Master Druid at Hogwarts

Chapter 664
Umbridge was still struggling when he returned to his office.

She paced restlessly up and down the office, pausing now and then to pick up a quill to write a letter to Cornelius Fudge, but each time she quickly gave up.

As Dumbledore and Skeeter said, she is in a very bad situation now, and she must make some achievements before she can continue to use her status as an official of the Ministry of Magic to dominate.

Of course, Umbridge could choose to tell Minister Fudge the news and ask him to send someone to investigate.

But Professor Trelawney, the master of prophecy in Umbridge's mind, told her that she had to participate in person, and with Umbridge's character, it was difficult for her to accept a great achievement that was about to be handed over. of.

As for the danger she might encounter, Umbridge thought it was normal, because what she most wanted to find was the unknown person who attacked her back then, and evidence that Dumbledore wanted to deal with the Ministry of Magic.

No matter which one the prophecy points to, she may encounter an enemy she cannot deal with. The danger and opportunity mentioned in the prophecy coexist, and what should be said is this...

Umbridge kept thinking and struggling in his mind.

However, she didn't struggle with it for too long. After changing her mind, Umbridge quickly thought of a solution.

It is true that Umbridge is not good at fighting, and it is obviously impossible for her to deal with Dumbledore or anyone else, but she is too good at fighting for power...

Wasn't she able to climb to this position step by step by pretending to please her superiors and ruthlessly taking credit from other colleagues and taking it for herself?

As long as Umbridge first finds out where the prophesied tree is and confirms its secret, he can apply to Minister Fudge for a group of Aurors to help.

At that time, she will take the lead, and the task of fighting will be entrusted to others. In the end, she will take the credit for herself with ease, and everything will be solved easily... If Professor Trelawney hadn't said that she must participate in it herself, she In fact, it can sit in the rear.

Umbridge thought regretfully.

After all, the prophecy had already stated that there was danger, and she still didn't want to take risks if she could, but obviously, power was more attractive to her. Between personal safety and power, Umbridge finally chose to take risks.

After making up her mind, Umbridge's mobility was still strong, and she quickly searched for some special trees in Hogwarts...

The results of the investigation gave her a headache...

There are too many special trees in Hogwarts!
As a famous school that has been passed down for thousands of years, and there is a forest as big as the Forbidden Forest, I don't know how many people have planted some weird plants in Hogwarts over the years.

Fortunately, Professor Trelawney narrowed down the scope for Umbridge in Professor Trelawney's prophecy, and the tree was relatively "young".

So after Umbridge screened out all the trees that were more than a hundred years old, the remaining targets suddenly decreased a lot.And soon, Umbridge set his sights on the Whomping Willow...

The reason is also very simple. Apart from the Whomping Willow being on the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest, other special trees are all in the inner part of the forest. Umbridge alone would never dare to enter it.

Of course, Fish originally chose the Whomping Willow, or in other words, the secret path under the Whomping Willow.

During the following period, the students at Hogwarts were surprised to find that Umbridge no longer wandered around the school like a ghost, finding faults from time to time to deduct points or put them in confinement.

And most of the time, no one could see her, as if Umbridge had suddenly become a normal professor, usually staying in his office except for teaching students.

While everyone finds it strange, they are also happy to see such changes. After all, from time to time, a toad face will appear, telling you in a little girl's voice that you can't do this or that, and even a normal person can't bear it.

Of course, the disappeared Umbridge didn't stay in her office obediently. According to Fisher's perception, she spent most of her time wandering outside the woods near the Whomping Willow, but she didn't know where she got a An invisibility cloak, so no one else can see her.

In addition, Umbridge's prudence, or courage, also somewhat exceeded Fish's expectations. Apart from wandering around the Whomping Willow these days, she has never thought of going over to check it out. Obviously, she has already figured it out. Because of the characteristics of Whomping Willow, I don't want to take this risk.

Then Maomao ran to find Dumbledore...

That night, Umbridge wandered around the woods near the Whooping Willow again, but no matter how much she observed, she couldn't see any secrets under its tree, but it was obviously possible to let her get close to it. less than.

It's not that Umbridge hasn't tried to do this before, but even if she put on an invisibility cloak to hide her voice, this strange tree can still detect her approaching, and if she didn't hide in time, she would be killed. A branch of the Whomping Willow was drawn.

As for using magic to "solve" the Whomping Willow from a distance...

Leaving aside whether she has this ability, what if the Whomping Willow is not the prophesied tree?Doing so would scare the snake away. This was a major matter related to his promotion, and Umbridge didn't dare to take any risks.

Just when Umbridge was thinking about going on like this was not an option, whether to ask Minister Fudge for an assistant to come over to help, a sound of fallen leaves and dead branches being trampled came from her right side next to her.

She followed the sound and found that she did not see any people or animals.

Thestrals?

Umbridge had come across them occasionally, and thought he'd discovered something, and was delighted in vain.

But soon, she realized something was wrong. The frequency of the footsteps this time was completely different from that of the Thestrals. It didn't have the usual sloppy feeling of Thestrals. Instead, it seemed that someone was in a hurry.

Umbridge subconsciously held his breath, opened his eyes wide and stared at the direction of the sound, his whole body was tense, and he didn't dare to move... Completely forgot that she had cast the Silent Curse on herself .

As the footsteps got closer, Umbridge also realized that the person who came should be a tall human being, because when that person walked by, high branches were bumped from time to time, and there was a slight burst of noise. rustle.

At this moment, the visitor's invisibility cloak seemed to be hooked by a branch, and a white-haired and white-bearded head suddenly appeared in midair. He quickly covered himself with the Invisibility Cloak, but Umbridge still recognized him—

It's Dumbledore!In Hogwarts, apart from Dumbledore, there is no one else who fits the characteristics of being tall and white-haired and white-bearded!
Umbridge clenched his fists, shaking with excitement.

Footsteps continued to sound, and they came to the bottom of the Whomping Willow. Because the sky was too dark, Umbridge couldn't see what Dumbledore was doing. She only knew that after a while, Dumbledore seemed to disappear. up.

Umbridge held her breath, and slowly moved out of the forest. She didn't start to run wildly until she was outside the perimeter of the Forbidden Forest. The toad's face was full of excitement.

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