Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Chapter 211 A Great Victory

What a pity, I thought I could gamble on how blind Umbridge was...

Thea felt a pang of regret, but her face showed a puzzled expression. She quickly leaned closer and asked, "Is there a problem?"

"here!"

Seeing that Thea was still pretending to be deaf and dumb, Umbridge couldn't help but point her finger hard at "Harry James Potter".

“Mr. Potter has always been disobedient, and Miss Black knows this perfectly well, so why does she still keep his name!”

Umbridge got more and more excited as he talked, slamming his fist on the table so hard it made a loud noise.

The commotion attracted the attention of many people, and some began to slowly approach the office.

Umbridge's anger didn't even make Thea's eyebrows twitch. Meeting Umbridge's gaze, Thea calmly said, "Potter has always been a member of the study group. Even though I am the group leader, I have no right to expel a group member without a reason."

"Then give me a reason!"

Thea's composure only fueled Umbridge's anger; she loathed the girl's perpetually calm demeanor!

"I absolutely will not allow a student who only disobeys the professor to participate in any organization! I swear!" Umbridge was so angry that the flesh on her face was trembling.

"I'm sorry, I don't have that authority,"

Thea calmly returned the same explanation to Umbridge.

"Blake!"

Umbridge was completely enraged by Thea. If it weren't for the fact that this was a school, Thea felt that Umbridge would have wanted to cast a death curse on her.

"I'm here, Professor."

Seeing Thea's determined attitude, Umbridge laughed angrily and said in a sinister tone, "Miss Black, are you determined to keep Potter's name?"

"Yes, Professor."

Seeing that the time was right, Thea softened her voice.

"Professor, there's really nothing I can do..."

"Ok?"

"Porter wasn't just a member of the simple study group; he had another important task..."

Thea patiently persuaded him, and even though Umbridge didn't want to talk to Thea, he couldn't very well kick her out, so he could only listen.

"Potter and his group of study members are currently organizing Dumbledore's Transfiguration materials..."

"Dumbledore?!" Umbridge immediately perked up. "What kind of information?"

"It's Professor Dumbledore's Transfiguration notes, spanning approximately from 1892 to 1945..."

"what?!"

Before Thea could finish speaking, Umbridge immediately interrupted, greed becoming a tangible word on her face.

“How can something so precious be given to a few students!” Umbridge said righteously. “It should be in the hands of the Ministry of Magic to reach its full potential!”

Thea: "…………"

I'm not kidding, but you've got a really clever plan!

Should we send it to the Ministry of Magic, or put it in Fudge's or your pocket?

Thea inwardly scoffed, but outwardly maintained a perfectly measured show of helplessness. "There's nothing I can do; Dumbledore personally selected them..."

Thea skillfully obscured Dumbledore's chosen one, and Umbridge successfully interpreted it as Dumbledore's favoritism towards the savior.

"That old bastard!" Umbridge muttered under his breath.

Thea could only pretend not to hear and continued, "Although the notes are currently being compiled by Potter and his team, I've recently been discussing with them the possibility of having Minister Fudge and you as honorary editors of the notes once they're compiled into a book..."

Umbridge's breathing immediately became heavy.

Those are Dumbledore's notes!

Even a fool knows its value!

If she becomes the honorary editor of this book series…

This is a shining achievement on her resume!

After figuring out the benefits involved, Umbridge's attitude immediately took a sharp turn.

“Haha, um, Thea…” Umbridge plastered a fawning smile on her face, “While I don’t have the power to decide the fate of a student organization, you are different!”

"You're my best friend!"

Thea was disgusted by this old woman, but there was nothing she could do but listen to Umbridge with a stiff face.

"For the sake of our friendship, I have decided to personally write to the Ministry of Magic and resolve this study group's problem as quickly as possible!"

Looking at the greasy face in front of her, Thea felt disgusted to the core.

Even the title of honorary editor isn't enough for you!

“Thank you so much, but I also have an idea. I plan to have a good talk with Minister Fudge about the matter of honorary editorship…”

Even though she sensed Thea's threat, Umbridge's greed still prevailed, and she remained unfazed, saying, "It's only right!"

After another round of heated debate, Thea finally got a definite answer from Umbridge, but Umbridge was still determined to use the approval time for the study group's continued existence to manipulate Thea.

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"How about it?"

As soon as Thea stepped out, she was immediately surrounded by people lurking in the shadows.

She was so disgusted by Umbridge that she could only wave her hand and indicate that she would go back and talk about it later.

The group made their way back to the cellar, attracting the attention of many people along the way.

"...I exchanged two honorary editorships of Dumbledore's Notebooks with her, and only then did she allow the study group to remain temporarily, but the specific documents would have to wait."

"Bang!" Draco couldn't help but slam his hand on the table. "She can't even satisfy this? Her eating habits are just too disgusting!"

Not only was Draco angry, but Galahad and the others were also full of resentment.

However, Theodore raised his hand shakily, "Thea, about the two honorary editors..."

Thea knew Theodore's concerns and said casually, "A minister who is destined to step down and an investigator who could be unlucky at any time, who knows if they'll even have the life to take such a good thing as an honorary editor!"

By the end, Thea's tone betrayed a barely concealed murderous intent.

Everyone present understood Thea's meaning, their hearts skipped a beat, but their eyes were filled with indescribable admiration.

“Alright,” Thea broke the crowd’s adoration, “Go out and tell them the good news! They’ve been anxiously waiting for this for a long time.”

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After the meeting, Thea kept Draco alone.

"Give me a list of people who gathered at the Pighead Bar that day."

Draco was puzzled, but he obediently handed it over anyway.

Looking at the name "Daisy Anne White" on the list, Thea let out a deep breath.

Why did she do that?

Is this a belated rebellious phase for the little girl?