'-is exactly what our dear new Head deserves,' said Fred. '-we reckon a bit of mayhem-' said George. 'But we've always stopped short of causing real mayhem,' said Fred. 'We might have put a toe across it occasionally,' said George. 'We've always known where to draw the line,' said Fred. we've decided we don't care about getting into trouble any more. 'Not until Montague reappears, and that could take weeks, I dunno where we sent him,' said Fred coolly. 'He never managed to get all the words out,' said Fred, 'due to the fact that we forced him head-first into that Vanishing Cabinet on the first floor. 'What do you mean, "tried"?' said Ron quickly. 'Yeah, Montague tried to do us during break,' said George. 'Malfoy just docked us all about fifty points,' said Harry furiously, as they watched several more stones fly upwards from the Gryffindor hour-glass. He and George had just come down the marble staircase and joined Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ernie in front of the hour-glasses. In fact, the only glass that seemed unchanged was the emerald-filled one of Slytherin. Even as they watched, stones flew upwards, reducing the amounts in the lower bulbs. Gryffindor and Ravenclaw had been neck and neck in the lead that morning. 'īut Harry, Ron and Hermione had turned automatically towards the giant hour-glasses set in niches along the wall behind them, which recorded the house-points. it would completely undermine the prefect system. 'He was bluffing,' said Ernie, looking appalled. Laughing heartily, he strode away with Crabbe and Goyle. Ron pulled out his wand, but Hermione pushed it away, whispering, 'Don't!' Oh yeah, I forgot, you're a Mudblood, Granger, so ten off for that. Weasley, your shirt's untucked, so I'll have another five for that. so, Granger, I'll have five from you for being rude about our new Headmistress. Anyway, members of the Inquisitorial Squad do have the power to dock points. 'A select group of students who are supportive of the Ministry of Magic, hand-picked by Professor Umbridge.
'The Inquisitorial Squad, Granger,' said Malfoy, pointing towards a tiny silver 'I' on his robes just beneath his prefect's badge. 'But members of the Inquisitorial Squad-' 'I know prefects can't dock points, Weasel King,' sneered Maltby. 'Yeah, we're prefects, too, remember?' snarled Ron. 'It's only teachers who can dock points from houses, Malfoy,' said Ernie at once. 'Afraid I'm going to have to dock a few points from Gryffincor and Hufflepuff,' he drawled. His pale, pointed face was alight w th malice. 'Now, do you really want to finish that sentence, Granger?'ĭraco Malfoy had slid out from behind the door, closely followed by Crabbe and Goyle. 'Lording it over all the other teachers, the stupid puffed-up, power-crazy old-' 'Oh, I expect she really fancied herself sitting up there in the Head's office,' said Hermione viciously, as they walked up the stone steps into the Entrance Hall. 'Apparently, she had a right little tantrum. The Head's office has sealed itself against her. The Fat Friar told me-' he dropped his voice conspiratorially, so that Harry, Ron and Hermione had to lean closer to him to hear '-that Umbridge tried to get back into his office last night after they'd searched the castle and grounds for him. 'They couldn't keep him away in our second year and they won't be able to this time. 'Dumbledore will be back before long,' said Ernie Macmillan confidently on the way back from Herbology, after listening intently to Harry's story. Everybody knew, for instance, that Harry and Marietta were the only students to have witnessed the scene in Dumbledore's office and, as Marietta was now in the hospital wing, Harry found himself besieged with requests to give a first-hand account. Mungo's with a pumpkin for a head) it was surprising how accurate the rest of their information was.
No matter where Harry went within the castle, the sole topic of conversation was Dumbledore's flight, and though some of the details may have gone awry in the retelling (Harry overheard one second-year girl assuring another that Fudge was now lying in St. The notices had gone up all around the school overnight, but they did not explain how every single person within the castle seemed to know that Dumbledore had overcome two Aurors, the High Inquisitor, the Minister for Magic and his Junior Assistant to escape.
Signed: Cornelius Oswald Fudge, Minister for Magic The above is in accordance with Educational Decree Number Twenty-eight. Dolores Jane Umbridge (High Inquisitor) has replacedĪlbus Dumbledore as Head of Hogwarts School of
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