Master Druid at Hogwarts

Chapter 669
It didn't take long for the Aurors to search around Hogsmeade before they found traces of the basilisk moving.

They followed this trace all the way into the Forbidden Forest, and then found that the opponent's size was getting smaller and smaller in the process of moving, and finally it was so small that the Aurors could not distinguish its moving traces.

This also seemed to confirm Dumbledore's guess that the snake was not a basilisk, but an ordinary poisonous snake that had been enlarged by magic.

However, the Aurors did not leave just like that, but continued to search in the Forbidden Forest for a while, and even fought a few times with some grumpy magical animals. If the centaurs did not come out in time to mediate, both sides would probably suffer casualties up.

During this process, they did not find any traces of the giant snake, but bumped into Lu Wei, the three-headed dog. If the centaur hadn't arrived in time, the Aurors would have ended badly, while Gropp It was hidden by Hagrid early on, and was not exposed to the Ministry of Magic.

Naturally, the Aurors also wanted to ask the horse people, but the horse people's answer was still cloudy and foggy, and no one could understand it. In addition, after a few days passed, there was no incident of basilisk hurting people. In the end, the Aurors You can only choose to let it go.

And after Cornelius Fudge went back, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. It seemed that the man behind the scenes was making such a big splash just to teach Umbridge a lesson.

It doesn't look like some dark wizard was accidentally discovered by Umbridge, nor does it look like Dumbledore deliberately set her up...

Although Fudge is full of prejudice against Dumbledore and stubbornly believes that the other party wants to overthrow him and control the Ministry of Magic, Fudge also understands Dumbledore's character. If he really wants to take revenge on Umbridge, he will definitely not use it. It's a no-nonsense approach.

It's not like he didn't suspect Fish, but the playful attack last time was proved not to be done by Maomao, and this time it's even more unlikely.Because petrifying a living person requires extremely profound black magic attainments. Even if Fisher's magic level is far superior to that of his peers, Fudge still doesn't think he can do this.

And Hagrid, the former professor of protection of magical animals, the current gamekeeper is naturally also among Fudge's suspicions, but Hagrid's magic level is even worse. After all, he was expelled halfway through his studies, and his grades in school were not good. How about it, so Fudge also quickly ruled out his suspicion.

The murderer who attacked Umbridge had no clue, but the real headache for Fudge was who should replace her.

Fudge rubbed his temples and sighed deeply...

He wanted to arrange for someone else to go to Hogwarts to replace Umbridge as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor and senior investigator, but no one dared to agree.

Umbridge's two hospitalizations, as well as the unlucky Defense Against the Dark Arts professors in previous years, made the members of the Ministry of Magic believe in "Voldemort's curse". Pierre Sampson, who had been a substitute, rejected Fudge on the pretext of being ill.

As for waiting for Umbridge to recover...

Not to mention that St. Mungo's stock of healing potions is insufficient, and Umbridge cannot be treated for the time being. Even if she is cured, it is impossible for Fudge to continue to use her.

Judging from the feedback received from Kingsley and other Aurors, this woman was holding back the whole time.

And judging from the results, the other party seemed to be targeting Umbridge, and if she was sent to Hogwarts, she would probably continue to be attacked, so for Fudge, Umbridge had little use value now.

Although Umbridge knows how to curry favor with his superiors, and is also very good at embarrassing Dumbledore, his poor execution ability and various evil deeds that have been exposed have caused a lot of trouble in the Ministry of Magic. Fudge has no reason to continue to keep her.

Of course, Fudge could also choose to use public opinion to say that Umbridge's attack was Dumbledore's revenge for the Ministry of Magic's meddling in school management, but it doesn't make much sense...

Because there is no one who can take over this mess now, and telling others to do so will anger Dumbledore, and no one will be willing to take this thunder.

Moreover, Fudge had already planned to give up Umbridge, so naturally he would not bother to stand up for her when he knew it would be of no benefit.

She hadn't been sent to Azkaban just yet, just because Fudge still wanted to save some face for the Ministry of Magic.

Because the "Daily Prophet" has been advocating how great Fudge's education reform is during this period of time. If Umbridge, the main person in charge, is convicted at this time, all the previous praise will become a joke.

So Fudge postponed the punishment of Umbridge, and planned to deal with Umbridge's problem covertly after the limelight passed.

In addition to Fudge, Voldemort is also in a bad mood now.

He had already learned the details of what happened in the Shrieking Shack from the Death Eaters lurking in the Ministry of Magic. Unlike Fudge, who was fooled by Dumbledore, Voldemort knew exactly that the big snake was definitely nothing An ordinary venomous snake that had been cast with an expansion spell, but a real basilisk.

As for why the basilisk left by Slytherin was controlled by others...

Do you still need to think about it? !It's not like he hasn't seen Fisch running amok in the Forbidden Forest!
Thinking of the basilisk he inherited from the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets being abducted by Fish, Voldemort felt so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe...

So he found an excuse to punish Lucius Malfoy severely, which made the Death Eaters panic, wondering what the Dark Lord was doing again.

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Unlike Voldemort, who was furious, and Fudge, who was in a state of distress, Hogwarts was full of joy after knowing that Umbridge was sent to St. Mungo's again because of the "unknown person" attack.

As for who the unknown person is... The teachers and students of Hogwarts knew it well, and they didn't need any evidence at all. They could guess the truth of the matter based on their past experience.

"Fish, how did you do it?"

At the first meeting of the Cat Club after Umbridge left, Fred asked anxiously: "What is a powerful curse? Can you teach us?"

"It's not a spell, it's Uroboros' ability meow."

(`ω≡`ω)
Fish shook his head, and replied honestly.

Everyone chattered about the details of how Fisch taught Umbridge, and then they threw themselves into the training with high spirits.

Today's training is still the Patronus Charm.

After practicing for a period of time, many people have successfully summoned their patron saints, but they only summoned their patron saints in a brightly lit classroom, and they were not threatened.

So at Hermione's suggestion, Harry consulted with Cedric, Neville, Luna and other members who had already summoned the Patronus, and decided to let them go to the next stage of practice, and the Patronus had not yet been summoned. members, go to the other end of the classroom to practice on their own.

However, after connecting the two groups of people separately, Harry discovered a new problem...

"But... we don't have a Boggart in our hands..." Harry scratched his head, and looked at Hermione who proposed first, "You should be ready, right?"

Hermione is the real core of the cat club gatherings, basically all the contacts are planned, arranged and implemented by her, Harry and the others are only responsible for teaching.

Hermione smiled and said, "Even if there is a Boggart, not everyone is like you, making it a dementor. Besides, we obviously have a better choice."

As she spoke, she looked at Fish who was on the side.

"Put it on Fish, meow!"

(`)
Mao Mao patted her chest and raised her head proudly.

In the next second, Fisher's body suddenly swelled up, turning into a mighty white tiger in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, Harry and the others suddenly felt their hearts sink, and the air around them seemed to be stagnant, and a sense of biological instinct surged into their hearts, making the legs and feet of everyone present go weak.

A few girls who were more timid screamed and sat down on the ground.

Fish, who had turned into a white tiger, calmly licked his paws, and glanced at the girls who fell to the ground.

(=)
He hadn't used the demoralizing roar yet, but he was frightened like this...

So Maomao simply lay down on the ground, wagged its tail lazily a few times, and then began to close its eyes and rest.

Others also began to practice the Patronus Charm after gradually getting used to Fish's animal deterrent.

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　In the original book, it should only take about a month for Hermione and Qiu Zhang to learn the Patronus Charm...

　　I only started learning after Valentine's Day, February 2th, and then before the Easter holiday (March 14st), both Hermione and Cho Chang summoned the full Patronus...

　　In the past, it was said that this spell was difficult, and many powerful wizards could not summon a complete body... After that, DA learned a lot of patron saints, and even the blasting ghost Seamo learned.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)