Umbridge.

Who made her the principal?

……

There are so many things like that.

This directly caused Umbridge's work intensity to explode instantly!

But Umbridge couldn't expel all these rebellious professors.

After all, these people are not trash like Trelawney. They are professors with the highest teaching level in the entire country.

If Umbridge dares to expel them, the angry parents will rush into Hogwarts the next day and knock her head off.

What's even worse is that Umbridge has to find a way to enter the already closed principal's office on the eighth floor.

As long as she couldn't sit behind the eagle-legged desk for a day, her reputation as the principal would be unjust.

But solving this problem is difficult.

Hogwarts Castle is a whole, and in a sense, it is actually alive.

This existence is somewhat similar to the Sorting Hat, but the intelligence of Hogwarts Castle is obviously lower.

But this poor intelligence is enough for it to recognize its master, the principal.

Umbridge did not obtain the position of Headmaster through normal channels, nor did she obtain the permission of Dumbledore, the former Headmaster.

This means that what is blocking her now is not a simple monster stone statue, or some kind of riddle.

But permission!

As a result, Umbridge continued to concentrate on her work until midnight, and then Umbridge finally completed the previous day's work.

After getting up and stretching, Umbridge looked at the pile of official documents in front of her, and let out a long sigh when she thought that there would be even more work waiting for her tomorrow.

The intensity of the work is almost as high as that of workers in sweatshops in London in the 18th century.

The only difference between the two is that Umbridge is full of hope.

Because she is not working for the students, but for herself.

Although she has left the central power level, Umbridge still pays close attention to the Ministry of Magic.

This also made her aware of the recent storm within the Ministry of Magic.

Judging from the current situation, Minister Fudge is probably on his deathbed.

The next minister will most likely be Barty Crouch Sr., who is currently in the spotlight.

This is really bad news for Umbridge.

After all, in order to show courtesy to Fudge, she, as a 'little devil', had made things difficult for old Barty Crouch.

It stands to reason that if Barty Crouch Sr. really gains power, Fudge's cronies like her should be eliminated as soon as possible.

But Umbridge found a glimmer of hope.

That's Percy.

During their brief contact yesterday, Umbridge keenly discovered that Percy, the current assistant minister, is actually a very remarkable person.

It seems that with the support of a mysterious pure-blood noble, he took over most of Fudge's ZZ resources, and formed an even match with Barty Crouch Sr.

Umbridge felt that as a former senior Fudge member, it was natural for her to join Percy's camp.

Although it was a bit embarrassing to seek refuge with a young boy who had just graduated a few years ago, it would at least save her life.

Of course, it is unreliable to seek refuge in the past alone.

After all, she acted too late. Percy's inner circle had basically solidified. If she wanted to squeeze in, she needed something else.

For example - Golden Galleons!

Making money is really not a difficult thing for Umbridge.

She is the principal of Hogwarts!

There are too many ways to embezzle public funds.

You know, Dumbledore supported the entire Order of the Phoenix just by being the principal!

More importantly, there is still a wealthy man like Link Foley inside Hogwarts.

Umbridge has already made plans.

Tomorrow's inauguration ceremony is the first step in her plan.

During the ceremony, while strictly punishing DA members, she would also relax teaching pressure on a large scale to reduce pressure on students and implement happy education.

After all, Umbridge knew the students at Hogwarts very well.

Most of these little kids have no self-control. They are all thinking about having fun. If it weren't for the pressure from professors, they would have no intention of studying at all.

Umbridge swore that if she continued to give orders like this, she would definitely win the favor and support of the vast majority of students.

Even many professors would be happy.

Because this way they also save effort.

Of course, such an approach would cause the quality of Hogwarts graduates to plummet.

But Umbridge didn't care.

Based on the current situation of the Ministry of Magic, the talent gap in the Ministry of Magic will be huge in the next few years.

Especially the Auror department, their thirst for recruits has almost reached a frenzied level.

By then, no matter how poor the quality of graduates are, they will still be able to find jobs.

In other words, in the next few years, the Ministry of Magic will take over the consequences of her happy education.

As for what to do after the Ministry of Magic fills the talent gap in a few years.

This kind of thing is not something she should worry about.

Because by then she must have returned to the Ministry of Magic and returned to politics.

After winning the hearts of students and professors, she will imitate Dumbledore's approach and use her high reputation to embezzle and embezzle public funds.

Not only that, she also planned to suppress Link Foley and his henchmen.

Then squeeze Link Foley, seize the MOMHL factory, and obtain a large amount of gold galleons.

The reason why she was so busy today and wanted to trouble Link Foley was to implement this strategy.

After getting the gold galleons, things became much simpler.

Umbridge will use money to clear the way and bribe people in Percy's faction, including Percy himself.

Thus returning to the Ministry of Magic.

This set of procedures down.

She has earned money, has a good reputation, and has achieved political achievements.

After returning to the Ministry of Magic and working for a while, I estimate that I can directly become the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement!

Imagining the glorious scene of her success in a few years, Umbridge fell into an exciting fantasy.

When she gradually woke up, the first ray of spring sunshine had already shone into her office.

Umbridge stared at the sunlight that was as bright and precious as gold on the table with her red and bloodshot eyes, feeling extremely comfortable.

Spring is the beginning of all things!

It was also the day when she started a new journey.

And this ray of sunshine is obviously a good sign.

Today's inauguration ceremony should be quite successful!

Umbridge washed herself carefully, then smiled and opened the door.

The inspectors were already on duty in front of her office. They surrounded Umbridge and walked to the auditorium with great momentum.

During this period, they also met many students who got up early.

The inspection team members naturally stepped forward to drive him away, but this behavior was rarely stopped by Umbridge.

Umbridge pushed aside the inspectors who were guarding her and walked to the front in person, smiling and saying hello to everyone she met.

Although these people who are greeted are often unwilling to return the greeting, Umbridge is convinced that no matter what their current attitude is, after today's induction ceremony, she will become the most popular student in the entire history of Hogwarts. The principal!

What Umbridge didn't discover, however, was this.

In the shadows, there were more malicious eyes looking at her!

……

"Hurry! Ron, we're going to be late!"

In a boys' dormitory in Gryffindor, Harry urged Ron anxiously.

"Come on, come on!" Ron complained sleepily as he put on his clothes, "I really don't understand why you are so anxious. It was Umbridge's Headmaster's induction ceremony, not ours."

Harry didn't speak. He was actually very sleepy. Yesterday's incident and the increasingly heavy academic work that was approaching the OWL exam meant that he couldn't sleep all night.

At this moment, he was extremely anxious.

He was unable to attend yesterday's small meeting until the end, and was sent to the infirmary midway by Link because he was worried that his body might have sequelae from the Veritaserum.

But judging from what he heard earlier, Link wouldn't just give up.

Facing Umbridge's oppression and bullying, they must resist.

And the time point for this resistance is very likely to be during the inauguration ceremony this morning!

Finally, Ron slowly put on his school uniform.

Harry grabbed his hand almost immediately and rushed out of the Gryffindor common room.

When the two of them came to the auditorium out of breath, the countdown to the inauguration ceremony had already begun.

The faculty seats are already filled with professors from various disciplines, and the four long tables under the stage are also filled with students.

The most exaggerated thing was that they also saw Percy and another wizard who looked very familiar to Harry in the corner of the staff seat.

Both of them had a large W embroidered with silver thread on their robes. Obviously, this meant that they came on behalf of the Ministry of Magic.

Harry and Ron apologized as they pushed their way through the crowd and came to the seats reserved for them by Hermione.

But from beginning to end, their eyes were attracted by the decoration in the auditorium.

They were surprised to find that in just one night, the entire auditorium had been decorated by the inspectors in the same pink style as Umbridge's office.

Large swathes of walls were painted pink, with countless colorful ribbons and flags flying in the air. All the portraits on the walls were replaced with cat paintings, and dozens of cute cats of different colors were standing between the portraits. Keep chasing.

In a strong contrast, Umbridge, who was sitting at the top of the faculty chair, changed her usual dressing style today and only wore a serious neutral black wizard robe.

However, Umbridge's move was obviously just a temporary measure, and her aesthetics did not change at all.

This was evident from the pink kitty button on the lining of her neckline.

"These decorations are so terrible!" Ron complained in a low voice, "I feel like I'm going to vomit!"

"Shhhh!~ Stop saying things like that!"

As soon as Ron finished speaking, Hermione next to her lowered her voice, pointed at the inspectors who were patrolling not far away, and warned, "Many people have been deducted points for complaining about the decoration of the auditorium. You better be honest, Gryffindor’s gem hourglass is about to bottom out!”

"It's already this time, who cares about college points!"

Ron retorted stiffly, but he was very conscientious and stopped mentioning the decorative style.

While Ron was receiving daily training, Harry was anxiously looking for Link and others, as well as George and Fred in the crowd.

It wasn't until he found all of them in the crowded auditorium that Harry breathed a sigh of relief and felt his heart return from his throat to his chest.

However, his relaxed mood only lasted for a short while before he became melancholy again.

Harry was actually very conflicted in his heart.

On the one hand, he was very worried that Link, George, and Fred would rashly confront Umbridge and cause irreparable serious consequences such as being expelled.

But on the other hand, he was very much looking forward to what Link and the others could do to completely oust Umbridge from the position of principal.

This can be regarded as revenge for Dumbledore.

When that time comes, Dumbledore will be able to return to Hogwarts, right?

With these complicated emotions, Harry turned his head and looked at the podium above.

The golden bell there has rung three times in a row, which heralds the official start of Umbridge's inauguration ceremony.

Soon, amid loud applause from the inspection team and a small number of ordinary students, Umbridge stood up from the faculty seat with a smile on her face, ignored the indifferent professors around her, and slowly walked to the lecture room. in front of the stage.

"Cough-cough-"

She seemed a little nervous. She coughed twice and cleared her throat before putting the wand against her throat and using the Loud Voice Curse to say:

"Dear classmates, colleagues, and special leaders who came to watch the ceremony, good morning! I sincerely wish you good health and become stronger day by day! This kind of beautiful wish is so strong and sincere, just like …”