Chapter 632: This is a good deal
Chapter 632 This deal is a good deal
On Monday, something suddenly spread in Hogwarts Castle.
It is said that during yesterday's Quidditch training match, Kyle and the Weasley brothers had a big fight in the locker room because of some conflicts.
At first, everyone didn't believe it. After all, everyone knew that they were best friends, and even if there was a conflict, it would be impossible to fight.
But it was soon discovered that Fred and George seemed to be really injured...
There was a black and blue mark on each of their eyes, as if they had been hit by something.
At this time, there was a complete explosion in the castle.
The rumor was suddenly confirmed, which also aroused the curiosity of countless people, wanting to know what exactly caused the former friends to fight.
But neither the Weasley brothers nor Kyle said a word about it, and had no intention of explaining it at all.
At this time, Kyle was in Umbridge's office.
"Professor..." He looked at Umbridge who was playing with a vase of dried flowers and said, "I already know the purpose of their going to the Pig's Head pub."
"What is it!" Umbridge immediately stopped what she was doing and said anxiously.
“Canvassing votes.” Kyle said, “They are preparing to mobilize the family to support Dumbledore as Minister of Magic.”
"Damn it!" Umbridge yelled angrily, not doubting Kyle's words at all.
Because of the rumors in the school, she naturally knew that Kyle had a fight with the Weasley brothers.
At the same time, she also knew that the Weasley brothers had also been to the Pig's Head Bar.
Making friends who have been friends for many years turn against each other and even get into fights is enough to prove that Kyle is on the side of the Ministry of Magic, so the news he brings cannot be false.
Parents can be mobilized to support Dumbledore...If Minister Fudge knew about it, he would definitely be furious.
Umbridge continued to spin in circles like a potato top, thinking to herself: "No, this kind of thing must be stopped in the future, and it must not happen a second time."
“What are you going to do?” Kyle said.
“Disband all student organizations, associations, teams and clubs so that they do not have the opportunity to get together again,” Umbridge said.
“But Professor, everyone will complain about this.” Kyle said, “Almost all students at Hogwarts participate in various clubs and teams. Isn’t this approach a bit too radical?”
"It doesn't matter, it's just that the previous student groups have been disbanded, and they can completely reorganize." Umbridge said, "But the prerequisite is that it must be approved by me."
As she spoke, she took out a piece of parchment and prepared to issue an education order, which was more stringent school rules.
As the senior investigator designated by the Ministry of Magic, she has this right.
"Professor, I still feel something is wrong." Kyle continued: "There are too many organizations, associations and clubs in the school. If they are all investigated and reorganized, it will take at least a week. The students at the back are I’ll still complain.”
"This is an order from the Ministry of Magic." Umbridge said haughtily. "They must accept it."
"Of course..." Kyle said, "But I have a better way."
Umbridge stopped holding her quill and looked up at him.
Kyle cleared his throat and said: "Actually, it doesn't matter even if they want to support Dumbledore, as long as more people choose to support Minister Fudge, wouldn't it be fine?"
“What do you mean?” asked Umbridge.
“I’ve asked about it, and there were only about fifty people attending the party last time.”
Kyle continued: "Compared to the entire Hogwarts, this number of people is actually not large, it can even be said to be very small. We can win over the remaining people and let them choose to support Minister Fudge. Think about it Look, professor, if the remaining hundreds of students in the school all choose to support Secretary Fudge, then these fifty or so people won't matter. "
Umbridge's eyes lit up for a moment, and then she began to think about Kyle's words.
There is no doubt that Fudge would be very angry if he knew that any student was blatantly supporting Dumbledore.
But if she could win more supporters from the Ministry of Magic, then the nature of the matter would be different.
Kyle is right. For the entire Hogwarts, more than fifty people are really inconspicuous.
And even if she can't get everyone else to support the Ministry of Magic, even if it's just half, it's still a great achievement for her.
“What are we going to do?” she asked. “How about we have a party too. We can have it in the school hall and let everyone come.”
Kyle shook his head. "Don't bother, Professor, it will make it appear that we have an ulterior motive.
“Just let them know who is really good to students.”
"Then what can you do?" Umbridge asked with interest.
Kyle said nothing, with a hesitant expression on his face.
"What?" Umbridge raised her eyebrows, "Don't worry, if it succeeds, I will tell Minister Fudge about your achievements."
"You misunderstood, Professor." Kyle said hesitantly: "It's just... you know, our Hufflepuff house score was surpassed by Slytherin today..."
"Kyle, there is something I have to say..." Umbridge looked at him pretending to be serious and said, "Even if I am a professor, I cannot give students casual points. This is shameful cheating."
"Yes, Professor, I know." Kyle whispered: "But if we can also win the Academy Cup this year, it will be the sixth consecutive championship..."
"No matter what, this kind of cheating is not advisable." Umbridge said, "But because you discovered the wrong behavior of some people in time, I can make an exception this time and give Hufflepuff twenty points. ."
“Thank you, Professor.” Kyle said with a smile.
“Can you tell me what you think now?”
"Of course." Kyle said, "As long as we can make the students feel the goodwill of the Ministry of Magic, we can start with Quidditch."
“Quidditch?” Umbridge frowned, a little confused as to what this meant.
“Yes, this is the most popular sport at Hogwarts and the largest group.”
Kyle said, "Dumbledore is too stingy, or he doesn't value Quidditch at all. This also leads to the fact that the school's broomsticks are all outdated Comet and Sweep series. Not only do they fly slowly, but the experience is also very poor. Team members complained a lot about this.
“If the Ministry of Magic is willing to pay for a new batch of brooms for the school, I think everyone will jump with excitement.”
"Replace the broom?" Umbridge hesitated, then shook her head, "No, this is a lot of money."
"It doesn't need to be too expensive, as long as it's new, such as the new Sideswipe." Kyle said with a smile, "And if the Ministry of Magic comes to purchase it, you should be able to get other discounts. You can definitely do it in person. this matter."
Umbridge seemed to have thought of something, her eyes flickered, she didn't answer, but she didn't object anymore.
"I'm still saying the same thing, Professor..." Kyle struck while the iron was hot: "There are many people who like Quidditch, and every team member has a lot of influence in the academy.
“With a small cost, you can gain many supporters without any effort, and at the same time, it can set off Dumbledore’s stinginess. This is a good deal.”
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(End of this chapter)