All the charges against Umbridge.

Owen denied it all.

He said he just picked up a pen on the professor's desk and wrote a few words.

If writing is a crime, then Hogwarts should be closed.

In the end, he even took a bite back, saying that Umbridge brought this dark magic curse item into the school, which shows that his intentions are sinister, and he also wantonly punishes physical wizards, which is a serious violation of the "Minor Wizard Protection Act"—ah—you say the Ministry of Magic doesn't have this law? Damn—that's okay, Miss Granger over there has already written it down, and there will definitely be one in the future.

Anyway, she should be the one who caught it.

Of course, in the current Ministry of Magic, Barty Crouch will definitely not arrest his own people.

But that's okay!

Owen stated that he was going to write to Mr. Rufus Scrimgeur, then in the Division of Magical Law Enforcement, to tell him the whole story.

I believe that he will definitely carry out justice!

First of all, the Ministry of Magic does explicitly prohibit the collection of dark magic items, let alone bringing them into Hogwarts.

There was also a search in 1992 that affected the Malfoy family at the time, as it was Ron's father, Mr. Arthur Weasley, who was in charge of the search.

Lucius was anxious to sell his family's dark magic items to the Borgin Burke Magic Shop.

Even our sixteen-year-old Tom was sold, and he was sold to Ginny

It can be seen that the search activity at that time was huge.

But it's a pity - only the ship of the country began to leak from the upper deck, and under various insider revelations, in the end Mr. Arthur did not find anything.

But at least it is true that the possession of black magic items is expressly prohibited by law.

Secondly, there is a reason why Owen chose to write to Rufus Scrimgeur.

This is a bit cumbersome to explain.

It includes the intricacies of power struggles for the Ministry of Magic, and the division of power among the various factions.

Rufus Scrimgeur's reputation at the Ministry of Magic was not low, he was previously the head of the Aurors' office, and a few years ago the Death Eaters purge war, which skyrocketed his popularity among the British people.

Gradually, there was a tendency to threaten Barty Crouch.

Our minister, on the other hand, made a decisive move last year, and promoted him to the position of director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

Although it may seem that this is undoubtedly a high ascension.

But in reality, he and the Aurors were cut off, and the new Auror Office Director was replaced by Mr. Crouch as his own.

As Barty Crouch, who has run the Department of Magical Law Enforcement for decades - although he was transferred to the Department of International Magical Communications for a while, he still has a huge network of contacts in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, and the director of the Department that Rufus Scrimgeour now serves is a puppet to put it bluntly, and after stripping the Aurors from his power, there are only a few people left who he can command.

Unless he cooperated with Dumbledore, he could command a few members of the Order of the Phoenix.

Now – if Irving stabs Rufus Scrimgeour about Umbridge – what do you think he would do?

I'm afraid he'll be able to jump for joy.

Even if it's a small thing.

He will also make a big deal about Barty Crouch's fame.

Fight for real power for yourself.

What's more, as the director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, it was his duty to supervise dark magic items.

These power struggles in the Ministry of Magic, Owen is well aware.

Umbridge knows better.

She knew that if the matter was stabbed to Rufus Scrimgeur, the most likely outcome would be that Mr. Crouch would abandon her and remove her, or even put her on trial.

Knowing the reason, she no longer asked Dumbledore to expel Owen.

Still, there was hysterical noise in the principal's office for a long time.

After all, the scars on her body really hurt.

In the face of such Umbridge, Dumbledore didn't want to make his relationship with the Ministry of Magic so stiff.

And—his feud with the Minister of Magic was already boiling over, and there was little room for mediation.

Anyone who comes to power will have to fight him for fame, unless they are willing to be a puppet minister.

If that's the case – they won't choose to climb the ladder head-on.

And replacing Umbridge, who can guarantee that her successor will not be more disgusting than her?

So in order to appease the noisy toad, Dumbledore still punished Owen.

The crime is: using someone else's stuff without permission.

Since Owen was a Hufflepuff wizard, Dumbledore handed over the details of the punishment to Professor Sprout.

Professor Sprout, who had been instructed by the Rector, nodded solemnly, and then happily asked Owen to go with her to the second greenhouse to cultivate flowers and plants.

A few days later, Owen even added thirty points to Owen because he had successfully cultivated a new variety of herb

This punishment - it is estimated that Umbridge will be able to go directly to Satan when he knows about it.

But—alas.

After that incident, no one met Umbridge at school.

I heard that she was hospitalized - treated for her injuries at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries.

Owen's aggravated wounds weren't going to heal that easily, and she'd probably need to heal them for a while.

Probably won't be back until after Christmas.

No one knows the truth, and the above is just speculation by the little wizards. But that's enough to set off a carnival in Hogwarts.

Everyone was celebrating the removal of the nasty toad.

Christmas is just a few days away.

They won't be able to see the pink toad for at least three weeks.

Owen didn't care about Umbridge, what was there to be happy about dealing with such a beam-jumping clown.

If Voldemort suddenly dies, it will be worth celebrating.

In the days that followed, Umbridge really didn't show up again.

The revelry continued for a few more days.

Time is rushing, and Christmas is getting closer and closer.

It's the last weekend before Christmas.

With Umbridge gone, Hermione didn't want to find any place to hide, and she took the young wizards directly to the open space outside the castle for the first and final meeting of the year.

On the mountain path, the little wizards walked in twos and threes.

Most of them are at the same level or senior level as Owen, and there are few junior wizards, after all, their level can't learn much.

"It feels really good, Umbridge isn't there, and the whole school is a lot more relaxed." Ron said happily, and the whole person looked bright, "Well, if I could, I hope that woman will just quit and never come back." ”

"That's impossible." Hermione said, "We need to be careful, she won't just leave it at that, then again, Owen, you've gone too far, I heard she seems to be hurting badly......"

As she spoke, Miss Granger couldn't help but look at the boy leading the way.

"That's what she deserves." Ron continued.

"Yes, that's right, but she's ...... after all," agreed the young wizard.

"Alright, Hermione, I think it's pretty good here." Harry quickly interrupted her, "Train for a few hours, and then go to Hogsmeade Village." ”

"Harry, we're here to practice the Defence Against the Dark Arts and learn the Transfiguration Charm, how is your Origin Magic? I haven't seen you since I got back to school. Hermione had been distracted, and no one was worried about Umbridge at all, but everyone knew in their hearts that she would be back sooner or later, and it would be difficult for the professors to participate in their study support groups, because they couldn't explicitly violate the rules of the Ministry of Magic-Education Committee, so they had to do it themselves.

"Uh-" Harry was embarrassed.

When he returned to school, he hadn't practiced spells much.

But—he couldn't help it, Wood graduated, his Quidditch team had one less goalkeeper, and one chaser was free.

He spends all his free time on Quidditch.

At this point, Angelina stepped forward, and she helped Harry round the game, saying, "He has to focus on the important things." ”

She is now the captain of Gryffindor Quidditch.

"I think it's even more important to raise the level of the little wizard's fighting in the current situation." Hermione shrieked.

"Isn't that because of Umbridge? She didn't allow us to practice magic, so we had the free time to study Quidditch, and this year our team didn't have the strength of previous years, do you want us to lose? ”

"Could Umbridge still be able to run into the dormitory and stare at the little wizard? Harry just slackened.

And if you don't practice spells well, then whether you can see Quidditch in the future is another matter! Hermione said bluntly.

Seeing this, Harry hurriedly said in a round voice, "I'll find time to practice spells, don't worry, Hermione, I'll learn magic quickly." ”

"I don't care." Angelina was still unrelenting, "Your Mutual Aid must be separated from Quidditch training time. ”

"Oh! And our Hufflepuffs. Hey-hey—" Justin shouted, "we're going to get both the House Cup and the Quidditch Cup this year!" ”

"And Ravenclaw!" Qiu Zhang, who followed behind, also said firmly.

“.”

Hermione frowned, she didn't understand - why were they all on fire, why did they care so much about a goddamn Quidditch?

"Whew-" took a deep breath.

She quickly adjusted her mentality, anyway, the mutual aid association would only hold an event once a week, and it was not difficult to call up a time slot for each other.

"Alright, here it is!"

Owen smiled and looked at the young wizards behind him.

He stood on a wooden pier.

Well, that's what school feels like.

Noisy and energetic.

As for the opinion of a few people, uh, he didn't really like Quidditch very much

"Here?" Cedric looked at the field in front of him and nodded, this is indeed a good place.

This is the Quidditch training ground for Hufflepuff, a clearing that the mysterious Ravenclaw heir of Year 2 has burned with a fiery spell.

Last year, it was the venue for the first Goblet of Fire tournament and the Dragon's Fight.

At that time, the Ministry of Magic and the school underwent a massive renovation of the place.

Later, after the game, it was restored to its original state.

It's still a simple open space, with three ball frames erected at each end of the east and west.

Compared to the Quidditch arena at Hogwarts, there are just no stands.

At this point, the snow on the field is a foot thick.

But that's a good thing. At least it doesn't hurt to fall to the ground. It's just cold

"Shhhh

Owen shuddered, then looked at the young wizards and said.

"This time, it's because there is a little wizard who wants to practice phantom transformation, so you have to choose an open field, and the assembly will definitely not be outside in the future, and you will freeze to death!" He rubbed his hands.

Though he was wearing gloves—knitted by Miss Granger—it was still a little cold.

This glove, the thread is not dense enough, and the air leaks.

Owen's words resonated with many of the young wizards present, and their hands were frozen while practicing spells outside on a cold day.

But they were very enthusiastic.

After all, they had long heard that Miss Granger had taught her several spectacular spells that Owen had taught her.

If you can learn it yourself

"Okay - then first, first of all, we have to determine the name of the mutual aid society, and we can't always call it the mutual aid society, the mutual aid society! It's stupid. Owen clapped his hands, drawing the young wizards' attention back.

"I propose that the name of our organization should be called - British Wizarding Liberation Front.

Organizational program - we want to violently revolutionize and overthrow this Ministry of Magic, which is controlled by feudal aristocrats and big capitalists, and establish a new magical institution that is truly democratic and serves the general public! ”

Owen spread his hands: "Okay, I'm done, which of you agrees?" Who is against? ”

“.”

The cold wind of the Scottish Highlands in mid-December made the cold cheeks of the little wizards present very painful.

But this is not as good as the coldness that rises in their hearts at this moment.

？？？

What kind of Voldemort speech are you?

Did Owen want to build a Death Eater from scratch?

In the crowd, Hermione was the only one who didn't look at Owen with strange eyes, although these words did sound a little shocking at first glance.

But if not at first glance.

Well, it's still appalling.

But in reality, Owen really wants to change the wizarding world. In the past, he was planning silently, but he didn't expect to express it so naked today.

It's a pity that Hermione can understand Owen's good intentions.

Others responded with a long silence.

No one spoke for the past ten seconds.

At this point, Hermione had to hurry up and try to dispel the embarrassment around her, "Ahem—great proposal, but I suggest that our names should be specific."

Umbridge had always thought that Dumbledore was training young wizards, and that he was training the army, so I thought it would be more appropriate to call it Dumbledore's Army - abbreviated"

As for what the British Wizards Liberation Front .

You can come quietly later.

"I think it's a very good abbreviation." Ron spoke immediately.

Compared to Owen's monstrous name, the Dumbledore Army sounded much safer.

"Yes, that's right. It's better for Dumbledore's Army. ”

One by one, the other little wizards chimed in.

"Cut—no spine!" Seeing this, Owen, who was standing on the stake, immediately looked at the large group of young wizards in front of him with disdain.

Then he said mockingly: "You are still a generation of Hogwarts newcomers that I have worked so hard to cultivate!"

I don't have any ambition in the world! It's really mud that can't hold up the wall!

I originally wanted to call it [Wizard International]. Establish a true alliance of wizards with like-minded wizards around the world, abolish ministries of magic around the world, and establish a unified wizarding regime. ”

"Forget it, Dumbledore's army is Dumbledore's army."

He glanced at the little wizards, "If you don't have the world in mind, how can you soar in Kyushu."

Look at my grandfather – the Saints were founded to overthrow the Federation, repeal the Secrecy Act, and establish a world where wizards could live under the sun.

Look at Dumbledore - his team is also on a mission to save the wizarding world, not to mention the later Order of the Phoenix, which is in the vanguard of the fight against Voldemort.

Even if it's Voldemort - the desire of the people is to rule the world!

A dark wizard - an evil dark wizard has such a heart, but you, as good young people of the new era, are just content with the status quo, at Hogwarts, and at ease in England!

Doomed to be unproductive for the rest of his life! ”

Owen scolded him for his head and face.

He is heartbroken, and he is guilty.

The soldiers are not a big weapon, they are all the pots of his commander!

He hated to depose himself

And the little wizards who faced Owen's superb acting skills.

They were deeply PUA.

One by one, they stood in place, their faces hot.

I really reflected on myself.

Are they really unambitious?

There was silence.

After about a few minutes, the young wizards realized that Owen was talking about overthrowing the ministries of magic, abolishing the Federation, and establishing a unified global wizarding regime.

Merlin is on top!

You're a Dark Wizard better than Grandwald or Voldemort!

What a rebellious idea.

Why is it that you are still born in Hufflepuff when you have the same education, how can you have such a thought in your head?

At this point, even Hermione had to look at Owen with a bit of scrutiny.

"Alright—now let's start practicing spells!" Owen didn't drag his feet and went straight to the next step.

"Ahem - you have mastered a lot of the regular Dark Arts Defense Charms, and some of them don't know how to learn from each other on their own.

I'm going to teach you two new magic today - by the way, Harry and Ron, don't practice your Origin magic, and you'll be spitting bubbles for a few months - the Starshower Wand spits out too few stars - it seems that you really don't have the talent to learn this magic.

Don't look at Granger - she's the heir to Gryffindor - there's an old man named Godric in their heads, do you have one? ”

Hermione tried to speak—but was interrupted by Owen.

"Let's start with regular magic!" He said.

"Harry—use the Disarming Charm to attack me!"

"Oh!" Harry answered, and drew his wand from his cloak.

"Except for your weapons." I have to say that the redeemer's disarming spell is quite skillful, fast and ruthless, and the angle is also very tricky, but.

"Armor strikes back!" Owen flipped the spell, and a pair of ethereal armor instantly appeared in front of him, and Harry's spell hit the armor, and instead of disappearing, it was bounced back.

In the next second, Harry was hit by his own disarming charm, and the wand in his hand instantly flew out and landed in Owen's hand.

"This spell is called the Armor Counter Spell, and it can reflect most of the spells that can be defended with the Iron Armor Charm, and in a duel, unexpected use can bring unexpected results."

"Oh my God—that's amazing!" A wonderful spell confrontation drew a full house of applause from the young wizards.

Everyone applauded, and there was a light in their eyes.

Owen returned the wand to Harry and continued to hold it.

"Next is this—" He waved his wand, and a cloud of flame headed straight for the snow-covered clearing, the blazing heat evaporating large swaths of snow.

"And then—"

"Phantom flashback—" Owen chanted the incantation.

In the next second, another flame drove out of his wand, also evaporating a large cloud of snow.

It doesn't look any different.

But—soon the little wizards looked at Owen in shock with expressions as if they had an egg in their mouths.

Because just now—just after he pronounced 'Phantom Flashback,' two Owen appeared in front of them.

They couldn't tell the difference between the real and the fake, but they saw that Owen didn't use his wand when they saw that Owen appeared later.

Cast another spell, "Multiple Freeze." ”

The previous Owen, with a wave of his wand, continued to cast the fire spell.

In an instant, the two heavens of ice and fire jointly flooded the snow on the side.

"It's called a flashback." Owen explained this, and the phantom body around him slowly disappeared as if it had faded after he spoke, "It can create an illusion, and the magic that the last spell cast by the wand is a bit like a flashback spell." ”

"This is a very advanced spell that requires you to master the Transfiguration Charm and the Flashback Charm in advance. Learn this spell, and you can do it with Illusion Shift. ”

When he had finished explaining, he casually raised his wand, and a thick bolt of lightning shot out towards the clearing.

"Cast your attack spell first."

"And then—the phantom flashback."

The little wizard stared at Owen standing on the stake, and they saw that the 'Owen' who didn't know the truth raised his hand again, and another thick lightning bolt fell.

And then—the direction of the lightning landing, suddenly there was a distortion of space, and the second Owen walked out, and he also cast lightning.

Two bolts of lightning collided together, making a loud thunderous sound.

The surrounding trees shook and snow fell, smashing on top of the young wizards' heads.

But they didn't react.

Standing under the tree, they looked as if they were petrified, and their eyes glazed over the two Owens.

"Y-how did you do that?"

For a long time—Hermione, who had come back to her senses, was the first to wonder about it. Although he had seen Owen use this magic before, she hadn't noticed it at the time.

The battle was so fierce that Hermione could only have time to deal with what was in front of her.

"It's simple." Owen apparitions back to the stake.

"I'll create a phantom first, use the phantom to block your vision, and then take a half step back and quietly apparition shift - because of the presence of the phantom body, the moment of the phantom shift is blocked by the space-time distortion that you don't see, plus the illusion will have a delay of one to three seconds when casting the spell - it depends on your proficiency, and this stiff time is just right for the illusion shift. So that's what you see, the two of us casting spells on each other. ”

(End of chapter)