Perhaps it was Zhang Xu's speech just now that he was very satisfied, Umbridge smiled and said to Zhang Xu: "What is it, Mr. Zhang?" I think we can talk to each other about that. ”

Umbridge had a feeling of "I have a big advantage, I can convince him" at this point.

"We have fully learned theoretical knowledge, but there is still a difference between theory and practice." Zhang Xu said, "If we don't practice enough, I don't think we will be able to master the magic defense technique." ”

"I think," Umbridge said, "as long as you learn the theory very well, that's not a problem." ”

"But theory has to be linked to practice, Professor Umbridge." Zhang Xu said, "Don't we need to be prepared for all the dangers that await us? ”

"Who do you think would attack a kid like you?" Umbridge said with a forced smile.

At this time, Zhang Xu crossed his fingers and said, "When we were in the first year, several of our classmates were injured by the dark wizards who infiltrated Hogwarts. ”

"When I was in the second grade, the basilisk in the secret room was released, and many of my classmates were petrified, and in the end, we drew a lot of strength to kill it."

"In third year, the Dementors broke into the Hogwarts campus, and one of my classmates nearly lost his life. Later, the werewolf army even attacked Hogsmeade en masse, and it was the students and the residents of Hogsmeade who blocked the werewolf attack until the Minister of Magic, Fudge, led the Aurors to support. ”

"In fourth year, two of Hogwarts' most prominent students participated in the Triwizard Tournament, battling magical creatures such as dragons, and one of them won the championship. At the same time, a second Dark Wizard infiltrated Hogsmeade and became a professor. ”

Every time Zhang Xu told an incident, Umbridge's face darkened.

"This won't happen again from the beginning of this year!" Umbridge said angrily.

Zhang Xu ignored her and continued, "We can't live on campus forever, Professor Umbridge. ”

"We all witnessed the riots at the Quidditch World Cup camp a year ago. A group of dark wizards destroyed almost the entire camp, and they eventually attacked our spectator camp. In the end, they were defeated by us and our Russian friends, but the price they paid was also heavy. ”

"I remember that the four that were floating in the sky at the time were clearly the marks of the Dark Wizard, and the Ministry of Magic still has no clue about three of them."

"Earlier this year, Mr. Barty Crouch, Director of the Department of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation at the Ministry of Magic, was kidnapped by a group of dark wizards, and the body of a Ministry of Magic employee was found in the back garden of his home."

Hearing this, Umbridge's face was as black as Snape's hair.

The students were also terrified when they heard this, and they suddenly realized that they were still alive and that they had become a fortune teller.

"Not long ago, thousands of Voldemort hunters and Muggle corpses were known to the British government, and the Minister for Magic, Mr. Fudge, was reprimanded by the British Prime Minister, and the Queen was very concerned about this matter."

As soon as Zhang Xu's words fell, the students in the classroom were in an uproar.

Except for Zhang Xu saying the name, it was the first time the students knew about it.

Umbridge was also shocked and opened her mouth wide, and she now regrets why she let Zhang Xu say so much.

Fudge's reprimand by the Prime Minister was only known to people in the small circle of high-level people in the Ministry of Magic, but Zhang Xu broke the news in public.

Zhang Xu did not give Umbridge a chance to stop himself from speaking, but continued to break the news.

"On the day of the Triwizard Tournament final, I'm sure you didn't see me, Professor Dumbledore, or Harry Potter in the audience at first. That's because Harry and I were kidnapped together because of a plot by Voldemort. ”

"Durmstrang's headmaster, Karkaroff, who was a former Death Eater, has now returned to Voldemort's side."

"We went to place the Goblet of Fire in the middle of the labyrinth that day, but Karkaroff turned the Goblet of Fire into a portkey in advance. I was right next to Harry when he touched the Goblet of Fire, and at the last moment I grabbed his robes. Then we were sent to Voldemort. ”

"Later, I pretended to negotiate with Voldemort to delay time, so that Professor Dumbledore could come and rescue us before Voldemort killed me and Harry."

"So, Professor Umbridge." Zhang Xu finally looked into the stunned Umbridge's eyes and said, "Can we only use theory to defend against Voldemort and the Death Eaters?" ”

After the students in the seats came back to their senses, they all turned their heads and ears to discuss what Zhang Xu said just now, and they had seen the video of Voldemort's return, but it was the first time they had heard the cause and effect of the person concerned.

Umbridge, who had also come to his senses, suddenly shouted out in a hesitary manner.

"Ravenclaw deducts twenty points!"

"Lies! This is an outright lie! ”

"If someone tells you that some dark wizard has come back from the dead and is out again, that's nonsense."

"The Ministry of Magic can guarantee that you will not be in danger from any dark wizards. If you still have doubts, be sure to come to me after class. If anyone scares you with the story of the Dark Wizard coming back from the dead, I'd love to hear it, and I'm ready to help you. ”

"Mr. Zhang, starting this evening, at five o'clock, in my office, close ......"

"Professor Umbridge," Zhang Xu interrupted her, "does your country have a tradition of treating truth-tellers with confinement?" If you think I'm lying, I'd suggest that the Ministry of Magic send the Aurors who saw Voldemort that day back from the Falkland Islands to confront me. If your country punishes me for telling the truth, I fear that something will happen that will be unpleasant for everyone. ”

Zhang Xu, who had not yet sat down, made a gesture with his right hand when he spoke, and then raised it slightly, almost at elbow level.

Several students who knew the meaning of this gesture immediately exclaimed, and Umbridge immediately shut her mouth when she saw it.

Zhang Xu made a common gesture used by European wizards when bargaining, and his current right-hand gesture means that the price will increase by 20 percent, and if his right hand is raised more than his elbow, then it means that the price has been set.

Umbridge and the knowledgeable students knew that Zhang Xu was in an extremely important position in the foreign trade between the wizarding circles of the two countries.

The two countries are thousands of miles apart, and both buyers and sellers need a middleman who can be trusted by both parties, and Zhang Xu is the best choice.

Now Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is still a monopoly on the British general agent of importing magical materials from the Far East, especially in the past two years, Zhang Xu has used his influence to expand the source of raw materials to Southeast Asia and the entire Northeast Asia region, which makes Hogwarts have a further expansion of its voice in the import market of magical materials.

And the two names signed on this general agent contract are Dumbledore and Zhang Xu.

In addition to Hogwarts, in the first two years, many merchants in the two countries signed contracts for trade in the exporter-Zhang Xu-importer model, which was to sell goods to Zhang Xu, and Zhang Xu to sell them to others.

Therefore, in theory, Zhang Xu can completely decide whether to raise the price of imported goods. Moreover, according to the contract, October of each year is the day to determine the price negotiation for the second year. If Zhang Xu insists on raising the price of all commodities by 20% at this time, the final result has a high probability of cutting a few points and finally raising the price by more than 10%.

If the upstream raises prices on a large scale, then the downstream dealers will naturally increase the pressure.

If the families who make money with Hogwarts know that it is Umbridge who has caused their profits to be greatly reduced, then throwing Umbridge as a scapegoat to Azkaban, letting Zhang Xu dissipate his anger and then reduce the price has become the first choice of these families.

Umbridge realized that Zhang Xu could not allow him to abuse his power to punish ordinary students at will, and if the other party also abused his power to retaliate against him, then the impact would not be borne by him.

Umbridge's face turned white when he figured it out.

"Please sit down, Mr. Zhang." Umbridge said in frustration.

Then she walked up to the podium and said to the students, "Alright, please continue reading page 5 of the textbook, 'Fundamentals for Beginners.'" ”

Zhang Xu, who sat back in his seat, didn't say much, took out the course and looked at it.

After coming to Hogwarts for so many years, he finally had a chance to pretend to be slapped in the face as standard for the traversers.