Hogwarts: I am Harry's eldest cousin

"Him? Did he invent something? Or donated a lot of money?"

Ron was stunned again. Why did it seem like everyone had the Order of Merlin, First Class? Wasn't this something that was rarely seen in many, many years?

Including the guitar, I have heard of three winners.

"Him? Do you think Fudge is someone who could invent anything?"

Faced with Draco's question, Ron shook his head decisively.

It's obvious that the bald guy is a guy with no ability.

"So he looks like he's very rich?"

Ron shook his head again.

That bald guy doesn't look like a rich man at first glance.

Draco spread his hands: "That's it."

Ron still didn't understand and asked dully, "Then how did he apply for the Order of Merlin?"

"Correction, he wants to apply but hasn't been approved yet." Draco looked at Ron seriously, and after confirming that he really didn't know, he said, "Because he is the Minister of Magic, the Order of Merlin, First Class, must be confirmed by his signature."

"Some sycophants made suggestions to please him, and he adopted them."

Ron covered his mouth: "Ministry of Magic this this this"

Draco patted Ron on the shoulder as if he had experienced it. "So, don't expect anything from those people in the Ministry of Magic. It's better to expect a pig to climb a tree than to expect them to do so."

"But with magic, pigs can climb trees."

Draco rolled his eyes at him in annoyance: "Lo Han Guo, just go and argue with me."

Hermione put down the book in her hand. After listening to Draco's words, she had a very bad impression of the Ministry of Magic, which was completely different from what was described in the book.

The Ministry of Magic in the book is an executor who fights against dark wizards, acts impartially and upholds justice. But now it sounds not much better than those dark wizards and is a place full of filth and dirt.

"What do you know about Umbridge?"

"I haven't had much contact with her, but I heard from Pansy and the others that she's a bootlicker."

"People who are valued by Fudge without being on guard are most likely incompetent."

"Oh, yes. It was she who suggested that Fudge receive the Order of Merlin, First Class."

"That's no wonder."

In just a few words, several people had already labeled the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher as 'waste'.

In order to alert his companions, Dudley interrupted the topic.

"Umbridge is not as bad as you say. She is very good at playing politics. If Mr. Barty Crouch had her tricks, he would have been released from the Ministry of Magic's detention cell by now."

"She came to Hogwarts to target Dumbledore, and she has no good intentions."

Fudge is a fool. He believes what others say if they provoke him a little.

He no longer trusted even the head of the Auror Office whom he had appointed.

The express train slowly pulled into the station, and the young wizards filed in. The first grade followed Hagrid on the boat as usual, and the rest

Ron was dragged away by Lavin, and before leaving, he took Harry and Ginny with him. Draco went to the car where Daphne was. He and Astoria hadn't seen each other for a whole holiday.

Dudley, Hermione, Neville and Luna boarded the same Thestral together.

Although the characters on both sides are the same, a tall and strong boy with a girl who is one or two heads shorter than him, but Neville and Luna are more like smaller versions of Dudley and Hermione. Because of years of exercise, Hermione is much taller than the original, and she especially has a pair of strong and slender long legs. Ahem.

The two sides had a good relationship to begin with, and they soon arrived at Hogwarts Castle while chatting and laughing along the way.

Chapter 358 Flying Pink Toad

The tall towers looked even darker against the dark night sky. Only the lobby was illuminated red by torches. But even so, the light was still very dim. Sometimes the road ahead could not be seen clearly, and little wizards would often fall.

"It would be much better if there were electric lights here."

Hermione said to Dudley while looking at the little wizard who had fallen in front of her.

"Theoretically, Hogwarts is enchanted, and it is forbidden to use things made by ordinary people. But it is really more convenient to have electric lights."

Dudley thought of the car in the original book that was modified by Mr. Weasley. Its headlights could be used normally in Hogwarts, so as long as it was modified with magic, Hogwarts could also use electronic products.

While talking to Hermione, another little wizard tripped over a protruding step because he couldn't see clearly.

Compared to the brightly lit world of ordinary people, the wizarding world can sometimes seem really backward.

Once a year, after spending four years at Hogwarts, Dudley and his friends were familiar with everything here, and they walked into the hall with ease. The sky was full of flying ghosts, full of excitement. Every start-of-term banquet was the happiest time for the Hogwarts ghosts, and they hadn't seen many living people for the entire holiday.

Dudley and the others found a seat and sat down, and soon Harry, Ron, Draco and others came over.

"I think that's our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher."

Draco nodded towards the professor's seat. Everyone followed his gaze and saw a short, fat man sitting next to Dumbledore. He had short curly grey-brown hair tied with a very ugly big pink bow and was wearing a fluffy pink cardigan.

"Toad?"

Harry spoke out loud unconsciously, and quickly covered it up with a cough. Fortunately, no one could hear him clearly because of the distance.

Except for the disciplinary team, everyone nodded and agreed with his description.

The main reason is that they look too much like a toad. The toad-like face has a pair of droopy eyelids and bulging eyes.

Neville, who was silently holding his pet 'Riff', quickly put it back into his pocket, fearing that his 'comrade' in the teacher's seat would see it. Dudley's habit had spread among the discipline group. They would all cast a fixed traceless stretching spell in their pockets and could store a lot of things.

Soon, the freshmen came in one after another, and the Sorting Hat began to sing.

The lyrics this time have changed a lot from the previous ones.

Gryffindor and Slytherin were not the only four people who had different ideas when they founded the college.

Otherwise, just two colleges will suffice.

To be precise, the four colleges have four different philosophies. Except for Hufflepuff, which treats everyone equally and only picks up the students that the remaining three don't want, the remaining three only recruit students that they agree with.

That’s why there are four colleges.

As time went by, the gap between them grew wider and their differences became more intense.

'Each of them wants to monopolize power'

This line from the Sorting Hat also shows that it's not just Slytherin who wants the right to speak the most. The other three houses are the same. Even Hufflepuff, who seems to be the most peaceful, is no exception.

The final result was that Slytherin left in frustration.

The remaining three colleges also failed to live in harmony and unity as had been envisioned in the past.

The past is past and can never be returned to.

At the end, the Sorting Hat also sang a cryptic song about enemies outside the school.

Most of the young wizards didn't understand it, and only a few understood that it meant something else.

It's sending a warning, it's sending a warning to everyone in the school.

Dinner time passed quickly and ended when Ron finished his sixteenth chicken leg.

Dumbledore stood up from his seat as Headmaster, "We are very pleased to introduce Professor Umbridge, our new teacher for Defense Against the Dark Arts."

He introduced Umbridge politely but not very enthusiastically, and there was equally polite but not very enthusiastic applause in the hall.

The whole Hogwarts was not very fond of her.

Just as Dumbledore was about to say something else, Umbridge next to him deliberately cleared her throat.

"uh-huh."

Dumbledore paused and looked at Professor Umbridge inquiringly: "Our new professor has a few words to say to you all."

Then he decisively sat back and left the seat for the other person.

The other professors had different expressions. No wizard had ever interrupted Dumbledore, especially in such a public setting, not even Fudge.

"Interrupt Professor Dumbledore."

Ron drank the orange juice in front of him and whispered, "Fortunately our headmaster has a good temper. If it were someone else, such as Professor Grindelwald, he would probably throw her out."

Draco raised his eyebrows in a very cooperative manner and said, "Toad flying?"

"Flying Pink Toad." Even Neville said it.

Suppressed laughter rang out all around, and it was obvious that they agreed very much with the adjective "pink toad".

"Thank you, Headmaster." Umbridge stood up, showing a sly smile, and said, "It's great to be back at Hogwarts!"

Her voice was completely different from her appearance, high and shrill, as if she was pinching her throat and pretending to be a little girl's voice.

It makes people very uncomfortable.

Then she launched into a long speech, some very formulaic content used in public occasions, which was exactly the same as the speeches of ordinary people's congressmen.

Sometimes wizards and ordinary people connect quickly, such as in these contents.

As she spoke, the discussions among the little wizards below became louder and louder.

"Fudge has such strange taste."

"He's always had strange tastes, and everyone knows it."

Almost everyone did not take the content of Umbridge's speech seriously, except Hermione, who listened very carefully, but judging from her expression, she did not like Umbridge's content.

"Dudley is right." Hermione bit her pen, her eyebrows almost knitted together: "This woman is not only targeting Professor Dumbledore, but also Hogwarts."

By the time Umbridge finished her speech, all the young wizards were already drowsy. Dumbledore never liked this kind of nonsense.

"First-year students, this way, this way, follow me."

At the end of the dinner, the prefects from the four colleges began to gather the first-year wizards.

Starting from the fifth grade, each college will have its own prefect who is responsible for managing the students. Dudley and his classmates are now in the fifth grade, which means that the discipline department is qualified to manage the male and female student presidents and 12 prefects.

"Inform Cedric that the disciplinary team will hold a meeting in a while. The disciplinary team's official duties can be fulfilled."

Chapter 359 Dangerous Fat Tongue Toffee

The next morning, before Umbridge caused any trouble, her own family members came to cause trouble.

A large notice was posted on the school bulletin board.

The title is very attractive - fistfuls of Galleons!

It's obvious that this title was copied from the Daily Prophet.

Is your pocket money not enough to cover your expenses?

Want to earn a little more gold?

Please contact Fred and George Weasley in the Gryffindor Common Room for an easy, almost painless, after-school temporary job.

There is no doubt that this is the masterpiece of Ron's two twin brothers. After all, they put their names on it.

To be fair, Dali does not mind students using their spare time to earn pocket money, especially students from poor families. Using part-time jobs to earn living expenses and reduce the burden on their families is a commendable approach.

But Hogwarts does have a subsidy system, and it is not low.

This was promulgated and implemented by Dudley after he joined the school board. It was funded by the "Poisons and Antidotes" publishing house to help young wizards from poor families complete their studies, so that the young wizards can devote themselves to learning without any worries and everyone learns equally.

Of course it's not free.

Because these little wizards must join the "Poisons and Antidotes" publishing house after graduation.

So in theory, all the young wizards in Hogwarts don’t have to worry about tuition fees, so there is no need to work to earn a living.

"Ask the Gryffindor prefects to talk to them."

Dudley said, offering his own suggestion: "We don't object to graduates starting their own businesses, but if they want to recruit employees, I still think they should try outside. Every year, many graduates can't find jobs, not only in Hogwarts, but also in other schools. They can start here, where there are plenty of employees to recruit."

"Instead of looking for your own juniors in school, you can't delay other people's studies for your own convenience."

How many young wizards do you expect to be able to resist the temptation of gold Galleons?

Not everyone is like Harry, who has several caves full of gold coins at Gringotts (Potter and Black families).