Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

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The next second, he gasped in pain.

The words that appeared on the parchment appeared to be written in bright red ink.

At the same time, this line of writing appeared on the back of Harry's right hand, and it was deeply sunken into the flesh, as if carved with a scalpel. However, when he was staring at these bright red wounds, , The skin healed again, the place where the words were just now was only a little redder than before, but it was smooth to the touch.

Harry turned to look at Umbridge.She was watching him, her wide, toadlike mouth breaking into a smile.

"what's wrong?"

"Nothing," Harry said softly.

He looked down at the parchment, put the tip of his pen on it again, and wrote I must not lie.

He felt the burning pain on the back of his hand again, and the words were etched into his skin again.

A few seconds later, the wound healed again at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In this way, Harry wrote the line on the parchment over and over again.

He soon discovered that instead of ink, he was using his own blood.

Over and over, the words were etched into the back of his hand, and it healed.

Then, when he dropped the tip of his pen on the parchment, the words would appear again.

Minutes and seconds passed, maybe half an hour, but to Harry it seemed like centuries.

He gritted his teeth and said nothing, not wanting to show any weakness.

Even if he's going to sit here all night, cutting his hand deep with this quill.

Boom, boom, boom, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Umri said tiredly, and Harry stopped to look at the door.

Immediately, his eyes widened suddenly, and he saw Ivan walk in in disbelief.

"Good evening, Professor Umbridge!" Ivan was also stunned!

He swallowed, the decoration style of this room immediately gave him goosebumps all over his body, it was really horrible, it reminded him of a mixture of Mrs. Puddiffe's teahouse and Uncle and Aunt Harry's house, everywhere It is bright red.

Even Umbridge's fiery red print suit seemed to blend in with the surroundings.

Then, he saw Harry sitting at the table staring at him, he was out of tune with everything here.

"Evan, what are you doing here?" Harry asked subconsciously.

"I invited Mr. Mason over for tea. I want to have a chat with the school's new head of the Boys' Union." Umbridge said with a smile, "Go ahead, Mr. Potter, and don't mind the two of us."

Having said that, Harry was still focused on what the two of them had to say.

He didn't know why Aiwen came here, and even wanted to drink tea with Umbridge. Is Aiwen crazy? !

Or, the two of them reached some kind of compromise.

Umbridge walked to the round tea table next to the fire, on which were prepared tea and pastries.

"Come here, Mr. Mason, don't stand there." She said enthusiastically, her wide mouth turned into a smile, and motioned for Ivan to sit opposite him, "I've wanted to talk to you a long time ago."

"Well, can't we call Harry together?" Ivan asked, looking at the quill in Harry's hand.

Following Ivan's gaze, Umbridge noticed that Harry had been looking here, and shook his head.

"No, this is not allowed. Mr. Potter is being punished for confinement, and he must be serious when copying." She took out her wand and swung it violently, and a magic to prevent others from eavesdropping shrouded the tea table, and Harry couldn't do anything. I can't hear you anymore.

Chapter 941 Conflict

The atmosphere in the room was terribly weird, it seemed that the angrier Ivan and Harry were, the happier Umbridge was.

"Mr. Mason, I have always wanted to chat with you, to be frank and honest, we are all smart people, you should recognize the current situation..."

"Are you talking about Hogwarts or the wizarding world?" Ivan said, not expecting Umbridge to be so direct.

"This is actually the same thing. You should understand that the era of Dumbledore's confrontation with the mysterious man has passed. People no longer need great wizards. Mr. Minister is worried about the long-term teaching situation at Hogwarts." Wu Mlitch said, "I came here alone to help the Ministry of Magic change this situation and ensure that the standard of education in the school can be up to date. As the head of the school's Boys and the best student, I hope to get your help?"

"Sorry, professor, I don't have the same understanding of the current situation in the magic world as you. I think the war and confrontation have just begun. Apart from the Mysterious Man, there are greater evils coming. We should be prepared. "Ivan paused and continued, "And I don't think you can change anything, Hogwarts will not be affected by you."

"Do you think so, my dear?" said Umbridge, grinning and not seeming angry. "I'm not surprised at your refusal. You have been influenced by Dumbledore for a long time. Too big, even a good little wizard like you, full of fantasies in his head. However, you will soon know, and soon you will see the change. I hope you will seriously consider it when the time comes my advice, and make choices that may affect your life."

"I will think about it carefully!" Ivan said, and then he saw Harry start writing again.

Red writing appeared on the parchment, and a cut was cut on the back of his right hand, and then disappeared quickly.

A pained expression appeared on Harry's face, and he tried not to cry out.

He looked at Ivan and Umbridge sitting at the tea table, seemed a little aggrieved, and wrote "I can't lie!"

He is in an extremely complicated mood now. His best friend Ivan and that toad-like woman are sitting aside happily drinking tea and chatting, watching him tear the back of his hand over and over again. Thinking of this, Harry feels very uncomfortable.

Accompanied by this uncomfortable feeling, there is also a growing anger in his chest.

He has a feeling of being betrayed, he will not admit defeat, and will not let them see his weak side...

"Professor, that black quill in Harry's hand..."

"Oh, I'm glad you noticed that quill. It's a punishment for disobedient students. Mr. Porter spread evil, vile, sensational lies in front of many students in class today. He must Learn to recognize reality."

"Is this punishment too heavy?" Ivan said coldly, frowning at Umbridge.

He originally told himself to be calm and not to confront the other party head-on, but now he felt uncontrollably angry.

This kind of scene, no matter who it is, wants to beat Umbridge severely.

No matter from which angle he looked at it, Ivan couldn't stand by and watch Harry suffer this kind of punishment in front of him without being indifferent.

What kind of calm, what kind of plan, after seeing this picture, they were all thrown aside.

"Professors at Hogwarts have the right to decide how to punish students, and this does not violate any school rules." Umbridge opened his mouth, with a smug smile in his voice, "I think a little pain is good for Mr. Potter .”

"But……"

"That quill will not leave indelible damage to the body. I know what you want to say, but it is not a black magic item, but it is made of witchcraft from the African region. It does not violate any The current rules." Umbridge said with a smile on his face, "Okay, we don't need to worry about Mr. Potter, he will take care of himself, I didn't invite you here tonight to let you express your opinion on my punishment method Yes, let's go back to the previous topic, your boy student council president..."

"I'm sorry, Professor, I'm not used to watching my friends suffer this kind of abuse." Ivan said, walking directly in front of Harry and snatching the quill from his hand, "Stop writing , Harry!"

"Ivan!" Harry said in surprise, with excitement in his excited voice.

At this moment, with Ivan's actions, all the previous anger and unhappiness disappeared.

"No, that's not okay, Mr. Mason, I hope you know what you're doing?!" said Umbridge, rising from his chair with a fake smirk on his face, "You're preventing me from talking to Potter Mister's punishment, I can understand your impulse to do so, but I can't agree with it, I thought you would act more rationally, after all, you are a smart person..."

"I thought I would behave more rationally." Ivan said, "But I overestimated myself. We will talk to Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall about how you punish Harry. If If possible, I will also publish this matter in the "Hogwarts Wizarding News" to let the outside world know what you did at Hogwarts."

"I will tell Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall about it, and you can also publish it in that fabricated newspaper, but first of all, you must understand that you are blatantly resisting A professor's order." Umbridge said, the smile on his face fading, "maybe you guys used to do this kind of thing a lot, but I have to remind you, if you don't want to be expelled from school, let Mr. Potter sit down Continue to complete his punishment."

"Hmph, let's take a look!" Ivan said, taking out his wand, "Now please step aside, we are going back!"

Maybe Ron was right and the woman should have been given an Imperius Curse or something.

If the professors won't agree, Ivan really wants to do it.

He had to admit that it was too impulsive for him to take Harry away directly.

Under the current circumstances, confronting Umbridge head-on has no chance of winning.As she said, what she did did not violate the school rules or any existing laws. This was clearly a loophole in the law, but Umbridge had the right to do so, even if she said it, it would be fine.

Everyone may think that her punishment of the students is a little too extreme, but this is nothing to be surprised at. Umbridge has a lot of excuses, but the price for Ivan and Harry's disobedience is to be directly expelled from the school...

Chapter 942 Percy's Letter

In the long and narrow corridor, there were only Ivan and Harry, and the sound of footsteps echoed in the corridor.

"Ivan, are we being too impulsive in doing this?" Harry said with some concern.

He was just thinking about fighting Umbridge without thinking about anything, but when Aiwen really did it, when he calmed down, he had to admit that what they did was too reckless, what if they were expelled from the school ?

Aiwen is almost the same as Hermione in this respect, always obeying the school rules.

But at every critical moment, the two of them always took the lead in violating the school rules, and they seemed to have no scruples at all.

Anyway, his mind is a mess now, think about it, how will that woman deal with them?

"Don't be silly, Harry, as a friend, I can't just watch you being abused and remain indifferent." Ivan said, "If I was really impulsive, I would just give her a curse instead of leaving her Our office is so simple."

Anyone who saw that scene would be angry, and Ai Wen tried his best to restrain himself so that he didn't use magic.

Hogwarts has its own rules, and everyone must abide by them. They have the right to question the professor's punishment method, but they cannot directly attack Umbridge. Of course, if Umbridge breaks the rules...

Hearing Ivan's words, Harry was moved for a while. Although the pain on the back of his hand was burning, his heart gradually calmed down.

The worries and insecurities just disappeared without a trace. Compared with the friends who are willing to stand up for themselves against the professor, other things are not important, no matter how the woman punishes them.

"So what do we do now?" Harry asked.

"Well, go to Professor McGonagall!" Ivan said, "Tell her about this."

Not surprisingly, when Professor McGonagall found out about the incident, he went mad with anger.

She let Ivan and Harry stay in her office, and she rushed out to quarrel with Umbridge.

No one knew what she had said to Umbridge, and when she came back she looked terribly ugly and her lips were tightly pursed.

"Potter, you continue to be confined by Dolores Umbridge tomorrow, she has the right to do so, but if she uses that quill or something like that again, tell me immediately, that woman It's unreasonable." She said sharply, "As for you, Mason, if you don't want to lose your Boys President badge, you must control yourself and stop fighting with her, or you will be in big trouble. "

She straightened her glasses angrily, looked at Ivan and Harry, and sighed softly.

"The current situation at Hogwarts is different from the past, you must be careful." Her tone was completely different from before, no longer so quick, crisp and severe, but low and worried, and seemed to be more humane than usual, "That woman is backed by the Ministry of Magic, even the headmaster... hey, anyway, you must keep your heads down and try not to cause trouble. Especially you, Potter, control your temper!"

This incident seemed to be the end. With the intervention of Professor McGonagall, Umbridge did not use the quill again, nor held Ivan accountable, but would he really let it go?

Ivan knew very well that Umbridge would not just let it go.

If she can't even handle two students, how can she dare to represent the Ministry of Magic at Hogwarts? What's the point of her coming here?

She backed down for the time being, just because she was only a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, and she didn't have that power.

However, she will have it soon, and the Ministry of Magic has been surprisingly efficient this time.

Immediately after Ivan and Harry left, Umbridge wrote a letter to Fudge...

Everyone will know the content and impact of this letter soon!

Along the way, Ivan was thinking about this matter, thinking about how to deal with Umbridge.

Umbridge and the Ministry of Magic cannot be affected by this incident alone, but if there are more evidences about her...

When the two of them returned to the common room, Hermione and Ron were working on an assignment Snape had given them.

Now that the matter has passed, at Harry's request, they didn't tell what happened tonight, so as not to worry Hermione and Ron. They thought Harry was really writing sentences, which didn't sound too scary punishment.

As the night got darker and there were fewer and fewer people in the common room, Ivan knew what Umbridge was planning.

"Look outside!" Hermione suddenly pointed to the window closest to them.

They all looked up, and there was a beautiful long-eared owl standing on the windowsill, staring at Ron in the room with wide eyes.

"Is this Hermes?" Hermione asked, looking startled.

"Jesus, that's it!" whispered Ron, dropping the quill, and standing up. "Why is Percy writing to me?"

He went to open the window and Hermes flew in and landed on Ron's papers, with a leg sticking out and a letter tied to it.

Ron unwrapped the letter, and the owl flew away in no time, leaving ink-stained footprints on Ron's potions paper.

"Yes, it must be Percy's handwriting." Ron said, sitting back in his chair, staring at the few lines outside the parchment scroll: Hogwarts, Gryffindor House, Ron Way sly.

He looked up at Ivan, Harry and Hermione, "What do you think?"

"Open!" said Hermione eagerly.

Ron opened the scroll and looked at it. His eyes swept down the parchment line by line, and his brows frowned more and more.

After reading the letter, he had a look of disgust on his face.

He stuffed the letter to Ivan, Harry, and Hermione, and the three of them read it together at the same time.

Dear Ron: I have just heard (from the Minister for Magic himself, from your new teacher, Professor Umbridge) that you have become a prefect at Hogwarts.

I am very happy and surprised to hear this news, congratulations to you in advance.

I must admit that I have been worried that you would follow the path of what we call "Fred and George" instead of following in my footsteps, so you can imagine when I heard that you finally stopped flouting authority and decided to really What a relief it is to take on some responsibility.

But, Ron, I want to give you more than just congratulations, I want to give you some advice.

I am therefore posting this letter at night, not by the usual morning mail.