The Hogwart’s High Inquisitor

           TheyhadexpectedtohavetocombHermione’sDailyProphetcarefullynextmorningtofindthearticlePercyhadmentionedinhisletter.However,thedepartingdeliveryowlhadbarelyclearedthetopofthemilkjugwhenHermioneletoutahugegaspandflattenedthenewspapertorevealalargephotographofDoloresUmbridge,smilingwidelyandblinkingslowlyatthemfrombeneaththeheadline.

           

           MINISTRYSEEKSEDUCATIONALREFORM

           DOLORESUMBRIDGEAPPOINTED

           FIRSTEVERHIGHINQUISITOR

           

           ’HighInquisitor?’saidHarrydarkly,hishalf-eatenpieceoftoastslippingfromhisfingers.’Whatdoesthatmean?’

           Hermionereadaloud:

           ’InasurprisemovelastnighttheMinistryofMagicpassednewlegislationgivingitselfanunprecedentedlevelofcontrolatHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry.

           ’"TheMinisterhasbeengrowinguneasyaboutgoings-onatHogwartsforsometime,"saidJuniorAssistanttotheMinister,PercyWeasley."Heisnowrespondingtoconcerns,voicedbyanxiousparents,whofeeltheschoolmaybemovinginadirectiontheydonotapproveof."

           ’ThisisnotthefirsttimeinrecentweeksthattheMinister,CorneliusFudge,hasusednewlawstoeffectimprovementsatthewizardingschool.Asrecentlyas30thAugust,EducationalDecreeNumberTwenty-twowaspassed,toensurethat,intheeventofthecurrentHeadmasterbeingunabletoprovideacandidateforateachingpost,theMinistryshouldselectanappropriateperson.

           ’"That’showDoloresUmbridgecametobeappointedtotheteachingstaffatHogwarts,"saidWeasleylastnight.

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