The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

After Umbridge finished speaking, she bowed to the crowd, indicating that her speech was over and it was time for the audience to applaud.

Everyone was very cooperative and gave Umbridge loud cheers and applause. Everyone was beaming with joy.

Of course, their joy was more likely to come from the fact that Umbridge's long-winded speech was finally over.

Most people didn't care much about Umbridge's speech about rectifying the treatment of student workers and the corruption of management.

I've said it before.

Those who can come to watch the ceremony at this time are basically people who have a strong desire for money.

To these people, anything other than practical benefits is meaningless.

Moreover.

Everyone felt that what Umbridge said were just beautiful words she threw out to cheer up the scene.

After all, after this period of time together, Umbridge's teaching methods have led people with discerning eyes to label her a 'paper talker' or a 'retreatist'.

Will such a person do those practical things seriously?

Go dream!

John and Cedric were probably the only two people at the scene who took Umbridge's words seriously.

Especially what the other party said about rectifying corruption issues, which almost clearly showed that Umbridge wanted to take the opportunity to rectify Link.

Fortunately, they had already guessed all of this.

And Link also gave detailed countermeasures for this.

There's really no telling who will have the last laugh.

John and Cedric looked at each other and smiled, and then the latter hurried forward to take Umbridge back to the backstage after finishing her speech. The former put his wand against his throat again and announced:

"That's it for today's opening ceremony. Our staff will conduct the remaining job fairs and announcements of job positions and benefits."

As he spoke, John pointed to an office with an open door nearby, and then quickly chased after Cedric.

In the office he pointed to, there were four Hufflepuff seventh-year graduates waiting seriously.

These people are all Cedric's classmates, and they are related households who entered the factory through Cedric's route.

The fact that they can have a successful relationship with Cedric has proven their ability and character.

But Cedric considered that they were about to graduate and needed to focus more on their studies and job hunting after graduation, so he arranged for a personnel position that was more relaxed and free, and also more rewarding.

On the other side, although John's speech was as simple as ever, there was even a hint of perfunctoryness in his words.

But the crowd in the audience didn't care.

Everyone cheered and rushed towards the office, looking hot and crazy.

John and Cedric were in similar postures at the moment.

With their incomparable enthusiasm and bright smiles, Umbridge changed her intention to leave directly, and surrounded by them, she walked to the only office with a solid wooden door in the factory.

John opened the door first, bent down and waited until Umbridge and Cedric entered one after another before closing the door again.

Compared with their attitudes, Umbridge seemed extremely arrogant.

She changed from being humble and gentle in her previous speeches, and the sarcasm and viciousness were clearly written on her face.

But when she actually walked into the office and Cedric waved his wand to turn on the lights in the room.

The only expression on her face was shock!

Because what appeared in front of her at this moment was a majestic and beautifully decorated huge office.

The most important point is that the decoration style of this entire office is based on the Office of the Minister of Magic.

Even the windows are equipped with artificial imaging magic curtains similar to the Ministry of Magic, which can freely control the weather and scenery outside the window.

Umbridge's body was shaking slightly.

She suppressed her anger and roared:

"Who gave you permission to arrange this place like this?! You are overstepping your bounds! It is an insult to the Ministry of Magic and Mr. Minister!"

"what!?"

John pretended to be frightened and exclaimed, "But...but this is the office we specially prepared for you."

As soon as she said this, Umbridge's expression froze and she said:

"mine?"

"Yes, yes, as the supervisory professor of our factory, how can you not even have an office space?" John continued, "From now on, this is your office!"

"Oh, that's... that's pretty good." Umbridge stopped shaking instantly, "But isn't it too wasteful for you to have such a grand ceremony? I have an office in Hogwarts itself. It’s just a little further away. Remember, we can’t do this again from now on.”

John and Cedric said yes repeatedly.

But the corners of their mouths couldn't help but start to rise.

Because Umbridge's attitude change was so dramatic.

And although the other party was still speaking high-sounding words, his eyes were involuntarily looking towards the huge and gorgeous desk as he spoke, and the greed on his face could hardly be suppressed.

But to be honest, Umbridge can't be entirely blamed for this.

You must know that long before Umbridge came to Hogwarts, Link had already used the power of the Foley family to find out everything about Umbridge.

Naturally, Umbridge's greed for power cannot be hidden from Link and others.

In fact, Link originally planned to decorate this office in the style of a cute girly cat. After all, this is what Umbridge likes. All her offices in Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic are like this. style of.

Later, Link and others considered that doing so might make Umbridge aware that she was being investigated, so they changed it to the style of the minister's office.

Judging from the results, it seems that the effect is also outstanding.

After accompanying Umbridge around the office, sitting on the office chair, and feeling the warmth of the fireplace, John finally said to Umbridge, who was still in an excited state:

"Well, actually, this office was specially prepared for you at the behest of Link. He even moved a lot of antique furniture from the era of the Big Three of Hogwarts from home for this purpose!"

While speaking, John also tapped the wooden cabinet in front of him with his hand, indicating that this thing was the antique he was talking about.

After hearing this, Umbridge took the bait.

He raised his eyebrows and snorted coldly:

"Oh, is it?"

"Of course! You don't know that Link has been regretting the last time he contradicted you. He even had ulcers in his mouth!" Cedric said, "But you also have to understand him. Ah. Link's good friends Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and his fiancée Emily were all there at the time!

Among them, Harry Potter is hostile to you. In this case, Link doesn't want to embarrass himself in front of his friends, so he has to be tougher on you! "

Umbridge sneered:

"Hahaha, you should let him come and tell me these words in person!"

"Oh, isn't it that Link feels too embarrassed to come see you again?" John took over and said, "But even though he didn't come, his sincerity has already arrived."

After saying this, Umbridge instinctively turned her eyes to the desk again.

Then he shook his head sarcastically.

Obviously, this office alone is not enough sincerity.

John naturally understood, and he quickly smiled and put the bag of invisible stretching spells that Link gave him on the desk.

wow——

The opening of the Seamless Stretching Spell pocket was not tightened. Following John's movements, a large amount of gold galleons printed with fire dragon patterns poured out from the opening, reflecting golden light under the sunlight.

Umbridge felt a golden light flash in front of her eyes, and then she could no longer look away.

At this moment, John's bewitching explanation voice also sounded at the right time:

"Here is a sincerity of 10000 gold galleons. As long as you can forgive Link's previous rudeness, then these are all yours."

After a pause, and seeing that Umbridge didn't speak, John continued, "Don't worry, the magic marks on the golden galleons here are all non-consecutive. And, we are not bribing you, this is for you. Salary! After all, you will be managing us on behalf of the Ministry of Magic. How can we let you work for nothing? These ten thousand galleons are your salary for this month!"

This time, Umbridge finally reacted.

Her eyes were still staring at the gold coins on the table, but she said in a dazed voice:

"Do you think it is reasonable for me, a part-time management professor, to receive a salary of ten thousand gold galleons a month?"

"Hey! Look how stupid I am! Of course this is unreasonable! It's all my fault!" John said quickly, "Even if this money was given to you privately by Link personally, we don't know anything about it. That's all. Bar?"

Umbridge remained silent once again.

At this moment, there was a war between heaven and man in her heart.

On the one hand, she could clearly sense that Link's 'sincerity' behavior was not as simple as it seemed, and even contained some malice.

This is evident from John's initial attempt to explain the bribe in terms of 'salary'.

After all, wages have to be recorded in the accounts. If the money is really converted into wages, it will be equivalent to leaving evidence on the books.

When the time comes, Link will have an advantage over her.

On the other hand, that’s ten thousand gold galleons! !

In this magical society where the average annual salary is not even 600 gold galleons, this is a huge sum of money!

Even though Umbridge already had a high salary, and she had just mentioned in her speech that she wanted to combat corruption, the amount of money was still enough to make her lose her reason and moral integrity.

The most important thing is that although the plan proposed by John is very straightforward, Umbridge cannot see any pitfalls in it.

It was as if Link just buried the pit ahead with the mentality of giving it a try. After being avoided by her, Link gave up the idea of ​​continuing to fight with her, and then tried his best to seek peace.

Of course, this may also be because there are risks hidden in it that she failed to see.

But Umbridge was more willing to believe the former. After all, ten thousand gold galleons was too much, enough to cover her eyes and mind.

"Whoohoo-"

Rapid breathing came from Umbridge's mouth.

She took several deep breaths in succession, and then as if she had made up her mind, she picked up the bag of Seamless Stretch Charms on the table and stuffed it into her arms.

"Then please help me thank Mr. Link Foley, I will still be his friend!"

Umbridge said as she rushed towards the office door holding the pocket in her arms.

"Professor Umbridge, you still have some here!"

When John saw this, he pointed at the gold coins on the table that Umbridge had not picked up and shouted.

However, Umbridge ignored him at all and said, "I'll give those to you as pocket money!" Then she rushed out of the office as if running away and headed straight to the office of her former Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. Run.

This scene fell into the eyes of John and Cedric, making them both burst into laughter.

After a long time, John finally regained his composure and asked breathlessly:

"Uh...Phew!~Cedric, did you record all that just now?"

The person on the other side also breathed a little quickly and said:

"Ah, of course, just don't worry."

After saying this, Cedric took out a small magic tape recorder and waved it in front of John.

"Then let's hurry up and send it to Link. He should be very happy that things are going so smoothly."

John said with a smile, and then walked out with Cedric towards the eighth floor of Hogwarts Castle.

This time, the place where Link agreed to meet with them was very strange. They even had to hold a mysterious ceremony to get in, which made them a little nervous in addition to excitement.

After all, that place is right next door to the principal's office, so to speak.

And until they left, there were still a large number of students gathered at the door of the office responsible for worker recruitment.

……

An hour later, there was a study room in the room.

Link, who was sitting on a soft chair, put down the careful magic recorder in his hand, and Umbridge's voice stopped abruptly.

"You have done a very good job. I really feel wronged by you."

Link said with a smile.

When he spoke, Emily beside him also nodded in agreement to John and Cedric.

Such an action may not seem like much to Link, but to others it is too strange.

Because Emily's nickname outside is 'Cold Ice Beauty'.

It's such an honor to have her smile at you!

However, at this moment, John and Cedric did not feel the existence of this honor at all.

Their attention was focused more on this study room.

The way she looked around and touched here and there was exactly the same as Umbridge did before.

Fortunately, Cedric has been a prefect for so many years and has seen some of the world. He quickly reacted and said:

"Link, this is what we should do. What I'm more concerned about is, with this recording, can we defeat Umbridge?"

Link nodded and said:

"This is of course a matter of course. Although this is just a bit of recording, and it obviously contains the flavor of your inducement, you only need to edit it and then use the channels of the Daily Prophet to send it out."

"Can the recording be edited?"

This time it was Emily who spoke. It was obviously the first time she had heard of this thing, and her face was full of confusion.

"Recording and editing are nothing in Muggle society." Link explained, "But in the wizarding world, this technology is currently only in the hands of some newspapers in the American wizarding world. It's normal for you not to know."