Chapter 358 Dumbledore may have been assassinated

"Mike, this is bad!"

As a familiar voice sounded behind them, Mike and Franklin instinctively turned around, and saw Harry and the other two running towards them with anxious faces.

"Have you read today's Daily Prophet? Umbridge has become a senior investigator!"

"We were just talking about this."

"Yes, it looks like our future will be difficult." Franklin spread his hands like Mike, helpless, "But fortunately Umbridge is not too harsh on us Ravenclaws. After all, she dare not mess with Mike."

Harry's expression was very ugly when he heard this. He had suffered a lot from Umbridge in the past few days, and he also felt that Umbridge's attitude towards their Gryffindor College was much worse than that of other colleges.

Holding on to the last hope, Harry forced an ugly smile and said:

"Actually, things may not be that bad. Maybe the newspapers are talking nonsense. Think about it, Hogwarts is an ancient school that has been passed down for thousands of years, and Dumbledore is here. How could he allow Umbridge to do whatever she wants in Hogwarts? Maybe we just need to wait for Dumbledore to come back and tell him what Umbridge has done." After

the words fell, the expected echoes from Harry did not appear. Instead, everyone's faces became worse than before, especially Ron. His expression was so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip out of it.

"I feel like Dumbledore might not be coming back."

Ron's voice surprised everyone present. It wasn't until everyone's eyes fell on him that Ron continued,

"You all know, my brother Percy, he had a big fight with his family, and then went to the Ministry of Magic to be Fudge's assistant. As an assistant, he often knows some news that others don't know.

And just last night, I received a letter from him. In the letter, he first congratulated me on becoming a prefect, and then told me a shocking news!"

Perhaps because the following news was too shocking, Ron suddenly stopped, his body swaying, looking very nervous.

Mike and the others were just hearing the key point, and they were very anxious to be left hanging like this.

Finally, it was Harry who understood Ron the best who spoke:

"What's written on it?"

Hearing this, Ron took a deep breath like a fish that was thrown back into the water due to lack of oxygen, and then said:

"He said that if I want to continue to be a good prefect, or want to enter the Ministry of Magic in the future and have a bright future, I should stay away from Harry and Dumbledore! At the same time, I have to actively help Umbridge and leave a good impression in her heart! Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that he said that Dumbledore will soon step down, and the Ministry of Magic will soon take control of the entire Hogwarts!

Then you see now, Dumbledore went to France to visit old friends, which is not a special thing. But the strange thing is that he can't be contacted! The headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore, who is busy with all kinds of things, is now out of contact in a foreign country, and no one can contact him! Now let's combine the news Percy told us yesterday, and we can draw a very simple and terrifying conclusion!"

Ron and Harry took a breath of cold air, and then said in unison:

"Dumbledore was assassinated during his trip!"

Mike, Hermione and the others were stunned upon hearing this. All three of them were shocked by Harry and Ron's genius reasoning!

Looking at Harry and Ron again, their faces were pale, their lips were dry, and they looked panicked. It was obvious that they firmly believed in their own reasoning!

Seeing this, Mike and Franklin couldn't help it anymore.

"Puff! Hahahaha!"

A burst of laughter came from Mike and Franklin's mouths. While laughing, the two were still punching the long table with their fists.

"What are you laughing at! This is a very serious matter!"

Ron said angrily, and it would have been better if he hadn't said it. Once he said it, Mike and Franklin laughed even louder.

Hermione slapped herself on the forehead and said coldly:

"Harry, Ron. Dumbledore cannot be assassinated. You know, he is a legendary wizard who can rival Voldemort. If the Ministry of Magic can really kill Dumbledore without anyone knowing, then Voldemort should have been completely eliminated more than ten years ago!"

"But, but..."

Ron stuttered, and wanted to continue to quibble, but he couldn't think of a rebuttal, so he could only keep talking over there.

Hermione sighed, shook her head helplessly and said:

"Well, didn't you say that Percy sent you a letter? Can't you just take out the letter and read it?"

"I... I was so angry at the time, so I burned it!"

"Pah!"

There was a crisp sound, and Hermione slapped herself on the forehead again - she had given up hope on Ron.

"Okay, huh! Anyway, it's impossible for Dumbledore to be assassinated." Mike, who had almost recovered his breath, said, "What Percy said about Dumbledore not staying in Hogwarts for long should mean that Umbridge will find evidence of Dumbledore's corruption and drive Dumbledore out of the position of headmaster."

"That's impossible!" Harry said categorically, "How could Dumbledore embezzle public funds?! This is obviously a frame-up! The Ministry of Magic is really good at this, that's what they did to me during the summer vacation!"

"Yes! That's for sure!"

Ron hurriedly echoed, while Mike and others just said nothing.

It was difficult for him to tell Harry and Ron that, judging from the current situation, Dumbledore might have used some of Hogwarts' public funds to a greater or lesser extent.

"Let's not dwell on these issues. Instead of worrying about Dumbledore, we might as well take care of ourselves!" Hermione said, "You know, Umbridge has to investigate Dumbledore's embezzlement of public funds and also conduct an audit of professors to improve student performance! What do you think she will do?"

"It should be listening to classes, asking questions, etc. Anyway, that's what I did in the Muggle school I stayed in before, and Hogwarts should be similar in this regard."

Harry nodded hurriedly. He held the same opinion as Franklin in this regard.

Hermione frowned when she heard this and said:

"I mean, Umbridge's own class is completely a complicated, boring, rubbish theory class, but the Daily Prophet called it a successful reform. If this is the definition of success, then under Umbridge's 'guidance', will other professors' courses also become that bad?" As

soon as this statement appeared, everyone fell silent again, and even Mike's face was not very good. Compared with the rich and interesting practical spells class, the simple and complicated theory class was really boring.

Ron and Franklin next to them looked even uglier. They were not good students, and they hated the cramming and rote theoretical teaching.

If you had more practical subjects, they might be able to give you a decent score, but if you really turned it all into theoretical classes, their scores would definitely be so low that it would make people despair.

"If things really turn out like this, I'm afraid I won't have the heart to attend class!" Harry covered his face in despair. "What's worse is that Voldemort has returned, and instead of learning more defensive methods for the future, we are learning those lousy theoretical knowledge!"

"Yeah, I can't imagine, if this goes on, what will we use to protect ourselves when Voldemort really starts to attack Hogwarts, thick textbooks?"

Ron complained with a frown.

Mike smiled when he heard this, and deliberately said:

"I have another good idea. Since Umbridge is unwilling to teach us more Defense Against the Dark Arts classes, and even wants to organize other professors to teach us. Then why don't I find someone else to teach us?"

"Good idea!"

"Why didn't I think of it!"

Hermione, Harry and others' eyes lit up, and they all spoke out in agreement.

"But there is one most important question now." Mike's smile deepened, but he still pretended to be distressed and said, "Who should we find to teach us? After all, there are not many people who have this ability."

Harry, Hermione and others looked at each other, and everyone smiled.

"Isn't this candidate far away and close at hand?"

"Who is it?"

Mike's smile was almost uncontrollable.

"Of course..." Everyone pointed at Mike in unison, "You!"

"Me?"

"Yes, powerful strength, amazing prestige!" Ron said excitedly, "I can't find a more suitable candidate than you!"

"But I'm good at fighting, and I'm not very good at other knowledge."

Seeing that Mike was still refusing, Harry got anxious.

He grabbed Hermione and said anxiously:

"You don't need to worry about this. Hermione will help you with other knowledge. You know, Hermione is a genius in this area! So, just agree, Mike, I beg you!"

Mike raised his eyebrows and looked at Hermione, who rubbed her clothes and finally said under the hint of Harry and Ron's eyes:

"Yes, I will help you, so please rest assured."

"In this case, then I promise you!" As soon as

these words came out, Harry and Ron cheered immediately, while Hermione frowned and said:

"But where are we going to have class?"

Harry and Ron's cheers stopped abruptly. After a while, Harry replied awkwardly:

"Or we can go to the sex change classroom. Professor McGonagall lent it to me as a practice field during the Triwizard Tournament last year. I will beg her later. She should still lend it to us, right..."

Harry's voice became weaker and weaker, and it was almost inaudible in the end.

Anyone could hear the uncertainty in it.

Hermione sighed again, and was about to think about it when she heard Mike beside her chuckle and said:

"Don't worry about the venue. I know a place that is most suitable for teaching."

Franklin's eyes flashed with surprise, and he said in a daze: "You are not talking about..."

"Yes, that place."

"What exactly is the place you are talking about?"

Harry looked confused, but Mike was not ready to tell the truth, just shook his head and said:

"You will know when the time comes."

"In this case, the venue is left to you." Hermione immediately made a decision. She still trusted Mike very much. At least Mike was much more reliable than Harry and Ron. "As for us, we will do our best to attract people!"

After that, Hermione, Harry and Ron, the three salvation teams, looked at each other, and then left the hall in a hurry as when they came. They didn't even have time to eat breakfast.

Mike looked at the backs of the few people gradually going away, but a sneer appeared on his face.

"Look, isn't the opportunity here?"

"What did you say?" Franklin looked at Mike with a puzzled look, "What kind of opportunity is this?"

"It's an opportunity for expansion!"

"Uh, I don't quite understand what you mean, can you understand..."

"You don't need to understand." Mike twisted his neck, making a series of creaking sounds of joint friction, "You just need to know that from now on we need to expand like crazy."

"Umbridge won't allow it, right? Even if you have something on her."

"It doesn't matter, you just need to carry out my orders."

"Then... OK!" Franklin knew Mike very well, and stopped asking questions very tactfully at this time.

At this moment, Mike still sneered.

In Fudge's view, Hogwarts is a huge arsenal, which many people, including Dumbledore, firmly deny. In the view of those professors, students should enjoy their campus life, instead of learning things about fighting and killing all day long.

However, Mike's point of view is the same as Fudge's.

Hogwarts is different from ordinary Muggle schools. Due to the special nature of the spells, every student here has certain combat capabilities.

Not to mention those outstanding students, almost every one of them is an efficient killing machine.

And Mike's goal is to completely drain the troops of this arsenal!

In fact, Fudge also thought so, so Umbridge was sent to Hogwarts.

But Umbridge underestimated the enemy. She didn't take all the students in Hogwarts, including Mike, seriously. Although she had powerful power and could use high-pressure policies to rule Hogwarts, her high-pressure rule would also give rise to dissatisfaction among her classmates. At

that time, it was time for Mike to appear!

In this battle for troops, the winner will definitely be himself!

In Mike's heart, this idea was extremely firm!