Chapter 496: Exchange Students
Umbridge's voice interrupted Allen's train of thought, and he was about to go to Professor Flitwick to ask for a waiver, even if it was only for Charms, which would save some time.
"Mr. Harris, I beg your pardon for overhearing your conversation with Headmaster Dumbledore, and I have an idea that might help you. She leaned closer to Alan and said in a flattering voice.
"Oh, Ms. Umbridge, please tell me about it. "Alan's curiosity has been raised, what will she have in mind?
"Well," Umbridge lowered her voice again, but Alan could still hear her clearly, "I don't understand - Headmaster Dumbledore wouldn't be willing to give you the opportunity to skip classes that no longer help you, in my opinion, it's a complete waste of your time." Maybe he is too old and needs to change his educational philosophy, so he is too pedantic and too rigid in the inherent rules, which will delay the development of a genius student like you. ”
She looked up eagerly and squinted at Allen's expression, but all that stood on Allen's face was a polite smile, and she couldn't tell what Allen was thinking.
Her voice couldn't help but become more humble: "I've discussed with Minister Fudge, we can use the Ministry of Magic to get Hogwarts and Durmstrang to carry out student exchange activities, and we will select a few students with excellent grades in Hogwarts to go to Durmstrang for exchange." I heard that you Harris and Principal Karkaroff have a close relationship, as long as you nod your head, the Ministry of Magic will take care of all other things, and we don't have any tasks for the exchange students to complete, it is purely a very easy exchange, and your exchange students' time can be arranged independently. LS exams are no problem. But you have to ask for your own opinion, and in fact we wouldn't be holding this event if you didn't want to, Mr. Harris, and it's just for you. ”
Umbridge, who lowered his head, didn't see the mocking look on Alan's face, and through the Dementor's thoughts, Alan learned that Umbridge had found Fudge, reported his conflict with Dumbledore, and took advantage of the fact that the Ministry of Magic itself was communicating with Durmstrang to give Fudge such an idea. Because she and Harry have a good relationship, the heir of the Harris family is at Hogwarts, and many methods are not suitable for use, after hearing her conversation with Dumbledore, she came up with this idea, planning to wait for her to leave, so that they and Dumbledore can carry out the struggle for control of Hogwarts, and the means and methods of struggle can be further increased.
Fudge first heard her report and thought it was a good idea, and praised Umbridge. But when he heard that Umbridge didn't intend to ask for Allen's own opinion, and wanted to carry out this activity simply and rudely, and directly chose Allen and a few students to be sent as exchange students, he scolded her again.
"You don't ask his opinion, do you want to harm us? Manipulate the life of the Harris family heir without saying hello, this will push the Harris family to Dumbledore's side. You go and ask Alan Harris for his opinion and try to make it happen. The scene of Fudge angrily pointing at Umbridge's nose to give an order clearly made Umbridge nervous, and Allen's dementor clearly captured the scene.
"Are you so sure you can meddle at Hogwarts in this matter and get Professor Dumbledore to agree?" Alan asked.
?“ Scottie Podmore, who had a close relationship with Dumbledore, trespassed into the Ministry of Magic on August 31 and attempted to commit a robbery, and was caught red-handed by the Ministry of Magic guard Eric Munch, and will be tried in the Wizengamot in the near future. ”
"Your idea is doable, but I still have some things to deal with, so slow down a bit, and I'll let you know when the time comes, and I think fourth graders should be eligible to participate. Alan made a request, because whether it was the training of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team, the arrangement of the Hogwarts training school, or the transformation of the Harris family business led by Hermione into a conglomerate, these matters were not completed and needed time. In addition, Alan planned to take Hermione and Luna with him, but Emily had just entered the school, and it was the time when she needed to contact her classmates in the same grade to establish friendships and adapt to the normal life of school, so he thought about it for a while and decided to let his sister stay, believing that as long as Umbridge didn't go crazy, he wouldn't provoke her.
"No problem, as long as we receive your reply, we are ready to carry out this exchange activity. Hearing that Alan had agreed to leave Hogwarts, Umbridge spoke in a brisk tone.
"But I left Hogwarts, but I didn't want to hear anything about the Camp members, my family and staff, and the Ravenclaw Quidditch team members at Durmstrang at school. Allen's voice was still so light.
Although he heard Alan's words, Umbridge was still anxious in his heart, what if he included a Dumbledore faction like Harry Potter in the training class or staff?
"You don't have to worry, since I'm leaving, the training camp will temporarily stop recruiting new members, and I don't plan to offer part-time positions to Hogwarts employees anytime soon. Alan said with a smirk.
"How does he know what I'm thinking?" Umbridge looked up sharply and swallowed back what he wanted to say, only a slightly embarrassed but polite smile.
?“ You should learn from Fudge, and he asked you to ask me if it was the right thing to do. Please tell the Minister that I have received his sincerity, so I will naturally not be more partial to Dumbledore in your struggle, after all, Dumbledore has not been able to communicate with me from a more equal perspective. Allen's next words confirmed Umbridge's guess.
"Thank you very much for your reply, and I will definitely convey your words to the minister. Umbridge's voice was softer.
She had thought that the other party was just a student who had mastered a lot of powerful magic and had a good talent by relying on the pure-blood family's heritage collection. His father, Owen Harris, who took advantage of Crouch last year, is the one who needs the most attention.
But I didn't expect that Eren didn't seem to be good at this, and the other party was still a master who could perform reincarnation without a wand and spells, and she herself didn't have enough talent to master Occlumen, and she was even worried that the thing she didn't want others to know would be detected by Alan, but as soon as this thought flashed, she realized the current situation of both parties, so she had to desperately think of all kinds of compliments praising Eren in her head.
Alan nodded goodbye to Umbridge and watched him walk briskly through the castle gates and leave Hogwarts.
In school, Umbridge can't let go of his hands and feet, and is at a disadvantage in the battle with Dumbledore, so his school is equivalent to helping Dumbledore in disguise against the Fudge faction. Dumbledore's request for Alan to go to class probably also had this factor.
The difference between this semester's class and previous years is that many of Greenffindor's classes overlap with Ravenclaw, and Dumbledore must have hoped that he would stick to his classes, so that Umbridge would not be able to deal with Harry. Hagrid must have told Dumbledore about the fact that he had protected him from Umbridge's inquiry, which had reinforced his thoughts.
After he promised to leave Hogwarts, first, he would not waste precious time, and second, the feud between Fudge and Dumbledore would become more intense, and their conflict would be more in their own interests. At the same time, it is also telling Dumbledore that if he can't talk to him on an equal footing, then not everyone can be used by him, and thirdly, Durmstrang has been established for a long time, and their school must have some unique knowledge for him to learn, after all, Durmstrang is famous for his dueling classes and allowing him to learn dark arts. Moreover, Harris has already sent a lot of people to be teachers, and his subordinate Karkaroff is still the headmaster, and I believe that the school life over there will be very pleasant.
With this in mind, Alan continued to walk towards Professor Flitwick's office.
Although it was raining outside, the large windows of Professor Flitwick's office were wide open, and not a single rain could drift in.
?“ Professor," Alan saluted respectfully, "I've come to ask you to be exempted from my Charms class. Although Umbridge's idea was good, he still had to stay at the school for a while, so Alan came to ask Professor Flitwick for a waiver of his schoolwork.
Professor Flitwick nodded in agreement without any hesitation, "Although I can't exempt you from other assignments, you don't have to listen to lectures or complete homework in Charms class. ”
"Thank you, Professor. Alan was not surprised by his favorite professor's reaction, and quickly thanked him.
"I'm sorry Alan, I couldn't convince Dumbledore. He is also kind-hearted, and hopes that you can have more contact with young wizards of the same age and have more social contacts. I'll talk to him again in a while. Professor Flitwick commanded two pieces of Black Forest cake and a cheerful tap dance to Allen.