Harry Potter and the Secret Treasures

You thought you'd have to search the Daily Prophet the next morning to find the article Percy mentioned in that letter last night.

However, Hermione sucked in a cold breath of air as the messenger owl flew away from the milk tank.

She expanded the newspaper to reveal a large photograph of Dolores Umbridge. She smiled and blinked at them, titled: Ministry of Magic Seeks Educational Reform, Dolores? Umbridge was appointed as the first Senior Investigator.

“Senior Investigator?!” Everyone looked at this photograph shocked.

They have never heard of this designation and do not know what the so-called senior investigators do.

But I don't know, it sounds terrible...

Hermione picked up the newspaper and read aloud:

In an interim operation last night, the Ministry of Wizardry adopted a new decree bringing its control over the Hogwarts School of Wizardry to an unprecedented level.

“The Minister has been increasingly disturbed by the current situation in Hogwarts for some time. Percy Weasley, Assistant Minister, said," He had to take action after hearing the parents' concerns, who were constantly writing to the Ministry of Magic and who felt that the school seemed to be moving in a direction they disagreed with. ”

In recent months, Minister Connelly Foggy had not introduced new decrees to improve magic schools for the first time, and on 30 August the Ministry had recently adopted Education Order XXII, which ensured that if the current headmaster could not provide a candidate for a teaching position, the Ministry would recommend a suitable candidate.

“That's how Dolores Umbridge was appointed as Hogwarts' teacher," Weasley said last night, "Dumbledore couldn't find anybody, and the Minister assigned Umbridge, needless to say, she was very successful right away! ”

“What's she doing right now?” Harry said out loud, incredibly looking at her.

“Wait, it's not over yet.” Hermione said in his face.

“Omritsch's immediate success led to ground-breaking changes in the Dark Arts and Defense Section and the timely provision of on-site feedback to the Minister on the real situation in Hogwarts, giving the Ministry an objective and impartial understanding of the actual situation in Hogwarts. ”

But we have no choice but to acknowledge that the current resistance within schools is high.

From the principal until the professors did not support the reform of the Ministry of Magic and even tried to obstruct it, when Umbridge punished a student who had broken the discipline of the school in accordance with the school rules, the dean of that student rushed into her office to make a loud noise.

Moreover, Educational Decree No. 21, adopted three months ago, aimed at limiting the growing inflation and lack of control of principals and increasing the role of school boards, did not produce satisfactory results.

Hogwarts' current headmaster, Dumbledore, seemed to think he could bypass the Ministry of Magic and the Board of Trustees to run the school, break the rule and directly appoint a 14-year-old student as the chairman of the Boys' Association.

In this case, the Ministry of Magic had to take special action. The recent interim operation came into force with the adoption of Education Order No. 23 of the Ministry of Magic, which also created the new post of Senior Hogwarts Investigator.

“This is an exciting new initiative in the Minister's plan to try to contain the so-called decline in the level of education in Hogwarts." The investigator will have the authority to interfere in the day-to-day management of the school, review her faculty colleagues and ensure that they all meet the standards, "Weasley said. If the standards are not met, the Ministry of Magic will have to act on them. Professor Umbridge was granted this position outside of her professorship, and we are pleased to inform you that she has been pleased to accept it. ”

It is worth mentioning that these new measures of the Ministry of Witchcraft enjoy the enthusiastic support of parents of Hogwarts students.

“I'm relieved to finally know that Dumbledore will be judged fairly and objectively.” Mr. Lucius Malfoy, now 41, said last night at his residence in Wiltshire, "Many of us who care about the vital interests of our children have been worried about Dumbledore's odd decisions in recent years, and we are pleased to learn that the Ministry of Magic is following this situation closely. ”

Those bizarre decisions, undoubtedly including the appointment of controversial faculty members, have been commented on in this paper, including the hiring of Lyms Lupin, a one-half hybrid giant Ruber Hagrid, and Moody, a phony ex-Auro "Mad-Eye Man”.

There are, of course, rumours that Abbs Dumbledore, once president of the International Federation of Wizards and chief wizard of Wesengamo, is no longer in a position to take on the responsibility of running Hogwarts, a prestigious school.

“I believe that the appointment of an investigator is a first step towards ensuring that Hogwarts has a principal we can all trust.” An authority within the Ministry of Magic said last night, "This is accountable to the Ministry of Magic and to the parents of all students. ”

There was, of course, some opposition to that move, with the resignation of Wesengamo's elder Grissilda Markbans and Tiberius Ogden in protest at the appointment of investigators to Hogwarts, all of whom were close friends of Dumbledore.

“Hogwarts is a school, not an outpost at the Corneli-Forge office.” This is an attempt to discredit Abbess Dumbledore even further and a disgusting act, "Mrs. Markbans said. ”

For a detailed account of Mrs. Markbans' alleged collusion with fairy subversive groups, see the seventeenth edition of this newspaper.

Hermione finished reading and looked up at everyone.

“Well, now I know how we got an Umbridge! Fuji sent her to us through this educational order and now gives her the power to check on other teachers and interfere with the management of the school!” Hermione's breathing fast, her eyes glistening, "I can't believe it. This is disgraceful! ”

“It is indeed shameless, and that is why the woman has no fear.” Obviously, her rights have grown again, "Ivan said," so that students can be punished with impunity, without having to worry about Professor McGonagall or even Dumbledore's opinion. ”

“Oh, to be honest, I can't wait to see Professor McGonagall examined.” Ron was happy to say that something interesting seemed to have occurred to him, "Believe me, in her classroom, Umbridge would not know what was going on if he was beaten. ”

“Oops, hurry up,” Hermione said, jumping up, "we have to go, if she really wants to check on Professor McGonagall's class, we can't be late. ”

Evan waved, and there was no class this morning in the first and second sections of the fourth grade, and the third and fourth sections were divination classes.

He told Colin to go towards Umbridge's office.

He thought about it last night, and since there's no way to get Umbridge out for now, at least let that feather pen go.