#270 - Chapter 270: Umbridge's Harassment

Umbridge's face was so gloomy it was practically dripping, like a dark cloud hanging over her face.

She abruptly snatched the visitor's card that Professor McGonagall handed her, and coldly tapped it with her short, stubby wand.

As the wand touched, the card emitted a faint light, indicating that her identity had been confirmed.

Umbridge looked up at Hogwarts Castle in the distance, her eyes filled with contempt and hostility.

Without saying a word, she walked behind Professor McGonagall towards the castle with her head held high, as if she were not a visitor at this moment, but a ruler coming here to inspect her territory.

As lunchtime approached, students were hurrying towards the Great Hall from all over the school.

Seeing Umbridge following behind Professor McGonagall, the students cast curious glances and couldn't help but whisper.

"Who's that in the pink clothes?"

"She seems to be the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Magic. I've seen her on the news before."

"What's she doing here? Is she here for the Dementors?"

"I know! She must be here to apologize to the school on behalf of the Ministry of Magic."

"That's possible. I heard the Ministry of Magic received hundreds of Howlers this morning. They couldn't take it anymore."

Hearing the students' discussions, a sneer crept onto the corner of Umbridge's mouth.

The students' gazes and whispers were exactly what she wanted.

What was the point of just arguing with Dumbledore?! He wouldn't admit his mistakes anyway.

She wanted to create conflict, amplify the impact of the incident, and attract the attention of the students.

The more attention she got from the Hogwarts students, the more successful her plan would be.

She wanted everyone here to understand that the authority of the Ministry of Magic was inviolable, and Hogwarts was no exception.

When they arrived at the open space in front of the Great Hall, Umbridge nodded almost imperceptibly.

Almost there. There were enough students here, enough audience, perfect for her to show off her skills.

Thinking of this, she stopped and said righteously.

"Professor McGonagall, I'm here today to investigate the Dementor attack."

"As far as I know, at least ten Dementors have been harmed, which is a major loss for the entire wizarding world."

"I'd like to ask, why are the professors of Hogwarts condoning students harming the Ministry of Magic's good employees?"

"Could it be that the students taught by Hogwarts are all villains who can't distinguish right from wrong?"

Hearing this, the students were stunned and gathered around, cursing loudly.

"Good heavens, not only does she not apologize, but she falsely accuses us."

"I've never seen such a shameless bird!"

"At such an old age, she's still wearing pink clothes to act like a young girl. How shameless!"

The students' fighting spirit exploded, vowing to let this pink weirdo experience the fighting power of British teenagers.

Umbridge remained unmoved, only wearing a fake smile, her eyes fixed on Professor McGonagall.

Professor McGonagall was also amused by this backhanded remark. Her face also darkened, and she sternly denounced Umbridge for the Dementors' atrocities of breaking into the Quidditch pitch and attacking students.

Since the Dementor riot yesterday, she no longer had any illusions about the safety of the Dementors.

Letting those guys guard Hogwarts, who knows when they will threaten the students' safety again.

She strongly demanded that Umbridge take all the Dementors away from Hogwarts.

Hearing Professor McGonagall's request, Umbridge widened her eyes and screamed shrilly.

"What an irresponsible idea! If the Dementors are removed, what about the children's safety? What if Black sneaks into the castle...?"

"I don't think the Dementors can find Black," Professor McGonagall interrupted without regard for the other party's expression.

"If the Dementors were really useful, the Black breakout wouldn't have happened in the first place."

"Besides, Hogwarts has upgraded the defense system using a large number of alchemical devices. You've just seen the power."

"As long as a stranger enters Hogwarts, an alarm will be triggered, and the professors will naturally ensure the safety of the students."

"The Dementors are purely redundant here and will only threaten the students' safety,"

"How can you think like that?" Umbridge's voice was sharp and piercing, "Alchemical devices are dead, Dementors are alive."

"For a criminal like Black, he must have a way to make these alchemical devices ineffective."

"Besides, the Dementors are employed by the Ministry of Magic and will not enter the campus without orders. What happened yesterday was definitely a misunderstanding!"

A misunderstanding?!

She could even say such a thing?

Professor McGonagall laughed angrily: "All the students at Hogwarts can prove that this is not a misunderstanding, and the parents who sent letters to the Ministry of Magic should not think it is a misunderstanding either."

"Of course, it's a misunderstanding!" Umbridge didn't intend to admit this vicious incident caused by the Ministry of Magic's mistake.

"The reason why the Dementors entered the campus was because they discovered traces of Black sneaking into the campus."

"If it weren't for them, you probably wouldn't have discovered that Black had found a loophole in your defense system, and you wouldn't have discovered that the alchemical devices were not reliable at all."

"Not only are you not grateful, but you are also attacking them, which is really heartbreaking."

The surrounding students were in an uproar again.

"Merlin's pink toad, I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen such a shameless person."

"She's insisting on calling black white!"

"No wonder she can be the Undersecretary, the thickness of her skin can definitely resist the Killing Curse."

"Don't scold her yet, what she said makes some sense. Could it be that the Dementors really came in because they discovered Black's trail."

"Don't you have a brain? It's obvious that the Dementors went crazy because they sensed a lot of happy emotions."

"What if..."

Umbridge wore a fake smile, as if she had expected the students' reaction.

She straightened her body, raised her head, and struck a victor's pose, as if she had already won this war without gunpowder.

"In order to prove the innocence of the Dementors and give the Ministry of Magic justice."

"I invite everyone to go to the school gate and ask the Dementors to see if the facts are really the same as what I said."

Hearing Umbridge's unreasonable words, Sebastian, who was watching in the crowd, couldn't help but curl his lips.

Heh heh—

Not only bullying our cat professor, but also saying that my alchemical devices are unreliable.

Interesting!

Today, I will let you know why the flowers are so red no matter what.

He quietly retreated behind the crowd, used the Disillusionment Charm to get to the school gate one step ahead, and found the Dementors who were flaunting their power here.

He first told the Dementors some precautions, then took out a special mini-headset, let the Dementors wear it on their heads, and covered it with a gray robe.

After that, he hid aside, took out a magical camera, and quietly waited for the good show to begin with the help of the Disillusionment Charm.

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