Besides Dumbledore, there was another person who was also furious about this article.

Umbridge almost hated Rita Skeeter to death. After reading today's Daily Prophet, she didn't even have breakfast and rushed back to the Ministry of Magic.

Since the professors have run away, there is naturally no Defense Against the Dark Arts class today.

However, according to Umbridge's teaching method, it seems that there is really no difference whether there is a professor or not. It's all about reading and copying. It's actually more free without a professor.

During the afternoon class, the classroom was in chaos. Because there was no professor, everyone was so excited as if the Christmas holiday had arrived early.

What's even more gratifying is that there are no professors to substitute for the class, which means that they can do whatever they want except leaving the classroom.

Mikel was playing wizard chess with Ryan, and several Gryffindor students even turned their textbooks into quaffles and threw them at each other.

Looking at their excitement, if the classroom wasn't big enough for them to ride brooms, they would probably have had a real Quidditch game.

Kyle sat in the bustling classroom, concentrating on his ancient runes homework.

This course is still the same as before, with one class per week and the same amount of homework.

The simplest and most difficult of the fifteen-inch articles were two translation assignments, both of which were some dispensable record documents, long and boring.

"Kyle, do you think Umbridge will be dismissed just like that?" Connor asked expectantly.

"It's unlikely." Kyle stopped writing with his quill, put the translated document in his textbook and said, "There is still a big difference between the corridors of Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic. Fudge can't fail to see it.

"Of course, he will definitely not be happy. For Fudge, even if he knows that this is a fabricated story, he will not not care at all."

"What a shame," Connor muttered softly. She didn't like Umbridge at all.

Less than a month after Umbridge became the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, this subject surpassed History of Magic and became the most unpopular course in Hogwarts.

After all, in the history of magic, if they felt bored, they could catch up on some sleep, or do homework on other subjects, as long as they didn't make too much noise.

But in Defense Against the Dark Arts, they could do nothing but read the text over and over again and copy long passages of nonsense.

"Will Umbridge cause trouble for Rita Skeeter?" Connor continued.

"She will," Kyle said, "but only if she can find the right people.

"Rita wrote so many infuriating articles. If she didn't have some skills, she would have been beaten to death long ago... So it's not that easy for Umbridge to catch her."

"That's good." Connor said. It was the first time she found Rita Skeeter's article so interesting. No wonder so many people liked to read it even though they knew she was talking nonsense.

Soon, the get out of class was over.

Everyone felt as if someone had sped up the time of this class and had to leave the classroom reluctantly.

"I really hope Professor Umbridge won't be back on Wednesday." Mikel said in an expectant tone.

Because their next Defense Against the Dark Arts class is on Wednesday morning.

Unfortunately, Umbridge came back the next day.

The Daily Prophet that arrived on the same day contained two pieces of news that no one had expected.

[Sirius' identity is in doubt, and the Ministry of Magic decides to continue investigating. ]

Ministry of Magic seeks education reforms, Dolores Umbridge appointed first Inquisitor

The two pieces of news caused everyone in the auditorium to talk a lot.

"Senior Investigator?" Mikel looked at the newspaper and asked in confusion, "What does this mean?"

"It's very simple. The Ministry of Magic wants to interfere in Hogwarts." Cedric said, "It is clearly written below that the senior investigator can examine whether the professors are capable and has the right to expel unqualified professors. The Ministry of Magic will then appoint new candidates."

"Obviously, Umbridge has the final say," said Cedric.

"The principal won't agree!" Justin Finch-Fletchley shouted.

"It's useless." Cedric pointed to the last sentence on the newspaper. "Look here, all the school directors have signed and agreed to the so-called Education Order No. 22. Even the principal cannot object."

This result was somewhat beyond Kyle's expectations.

He had thought that after the last report, even if Fudge did not doubt Umbridge, he would not entrust her with important tasks again.

Unexpectedly...she actually got promoted.

I really don't know what Umbridge said to Fudge throughout the whole day. Her power in Hogwarts has increased instead of decreased.

Senior investigators can fire professors at any time. This power is quite high and is almost the same as that of school directors.

In addition, Kyle also noticed another inconspicuous message.

[Sturges Podmore illegally invaded the Ministry of Magic late at night and has been arrested]

If Kyle remembered correctly, this Sturgis was also a member of the Order of the Phoenix, and he had met him once at Number 12 Grimmauld Place during the holidays.

Including Sirius, this is the second member of the Order of the Phoenix to be arrested by the Ministry of Magic.

Fudge knew his identity? Probably not... The members of the Order of the Phoenix were very cautious and would never take the initiative to expose their relationship with Dumbledore at this time.

Moreover, he was indeed caught by the guards on duty at the Ministry of Magic.

Kyle couldn't think of why he went to the Ministry of Magic late at night. However, by accident, Fudge had already controlled two members of the Order of the Phoenix, and the other one was naturally Sirius, who was also imprisoned in the Ministry of Magic and could not leave.

And Umbridge, the senior investigative officer, should be Fudge's plan to take action against Dumbledore...

Everyone knows that the professors at Hogwarts support Dumbledore, there is no doubt about that.

The senior investigator targeted the professor.

If that was the case, then Fudge was very disappointing. He wouldn't think that people like Minerva McGonagall, Filius Flitwick, and Pomona Sprout were famous only because of the position of Hogwarts professor.

Or perhaps Hogwarts professor is the least impressive of all their titles.

It was simply wishful thinking for Umbridge to deal with them alone.

Thinking of this, Kyle couldn't help but sneer, and the sudden laughter immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"I'm sorry," said Kyle. "I was just wondering if Umbridge would give us a new History of Magic professor."

"Pfft..." Ryan couldn't help laughing, "If that's the case, that's great."

History of Magic, the only course at Hogwarts taught by a ghost, is, to put it simply, boring.

The ghost's emotionless voice made his lectures seem like hypnosis, and more than half of the students fell asleep every time.

"I think the Ministry of Magic would be reluctant to do so." Cedric said with a smile, "It would be difficult for them to find another professor who doesn't need a salary, unless Umbridge herself is willing to take over the position for free."

"Forget it, if that's the case, it's better to be a ghost." Justin said, "At least now we can have a show to watch while we are in class... Unless she can also walk through walls."

There was an immediate burst of laughter from around the Hufflepuff table.

(End of this chapter)