Calm, very calm!
Lucas didn't react when he heard Umbridge talking about him.
He just put the teacup on the table and glanced at her, that's all.
Such a weird move once again provoked discussions among the students.
Seeing Lucas look away, Umbridge breathed a sigh of relief.
She won the bet.
When Lucas was at Hogwarts, he was obviously much more restrained than in the outside world.
"Hum~!" There were many things in this soft hum.
There was arrogance, complacency, and a hint of disdain.
But Lucas was still sipping his tea slowly.
"Very well, let's continue the topic from just now."
"The Ministry of Magic has always believed that the education of young wizards is a very important thing."
"The precious talent you are born with will probably be wasted if it is not cultivated and exercised under careful and meticulous guidance."
"An ancient skill unique to the magic world must be passed on from generation to generation, otherwise it will disappear."
"The precious magical knowledge accumulated by our ancestors must be preserved, supplemented and perfected by those fortunate enough to practice the noble profession of education."
Umbridge turned to face the professors.
Seeing her bowing slightly to herself and others, the professors had different expressions.
However, they all did the same thing, that is, they chose to ignore her and did not choose to return the gesture.
As the most senior Head of the four Houses. Professor McGonagall's face was sullen, her brow furrowed as she looked at Umbridge with disgust.
"What does she think of this place? A lecture stage for the Ministry of Magic? This is a school!"
Professor McGonagall was very disgusted with Umbridge's bureaucratic style and words.
Instead of wasting everyone's time, it would be better to let the students go back to rest earlier.
Professor Snape and the other two Heads nodded, agreeing with Professor McGonagall's point of view.
However, since Dumbledore, who is the headmaster, chose to back down.
They can only sit in the teacher's seat with a sullen face and listen to the long speech of the stupid toad.
"Ahem!" Umbridge cleared her throat again.
She always talks with her throat closed, which makes her feel a little sore.
But seeing the little wizards staring at her from below, she smiled again: "The previous headmasters of Hogwarts have all innovated when shouldering the important task of managing this historically famous school."
"And that's totally right, because if there's no progress, it's going to stagnate, it's going to start to decay."
"However, the practice of progress for the sake of progress should never be encouraged. Our traditions have been tried and tested, and often do not need clumsy changes."
Having said that, Umbridge glanced back at the teacher's seat.
She seemed to want to tell everyone that she was referring to the current headmaster, Dumbledore.
Dumbledore was still a smiling Santa Claus and didn't seem to hear her insinuation.
Umbridge turned back and continued her tirade.
As time passed, the students below began to fidget and some people had already started to doze off.
More people were chatting in low voices.
But in front of the teacher's seat, Umbridge showed no intention of stopping. Only now did she talk about the third idea of education reform.
Perhaps only Merlin knew how many things she planned to say in total.
The crowd desperately hoped that someone would step up and interrupt her speech.
But seeing Dumbledore's relishing expression, everyone let out a long sigh.
At this moment, Lucas finally finished the tea in his cup.
And as the teacup was placed on the table, the tyrannical pressure immediately made Umbridge shut her mouth.
"It's really noisy, when I was trying to enjoy a cup of tea, I always felt that there was a fly flying around my ear, which was really annoying."
Seeing Lucas stand up, the Slytherin snakes followed suit.
"Headmaster, if there is nothing important, I will take the Slytherin students back first."
"Indeed, it's really getting late, the prefects should lead everyone back to their respective common rooms."
As soon as Dumbledore finished speaking, thunderous cheers erupted in the great hall.
The students cheered for Lucas, and even more for Headmaster Dumbledore.
Lucas glanced at Draco, who walked out of the group consciously, leading the people from Slytherin House back to the dungeons.
During the whole process, he didn't even look at the pink toad.
When Umbridge recovered from the shock, she found that the people in the great hall had already left. Even the teacher's table behind her became empty.
"Grindelwald, Dumbledore, how dare you humiliate me like this!" Umbridge gritted her back teeth and said viciously.
…
Slytherin common room.
In the middle of the room, the first-year chief challenge competition was going on.
Lucas sat on the sofa with his hands under his chin.
Although his eyes were fixed on the kids who were fighting, there were other things on his mind.
Soon the competition for the first year's chief ended.
Lucas glanced at Draco and saw him nodding slightly, then he stood up and came in front of everyone.
"I believe that everyone has already heard the news of the return of the Dark Lord from the newspapers, so you should be able to imagine that the days of our Slytherin House will be very difficult."
"We may be ridiculed, despised or even attacked by other Houses, and your friends in other Houses may stay away from you and alienate you."
"But I hope that everyone will not forget their own identities. We are at school, that is, we are students. In Hogwarts, we should do our part well."
"I believe that those who misunderstand us will sooner or later find out that we Slytherins are not what they think we are."
"Another thing I want to say is that this is a school, and I don't want anyone to bring in things from the outside world, no matter what camp you belong to in the outside world."
"But as long as you're still at Hogwarts, you're only part of the Slytherin House, understand?"
"Yes, Chief!!!!!!!"
After everyone answered, there was an unexpected sneer from the crowd.
Everyone glared at the person who made the sound and Lucas looked at the figure with a disdainful smile on his face.
"Angus Selwyn, do you think there is anything wrong with my words?"
"No, there's nothing wrong with what the Chief said. Anyway, for so many years, it's what you say that we have to do. I have no objection!"
After Angus finished speaking, he gave Lucas a contemptuous look. Anyone can see the dissatisfaction in his eyes.
"The Selwyn family, Voldemort's loyal servants, with his return, your family must be very happy?"
Although Angus did not answer Lucas' question, his wild eyes betrayed his inner thoughts.
Lucas snorted coldly when he saw this, and a huge pressure enveloped the opponent.
"I said that outside things are not allowed to be brought into the school, Angus Selwyn, with your attitude, can I understand that you are provoking me?"
"Hmph~." Angus sat down on the ground with a muffled grunt.
Lucas' pressure was like a mountain, and Angus was almost out of breath.
"Chief!"
Draco Malfoy suddenly stood in front of Angus, and seeing this, Lucas put away the magic pressure.
"You want to intercede for him?"
"Chief, school has just started, I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to do this at this time!"
There was an instant silence in the common room.
Everyone knows about Lucas and Draco's relationship and they also know that the Malfoy family and the Selwyn family are deadly rivals.
But now Draco actually helped the heir of the Selwyn family.
More importantly, Lucas listened to him, which would have an impact on his prestige.
Several year chiefs glared at Draco.
Astoria even drew out her wand, ready to cast a spell on Draco and Angus.
The other snakes looked at Draco and whispered.
"I heard that Malfoy has joined the Death Eaters, and now it seems that the rumors are true."
"If it's fake, he won't help Angus, but I can't figure it out."
"Can't figure out what?"
"Why did Draco choose to join the Death Eaters so early, and isn't he friends with the Chief?"
Lucas and Draco pretended not to hear other people's comments.
The two looked at each other for a long time, and Lucas suddenly sighed: "Forget it, I will let him be for now."
He continued as if nothing had happened: "Because of the tense situation outside, I think we should set up a study group."
"This group is mainly for actual combat, and you can learn a lot of practical magic spells against enemies in the group, even including the Unforgivable Curses."
Everyone's discussions became louder and louder. They were all very interested in the study group that Lucas mentioned.
After looking around for a while, Lucas said: "But all members who enter the group must take an unbreakable vow not to disclose anything about the group."
"I think everyone knows what the punishment of the Unbreakable Vow is, so I will give you a week to think about it."
"If you think you can keep secrets and want to learn more advanced magic, you can sign up with Astoria Greengrass."
They all froze for a moment, and turned their eyes to Draco who was aside.
Before such an important matter would normally be entrusted to him by Lucas.
It was only at this moment that they realized that under the calm appearance of Slytherin House, it seemed that it had become rough and unpredictable.
It's just that there is a powerful Chief in charge, and all activities can only be carried out in secret.
…
Late at night, the calm returned to the Slytherin common room and the students were all sleeping under the covers.
Lucas came to the common room alone.
Under the dim light, he saw the platinum head protruding from the black sofa.
"Draco, you asked me out so late, what happened?"
"Well, the Dark Lord has given me a task."