Chapter 187: Hermiones Plan (1/2)

”Is this what happening in your detentions, Umbridge?” Professor McGonagall shouted at Umbridge.

Umbridge looked at Fudge fearfully. Fudge opened his mouth but no sound came out. Professor McGonagall stood defensively between Harry, Chris and Umbridge while glaring at her.

”I'm afraid, Minister that I do not agree with these punishing methods of Professor Umbridge or Ministry,” Dumbledore said angrily. ”I will not allow this. Your Ministry employee can not use Dark magic on my students and blame them for that.”

”I was just trying to help, Minister,” Umbridge said with a trembling voice. ”I thought, if they knew even a little bit of this magic they will try to ease their pain and I will catch them.”

”An excellent plan,” Professor McGonagall muttered furiously.

”Dolores this is — this is —,” Fudge was speechless.

”I am sorry, I should not have,” Umbridge suddenly looked self-conscious. ”I got carried away, I didn't mean any harm, Minister. I was doing it for school. I thought this way I can stop them using dark magic on the younger student. I've heard complains about them.”

Chris knew very well that like her Umbridge's misery was also fake but as expected Fudge fell for it.

”Well then your intentions were not bad, Dolores,” he said after few moments.

”Hardly,” Professor McGonagall mumbled.

”But that doesn't excuse the fact that Professor Umbridge had tortured my two students, Minister,” Dumbledore said coldly.

”Yes, yes, for sure,” Fudge flushed red then cleared his throat and faced Dumbledore. ”I know what are you trying to do Dumbledore but I will not take Dolores out the school. I agree she did a mistake so I will not grant her any more power now, but she will continue to teach here.”

”I have to repeat that you are placing your trust on wrong people, Fudge,” Dumbledore said quietly.

There was a heavy silence. Fudge and Dumbledore's gazes were fixed at each other. McGonagall was glaring at Umbridge. Chris and Harry exchanged looks.

”I think the students need to go to the hospital wing, Minerva,” Dumbledore said at last.

”Yes Albus,” Professor McGonagall nodded at once and directed them towards the door.

”Our wands?” Chris looked at the Auror.

But before he could react Professor McGonagall snatched the wands from him and gave them to Harry and Chris.

Then they set off to the hospital wing.

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Chris expected the common room to be empty when she and Harry returned from the hospital wing fully healed, but Ginny, Colin, Ron and Hermione had sat up waiting for them.

”What happened?” Colin asked. ”We heard Umbridge took you both to Dumbledore's office? Peeves said they were going to expel you.”

Chris and Harry looked at each other and grinned. Harry enthusiastically launched into the story.

”She's an awful woman,” said Hermione in a small voice as Harry finished. ”Awful. How could Fudge support her after this?”

”I think we established the fact last year that Fudge is a dung head idiot,” Ron said.

”Seconded, and have I mentioned I jinxed Umbridge's chair, table and flower vases permanently,” Chris said grinning.

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They all laughed loudly.

”You know I'm learning wandless magic too,” Hermione said to Chris after they stopped laughing. ”And the way you used it today. I think you should teach me, Chris.”

”Sure, why not,” Chris replied scratching Crookshanks as he curled up on her lap.

”Actually,” Ginny smiled. ”We were talking that we've got to do something about how we're going to learn to defend ourselves.”