By Monday, a rumor had spread throughout Hogwarts Castle.

It is said that at yesterday's Quidditch training match, Kyle and the Weasley brothers had a fight in the locker room because of some conflicts.

No one believed it at first. After all, everyone knew that they were best friends, and even if there were conflicts, they would never fight.

But soon it was discovered that Fred and George seemed to be really injured...

There was a dark blue mark on each of their eyes, as if it had been hit by something.

Now, the castle was in complete chaos.

The rumor was suddenly confirmed, which aroused the curiosity of countless people. They wanted to know what the reason was that caused the former good friends to fight each other.

But neither the Weasley brothers nor Kyle said a word about it, and had no intention of explaining.

Kyle was in Umbridge's office at this time.

"Professor..." He looked at Umbridge who was fiddling with a vase of dried flowers and said, "I already know why they went to the Hog's Head."

"What is it!" Umbridge immediately stopped what she was doing and asked anxiously.

"Campaigning for votes," Kyle said. "They are going to mobilize their families to support Dumbledore as Minister of Magic."

"Damn it!" Umbridge yelled angrily, not doubting Kyle's words at all.

Because of the rumors in the school, she naturally knew that Kyle had a fight with the Weasley brothers.

At the same time, she also knew that the Weasley brothers had also been to the Hog's Head Inn.

The fact that long-time friends could become enemies and even fight each other was enough to prove that Kyle was on the side of the Ministry of Magic, so the news he brought could not be false.

We can mobilize parents to support Dumbledore... If Minister Fudge knew this, he would be furious.

Umbridge was spinning in circles like a potato top, talking to herself, "No, this kind of thing must be stopped. There must never be a second time."

"What are you going to do?" Kyle said.

"Disband all student organizations, societies, teams and clubs, and prevent them from getting together again," said Umbridge.

"But professor, everyone will complain about this." Kyle said, "Almost all students at Hogwarts participate in various clubs and teams. Isn't this a bit too radical?"

"It doesn't matter. It's just that the previous student groups have been disbanded. They can reorganize them." Umbridge said, "But the prerequisite is that they must get my consent."

As she spoke, she took out a piece of parchment and prepared to issue an educational order, which was stricter school rules.

As a senior investigator appointed by the Ministry of Magic, she has this right.

"Professor, I still feel something is wrong." Kyle continued, "There are too many organizations, associations, and clubs in the school. If we investigate and reorganize them all, it will take at least a week, and the students at the back will still complain."

"These are orders from the Ministry of Magic," said Umbridge haughtily. "They must accept them."

"Of course..." Kyle said, "But I have a better idea."

Umbridge stopped writing with her quill and looked up at him.

Kyle cleared his throat and said, "In fact, it doesn't matter even if they want to support Dumbledore. Isn't it enough as long as more people choose to support Minister Fudge?"

"What do you mean?" asked Umbridge.

"I asked around, and there were only about fifty people at the party last time."

Kyle continued, "Compared to the entire Hogwarts, this number is actually not that large, or even too small. We can definitely win over the rest and let them choose to support Minister Fudge.

Umbridge's eyes lit up, and then she began to think about what Kyle said.

There is no doubt that Fudge would be very angry if he knew that some students openly supported Dumbledore.

But if she could win more supporters for the Ministry of Magic, the nature of the matter would be different.

Kyle was right. Compared to the entire Hogwarts, more than fifty people were really not that impressive.

And even if she couldn't get all the remaining people to support the Ministry of Magic, even if it was only half, it would still be a great achievement for her.

"What should we do?" she asked. "How about holding a party? We can set the venue in the school auditorium and let everyone come."

Kyle shook his head. "Don't bother, Professor. It would make it seem like we have ulterior motives.

“Just let them know who is the one who is really good to the students.”

"What do you have in mind?" Umbridge asked with interest.

Kyle didn't say anything, with a hesitant expression on his face.

"Why?" Umbridge raised her eyebrows. "Don't worry, if it succeeds, I will tell Minister Fudge about your contribution."

"You misunderstood, Professor." Kyle stammered, "It's just... you know, our Hufflepuff's house points were surpassed by Slytherin today..."

"Kyle, there is something I must say..." Umbridge looked at him with pretended seriousness and said, "Even if I am a professor, I cannot give students extra points at will. This is a shameful act of cheating."

"Yes, Professor, I know." Kyle whispered, "But if we can win the House Cup this year, it will be our sixth consecutive championship..."

"No matter what, this kind of cheating is unacceptable," said Umbridge. "However, because you discovered some people's wrong behavior in time, I can make an exception and give Hufflepuff 20 extra points this time."

"Thank you, Professor." Kyle said with a smile.

"Now can you tell me what you think?"

"Of course." Kyle said, "As long as we can make the students feel the goodwill of the Ministry of Magic, we can start with Quidditch."

"Quidditch?" Umbridge frowned, not quite sure what this meant.

"Yes, it is the most popular sport at Hogwarts and also the largest group."

Kyle said, "Dumbledore was too stingy, or he didn't take Quidditch seriously at all, which led to the school's brooms being some old-fashioned comet and sweep series, which were not only slow in flying speed, but also had a poor experience. Team members complained about this many times.

"If the Ministry of Magic is willing to pay for a new batch of brooms for the school, I think everyone will be so excited that they will jump for joy."

"Change the broom?" Umbridge hesitated, then shook her head. "No, that's a lot of money."

"It doesn't have to be too expensive, as long as it's new, such as the new model of the sweep." Kyle said with a smile, "And if the Ministry of Magic purchases it, there should be other discounts. You can do it yourself."

Umbridge seemed to have thought of something, her eyes flickered, she didn't respond, but she didn't object either.

"I still say the same thing, Professor..." Kyle said, "There are many people who like Quidditch, and every player on the team has a lot of influence in the college.

"With just a little money, you can easily gain a lot of supporters, and at the same time highlight Dumbledore's stinginess. This deal is very cost-effective."

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(End of this chapter)