Hermione silently packed her things.
She didn't want to bring Lucas and Umbridge into another conflict because of this little thing.
But just when she was about to stand up, her wrist was tightly held.
"Lucas, it's totally unnecessary!"
Lucas understood what she meant.
Giving Hermione a calm look, he looked at the toad beside him. He had been thinking about a problem since last night.
What good can Umbridge do for him?
He thought about it for a long time last night.
The pink toad doesn't seem to be able to bring any benefits other than causing trouble to his otherwise relaxed school life.
Umbridge is like a clown. Even just a word from Lucas can deprive the horrid woman of her proud position as Senior Undersecretary.
But just now, when Lucas looked at Harry, he suddenly thought of the correct usage of Umbridge.
If you ask the Death Eaters what they could to please Voldemort, killing Harry Potter definitely came first.
Lucas stared at the toad/human hybrid in front of him. If the plan works, maybe he could use her to obtain Harry Potter's invisibility cloak.
"Mr. Grindelwald, you are staring at me like this, is there something I said wrong?"
"Of course!" Lucas nodded, "As far as I know, your position at Hogwarts is only a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts."
"Since the Hogwarts school regulations do not clearly state that couples cannot sit together, then you have no right to ask us to adjust the seats according to your ideas, professor."
"Mr Grindelwald, I'm doing this for your own good, and I'm not just a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, I'm also the Senior Undersecretary of the Ministry of Magic."
When Umbridge talked about her position, her expression was very smug and full of pride.
But her pride didn't last long, because Lucas kindly reminded her: "You are just one of the Senior Undersecretaries, and you seem to have missed a few words."
Seeing Umbridge's face become livid, he thought her angry and helpless expression was really funny.
Umbridge took a deep breath.
Anger didn't make her dumb, she knew in her heart that she was inferior to the young man in front of her in terms of strength and power.
Long before coming to Hogwarts, she knew that Lucas was the Chief of Slytherin House.
Once Umbridge was also a student of Slytherin House, so she understood the level of power and influence he held in the school.
So she suppressed her anger, with a clearly fake smile on her ugly face.
"Well, since Mr. Grindelwald insists, then I have no objection."
"Speaking of which, I used to be a member of Slytherin House. Seeing you as a powerful Chief, I am sincerely happy for Slytherin."
For Umbridge to adjust her mood so quickly and fight back, Lucas was not surprised.
If she didn't have an extraordinary mind, she wouldn't be able to become the Senior Undersecretary of the Ministry of Magic.
It wasn't long after Umbridge finished her sentence, that discussions started in twos and threes in the classroom.
From everyone's point of view, Umbridge was taking the initiative to give in and even wanted to please Lucas.
Maybe someone will find this cool, but there are also plenty of people who would be jealous of Lucas.
Seeing the different emotions on the students, there was a hint of pride in Umbridge's eyes.
"Very well, now please put away your wands and take out your quills, we won't be needing them in my class."
Hearing this sentence, everyone's expressions became depressed.
Lessons that usually require them to put away their wands are not very interesting.
Like History of Magic, or Potions.
Umbridge took a very short wand from her handbag.
Tapping the blackboard hard a few times, a line of words appeared on it "Defense Against the Dark Arts, back to the basics!"
"You are going to take the O.W.L exam this year, but I have learned that your class is intermittent, and even the content you have been taught is messy.
"The previous professors did not teach in accordance with the standards approved by the Ministry of Magic, which may prevent you from passing the next O.W.L exam."
Umbridge waved her wand again after saying this and three lines under the words "Course Objectives" appeared on the blackboard.
1. Understand the basic principles of magic defense.
2. Learn to identify occasions where magic defense can be used reasonably.
3. Assess defense against magic in the context of practical use.
"I'm sure each of you has a copy of Defensive Magical Theory by Slinkhard. Now take it out, turn to page five, and read Chapter 1, Introductory Fundamentals."
"When reading, don't whisper to each other, I will notice clearly when I stand here."
She had just finished speaking when she saw Harry holding his right hand high.
"Do you have any questions, Mr. Potter?"
"Shouldn't we be learning how to cast defensive spells?"
"Defensive spells?" Umbridge seemed to hear something incredible.
"No, you won't encounter the need to cast defensive spells in my class, have you seen the second lesson objective?"
"You have to learn to distinguish when you should use defensive spells. Do you think there will be danger in my class?"
Umbridge laughed a little after she finished speaking, she thought the idea was a funny joke.
Then Hermione raised her hand in dissatisfaction and said: "As far as I know, our Defense Against the Dark Arts exam includes a practical part, so don't we need to practice our spells?"
"First of all, you can only ask questions after I allow you to, Miss Hermione Granger." She said her last name with a hint of disgust.
"Secondly, as long as you have solid theoretical knowledge, there is no reason why you cannot cast the spells in the rigorous exam."
"You really think we don't need to practice?" Hermione looked at the professor with an incredulous look: "Could it be that you expect us to cast the spells for the first time at the exam site?"
Umbridge didn't answer though, but that sure look in her eyes said it all.
The other students also felt it was ridiculous and Harry couldn't bear it anymore and said: "It's so dangerous outside now, shouldn't we learn some practical knowledge?"
"Mr. Potter, please raise your hand next time before you ask a question."
"As for the danger you mentioned, why can't I see it? And do you think Hogwarts is not safe?"
"Who do you think is going to storm the school and threaten you kids?"
Harry stood up angrily: "Of course, Volde..."
"Shut up! What nonsense are you talking about?!"
Umbridge could no longer hold back her anger, and she cut him off with a growl.
Seeing her getting angry, the people in the classroom shrank their heads.
Only Harry glared at her without fear.
He thinks that she and Fudge are the same kind of people, both of whom are avoiding problems by denying the truth.
Even though she already knows that the Dark Lord has come back, she actually wanted to give them such meaningless lessons.
Umbridge saw that he showed no sign of repentance and became even more angry.
She felt that it was necessary to find a way to deal with these underage wizards.
At this time, Lucas' words reminded her.
Wouldn't it be better if she got a higher status at Hogwarts?
Lucas probably didn't think so either. A word he accidentally said actually reminded Umbridge, leading to the position of Hogwarts Senior Inquisitor being born in advance.
"Detention, Mr. Potter!"
Leaving aside her thoughts of getting a higher position for later, Umbridge decided to deal with this troublesome boy in front of her first.
"Tomorrow evening, come to my office at five o'clock!"
Then she turned and walked towards the podium, not intending to continue the discussion.
Just when she was going to lead everyone to read the text together, Lucas' voice suddenly came from below.
"I don't think Mr. Potter is wrong, right now we really need more practical spells, and at the same time we need actual combat training."
"Professor Umbridge, I hope you can answer a question clearly, are all the Defense Against the Dark Arts classes this school year going to be the same as this one?"
Lucas raised the textbook in his hand to signal to the toad.
"Yes, the Ministry of Magic insists that only sufficient and solid theoretical knowledge will allow you to pass the exam."
"I need to remind Mr. Grindelwald that you are not an education expert specially trained by the Ministry of Magic, and you are not qualified to question the acceptance standards stipulated by the Ministry of Magic.
"I don't know since when the Ministry of Magic can interfere with Hogwarts education so casually."
Hearing the sarcasm in Lucas' words, Umbridge was furious.
It is true that the Ministry of Magic did not interfere in the past, or could not interfere.
But now that she has entered here on behalf of the Ministry of Magic, everything will naturally become different.
"Mr. Lucas Grindelwald, regarding your contempt for the Ministry of Magic, I will truthfully report it to Minister Pius Thicknesse."
"Go ahead!" Lucas shrugged his shoulders, looking around at the snakes.
Hermione followed her boyfriend's gaze and it dawned on her when she saw the thoughtful Slytherin students.
No wonder she felt that what Lucas said just now was a bit deliberate. It turned out to be for the Slytherin students.
It seems that he is reminding them that there is no useful knowledge to learn from Umbridge.
Hermione and the others knew about Lucas's plan to set up a study group, and even signed up early.
The atmosphere in the classroom became a little delicate and everyone was a bit displeased with Umbridge.
But due to the identity of the other party, they could only swallow their anger. So after seeing Lucas' behavior, many students felt happy inside.
The classroom fell into a long silence.
Umbridge glared at Lucas, and seemed to have no intention of continuing the lecture.
Just then, Draco Malfoy's voice came from the other side.
"I think Professor Umbridge's teaching method is not bad."
The next moment, all the eyes in the classroom were on Draco who was also sitting in the first row.
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