Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Chapter 230 Fanaticism and Foolishness

Thea's patrol route tonight will pass through the forbidden forest.

Although Thea had no idea what Umbridge was thinking behind this arrangement, it worked out perfectly for Thea.

She hasn't been to the Forbidden Forest for several days.

"You patrol along the edge of the forbidden forest first. I'll be back in a bit. If anything happens, just let me know with your communication bracelet."

"Yes."

No one in the special operations team raised any objections, as if Thea's trip to the Forbidden Forest was a matter of course.

Thea knew they wouldn't object, and with a hint of satisfaction in her eyes, she rushed straight into the depths of the forbidden forest.

“Alright,” Theodore said, concealing the worry in his eyes, and began to call on the others to patrol.

Under the moonlight, a group of people wandered silently along the edge of the forbidden forest, waiting for their leader.

“Gott?”

Watching the enormous, slowly swaying figure, Thea called out cautiously.

The figure paused for a moment, then slowly turned its head.

Thea? What brings you here?

“I’m going for a night stroll tonight,” Thea explained simply. “By the way, have you been coming to the Forbidden Forest quite often this semester?”

"No," Gort denied. "There's been a strange smell in the Forbidden Forest lately, and I hate it."

Thea guessed that the smell might have been caused by Hagrid.

"Then you eat these first. I came out in a hurry and didn't bring much food."

As Thea spoke, she tossed several large pieces of fresh beef from her spatial bag. She had originally planned to bring these to Got when she went to the secret room tomorrow, but she didn't expect to encounter them tonight.

Okay, thank you, Thea.

Gote didn't say much and started eating right away, not even reacting when Thea left.

According to Gott, the giant's scent should be quite obvious. Did Dumbledore notice it?

It should have been discovered.

Maybe he thought Hagrid could take good care of him, or maybe he's just been very busy lately...

In short, he allowed an extremely dangerous giant to live in the Forbidden Forest, less than five miles from the little wizard!

What does he really consider the school to be?

A training ground for the savior? Or a training base?

Does he know how dangerous this is for young wizards? If any young wizard were to wander into the Forbidden Forest at night, how many would be able to escape from the giants?

Moreover, giants... eat people!

The more Thea thought about it, the uglier her face became, to the point that she became even more ruthless tonight, and almost no magical creatures were able to leave with a complete corpse after attacking her.

After completing her task of procuring goods from the forbidden forest that night, and after deciphering the giant's activity area from the mouths of several small snakes, Thea quickly headed towards the exit.

Fortunately, Hagrid was reliable enough; at least he trapped the giant deep in the Forbidden Forest.

After reuniting with her team members, Thea still had a fierce look in her eyes, and a faint smell of blood lingered around her.

But no one asked a question. They were all loyal followers of Thea, so there was no need for them to dwell on such trivial matters.

"A temporary duel will be held tomorrow night."

After much deliberation, Thea decided to keep a close eye on their strength.

In this way, even if they encounter a giant, they will at least be able to put up a few attacks, thus buying themselves time to escape.

"Yes!"

The group was slightly taken aback, but their mouths answered the request faster than their brains.

They didn't know why Thea had arranged things this way, but they believed that Thea wouldn't harm them, and that was enough.

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Teachers are prohibited from providing students with any information unrelated to the subject they teach.

The above regulations comply with Education Order No. 26.

Fudge seems determined to deny the fact that Voldemort has returned, which has led to Umbridge's increasingly erratic actions, as evidenced by the ever-increasing number of educational orders.

"Lee Jordan, come to my office tonight for solitary confinement!"

Umbridge was like a mass-produced death notice, which she then distributed one by one to her "disobedient" students.

Meanwhile, the investigative team led by Thea suffered greatly as a result.

This is probably because Thea was Umbridge's handpicked leader of the investigation team, and most of the team members were Slytherin!

Even Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff have very few, let alone Gryffindor.

Thea was also helpless about this. The members she wanted either had to obey her completely or have influence in the academy. With these two criteria, the number of people was naturally small.

Furthermore, Umbridge's mad attack on Gryffindor naturally exposed Slytherin, the house that remained almost unscathed.

Thus, with Umbridge going mad, the conflict between Slytherin and the other houses reached unprecedented levels.

It was only then that Thea understood why Dumbledore had given in so easily. It turned out that he wasn't moved by her tragic story at all, but had already anticipated this situation!

What better way to form a united front than to have a common enemy?

Voldemort was too far removed from their lives, while Umbridge was just right!

Thea, after figuring it out: "…………"

"Damn, he really is an old fox!"

"Dumbledore must have stolen all of Gryffindor's brains!"

Thea was filled with hatred, yet there was nothing she could do.

Oh well, since we're going to be at odds anyway, let's just consider it a little earlier than expected.

Thea comforted herself and tried to adjust her frustrated mindset.

The next day, Thea was completely pulled out of her frustration by Umbridge's crazy actions.

"What?" Thea was so shocked she almost dropped her knife and fork. She asked incredulously, "Umbridge really banned that newspaper?!"

“…Yes,” Draco said, looking equally dazed, “the new education order has already been posted.”

"squeak………"

The piercing sound of glass shattering snapped Draco back to his senses, and Thea immediately put down her glass as well.

Watching the milk slowly seep out of the glass, Thea murmured, "...How can a person be so stupid..."

"Yes, people shouldn't be, or at least not, that stupid..."

Draco was also in a daze. Even though he hadn't graduated yet, the influence of his family and Thea's teachings over the years made him realize the consequences as soon as he saw the educational order.

"Students will go crazy for that magazine."

Zabini, who appeared out of nowhere, voiced Draco's innermost thoughts.

"But..." After the initial shock, Thea remained wary. "Zabini, keep an eye on Umbridge. What if this is a trap?"

Zabini also realized Thea's concerns, agreed, and hurriedly walked out.

"He's an employee of the Ministry of Magic, after all; we can't just do this..."

Thea's worries ultimately came true. After monitoring Umbridge for a week and seeing the students still frantically circulating the newspaper in private, Thea fully witnessed the extent of Umbridge's stupidity.