Chapter 570 Dumbledore’S Mistake

While Mr. Weasley was attacked at the Ministry of Magic, the atmosphere in Hogwarts was also tense. The struggle between Umbridge and Dumbledore was like a silent storm, gradually brewing to a climax.

Professor Trelawney, who was expelled before, although her predictions were sometimes accurate and sometimes outrageous, one thing she did say was right - without her, Dumbledore would indeed be dismissed.

This course requires extremely high talent from professors. Without that innate insight, how can we penetrate the fog of the future?

According to Trelawney, not everyone has the "Third Eye".

Even masters of fortune-telling like Trelawney, who are sometimes good or bad, are occasionally called old liars. Aren't those fortune-tellers without talent really liars?

How could Dumbledore allow such a person to stand on the stage of Hogwarts?

It was precisely because of this that Umbridge chose to start from the position of professor of divination. Driving Trelawney away was just the first step in her plan. On the surface, this seems to be just a battle for job recommendation rights, but in fact, Umbridge's goal is much more than that.

She wants to compete with Dumbledore for the personnel rights of Hogwarts.

For some things, the first time can lead to a second time.

Umbridge knows this very well.

As long as she can successfully recommend a professor candidate once, there will be a precedent for the Ministry of Magic to intervene in the appointment and dismissal of Hogwarts in the future.

What she was betting on was that Dumbledore would not be able to find a suitable candidate to fill the vacancy left by Trelawney in a short period of time.

For all this, Umbridge has already made full preparations.

She knew clearly that in the entire Yin Kingdom, there were only a handful of wizards with true divination abilities.

Most of them are either too old to be qualified for teaching work, or their whereabouts are a mystery and difficult to contact.

For the remaining potential candidates, she sent threatening letters in the name of the Ministry of Magic, completely cutting off their possibility of coming to teach at Hogwarts.

In this way, Dumbledore will be in a dilemma.

He was unable to find a suitable Divination professor in a short period of time, and Umbridge could rely on the power granted by the Ministry of Magic to dictate the teaching arrangements at Hogwarts, and had the momentum to replace him.

Of course, Dumbledore could also choose to compromise and just find someone with no real talent to fill the gap.

But not to mention whether Dumbledore's own morals allow him to do this, even if he is really shameless and insists on finding a parallel import to fill the scene, it will only make Umbridge happier.

After all, the existence of a parallel professor will not only damage the reputation of Hogwarts, but also damage Dumbledore's own face.

And, in that case, Umbridge would never give up.

She can drive away a true prophet like Trelawney, and she can easily drive away a guy who teaches divination.

In the end, Dumbledore's efforts were just in vain and he had to face even greater embarrassment.

But on the other hand, if the Ministry of Magic finds a parallel importer to be a professor, Dumbledore will not be able to expel him casually.

It's like no matter how bad Umbridge does, no one can just drive her away.

This is the benefit of occupying the name of the Ministry of Magic.

Although the Ministry of Magic has restrictions on what it can do, and in most cases it must be justified, the Ministry of Magic can take the initiative in all these matters.

If you want to fight against the Ministry of Magic within the rules, you'd better be invulnerable forever, because as long as you show the slightest flaw, the Ministry of Magic can kill you in the name of justice.

But on the other hand, if there is a problem with the Ministry of Magic, as long as it is not too excessive, then basically you only need to punish yourself with three drinks.

Umbridge was pacing in the office, feeling proud.

She thought her plan was flawless, but Dumbledore would be helpless this time. In order to avoid being criticized as much as possible, she even gave Dumbledore a few extra days to give priority to the candidate to teach the Divination class, so as not to be regarded as ugly.

She imagined Dumbledore's anxious and helpless look, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but raise.

Judging from Dumbledore's reaction during this period, Umbridge firmly believed that his plan had been successful.

Because Dumbledore had never been able to name any candidates for the Divination class professor, she knew very well that even those Divination masters on her list who were qualified to be professors had not received a visit from Dumbledore.

Just when she thought she had a plan, Dumbledore gave her an unexpected surprise.

When she came to Dumbledore's office again, preparing to place "her~||person" into Hogwarts, Dumbledore told her calmly that he had already found a new Professor Zhanxia.

This news was like a bolt from the blue, leaving Umbridge speechless for a moment.

She angrily asked Dumbledore who the new Divination professor was, but Dumbledore just said mysteriously that he would know in a few days.

He even confidently assured that if the new professor did not arrive within three days, the Ministry of Magic could appoint a new divination professor on its own.

The smile on Dumbledore's face gave Umbridge a very bad feeling, as if he was being manipulated by the other party. All his previous preparations were just a clown, and they were all jokes in the eyes of the other party.

After sending the frustrated Umbridge away, Dumbledore couldn't help but shook his head slightly.

This wise man has always been known for his calmness and thoughtfulness, but at this moment, his face showed rare confusion. He walked slowly to the window and cast his gaze through the glass into the depths of the Forbidden Forest.

Just a few minutes ago, a piece of news in the Forbidden Forest reached his ears, like a heavy hammer, breaking the peace in Dumbledore's heart.

In front of Umbridge, he acted like he had no plans left, but in fact, he made a serious mistake at a certain point.

However, for an elderly principal who is always busy dealing with various affairs and needs to always think about the future of the school, occasional forgetfulness may be unavoidable.

Dumbledore sighed softly, feeling helpless in his heart.

The new Divination professor he found to replace Professor Trelawney was the Centaur Firenze.

However, the relationship between centaurs and wizards has always been tense. They reject wizards and hate Gang's sense of superiority.

The superiority complex of most wizards always easily touches the nerves of centaurs.

Therefore, when the news that Firenze decided to accept the professorship at Hogwarts accidentally leaked to the ears of the centaurs, it meant that a storm was coming.

Centaurs have always regarded being close to wizards as betrayal, and Firenze's move undoubtedly violated their bottom line.

Sure enough, bad news spread among the centaurs like wildfire, and the worst thing happened.

The person who was responsible for this matter was Levin Green, who had drifted away from him and made him worried all the time.

“Hopefully it’s not so bad that it’s irreversible.”

Dumbledore murmured to himself, while casting his hopeful gaze towards the Forbidden Forest in the distance.

Meanwhile, Levin is diving into the depths of the Forbidden Forest,

The path in the forest was winding and winding, but he walked straight on to the horse people's group as if walking on flat ground.

At this moment, not even Dumbledore's reputation would matter to the centaurs, and Hagrid was not in Hogwarts, so he was the only one who could stop this.

However, before he could get close to the centaur group, a shocking scene unfolded before his eyes.

Half a group of centaurs were seen angrily surrounding a fallen figure, and their iron hooves kicked the opponent mercilessly.

Levin's heart suddenly sank. What he was worried about finally happened.

"`Stop it! Stop it! What are you doing?" Levin shouted angrily and rushed into the chaotic crowd.

His voice was like thunder, exploding in the ears of the centaurs instantly, causing them to move involuntarily.

Levin's reputation among the centaurs is indeed good. His words were like orders, making most of the centaurs stop their atrocities.

However, there were still a few stubborn centaurs who continued to punch and kick Firenze under Baine's instigation.

Seeing this scene, the anger in Levin's heart suddenly came up. You still don't listen to what I say, right?

So, he took action without hesitation, and his psychic powers were activated instantly, turning into telekinesis, and violently pushed the remaining centaurs away.

"Mr. Levin, this is an internal matter within our community, please don't interfere."

Bain glared at Levin angrily. He obviously didn't expect that the other party would interfere with their affairs so forcefully.

Under the impact of Levin's telekinesis, he almost stumbled and fell to the ground.

Levin ignored Bain's protest and quickly stepped forward to help Firenze up from the ground.

I saw that Firenze's body (Li Wang Zhao) was covered with deep horse hoof marks, and blood oozed from every place, looking extremely miserable.

"Firenze betrayed us. He degenerated and became a slave of your humans." One of Bain's centaurs angrily accused him.

Levin glanced at the horseman coldly, his heart filled with disdain.

He knew that the centaurs did not dare to attack him - after all, he had brought them great help - but their hostile looks still made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Betrayal? Because Firenze plans to become a professor at Hogwarts?"

Levin dissatisfiedly asked the group of stubborn centaurs in front of him, "Can't you understand his choice? He made such a decision for the sake of peace and understanding between the two races!"

"Sorry Mr. Levin, but our customs are different from yours, and our laws are different from yours."

Among the onlookers of the centaurs, Chief Margery took the initiative to step forward and explain. His tone was full of helplessness, but also with the stubbornness unique to the centaurs, "Firenze's behavior has violated our bottom line, and we must follow the rules." Our way of handling this.”

"I only saw a murder." Levin sneered, with a dangerous light flashing in his eyes, "If this is your customs and laws, then I can only say that such customs and laws are simply ridiculous and barbaric. !".