When McGonagall suggested evacuating the Dementors, Umbridge's eyes widened in disbelief, and she looked at her in astonishment.
"My God, how can you think that? What if the Dementors are withdrawn and the children at Hogwarts are no longer under their protection? What if Black gets in…"
"He's been in there once already! Sneaking into the castle, right under the noses of these Dementors!" McGonagall interrupted Umbridge, ignoring her livid expression as she spoke again.
"As for the safety of the children, it will be up to us professors!"
Umbridge adamantly disagreed with the removal of the Dementors from the castle, insisting that the Dementors were subservient to the Ministry's authority, and that the Ministry should at most assign extra supervision.
Moreover, Umbridge suspected that McGonagall was exaggerating the severity of the situation. How could a third-year wizard have driven off a hundred Dementors that broke into the castle?
If there were only a few Dementors…
Umbridge believed that even she could not handle so many Dementors at once, let alone a student.
McGonagall laughed at Umbridge's words, as she was well aware of the fact that Ivan had driven off a large number of Dementors on the train.
The Dementors' invasion of the Quidditch pitch was undoubtedly just a copy of the riot…
Despite her anger, McGonagall was frustrated. She knew that Umbridge was trying to minimize the effects of the Dementors' riot so that she could settle the matter.
Despite knowing that he could not win against the Ministry of Magic, McGonagall insisted that both the students at the castle and Professor Snape, who was present at the time, could testify to this for the students' safety.
Everyone was willing to testify!
Umbridge, of course, would never agree to this, and shook her head without thinking.
Umbridge's eyes lit up when she saw the Dementors guarding the entrance, and she turned to McGonagall, speaking at the top of her voice. "How about we ask these Dementors…"
McGonagall had a strange expression on her face. Ask the Dementors? Ask them to report her?
Umbridge approached the Dementor, and McGonagall had no choice but to follow.
"I am a high-ranking member of the Ministry of Magic. Some say that you invaded Hogwarts' Quidditch pitch two days ago. Is that correct? Or did you accidentally discover Black's whereabouts at the castle and accidentally enter the premises?"
Umbridge adopted a business-like manner and questioned him, but her words were full of hints.
As a high-ranking member of the Ministry of Magic, Umbridge was naturally aware that Dementors were not as chaotic and mindless as they were rumoured to be, and were, in fact, highly intelligent creatures who understood and carried out orders.
So the choice is obvious…
Even considering how difficult it is for Dementors to express themselves, Umbridge was kind enough to say, "Nod if you're the former! Just shake your head if you're trespassing…"
McGonagall frowned. What could she possibly get out of him?
However, to their astonishment, the Dementor nodded obediently…
Umbridge's smile froze on her face, and she wondered if she had not made herself clear.
"I am saying that if you break into Hogwarts' Quidditch pitch against the Ministry's rules, you will be severely punished! However, if you do so by mistake because you are pursuing Black, the Ministry may consider letting bygones be bygones!"
Umbridge would kill all the Dementors who caused this mess if she could!
However, it was not easy to find a group of free, obedient creatures, so Umbridge had to bite the bullet and give the Dementor another chance.
To Umbridge's despair, however, the Dementor nodded even faster…
Professor McGonagall was also surprised and asked tentatively, "So you entered the stadium to attack the students there, suck their joy, and even devour their souls?"
Yes, yes, yes! We're just a bunch of brutal, emotionless soul-sucking machines!
Ivan nodded again, very honestly!
This time, even Professor McGonagall was speechless. She originally thought that the Dementors were evil and cruel creatures that were bound to be extremely cunning, but she did not expect that they were actually a group of simple-minded people who would say everything…
"I think we've made ourselves clear, haven't we, Umbridge?" said Professor McGonagall.
Umbridge was shaking, her chest heaving, and she was furious.
Who the hell told her Dementors were magical creatures of considerable intelligence?
They were a bunch of idiots!
"Right! I think it's clear enough! So you Dementors broke Ministry regulations by acting on your own and attempting to attack the students in the castle…"
Umbridge spoke through gritted teeth, angrily pulling out her wand and pointing it at Ivan.
"Expecto Patronum! (Expecto Patronum)"
The next moment, a white light appeared and sent the Dementor flying…
Ivan was frightened by the sudden blow and quickly patted his body. He was very glad to find that he was not injured, and even the black fog on his body did not lessen.
It is unknown whether this is due to Umbridge's weak Patronus Charm, or because he is not a true Dementor.
Maybe it's both…
Yvonne looked ahead at Umbridge, who was furious at not being able to summon her Patronus, and felt nervous despite being surprised at Umbridge's poor spell-casting skills.
He realised that he had gone too far and angered Umbridge.
Although Ivan felt that Umbridge could not possibly do anything to him, what if a fight broke out and the sack inside his cloak fell out? What would McGonagall and Umbridge think?
A Dementor kidnapped another on a whim?
Ivan's imagination was running wild, and he was wondering how to get off the stage, when the clear sky suddenly darkened, and a large black cloud had gathered in the sky, and was sinking rapidly…
It was clearly not a cloud, but a mass of Dementors,
Ivan, who had been torn between a rock and a hard place, finally let out a sigh of relief and rushed forward as if he had seen his savior.
"Ministry of Magic investigators beating up Dementors!"