Chapter 199: New semester, new atmosphere, but Umbridge

The prefects' meeting was not complicated. The main thing was that the previous student union president and other prefects told them about their duties and powers as prefects.

As a serious magic school, unless you want to intervene in every aspect like Percy to show your status as a prefect, there are actually very few things that prefects must do.

Excluding special circumstances and taking freshmen to the dormitory on the first day of school, the daily work of prefects is actually just night patrol.

Compared with duties, prefects have greater powers. Prefects have exclusive bathrooms and can also deduct points and put students who violate school rules in confinement.

After arriving at Hogwarts, Adam looked at the teacher's seat and sighed.

Professor Hagrid, who should have been extremely conspicuous, disappeared. He probably went to find the giant. He was replaced by Professor Grubbly-Plank, and Professor Moody's position was replaced by a short and fat woman in pink clothes.

What is coming will come...

"Everyone, please follow me."

After the freshman dinner, Adam and Hannah took the Hufflepuff freshmen to the common room. On the way, he couldn't help but recall the first time he walked this road...

It's nostalgic.

"It's worth noting this painting."

Standing at the door of the kitchen, Adam turned his head and looked at the curious juniors and juniors:

"I believe that in the next few years, you will often come here in the middle of the night and scratch this pear."

Adam said and demonstrated it himself, and the twisted pear became a door handle.

"This is the kitchen of Hogwarts. When you feel hungry outside of meal time and have no other food at hand, you might as well come here and take a look."

Looking at everyone's eyes, Adam nodded secretly. Sure enough, they are all very pure Hufflepuffs.

These are all his loyal customers in the future!

Thinking of the restaurant that is still called "Pure Blood Glory", Adam blinked and waited for the weekend to talk to Regulus.

The fifth year at Hogwarts is very different from the fourth year. Not only can they be elected as prefects from the fifth year, but they will also have to take an important exam at the end of the fifth year - O.W.L.s.

At the freshman dinner, it can be seen that the students of the same grade have begun to be a little anxious, but everyone in Adam's dormitory is very open about this exam.

After all... if nothing unexpected happens, there will be no "job hunting" process in their future careers. Let alone O.W.L.s, even .S certificates are meaningless to them.

"But Eugene and Bernard, you two better pay attention, especially Eugene. The future Minister of Magic can't be a guy who hasn't even passed O.W.L.s."

Adam reminded:

"By the way, Colon, how have you thought about it, about the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures..."

"I think it's okay, but my parents always think I'm joking."

Colon was also helpless. If it wasn't Adam who said this, he would have thought it was a joke.

"Then let's make it like this for now. Anyway, I can't help you pave the way now... Letting you stand out too much now will only hurt you."

Adam shrugged.

Last semester, he returned Helga Hufflepuff's gold cup and Salazar Slytherin's locket, and Hufflepuff won the house cup again. If nothing unexpected happens, he will also serve as the male student union president next year.

Because of this, Adam's visibility among the students can be said to be among the best.

"Mr. Reed, I heard..."

In the first Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Umbridge looked directly at Adam after introducing herself, but she fell straight down before she finished saying what she heard.

Uther looked at Adam in surprise.

So direct?

Are you not even going to act?

Adam shrugged. What's wrong with being direct? As long as it's useful.

"Professor Umbridge? What's wrong with you, Professor Umbridge?"

After pretending to shout a few times, Adam walked forward, took out his wand and chanted a few awakening spells, but none of them worked. Then he stood up and looked at everyone:

"It seems that Professor Umbridge slept too late last night. Let's study on our own this class."

The news that Professor Umbridge fell into a coma in the middle of class... or at the beginning of the class spread as soon as the class was over. In the afternoon, another piece of news came out-Professor Umbridge was in the hospital wing because she had slept for a full four hours and even Professor Dumbledore couldn't wake her up.

"Professor Dumbledore, Professor Umbridge's coma has nothing to do with me."

As soon as he entered the principal's office, Adam took the initiative to complain.

"I know, Adam, I'm looking for you for the banquet order. As for Umbridge, the magic on her is very stubborn. I think she might have suffered some kind of curse..."

Looking at Professor Dumbledore who was thinking, Adam was stunned.

Professor Dumbledore seemed to really think it was the curse!

However, the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is indeed cursed, and now that Voldemort has resurrected, it seems reasonable that the curse has become stronger?

After talking with Professor Dumbledore, Adam thought about it and decided to remove the sleep card for Umbridge tomorrow.

Let's make the best of a bad situation...

After waking up from sleep, Umbridge, who had a 24-hour nightmare, looked a little neurotic. When Adam stepped into her office, he even found that the whites of her eyes were full of bloodshot.

Isn't that right? Lockhart wasn't so embarrassed even after playing with the ghost nuns and the others for several days?

"Mr. Reed..."

Umbridge forced a smile, maybe she still felt that her appearance was quite decent now:

"Do you have any clues about me passing out in class?"

"I feel sorry for that."

Adam sighed, and after Umbridge's cheek twitched uncontrollably a few times, he looked like he was remembering and said:

"But Professor Dumbledore reminded me, maybe... forget it, that's probably nonsense."

Dumbledore?

Umbridge frowned, and then her smile suddenly became a little brighter - she thought it was bright, but Adam only felt disgusted.

"What did you remember? It doesn't matter, just say whatever you want."

"No, that's just a legend..."

"Please—tell me everything you know, Mr. Reed."

Umbridge almost missed the trap, and even looked at Adam with a bit of threat:

"Be honest with your professor, we'll have to talk about your little stunt in the north tower later."

"...Oh, okay, but let me reiterate, that is just a campus legend."

Adam's words made Umbridge more and more impatient, but then he said what Umbridge wanted to know:

"According to legend, before the mysterious man's ambition was exposed, in order to seek something, he once tried to apply for the position of Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, but failed."

When Adam talked about the mysterious man, Umbridge's eyes twitched fiercely. She wanted to stop Adam's nonsense, but just as she was about to speak, the nightmare experience of the previous 24 hours made her suppress it. Got this impulse.

Adam's next words made Umbridge sit up straight——

"The mysterious man left the school with hatred. Before leaving, he cursed the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. Anyone in this position will suffer great misfortune."