The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

The noise was growing louder and clearer.

This seemed to be the scream of a woman or a female ghost.

But in a place like Hogwarts, what could happen that would cause a woman (ghost) to cry like that?

Link and Cedric carefully identified the source of the sound, then stood up and walked towards the foyer in unison.

At this time, it was a critical juncture when dinner time was approaching. Among the many students waiting for dinner in the auditorium, there were many who were as curious about this matter as they were.

They whispered and formed a circle around the foyer, corridor and stairwell. Some looked shocked, some even looked terrified, but more people had gloating on their faces.

The only person with a lonely expression at the scene was Professor McGonagall.

She stood directly opposite Link and Cedric, looking as if she felt very uncomfortable with the scene in front of her.

Link and Cedric managed to squeeze through the crowd with a kind of Hufflepuff help.

It was only then that they saw the true source of the shrill scream.

Professor of Divination at Hogwarts - Sybill Trelawney.

At this moment, she was holding a wand in one hand and an empty wine bottle in the other. She waved it in threats from time to time, and then wrapped herself tightly around a pillar with her hands and feet.

Her hair was all standing up, and her glasses were crooked, making one eye appear much larger than the other.

What she should be proud of is that the countless scarves and shawls were hanging messily, making her feel like she was in tatters.

At her feet, there were several large suitcases standing crookedly.

The edges of these large boxes and the chassis rollers were damaged to varying degrees. The marks seemed to be brand new, as if they had just been dropped from upstairs.

And it is.

Because the next moment, a small cowhide box was thrown down and hit the ground with a loud thud.

Professor Trelawney seemed to be startled by the sound, and she huddled up on the pillar and screamed:

"No! This can't happen...impossible...I refuse to accept...what Dumbledore promised me!"

"Didn't you expect this to happen?"

A disgusting clipping sound came from the place where the cowhide suitcase had just flown down. Everyone heard the sound and saw Umbridge slowly walking up the stairs surrounded by a group of inspection team members, "Although you... Scammers can’t even predict tomorrow’s weather.

As a person with normal IQ.

You should be able to realize that your poor performance during my lectures and your lack of improvement since then will inevitably lead to your dismissal, right? "

"No - you can't! I have lived here for 16 years! Hogwarts is my home!"

Professor Trelawney screamed hysterically while waving her arms back and forth, seemingly trying to enhance the credibility and persuasiveness of her words.

But what she didn't notice was that the arm she was using to wave was holding a wand.

The expressions of the inspection team members who gathered around Umbridge on the stairs changed instantly when they saw this.

One of their teams quickly pulled Umbridge to the back of the team and erected a protective wall with all the protection spells.

The rest of the team members raised their wands in unison.

"Disarm you—"

In a burst of uniform chanting, Professor Trelawney was completely overwhelmed by the red light, and her whole body was hit hard against the wall, and then bounced back to the ground.

The huge impact clearly damaged her internal organs and bones.

After landing, she barely raised her upper body, as if she wanted to say something.

But just as he opened his mouth, a mouthful of blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth, mixing with the dust on his face, forming a disgusting black-red color.

There was an exclamation from the surrounding crowd.

Everyone can't understand why these inspectors are so heavy-handed.

You must know that Professor Trelawney didn't have much intention to attack just now.

But the inspection team members who had done all this still did not relax their vigilance.

The red light on the tip of their staff not only did not dissipate, but became even brighter.

The most important thing is that the aim of their stick tips is still vaguely aimed at the crowd of onlookers.

This is actually something that is easy to understand.

After all, a team of inspectors had just been beaten into the infirmary this morning.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I bet she has at least three broken ribs, and one of them seems to have pierced her internal organs. What a poor thing."

John came over at some point and said, "You can trust me on this point. I just finished learning first aid diagnosis and treatment from Madam Pomfrey!"

Hearing this, Link and Cedric turned to look at John.

Among them, Link asked in confusion:

"Why are you learning that stuff?"

John glared at Link and said:

"Because Professor McGonagall didn't dare to punish you! So the blame for the gang fight this morning was placed on me.

And Madam Pomfrey felt it necessary that I, the culprit who had caused so much more work for her, should be punished.

Ever since, I was forced to learn practical healing techniques for a whole day, and I was not released until now!

Oh, God!You’d never guess how many cases of frostbite I dealt with today!

Those wounds are already starting to fester!

Link, you are acting too shady! "

Hearing this, Link and Cedric couldn't help laughing. It wasn't until John punched Link that he couldn't hold back his laughter and said:

“Honestly you can’t blame me.

And I have some not-so-good news for you.

Tonight's dinner seems to be stewed bacon.

You should have seen it, right?After the thing is stewed, it looks almost the same as a frostbite wound. "

John's expression changed, and he immediately covered his mouth and said:

"Oh! God!"

Seeing this, Link and others laughed again.

Hermione on the side finally couldn't bear it anymore.

She shouted angrily at Cedric and John:

"Can't you have some sympathy? Professor Trelawney was beaten to the point of vomiting blood!"

Hearing this, the smiles on the faces of Link, Cedric and John gradually disappeared. They looked at each other, and then Link opened his hand towards Hermione and said:

"What does this have to do with us?"

"How come it doesn't matter?" Hermione continued, "She is our professor..."

"I have to correct you!" John waved his hand and interrupted, "She is just an external professor at Hogwarts, not mine. I didn't sign up for Divination and just need to compile some information. A course where you can get credits by telling a little story about your own bad luck.”

After hearing this, Harry and Ron rubbed their noses in embarrassment.

Their reasons for choosing divination classes were exactly the same as what John had just described.

Fortunately, he didn't care about their reactions at this time. Seeing that Hermione was still angry, Link continued:

"What's going on? Hermione, I remember you and Trelawney had a bad time before, didn't you?"

"That's true, but Umbridge is going to kick Professor Trelawney out this time!" Hermione said with a distressed expression while grabbing her hair, "Professor Trelawney doesn't have any savings at all. , I am still so seriously injured, if I were just kicked out like this, I would have died!"

"That was her own mistake."

Cedric retorted, "Hermione, you probably don't know yet, right? The reason Trelawney has no savings is entirely because she spent all the money on wine!"

You will know it clearly if you go to her home in the attic above the divination classroom. It is almost filled with wine bottles!

Many times when you go to her divination class, the reason why she looks so confused and staring is because she is drunk!

I think a professor who is drunk even in class should have been fired a long time ago! "

After speaking, Cedric pointed to the wine bottle that Trelawney still refused to let go of even after being so severely injured.

Hermione also noticed this, she lowered her head and was speechless.

"I don't agree with your statement!" Harry said suddenly, "Professor Trelawney was recruited by Dumbledore, and Dumbledore allowed her to live in Hogwarts.

I don't think Dumbledore would be ignorant of Professor Trelawney's living habits.

And if he knew, he didn't drive Professor Trelawney away.

Then there must be a special reason that we don't know.

This is not something you can deny by just saying a few words! "

Harry stared at Cedric with sharp eyes, and Cedric looked at Harry with his eyes narrowed.

The atmosphere between them began to become increasingly tense.

It was only then that the others on the edge started to ring.

The two people had been having a bad fight before, but that conflict was interrupted by the sudden Trelawny incident.

Now, Harry obviously wanted to continue the previous topic.

Link shook his head helplessly.

Cedric obviously discovered Harry's thoughts about Cho Chang and became so aggressive.

Otherwise, with Cedric's gentle temper, he wouldn't have bothered with an emotional kid like Harry.

What Link really didn't understand was where did Harry get the confidence that made him dare to stand up to Cedric like this?

Cedric is the person with the highest status in the entire Hufflepuff House, second only to Link.

This may seem weakened at first glance compared to the original work, but in fact, due to the existence of Link, Cedric, who has managed to survive until now, has undergone a qualitative change in terms of influence and personal strength.

Such a popular figure on campus is no longer something a 'savior' like Harry can compete with.

What's more, the reason why Dumbledore allowed Trelawney to hang out in Hogwarts like this.

The reason is still Harry's.

If Harry knew the truth, let alone protecting Trelawney, he would probably want to explode with a thunderbolt and blow Trelawney's head into pieces, right?

Sighing, Link finally said before the situation became more difficult to end:

"Okay, don't dwell on this topic anymore.

Someone tell us, how did Trelawney and Umbridge end up like this? "

Harry and Hermione looked at each other after hearing this. After a while, Ron shrank back, raised his hand as if giving a speech in class and said:

"I think this may be because Trelawney likes to make blind predictions.

This is actually a very common thing. Almost every one of us who has taken a divination class has been predicted by Trelawney to be about to die.

For example, Harry, Trelawney, the liar, said at that time that he would encounter misfortune, and said that the black dog was a harbinger of his death.

But the result?

Is Harry still fine?

The other people she predicted were also fine.

So..."

"Say the point!"

John pressed his ears impatiently and said.

This move made Harry angry, but John didn't care.

Ron was so frightened that he shrank his neck and stepped forward to catch Harry who wanted to say something else.

You must know that after appreciating the charm of the MOMHL factory, Ron completely transformed into a pure worker and a hard worker.

I wish I could hang out in the factory 24 hours a day and make money.

And John happens to be the manager of the MOMHL factory. It would be strange if Ron is not afraid of John.

After relaxing his mood, Ron quickly continued:

"The point is that Umbridge reviewed Trelawney's classes when she first became Hogwarts Inquisitor.

Of course the result was very unsatisfactory, so Umbridge scolded Trelawney severely and gave her a stern warning.

Trelawney has held a grudge against Umbridge ever since.

At first, perhaps because of Umbridge's popularity, Trelawney only dared to think alone there.

But recently...she has become bolder. "

"So," Link said, "Trelawney gave Umbridge a bad prophecy?"

Ron said with some gloating:

"To be precise, Trelawney was saying that Umbridge would be imprisoned in Azkaban, or in the cells with the strictest security level in Azkaban. I guess she specified when she said these words It’s because I drank too much.”

As soon as he said this, John, Cedric, and most of the other students beside him laughed.

In such a big Hogwarts, there are really not many people who like Trelawney.

After all, no one likes to be cursed with misfortune every day.

In particular, Trelawney was particularly keen on letting students curse themselves - such prophetic stories always scored high in her exams.

But unlike the others, Link didn't smile.

On the contrary, the expression on his face was extremely serious.

Because he hated the character of Umbridge so much that he remembered the plot about Umbridge very clearly.

Umbridge's final fate in the original book was indeed sentenced to life imprisonment in a maximum security cell in Azkaban.

Such a thing, combined with Trelawney's identity as a professor of divination, makes it difficult not to think about it.

And just when Link was full of doubts, the inspection team members on the stairs finally seemed to confirm that the crowd below was not actually a threat.

They slowly spread to both sides, and finally revealed Umbridge hiding in the center of the team.