Chapter 492 Parting on bad terms

Snowflakes fluttered outside the window and fell to the ground. In the room, Dumbledore looked at the parchment in his hand, while Ada was still angry.

Dumbledore's attitude towards Umbridge and the way he dealt with her wanton behavior in school made Ada very dissatisfied, making Ada feel that Dumbledore was feeding a tiger into trouble.

"Professor, have you ever thought about those students? Many of them have to take exams at the end of the school year!" Ada asked, "Even if I can ignore Umbridge and calm down, what about them? They are just a group of people. child……"

"You are just an older child." Dumbledore interrupted Ada loudly.

Then the principal's tone returned to normal, and he continued: "When did your heart become so soft? And when did you start caring about those who don't matter to you?"

At a loss for words, Ada didn't know how to respond to Dumbledore's words.

She defended: "Of course I'm not thinking about them, I just want to..."

"I just want to persuade me to deal with Umbridge in the name of a student." Dumbledore continued, "There is progress, Ada."

Feeling deflated again, Dumbledore's words sounded like sarcasm, as if he was saying to Ada: You are too young to play this trick with me!

"Umbridge has never been a problem. She is just a nail that Fudge has driven into Hogwarts. She can be pulled out at any time." Dumbledore said, "But I can't pull it out now. This nail will exist for one more day, Fudge." It will give you peace of mind for one more day.”

Ada pursed her lips tightly. She could think of reasons for Dumbledore to do this, but she still couldn't understand it.

"I have more important things to do." Dumbledore put down the parchment in his hand and continued, "These things are far more important than Fudge and Umbridge."

Ada rolled her eyes and asked, "What's behind the first-level secret door in the Ministry of Magic? It's the same thing that Moody has been sending people in disguise to protect, right?"

"Yes," Dumbledore nodded, "Tom wants to get the prophecy ball placed in the Ministry of Magic. He has not heard the complete prophecy."

It was precisely because Voldemort did not know the complete content of the prophecy that he made a hasty decision to attack Harry, which led to his first failure. Now that Voldemort is back, of course he wants to know the prophecy that led to his defeat.

It is indeed very important to protect the prophecy ball and prevent it from falling into the hands of Voldemort. But that didn't delay Dumbledore from dealing with Umbridge. Just setting up a nail could do a lot.

"In addition, I will continue to look for information about Horcruxes." Dumbledore said, "What container will he choose to hold his soul, and where will he hide the Horcruxes he made. This is That’s the top priority.”

What Dumbledore said was clear and logical, and the matters at hand were indeed more important than dealing with Umbridge. After all, only by destroying all Horcruxes can it be possible to completely defeat Voldemort.

"You are right, but you may have had too little contact with Umbridge, so you don't know what kind of person Umbridge is." Ada said very seriously, "If you knew more about Umbridge, you won't be as indifferent as you are now."

"I would like to hear the details." Dumbledore looked at Ada.

"I won't talk about Umbridge and her father who makes a living as a cleaner at the Ministry of Magic. I think you know these messy things." Ada continued, "I'm only talking about things at school. School starts. The speech at the dinner was enough to illustrate her ambition, I think this is another test to see how far you can allow her to go."

In the first week of school, Umbridge put Harry in solitary confinement and left Harry with an indelible scar. Dumbledore didn't say anything about these two things. Now that Dumbledore gave him the opportunity to kick his nose, Umbridge naturally wanted to face him.

Ada said while pacing in the office: "So, she began to review the school's teachers and provoke your majesty, but you were indifferent. In early October, Harry organized a magic study group at the Pig's Head Bar, and turned around. "Education Order No. 24", you are still indifferent. Today there is "Education Order No. 25", her power is almost as powerful as yours, but you are still indifferent."

"When do you want to wait?" Ada stopped. "Do you want to wait until Education Order No. 30 is promulgated, or do you want to wait until she kicks you out of Hogwarts? Her ambitions are so great that they are beyond the realm of imagination. The imagination of you and that idiot Fudge.”

Dumbledore looked at Ada, his blue eyes looking at her carefully through his half-moon glasses.

The principal said: "I know, and I also know that many of Fudge's actions were instigated by Umbridge. But have you ever thought that everything Umbridge is doing now is to force me to come forward so that I can be found guilty of treason?" Crime?"

Ada took two steps forward, put her hands on the table, and asked: "So what? Apart from playing tricks, what else can Fudge do? In the face of absolute strength, his tricks can't even make people laugh. arrive!"

Probably because he didn't expect Ada to say such a thing, Dumbledore looked at her blankly.

"You're not still expecting that idiot Fudge to turn around, are you?" Ada frowned and asked seriously, "If that's the case, I can tell you responsibly that it's impossible! Since Lucius Malfoy will you From the day you were kicked out of school, from the day Fudge first sent dementors to Hogsmeade, you have been a coward in Fudge's eyes, the biggest softie in the world!"

After speaking, Ada stepped back, her chest rising and falling violently as she continued to breathe heavily.

Dumbledore lowered his head to look at the parchment on the table, as if there was something attractive written on it.

After a while, Dumbledore said leisurely: "So during the holidays you tried to establish a cooperative relationship with Amelia Bones and wanted to help her rise to power."

"Yes, just a dragging-down Minister of Magic. If you can't break it, you can't build it."

This was what Ada really thought and why she took the initiative to talk to Ms. Bones after the trial, but Ms. Bones did not agree to cooperate with her.

Ms. Bones was a proud person who did not want to enter into such a partnership, especially if she did not want to be held hostage one day in the future. Although Ada never expressed this intention, she had to guard against it.

"The human heart is unpredictable, and the desires in the heart are equally difficult to control." Dumbledore said, "Before becoming the minister, Fudge was a humble man. It was the position of the minister and the power that made Fudge become the ugly person he is today."

This inconsistent sentence made Ada a little confused.

It took Ada a few seconds to realize that Dumbledore was not talking about Fudge, nor was he hinting at Ms. Bones, but was using Fudge's changes to tactfully warn her.

"With the enemy in front of us, we can avoid unnecessary turmoil." Dumbledore continued, "The intervention of force in the transition of power in the Ministry of Magic will inevitably cause turmoil and chaos, giving Death Eaters the opportunity to sneak in. By then, some of you will Me, having you among me will only make the situation worse."

Removing Umbridge is very simple, just a matter of hands.

But Umbridge's position is very critical. It can affect the whole body. Dealing with Umbridge will inevitably trigger a strong reaction from Fudge. By that time, the Order of the Phoenix may not be at war with the Death Eaters, but they will have to fight with real swords and guns before the Ministry of Magic.

This is very debilitating, both for the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix.

"Then you don't do anything and just watch?" Ada asked puzzledly, "Of course power is an intoxicating poison, but if Fudge was in awe, he would still dare to become the person he is today. Monster?"

Dumbledore looked at Ada blankly. He never knew whether his decision to take Ada to meet Grindelwald was right or wrong. Now it seems that it is half right and half wrong.

"What are you afraid of?" Ada stepped forward again and stared into Dumbledore's eyes. "What makes you so indecisive and afraid of moving forward?"

If the headmaster had broken Fudge's claws when he first tested Dumbledore, none of what happened today would have happened.

Dumbledore was deep in thought, frowning in pain, as if he was remembering some unforgettable memory.

Ada backed away slowly. She didn't know what made Dumbledore afraid, but she was disappointed. After retreating to the office door, she said: "If Fudge and Umbridge's ambitions killed anyone, it was your indulgence today that caused it."

Dumbledore looked up suddenly and looked at Ada who opened the door.

"This time, I can give you the face to do nothing. If there is another time, it's hard to say what will happen."