Hogwarts Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor Peter

Chapter 13 Expected and Unexpected

Teachers and students arrived soon.

Umbridge stood proudly in front of the teacher's bench, but she stood at the same height as the others.

She wore her customary smirk, holding a piece of parchment in her hand, and beside her were the staff of the Magical Education Committee.

The teachers in the teacher's seat all had serious faces.

Peter crossed his fingers in front of his nose, watching Umbridge coldly.

Every line of Meg's face was stern, and her eyebrows were drawn so tightly together that she looked like a hawk.

Snape folded his arms on his chest and leaned back in his chair, looking at Umbridge like he was looking at a pot of burnt potion.

Even Professor Flitwick, who was usually kind and gentle, put his face on his hands, showing a bit of boredom.

In the auditorium, Filch was running back and forth to maintain order, urging the students to sit down quickly.

The students were whispering and discussing which teachers would be driven out by Umbridge.

At the Gryffindor table at the moment, many students were sweating in their hearts.

"Hope Hagrid's okay," said Ron worriedly.

"Yeah, but he gave that woman something to do with his Blast-Ended Whelks." Hermione said in a slightly complaining tone.

"I hope it's Trelawney and Snape who get fired," said Ron. "Umbridge doesn't like them."

"Don't say that, Ron," said Hermione sternly, with a McGonagall look, "Umbridge has no right to fire anyone! If you think she has the right to fire Snape, then she has the right to fire Pepe as well." Professor Dillo!"

"Fire Professor Peddie?" Ron's tone seemed to be questioning why Christmas was canceled, "Professor Peddie is obviously the best teacher!"

"I'm just making an assumption," Hermione said. "I don't think she dares to fire Professor Peddie, as the Ministry of Magic will face a lot of doubts."

"Actually, I think Professor Snape is pretty good too." Harry suddenly added without end, "Maybe he just looks scary, last time when Seamus' cauldron exploded, he used his body to block Seamus's cauldron." Mo."

At the other side of the Slytherin table, some Slytherins were also talking about Snape.

They were still expecting Umbridge to fire Snape, and most of these students were people who valued their bloodlines.

But compared to when the school just started, the voices within Slytherin House about getting rid of the new dean have subsided a lot.

Especially Draco Malfoy, his attitude has been reversed 180 degrees. Not only did he no longer ask for Snape to be driven away, but he was even scared out of his wits when he saw Snape.

"Ahem, ahem!" Umbridge fake coughed a few times and cleared his throat, but the students in the auditorium were still buzzing with each other.

"Hello, students!" said Umbridge in her fake sweet voice.

The auditorium fell silent, but everyone looked at her inexplicably, no one applauded, no one responded.

Umbridge was clearly dissatisfied: "When I say 'Hi, my fellows', you should say 'Hello, Ms. Umbridge'. Come on, I say it again, my fellows!"

"You-h-u-m-ri-ch-ma'am—" Only a few students answered in a long and perfunctory manner, and the Weasley twins even hissed.

Peter rolled his eyes and exchanged meaningful glances with Professor McGonagall.

Snape's mouth was curled so that it might get stuck.

Most of Umbridge's fake enthusiasm had died down, but she adjusted her smile and began her speech in a dry voice.

"The Ministry of Magic has always believed that the education of young wizards is very important. Your innate and precious talents must be carefully cultivated and tempered, otherwise they may be wasted. The ancient skills passed down from generation to generation in the wizarding world for thousands of years It must be passed on, and the treasure house of precious magical knowledge accumulated by our noble ancestors must be protected by us. This requires those wizards with high skills, high moral character, and noble birth to shoulder this glorious educational responsibility. Just like Batimir Crow Mr. Qi said that incompetent teachers will inevitably destroy our next generation. This year, at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a feast of international exchanges and cooperation is about to begin. The Triwizard Tournament will be from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang’s foreign guests know the window of the British wizarding world, we must welcome our foreign guests with the best spirit, let them feel the enthusiasm, feel the warmth, and feel a brand-new Hogwarts..."

Umbridge's speech was extremely lengthy, and the students fell into a sleepwalking state one after another. The air in the auditorium was made more dull than a lead curtain by Umbridge's voice.

Peter felt that listening to Umbridge was a complete waste of time, so he drew his wand and quietly created a small magical space under the table to practice a newest magic that he had not yet fully mastered.

Once this new magic is completed, it will be an epoch-making breakthrough in the magic academic world, but he has not yet decided whether to make the research results public.

I don't know how long it took, but the students all fell into a deep sleep, and Umbridge finally talked about the issue of dismissing the teacher.

"...As a result, the Ministry of Magic has had to dismiss teachers who failed this assessment, the scores of which I will publish below."

The students cheered up instantly, some because of excitement, and more because of anxiety.

Lavender and Parvati had made a kind of lucky card for Professor Trelawney, and they were greeting Trelawney very slightly on the edge of the teacher's bench, but Trelawney was too nervous to see .

Umbridge picked up the parchment and read aloud:

"Minerva McGonagall - Transfiguration 80 points

Filius Flitwick - Charms 90 points

Pomona Sprout - Herbalism 90

Severus Snape - Potions 90 points

......"

Wait, Snape got 90 points from Umbridge?
Peter couldn't help being shocked.

Umbridge should be determined to dismiss Snape from the school, and his hostility towards him is also very obvious. Why did he suddenly give him a high score of 90 points?
Peter remembered that Snape had mentioned Lucius Malfoy that day, did Malfoy really speak for Snape?
Umbridge was still chanting:

"...

Peter Peddyway - Defense Against the Dark Arts 80 points

Rubeus Hagrid - Care of Fantastic Creatures 55 points

(Hagrid squirms in his seat, sinking his face into his glass.)
Aurora Sinista - Astronomy 90

Sybill Trelawney - Divination - 0 points"

When Umbridge said "0 points," she beamed with cruel glee, drawing out her voice to make the score even more humiliating.

Professor Trelawney screamed, stumbled to her feet from the edge of the teacher's bench, and knocked over a bottle of sherry.

"I am a descendant of Cassandra Trelawney!" Professor Trelawney yelled hysterically, "0...0 points...this is...this is a terrible insult!"

Umbridge smugly admired Professor Trelawney's pain.

Peter and Professor McGonagall stood up at the same time, and then Flitwick and Professor Sprout also stood up, and the Magical Education Committee put their hands in their pockets, apparently to reach for their wands.

Suddenly, the main door of the auditorium opened, and a tall old man strode in from outside, followed by a serious middle-aged man behind him.

These two are Headmaster Albus Dumbledore and Minister of Magic Barty Crouch.

(End of this chapter)