The Strongest Badger at Hogwarts

At night, Umbridge was still working hard in his office.

It wasn't until she became the headmaster of Hogwarts that she realized how busy and difficult the headmaster was.

Annual enrollment statistics, budget for each course, campus repair and maintenance work, faculty replacement work...

These disastrous tasks were all left to her to make decisions alone.

If only that's the case.

After all, Umbridge was an official of the Ministry of Magic from the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, and dealing with official documents was a piece of cake.

The point is that a large group of professors under her, represented by Minerva McGonagall, resisted her from the bottom of their hearts.

And the direct result of this is that this group of professors adopted the classic "office struggle method" - passive sabotage.

Professor McGonagall began refusing to perform any additional work after they had completed their teaching duties.

Some mischievous student released a dung bomb in the classroom, causing the whole floor to stink?

It's very simple, just a whirlwind cleaning by any professor can solve it.

But they just don't want to deal with it.

This was out of their remit, so let Umbridge handle it.

The classroom desk is broken?

Although it can be fixed with a Restoring Charm, let's leave it to Umbridge.

Who made her the principal?

...

There are just too many things like that.

This directly caused Umbridge's work intensity to explode instantly!

But Umbridge couldn't expel all these rebellious professors.

After all, these people are not trash like Trelawney, they are all professors with the highest teaching level in the entire country.

If Umbridge had the guts to kick them out, the angry parents would have the guts to storm into Hogwarts the next day and smash her head off.

To make matters worse, Umbridge had to find a way to enter the closed principal's office on the eighth floor.

As long as she doesn't sit behind that eagle-legged table for a day,

Then her name as the principal will be dishonorable for a day.

But it is difficult to solve this problem.

Hogwarts Castle is a whole, in a sense, it is actually alive.

This kind of existence is somewhat similar to the sorting hat, but the intelligence of Hogwarts Castle is obviously lower.

But this poor intelligence is enough for it to recognize its master, which is the principal.

Umbridge did not get the headmastership through normal means, nor did she have the permission of Dumbledore, the former headmaster.

This led to the fact that it wasn't just a stone monster statue blocking her now, or some kind of riddle.

But permissions!

So, after working so hard until the second half of the night, Umbridge finally completed the work of the previous day.

Standing up and stretching, Umbridge looked at the mountain of official documents in front of him, and heaved a long sigh when he thought that there would be more work waiting for him tomorrow.

The intensity of this work can almost catch up with the laborers in sweatshops in London in the 18th century.

The only difference between the two is that Umbridge is full of hope.

Because, she is not working for the students, but for herself.

Although he has left the central power level, Umbridge still maintains a high degree of concern for the Ministry of Magic.

This also made her aware of the recent big storm within the Ministry of Magic.

Judging from the current situation, it is estimated that Minister Fudge is about to fail.

As for the next minister, there is a high probability that it will be the old Barty Crouch who is currently in full swing.

This is really bad news for Umbridge.

After all, in order to show courteousness to Fudge, as a 'little devil', she made things difficult for old Barty Crouch.

It stands to reason that if the old Barty Crouch really gained power, Fudge's henchmen like her should be cleared out immediately.

But Umbridge found a silver lining in it.

That's Percy.

During the brief contact yesterday, Umbridge keenly discovered that Percy, the current Assistant Minister, is actually a very remarkable person.

He seems to have received most of Fudge's ZZ resources with the support of a mysterious pure-blooded nobleman, and formed an evenly matched situation with old Barty Crouch.

Umbridge felt that, as a former veteran of the Fudge Party, it was only logical for him to join Percy's camp now.

Although it would be embarrassing to seek refuge with a boy who just graduated a few years ago, but at least it can save her ZZ's life.

Of course, it is not reliable to rely on the past alone.

After all, she acted a little too late. Percy's inner circle had basically solidified, and she needed something else to squeeze in.

For example - Jin Gallon!

It is not too difficult for Umbridge to make money.

She is the headmaster of Hogwarts!

There are too many ways to embezzle public funds.

You must know that Dumbledore supported the entire Order of the Phoenix with just the headmaster!

More importantly, there is still a rich man like Link Foley in Hogwarts.

Umbridge had already figured it out.

Tomorrow's inauguration ceremony is the first step in her plan.

During the ceremony, while strictly punishing the members of D.A., she also relaxed the teaching pressure on a large scale, relieved the pressure on the students, and implemented happy education.

After all, Umbridge knew Hogwarts students too well.

Most of these little kids have no self-control, their minds are full of fun, if it is not for the pressure of the professors, they will not be in the mood to study at all.

Umbridge vowed that he would definitely win the favor and support of the vast majority of the students with such an order.

Even many professors will be happy.

Because it saves them effort.

Of course, such an approach would lead to a plummet in the quality of Hogwarts graduates.

But Umbridge didn't care.

Given the current situation of the Ministry of Magic, there will be a huge talent gap in the Ministry of Magic in the next few years.

Especially the Auror department, their thirst for recruits has almost reached a frenzied level.

At that time, no matter how poor the quality of graduates is, they will be able to find jobs.

In other words, in the next few years, the Ministry of Magic will take over the consequences of her happy education.

As for what to do when the Ministry of Magic fills the talent gap after a few years.

This kind of thing is not what she should worry about.

Because by then she must have returned to the Ministry of Magic and returned to politics.

After winning the hearts of the students and professors, she will imitate Dumbledore's approach and use her super high reputation to embezzle and embezzle public funds.

Not only that, but she also planned to suppress Link Foley and his henchmen vigorously.

Then squeeze Link Foley, seize the M.O.M.H.L factory, and get a lot of Galleons.

The reason why she is so busy today is to find trouble with Link Foley, which is to implement this strategy.

But after getting Jin Gallon, things became much simpler.

Umbridge will use money to bribe people in Percy's faction, including Percy himself.

Thus returning to the Ministry of Magic.

This set of procedures down.

She has earned money, a good reputation, and political achievements.

After returning to the Ministry of Magic and operating it again, it is estimated that he can directly become the director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement!

Imagining the glorious scene of his success and consummation a few years later, Umbridge fell into an excited fantasy.

And when she gradually woke up, the first ray of sunshine in spring had already shone into her office.

Umbridge stared at the bright red and bloodshot eyes, looking at the precious sunlight shining like gold on the table, feeling extremely happy.

Spring is the beginning of all things!

It was also the day she started a new journey.

And this ray of sunshine is obviously a good sign.

Today's inauguration ceremony should be quite successful!

Umbridge washed himself carefully, and then opened the door with a smile.

The inspection team had already been on duty in front of her office. They surrounded Umbridge and walked towards the auditorium with extraordinary momentum.

During the period, they also met many students who got up early.

The inspectors naturally stepped forward to drive them away, but this behavior was rarely stopped by Umbridge.

Umbridge pushed aside the inspectors who were guarding her, and walked in front, smiling and saying hello to everyone she met.

Although these people who are greeted are often unwilling to return the greetings, Umbridge is sure that no matter what their current attitudes are, after today's inauguration ceremony, she will become the most popular among students in the entire history of Hogwarts Principal!

What Umbridge didn't discover, however, was that.

In the shadows, there are many more malicious eyes staring at her!

...

"Hurry up! Ron, we're going to be late!"

In a boys' dormitory in Gryffindor, Harry anxiously urged Ron.

"Here we come!" Ron complained sleepily as he put on his clothes. "I don't understand why you are in such a hurry. It was Umbridge's headmaster's induction ceremony, not ours."

Harry didn't speak, he was actually very sleepy too, yesterday's misfortune and the increasingly heavy schoolwork approaching the OWL exam made him unable to fall asleep all night.

At this moment, he was burning with anxiety.

He failed to attend the small meeting yesterday, and was sent to the infirmary by Link on the grounds that he was worried that his body might have sequelae due to Veritaserum.

But judging from what he heard before, Link won't just give up.

Facing Umbridge's oppression and bullying, they must resist.

And the timing of this resistance is likely to be at the inauguration ceremony this morning!

Finally, Ron dawdled and put on his school uniform.

Harry grabbed his hand almost immediately and rushed out of the Gryffindor lounge.

When the two of them came to the auditorium panting, the inauguration ceremony had entered the countdown to the beginning.

The faculty seats were already filled with professors of various disciplines, and the four long tables under the stage were also full of students.

The most exaggerated thing was that they also saw Percy and another wizard that Harry felt quite familiar with in the corner of the staff bench.

Both men had a large W embroidered with silver thread on their robes, clearly indicating that they were representing the Ministry of Magic.

Harry and Ron apologized as they pushed their way through the crowd to the place Hermione had reserved for them.

But from the beginning to the end, their eyes were all attracted by the decoration in the auditorium.

They were surprised to find that in just one night, the entire auditorium was decorated in the same pink style as Umbridge's office by the inspectors.

Large areas of the walls were painted pink, countless colorful ribbons and flags fluttered in the air, and the portraits on the walls were all replaced with cat pictures. Dozens of cute cats of different colors were between the portraits Keep chasing.

In sharp contrast, Umbridge, who was sitting at the top of the faculty seat, changed his usual dressing style today, only wearing a serious and neutral black wizard robe.

But Umbridge is obviously just a stopgap measure, and her aesthetics have not changed at all.

You can see that in a pink cat button on the lining of her neckline.

"These decorations are terrible!" Ron whined under his breath. "I feel like I'm going to be sick!"

"Shh!~ Don't say such things again!"

As soon as Ron finished speaking, Hermione on the side lowered her voice, pointed to the inspectors who were patrolling around not far away, and warned, "Many people have already been deducted points for complaining about the decoration of the auditorium. Now, you better be honest, Gryffindor's gemstone hourglass is about to bottom out!"

"It's already this time, who cares about college points!"

Ron retorted bluntly, but he didn't mention any decoration style very sincerely.

While Ron was being trained daily, Harry was anxiously looking for Link and the others, as well as George and Fred, among the crowd.

It wasn't until he found them all in the overcrowded auditorium that Harry breathed a sigh of relief, feeling his heart return from his throat to his chest.

However, his relaxed mood only lasted for a short while before he became melancholy again.

Harry was actually conflicted inside.

On the one hand, he was very worried that Link, George, and Fred would rashly confront Umbridge, which would cause irreversible serious consequences such as being fired.

But on the other hand, he was very much looking forward to what Link and the others could do to completely oust Umbridge from the position of headmaster.

This can be regarded as revenge for Dumbledore.

At that time, Dumbledore should be able to return to Hogwarts, right?

With this complicated emotion in mind, Harry turned his head to look at the high podium.

The golden bell there has rang three times in a row, which heralded that Umbridge's inauguration ceremony had officially begun.

Soon, under the fairly loud applause from the inspection team and a small number of ordinary students, Umbridge got up from the faculty seat with a smile on his face, ignored the indifferent professors around him, and walked slowly to the lecture hall. In front of the stage.

"Ahem——"

She seemed a little nervous, coughed twice and cleared her throat before holding her wand against her throat, and said with a loud voice:

"Good morning, dear students, colleagues, and special leaders who came to watch the ceremony! I sincerely wish you good health and become stronger every day! This kind of good wish is so strong and sincere, just like ..."