Chapter 371

Everyone seemed to be very interested in the gossip between Umbridge and Snape, even Hermione, who usually showed a cold attitude towards such things.

Among the people present, Harry and Ron were the most excited. They seemed to have been suppressed too much by Snape. Now they suddenly heard the dirt about Snape, and they were so excited that their bodies began to shake.

Looking at the shining eyes of the people present, and thinking of Ron's superb story-making ability, Mike felt that in a few days, all kinds of love-hate stories about Snape and Umbridge during their school days would spread throughout Hogwarts from Ron's mouth.

Shaking his head, Mike hurriedly pulled Franklin out of the Potions classroom.

He really couldn't imagine what Snape's expression would be after hearing the story made up by Ron.

However, Mike obviously underestimated Ron's creative ability.

When Mike, Franklin and others came to the hall to have lunch after a break, they found that Ron had already stood in his old position, and was telling something to everyone with a flushed face.

There were many people in the hall at noon, and the story Ron told was exciting and topical enough, so it didn't take long for him to be surrounded by people. Most

of these listeners were spectators, and they fluttered their big, bright eyes, listening to Ron's enhanced version of the love and hatred story of Umbridge and Snape, while imagining various scenes in the story in their minds.

But the sharp-eyed Mike found that not everyone liked this story.

At least the Slytherin students didn't like it.

It's just that their expressions were very strange. According to Mike's idea, if Ron dared to insult their dean like this, they should have stepped forward and fought with Ron.

But at this moment, they gathered in groups of three or five, all looking at Ron with gloating.

'It seems that they have already complained, so Snape should be here too. '

Thinking so, Mike didn't even bother to eat, and hurried forward to pull Ron off the table and push him out of the hall.

Ron's face was full of surprise, but when he saw that the person pushing him was Mike, he smiled again, as if he wanted to say something.

However, his smile soon disappeared, because Mike and Ron hadn't walked far before they saw Umbridge surrounded by a group of Slytherins.

"She...she's not coming to see me, is she?"

Looking at the aggressive Umbridge in front of him, Ron stammered, and Mike saw this and let go of Ron's robe, frowning at the same time.

He didn't expect that the person who came would be Umbridge.

Because according to common sense, even if Slytherin made a report, the target should be Snape.

But now Umbridge arrived at the hall before Snape, which means that those Slytherins may not have informed their dean at all, but reported directly to Umbridge!

"Ron Weasley!" Umbridge came to Ron quickly with two thick legs, staring at him with a pair of bloodshot eyes and roaring, "How dare you make up lies to slander the professor!"

"I...I"

Ron stammered, his eyes kept drifting towards Mike, as if he wanted to ask Mike for help.

"Detention! Three hours of detention every day for a month! Immediate execution!"

After Umbridge finished speaking, two tall Slytherin students immediately walked out beside her, grinning and holding Ron on the left and right and walked towards the entrance hall.

The students who had gathered at the Gryffindor table in the hall to listen to the story immediately dispersed, and the Slytherins laughed at this.

Franklin looked at Mike worriedly. Everyone knew better than him that the matter about Umbridge was actually spread from Mike at the beginning.

However, what Franklin was most worried about did not happen. Umbridge just glared at Mike fiercely, and then left the hall quickly.

The Slytherins around him were unwilling to do so. In the end, they could only make a throat-cutting gesture to Mike and followed Umbridge's steps helplessly.

Mike did not react to the provocation of the Slytherins. He still stood there thinking.

At present, the Slytherins were acting too abnormally, which made people wonder whether they had abandoned their Professor Snape and turned to Umbridge, a new and more powerful backer.

If it were other colleges, this kind of thing would never happen, but Slytherin was different.

The will that this college has always adhered to is to judge the situation, protect oneself, and win first. It is not strange for them to abandon the original dean and change the mountain gate for greater benefits.

After thinking about this, Mike suddenly showed a meaningless smile on his face.

If things really go as he expected, then his plan should reach its climax!

...

For the whole afternoon, Mike and others were taking Professor Flitwick's spells class.

As expected, the annoying pink figure appeared again in this class. Fortunately,

compared to Snape, Umbridge's attitude towards Professor Flitwick was relatively kind, otherwise Mike might really fight with Umbridge immediately.

When Mike and others returned to the hall after class, they saw that there were many people sitting in the hall, which should have been empty.

Most of these people had dull eyes, and some of them had red eyes, which showed that they had just cried.

Ron, who was taken away by Umbridge for detention at noon, was also among them, but Harry and Hermione were comforting him.

"What are you doing..."

Mike said in confusion, and Ron, who looked dull, burst into tears as if something had been triggered when he saw that the person who came was Mike.

"Mike! Umbridge... she's not even human!" Ron cried and tried to hug Mike, "She reactivated Filch's punishment room and used the instruments to punish us!"

Mike dodged Ron's attack and looked at the other people around him.

"Why were they locked up there?"

"Oh!" Hermione sighed, pointing at a few senior students with red marks on their faces. "They are members of the Wizarding Wireless Club. This morning they were gathering to listen to the new song of the Weird Sisters on the wireless, but the Slytherin students reported them to Umbridge, and then they were put in detention for violating the club's ban. And the worst thing is that their magic radio was also confiscated!"

Hermione pointed to a group of younger teenagers,

"They are from the Crackling Club. They were playing Crackling, and then the Slytherin students suddenly rushed into their dormitory and took them all to the punishment room. The charge was also violating the club's ban."

"They are from the Gobstone Club... they are from the Literature Club... they are from the Classics Club...

..."

Hermione introduced everyone in the hall without stopping, and Mike in front of her was already confused.

Mike dared to swear that before today he really didn't know that such a small Hogwarts actually had so many strange little clubs hidden in it, and there was even a wizarding club that specialized in watching Muggle TV series. This was something Mike had never expected.

"It's even worse." Hermione shook her head. "Umbridge sat in on almost all the classes she could audit today and examined the professors. She even didn't let Professor Grubbly-Plank, who came to substitute for the class, go. This is really terrible. Because of her, the professors are so nervous that they can't teach us properly at all!"

"Isn't your focus a little strange?" Harry's expression was a little strange when he heard this, and he complained, "Shouldn't we focus on the fact that all the Slytherin students have now become Umbridge's minions? Umbridge has given them great power now. Malfoy has been circling around me almost the entire day today and warned me not to violate school rules, otherwise he would hang me up and beat me. Fortunately, I have an invisibility cloak, otherwise I wouldn't be able to participate in Quidditch training."

Mike and Hermione frowned again, and they shouted to Harry in unison:

"You went to Quidditch training again today?"

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it." Harry scratched his head awkwardly. "Angelina (captain) insisted that we go to training. If we don't go, she will smash my head."

Mike shook his head helplessly. After all, Harry was still just a child, and one of the characteristics of children is that they have poor self-control.

But it's really too much to have such poor self-control, right? How much do you like Quidditch? !

Seeing Mike's disappointed look, Harry's expression tightened and he hurriedly opened his mouth to explain.

However, before he could open his mouth, the door of the auditorium was pushed open with a "bang".

"Scarhead! You're done this time!"

Malfoy shouted at Harry with a grin on his face, and behind him was a group of Slytherins with the same sarcasm on their faces.

The students in the auditorium who were still in a daze seemed to have seen something terrifying, and their bodies trembled instinctively, and even a few girls cried.

Seeing this, the Slytherins laughed even more arrogantly.

"I received a tip-off! Those stupid lions of yours in Gryffindor held an illegal gathering this afternoon!" Malfoy approached Harry with his hands on his hips, "Now, on the orders of Professor Umbridge, I'm going to put you in the punishment room!"

"Nonsense! I didn't--"

"Don't quibble!" Malfoy laughed, "Your dear captain has confessed everything!"

As he spoke, Malfoy took out a piece of parchment, on which were densely written many names with an unknown blood-red viscous liquid, and at the end there was Angelina's signature and a fingerprint.

Harry's face darkened when he saw this, and Hermione next to him walked out of the crowd and came to Malfoy.

Because girls develop earlier than boys, Hermione is now half a head taller than Malfoy. This height difference made Malfoy instinctively step back half a step.

"Malfoy! Who do you think you are?" Hermione said coldly, "Only professors can punish students. Who are you? Do you have the right to take Harry away?"

"I have an order from Professor Umbridge!"

Malfoy was a little angry.

"Then you should ask Umbridge to come in person!"

"I... I won't talk to you anymore, you piece of shit..."

Malfoy instinctively wanted to say those three words, but before he could say them, he felt a cold gaze staring at him. When he turned his head and saw that it was Mike, he immediately swallowed the three words that he had not yet said.

"Take him away!"

Malfoy gave an order, and the Slytherins behind him quickly surrounded Harry. Many of them took out their wands and looked at Mike vigilantly.

Shaking his head, Mike stood in front of Harry, and at the same time, he turned his right wrist and a black wand appeared in his hand.

Seeing this, Harry's face lit up, and the Slytherins around him were startled and began to retreat, with expressions of being in the face of a great enemy.

Behind Mike, the students who were originally terrified were all shocked when they saw Mike stand up.

They never thought that someone would dare to stand up at this time and openly resist the old witch Umbridge!

But at the same time, there was a glimmer of hope in their eyes.

They have always prayed in their hearts that a hero would stand up to save them, and now, Mike has stood up!

They sincerely hope that Mike can win!

However, at this moment, a loud shout pulled everyone out of the tense atmosphere.

"What are you doing!? Do you want to rebel?"

Professor McGonagall walked towards the crowd in high heels with a serious face.

Seeing this, Mike put down his wand, and the Slytherins on the opposite side also breathed a sigh of relief - just kidding, Mike's strength is famously strong, if they really wanted to fight Mike, they would have run away long ago.

"Professor McGonagall!" Hermione stepped forward hurriedly, "They're going to..."

"Okay! Stop talking, I already know everything!" Professor McGonagall's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. She glanced at Harry with disappointment and anger, and said through gritted teeth, "Harry was indeed wrong in this matter! Let them take the person away!"

The crowd behind Mike immediately exploded, and the Slytherins looked at each other, all smiling again.

Shaking his head, Mike silently put away his wand.

He was completely speechless to Professor McGonagall. Even at this point, she still believed that rules were above all else.

But she didn't know that her actions were equivalent to handing over the entire Hogwarts to Umbridge.

Sighing, Mike looked up at the sky, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

'Dumbledore, Dumbledore, if you don't come back, Hogwarts will be renamed Umbridge.'