Chapter 849 (1/2)
”Thank you, headmaster,” Umbridge Well, let's call it a professor, Professor Umbridge said with a fake smile, ”give us a welcome speech.”
Her voice was once again loud, rapid and girlish, and Harry could not explain a strong sense of disgust; all Harry knew was that he hated everything from her stupid voice to her fluffy pink cardigan.
It's hard to imagine what it's like to communicate with you with your charming language in pink clothes full of girlish flavor. Anyway, ordinary people can't bear it.
It's not about who Well, it's about Umbridge. Anyway, it's more direct to Hogwarts and Slytherin. They don't think much of Umbridge at all. Harry sees Laura talking to the girl next to her, while Malfoy is talking to Perkins.
No one was interested in Umbridge's words, like hearing a joke about the Ministry's educational decisions at Hogwarts?
And Professor Umbridge seems to have paid no attention to the noisy audience below. Harry even thought that if a big commotion could break out under her nose, she might be able to stop her long talk.
However, the teachers are listening carefully, and Hermione is also seriously understanding every word she says, although from the expression, Hermione does not agree with some of her views.
”Because some of the changes were good, they followed, and for a long time they were seen as misjudgments. At the same time, some of the old habits will be preserved, and because of this, other habits, the old ones, should be abolished. So, let's move forward into an open, efficient and responsible new era, retain what should be retained, improve what needs to be improved, and modify those that we find should be prohibited in practice. ” She finally sat down.
Dumbledore began to clap. All the teachers clapped along with Dumbledore, but Harry saw several teachers stop after only a symbolic clap or two.
Several students clapped their hands, but most of them didn't notice the end of the speech and didn't listen to a few words. When they reflected that they were about to start clapping, Dumbledore had already stood up.
”Thank you very much for Professor Umbridge's inspiring speech,” said Dumbledore, bending over. ”Now listen to me, Quidditch preliminaries will be held What's more, things will be announced after specific implementation... ”
”Yes, this speech is certainly enlightening,” Hermione whispered.
”You won't tell us that you like this speech, will you?” Ron said, with a white look at Hermione. ”It was the dullest speech I've ever heard, and I grew up with Percy.”
”You don't understand Hermione, Ron.” Said Fanlin.
”I said it was enlightening, not that I liked it,” Hermione said. ”This speech explains a lot of things.”
”Is it?” Ron said in surprise, ”it sounds like a waffle to me.”
”There is something important behind the boring speech,” Hermione said solemnly.
”What is it?” Ron was in a daze.
”As for” progress must be limited for the sake of progress ”, there is also the sentence” revise everything that should be prohibited in practice. ”
”Well, what does that mean?” Ron said impatiently.
”I'll tell you what that means,” said Hermione, gnashing her teeth. ”It means that the Ministry of magic is interfering with Hogwarts.”
This caused a stir among them; Dumbledore had apparently declared the meeting over because everyone was ready to leave the hall. Hermione jumped up and was furious.
”One of Fudge's tools.” ”To break the independence of Hogwarts, there is no doubt that students going out of Hogwarts, in some ways, are more inclined to Hogwarts when faced with choices,” he said
Fanlin said to stand up, but then Fanlin stopped, and then sat back at ease.
”Ron! We should lead the new life! ”
”Oh, yes,” Ron apparently forgot, ”Hey - Hey - you're left behind! Dwarfs
”Ron!”
”Well, they, they are very young...”
”I know, but you can't call them dwarfs! It's a freshman! ” Hermione called along the table, ”this way, please.” A group of new students shyly walked between the long tables of Gryffindor and Hufflepuff college, none of them willing to take the lead.