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Chapter 942: Percy's Letter

In the dim and narrow corridor, there were only Evan and Harry, their footsteps echoing through the hallway.

"Evan, did we act too impulsively?" Harry expressed his concern.

He had just been thinking about ignoring everything and having a showdown with Umbridge, but now that Evan had actually done it, and after he calmed down, he had to admit that their actions were reckless. What if they got expelled from school?

Evan was almost as rule-abiding as Hermione most of the time....

Chapter 941: Conflict

The atmosphere in the room was terribly weird, it seemed that the angrier Evan 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, and you should recognize the current situation..."

"Are you referring to Hogwarts or the Wizarding World?" Evan interjected, not expecting Umbridge to be so direct.

"Actually, they are one and the same. You should understand that the era of Dumbledore and Yo...

Chapter 940: The Black Quill

"Good evening, Mr. Potter."

Harry started and looked around. He had not noticed her at first because she was wearing a luridly flowered set of robes that blended only too well with the tablecloth on the desk behind her.

"I, uh, good evening, Professor Umbridge," Harry said stiffly.

“Well, sit down,” she said with her habitual fake smile, pointing toward a small table draped in lace beside which she had drawn up a straight-backed chair. A piece of blank parchment lay on t...

Chapter 939: Umbridge's Office

Harry left the Great Hall with his schoolbag on his back and walked up the marble staircase two steps at a time.

The indescribable anger that had just flared so unexpectedly still blazed inside him.

The vision of Evan, Ron, and Hermione's shocked faces afforded him a sense of deep satisfaction.

As he gradually calmed down, he felt a bit regretful.

Harry knew that he shouldn't be angry with Evan and lose his temper, but an uncontrollable restlessness had surged through ...

Chapter 938: Dangerous Experiments on Humans

Hermione walked up to Fred and George aggressively, and Evan followed her with a wry smile.

The effect of these Fainting Fancies was much stronger than before. What on earth had the two of them put in them?

In fact, Evan had provided the original formula, and Fred and George used it as a basis to develop many new variations.

The way Hermione reacted, Evan felt that it was best not to speak or let her know about this matter.

“That’s enough!” Hermione said forceful...

Chapter 937: Using the Imperius Curse

"Seriously, what's going on with him?" said Evan in surprise, sitting next to Hermione.

"Haven't you heard about what happened in our Defense Against the Dark Arts class this afternoon? I thought the whole school knew by now."

Thanks to Peeves, the news about Harry's shouting match with Umbridge seemed to have traveled exceptionally fast even by Hogwarts standards.

Now, everyone in the Great Hall was whispering and discussing the matter. None of them seemed to mind Harry ove...

Chapter 936: Angry Harry

"Sit down, Mr. Potter!" said Professor Umbridge coldly.

Breathing heavily, Harry didn't listen to her, and looked at Umbridge fiercely.

“Fine; now, let me make a few things quite plain."

Professor Umbridge stood up and leaned toward them, her stubby-fingered hands splayed on her desk.

"I know what you’re trying to say. You have been told that a certain Dark wizard has returned from the dead..."

“He wasn’t dead,” said Harry angrily, “but yeah, he’s r...

Chapter 935: Ten Points from Gryffindor

"But, Professor, surely the whole point of Defense Against the Dark Arts is to practice defensive spells." Hermione interrupted her.

"Please never interrupt when I speak in the future. And, speaking about the whole point of Defense Against the Dark Arts, are you a Ministry-trained educational expert, Miss Granger?" asked Professor Umbridge in her falsely sweet voice.

"No, but..."

“Well then, I’m afraid you are not qualified to decide what the ‘whole point’ of any cla...

Chapter 934: The 5th-year Defense Against the Dark Arts Class

"Dull to the extreme; reading the whole morning," said Colin with a sigh. "This is the most boring course I’ve ever taken. No talking, no sleeping, no fidgeting, not even leaning on the desk. We had to sit upright the whole morning, staring blankly at Defensive Magical Theory. Honestly, I didn't absorb a single word."

"Blimey, how could she do that?" Ron exclaimed in surprise. That sounded really awful.

Especially when everyone knew that all the years had the same Defen...

Chapter 933: Unstable Harry

“After this year, of course, many of you will cease studying with me,” Snape went on. “I take only the very best into my N.E.W.T. Potions class, which means that some of us will certainly be saying goodbye."

His eyes rested on Harry and his lip curled. Harry glared back, feeling a grim pleasure at the idea that he would be able to give up Potions after fifth year. That was probably the best news he'd heard recently.

“But we have another year to go before that happy moment ...

Chapter 932: Bad Courses

Umbridge looked around from her desk, observing them all.

"I believe you are all aware that there are many problems with this course. You will be pleased to know, however, that these problems are now to be rectified. We will be following a carefully structured, theory-centered, Ministry approved course of defensive magic this year. Copy down the following, please."

She rapped the blackboard again; the first message vanished and was replaced by:

Course aims:

1. Understa...

Chapter 931: Umbridge's First Lesson

Harry was now more eager to become an Auror, but he didn’t know the qualifications nor the grades required.

“Not really,” said Ron slowly, looking slightly sheepish. “Except … well …”

"What?" Harry urged, everyone looking at him.

“Well, it would be cool to be an Auror,” said Ron in an offhand voice.

“Yeah, it would,” said Harry fervently, “it's the best job ever."

“But they’re, like, the elite,” said Ron. “You’ve got to be really...

Chapter 930: Future Plans

The annual 0.W.L.s tests held in June were of significant importance. This exam had a crucial impact on future employment and could even determine a student's destiny to some extent. To pass the exam, fifth-year students must endure a year that felt like a nightmare.

The intense academic pressure and the fear brought about by the exam were not much different from the terrifying news of Voldemort's return.

The fear of being dominated by the 0.W.L.s could cause all kinds of situatio...

Chapter 929: The O.W.L.s Year of the Fifth Year

"Really? Have you discussed it already?" Hermione said casually. Like Evan, she was not particularly interested in Quidditch. "I may not have noticed, but, well, Wood leaving will have a significant impact on the team, right?"

"I suppose so," said Harry, picking up a piece of bread. "He was an excellent Keeper."

“Still, it won’t hurt to have some new blood, will it?” said Ron. "By the way, Evan, your new broom?"

"Not much of an issue. I can have one made before the sel...

Chapter 928: Unity and the New Captain

"Because of fear!" Evan whispered, "You see, acceptance is a form of courage, especially when admitting such unfathomable things exist."

At that moment, they walked down a flight of stairs lined with portraits of old witches and wizards, all of whom ignored them, being engrossed in their own conversation.

"What did you say to Lavender? You didn't just stand there while they discussed such matters, did you?"

"Of course not!" said Hermione calmly. "I told her to keep her big f...

Chapter 927: The Seeds of Distrust

Gryffindor was facing internal division, and distrust was building up.

It was really bad enough for first-years to see this scene. In the past few years, Gryffindor had been the most united, glorious and belonging House, and had achieved impressive results.

But now, whether Evan wanted to admit it or not, they were on the verge of internal division.

This kind of thing could only be solved by time, and only when Voldemort appeared again could it be proved that they had not li...

Chapter 926: The First Quarrel

Seamus’s reasons seemed quite substantial. His mother believed the articles in the Daily Prophet and thought that Dumbledore was an old fool, and Evan and Harry were liars in an uproar, and Voldemort could never be coming back, it was like Arabian Nights.

Therefore, she did not intend to send Seamus to Hogwarts, and even wanted him to transfer, which was a serious matter.

In this case, as the source of everything, Harry was naturally responsible for explaining the ...

Chapter 925: Internal Conflict

"Head Boy Evan, is this the Gryffindor Tower?" Euan Abercrombie asked, looking around curiously.

Along the way, he felt like he didn't have enough eyes. Hogwarts Castle was really big, and there were all kinds of weird things and magic in it, which were all new to him, as well as to the other first-years.

They gathered around Evan, and kept asking this and that, without stopping for a moment.

Ron was already impatient, and the noisy little kids gave him a headache.

The...

Chapter 924: Gryffindor in the Limelight

"What are you going to do?" Hermione asked cautiously, looking at his wand.

"Very simple, don't let other people get close to you, and you don't have to worry about pushing," said Evan, sparks appearing at the tip of his wand. "It’s very necessary to protect the first years. These guys should realize this, and at least be polite."

As the Head Boy, it was Evan’s responsibility to maintain order.

In this messy situation, it would not be useful to yell like the prefects, an...

Chapter 923: The Ministry of Magic's Interference and Guidance

Professor Umbridge paused here and made a little bow to her fellow staff members, none of whom bowed back.

Professor McGonagall’s dark eyebrows had contracted so that she looked positively hawklike.

As Umbridge turned to continue her speech, Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout exchanged a significant glance.

“Every headmaster and headmistress of Hogwarts has brought something new to the weighty task of governing this historic school, and that is as it should be, fo...

Chapter 922: Umbridge's Speech

Harry was too used to their bickering to bother trying to reconcile them.

He felt it was a better use of his time to eat his way steadily through his steak-and-kidney pie, then a large plateful of his favorite treacle tart.

Yes, Harry and Ron didn’t care, but Evan had to take the responsibility of calming Hermione's anger.

But it was easy, he was already very experienced, and he had just to divert Hermione's attention.

It worked every time, whether it was a kiss, a n...

Chapter 921: The Performance of the Prefect

Evan gave Kate a brief explanation. He felt that the topic of the house-elves could be explained by Hermione. He believed she would be very willing to talk to the younger students about house-elves, how to deal with them, treat them, and how to help them...

A picture of all the first years sitting together honestly and Hermione giving them a lesson appeared in Evan’s mind.

Following this train of thought, he felt it necessary to gather all the first-years and explain to them the...

Chapter 920: Doubts and the Newcomers

The hat became motionless once more; and applause broke out, but it was punctured with muttering and whispers.

All across the Great Hall students were exchanging remarks with their neighbors and Evan knew exactly what they were talking about.

What he didn't expect was that the Sorting Hat thought the same as he did, or that the Four Founders themselves had these worries.

Was it really right to sort new students arbitrarily and affect their future life?

Evan thought tha...