Chapter 362 Night Attack

Just when Umbridge was feeling proud about punishing an ugly cat.

A pair of big black hands suddenly stretched out from the darkness and placed a cloth bag over Umbridge's head.

Everyone gathered around Umbridge was startled. Several girls screamed instinctively. Everyone immediately scattered, looking at the almost invisible figure in the dark and the pair of exposed eyes in horror. The big black hands under the light had a look of fear in their eyes.

You must know that they were right next to Umbridge just now. Logically speaking, the person who attacked Umbridge was so close, and they should have discovered it long ago.

But that person came to him without anyone noticing.

‘This must be a stealth master! ’

Thinking of this, Harry suddenly felt a cold sweat break out on his back.

Umbridge, who was suddenly attacked on the other side, was also in a panic at the moment. She was in a hurry and wanted to reach out to grab the sack on her head.

However, more people emerged from the darkness. They were all wearing Hogwarts school robes, but they did not wear anything that could prove that they belonged to the school. Moreover, each of them wore a The snow-white baseball mask looks terrifying.

Several of them punched and kicked Umbridge, causing Umbridge to scream in agony.

It was only then that Umbridge remembered that she was a wizard. In the chaos, Umbridge waved the still shining wand in her hand.

Seeing that the light on Umbridge's wand became more and more intense, a red light flashed away, and then the wand in Umbridge's hand spun and flew out.

The wand went out while it was in mid-air, plunging the corridor into darkness again.

And in this darkness, there were constant sounds of fists and feet hitting flesh and Umbridge's screams. These two sounds were mixed together, and Harry and others were excited to hear it!

They had no intention of saving Umbridge!

"You are dead! You are dead! Ah! No matter who you are, I will send you to Azkaban!"

Umbridge screamed, and he didn't know if it was an illusion. After Umbridge uttered those threatening words, Harry felt that the frequency of the sound of fists, feet and flesh colliding in the darkness seemed to become faster.

"Fight! Fight!"

In the darkness, Ron was cheering for the masked men with clenched fists, wishing he could go up and kick Umbridge in person.

And around them, there were actually many such people, but none of them really dared to take advantage of the chaos to take revenge.

They were all frightened by Umbridge's punishment!

The miserable beating had only lasted less than five minutes when Umbridge began to beg for mercy, and it seemed to Harry that her voice was getting weaker and weaker, and she was about to die.

Seeing the mask, people stopped one after another, and Umbridge finally stopped, stopped talking, and lay on the ground breathing heavily.

It looked like she had no strength left to reach out and lift the bag off her head.

"Get some sleep."

Mike, who was also wearing a black robe and a mask, walked out of the darkness as he spoke, while gesturing with his right hand in mid-air.

A gray light shot out from his fingertips and hit Umbridge, knocking her unconscious.

Harry and others looked curiously at the masked man who finally appeared and could cast spells silently and without a wand.

For some reason, Harry always felt that the voice of the masked man in front of him was particularly familiar. Coupled with the fact that the masked man could cast spells silently and without a wand, a bright smile suddenly appeared on Harry's face.

He felt that he should already know the identity of the other party!

"wheat……"

Harry instinctively wanted to call the other person's name, but Hermione suddenly covered his mouth and gave him a 'shh' gesture.

Harry, who had calmed down, also understood that if he had just called out Mike's name in public, it would definitely bring huge trouble to Mike.

You must know that among these people present, there are many big mouths!

"Snapped!"

As a crisp sound came, a flame suddenly burst out in the dark corridor.

Harry looked intently and saw that the masked man who had originally put the sack on Umbridge was now walking towards here holding a bunch of flames in his hand, and the source of the flames in his hand was a lighter!

"Listen carefully! No one is allowed to tell anyone what happened tonight!" The man deliberately lowered his voice and threatened Harry and the others, "I already remember your faces! If I know who of you dares to go out Nonsense, you will be the next one to be beaten!"

After hearing this, many people looked at Umbridge, who was lying on the ground not knowing whether she was alive or dead, with frightened expressions on their faces, and they kept nodding.

Harry wanted to laugh very much, because based on the man's skin color, he already knew the other person's identity - Franklin!

Mike on the other side did not approach Harry. Instead, while Franklin was brainwashing Harry and others, he came to Mrs. Lorris, who was still struggling and screaming on the ground.

Umbridge used the Ear-folding Curse on Mrs. Norris, which is a curse that can be classified as a prank curse. As the name suggests, its function is to make the ears of creatures wrinkle. For humans, this kind of curse The curse is not a big deal except that it can cause some discomfort, but for a creature like a cat, this curse can cause it a lot of pain. This is why Mrs. Norris is still screaming until now. s reason.

And because the ear-folding curse is a curse, it is extremely difficult to get rid of it, and ordinary curses have no effect on it at all!

Looking at Mrs. Norris's tragic situation, Mike's brows hidden under the mask frowned.

He couldn't figure out why Umbridge would do anything to such a cat.

"All curses come to an end."

As the spell sounded, strips of light floated out from Mike's fingertips, wrapping Mrs. Norris in them.

At the beginning, Mrs. Norris was still struggling because of the pain, but when those light bands quickly dissipated the curse, Mrs. Norris gradually calmed down.

Finally, Mrs. Norris regained her freedom, and the first thing she did after regaining her freedom was to jump on Umbridge's body with a flying swoop, and pointed her two claws at Umbridge's exposed calves!

Umbridge, who had fainted, did not react at all. Upon seeing this, Mrs. Norris clawed down again, until Umbridge's calf was scratched into a bloody mess.

At this time, Franklin's ideological education to Harry and others also ended. The masked people dispersed one after another, and Mike himself quickly left the crime scene after nodding towards Harry and the others, leaving Harry and others alone. The people stayed on the ground looking at each other, not knowing how to deal with it.

"Meow meow!"

Mrs. Norris kept shouting in the direction where Mike left, sounding like she was saying thank you.

Hermione became so loving that she instinctively wanted to squat down and touch Mrs. Norris's head, but as soon as she stretched out her hand, it was moved away dexterously, and the latter even hissed at Hermione. tooth.

"What should we do now?" Looking at Umbridge lying motionless on the ground, a boy said worriedly, "How about we tell Professor McGonagall? Or we send her to the infirmary ourselves?"

"Are you crazy!? She tortured us just now, and now you want to send her to the infirmary? Doesn't the wound on your hand hurt?"

Ron retorted angrily, and others around him echoed desperately.

"Let me tell you, let's just pretend that nothing happened and go back directly? As for Umbridge, just let her sleep here for one night."

"That's right! Let's do it!"

"Yes, anyway, the masked man just told us that if we tell this, we will be beaten. If the professors really ask us this question, we can use this excuse to fool them!"

"that's right!"

"Just do it!"

The students quickly reached a consensus, and everyone happily left the fourth floor, leaving Umbridge lying alone on the cold floor of Hogwarts with a coarse sack on her head.

…

Near noon the next day, Umbridge was finally discovered by her Slytherin classmates and taken to the infirmary.

After Madam Pomfrey's rescue, Umbridge's injuries were revealed.

Internal bleeding, multiple fractures, severe head bruises, severe concussion...

Professional terms came out of Madam Pomfrey's mouth one after another, which made Mag's head hurt.

Shaking his head, McGonagall turned his attention to the whispering crowd of onlookers outside the infirmary door. These people were currently having a heated discussion about Umbridge's injury. There were even dedicated people talking to them. Everyone described Umbridge's tragic situation, and as wonderful adjectives flew out of their mouths, there was laughter all around.

Seeing this, Mag's head hurt even more.

In fact, Slytherin was not the first to discover Umbridge. People from the other three houses had already discovered Umbridge unconscious in the corridor before them, but none of them chose to report it to the professor. , but unanimously chose to watch the excitement, and some bold people even stepped forward and lifted the sack on Umbridge's head so that they could take a closer look at Umbridge's swollen pig's head.

This is why these people can now describe the scene so carefully.

Afterwards, McGonagall also asked Filch. After all, the latter was a cleaner at Hogwarts. Logically speaking, he was the latest person to discover Umbridge. After all, Filch did not know magic. In order to maintain the castle's Cleaning He must get up before dawn every day and clean all the corridors and walls.

However, the answer he got from Filch was very strange, because he actually said that he did not go to the fourth floor corridor to clean that day because Mrs. Norris tried her best to stop him from going to the fourth floor.

McGonagall still believed what Filch said. After all, Hogwarts was Filch's only home. There was no need for him to tell such lies, because once the lie was exposed, he would be kicked out of Hogwarts. Become a homeless bum.

Thinking of this, Mag's lips pursed tightly.

Dumbledore disappeared silently, and did not appoint a temporary principal before leaving. Now Hogwarts is leaderless and can only let himself take the lead.

But judging from the current situation, this job is not easy!

"Umbridge is awake and she wants to see you!"

Madam Pomfrey walked out of the ward and said to McGonagall.

Hearing this, McGonagall took a deep breath and followed Pomfrey into the ward.

She had no clue about the whole thing, and now she could only see what kind of information Umbridge could provide her.

Umbridge was in extremely miserable condition on the hospital bed. Her face was wrapped in layers of gauze, leaving only her mouth and two eyes exposed. Judging from the irregular bulging above, it seemed that the flesh under the gauze was still swollen.

The area from her neck down to her ankles was covered with a large amount of white plaster, making Umbridge look like one of those exquisite ancient Greek statues.

"She is coming."

Madam Pomfrey spoke coldly into Umbridge's ear, and the latter immediately became excited after hearing the words. Her eyes kept rolling and her lips trembled, as if she wanted to tell someone something. .

But due to the injuries and gauze on her body, she said the sounds she made were just a string of inaudible noises to others.

McGonagall frowned and waved at Umbridge with a loud voice.

"Is it...Buike...candy...greedy for profit..."

Umbridge's vague words echoed in the ward. McGonagall and Pomfrey looked at each other, both of them shocked by the answer.

"Are you talking about Mike Townley?" McGonagall confirmed, "Did he attack you?"

Hearing this, Umbridge blinked her eyes crazily, with tears even oozing out of them, looking extremely aggrieved.

"I see!"

Pursing her lips, Professor McGonagall strode out of the ward and said to a Ravenclaw first-year student under the curious eyes of countless students outside the door:

"Tell Mike to come to my office, now!"

As soon as this statement came out, the students who were watching around exploded. Everyone shouted excitedly and cheered that finally a hero stood up to resist Umbridge!

Professor McGonagall left after giving the order without any intention of dispersing the crowd.

Harry, who was hiding in the crowd, clenched his fists and said excitedly to Hermione next to him:

"Let me tell you, that person last night must be Mike! Who else in Hogwarts can use the Silent Curse and the Wandless Curse so well except him?!"

"Why are you happy?" Hermione rolled her eyes, "Now that Professor McGonagall has called Mike over, he must have found evidence. Mike is in trouble this time!"

Hearing this, the fiery look on Harry's face quickly cooled down, and he stood there with a frown on his face.

Ron next to them looked at Harry and Hermione with disdain, and said proudly:

"I really don't know what you are worrying about? Don't you know what kind of person Mike is? Professor McGonagall and Umbridge will not be able to do anything about Max! Let me tell you, let's not worry about him here. It’s better to hurry up and find someone to join our cram school!”

Hermione and Harry nodded and slowly squeezed out of the crowd, but the worried look on their eyebrows still did not dissipate. It seemed that they did not believe Ron's words easily.