Chapter 457 The calm before the storm
Umbridge watched the huge convoy of Rolls-Royces gradually go away.
She let out a low laugh, which soon grew louder and louder, and finally turned into a arrogant and crazy laugh.
The butler beside him stood there intently, as if he was just a statue.
Umbridge turned and walked towards the huge manor, of which she was now the owner.
She seemed to see a near future where the Dark Lord would rule the world, and she was one of the most powerful people in the world after the Dark Lord!
The black bulletproof Rolls-Royce drove smoothly on the asphalt road without any bumps.
Morgan looked at his watch and took out a bottle of Coke from the car. No one would have thought that the leader of the Morgan family was a loyal Coke lover.
The Coke produced specially for him has a rich taste. He opened the ring of the can and took a big sip.
He said with great interest:
"what do you think?"
Rockefeller closed his eyes and leaned on the soft leather seat, and said calmly:
"It's stupider than I thought. If all the legendary wizards are like this, that's really a pleasant news."
"But it is undeniable that her proposal is very tempting, and it can last for such a long time, even suppressing the Holy See. And the wizarding world is not all such idiots, right?
Even this woman who calls herself Umbridge is just too immature in my opinion."
Morgan was drinking Coke comfortably, as if he was not the same person he was in the manor.
"So we absolutely cannot cooperate with witches, because once they integrate into our society, it will be a huge disaster for us.
A collaborator who cannot be controlled is not a good collaborator! "
Rockefeller agreed and took out the goblet, gently touched it with his Coke bottle, and said meaningfully:
"Holding shares and exchanging interests is the correct way to cooperate."
"For a better tomorrow."
"cheers."
Soon, lurking in the shadows, the real big shots who could influence the situation in the United States gathered together.
They were 'impressed' by the prospects described by Umbridge. In the joking eyes of those people, the resolution that could affect the entire world was finally passed.
Life at school is fulfilling and peaceful.
The days go by so fast, it seems that in just a blink of an eye, May is here.
The weather has become milder, and after a few months of cold weather, everyone can't wait to go outside and stroll by the black lake to enjoy the cool wind.
Or sit on the lush grass and play, chat, and play crackle and explosion cards.
But as May approaches, exams are not far away.
Whenever this happens, they are particularly envious of those warriors, because warriors don’t have to take exams!
And by default, all exams this school year will be excellent. If you successfully enter the top three in the Super Goblet of Fire, you will also win the school's special contribution award!
Merlin! This is a special contribution award!
There are not many people who have received special contribution awards throughout the entire history of Hogwarts.
In the past two months, Zhang Xiao would go to Sprout's classroom to chat with the ginseng dolls when he had nothing to do, and listen to them complain about how terrible the foreign Japanese next door were.
Professor Sprout now puts them in a separate place every night. Sure enough, the ginseng baby feels much cleaner.
It is worth mentioning that in order to understand the words of the beloved ginseng doll, there is another professor in Hogwarts who studies Chinese assiduously.
In the end, Zhang Xiao was even a little afraid of meeting the chubby professor, because every time she saw Professor Sprout, she would ask a lot of weird questions.
However, although there are no exams, classes still have to be taken.
Zhang Xiao held his chin up and watched as Moody used a wonderful knockback spell to turn the oak chair like a bowling ball, knocking down the three little wizards on the opposite side.
Seeing a stun spell coming towards his face, Zhang Xiao stretched out his hand, a faint golden light appeared on his middle finger, and flicked the stun spell into the sky with a flick of his finger.
Moody's magic eye noticed this scene and nodded slightly at Zhang Xiao.
Then he shouted loudly:
"What are you doing? Don't be like a girl. Do you need me to help you up, and then ask you slowly and quietly if it hurts?
By the way, I'll put a pacifier in your mouth and sing "Baby Don't Cry" to you? "
The three boys got up from the ground with red faces, lowered their heads and said nothing.
Unexpectedly, their actions made Moody even more angry, and he shouted loudly:
"Millicent Burst! Gregory Goyle! Zachary Smith! Answer me, what did I tell you before we started?"
"Professor, you said that no matter what situation you encounter, as long as you can still move, you should never think about your situation in a panic, but you should immediately look for opportunities to fight back!"
Millicent blushed and muttered softly.
"What else? Goyle?"
Goyle looked at him blankly. After a while, he lowered his head and said earnestly: "I am the same as Millicent!"
After speaking, he would secretly glance at Moody's reaction with his small eyes.
Zhang Xiao let out a "gu" and almost laughed. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and suppressed his laughter. He just grinned, but other students did not have such good self-control.
Their shoulders shook and they buried their faces in the crooks of their arms. Goyle's expression combined with his answer was really funny.
Moody stopped turning his evil eyes and stared at him blankly, not expecting that Goyle would give such a genius answer.
He was also stunned, and even his magic eyes bulged outwards because of the surprise.
Moody scratched his messy hair and decisively gave up on Goyle. This kid was hopeless and suitable for the work of protecting magical animals.
Otherwise it would be difficult to explain to others that he is human and not half-troll.
So he looked at Zacharias, who was also shocked:
"Smith, tell me, what else?"
Smith came back to his senses and said hurriedly:
"You also mentioned that you should be vigilant at all times. When you are attacked, you should not think about escaping, but how to fight back."
Moody nodded:
"So you know very well, but how do you do it? Just wrestling makes you overwhelmed, lying on the ground and screaming!
I doubt you can survive 10 seconds in front of a dark wizard! "
The students stopped laughing. They were a little afraid of Moody's sharp gaze.
"Okay, I know what you are lacking. If I continue to be your Defense Against the Dark Arts professor next semester, I will apply to Dumbledore.
Let you experience actual combat, such as catching a dark wizard to fight with you. "
The little wizards in the class couldn't help but widen their eyes and looked at Moody in disbelief. They just imagined in their minds the dark wizard with a ferocious face and ruthless attacks, and they couldn't help but tremble.
Moody wanted to say something else, but the melodious sound of the bell came over.
He paused and finally sighed:
"get out of class is over!"
The little wizards, as if they had received an amnesty, hurriedly packed their things with their heads down.
Malfoy watched Moody dragging his prosthetic leg and limping out of the classroom. Inexplicably, his back made people feel a little lonely.
Xiao Ma nudged Zhang Xiao with his elbow and asked in a low voice, "Why does Professor Moody feel a little sad?"
"Sad?" Zhang Xiao stared at Moody's back and found that it was really like this. After thinking about it, he finally understood:
"Probably because he has been guarding the wizarding world for most of his life, the current generation of young wizards have no defense against black magic and lack combat experience, so it is a bit sad.
In Chinese terms, this is the worst class he has ever led. "
"The worst class?" Malfoy frowned dissatisfied and said unconvinced: "Where did we fall short?"
Zhang Xiao became amused: "Actually, the worst class is just an adjective used to express disappointment. If you go to school in China, you will find that the class taught by the teacher will always be the worst class in his mouth."
After all, he was the best Chinese student at Hogwarts. Malfoy just thought about it for a moment and then realized it. Based on the British's strange sense of humor, he smiled particularly brightly.
They were laughing until they arrived at the restaurant.
Zhang Xiao looked at him speechlessly:
"Is it really that funny?"
Malfoy nodded, took the dinner plate and discussed with Zhang Xiao with interest: "Don't you think it's really funny? Every session is the worst."
There was no other way, Zhang Xiao had no choice but to agree perfunctorily, and turned to other topics to attract attention:
"What's the class in the afternoon?"
"Divination!" Malfoy replied without thinking, and then his smile immediately disappeared, and his whole figure seemed to collapse.
"It's Divination class again," Pony lamented. He hated Divination class because the predictions he made in class were always ridiculed mercilessly by Trelawney.
It means that Malfoy has no prophecy talent at all, and he is almost suspicious of life due to Trelawney's words.
Only Zhang Xiao knew how incredible Malfoy's prophecy talent was. Almost everything he predicted in class was accurate.
So far, Pony has predicted that the future Minister of Magic will most likely be a woman, and predicted that Dumbledore should be dying soon, but didn't know why he didn't.
He predicted his ups and downs in school career (this prophecy was well received by Trelawney), but the pony then said that his destiny had been completely changed and became beautiful and worth looking forward to.
Trelawney thought this was a flash of Malfoy's 'only remaining' spirituality, but unfortunately he didn't catch it.
"Do you remember Trelawney's prophecy last class?" Malfoy complained.
Zhang Xiao nodded: "Of course I remember."
Trelawney made a big prophecy in the last class. She first trembled, then screamed, and then held her head. This is a regular three-piece set, generally used for huge disasters.
According to her, there will be big changes in the third round of the Super Goblet of Fire. A huge conspiracy has shrouded the world, everyone will be involved in it, and their destiny is in chaos.
Trelawny also categorically stated that she had seen many, many deaths, but she could not see who they were.
I have to say that this professor is very good at intimidating people. Many girls covered their mouths, their eyes were filled with fear, and they looked at the few warriors with sympathy.
"Do you think she is crazy? In the near future? Big changes? Is it the third round of the Super Goblet of Fire?" Malfoy said dismissively: "Please, the most powerful forces in the entire wizarding world have gathered in Along with Dumbledore.
How could something happen?
Even the mysterious man wouldn't dare to face Dumbledore, right? "
Zhang Xiao said nothing, although his reason told him that if Trelawney did not enter a special state, the prophecies were just words and should not be ignored, but it was just like a fortune teller telling you about bad luck and bloody disasters. Even if it was feudal superstition, in his heart Also diaphragm response.
It's not worth it to go to Dumbledore for such a trivial matter, so I have to complain to my parents.
But I didn't expect that my parents took it seriously and went to see the Heavenly Master.
Finally, grandpa gave a conclusion:
"It doesn't matter, go!"
Come on! Grandpa has spoken, how can it be false?
Zhang Xiao finally felt at peace, but his mind was wandering.
Malfoy suddenly said: "The news about the third round will be announced tonight, right?"
"Well, it's tonight." Zhang Xiao came back to his senses and nodded, suddenly looking forward to it.
"come on!"
"come on!"
After surviving the extremely boring divination class, as expected, I heard a lot of threatening words.
In an inexplicable atmosphere, dinner finally arrived.
The little wizards in the entire auditorium seemed a little uneasy. From time to time, they looked at the podium in front, where Dumbledore was sitting, smiling and chatting with the other principals.
Finally, under everyone's expectant eyes, Dumbledore stood up.
The whole auditorium was silent.
————————————————
1. Monthly ticket 2. Recommended ticket
There may be some misunderstandings in the previous chapter. The scene in the fourth volume is designed to be relatively large, and it should be the biggest scene after the end.
So it's quite complicated and there are a lot of things that need to be introduced.
I will try my best to keep it logical and well-founded within the existing framework and capabilities.
And as I wrote before, did Voldemort really take purebloods seriously? Actually no, he is extremely egoistic. Only power and life are eternal.
If he really cared about purebloods, he wouldn't recruit werewolves and giants. These are actually low-level creatures in the eyes of purebloods.
By the way, Voldemort also recruited Lily, and he also had a half-blood like Severus under his command.
Voldemort was willing to use these rubbish in order to win. Now that he discovered that Muggles were more powerful and easier to use, it was actually a logical thing to think of using Muggles.
First of all, it must be clear that Voldemort will not really regard Muggles as collaborators. I have never thought of this possibility. All I can think of is using him.
I hope it can end smoothly, and all the holes that need to be filled have been filled!