Hogwarts: Harry's Path to Witches

Chapter 162 Umbridge’s Road to Ascension

"Oh? Oh!" Fudge was stunned for a moment, and then a look of realization appeared on his face.

"I remembered. You are Umbridge from that...that department, right? I have an impression. I remember you came to see me."

Umbridge's face showed the surprise expression of a little girl when she saw the person she admired most:

"Ah, I'm so honored! Minister, you actually remember me, a clerk in the Office for the Prohibition of Abuse of Magic!

God, I will never forget this moment! "

Fudge listened to Umbridge's flattery and couldn't help but nodded, with a smile on his face.

Although he is good at politics, this does not prevent him from enjoying being flattered by others.

"So what happened to my book?" Fudge asked casually.

"Ah, I took it upon myself to do a little more work." Umbridge said with a smile on her face.

"I think your series of books, including "From Prefect to Minister" and "Tips for Running for Student Union President," are very wonderful.

Especially your book "My Life as a Minister". I put it next to my bed day and night and read a paragraph every night.

So I took it upon myself to promote that series of books.

Moreover, the publicity effect is very good, and the sales of each copy have increased significantly. "

Fudge's eyes lit up and he nodded with satisfaction: "Well done!"

Who wouldn’t like this kind of subordinate who speaks nicely, flatters himself, and helps him make money?

Umbridge did not answer immediately, but looked at the position where Dumbledore was standing before, with an angry expression on her face:

"Minister, that Dumbledore is really too much! He actually doesn't take you seriously at all!

You are obviously so great. Under your leadership, the Ministry of Magic is flourishing and the magical world is becoming more and more peaceful.

Wolfsbane potion appeared two years ago, and a year ago the Ministry of Magic solved an unjust, false and wrong case fifty years ago and cleared Hagrid.

As a result...that Dumbledore actually ignored you! "

At this point, Umbridge panted desperately, her face turned red, and she seemed extremely angry.

The expression on Fudge's face darkened for a moment, but then immediately returned to its original state.

He coughed twice and shook his head: "Don't talk nonsense. Dumbledore is so great, how could he make mistakes?"

But a strange look flashed in Fudge's eyes.

Indeed, he had long been dissatisfied with Dumbledore.

Apart from anything else, I am a dignified Minister of Magic, but my influence is no greater than that of Dumbledore. What does this mean?

There is also Dumbledore, the headmaster of a mere magic school. His words are actually more effective than his own words to many Ministry of Magic employees!

These many factors came together to make Fudge increasingly dissatisfied with Dumbledore.

Fudge looked Umbridge up and down again out of the corner of his eye.

To be honest, Fudge was quite satisfied with this Umbridge.

She is smart, aware of current affairs, understands her own thoughts, speaks nicely, and helps herself make money.

Although Umbridge does not look very good, it seems that she only has this shortcoming.

I just don’t know if what she said before was sincere.

Fudge shook his head: "Don't talk nonsense. Let's go back to the office of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement."

With that said, Fudge walked towards the elevator, followed closely by Umbridge.

On the way, Fudge asked seemingly unintentionally:

"Director Colt is retiring. Do you have the confidence to compete for the position of director of the Office for the Prohibition of Abuse of Magic?"

Umbridge lowered her head and said sweetly: "Oh, I do want to compete. After all, I want to share more pressure with you."

Fudge nodded and said nothing more.

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The investiture of the Order of Merlin, First Class takes place at Merlin Cottage, outside Salisbury.

There are layers of enchantment there, and it can only be entered through magical means.

After all, the location of Merlin's Cottage is a tourist attraction for Muggles, and it can be easily discovered if you are not careful.

After Harley landed smoothly, she immediately looked around.

The three of them landed outside Merlin's hut, and there were no waiting staff around.

However, Professor Dumbledore didn't pay attention and walked towards the front hall with ease.

"Follow up, Harry." Professor Slughorn reminded,

"Although I don't know if this Merlin hut was really built by Merlin, the design inside is very consistent with the identity of Merlin's hybrid dream demon, and the road is extremely complicated.

If you walk alone, you will easily get lost. "

"Thanks for the reminder, Professor." Harley said softly.

The front hall is large and has a large number of rooms surrounding it. Wizards from all over the world kept coming out of the room.

After all, the Order of Merlin is the highest honor in the British wizarding world.

Although Britain is no longer the empire where "the sun never sets", as long as Dumbledore is still around, the British wizarding world will still attract the attention of wizards all over the world.

Naturally, the investiture of the Order of Merlin attracts wizards from all over the world.

In the center of the vestibule stands a statue of a wizard.

The wizard was a kind old man with a thin build, wearing a white robe and holding a long cane-shaped wand.

At the wizard's feet, there are countless flowers, symbolizing the bloodline of his nightmare.

"Is that Merlin?" Harry stopped and looked at the statue.

Although the statue is the image of an old man, Harley always feels that this is a playboy, who must have been suave at first.

"Yes." Seeing Harry stop, Dumbledore also stopped and admired the statue together.

"Speaking of which, there is another interesting thing in Hogwarts.

According to historical records, Merlin was a famous wizard at the end of the fifth century AD, while the four giants of Hogwarts were from the tenth century AD.

But Slytherin always insisted that Merlin was a wizard who graduated from Slytherin.

Although other houses were unwilling to support this theory, they all believed that Merlin graduated from Hogwarts.

And there is always fragmentary evidence found in the historical records of Hogwarts, proving that Merlin once attended school here. "

Harley blinked, looking thoughtful.

After thinking for a while, Harry raised a possibility: "Maybe Merlin never died, so he turned into a little wizard and went to school?

After all, according to legendary records, Merlin has the blood of a dream demon, and he lives in Avalon, a place where there is no concept of death in the legend.

So he could live for thousands of years, or even longer, until he gets tired of it. "

"We don't know that." Professor Dumbledore said with a hint of regret in his voice, "Actually, I really want to meet the legendary wizard Merlin."

"Do you want to ask him for advice on deeper magic?"

"This is just one of the reasons." Professor Dumbledore smiled and did not continue to explain.

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(Thanks to Jiuwei Yanhu for the tip!)