Chapter 623 Umbridge Wants to Redeem Herself From Her Crime

Umbridge's footsteps were very distinctive, heavy but fragmented, so Fish could easily hear them without having to distinguish them carefully.

After receiving Fish's warning, Harry and Ron immediately put on their invisibility cloaks and hid in the corner of the room.

"Hagrid, hide our cups!"

Hermione said, then turned into a little black cat, jumped on the top of the cabinet and hid.

Only Fish was still sitting on the chair calmly, helping Hagrid put away the extra cups.

"Who is Umbridge?" Hagrid asked puzzledly while putting the cups back in the cupboard.

He had been busy with the giant's affairs during this period and had no time to read the newspaper. Naturally, he didn't know about Umbridge, who had become famous in the wizarding world.

"She is the professor of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class this year..." Fish replied, "She is also a bad guy sent by the Ministry of Magic to make trouble."

"Fudge's people?" Hagrid frowned.

Just as he wanted to ask Fish more about Umbridge, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Through the window beside the door, a short and fat figure could be seen swaying on the thin curtains.

Hagrid walked over and opened the door.

Professor Umbridge stood at the door, wearing her green tweed cloak and a hat with ear flaps of the same color. She was not even as high as Hagrid's belly button, pouting her lips and leaning back to see Hagrid's face.

"So," she said slowly and loudly, as if talking to a deaf person, "you are Hagrid, right?"

Before Hagrid could answer, she walked into the room and saw Fish sitting at the table...

and the cakes on the table that had been taken from her - these were specially taken out by Fish after he knew Umbridge was coming.

Umbridge's expression froze for a moment, but she soon smiled again and said, "You are here too, Mr. McGonagall."

"Good evening, meow."

(ΦωΦ)

Fish raised his hand to greet her, then took a piece of cake and stuffed it into his mouth.

The corners of Umbridge's mouth twitched slightly. The scene in front of her reminded her of the autistic experience this morning.

"Sorry..." Hagrid spoke at the side, "If I'm not mistaken, aren't you with Fudge?"

Hagrid recognized Umbridge after seeing her in person.

After all, whether it's her dressing style or her appearance, Umbridge is very recognizable. Hagrid just didn't know her name before.

"Yes, my name is Dolores Umbridge, the senior deputy minister responsible to the minister..."

When she said this, she gritted her teeth in hatred. In fact, due to the Dark Mark of Fish, her "senior deputy minister" has been added with "temporary".

And if Umbridge fails to obtain any valuable information from Hogwarts in the end, her "temporary" will be cancelled along with the "senior deputy minister", and only Azkaban will be waiting for her.

That's why she was so crazy that she used truth serum on Fish right under Dumbledore's nose, and rushed over immediately after hearing that Hagrid had returned.

Umbridge began to pace in the room, paying attention to every detail, from the backpack by the wall to the black travel cloak hanging there, she didn't miss it.

Seeing that she was about to walk to the corner where Harry and Ron were hiding, Hagrid asked again: "Senior Deputy Minister of Magic? Then why did you come to me?"

"Because I am still the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts..." Umbridge turned around and said.

Harry and Ron took the opportunity to secretly move their positions and hid in the corner she had already checked.

"You are very brave," Hagrid continued to attract Umbridge's attention, and at the same time said sincerely: "Not many people are willing to teach this now..."

"... and Senior Inquisitor of Hogwarts." Umbridge seemed not to hear him.

"What is that?" Hagrid asked with a frown.

"This is a new measure introduced by Minister Fudge to control the decline in the education level of Hogwarts. The minister is determined to eliminate unqualified teachers." Umbridge explained with a smile: "As a senior investigator, I have an unfortunate but necessary task, which is to investigate the teaching of other teachers to ensure that they can meet the standards."

"You want to investigate us?" Hagrid's face immediately showed displeasure, and he said in a muffled voice: "The professors at Hogwarts are all good! The Ministry of Magic should believe in Dumbledore."

Umbridge's smile revealed a trace of disdain, and she did not argue with Hagrid. Because before coming here, she already knew that Hagrid was a die-hard fan of Dumbledore.

And even if Hagrid chose to get close to the Ministry of Magic, his giant bloodline would inevitably cause Umbridge's hostility, and she would definitely find ways to make trouble for Hagrid at that time.

"Are you the only one here with Mr. McGonagall?" Umbridge continued to walk around the room and asked.

"Yeah, what happened?"

"There are two pairs of footprints in the snow, leading from the castle gate to your cabin." Umbridge said tactfully, turning her head and staring at Hagrid.

"Oh, I just came back." Hagrid said, waving a big hand at the backpack, "Maybe someone has been here, I didn't see it."

"There are no footprints leaving the door of your cabin."

"I...I don't know..." Hagrid tugged at his beard nervously and glanced towards the corner where Harry and Harry were standing as if asking for help, "Uh..."

His actions caught Umbridge's eyes, and Umbridge immediately jumped to the corner he was looking at and searched carefully.

But at this time, Harry and Ron had quietly changed places, but they were not too far away.

Just then, a little black cat jumped off the top of the cabinet, landed on the ground and turned into a little witch.

"The other set of footprints is mine, Professor," Hermione said, sitting back down next to Fish.

"Miss Granger." Umbridge narrowed her eyes and looked at Hermione and Fish. Of course she knew Hermione's identity and could also take this opportunity to punish Hermione, but it didn't make much sense.

If before the attack, Umbridge was still interested in torturing Hermione to satisfy her morbid hobby, but now it was more important to obtain valuable information, so she naturally had no such intention.

And I don't know why, although Hermione's explanation was very sufficient, she always felt that things were not that simple.

So Umbridge continued to inspect Hagrid's house carefully. She bent down and looked under the bed; she opened Hagrid's cupboard; she walked within two inches of Harry and the others...

After carefully examining the cauldron used by Hagrid to cook rice, Umbridge found nothing and could only give up.

"Where have you been?" Umbridge asked, staring coldly at Hagrid.

"Where am I going...?"

"Yes, it's been more than two months since school started. Your class is taken by another teacher. Your colleagues don't know your whereabouts. You didn't leave your address. Where did you go?"

There was silence for a while, Hagrid stared at her blankly, his brain working crazily.

"Hagrid went and got this for Fish, meow!"

(ΦωΦ)

Maomao lifted the fire dragon meat on the table and explained for Hagrid.

"Ah! Yes!" Hagrid followed Maomao's words, "Fish was curious about what fire dragon meat tastes like, so I went to get a piece for him!"

"It takes two months to get a piece of meat?" Umbridge looked at him mockingly.

"Actually, I'm mainly going to recuperate." After making the beginning, Hagrid's mind suddenly clicked. "The fire dragon meat was just a gift I brought back to Fish."

"Recuperation." Umbridge nodded noncommittally. After a moment of pause, she suddenly asked: "Alpine scenery?"

"Mountain?" Hagrid's expression changed slightly.

However, his thick beard served as an excellent cover, so Umbridge did not see it.

"No, it's the south of France. I have a good relationship with Ms. Maxim of Beauxbatons." Hagrid responded after reacting.

Umbridge looked at him coldly, and Hagrid looked at her innocently.

"Okay." Once again failing to make any progress, Umbridge glanced around the room again unwillingly, and finally turned her gaze back to Hagrid, "I will naturally report to the minister that you are back so late. of."

Umbridge pulled her purse into her arms, turned sharply and walked towards the door.

"Yes." Hagrid nodded.

"I bet we'll see each other again soon. Good night, Hagrid, and Mr. McGonagall and Miss Granger."

Umbridge held the doorknob, turned around and looked at the three of them with a gloomy expression, and said softly.

Then, she pushed the door open and went out, slamming the door hard behind her.

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