Chapter 275: Hagrid is dismissed
While eating dinner in the cafeteria, Zhang Xu felt that he was being targeted
Looking up, he looked around and saw that it was Harry and the others staring at him.
Zhang Xu could read the meaning of "you ™ cheated me" from their gazes.
At first, Harry and George thought it was Zhang Xu who released water for them, and found a not-so-difficult task for them to get through the confinement.
It was only when they saw Glopp that they realized how badly they had been cheated by Professor Zhang.
But Harry and George couldn't refuse the task, and even their group of friends and relatives were pulled into the water.
And even if the confinement period is over, if this matter is not resolved, they will not be able to let go, after all, they are all friends of Hagrid.
They finally understood what Zhang Xu meant when he said at the beginning that they were the best people to solve this matter.
The few people who were caught in the pit had no way to resist, so they could only continue to move quickly in the pit.
And they had one more thing to do, and that was to help Hagrid prepare for class.
Percy even Snape had a clean up, and who knows what he would do to Hagrid.
Time passed day by day, and apart from the various news that happened every day, life at Hogwarts did not change much as usual.
First came the news from Snape that Voldemort and a group of Death Eaters had finally eliminated the bugs in his own blood.
Voldemort finally figured out the growth rules of Gu worms through the microscope, and then seized the opportunity to successfully eliminate the worms in one go.
But this also made Voldemort's vitality very damaged, and it was difficult to make any major moves recently.
After hearing the news, Zhang Xu didn't have any big surprises, just let Voldemort hurt some vitality and slow him down.
Of course, the Harry Potter classmates were boiled again, only this time Madam Pomfrey had experience and the potions that Dumbledore had prepared, and she was able to deal with him without any danger.
The rest of the gossip news is mostly about Percy's recent moves.
"The labyrinth is closed." Anthony Goldstein said to Zhang Xu.
Zhang Xu, who was doing his homework with everyone in the common room, was a little surprised when he heard the news, after all, the maze of the Triwizard Tournament was left behind at his suggestion, and he didn't get any news about it.
"How do you say it's off?" Zhang Xu asked strangely, "I didn't hear any wind before." ”
"Professor Weasley ordered the closure." "The reason is that it's winter, and some of the magical animals in the maze are not suitable for winter activities, and these magical animals also need to take vacations. ”
Zhang Xu was speechless for a while, although he knew that the purpose of the Ministry of Magic was to weaken the "armed forces" of Hogwarts, and closing the maze for students to fight monsters and upgrade was Percy's first step, but Percy's excuse was good, which made people who didn't know the truth feel very reasonable.
For example, the Sphinx is from the tropical desert region of Egypt in Africa, and it is obviously not appropriate for them to work in the heavy snow of the United Kingdom.
It's just that Percy didn't say when the maze would reopen, and the students only subconsciously thought that it would reopen after winter was over, after hearing his reason for closing the maze.
Zhang Xu bets that even if summer arrives, Percy will not reopen the labyrinth.
Zhang Xu didn't continue to say anything after saying "um", and after listening to the gossip of several other people about the relationship between men and women in the academy, he heard another news about Percy.
"In the recent Conservation of Magical Beasts class, Professor Weasley has been seen." Michael Corner said, "Professor Weasley asked a lot of students questions about Professor Hagrid. ”
"How's Professor Hagrid doing?" Zhang Xu asked.
"As before, it's bad." Said Terry Bout, who took the Magical Beasts Protection class like Michael Korna.
"He took us to the Forbidden Forest and told us to see an animal that we couldn't see." Michael said.
"What's that animal called?" Terry thought for a moment and said, "Coconut...... Night Abandonment...... Thestrals, yes, it's called Thestrals. They are visible only to those who have witnessed death. As you can tell from the fact that they ate the cow, it was not an easy animal to get along with. ”
"Thestrals are the pack beasts that pull us from the train station to the carriage in front of the gates of Hogwarts Castle every year." Zhang Xu said, "If you don't mess with them, they won't hurt you." ”
"What do students think of Professor Hagrid?" Zhang Xu asked again.
"It's not good," Anthony said, "I don't give it a high rating, and I told Professor Weasley that the magical beasts that Professor Hagrid had been teaching us all this time were too dangerous. ”
"Me too," Terry said, "we've been in a nervous class with Professor Hagrid for the past few years, and we're afraid we'll be in the infirmary, like Malfoy did two years ago. ”
"I told Professor Weasley that I would prefer Professor Grapeland to succeed Professor Hagrid as Professor of Conservation of Magical Beasts." "I also said that Professor Graplan's class was much more interesting than Professor Hagrid's, and I hope that Professor Graplan will take over from Professor Hagrid." ”
"Is this a common belief?" Zhang Xu asked.
"Yes." Anthony replied, "It's not just us, it's some of the Gryffindor students who think so. ”
Then Michael and Terry also said that from the information from other colleges, almost all the students who took this course thought the same way.
After a while, Zhang Xu could only sigh and said, "It seems that I am going to lose a colleague." ”
Anthony and the others nodded after hearing this, and they were not surprised by this result.
That's where Percy is better than Umbridge, getting the support of the majority of the people before he does it, rather than going it alone.
Percy's character and skill are also destined that he will not lead a group of Aurors to drive Hagrid away by force like Umbridge in the end, Percy still knows the truth of being a man and leaving a line, at least Hagrid can keep his previous position.
Zhang Xu didn't have to worry about Professor McGonagall being injured by the Aurors while stopping them.
Zhang Xu could think of how much Dumbledore's head should hurt now, if he didn't find a way to break the game, the Ministry of Magic would inevitably use this breakthrough to attack in a big way after opening a breakthrough.
Tomorrow is the first weekend of December, the long-awaited Hogsmeade Week, and the Christmas holidays are coming soon.
A few of the students started talking about their shows during the Christmas holidays.
Just then, there was an exclamation in the common room.
Zhang Xu and the others turned their heads and found that the exclamation came from the bulletin board in the lounge.
More and more students rushed to the bulletin board, and Zhang Xu and the others followed to see what was going on.
Zhang Xu walked over and found that the new thing on the bulletin board was about Hagrid's review results.
"Announcement: Rubeus Hagrid, professor of the Conservation of Magical Beasts, is now dismissed from his position as professor of the Conservation of Magical Beasts due to his unqualified performance evaluation, professor qualifications and on-site teaching review.
The above regulations are in accordance with Education Order No. 24.
Signed: Senior Investigator Percy Ignatius Weasley"
In front of the bulletin board, the students of Eagle Academy were discussing. Unlike the last time when the results of Zhang Xu and Snape's review dragged on for a long time, this time Percy can be said to be quick to cut through the mess, still doing on-site teaching review in the morning, and the results will be available in the evening.
And this time Hagrid's handling was not like Snape's second round of on-site teaching review a few months later, it was directly dismissed, and there was no room for negotiation.
This is the first time Percy has dismissed a Hogwarts professor, but there is no guarantee that a second or third professor will be dismissed.
Soon, a second announcement appeared on the bulletin board out of thin air.
"Announcement: With immediate effect, Professor Wilmina Graplan will be the Professor of Conservation of Magical Beasts.
Signed: Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, First Class Wizard of the Order of Merlin"
The appearance of two announcements in succession made the students' discussions louder and louder.
In the face of Percy's attack, Dumbledore responded very quickly.
Zhang Xu always thought that in fact, Dumbledore had already found a spare tire for each professor, and even prepared a jack for changing the spare tire, so he could put the spare tire on top before the Ministry of Magic installed someone.
After looking at the bulletin board for a while, Zhang Xu returned to his dormitory, took out a map of the living spots that had been occupied for several years, and saw that Harry's trio had just left the foyer and were running towards Hagrid's cabin.