Chapter 322
: Umbridge's Dark Side
Chapter 322: Umbridge's Dark Side
How did the sweet Miss Dolores Umbridge become a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Magic? What secrets are hidden behind her success?
Our special correspondent Rita Skeeter reports for you.
Mrs. Dolores Jane Umbridge is Senior Undersecretary of the Ministry of Magic, a member of the Wizengamot, and has achieved great success at a young age. But her colleague, Ms. G, said: "Oh, come on, she's just a mean-spirited lunatic!"
Why did Ms. G make such an evaluation? With curiosity and the mission of being a reporter, Rita Skeeter interviewed dozens of Ms. Umbridge's acquaintances, and finally was able to reveal the dark side of this lady to readers...】
Rita Skeeter used a seemingly objective writing style to uncover Umbridge's secrets thoroughly.
Ms. Umbridge, who has always claimed that she is of pure-blood, and even comes from the pure-blood Selwyn family, actually has a weak and incompetent father who is a cleaner, a frivolous and sloppy Muggle mother, and Squib brothers who do not deserve to have names - the latter two have been kicked out of the house.
Then, several "neighbors" under pseudonyms came forward to tell their stories, describing how Umbridge had been domineering and selfish since childhood, bullying her brothers, despising and blaming her mother, and eventually forcing the family to break up.
“I still remember that boy. He was a gentle and quiet child. He often had scars on his body. He lowered his head and dared not speak, like a frightened little hamster.”
Mr. Noguera, whose teeth are almost falling out, said: "Although it was very painful when Aga left them with their son, I think it was actually a very lucky thing for them."
Later, Umbridge enrolled in school and entered Slytherin College, where she became close to some of her classmates who later became Death Eaters.
While at school, they did extremely excessive things to some students from Muggle families, and only restrained themselves after being warned by the school.
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[“She is a nightmare. Even looking into her eyes makes me tremble with fear.”
Mel said, trembling.
Even today, when she recalls her time at school, she still feels hatred and fear, with tears filling her beautiful eyes.
But Miss Umbridge received only a tiny bit of insignificant punishment for her evil deeds. Under the protection of some of her evil friends, Umbridge graduated with excellent grades and entered the Ministry of Magic for an internship.
Here, she found a field that is more suitable for her to perform...】
Next, Skeeter used a long article to report the parts that she thought were really important, such as how Umbridge did her best to please her superiors, flattered the superiors and bullied the subordinates, and quickly improved her position in the Ministry of Magic, but all her commendable achievements were taken credit for by others.
The accompanying picture was a photo of Umbridge standing very close to a foreign Minister of Magic, which looked very ambiguous, and Umbridge, wearing a pink cardigan, gave Minister Fudge a fawning smile.
Vader looked at the woman with a bright fake smile in the black and white photo and couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic.
No one knew how Umbridge had offended Rita Skeeter on the ship, but this reporter was simply seeking revenge with all her might.
Wade could even be sure that, apart from the descriptive and inflammatory texts, at least 80% of the events mentioned in Rita's article were credible.
After reading the newspaper, Ferdinand was silent for a long time before he said to his son:
"Weid, I know you are now somewhat famous, and I often see your name in newspapers..."
“Yeah—” Fiona nodded repeatedly and said proudly, “The Alchemist’s rising star!”
— This is how the media sometimes refers to Vader.
Ferdinand smiled, then said seriously: "But Wade, you have to remember, no matter how nice the compliments those reporters say to you, don't believe them, and don't tell anyone about them."
Fiona retorted first: "Wade won't do that!"
Then she blinked and asked curiously, "But this is different, isn't it? This Ms. Umbridge is full of negative information. If we, Wade, were written about in the newspaper, the biggest question of the readers would definitely be - why is such a perfect child someone else's?"
"Fiona, words can always be easily misunderstood or distorted. Besides, do you want to see Wade being judged by someone you don't even know? He might be envied and slandered, and he might also attract unnecessary trouble." Fiona shook her head vigorously.
Ferdinand looked at Wade and said, "I know you have never been ostentatious, but from now on, you should focus more on yourself and not be disturbed by the noise from the outside world."
"Got it, Dad." Wade nodded.
He looked down at Skeeter's name on the paper, then after a moment, folded it and put it away.
……
Skeeter was transformed into a beetle, squatting on the roof, watching Umbridge rushing into the headquarters of the Daily Prophet with a group of people in a menacing manner.
Soon, her fellow journalists rushed out of the building with their heads in their hands, looking angry but unable to speak out.
Umbridge naturally couldn't find Skeeter, so she turned her anger on the Daily Prophet and announced that she would use stricter regulations to strengthen the control of the newspaper.
The newspaper manager nodded and smiled apologetically, while vaguely answering Umbridge -
"Well... journalists can decide what they want to report..."
"If you think Skeeter is talking nonsense, please point it out and we will change it... Which part is false..."
"Ah, well... if it's reported as a fact, it shouldn't be considered slander... unless you think... hahahaha..."
The editor laughed dryly, wiping the sweat off his face humbly, while making Umbridge so angry that her face turned pale.
While he was speaking, the staff in the newspaper office were working overtime like crazy, because there were so many people who wanted to buy the newspaper on the spur of the moment, so they were printing it overtime.
The editor-in-chief gestured to everyone to work faster while smiling apologetically.
Two owls suddenly flew in from the window and threw the red howling letter at Umbridge's head. A huge roar immediately exploded -
"You ugly and hateful woman! Your behavior is simply outrageous! I feel sick just breathing the same air as you..."
Umbridge screamed, and a spell hit the Howler, causing it to suddenly explode, spraying a large ball of smelly water onto Umbridge.
Umbridge screamed and jumped up.
Skeeter squatted on the roof, laughing "hahaha" with joy, and couldn't help flapping his two front paws hard.
Suddenly, she felt a darkness above her head, and a large group of owls flew towards her, carrying all kinds of letters that were about to explode.
"Bang bang bang-"
A series of howling letters roared, shaking the glass of the newspaper office and making a trembling whine.
Rita Skeeter jumped to the ground and returned to her original form, picked up the camera, and quickly took a precious photo.
In the photo, Umbridge raised her head and looked at the countless screaming letters rushing towards her with a look of extreme horror.
(End of this chapter)