Chapter 533 The Ministry of Magic intervenes
Chapter 533 The Ministry of Magic intervenes
"Students, Professor Black has resigned from his position as professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts for personal reasons..."
The dining table, which had just been quiet, was filled with the sound of a heated discussion.
Some girls even sobbed in their seats.
"My cousin's charm..."
Draco shrugged.
Dumbledore had to maintain order again.
"To this end, the Ministry of Magic actively worked for our school, and Senior Undersecretary Ms. Dolores Umbridge temporarily replaced Mr. Black as the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts."
"Dear Albus, it's not temporary..."
Umbridge cleared her throat.
She pretentiously brushed off the non-existent dust on her body.
For today's appearance, she wore a formal pink dress.
Dumbledore didn't take his denial seriously and just smiled merrily.
Umbridge began to introduce herself.
She spoke in an official tone with great skill.
"Hogwarts has a very long history, and I have spent seven precious years here..."
She glanced at the Slytherin table with a look full of "love".
"She's a Slytherin too? I don't think she was doing well back then."
Draco muttered quietly in the audience.
"Keep your voice down. No matter how well she does, she looks like someone who would hold a grudge." I pinched his arm gently.
"Hiss... I get it. You want to murder your husband, Aurora!" Draco teased.
"Hush... just listen to her carefully..." Harry made a silencing gesture.
I didn't realize he was quite politically sensitive.
Umbridge's speech always has a magical power.
Brings a drowsy effect.
I tried to concentrate and grasp the spirit of her speech.
"In recent years, as the mobility of professors has increased, the Ministry of Magic believes that it needs to intervene in the appointment and dismissal of professors as well as their annual assessments."
Almost everyone's eyes were focused on Professor Binns, who taught History of Magic, Hagrid, who taught Care of Magical Creatures, and Sybill Trelawney, who taught Divination.
Umbridge naturally caught this and raised the corners of her lips.
On the surface, there is nothing wrong with this move by the Ministry of Magic.
Hogwarts almost became Dumbledore's one-man show.
Moreover, Dumbledore's careless behavior in appointing and dismissing professors caused great harm to the students.
In the original novel, Quirrell, who was possessed by Voldemort, Lockhart, who looked good on the outside but was actually corrupt, Lupin the werewolf, Barty Crouch Jr., a Death Eater who pretended to be Moody...
Which one of them is not extremely dangerous to students?
Of course, there are also some with weak teaching ability, such as dropout Hagrid, old charlatan Trelawney, and ghost Professor Binns with strong hypnotic ability...
Even Snape, the master of potions, is more suited to research rather than being a professor.
The only ones who seemed to have not been criticized much were Professor McGonagall of Transfiguration, Professor Pomona Sprout of Herbology, Professor Filius Flitwick of Charms, and Professor Hodge, who taught flying.
Female professors account for 3/4 of the total, truly holding up half the sky.
There is no so-called assessment for professors at Hogwarts. They have a lifelong "iron rice bowl", which naturally becomes a long-term meal ticket for the "old bastards".
It made sense for the Ministry of Magic to get involved.
Not to mention, the tuition fees for students enrolled in Hogwarts are free and are paid by the British Ministry of Magic.
Whoever pays has the final say, it's fair.
One of the reasons why the Ministry of Magic did not participate in the operation of Hogwarts before was out of awe for Dumbledore.
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