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Umbridge was talking to herself, not noticing that Fudge's expression was becoming increasingly grim.
Fudge has been very agitated these days. He feels that his position as Minister of Magic is seriously threatened, and this is stronger than ever.
First, two days ago, Phoenix was seen delivering a letter to Dean Sasia at St. Mungo's.
In the wizarding world, only Dumbledore has the Phoenix.
Now that the phoenix has appeared in St. Mungo's, does it mean that Dumbledore is wooing Sacia, the dean of St. Mungo's?
Fudge wasn't sure, but that didn't stop him from thinking so.
Because Sacia has a pivotal position in the magical world and her potions have saved too many people. If she sides with Dumbledore, it will definitely affect a large number of people, and even many people who originally supported him will immediately switch sides.
Fortunately, no news has come out so far, which shows that Dean Sacia did not agree immediately.
Fudge would naturally not sit still, so he wanted to hint to Malfoy and prepare him to donate a sum of money to St. Mungo's in the name of the Ministry of Magic.
He had done this before when he needed prestige, and Malfoy was happy to pay a sum of money in exchange for the friendship of the Ministry of Magic.
But what Fudge didn't expect was that he had not received a reply even though the letter had been sent out for several days.
This has never happened before.
Two unreasonable things happened at the same time, which made Fudge feel uneasy, fearing that even Malfoy would turn to Dumbledore's side.
He knew very well the methods used by the Malfoy family to win people's hearts, and no one would remain indifferent if they spread out a lot of gold and galleons.
Coupled with the letters sent by Umbridge and Kyle today, Fudge was going crazy.
Especially among the names Kyle just mentioned is Nicoléme... a legendary alchemy master who has lived for more than 600 years and has a magic stone in his hand. It is no exaggeration to say that I want to make friends with him. Good wizards can line up from London to Paris.
If this is true, then he has absolutely no chance of winning.
Fudge didn't want to lose his position as Minister of Magic, so he had to resist.
But now there is no news that is good for him... No, maybe there is a way.
Although it is a bit risky, this is currently the only way he can turn defeat into victory.
Fudge's face looked uncertain.
But at this moment, Umbridge was still talking about her plans, and her chirping voice made him extremely irritated.
"You go out first." Fudge said suddenly.
"What?" Umbridge was stunned for a moment, and then said quickly: "Believe me, Minister, as long as Rubeus Hagrid identifies Dumbledore, we can have the Aurors capture him and bring him to the Ministry of Magic. Then..."
"Get out!" Without warning, Fudge grabbed the wine glass in front of him and threw it on Umbridge's head.
"Dumbledore will replace me soon... Capture him and bring him to the Ministry of Magic. Do you want me to step down a few days earlier?"
"No, Minister, I didn't..." Umbridge was frightened and said tremblingly, "I just want to help you share your worries..."
But Fudge didn't listen to her explanation at all and pointed in the direction of the door again. "Go away, if you want to work at the pest advisory office, just stay here!"
This time Umbridge didn't dare to stay any longer and almost rolled out of the tea room.
Kyle also stood up, "Then Minister, I also..."
"No, Kyle, it has nothing to do with you." Fudge tried to force a smile, "I just don't want that idiot to interrupt our conversation, where we just talked."
"Dumbledore's correspondence with others," Kyle said.
"Ah, that's it." Fudge rubbed his forehead, "You and that Rubeus, um...what are your names?"
"Hagrid," Kyle said.
"Yes, how is your relationship with him?"
"Not bad." Kyle said, "He always thought that I supported Dumbledore, so he was very friendly to me.
"Do you want me to help find out the contents of other letters?"
"You are indeed smarter than that idiot." Fudge looked at Kyle, "I need to know what actions they took on the 20th, and whether it is related to the Ministry of Magic... This is very important."
"No problem, Minister, leave it to me." Kyle promised, patting his chest: "In addition, my relationship with Ms. Maxim, including Mr. McPhail, is also pretty good. Maybe I can give it a try and see if it works. They cannot be persuaded to support the Ministry."
"This is the best news I've heard today." Fudge's frown seemed to have relaxed a little, "Thank you for your hard work. If you need anything, just ask, and the Ministry of Magic will fully support you."
"I'm just doing the right thing, how can it be hard work." Kyle said seriously.
"You're right, we're doing the right thing."
Even Fudge, who had been feeling anxious recently, couldn't help laughing at this moment.
"I really hope you can graduate early and come to work at the Ministry of Magic. I've even prepared your office for you, which is right next door."
He pointed to the wall behind Kyle.
"Senior Assistant Minister, to be honest, no one has ever held such an important position when they first joined the Ministry of Magic, but I think you deserve this honor."
"It's my pleasure, Mr. Secretary." Kyle said with a smile.
The tea room was suddenly filled with a happy atmosphere.
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By the time Kyle returned to Hogwarts, it was already evening.
He had just come out of the fireplace, and before he could stand still, Umbridge came over angrily. Before he arrived, the sound of scolding could be heard.
"You are so brave!"
Kyle raised his eyebrows, "I don't understand you, Professor."
"How dare you write directly to the minister." Umbridge said sullenly, "Do you know how much time this will waste for the minister?"
"Sorry." Kyle said casually: "Maybe I was careless and wrote the name wrong. Anyway, you will have to show the letter to the minister later, so it should be fine."
Wrong name?
Umbridge laughed angrily, she didn't believe such a poor excuse.
But now is not the time to pursue this. Umbridge just wants to know why Fudge was angry with herself just now.
"Tell me the contents of that letter, and maybe I can forgive you."
"I'm sorry, Professor, this is confidential information, no comment..." Kyle said calmly: "Please give way, you are blocking my way."
"What tone are you talking about!" Umbridge screamed: "I don't believe you wrote the wrong name. You did it on purpose. As punishment, I will put you in confinement for a month."
"If you insist, I'll definitely be fine."
Kyle said indifferently: "But Professor Umbridge, Minister Fudge gave me a new task. If it is delayed because of your confinement, I'm afraid you will really go to the Pest Consultation Office. You like to work there very much." Do you work there?"
Umbridge's head was so angry that she stood there gasping for air.
Is this a threat? It must be!
Before today, she had never thought that Kyle would dare to speak to her in this tone one day, which made Umbridge a little unacceptable for a while.
But Kyle didn't care and naturally walked around Umbridge to the door.
"Oh, by the way..." When Kyle just walked out, he suddenly thought of something and turned around and said, "According to Minister Fudge's request, you need to follow my command for the next actions."
"This is impossible!" Umbridge shouted: "I am the Deputy Minister of Magic and the Senior Investigator of Hogwarts. You are just a student who has not graduated."
"I know, but the minister did arrange it this way. If you don't believe it, you can confirm it." Kyle said with a smile, "I wish you good luck, Professor."
Then Kyle walked out of the office and closed the door for Umbridge.
The next second, there was a sudden crackling sound inside, as if someone had smashed the vase.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 665 Harry is in pain and happiness
During the rest of the holiday, Kyle never saw Umbridge again, as if she was deliberately avoiding him.
This is what Kyle hopes for, after all, he doesn't want to see Umbridge hanging around in front of him during the holidays.
But others were not so lucky. When he was in the castle, Kyle often heard people complaining that they had been scolded by Umbridge for trivial things.
He also said that she was like an enhanced version of Filch, which made the whole castle full of complaints.
Just like that, it was the last day of the holiday. In the evening, all the students who had gone home for Christmas took the Hogwarts Express back to school, and the castle suddenly became lively.
Fred and George conjured up a high platform similar to a table in the Great Hall, and stood on it to demonstrate the latest products from Weasley's Joke Shop.
It was a strangely shaped pointed hat decorated with pink feathers. It looked silly, but when Fred put it on his head, the hat disappeared together with his head.
This made the people in the auditorium scream immediately, and of course, some laughed.
Kyle was also a little surprised. There were not many products that could be invisible.
He initially thought that the Weasley brothers used the fur of an invisible beast, like a common invisibility cloak, but he gave up this idea when George shouted out the price of two galleons.
Two galleons can't buy a piece of invisible animal fur as big as a hat, and ten times that amount will still be about the same.
And there are certain differences between their products and invisibility cloaks.
The invisibility cloak can only hide the covered area. If it is too small, part of the body will be exposed.
But just now Fred's entire head disappeared, including the uncovered areas below his eyebrows. This was completely different from the principle of the invisibility cloak.
Kyle guessed that they should have combined the Disillusionment Curse and the Extended Magic Rune.
"What a good idea." Cedric applauded with the others and said, "If they enhance the effect, maybe they can make the whole body invisible."
"It's not easy," Kyle said. "I don't think they're going to spend a lot of time on it."
"That's true." Cedric shrugged.
Weasley's Joke Shop has just opened, and what they need most is a large number of novel products to fill the store. They certainly won't waste time on things that can be solved with a Disembodiment Spell.
As more and more people filled the auditorium, Fred and George soon received a large number of orders.
It wasn't until Professor McGonagall entered the auditorium that they reluctantly walked down from the high platform.
Snape also came after that, but he did not go to the teachers' table with Professor McGonagall. Instead, he walked straight towards the Hufflepuff table and stopped in front of Kyle.
"Follow me!" he said, and strode out of the auditorium.
"What's wrong?" Cedric asked, "Have you offended Professor Snape again?"
"No," Kyle said, and followed him to the foyer outside the auditorium.