Chapter 460

"I'll pick a time when everyone has free time—" Hermione said a little tiredly, "-but I don't think there's any point in having less than one party a week. "

"Alright Hermione, we're sure you'll find a time that everyone is happy with. "

"Yes, but where are we supposed to meet?"

Twins, you and I will talk about it one sentence at a time.

"Maybe we can find an empty classroom with no one?"

"Or a secret room?" Fred looked at Hermione meaningfully, "like a ...... hidden behind a portrait."

Hermione kicked Fred hard under the table.

"W-okay. Ahem-" Fred coughed twice to cover up, then asked, "We have so many people here, and the average small classroom can't fit it, especially considering we have to practice spells and the like-"

"I will inform you of the exact location of the event separately. Hermione said.

"Why not now?" Dean looked at Hermione.

"Because we can't be sure if everybody here will attend. Hermione hesitated for a moment but said, "I think you all know what kind of person Umbridge is, do you think her performance in the Defence Against the Dark Arts class will tolerate us practicing spells in private?"

"You mean, one of us is going to snitch Umbridge?" Zacharith looked left and right, "What's there to worry about? Hogwarts doesn't prohibit students from doing things in private, does it?"

"That's right, not yet. "

"But if someone goes to snitch, maybe the next day we'll see a new Education Order. "

George and Fred looked at Zacharis viciously, as if he had snitched Umbridge before he arrived.

"Speaking of Umbridge. Padma from Ravenclaw glanced at her sister sitting next to her and said, "I also heard my sister say what you said to Umbridge in Defense Against the Dark Arts class, do you really think Umbridge, or the Ministry of Magic, is preventing us from using magic?"

As soon as these words came out, the students fell silent, after all, this topic is too sensitive.

Hermione pondered for a moment and said, "To be precise, the people in the Ministry of Magic who are on the side of the Death Eaters don't want us to have too many ways to fight the dark arts. "

"My aunt told me," Susan from Hufflepuff said, looking at Hermione, "she told me all about the summer hearing—there are a lot of people within the Ministry of Magic who are standing over there now, otherwise Harry's hearing wouldn't have used the Wizengamot to try him." "

"By the way," Susan asked, looking at Hermione, "you're friends with Harry, so can he really release a Patronus? a full Patronus?"

"Uh...... Yes. The turn was a bit big, and Hermione didn't react for a moment, "Actually, ......"

"My aunt told me that this spell was very difficult to master, and if Harry did master it, I think it would be perfectly fine for him to teach us. "

"Wait a minute—" Anthony of Ravenclaw. Goldstein looked a little worried, "—you mean, Umbridge and the Death Eaters are in the same group?"

"Judging by the current situation......" Hermione looked around and nodded, "...... Yes, there was even one person who told me......"

"Say what?" everyone looked at Hermione, waiting for her to continue.

"The one who said the Dementors attacked Harry was Umbridge—"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly erupted.

"Are you sure?"

"It's insane!"

"Is there any evidence?"

"That Selwyn told you again?" Ron looked sideways at Hermione.

"Umbridge is the senior undersecretary of the Ministry of Magic, and she is qualified to command Dementors. Hermione regretted what she had just said, "Aside from Fudge and the director of the Aurors' office, only Umbridge could directly order those Azkaban guards. "

"That's really bad news. "

"Then why did Dumbledore agree to let Umbridge come to Hogwarts?"

"Alright!" Fred clapped his hands, "I think we'll have time to discuss these issues later, but our first issue right now is this study group." "

"That's right. "George drained his Butterbeer in one gulp," Hermione continued. "

"Okay. Like I just said. Hermione pulled a piece of parchment and a quill from her bag, "If you agree to participate, I'd like you to sign your names." "

Hermione secretly observed the reaction of the group, and sure enough, most of them looked a little resistant.

"I'll do it first. "

Neville took the pen first and signed his name on it. Fred and George happily signed their names on it. George then handed the pen and paper to Zacharis, and looked at him without speaking.

"Hmm......" Zacharis said slowly, "hmm...... I think Ernie will definitely tell me when the meeting is going to be. "

But Ernie also looked hesitant.

"I'm a prefect," Ernie. "If this parchment with our names on it is found by someone else — I mean, if Umbridge finds ......," McMillan said.

"But I remember you just said that being on this group is the most important thing you're going to do this year. Ron looked at him suspiciously. "You're not just talking, are you?"

"Weasley, you're a prefect too. "Ernie. McMillan looked at Ron, "You're not worried?"

"Worried about what?" Hermione narrowed her eyes, "I'm also a prefect, do you think I'm going to throw this parchment around?"

"No, no, of course not," Ernie said, looking less worried, "I—well, of course I'm going to sign. "

After Ernie, no one objected, and everyone, willing or not, finally signed their names on it.

"By the way, there's one more thing I forgot to mention. Hermione seemed to have just remembered something after putting the quill and parchment in her bag, "I cast a spell on this parchment, it's a contract. "

"Granger, what do you mean!" Zacharith slammed to his feet, "Fool us?"

"You either sit down now. Fred squinted at the agitated Zacharis.

"Either we'll let you lie down. George snapped the knuckles of his fingers.

"If you are not prepared to go and tell Umbridge, this contract is the same as if it were not. Hermione said, "It only punishes those who leak secrets." "

"What kind of punishment?" asked a Ravenclaw girl in a whisper.

"As long as you don't snitch Umbridge, then you don't have to worry about this so-called punishment at all. "

"Then why didn't you tell us in the first place?" Zacharis still unrelenting.

"Tell you in the first place, do you want to tell Umbridge?" Ron became more annoyed the more he looked at this Zacharis, and he said, "You are so resistant, are you ready to tell Umbridge that toad a long time ago?"

Ron was sick at the thought of Umbridge now, and he was going to be locked up with Dean tonight at Umbridge's - apparently Umbridge hadn't forgotten what had happened, and Ron knew exactly what he was going to suffer tonight when he thought of what had happened to Harry.