Chapter 227： Senior Investigator of Hogwarts

For the next few days, Jon's life at Hogwarts was fairly peaceful.

The three courses of magic history, astronomy and ancient runes are no different from previous years...except for the classmates who took the class together, a little change occurred.

But when he was in the potions class, Jon deliberately kept an eye on it.

His new partner in Potions class was Tiffany Selwyn, and Astoria's partner became Madeleine Yaxley.

In the potions class, Jon performed the same as ordinary Slytherin students, perhaps a little better than them... Since he was a Slytherin student, Professor Severus Snape was not too harsh. he.

Jon was mainly worried that if his performance was too high, it would arouse the suspicion of the veteran undercover Snape.

After all, Snape wasn't like ordinary teachers, who could just be blindfolded.

The first week of returning to Hogwarts is coming to an end.

On the one hand, I got along well with all the classmates, and on the other hand, I got the understanding of Astoria... The only thing Jon didn't understand was that Dumbledore hadn't contacted him yet.

He originally thought that on the night after the sorting ceremony, he would go to Principal Dumbledore's office and arrange tasks for himself.

But this is also a good thing, at least it won't cause any trouble.

If possible, Jon would rather Dumbledore not look for him this semester.

This way he can rest assured that he will run the new identity of Christopher Patrick at Hogwarts.

...

On Sunday night, when Jon opened the Daily Prophet, he saw news that had very eye-catching headlines on the front page.

The first thing that caught my eye was the photo of Dolores Umbridge; I saw this pink old toad with a big smile, nodding towards the surroundings from time to time.

Above is the title: "The Ministry of Magic seeks educational reform, and Dolores Umbridge was appointed as the first senior investigator of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."

The following text is:

"The Minister of Magic, Mr. Cornelius Fudge, attaches great importance to the status quo at Hogwarts and is increasingly disturbed.

Considering that the senile Principal Albus Dumbledore has frequently fainted recently, many Ministry of Magic officials and parents of students believe that the school is developing in a bad direction.

A week ago, on August 30, the Ministry of Magic had just passed the "Education Order No. 22"... to ensure that if a vacant position appears at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the Ministry of Magic has the right to recommend a suitable candidate.

Ms. Dolores-Umbridge was therefore recommended as a teacher of the conservation of magical animals at Hogwarts.

This beautiful and conscientious female teacher received the recognition and support of many parents of students in just one week after taking over the position...

And she promptly provided the minister with the situation at Hogwarts. The real situation there was worse than we thought.

At 9 o'clock in the morning GMT this morning, the Ministry of Magic’s "Education Order No. 23" came into effect through a vote, and created the new position of "Senior Hogwarts Investigator".

The Hogwarts Senior Investigator will have the authority to review her faculty and colleagues to ensure that they all meet the standards; Professor Umbridge was awarded this position in addition to her teaching position, and we are happy to tell everyone that she has accepted it. . "

These new measures of the Ministry of Magic have received enthusiastic support from the parents of Hogwarts students.

"When I know Hogwarts will get back on track, I feel more at ease." Mr. Lucius Malfoy, now 41, said in his Wiltshire mansion last night: "We care a lot. People who are in the immediate interest of their children have been worried about Dumbledore's weird decisions in recent years, and now they are very pleased to learn that the Ministry of Magic is paying close attention to this situation."

Of course, there are still rumors that Albus Dumbledore, once the chairman of the International Federation of Magicians and the chief magician of Wizengamore, is no longer able to assume the responsibility of managing the prestigious Hogwarts school.

Some Ministry of Magic officials proposed to invite Gaoming to let Professor Dolores Umbridge, who has been loved by students and their parents, serve as the principal of Hogwarts.

The proposal was finally abandoned due to strong protests from the veterans of Wiesengama, Grisylda Markbans and Tiberus Ogden. "

...

Rest assured of the "Daily Prophet" in his hand, Jon fell into a brief thought:

It seems that everything is back on track, and Umbridge will serve as the senior prosecutor at Hogwarts as in the original book.

Even if she is now a professor of the protection of magical animals, not a professor of defense against the dark arts.

But this has nothing to do with me, I will not go up and directly confront Umbridge.

It was the same with Dumbledore, even if Umbridge did anything in school, he had never put her in his eyes, let alone provoked her.

After all, in this case, Voldemort and the Death Eaters were the real enemies; the people in the Ministry were just crowds who didn't know the truth.

Therefore, Dumbledore has always chosen to be patient and not have a head-on conflict with the Ministry of Magic to avoid unnecessary losses.

The truth will come to light sooner or later, when Fudge and Umbridge can be liquidated...

While thinking about it, Jon threw the "Daily Prophet" into the flame of the fireplace, watching Umbridge's ridiculous face burn in the flames.

"What are you burning?" Tiffany Selwyn also walked into the Slytherin common room at this moment, and came to the fire.

"It's nothing!" Jon said with a smile: "It's just a finished newspaper, mainly for—"

Looking at the fireplace, his face changed slightly.

Jon took out his magic wand and waved it slightly... the flames in the fireplace burst out suddenly, and then turned into a giant flame snake, flying around in the common room a few times, winning bursts of applause.

"It's beautiful!" Selwyn exclaimed while clapping his hands.

"It's okay!" Jon looked embarrassed, got up quickly, and walked out of the Slytherin common room.

At the same time, the newspaper in the fireplace was completely reduced to ashes.

The flame giant also followed him out of the common room.

...

In the corridor of the basement, because it was late, there was silence.

The flame giant gradually extinguished, and finally turned into a big bright red bird.

"Why are you here!" Jon lowered his voice and scolded angrily.

When he saw Fox in the fire, he was shocked... Fortunately, there was no one else nearby, and Selwyn did not notice what was in the fireplace.

Otherwise, if the Slytherin students saw a phoenix mingling with him, they would have jumped into Lake Hogsmeade and couldn't clean it.