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The rumor was suddenly confirmed, which also aroused the curiosity of countless people, wanting to know what exactly caused the former friends to fight.
But neither the Weasley brothers nor Kyle said a word about it and had no intention of explaining it.
At this time, Kyle was in Umbridge's office.
"Professor..." He looked at Umbridge who was playing with a vase of dried flowers and said, "I already know the purpose of their going to the Pig's Head Bar."
"What is it!" Umbridge immediately stopped what she was doing and said anxiously.
"Canvassing votes." Kyle said, "They are preparing to mobilize their families to support Dumbledore as Minister of Magic."
"Damn it!" Umbridge yelled angrily, not doubting Kyle's words at all.
Because of the rumors in the school, she naturally knew that Kyle had a fight with the Weasley brothers.
At the same time, she also knew that the Weasley brothers were also people who had been to the Pig's Head Bar.
Being able to make long-time friends turn against each other and even get into fights is enough to prove that Kyle is on the side of the Ministry of Magic, so the news he brings cannot be false.
Parents can be mobilized to support Dumbledore... If Minister Fudge knew about it, he would definitely be furious.
Umbridge kept spinning in circles like a potato top, and said to herself: "No, this kind of thing must be stopped in the future, and it must not happen a second time."
"What are you going to do?" Kyle said.
"Disband all student organizations, associations, teams and clubs so that they will not have the opportunity to get together again," Umbridge said.
"But Professor, everyone will complain about this." Kyle said, "Almost all students at Hogwarts participate in various clubs and teams. Isn't this approach a bit too radical?"
"It doesn't matter, it's just that the previous student groups have been disbanded, and they can completely reorganize." Umbridge said, "But the prerequisite is that it must be approved by me."
As she spoke, she took out a piece of parchment and prepared to issue an education order, which was more stringent school rules.
As the senior investigator designated by the Ministry of Magic, she has this right.
"Professor, I still feel something is wrong." Kyle continued: "There are too many organizations, associations and clubs in the school. If they are all investigated and reorganized, it will take at least a week. The students at the back are I’ll still complain.”
"This is an order from the Ministry of Magic." Umbridge said haughtily. "They must accept it."
"Of course..." Kyle said, "But I have a better way."
Umbridge stopped her quill and looked up at him.
Kyle cleared his throat and said: "Actually, it doesn't matter even if they want to support Dumbledore, as long as more people choose to support Minister Fudge, wouldn't it be enough?"
"What do you mean?" Umbridge asked.
"I've asked around, and there were only about fifty people at the party last time."
Kyle continued: "Compared to the entire Hogwarts, this number of people is actually not large, it can even be said to be very small. We can completely win over the remaining people and let them choose to support Minister Fudge.
"Think about it, Professor. If the remaining hundreds of students in the school all choose to support Minister Fudge, then these fifty or so people will not be important."
Umbridge's eyes lit up, and then she began to think about Kyle's words.
There is no doubt that Fudge would be very angry if he knew that any student was openly supporting Dumbledore.
But if she could win more supporters for the Ministry of Magic, the nature of the matter would be different.
Kyle was right. For the entire Hogwarts, more than fifty people were really inconspicuous.
And even if she can't get everyone else to support the Ministry of Magic, even if it's just half, it's still a great achievement for her.
"What are we going to do?" she asked. "How about we also have a party. We can set the location in the school auditorium and let everyone come."
Kyle shook his head. "Don't bother, Professor, it will make it appear that we have an ulterior motive.
“Just let them know who the real good people are for students.”
"Then what can you do?" Umbridge asked with interest.
Kyle said nothing, with a hesitant expression on his face.
"What?" Umbridge raised her eyebrows, "Don't worry, if it succeeds, I will tell Minister Fudge about your achievements."
"You misunderstood, Professor." Kyle said hesitantly: "It's just... you know, our Hufflepuff house score was surpassed by Slytherin today..."
"Kyle, there is something I have to say..." Umbridge looked at him pretending to be serious and said, "Even if I am a professor, I cannot give students extra points casually. This is shameful cheating."
"Yes, Professor, I know." Kyle whispered: "But if we can win the Academy Cup this year, it will be our sixth consecutive championship..."
"No matter what, this kind of cheating is not advisable." Umbridge said, "But because you discovered the wrong behavior of some people in time, I can make an exception this time and give Hufflepuff twenty points. .”
"Thank you, Professor." Kyle said with a smile.
"Can you tell me what you think now?"
"Of course." Kyle said, "As long as we can make the students feel the goodwill of the Ministry of Magic, we can start with Quidditch."
"Quidditch?" Umbridge frowned, a little confused as to what this meant.
"Yes, this is the most popular sport at Hogwarts and the largest group."
Kyle said, "Dumbledore is too stingy, or he doesn't value Quidditch at all. This also leads to the fact that the school's broomsticks are all outdated Comet and Sweep series. Not only do they fly slowly, but the experience is also very poor. Team members complained a lot about this.
"If the Ministry of Magic is willing to pay for a new batch of brooms for the school, I think everyone will jump with excitement."
"Replace the broom?" Umbridge hesitated, then shook her head, "No, this is a lot of money."
"It doesn't need to be too expensive, as long as it's new, such as the new Sideswipe." Kyle said with a smile, "And if the Ministry of Magic comes to purchase it, you should be able to get other discounts. You can definitely do it in person. this matter."
Umbridge seemed to have thought of something and her eyes flickered. She didn't answer, but she didn't object anymore.
"I still say the same thing, Professor..." Kyle struck while the iron was hot: "There are many people who like Quidditch, and every team member has a lot of influence in the academy.
"As long as you spend a small amount of money, you can gain many supporters without any effort, and at the same time it can set off Dumbledore's stinginess. This deal is very cost-effective."
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(End of this chapter)
Chapter 633 Traitor Cedric
After leaving the Defense Against the Dark Arts office, Kyle did not immediately return to the Hufflepuff common room. Instead, he turned a corner on the second floor and walked into an empty classroom with no one around.
"How about it……"
As soon as Kyle entered, he heard an urgent sound coming from the classroom.
Connor walked over, followed by Cedric, Cho, Fred and George.
"It's done." Kyle stretched out his hand and gestured, "You can safely teach yourself Defense Against the Dark Arts. Just be careful and don't get discovered."
"Great!" Cedric said excitedly, "We have already discussed it. In order to prevent anyone from snitching, they must sign a magical contract before they get the location of the Room of Requirement."
"It's really yours, Kyle." Fred also said happily, "You actually deceived that Umbridge so easily. You are truly worthy of being the youngest member of Sir Merlin."
Kyle was speechless and didn't understand what this had to do with Sir Merlin.
"But..." George touched his eyes, "You are too cruel. If we don't go to the school hospital, we will have to bear this thing for at least a week."
"Seriously, this is so embarrassing." Fred sighed.
"We don't dare to go to crowded places now..."
"And I have to cover my face even during class."
"Didn't you say that a little injury can be more convincing?" Kyle said with a smile, "Facts have proved that you are right, because of the way you are now, Umbridge firmly believes in my words."
"We're talking about you." George muttered, "Just think about it, the news that you went through all kinds of hardships and got back at the cost of being injured suddenly becomes more credible."
"It doesn't matter, the result is pretty good now anyway."
Kyle said, “Besides, you were beaten like this three against one, can you blame me?
"Honestly, if I were you, I would be embarrassed to mention this. It's so embarrassing."
"It's two against one!" George corrected with a serious look: "That guy Cedric is just watching over there, and he doesn't do anything to help...this traitor..."
"Huh?" Cedric scratched his hair and didn't understand why this matter happened to him. He was still a Hufflepuff no matter what. Even if he was acting, he couldn't help people from other houses.
Besides, even if he went to help, it might not have any effect. It would just be one more person with a black eye, so why bother.
It's better to have two people injured than three people to be wiped out. That's good for now.
But Cedric also knew that Fred and George were not in a good mood at the moment, so he wisely said nothing.
Kyle ignored Fred and George who were screaming and asked, "Have you set the time? When are you going to start?"
"Wednesday night," Cedric said. "I originally wanted to set this time on the weekend, but everyone seems to have more important things, Quidditch training, or participating in a favorite club...Only Wednesday can stagger all the time."
"Remember to go separately then." Kyle reminded: "Gryffindor and Ravenclaw are fine, but it is a bit strange for a large group of Hufflepuff students to suddenly run to the eighth floor.
"Or you can go to the kitchen and ask the house elves for help."
"House elf?"
"That's right." Kyle explained: "The special magic of the house elves allows them to use apparation in the school to transport you directly from the kitchen to the eighth floor and then bring you back."
"Yes, house elves can use magic in school. How could I forget this?" Cedric said happily, "I just don't know if they will agree...I mean, almost No one has ever seen them using magic in school."
"It doesn't matter, you'll know after you give it a try." Kyle said, "It's just once a week, and you don't go every day, so it shouldn't be a problem."
"That's right." Cedric nodded.
After discussing these matters, several people left the classroom.
Kyle and Connor headed back to the common room, while Cedric followed Fred and George upstairs.
While there was still time, he was going to go find Hermione and Harry to discuss more details, such as the specific time, the content of the magical contract, and the content to be taught in class.
……
Being a professor for the first time... even in name only, Cedric was still nervous, and the closer it got to Wednesday, the more obvious this feeling became.
Even during Quidditch training the next day, he seemed distracted.
Several times, Kyle saw the Golden Snitch flying past, but Cedric didn't react at all. He just looked ahead unconsciously, not knowing what he was thinking.
Kyle controlled the Firebolt, turned around lightly, and held the Golden Snitch in his hand.
Under normal circumstances, as a Chaser he should not try to steal the Golden Snitch. However, the other team members around him not only had no objection, but they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Because they have been flying for two hours.
Training is a boring thing, and there are usually various different tactics, so it's not particularly boring.