demon hunter at hogwarts

Umbridge didn't seem to realize that she was in mortal danger just now.

As a half-blood wizard, Umbridge has shown an unusual desire for power since she was a child.

This may be because her father, Alford Umbridge, was an unmotivated person who was responsible for cleaning in the Magic Maintenance Department of the Ministry of Magic and had never been promoted in his life; The mother, Ellen Cranell, was a frivolous and sloppy Muggle, and her brother was a squib.

Born in such a family environment, with relatives who were ruthlessly discriminated against in the wizarding world, Umbridge has lived at the bottom of the wizarding world since she was a child, which made her firmly believe in one idea: "We must Get rights.”

For this reason, when she was in school at Hogwarts, she worked very hard and achieved excellent results.But because she showed "too strong a desire for power and control", she was not elected as a prefect or student union president, which has always made her resentful.

When she was 15 years old, through some means, she "persuaded" her mother and brother to leave the Umbridge family, disappear from the wizarding world, and completely return to Muggle life.She has not contacted her mother or brother since then.

The purpose of this is so that Umbridge can conveniently pretend to be a pure-blood wizard in front of all new people she meets.

After she graduated from Hogwarts at the age of 17, she quickly joined the Ministry of Magic and became a low-level intern in the Office for the Prohibition of Abuse of Magic. She was promoted all the way in just a few years. She was less than 30 years old. At that time, he became the number one leader in the office.

This "feat" was achieved partly because Umbridge was really hard-working and serious about her work, and because she was good at flattering her superiors in a false way, which left a good impression on many of her superiors.

On the other hand, she is good at playing tricks, and is good at ruthlessly stealing the credit of other colleagues and making it her own.

Because Umbridge was very favored in front of her superiors, none of the employees of the Ministry of Magic who tried to seek justice could succeed. Instead, they would be retaliated by the mean and cruel Umbridge afterwards. Over time, people began to think of her behavior. I can only swallow my anger.

After initially stabilizing her position, Umbridge began her next plan. She gave her lowly father a small fortune and persuaded him to retire early and no longer appear in the public eye.

In this way, she could craft a new identity for herself: the only direct descendant left in the world by a great wizard of the Wizengamot who had passed away.

If anyone asked her at an inappropriate time something like "Are you related to the Umbridge who cleaned the toilets in the past?", she would smile as sweetly as a little girl, and then politely say deny any relationship between them.

She then makes sure something bad happens to anyone who dares to broach the subject.In this way, people who want to be treated well by Umbridge will pretend to believe that Umbridge is indeed the descendant of a pure-blood Wizengamot member, and help Umbridge solidify this claim.

Next, Umbridge began to think about her life-long events. She tried to decorate herself with a girly aesthetic: for example, she filled the office with pink lace and liked anything decorated with cats. He even showed his patron saint: a cat, intentionally or unintentionally.

Although she has never owned a real cat because she considers cats to be dirty and troublesome creatures.

Many senior officials of the Ministry of Magic have received hints from her intentionally or unintentionally. In Umbridge's view, it doesn't matter who her husband is. What matters is whether the man has a powerful position and can help her achieve success. A more secure position.

Unfortunately, everyone who has a basic understanding of her cannot have much favorable impressions of her.

Because Umbridge likes to drink sweet sherry, during a date, as long as she has a glass of wine, she will tear off her pink disguise and talk to the person sitting opposite her about her opinions, including but not limited to How ruthlessly non-magical people deserve to be treated.

Even those anti-Muggle, pure-blood wizards would feel secretly afraid after hearing Umbridge's idea.

Finally, Umbridge climbed to the position of Deputy Minister of Magic.

The then Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, had been worried that Dumbledore might have ambitions to replace him. Umbridge was keenly aware of this, so she tried every means to fan Fudge's vanity and panic. .

Fudge, who was fearful but had hidden ambitions, soon regarded Umbridge as his confidant and believed that she was one of the few people he could trust. Sometimes, there were things he wanted to express but dared not say. Every opinion that comes out of the mouth will come out through Umbridge's mouth.Without his acquiescence just now, Umbridge would not have been able to say those words.

Deep down in his heart, Fudge did not want to be at the mercy of Dumbledore. He believed that he would become a puppet who could come and go when Dumbledore called him.

Even if Dumbledore didn't think so himself.

"Cornelly, I think I have clearly explained the necessity of this meeting in my letter." Dumbledore said seriously, "This involves an innocent man who has been wronged for 50 years. The issue of whether our reputation can be restored in time is not... the child's play you talk about."

"Albus, you misunderstood..." Fudge still showed a trace of panic when faced with Dumbledore's tone. "Of course I didn't mean to accuse you... Dolores meant that we should Act according to the regulations..."

"Let's stop these meaningless conversations." Dumbledore raised a hand to stop Fudge from continuing, "I hope you brought the dossier I mentioned when you came... Oh , Rufus, thank you..."

Scrimgeour limped forward a few steps and placed a document on Dumbledore's desk.

"... Rubeus Hagrid is suspected of opening the secret room of Hogwarts and releasing the monster inside, causing the death of a girl." Dumbledore opened the file and read the text above, "... the school will Expelling Rubeus Hagrid and destroying his wand..."

After hearing this, Hagrid was still unable to suppress his emotions and said loudly: "I didn't open the secret room, and Aragog didn't kill that girl. It only eats the bread crumbs I feed him! Never left that box!"

"The minister is talking to the headmaster about important things. It's not your turn...you..." Umbridge screamed angrily at Hagrid, but she still retained some sense and chose less sharp words. , “…rude people interrupting their conversation!”

But she quietly took two steps back and hid behind Delis and Kingsley, which revealed her innermost feelings. No one would face an emotionally unstable giant who was five times larger than a normal human body. , and still remain calm and composed.

As expected, Hagrid was once again angered by Umbridge's words. Two black beetle-like eyes burned with angry flames, glaring at Umbridge.

From the moment this toad-like woman entered the door, he felt an indescribable feeling of disgust.

Seeing that Hagrid was in a wrong mood, Delis showed a funny smile and put his hand into his pocket.Kingsley raised his hands in front of his chest and said in a low voice: "Rubber, please calm down."

Kingsley's words had some effect, but in the gamekeeper's mind, the person with the most decisive say was Dumbledore.

"Rubber, sit down...we will give you a fair answer soon." The old principal's words were like a shot of tranquilizer, making Hagrid return to the surprisingly large chair.

Fudge looked relieved, but Umbridge's eyes flashed with malice.

Regulus had a clear view of everyone's expressions. He had no doubt that the Deputy Minister of Magic, who was known for being mean and vicious, had already hated Hagrid in his heart and was planning to punish him severely. Fan.

"...Albus, according to your statement, Rubeus Hagrid was not the culprit of the murder 50 years ago, so who was the real murderer?" Fudge asked reluctantly, he was not willing to pay for such a situation. The final verdict was overturned, because it would not bring him any benefit.

"It's Voldemort." Dumbledore read the name.

Hearing the word Voldemort, Fudge and Umbridge both flinched, Delis's throat made a swallowing sound, Scrimgeour's knuckles clenched a little white, but Kingsley still stood expressionless. In place.

"I'm sorry, I think this statement is completely nonsense." After Umbridge calmed down her mood, she spoke again in her fake, sweet, high-pitched voice, "Of course we don't deny that even The person whose name cannot be named has such ability and motivation, but without any evidence, placing all the blame on him will only allow the real culprit to continue to go free."

"Evidence? Of course we have it." After Dumbledore said this, he walked out from behind his desk and left the office first, followed by Fudge and others.

None of them noticed that Regulus, who had been silent in the corner, had disappeared.

When Dumbledore brought Fudge and others to Myrtle's bathroom again, the entrance to the secret room was wide open, waiting for them to visit, and Regulus was standing beside the sink.

"This is..." Fudge looked towards the dark pipe mouth, his words carrying echoes.

"Going down this passage is the legendary secret room." Dumbledore explained, "The monster that killed Myrtle is down there. We can go see what it looks like."

At this time, both Fudge and Umbridge turned pale.

Voldemort's name can scare them, but now, most people believe that Voldemort is unlikely to come back. That fear is just a subconscious fear of the dark years more than ten years ago.

But this monster can really kill people.

Moreover, the passage was so grandly placed in front of them. If the monster inside rushed out... Even if Dumbledore is said to be the most powerful magician in the world, it may not be able to save the lives of everyone here.

"...Albus, can you tell us what the monster is there?" Fudge asked tentatively.

"The basilisk," Dumbledore said flatly.

Umbridge gave a short scream that sounded like a toad.

Fudge didn't say anything.

Regulus felt a breeze blowing past him, and he looked at Kingsley with a playful look.

At this time, Fudge's body stood up straight, looking a little weird.

"Minister, with Principal Dumbledore here, we can deal with this basilisk." Kingsley suddenly spoke in his rich, calm voice, and Fudge's face looked a little better.

"...Okay...I think there's no problem." Fudge said in a panic.

Another breeze blew by, and Fudge relaxed a bit, but he still stood firm and freed his hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead.

"Headmaster, are you sure? If it is really a basilisk, we need to send a few more Aurors over, just in case." Scrimgeour said seriously.

"I don't think it's necessary." Dumbledore said with a smile, "I can ensure your safety [-]%, but you need to go down with me... to make sure that everything I say is true, right?"

"Yes... let's go down..." Fudge was so frightened by the basilisk that he was completely confused.

Regulus naturally would not tell the fact that the basilisk was dead. Even Myrtle, who was not bothered by the excitement, stood aside and watched with interest as Fudge was frightened into making a fool of himself.

If Kingsley hadn't reacted quickly and immobilized Fudge's body with a spell just now, it's hard to say whether the Minister of Magic would have weakened and fell directly into the pipe leading to the secret room.

"I'll go down first." Kingsley volunteered to be the vanguard, jumped into the pipe and disappeared.

Scrimgeour followed, and then Delis jumped in.

Fudge and Umbridge looked at the dark hole, hesitating.

"Cornelly, please...I will follow you." Dumbledore said.

In the end, Fudge took a great step and jumped into the pipe. Seeing her boss acting like this, Umbridge had no choice but to jump in.

Hagrid was about to follow, but was stopped by Dumbledore.

"Rupert, you'd better stay up there... because Fawkes might not be able to carry your weight..." Dumbledore said half-jokingly, "Regulus, if you don't mind, you can stay with Rubeus. Let’s chat here for a while, we’ll be back soon.”

After saying that, Dumbledore also stepped lightly and got into the pipe leading to the secret room again.