Umbridge raised her brows and looked at Hagrid meaningfully.
If she remembered correctly, this guy didn't even finish the Hogwarts course. If it weren't for Dumbledore's insistent request and the troubles caused by Peter Pettigrew some time ago, the Ministry of Magic would not have planned to bring him back.
The cases were overturned and sentenced harshly.
As a senior official in the Ministry of Magic, Umbridge certainly knows a lot of detailed information about Hagrid.
There is no doubt that this is another die-hard supporter of Dumbledore, even more loyal than Remus Lupin.
If it hadn't been for Dumbledore's efforts, this dangerous big man who was expelled from Hogwarts and broke his wand might have been sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban. He would have never had the chance to be a gamekeeper, let alone a gamekeeper.
Said there was still a chance to go back to school.
Allowing expelled wizards who dropped out of school to return to school is a precedent that has been broken by Hogwarts for nearly a thousand years.
Even Newt Scamander, the heroic wizard in the First Wizarding War, still dropped out of school on his personal resume.
but……
"I see. Does Professor Dumbledore intend to let Mr. Hagrid take over as Professor of Care of Magical Creatures?"
Umbridge blinked, regained her composure, and spoke softly with a smile on her face.
"I can understand it - the principal doesn't seem to have many contacts outside the school, and many outstanding wizards don't know about the vacancies at Hogwarts - it seems that I will have to pay more attention to some of the school's difficulties in the future, at least to help the principal.
More room to choose, right?”
With this comparison, Umbridge felt more relaxed.
Recruit Rubeus Hagrid to replace Professor Bourne and become a full professor at Hogwarts?
He is just a Hogwarts servant who has dropped out of school for decades, is clumsy and has no magical talent.
In the absence of a second competitor, this might still be somewhat possible, but since she knew the news in advance...
Ah--
There are too many wizards in the Ministry of Magic who are better than this stupid guy. Even the handyman assistants have a lot of certificates of excellence.
If Dumbledore insists on hiring Hagrid, then he must at least prove that Hagrid is better than other applicants, otherwise she can use this opportunity to let the outside world know how bad Dumbledore is in selecting professors.
,unless--
Unless this big fool can be lucky enough to pass the test and defeat those knowledgeable, experienced and smart Ministry of Magic experts along the way.
But is this possible?
The probability of this happening may be equivalent to Dumbledore being disarmed one-on-one by his own students at Hogwarts.
Even that guy Xenophilius didn't dare to write this in "The Quibbler".
Of course, compared to Remus Lupin, apart from being a bit stupider, there is nothing unbearable about this gamekeeper.
Umbridge stood by the fence, looking at Hagrid thoughtfully.
At least this big man is not half-man, half-animal. She still has to take Dumbledore's face into account. As long as he is not allowed to serve as a professor, teaching assistant, gamekeeper, or keykeeper, it is still okay. After all, someone has to do those tedious tasks.
Instead of working on the table.
"Cough, cough. I just heard Professor Bourne say——"
Umbridge coughed twice as usual, successfully attracted Hagrid's attention, and said with a smile.
"Mr. Hagrid, have you been assisting Professor Byrne in relevant teaching recently?"
"Uh - yes," Hagrid looked at her with some confusion, "Professor Umbridge, please... um, is there any problem?"
"Oh. No problem, just a routine inquiry."
Umbridge said, tapping the writing board she held in her arms, "As you can see, as the Senior Investigator of Hogwarts, I have an unfortunate but necessary task - to investigate the teachings of other teachers.
.As a temporary teaching assistant for this course, your performance will naturally be recorded."
"Okay, so what else do I do? Or answer any questions?"
Hagrid looked at Professor Burns standing beside him in confusion, scratched his hair and asked politely.
Although the reputation of Dolores Umbridge among Hogwarts is not very good, she is an official professor after all. Now that Dumbledore allows her to return to school and continue to serve as the Defense Against Darkness professor,
Then Hagrid naturally chose to trust Dumbledore unconditionally.
"Just go to class normally, don't be nervous."
Umbridge said with a smile on her face and patted Hagrid's arm.
"It definitely feels a little weird to be back on campus, but I'm happy to see that you've adapted quite well in this regard. In the Care of Magical Creatures class, with student assistants like you to help, I think the professors
You will also feel a lot more relaxed.
Student...teaching assistant?
Elena, who was eavesdropping on the side, raised her eyebrows, wondering if Umbridge planned to start from this place.
This is a bit difficult to handle. After all, Hogwarts has no precedent for current students to serve as professors concurrently. If Umbridge intends to stick to this point, then the old carrot may not have any particularly good way - to
You know, Hagrid's re-enrollment has set a precedent.
However, these are not the issues she needs to worry about now.
The icing on the cake is never as useful as providing help when the time is right. Instead of taking the initiative to help Dumbledore with advice now, it is better to wait until Umbridge takes the initiative to launch an offensive, wait for the spicy old carrot to be in a state of distress, and then come like a little angel to help him solve his problems.
In fact, Umbridge's unplanned plan reminded Elena.
Although there are many employees of the Destiny Group in Hogwarts today, most of them are still under Dumbledore's attention.
Considering possible conflicts and sides in the future, maybe...
Elena glanced thoughtfully at the big pink toad. The Auror Office and the Department for the Management and Control of Magical Creatures. The expansion plans for these subordinate departments of the Ministry of Magic should also be in the process of being drawn up. Perhaps they can take advantage of this opportunity from the Ministry of Magic.
Wave action hitching a ride?
"Um, Professor Umbridge, the students are here, can I start class?"
At the same time, Professor Kettle Byrne raised his head and counted the number of people, interrupting Umbridge's subsequent questioning.
In addition to the third grade students, there are now nine more junior witches at the long table.
The review results of Hogwarts course selections will be updated every morning. Therefore, although the "Magic Pet Announcement" is posted on the bulletin board outside the auditorium at noon, the only young wizards who can be present today are Ginny, Irina and others.
The girl who had inside information and chose her classes in the morning.
However, this result is in line with Kettle Byrne's previous prediction - compared to girls who like animals, boys are still more playful.
Anyway, there are only twelve "lower grade elective places" for the Care of Magical Creatures class in the first batch.
Compared to active and naughty boys, Kettle Byrne naturally prefers quiet and obedient girls. If he hadn't agreed to Dumbledore to continue to open elective course registration, he would have announced that he would stop selecting courses now. After all, who knows what will happen next
Could there be a demon king sneaking in?
"Is today's course Panrok? It seems we have to prepare some grass first. Okay, everyone, come with me."
At this moment, Hagrid said with a grin, and very skillfully greeted the students to go to the other side.
"Professor Umbridge, if there are no problems, then I will lead the students to pick some fresh grass. They will be used later when feeding and studying Panglock - hey, you know, these shy
If a shy little guy doesn't have anything to eat, he will bite someone if he gets angry."
As a teaching assistant in the Care of Magical Creatures class, Hagrid's current main job is to be responsible for breeding and logistical preparations.
After all, compared to a gamekeeper who is strong and has sound hands and feet, Professor Kettle Byrne's current body does not support him in strenuous exercise.
"Of course, please start." Umbridge said, and started writing on the writing board.
…………
Umbridge took a different approach to this lesson than before.
She walked around among her classmates, asking them about their knowledge of magical animals.
Most of the students were able to answer the questions very well, and in the process, Miss "Calculation Girl" regained her confidence.
Even though this was her first time in this class, she still answered all the questions accurately - whether it was Professor Kettle Byrne's question or an impromptu question that Umbridge took the time to add later.
——Even Cedric is convinced by this.
"...Ponlock is a creature that protects horses and is common in Dorset, England and southern Ireland."
Hermione answered without thinking, her voice clear and confident. Directly in front of her were some strange animals with horse faces.
They are covered with thick brown-red hair, with a lot of strong manes on their heads, and surprisingly large noses. Although they look like artiodactyls like horses, they walk on two legs and are about two feet tall and two feet tall.
The arm is very small, ending in four stubby fingers.
"Pangklo is shy by nature, and their purpose in life is to protect horses. They often huddle on the dry ground in the stables, or hide among the horses they protect. Pangklo does not trust humans, and they will subconsciously hide when someone approaches.
Because of this, we must be extra careful when approaching them and not walk too fast to avoid scaring them——"
"Perfect, I can't find anything wrong - five points from Gryffindor!"
Kettle Byrne nodded with satisfaction. This time he finally realized the power of the legendary second-year academic master.
Previously, he often heard from other professors in the faculty seat that there were two particularly powerful girls in the second grade, who could be called score harvesters.
Among them, Hermione Granger of Gryffindor is also nicknamed "Miss Know-it-all". It is said that she can answer almost everything that appears in the textbooks verbatim. The only person she can talk to in class is
The only one who can compete is Miss Kaslana.
However, compared to Hermione Granger, other professors seemed less willing to talk too much about Elena.
What confuses Kettle Bourne even more is that Newt gave him the advice: try not to give Elena a chance to ask questions.
Try... not to give Miss Kaslana the opportunity to ask questions?
Kettle Byrne frowned and looked at the little witch who was feeding Poncro with grass.
As a professor full of curiosity and enthusiasm, the more Newt said this, the harder it became for him to suppress his curiosity.
"Hey, Miss Kaslana, is there anything you don't understand about today's lesson?"
After hesitating for half a second, Professor Bourne quickly made up his mind, coughed slightly, and asked gently, pretending to be casual.
After all, this was the first time that a junior student had participated in an elective course, so he had to ask more questions in order to adjust future course arrangements.
"Eh? Is there anything you don't understand in class?"
Elena, who was observing the "Scottish Straight Horse" at close range, was stunned.
She hadn't heard such a question for a long time since it wreaked havoc in several classes last semester.
You know, ever since she asked some basic biological knowledge about grafting, chromosomes... in herbal medicine class, even Professor Sprout, who is recognized as the most tolerant and kind professor in Hogwarts, began to ban her from teaching in class.
"The right to ask questions freely" - This is not to punish her, but mainly because Elena's questions usually go on and on, and if you are not careful, the original basic content will quickly go beyond the scope.
The most important thing is that she can often give simple explanations of some super-syllabus contents, which sometimes makes the professors a little embarrassed.
"Well, there are some problems..."
Elena blinked, thought about her words, and asked cautiously.
"Pangklo exists to protect the horses, but on the other hand, they are afraid of humans - then if there are humans who intend to harm the horses, and they hide in advance as the textbook says, unable to protect the horses,
Doesn’t it form a strange paradox?”
"Oh, this is obviously an interesting question. Although there is no standard answer in the textbook, I happened to have done a little research on it."
Kettle Byrne shook her fingers, puffed up her chest proudly, and said happily.
"Yes, Ponlocks are afraid of humans, but that doesn't mean they will let humans harm the horses. In fact, they are a group of quite smart guardians. When the Ponlocks judge that they cannot directly scare off the enemy, they will
Hiding among the horses, waiting for an opportunity to strike. Therefore, we must be particularly careful when looking for Ponlock, because when they disappear from sight, they are often in the most danger."
"Any more questions? Miss Kaslana?"
"Well, there are a few more..."
Elena glanced at the old professor who seemed to be in a particularly good mood, felt relieved, and asked curiously.
"Panglock's food is grass, which happens to coincide with the food range of most horses. If there is insufficient food, is it possible for them to turn from the guardians of the horses to the perpetrators? As an independent population, they are different from the horses.
What level of symbiosis is involved? In the book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", the centaurs also possess some of the characteristics of the horses to a certain extent, so between Ponlock and the centaurs..."
"Ah this..."
Along with Elena's series of progressive questions, it was like a barrage of questions.
Professor Kettle Byrne's smile gradually became stiff.
If the first few questions were okay, at least many of them were within the scope that he could answer, or he could think of ways to give answers later. If not, he could at least turn to Newt Scamander, or some old people.
Friend, but——
"Can Panglock eat?", "How many babies does Panglock give birth to?", "Can Panglock's growth cycle be accelerated?"
Facing Elena's innocent and curious eyes, Keitel Bourne suddenly understood why Newt had given him such advice before - as the chef of Hogwarts, this child is really