Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 1044 The Toad on the Christmas Tree

   "They've been taking over there lately!"

  Katrina, who was rushing to do her homework in the library, didn't forget to complain to Albert that the "Defense Association" had been occupying the Room of Response.

  As Christmas approached, Katrina became more and more busy, not only to deal with a large number of holiday homework, but also to lead the prefects to help the professors decorate the castle.

  Lately, she's longing for the quietness of doing her homework in the Room of Requirement, rather than being interrupted all the time.

   I really don't know why the president of the student union has so many things to do. She suspects that she is so busy because the guy next to him often fishes.

   Of course, part of the reason is that Umbridge is still in the hospital, and the professors all hope to have a happy Christmas, otherwise they probably just deal with it directly.

   "They're running out of time."

  Albert stared at the notebook without raising his head, and said calmly, "After Umbridge recovers from his illness and is discharged from the hospital, Hogwarts will probably be restless again."

"I don't think so, God knows if Umbridge will be sick and hospitalized again!" Katrina glanced at Albert next to her, and continued: "By the way, I plan to stay at school for Christmas, and take the holiday The homework is done, and by the way..."

   "Isobel asked you to go back for Christmas." Albert interrupted.

   "I have already signed on the list of students staying in school." Katrina reminded with a glance at her mouth.

  Honestly speaking, she has no interest in making fun of herself.

"It's just a small matter, just tell Professor McGonagall." Albert could actually guess why Katrina didn't want to go back for the Christmas holiday, but he still reminded, "Mrs. McDougall will come to join us spend Christmas."

   "Are you at home?" Katrina asked with raised eyebrows.

   "No, elsewhere." Albert had prepared a lot of safe houses, and he didn't want to take risks.

   "Forget it, I'll be fine if I stay in school."

   "Isobel said that if you don't go back, then..." Albert looked away from the notebook, reached into his pocket, took out a piece of letter paper and handed it to Katrina.

   "She always likes to do this kind of thing for my own good, and doesn't care about my feelings at all." Katrina complained without looking at the contents of the envelope.

  Even if she doesn’t read it, she can still guess what it’s about.

   "It's really annoying." Albert nodded in agreement.

   "It's just..."

  Katrina just wanted to denounce Isobel, when Albert said again: Although I often do this.

   Made her speechless.

   At this moment, a girl hurried towards this side and said to the two, "Toad disappeared in the school hospital. Professor McGonagall hopes that you can lead someone to find her whereabouts in the castle."

   "Umbridge is missing?" Katrina repeated with a strange expression.

   "Yes, she is missing. Professor McGonagall is in the school hospital." The girl secretly glanced at Albert and said, "I really hope she can disappear until the end of this semester."

   "I see, let's go there." Albert closed his notebook and stood up.

   "Could it be your group of roommates again!"

After the girl left in a hurry, Katrina cast a suspicious look at Albert. She felt that there was a high probability that Albert ordered his group of bold roommates to do something to make Toad temporarily Disappear for a while and fix the trouble directly at the source.

   "The Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is already cursed." Albert didn't care about the other party's accusation, "It's normal for something to happen."

   "What a waste of time."

  Katrina had to put down the quill, and went to the school hospital with Albert, "I dare say you must know where the toad is."

   "Who knows?" Albert raised his hand and gently knocked on the door of the school hospital, then walked in with Katrina.

  Professor McGonagall was talking to Madam Pomfrey, and the prefects of each house were also here, whispering to each other about Umbridge's disappearance.

"As you can see, Professor Umbridge suddenly disappeared." Professor McGonagall looked around at the two student council presidents and prefects, and said, "We suspect that she is "hiding" somewhere in Hogwarts Castle , ready to give everyone a surprise, I need you to mobilize other students to help find Professor Umbridge."

  "Professor, what if I can't find it?" Ernie McMillan raised his hand and asked, "I heard...there were also cases of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor missing before, maybe..."

   "Whether Professor Umbridge is missing or not, we will try to find her."

  Actually, Professor McGonagall's meaning is already obvious, that is, just pretending.

  If Umbridge really disappears like Rowena Smith, then she can't help it. Anyway, she has mobilized all the students in the school to help find someone.

   As for finding no one, that's not her concern.

   "I really hope that the toad will disappear suddenly."

   "Is it really the curse of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?"

  …

  After walking out of the school hospital, Albert cleared his throat and said to everyone, "Ahem, as you can see, Umbridge suddenly disappeared."

  Everyone stopped and looked at Albert.

   "It is obviously unrealistic for us to find Umbridge." Albert said to all the prefects, "So I hope all the prefects will tell the news to the students in their respective colleges and mobilize the whole school to help find someone."

   As for whether other people are willing to help, that is another matter.

   Just as Katrina guessed, Albert did know where the toad was "hiding".

  Last night, Fred, George and Lee Jordan told Albert a big news that the Anti-Toad League decided to attack the toad.

   They were going to turn Umbridge into a toad to decorate one of the Christmas trees in the Great Hall.

   That's right, the toad is in the hall, cast a holding spell, and placed on the top of the Christmas tree to act as the star of the Christmas tree.

  There is a toad on top of the Christmas tree, which is really weird, so the toad was cast with the illusion spell.

   That night, while everyone was having dinner, the effect of the Disillusionment spell on Toad gradually disappeared.

"what is that?"

   I don't know who pointed to the toad on the Christmas tree and shouted.

   Following the shouting, more and more students noticed the toad on the Christmas tree.

   I don’t know who did it, but the toad on the Christmas tree suddenly reverted to Umbridge’s appearance, causing the students who were eating to almost spit out the food in their mouths.

  However, an even weirder scene happened.

  Umbridge actually stood on the top of the Christmas tree like a light feather, and began to turn around in circles, and the surroundings slowly sang "Toad's Song" in a merry Christmas tune.

   I don't know if it was intentional or not. The professors all stood there dumbfounded, letting the ugly Umbridge spin around on the Christmas tree, with no intention of stepping forward to save each other.

  Suddenly there was a sound of fireworks exploding under the Christmas tree, and above Umbridge's head, a sentence suddenly appeared: The Anti-Toad Alliance presents "Toad Song" for everyone

   "Anti-Toad Alliance?" Professor McGonagall read softly.

   I don't know who sang "The Toad's Song" along with the tune, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became joyful.

  After regaining their senses, the students in the hall sang the "Toad Song" according to the merry Christmas tune.

That night, Umbridge's deeds spread throughout Hogwarts, and became a hot topic of discussion. Many students suddenly discovered that the "Anti-Toad Alliance" that they thought did not exist actually did such a big thing, and they all asked about the anti-toad alliance. Union news.

  At this moment, the Anti-Toad Alliance, no, it should be said that DA members are holding a celebration party in the Room of Requirement to celebrate their first victory.

  That's right, the incident just now was caused by Harry and the DA members.

They first used quick-acting skipping sugar to create a flu to drag Madam Pomfrey, and then used the disillusionment spell to sneak up on the toad bed to stun, and then Cedric, who was the best at transfiguration, turned Umbridge into a toad and brought him out. In the school hospital, the prefects who decorate the Christmas tree put the toad on the Christmas tree.

  Umbridge's ability to rotate slowly is entirely due to her stepping on a wooden plate that has cast the Disillusionment spell. As for the song, it is even simpler.

   Undoubtedly, the pruning plan designed by the Weasley brothers with a stomach full of bad water brought a lot of joy and laughter to everyone.

   It also brought unprecedented confidence to the Anti-Toad League, and by the way, led everyone into the gutter against Umbridge.

  At first, Hermione didn't really agree with the twin brother's plan.

"Fighting Umbridge together is conducive to the unity of the entire DA. If Harry wants to fight against the mysterious man in the future, he needs to have his own supporters. He cannot fight against the mysterious man and his minions alone. There are not enough of us, Harry needs more support." George said meaningfully, "Albert realized, so he gave you the book to help form the current DA."

   Hermione was finally persuaded by George.

  Harry needs support, not isolation.

  In order to prevent Umbridge from spending the Christmas vacation alone in the hospital bed, Professor McGonagall asked Hagrid to move a Christmas tree to the school hospital and place it next to Umbridge's hospital bed.

   It's just that instead of a star, there is a pink toad on this Christmas tree.

   "Actually, I don't think it's okay to hang the toad on the Christmas tree for a longer time." Fred felt that letting Umbridge go was too cheap for him.

"Do you want to freeze the toad into a popsicle?" Lee Jordan couldn't help but rolled his eyes. He felt that the timing was well grasped at that time. Not only did it let everyone see the appearance of the toad clearly, it also established the reputation of the anti-toad alliance. Bringing the toad to the wrong side, and bringing joy and laughter to everyone, is simply killing multiple birds with one stone.

   "Can't you be quiet?"

  George is telling Albert about Harry's teaching progress, which is much slower than he expected. Although Harry has spent a lot of time on this matter, everyone's learning progress is still very slow.

   "Harry is teaching everyone the Patronus Charm." George looked at Albert who was reading a book, raised his eyebrows and asked, "You don't seem to care much about this."

   "What they learn is their own. I care about what to do with it." Albert flipped through the book in his hand, which was a Christmas gift from Dumbledore: "The Tales of Beedle the Poet".

"What are you looking at?"

   "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" Dumbledore's Edition."

   "What's the matter with Dumbledore's version?" George raised his eyebrows.

   "It's "The Tales of Beedle the Poet" translated and published by Professor Dumbledore. He also added his own comments at the end of each story." Albert handed the book to Fred.

   "Dumbledore is going to publish "The Tales of Beedle the Poet"?" Lee Jordan was a little puzzled.

   "I guess it's not now. This book will probably be published after Fudge steps down. After all, it can save a lot of trouble at that time."

   "I always feel that it is different from the previous version." Fred handed the book to Lee Jordan.

  British wizards basically grew up listening to "The Tales of Beedle the Poet".

   "Yes, the "Tales of Beedle the Poet" you read before was revised, and this is a literal translation. The most essential part of this book is actually the comments left by Professor Dumbledore." Albert reminded.

   "I don't understand, what do you think Professor Dumbledore wants to express?" Lee Jordan handed the book to George.

   "Tell us about it." George returned the book to Albert.

   After turning around, "The Tales of Beedle the Poet" returned to Albert's hands.

   "Everyone has their own opinion." Albert put away "The Tales of Beedle the Poet" directly, covered his yawn and said, "I'm a little sleepy, go to bed early."

"Good night!"

  However, they didn't sleep for long when they were awakened by a hasty knock on the door outside.

  When Lee Jordan opened the door of the dormitory, he saw Professor McGonagall standing outside the door.

   "Professor, what's the matter?" Lee Jordan asked while covering his yawn.

   "Tell Fred and George to wait for me in the common room. Quick, there is something urgent." After Professor McGonagall finished speaking, he turned and left to inform Ginny Weasley.

   "Fred, George, get up." Lee Jordan looked at the back of Professor McGonagall in a daze, and turned to wake up the Weasley brothers who were still a little confused.

   "What happened?" Fred and George covered their yawns.

   "Professor McGonagall said that there is something urgent and asked you to wait for her in the common room." Lee Jordan frowned.

   "Urgent, you need us?" George repeated in confusion.

   "Remember to put on the cloak, so as not to catch a cold." Albert reminded: "And don't forget to bring the newsletter bookmark, contact us when the time comes."

   "Do you know what happened?" Lee Jordan looked at the back of the Weasley brothers and turned to ask Albert.

   "Probably...something happened to their family!"

   Albert was very curious about whether Voldemort got a snake again to attack Arthur Weasley after Nagini was killed by Dumbledore, and intended to mislead Harry Potter.

   Or did something else happen?

   "Because of the Order of the Phoenix?" Lee Jordan planned to join the Order of the Phoenix after graduation.

   "Probably." Albert covered his yawn and said, "Go to sleep, you can use the communication bookmark to get in touch with them tomorrow."

   "Can prophecy really do whatever you want?"

  Lee Jordan glanced at Albert who turned back to continue to sleep, covered his yawn, lay back on the bed and continued to sleep.

  That guy’s words are always reassuring.

  Prophecy?

   No, Phoenix tears can heal most injuries, even basilisk poison, let alone Arthur Weasley's injuries.

  As long as Arthur is alive.

   It's just that the cost of using Phoenix's tears to heal wounds may be a bit high, which means that Arthur may lose his job.

   No matter how stupid Fudge is, he can guess that Arthur Weasley is Dumbledore's man. After all, Phoenix's tears are extremely precious.

  (end of this chapter)