Chapter 262: The Disguise Seen Through (Part 1)

Professor Dolores Umbridge's new office is on the third floor.

After expelling Professors Alastor Moody and Sybil Trelawney from Hogwarts, she managed to "convince" Professor McGonagall to convert an empty classroom on the third floor into her new office.

As a result, she no longer has to live in that tent at the Quidditch pitch.

Jon knocked lightly on the door.

Then a sweet and greasy voice came from inside: "Come in." ”

Jon walked in and looked around......

Almost everything in this room is covered with a pink cloth or tablecloth. Also hanging on the wall are decorative plates, each with a brightly colored kitten and a bow around its neck.

"Oh, Mr. Patrick!" Dolores Umbridge exclaimed, in a pretending gesture.

Jon hurriedly walked over and handed the letters to Umbridge.

At the same time, he said, "Professor Umbridge, we, the members have checked all the letters this week, and there are certain irregularities in them. ”

"Thank you for your hard work!" Umbridge said softly as she took the letters, "I will remember all your contributions to the Ministry of Magic." ”

"No...... It's our pleasure, Professor Umbridge!" Jon said quickly, "Please take a look." ”

"Okay!" Umbridge opened the letters one by one and began to flip through them, while Jon stood nearby, his eyes occasionally glancing at the kittens on the wall.

While reading the letter, Umbridge's mouth let out a cold snort or two from time to time.

When she had finished reading the last letter, Jon whispered, "Professor Umbridge, I have a little suggestion......"

"Huh?" the pink toad tilted its head.

"I think the owner of these letters must be punished severely!" Jon said with a straight face, "at least a confinement or something." ”

"Not bad...... Umbridge nodded thoughtfully, "It really should be punished severely...... Kristof, please inform them, I'm going to talk to them in turn, or interrogate them!"

"Okay...... I'd suggest starting with that Weasley, isn't he a friend of Harry Potter?" Jon reminded in a whisper.

"Well, very attentive...... You go get him now!"

"Yes, Professor!"

......

Ron Weasley is holding his broomstick and preparing to head to the Quidditch pitch for training.

But when I was halfway there, I was stopped.

"Ron Weasley?" the boy called his name, Ron remembered him, he was that Christopher Patrick of Slytherin!

"What?" said Ron, with some disgust, but with a hint of fear in his words.

"Professor Umbridge is looking for you. Patrick said calmly, "She's going to talk to you." ”

"Umbridge?" Ron involuntarily took a few steps back.

"Come with me. The other party said unceremoniously, and grabbed him at the same time.

"Don't pull my hair...... I can walk myself!" Ron said, a little annoyed.

"Don't play any tricks!" Patrick said unceremoniously, "Professor Umbridge's patience has a limit. ”

"I know the way myself!" Ron huffed as he walked to the third floor.

Christopher Patrick watched him walk into Professor Umbridge's office......

Then he lowered his head and carefully looked at what he was holding.

After burrowing into a classroom, he added them to a bottle of potion and shook it.

......

The Hogwarts library has always been very quiet, first because of the excellent management of Lady Pins, but also because there are not many students in it.

Miss Hermione Granger is in the library right now, and she's looking up some of Durmstrang's materials.

However, the silence in the library was interrupted by the sound of messy footsteps.

"If you're making such noises, I'll tell you to get out of here, and I'll never let you in again!" said Mrs. Pince's angry voice.

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Pince......" Then only a boy's embarrassed voice was heard.

Hermione couldn't help but frown, it was Ron Weasley's voice...... Ron wouldn't have come to the library if he was fine.

She quickly stood up.

Ron Weasley also came to him, panting as if he had run a marathon.

"What's wrong?" asked Hermione quickly.

Hagrid...... Hagrid...... Something happened......" Ron's tone stuttered a little from exhaustion.

"Hagrid?" Hermione subconsciously raised her voice.

However, Ron quickly used body language to signal her to calm down.

"Yes...... Hagrid had one, how to say, a small pet in the Forbidden Forest, and he was injured...... He asked me to call you and not alarm anyone......" Ron said breathlessly.

Hermione suddenly understood what was going on: she had been speculating recently whether Hagrid was raising monsters in the Forbidden Forest again, after all, he had been in a state of bruised nose and swollen face all this time......

"Shall we bring something across?" asked Hermione, a little anxious.

"No...... Hagrid had already subdued it...... But he needs a little help......" Ron looked nervous.

"Do you want to go to Harry, then?" asked Hermione again.

"It's too late...... Ron looked a little annoyed, "If we don't hurry, Hagrid will die...... Or that little pet of his, found out and expelled from Hogwarts by Umbridge!"

Seeing Ron show such a terrifying face for the first time, Hermione quickly nodded.

......

Together, the two of them ran out of the castle, across the meadows, and then straight into the Forbidden Forest.

Ron walked ahead, not in the direction of Hagrid's hut, but on the side of Beater Willow.

The two of them burrowed into the Forbidden Forest together, and Ron still led the way.

"Where the hell is Hagrid?" said Hermione in a strange tone.

"We're almost there!" Ron also paused.

And then...... He suddenly turned his head, wand in hand.

"Expelliarmus!"

The black-and-gray wand in Ron-Weasley's hand came out, and Hermione took it with the Flying Charm while aiming her own wand at Ron.

"Hermione, what are you doing?" asked Ron, somewhat confused.

"Don't pretend!" Hermione Granger's tone was a little wary, but at the same time very firm, "You're not Ron!"