Chapter 349 Umbridge (Part 2)

Umbridge's words have made it very clear. Her main teaching purpose this year is to help these students better improve their theoretical knowledge so that they can pass the upcoming OWL exam.

This is a good plan that is mutually beneficial. If her plan can be implemented smoothly, then the OWL test scores of Mike's students will have a qualitative leap compared to previous periods, and she herself can also take this opportunity to prove herself. Ability along the way in education.

With this political achievement as a foundation, she will be very successful whether she plans to advance to a higher level in her career or switch to a full-time career as a professor.

For students like Mike who are in the exam year, OWL is indeed the most important issue they need to face at the moment.

Many people also understand this truth, so they are not actually disgusted with Umbridge's education method.

But many more people don't think so.

In fact, boys and girls like Mike's age think more about having fun. Although people around them are constantly emphasizing to them how important the next OWL exam is, they actually don't have much actual nervousness. feel.

On the contrary, due to the constant reminders from professors and the increasing pressure to study, they all have an instinctive dislike of the word OWL.

Because of this, when Umbridge said the above words, except for a few smart people who showed approval, most people instinctively frowned.

They hate this boring purely theoretical teaching method!

What they crave is Lupine's kind of fun teaching!

Mike Octavia noticed this and poked Franklin next to him with his elbow. The latter understood and quickly said:

"Professor, I don't quite understand what you said. Are you saying... that we can release defensive techniques as long as we master the theoretical knowledge?"

“You have to raise your hand if you want to speak in my class!”

Umbridge was obviously not as polite to Franklin as she was to Mike. She stared at Franklin with her big brown eyes, as if she wanted to stare him to death.

Franklin was a little frightened by his glare, and he instinctively raised his hand.

"It's not too difficult, isn't it?" Umbridge withdrew her gaze, "Then I'll answer your question. If you can master the theoretical knowledge of defense skillfully, then you can successfully release the defense spell. Of course. , the prerequisite is proficiency!”

"Oh, I don't think so. Our Charms professor, Professor Flitwick, told us that practice and diligent practice are the keys to making a powerful wizard." Mike said, "I have always done this , and now, you can see the result."

After speaking, Mike unbuttoned his collar and saw three badges hanging on his shirt, namely the Ravenclaw Prefect Badge, the Hogwarts Duel Champion Commemorative Badge and the Triwizard Cup Champion Commemorative Badge. (The commemorative badge does not have any magical properties, only collection properties.)

"I don't think there is anything wrong with my teaching. You must know that this is a curriculum plan carefully formulated by educational experts specially trained by the Ministry of Magic. Do you think you are smarter than these experts?"

"I doubt the authenticity of your words, because this teaching goal seems to me to be full of loopholes!" Mike spread his arms and said to the students around him, "Oh my god, we are a group of people learning magic in a magic school. Wizard, but our Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is not prepared to teach us Defense. Is there anything more ridiculous than that?"

Many people in the classroom showed approval. Just as Mike said, many of them thought that they came to Hogwarts just to learn spells, but now the professor is unwilling to let them learn defense. How can they accept this?

"That's enough! I don't want to listen to your nonsense anymore!" Umbridge said, "Class is about to start now!"

As soon as Umbridge finished speaking, many hands appeared in the classroom. It was obvious that what Mike had just said had aroused the emotions of the students.

The culprit, Mike, was sitting in his seat right now, as if he had not done anything just now.

Umbridge had no intention of going any further on this topic. She completely ignored the raised hands, turned back and turned the pages of the book, and said at the same time:

"Okay, students, time waits for no one. Now please turn to the fifth page of "Magic Defense Theory" and read 'Chapter 1, Basic Principles of Getting Started'."

Those hands were raised for a long time, but when Umbridge showed no intention of paying attention, they could only put them down obediently and flipped through the "Magical Defense Theory".

The content of this book is very boring, and it contains a lot of esoteric sentences and knowledge. It seems a bit difficult for a powerful wizard like Mike, let alone other students.

After just reading for a while, Mike put down the heavy book in his hand, took out the blackthorn wand and a set of wand maintenance tools and began to maintain his wand.

And his action seemed to be a signal, and almost all the students around him put down their books in unison and turned their attention to him.

For them, even watching Mike take care of his wand is much more interesting than reading the complicated and profound "Magic Defense Theory".

Umbridge's brows furrowed again. By this time, she already understood that Mike was here to mess with her today.

"Mike, you are not allowed to do other things in class." She said in a sweet voice, "I believe your wand is not in need of immediate maintenance."

"Sorry, Professor Umbridge. But your class is so boring. If I don't find something to divert my attention, I'm going to fall asleep."

As soon as this was said, there was a burst of laughter in the classroom again.

Everyone is looking at Mike excitedly. This is Mike Townley, who always dares to do things they don't care about.

The fake smile that had been hanging on Umbridge's face finally disappeared. She stared at Mike closely and said word by word:

"Mike, please pay attention to your words and deeds. It's class time now. You interrupt my class again and again. This is an extremely serious violation of discipline. I could have deducted your points or put you in solitary confinement, but in view of... "

"Then just shut it down." Mike interrupted, "That's right, I also want to confirm something."

Mike looked at the people around him and said, "Confirm whether you will use severe corporal punishment on the students."

As soon as these words came out, the classroom fell silent, and everyone looked at Umbridge in disbelief.

Ever since Dumbledore became the principal, there has been no corporal punishment of students by professors at Hogwarts for many years. Even Snape, who is usually the least likeable, the final punishment for students is just to let him You're just going to dissect some disgusting biological material.

"Jingle Bell!"

A crisp alarm sounded from a seat next to Mike. Franklin hurriedly took out an alarm clock from his bag, pressed the ring, and said sheepishly:

"I'm sorry, Professor. I didn't mean to do it, but it seems it's time for get out of class to end. Are you..."

There was another commotion in the classroom, and many students had even started to pack their schoolbags and prepare to rush out of the classroom at any time.

Umbridge on the podium took a deep breath.

It can be said that her class today was completely ruined by Mike, which made her very depressed.

Looking at the commotion of students in the audience and Mike's mocking eyes, Umbridge tilted her head and sneered:

"Since you want to try so much, then I will do as you wish. Solitary confinement! Please come to my office on time for your appointment at seven o'clock tonight!"

"Now, get out of class is over!"

Umbridge knocked on the table hard, and then quickly walked out of the classroom with a twist. As Umbridge left, the students in the classroom suddenly exploded.

They excitedly surrounded Mike, asking each other whether the corporal punishment Mike just said was true.

"Of course, as far as I know, the first victim is Gryffindor's sophomore student, Zhou Hong. If you don't believe it, you can ask the people in Gryffindor. I believe they will give you a definite answer. .As for whether I will be the second one, it depends on tonight."

Hearing this, the students around him looked at each other, and many of them had worried looks on their faces.

"Mike, you must be careful." A Ravenclaw girl grabbed Mike's hand and said worriedly, "That old witch Umbridge, she might do something disgusting to you!"

"Yes, yes!" Another Hufflepuff girl forced her way through the crowd and came to Mike's side. "You must not let her take advantage of you!"

…

Looking at the group of warblers around him, Mike felt quite speechless.

Originally, there weren't many women who gathered around Mike when Penelo was still in school, but now that Penelo has graduated, the little girls around him have suddenly gone into hiding, and even his current bad reputation has faded. Can't drive away.

Just when Mike felt helpless, Franklin came to the rescue again.

Relying on the muscles he had developed from long-term Quidditch sports, he squeezed through the crowd outside and came to Mike's side. Then he pulled Mike and walked out of the crowd without saying a word.

After finally pulling Mike out of the classroom, Franklin let go of Mike's arm, rubbed his arms and waist and said with a grin:

"Hiss! These women are really crazy, look at how they choked me!"

As he spoke, he also lifted up his clothes, but in Mike's view, Franklin's body was completely dark, and there were no so-called bruises at all.

"Oh! This is really a serious injury!"

Mike said in an exaggerated tone on purpose.

"You're still making fun of me! Look at the beating!"

Mike and Franklin were joking and walking towards the Ravenclaw lounge. There were constant laughter and laughter along the way, and neither of them paid attention to the subsequent confinement, because they both knew that Umbridge would never dare to do anything to Mike.

But just because the two of them aren't worried doesn't mean that others aren't worried either.

In fact, not long after Mike arrived in the Ravenclaw lounge, word of his 'feat' in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class had already spread throughout Hogwarts Castle.

This is thanks to the girls who were disliked by Mike. These people may not be good at studies, but when it comes to gossip, they are better than the other.

When the incident spread to Gryffindor House, Ron, Harry and Zhou Hong couldn't bear it at first. They hurried to the door of the Ravenclaw lounge to find Mike to find out the whole story.

However, they were blocked by the Eagle Head Knocker.

It wasn't until Hermione arrived belatedly that the three of them finally entered the Ravenclaw lounge.

"If you are here to avenge Zhou Hong, I don't think it is a good idea." Hermione said excitedly with her hands on her hips, "Confronting the teacher never yields good results! She doesn't even have to put you in solitary confinement, just I just need to ignore you and let your OWL scores plummet!"

Ron, Harry and Zhou Hong looked at each other with unnatural expressions.

There was nothing they could do about it, Hermione's appearance at the moment was so terrifying that they were speechless even though they originally had a lot to say.

"I don't think I need to take the OWL exam anymore."

Mike's tone was very calm, and as he spoke, he took out four bottles of Dolphin's Magic Drink and handed them to several people.

This indifferent attitude made Hermione even more angry. She had a small mouth and a little head that moved very cutely.

"How can you say that? This is the OWL exam. If you fail..."

Hermione's words stopped abruptly, because she suddenly saw a large urban shadow pattern engraved on the cap of the bottle of Dolphin's Magic Drink that Mike handed over, and there was a line of words underneath the pattern. ——Los Santos Magic Group.

She finally understood what Mike meant when he said that he didn't need to take the OWL exam. With a behemoth like the Los Santos Magic Group, even if Mike dropped out of school now, he would not dare to do anything for the rest of his life and still live a very luxurious life. .

Hermione covered her chest. She felt her heart throb in pain. She studied so hard and even used a time turner, a prop that could shorten her lifespan in disguise, just to be able to pass the OWL exam and the following exams. Get a good score in the NEWT exam.

But even if she really got straight A's, she would only be able to work as a clerk at the Ministry of Magic with a weekly salary of 50 gold galleons after graduation.

But as for Mike, he doesn't have to work hard now, because his achievements are already beyond the reach of his peers in this lifetime.

Mike's eyebrows raised. He could see that Hermione was really angry and said quickly:

"Oh! Don't be angry, take a deep breath Hermione, take a deep breath!

Okay, I'm serious. Actually, you can’t blame me for this, it’s Umbridge who went too far! To be honest, if it were you, I'm afraid you would have gone even further than me! "

Mike's words stunned Harry and others who were drinking drinks. They looked at Mike in confusion, not quite understanding what he meant.