Harry Potter’s Raven’s Claw

Mike's brow furrowed at Umbridge's words.

As the oldest magic school in Europe, Hogwarts is supported by the Ministry of Magic and twelve school managers with amazing wealth. The total amount of funds allocated to Hogwarts by thirteen parties every year can be described as astronomical.

Of course, these people don’t give Hogwarts money for free. As investors of Hogwarts, the school directors and the Ministry of Magic are theoretically the bosses of Hogwarts. The students who came out of Cici should bear in mind the names of the Ministry of Magic and these families, because it was because of the existence of these people that they could learn magic knowledge at such a low cost.

And the most fundamental reason for these people to invest in Hogwarts is exactly the same. On the one hand, they can publicize their reputation by investing in Hogwarts and ensure that the children of their families will gain a certain degree of success in Hogwarts. For example, in the Hogwarts Express, there is a section of the director's carriage dedicated to the children of the school director.

On the other hand, they are to buy those students who have walked out of Hogwarts, so that they can become the help of their own family and power.

But all this changed after Dumbledore became the headmaster. Dumbledore's strength was so strong that he could almost crush everything, so that he could almost do whatever he wanted in Hogwarts. Dumbledore's powers but dare not do so.

At the same time, Dumbledore also upholds the concept of equality for all and treats all students equally. This behavior makes him the most beloved principal by the students, and also makes the heirs of the school managers lose their so-called privileges, and the most important The strange thing is that the students who have graduated from Hogwarts since then only recognize Dumbledore and not the school directors who have contributed money and efforts.

It is also for this reason that although Mike is currently qualified to become the headmaster of Hogwarts, he has no idea of ​​joining in at all.

He doesn't want to be taken advantage of!

Mike originally thought that the lack of materials for Hogwarts advanced courses and other problems were due to the fact that the school managers were dissatisfied with Hogwarts and reduced funding.

Or maybe this is a restriction deliberately imposed by the Ministry of Magic in order to stabilize the class.

But hearing what Umbridge said now, it seems that this is not the case.

"You mean, the Ministry of Magic and the school trustees inject enough funds into Hogwarts every year, enough for Hogwarts to meet the curriculum needs of all senior students?"

"Yes, there is no doubt about this!" Umbridge said excitedly, "The families of the Ministry of Magic and the other twelve school managers have receipts and ledgers for the funds injected into Hogwarts every year, so if you If what you say is true, then the problem can only be within Hogwarts."

Mike was silent, he thought of the Order of the Phoenix.

It takes a lot of money to maintain an elite anti-Voldemort organization, so could it be that Dumbledore embezzled Hogwarts' public funds to fight against Voldemort?

Shaking his head, Mike didn't want to continue thinking about it, because this idea was constantly subverting the image of Dumbledore in his mind.

And Umbridge on the opposite side gradually calmed down at this moment,

She restrained her smile, and said seriously with a rare serious face:

"I will investigate the issue of corruption at Hogwarts. Let's get down to business. Mike, you must have noticed that my attitude towards you is completely different from that of other people."

Mike nodded.

"What I want you to understand is that I didn't do this out of fear of your power or revenge, but because I am very good-looking and respect you. You are a very good boy, and you not only won the championship in the Triwizard Tournament He won glory for the Ministry of Magic of the Kingdom of China. He also founded the Los Santos Corporation, and in just a few years it has grown into a behemoth.

Compared with the former, it is even more rare to have it. You must know that this is not the time when the mysterious man just disappeared. Today's society is already in a fairly stable state, but you still came out!

Your Los Santos Group has provided jobs for tens of thousands of people and made outstanding contributions to social stability. Although you are a little Muggle-born wizard, you have made outstanding contributions to the wizarding world Contribute, that's why I respect you.

But although I respect you, you cannot act recklessly. I know that you are just a kind child, and that the 'Los Santos Student Grant Program' was implemented only to help those students who are in difficulty, but now the situation has gradually escaped your control. In order to get this thing back on track, I want you to stop this plan! But you don't have to worry about those students, I can assure you as the deputy minister of the Ministry of Magic, the Ministry of Magic will definitely shoulder its own responsibilities, so that these students have a good learning environment! "

Umbridge in front of him was speaking impassionedly, spitting, and his words were so sincere that Mike couldn't help but believe that what she said was the truth.

If it were someone else, they might really be stunned by her burst of rainbow farts.

But Mike was different. He was familiar with the original work, and from the very beginning, he knew what kind of person Umbridge was and what purpose he came to this school with.

So when Umbridge finished his speech and looked at himself expectantly, Mike didn't immediately agree as she imagined, but showed a sneering smile and said:

"Sorry, I refuse."

"Mike, I have to remind you that what I said just now was not joking with you." Umbridge continued, "Your actions have made the Ministry of Magic very dissatisfied. If you continue to be so obsessed with it, I will definitely Impose sanctions on you with a tougher stance, don't forget, I am a professor, but now I am just a student!"

"No, you won't."

Mike changed his sitting position to make himself more comfortable, and then he took out a photo from the Untraceable Stretch Curse bag he carried and threw it in front of Umbridge.

This photo is not the kind of magical photo with moving characters commonly used in the wizarding world, but an ordinary Muggle photo. Even due to the long time, many places on this photo have begun to blur. yellow.

But despite this, the pattern on the photo is still clearly visible.

Umbridge looked down at the photo, only to see that the photo was a family portrait of a family of four.

This should be a very happy family. The wife is leaning on her husband, and the faces of the two are full of smiles. And in front of them were two siblings, a man and a woman. The elder sister was smiling happily with her hands on her younger brother's shoulders, even showing eight white teeth with braces.

And that little girl with braces was the Umbridge when she was a child!

The look of surprise flickered on Umbridge's face, replaced by a look of shock and anger. She was hysterically reaching out to snatch the photo.

Its movement was so big that it even knocked over the three-layer tray on the small round table.

Mike didn't panic when he saw this, he snapped his fingers with a playful face, and a transparent shield appeared in front of him, blocking the splashing food and tableware for him.

With the sound of porcelain shattering, the room was immediately in a mess, and the patterns of cats were still faintly visible on the ceramic fragments on the ground, but those incomplete patterns looked extremely hideous at the moment, just like their owners at the moment. That expression.

Seeing Umbridge, whose face turned red and became more like a toad, the playful look on Mike's face became more intense. He stood up and said in a strange tone:

"Wow! You don't need to be so anxious, this photo was originally for you. After all, I still have a lot of photos like this, enough to fill the entire Diagon Alley."

"You...you think you can threaten me with this?"

Umbridge panted and spoke viciously, still clutching the crumpled photo tightly in his hand.

Umbridge is a true politician. For such people, there is nothing that cannot be abandoned. They only see the exchange of interests. If Mike’s demands are too much, I believe Umbridge will never give up. He refused without hesitation, even if Mike really made the whole world know that Umbridge was a half-breed, as he said at the beginning.

Mike naturally knew this truth, so he didn't choose to push the opponent too hard, but said lightly:

"Relax, Professor Umbridge. I didn't mean that, in fact I just wanted to make a small deal with you, and this (Mike threw out a family photo) is my sincerity."

"Ha! Then you are full of sincerity!" Before the photo landed, Umbridge snatched it, and then said through gritted teeth, "Tell me what you want!"

"It's very simple," Mike put away his smile and stepped forward to Umbridge, looked down at her and said coldly, "Don't mess with my people!"

Umbridge didn't panic at all, raised his head and said sarcastically:

"Your people? So you are admitting that the group of people in the Mutual Aid Association are completely your subordinates?"

"You can understand it this way." The corners of Mike's mouth curled up slightly. "You just need to ignore these people. It's not too difficult for you, right? And I will assure you that these people will never Come to provoke you. Then you can pass this year satisfactorily and return to the Ministry of Magic with an excellent report card."

"Sounds good." A smile appeared on Umbridge's face, "But there is still a problem, and that is Harry Potter, is he also your own?"

"No, he doesn't count."

Umbridge was taken aback by Mike's answer, but Mike turned around and said while pacing:

"He and his few friends are not in our trading scope. You can deal with them as you want. Even, I hope you can step up your efforts!"

"This is really..."

Umbridge muttered, Mike's words had already left her at a loss for what to say.

According to the information she collected before, Mike and Harry should be quite good friends, but now it seems that this is not the case.

At least Mike didn't regard Harry Potter as his friend.

"Your relationship is really good!"

Umbridge, who had muttered for a long time, finally sneered.

"So what's your answer?"

"I promise you, but you also promise me that those photos will never appear in other people's hands." Umbridge said, "If I saw those photos in other people's hands, whether they were given by you or not, I will come to settle accounts with you!"

"It's a deal. Good cooperation, then."

Mike smiled and stretched out his hand to Umbridge, while Umbridge held Mike's big hand reluctantly with a cold face.

...

Outside the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor's office, Harry and Ron were hiding in a shadow and watching the door of the office.

As time passed, Ron became more and more irritable, asking Harry over and over to pull out his pocket watch (he didn't have one himself) to check the time.

After Ron asked Harry to check the time for the fourth time, Harry finally couldn't help it, and said in a low voice:

"Ron, can you please be quiet?"

"Aren't I in a hurry?" Ron also whispered, "Hey, you said that Mike has been in for so long, is something wrong? Let me tell you, let's break in!"

While speaking, Ron came out and wanted to hit the door, but Harry hurried forward to stop him.

However, just as the two of them were chatting, the door of the office suddenly opened.

"Um, Mike, Professor Umbridge?"

Harry hurriedly put the hand holding Ron's neck behind his back, and said timidly, "We're just passing by."

"They're here to get me."

Mike said to Umbridge with a smile, and Harry and Ron had shocked expressions on their faces when they heard that, they didn't expect Mike to sell them out just like that.

However, something even more exciting is yet to come.

Umbridge said with that disgusting smirk:

"Really? The relationship between you guys is really good!"

Umbridge's tone was quite contrived, how could Mike not know that she was sarcastic on purpose.

But he didn't attack either, just nodded with a smile.

"Then I won't keep you any longer, pay attention to safety on the road."

"Don't worry, Professor."

Mike said goodbye to Umbridge, and then left the office with Harry and Ron.

After turning a corner, Ron couldn't bear it anymore, and he said in a surprised voice:

"When did your relationship become so good?"

And Harry was obviously more concerned with other things, and asked immediately:

"How did your chat go, did Umbridge agree to change the teaching objectives?"

"I'm sorry, Harry." Mike ignored Ron and said apologetically to Harry, "Umbridge's attitude is very tough, maybe we have to find another way."

"Really?" Harry was a little disappointed, "But from the point of view of Umbridge just now, it's not too bad, is it? At least she is willing to come and see you off, and she doesn't seem to torture you. Maybe we will accept It won't get too bad down the road."

Mike laughed, he looked at Harry without speaking.

Harry is still too optimistic, it is absolutely impossible for him to have a better life in the future!

Harry Potter Raven's Claw

Harry Potter Raven's Claw