The position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is a complete trap!
This was the deepest feeling Umbridge had during her tenure at Hogwarts.
She had forgotten how many times she had looked through the files of previous Defense Against the Dark Arts professors. Since Harry Potter went to Hogwarts, the wizards who served as Defense Against the Dark Arts professors had all been extremely miserable.
Professor Quirrell is dead.
Professor Lockhart became an idiot and stayed in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Maladies forever.
Professor Lupine was ruined and almost sent to Azkaban for attacking a student.
Professor Moody was locked in a box from beginning to end. Barty Crouch Jr., who replaced him, suffered an even worse fate. His soul was directly sucked away by the dementors, and he also died a terrible death.
Professor Smith, who was before Harry Potter came to school, has disappeared and has not been found, so he is probably dead.
Although Umbridge was not willing to believe in the so-called curse, the fact that no Defense Against the Dark Arts professor had been in office for more than a year in decades was not just a coincidence.
No wonder Dumbledore couldn't find willing professors.
Umbridge's mood couldn't get better when she thought about herself taking the initiative to jump into this pit.
If this trend continues, she will most likely die suddenly before the end of the semester, as those students said.
Naturally, Umbridge will not wait to die. She plans to resign as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor before the end of the semester to avoid the curse.
This is the best solution she came up with after studying the files for so long.
All Defense Against the Dark Arts professors who resigned early were lucky enough to escape unscathed.
However, as a professor sent by the Ministry of Magic to work at Hogwarts, Umbridge cannot give up her position as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at will, let alone her influence in Hogwarts, so she needs other positions.
Replacement, such as High Inquisitor, or Headmaster of Hogwarts.
Replacing Dumbledore as the new headmaster of Hogwarts is Umbridge's ultimate goal, and as long as she can accomplish this task, nothing will be a problem.
However, during the time that Umbridge stayed at Hogwarts, she failed to catch Dumbledore, and instead was made embarrassed by a series of pranks.
Thinking of the recent emergence of the anti-toad alliance, Umbridge's mood became even worse.
Especially since the Ministry of Magic recently spread the prediction that Minister of Magic Fudge would be ousted next summer, it really made her feel even more irritable.
Just because Umbridge doesn't believe in prophecies doesn't mean she doesn't need to prepare in advance.
Helping the Ministry of Magic gain a foothold at Hogwarts is one of her main tasks when she comes to Hogwarts.
As long as you can do it, you basically don't have to worry about being abandoned by the Ministry of Magic. The Ministry of Magic will not easily give up a deputy minister who is tough enough and has strong execution ability.
The core of this plan is to place professors in Hogwarts School.
The senior investigating officer has the power to expel unqualified professors.
In Umbridge's mind, there are three people who are suitable targets.
The first one is naturally the half-blood giant Hagrid who takes Care of Magical Creatures class. According to the information provided by the Slytherin students, Hagrid’s Care of Magical Creatures class is quite bad, especially the Blast-tailed Skrewt that caused a lot of trouble last semester.
It's a pity that the big guy Hagrid was not in school and escaped the disaster, but it did not hinder Umbridge's determination to expel Hagrid.
However, after Hagrid is expelled, Professor Wilmina Grappland is likely to become the new professor of Care of Magical Creatures, who is more inclined to Dumbledore than the Ministry of Magic.
The second person is Sybill Trelawney in the Divination class. According to information provided by Slytherin students, the students call Trelawney an old liar.
If Trelawney is driven away, Umbridge feels that Dumbledore will not be able to find a suitable Divination professor to fill the vacancy in a short period of time.
After all, there are too few wizards who truly know how to do divination.
The last one is Professor Charity Bubbaji from the Muggle Studies class.
This professor once mentioned some theories that were not very happy to the pure-blood faction. He even said that there was not much difference between Muggles and wizards. This made the pure-blood faction very dissatisfied and hoped that Dumbledore would fire her.
A new Muggle Studies professor was appointed, but was undoubtedly rejected by Dumbledore.
If Professor Charity Bubbaji can be fired and replaced with someone that everyone likes, she will undoubtedly gain the support of the pure-blood faction.
Umbridge knew very well that both she and Fudge needed the support of the pure-blood faction.
In fact, Fudge has achieved certain results.
The next day, Umbridge went to the Divination Classroom on the top of the North Tower with the prepared questionnaire and writing board as planned.
When she pushed open the trap door and entered the Divination classroom, she found Professor Trelawney staring at her expressionlessly, with a very unfriendly look, as if she was looking at an enemy, which made the fake smile on Umbridge's face disappear.
Stiffened.
In the divination classroom, the students who had just received the dream interpretation guide noticed the change in the atmosphere. They were all surprised to find that Professor Trelawney was actually very hostile to toads.
Everyone looked at Umbridge, wondering what bad thing the toad had done.
"Good afternoon, Professor Trelawney."
Professor Umbridge found a remote empty seat and sat down, her face returning to her signature fake smile, "I believe you must have received my notice, which said to check the time and date of your class."
"I got it." Professor Trelawney still didn't look away, "I also predicted... that I would be expelled by you."
Professor Trelawney's words really shocked all the students in the divination classroom. Everyone was whispering, trying to figure out what the old liar was up to!
"Old liar, did you take the wrong medicine?"
"Does the old liar know that he cannot pass the test, so he plans to use this method to deceive the toad?" Ron muttered in a low voice, which immediately attracted the glares of the two girls around him.
In any case, it is undoubtedly something that everyone likes to see when an old liar confronts a toad.
Harry guessed what was going on.
It is obviously abnormal for Professor Trelawney to denounce Umbridge, and most of the abnormal things that happen at Hogwarts are caused by someone who is deliberately targeting Professor Umbridge.
Isn't Professor Trelawney afraid of being expelled?
No, I just knew I would be fired, so I was not afraid and dared to vent my anger by confronting the toad.
Who is behind the scenes has been revealed.
Harry suddenly looked forward to what would happen next.
"Oh!" Professor Umbridge has been working in the Ministry of Magic for decades, and her skin has long been thicker than a book. A hypocritical smile soon appeared on her face: "Whether I want to expel you or not, I have to wait until I check your class.
Make a decision."
"In the past two months, as for the specific time..." Professor Trelawney still stared at Umbridge and said in a bad tone: "You won't get what you want, there will be a nasty guy to take over this job.
.”
"You don't have class?"
Umbridge raised her eyebrows slightly and changed the subject. She suspected that this was Professor Trelawney's trick.
"This class was originally going to explain dreams, but...if you have any questions, just ask them directly!"
Umbridge was also very surprised by Professor Trelawney's deep hostility. No professor in Hogwarts had ever shown such shocking hostility towards her.
However, considering that she was preparing to expel an unqualified professor, it did not seem strange that Trelawney would become hostile to her.
"Okay!" Umbridge looked up at Trelawney and asked, "How long have you been in this position."
"Almost sixteen years." Trelawney said to herself, "Dumbledore used me. I am the great-great-granddaughter of the prophet Cassandra Trelawney. I know very well what my situation is.
, you don’t need to question whether I have the "Third Eye", if you want to predict, I think we can start, and then you can leave."
Umbridge frowned slightly, realizing that the question she wanted to ask was answered in one breath. She took a pen and quickly wrote something on her writing board, when she saw Trelawney bring a
A crystal ball was placed on the cushion in front of her.
"Put your hand on the crystal ball, I can't wait to see your future." Trelawney said to Umbridge in a malicious tone, "The Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts is cursed
I have been unlucky all the time. I really wonder if you can resign alive, please!"
Umbridge's face suddenly darkened when she heard this. She hesitated for a moment before placing her hand on the crystal ball.
At this moment, all the students left their seats and gathered around the two people, wanting to see the toad's divination results.
No way, who made the old liar so powerful?
However, everyone is doomed to be disappointed, there is no change in the crystal ball.
Everyone looked up at Trelawney, and the expression on Umbridge's face was even more weird.
Trelawney, who had been staring at the crystal ball, suddenly spoke.
"You will always be unlucky, very unlucky, because you are being targeted."
"I didn't see anything." Umbridge said with a fake smile on her face, as if she wanted to expose Trelawny's ridiculous lies.
"That's because you don't have a third eye, and I'm not a good fortune teller." Trelawney looked up at Umbridge with a disdainful sneer on her lips, "You know nothing about fortune telling.
Only the master of prophecy can satisfy your request, and the other party will not look at you at all."
Before Umbridge could get angry, Trelawney continued, "I saw you drove away Dumbledore and became...if you count it as the Headmaster. In fact, you couldn't even get into the Headmaster's office."
"I'll give you a piece of advice, don't enter the Forbidden Forest, otherwise those long-legged ones will give you an unforgettable lesson, but I don't think you will listen. I also saw the administrator sending you away from Hogwarts, and Pippi
The ghost is setting off firecrackers behind you to celebrate your departure, by the way..." Professor Trelawney put her face in front of Umbridge, shook her head with pity and said: "I saw you eventually die in Azkaban Prison.
, what a misfortune.”
"How dare you..." Umbridge's cheeks turned red, looking like a volcano that might erupt at any time.
"This is the divination you asked for. I didn't mean to lie to you." Professor Trelawney completely entered the mutual harm mode: "And after you get out of Hogwarts, I will return to Hogwarts.
Teach.”
"Don't be angry. If you think the free ones are unreliable, you can spend money to find a fortune teller to divine the future." Professor Trelawney laughed happily: "The premise is that you can find someone willing to divine for you. As far as I know
, after Cassandra Wabraski was admitted to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, there was only one wizard left in the entire UK who had the ability to predict your future."
"You..." Umbridge's eyes flashed dangerously, "Do you think it's interesting to insult me like this?"
"Insult? No, I think you are mistaken. It is indeed the result of divination. I am not interested in insulting you!" Professor Trelawney took the crystal ball and said calmly to Umbridge, "Now you
You can go."
Umbridge slammed the door and left in frustration.
"You can't expect me to be nice to someone who is planning to expel me." Trelawney said to the students below expressionlessly: "What's more, I didn't insult her. That was indeed the predicted result."
"Professor, are all those predictions true?"
"Of course it's true." Professor Trelawney reminded: "As early as the first class, I told you that without the third eye, which is the second vision, you will not be able to go on the road of divination.
Further. Hogwarts has never expected you to become a master of prophecy, because there are so few people who can truly predict the future. I have only met Mr. Anderson in my sixteen years of teaching."
"Then what's the point of the course of divination?" Someone couldn't help but ask.
"Let you understand what divination is and understand some of the most superficial knowledge, such as palmistry, interpretation of tea leaves, divination with carrot cards, and interpretation of dreams." Trelawney looked around at the crowd and said calmly, "If you don't take this class,
How do you know if you have divination talent? People with talent will soon stand out after receiving systematic study, while those without talent can only do that."
"Okay, let's cherish the little time we have left now!"
"Professor, do you really have the gift of prophecy?" a famous Hufflepuff student asked, but he soon realized that his words were too rude.
"Sorry professor, I..."
Harry has more say than anyone here. The old liar Trelawney does have the power of prophecy, but she can't control it at all. Sometimes she doesn't even know what prophecies she has made.
"Yes, but it's very weak and very unstable." Trelawney curled her lips and said, she was very confident about this because it was acknowledged by Albert himself.
"Ever since Cassandra, there has not been another truly powerful prophecy master in my family." Trelawney said helplessly, "This is actually a very normal phenomenon. As far as I know, Cassan
Della Wabraski's descendants have not inherited much of her prophecy ability. In this world, there are not many prophecy masters who can truly meet Umbridge's requirements."