Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 1038 Anti-toad party

   What happened to Cedric was a wake-up call for everyone.

  In order to prevent himself from becoming a victim of Umbridge's abuse of Veritaserum, Harry had to urgently hold a DA meeting to discuss with everyone how to deal with this matter.

   Under the gaze of DA members, Cedric described in detail his experience of being called to drink tea by a toad, and reminded everyone to be vigilant.

   "The toad should have no reason to suspect us, and we didn't take the "Guide to Self-Defense." A Ravenclaw girl said.

"That's what I thought at first. However, after visiting Umbridge's office, I feel that she may not be able to bear it anymore. Mass screening will happen sooner or later." Cedric shook his head and said, "I dare Said she must be pretty sure that Dumbledore's Army exists."

   "I'm not surprised that the toad would do that, don't take any chances." Fred reminded.

"Toad has already used Veritaserum. This thing is an illegal item. Even the Ministry of Magic is very taboo to use this kind of thing, but she used it on a student?" Harry glanced at everyone present and said calmly. , "If you still have any luck for this, you can only pray that this kind of thing doesn't happen to you."

   "We signed a contract, before the end of this semester, there will be a price to pay for betrayal." Hermione reminded.

   Everyone had ugly expressions on their faces, and even glared at Hermione.

   "This is a voluntary risk, and no one has forced you from the beginning to the end." Harry calmly reminded.

  Yes, it is completely voluntary, and it has been repeatedly confirmed before joining, but unfortunately some people have forgotten.

   "Okay, let's talk about everyone's ideas, one by one." Hermione changed the subject to avoid embarrassment for everyone.

   Sure enough, it didn't take long for someone to offer to distribute a Veritaserum antidote to Umbridge's Veritaserum.

   "I think the focus now should be to stop the toad from continuing to use Veritaserum on the students." Burns said, raising his hand. "We should report it to the Ministry of Magic. The toad will definitely have some scruples and dare not act recklessly."

  Bones just put forward this slightly naive idea, but was rejected by most members.

"The toad is Fudge's minion. Now the entire Ministry of Magic is at Fudge's discretion. Isn't it self-inflicted if you report it?" Ernie McMillan directly vetoed this absurd decision, "If you dare to do that, I dare Said that the next one to be invited to drink tea by Toad will definitely be you."

   "We can tell Headmaster Dumbledore about this."

  Hermione also disagreed with Burns' proposal, because the toad was with the Ministry of Magic. As for whether telling Dumbledore would be useful, Hermione didn't know, but it was a good idea, you can try it.

"I don't think the effect is great, so it's best not to have too much expectations. The toad has already used the education order to control Hogwarts, and even Dumbledore can't do anything to the toad." Cedric is not optimistic about Hermione. The headmaster wrote about this matter, "I am more inclined that Dumbledore plans to wait for Cornelius Fudge to step down, and then let Umbridge go out by himself. That is undoubtedly the best way. After all, Dumbledore is the headmaster. In some The other side will have concerns, it is impossible to be unscrupulous like us."

"Just tell Dumbledore about this. Maybe he's too busy recently and may not have time to pay attention to what's going on in the school. Otherwise, he would definitely not allow the toad to use Veritaserum to torture the students." Harry actually agreed more Cedric said, but he still found an excuse for Dumbledore. If the toad hadn't gone too far and targeted himself everywhere, Harry actually didn't want to do this, ignoring the toad like Albert did, see The other party's joke, wouldn't it be better to wait for the toad to go away?

  Unfortunately, Toad obviously won't allow him to do that.

  Fred and George raised their hands and said, "Do we have a one-shot solution?"

   "What way?" Someone immediately asked

"We can turn the toad into a real toad and make her disappear temporarily for a few months. We can turn the toad back after Fudge steps down and gets out. I think Professor Dumbledore will definitely not let her stay in Huobi at that time." Gwartz takes office." Fred and George looked at each other and said their proposals.

   "Is this going too far?"

   "As if her use of Veritaserum was not too much for us." George didn't expect everyone to agree to the plan, but just said it to remind everyone.

   "Who will do it?"

   "We can do it," said Fred. "My Transfiguration Charms are fine."

   "It's very risky to do this." Cedric frowned and reminded, "It will definitely alarm the Ministry of Magic, and there are at least six months until the holiday."

   "I think that's a good idea."

   "Yes, it's normal for something to happen to the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, and we can only lock the toad up temporarily."

  The proposal of the Weasley twins was immediately recognized by everyone, and even they almost praised the Weasley twins as heroes.

  However, no one expected that George suddenly said: "Of course, if it is going to be done, everyone must sign."

   Obviously you can’t do this kind of thing by yourself. If you really want to do it, you have to pull everyone here into the water. If you encounter trouble, someone will help you fight the thunder.

   It can only be said that the Weasley twins are more savvy than before after sharing the dormitory with Albert these years.

  As soon as George finished speaking, the original echo stopped abruptly, and the atmosphere at the scene became very awkward.

   "This is just a backup plan. Whether to do it or not, we'll talk about it at that time." George didn't care about the embarrassment of other people's expressions. He already knew who most of the people here were.

  Hermione didn't give everyone time to continue the discussion, she shook her head and said, "I don't agree with doing this either, it's a bit risky."

   "Any other ideas?" Harry asked, looking around.

   "I think the antidote for Veritaserum is good." Someone immediately suggested.

  No way, although Fred and George's solution can solve the problem, it is too extreme, and they obviously don't want to get involved.

  Of course, if Fred and George don’t say they want to sign, most people will definitely agree with them and regard them as heroes.

It seems to be to alleviate the embarrassment, and everyone agrees that the antidote of using Veritaserum is not all for the purpose of alleviating the embarrassment, but because this method is simpler and can match wits with Umbridge. Not long ago, Cedric explained to everyone how he was called to the Defense Against the Dark Arts office.

"It's unreliable to distribute the antidote for Veritaserum to everyone. None of us know how to make that kind of potion." Hermione directly poured cold water on everyone, "Of course, if any of you can brew the antidote If so, we will provide you with medicinal materials as much as possible."

   Responsiveness The voices in the room stopped abruptly again, and everyone turned their attention to Cedric.

"Don't look at me, I don't know how, the antidote for Veritaserum was given by Albert." Cedric said that he could do nothing about it, maybe because he felt the atmosphere of the scene, he asked, "Who among you knows how to endure it?" system…"

   There is no doubt that no one knows how to make an antidote.

   "We can find Albert, I think he..."

   "He's not free..." Hermione interrupted helplessly, "So, give up that unrealistic idea, Albert has already provided us with a lot of help."

   "As for the antidote formula for making Veritaserum, we have already obtained it." Fred explained, "If you want to see the antidote formula and steps, you can come to me and copy a copy."

   "Is it difficult to make it according to the formula?" Naturally, there is no shortage of students who are good at potions.

"The difficulty is very high, and even if other people really brew it, I can't guarantee that everyone will dare to drink that kind of semi-finished product." Cedric shook his head and said, he was too clear, most students would not dare to drink their own brewing Potion.

  In the end, they failed to reach an agreement, and Hermione recorded everyone's proposals one by one.

   "Then what should we do, the toad may use Veritaserum on everyone at any time?"

   Problems need to be fixed, as they say, the toads could add veritaserum to their drinks at any moment.

   "Don't worry, we have a backup plan." Harry looked at Fred and George.

  The Weasley brothers walked in front of everyone under the complicated eyes of the people.

"The method is actually very simple, that is to delay time and buy time for everyone." Fred began to explain to everyone how to deal with Umbridge, and there are many ways to delay time, such as secretly giving the toad Curse, let her accidentally fall and pass out.

   "Anyway, as long as you send someone to the school hospital, whether it's Umbridge or yourself, time will be bought for coming and going." George echoed.

   What if the toad doesn't give up?

   "If Toad still doesn't give up, take someone to make trouble and throw gas bombs into his office, so that Umbridge can't interrogate you." Fred said without thinking, and they have done similar things.

"If Umbridge really insists on it, we can only try the Forgetting Curse to make the toad forget about it." George added, "Although we have only practiced the Forgetting Curse on mice, I think It should be fine to use it on a toad."

   "Anyone know this spell?"

   "I probably know the principle, but I haven't used it." Hermione said, besides Hermione, there are several people who can forget the curse.

   "You'd better practice your hands with a mouse first."

"This is probably the case. Although it may be troublesome, at least you can avoid drinking Toad's Veritaserum." Harry clapped his hands, took out a few boxes of candy and said, "Fred and George are willing to provide you with two for free." Quick-acting class skipping candies, one for practice and one for emergency use. Of course, if you use up all of them, you’ll have to pay for them yourself.”

   "Okay, everyone come here in order to receive your favorite candies."

  People were a little surprised by the generosity of Fred and George. You must know that there are quite a few DA members today.

  Moreover, what surprised them was that there was going to be a live drill later.

   "The other thing is that we should spread this method to the entire castle, so that the toad can't figure out who is the DA member." George reminded.

   "No problem!" Harry looked at Lee Jordan.

   "It shouldn't be a problem, I think everyone will find it very interesting." Li Qiaodan said with a smile, "Nowadays there are many people who hate toads in school."

   "Next, let us show you what to do when you encounter that situation." George signaled everyone to disperse, and then he will cover up how to delay for everyone.

  The demonstration of the two is actually very interesting. For example, after secretly using the leg-lifting spell to knock someone down, they are using the stun spell, pretending that Umbridge was knocked unconscious.

   I don’t know why, but everyone feels that this scene seems familiar.

   After Lee Jordan on the cushion was awakened, there was a burst of warm applause from around.

"To do this, you need to be concealed enough, and you can do it with the help of others. Don't let others find out that something is wrong, otherwise it will be very troublesome." George explained to everyone, "If you can't do it, another The easiest way."

  While the two were walking, Fred, who fell behind, suddenly stuffed a quick-acting skipping class candy into his mouth, and then passed out on the ground.

   Then, there is no more.

"In this case, the toad can only send you to the school hospital." George continued to explain, "I can guarantee that a simple resuscitating spell will have no effect on the stun effect caused by the stun sugar. Of course, if you are afraid of falling pain, You can also try Nosebleed Nougat or Tutu Tang, there are many choices anyway.”

Hermione wrote down what they explained on the blackboard, and Harry summed up some of the mischievous spells that might be used in it. When the time comes, they need to practice various spells that may come in handy, and conduct actual drills separately to avoid Revealed.

  As long as you learn it, even if you want to secretly bully Umbridge, there is nothing wrong with it.

  Although the solution given by Fred and George is not the best solution, everyone finds it very interesting and eager to try.

"I suggest that you don't try it casually." Cedric had to stand up and remind everyone, "These are just emergency plans. If possible, it's best not to encounter such a thing. Of course, if you are good at forgetting spells, Maybe giving the toad a Forgetting Curse would be the best choice, but... it's better not to encounter it, no one can guarantee that their luck will be good enough."

"Okay, now everyone come one by one, in pairs, one pretends to be Umbridge, and the other pretends that you are about to be taken to the Defense Against the Dark Arts office." Harry clapped his hands and said, "Start now Let's group up!"

   There is no doubt that the party ended smoothly.

  Although many people's acting skills are very exaggerated, they all leave the Room of Requirement with a smile.

   "Do you think this method is reliable?" Hermione who stayed at the end asked.

   "I don't know, but at least it's a way." Harry shook his head.

   "I'd say there's a way to make the toad disappear for a few months," said Fred.

   "Or, a few months in the hospital," George added.

   "You guys actually came up with so many quick-acting skipping candies this time." Ron was a little surprised that Fred and George would provide everyone with candies for free, which was due to Gallen.

   "We don't suffer. If we want people to buy candy, we must let them know the effect of the candy." Fred shrugged, "Albert calls this an advertisement."

   "It's worth spending a few Galleons on an advertisement." George echoed, "It can also solve the problem of Veritaserum and give everyone a good impression."

   "Albert called it killing three birds with one stone," said Lee Jordan.

   "These guys are really rich, no, it should be said that Albert is really rich, let them squander like this." Ron shook his head in confusion, he really couldn't understand what it means to kill three birds with one stone.

   "They actually made a lot of money."

  Harry felt that they did not suffer a loss, and Albert Anderson was not a person who would suffer a disadvantage.

"They're accumulating popularity." Hermione glanced at Ron and explained, "They're going to open a joke shop, and the customers in the shop must be Hogwarts students, so they're going Accumulate enough popularity for the store, I think this is probably Albert's reminder to them, don't forget, there are also advertisements they advertise in the "Daily Prophet."

  (end of this chapter)