The classroom fell into a brief silence as the three figures appeared.
Jane Yu could hardly believe her eyes. Mere minutes after her release from prison, she was already witnessing such an absurd spectacle.
She rubbed her eyes, trying to confirm she wasn't dreaming—
Indeed, standing before her was a room half-filled with Slytherin wizards she had spent five years alongside, not a group of Muggles.
These little snakes... were they mentally sound?
Her gaze shifted to the other half of the room, occupied by the students' parents. Her reliable business partners, Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy... their usually sleek, polished hair now disheveled with rage; the elder Greengrass, who bore a resemblance to Daphne... his face flushed as red as a tomato; and several unfamiliar wizards—likely the fathers of Theodore Nott, Goyle, or Crabbe—were furiously shouting at Umbridge, gripping her collar.
It seemed neither the little snakes nor the big snakes were in a stable state of mind.
Jane Yu speculated that every parent was internally screaming:
"Give me back my proper Slytherins!"
However, the moment she appeared in the doorway, the little snakes turned their hopeful gazes toward her in unison.
Seeing her rub her eyes, Daphne immediately interpreted Yu's emotions with fervent imagination:
"Why are there always tears in Yu's eyes? Because she loves us so deeply!"
Umbridge's punishments might crush their bodies, and the grueling twelve-hour study regime and rote memorization might exhaust their spirits—
But no force could shake their unwavering belief in a brighter future, nor could any petty gains diminish their admiration for Yu.
This was the legacy of resistance against oppression!
Through geographical barriers, even across a thousand miles, their hearts remained connected!
Yu, so moved by their courageous resistance, was shedding tears of pride and emotion!
Their sacrifices had been recognized by her!
Overcome with emotion, Daphne turned her passion into action, grabbing her father's sleeve as tears streamed down her unadorned face:
"Father, save us! We're living worse than pigs and dogs! We're like prisoners in Azkaban, locked up in school! Today, all the other students are confined to their dormitories, forbidden to leave!"
"Since the start of term, I've only learned one Shield Charm. We can't use spells and have to protect ourselves with our fists like Muggles!"
Though her vision was blurred by tears, Daphne knew that the fire of rebellion burned brightly within her—
Her belief was one with Yu at the door!
With her rallying cry, the little snakes immediately joined in, plunging the once-silent classroom into chaos.
Draco's eyes also glistened, though it was from the pain of Theodore pinching his arm hard:
"Mother, Father, I don't want to become a Muggle! I don't want my magic to be taken away!"
"You've always said Muggles are lowly beings, but now I'm being forced to become one... If I turn into a Muggle, will you still love me?"
Unintentionally extending his bruised arm, half-hidden beneath his wizard robes, Draco accidentally revealed the T-shirt underneath as he threw himself into his mother's arms.
Though Theodore's pinches hurt like hell, if it meant getting rid of Umbridge and having Yu return to teach—
Enduring the pain was worth it; he chose to be a Ninja Turtle.
"Draco—no matter what you become, Mother will always love you—"
Narcissa, who had been preparing to curse Umbridge, immediately embraced her son, hastily casting healing spells while inwardly wishing to tear Umbridge into eighteen pieces.
One by one, the little snakes followed suit, either throwing themselves into their parents' arms or tugging at their sleeves to complain—
Even Goyle and Crabbe burst into tears. Though their intelligence was limited and they hadn't fully grasped what was happening...
Theodore's fiery attacks during the chaos left them in such pain that they were crying their hearts out.
The open class turned into a grievance assembly, filled with cries, comforting words, and angry curses.
"Liar! Despicable! Shameless! I never taught you these things!"
Umbridge screamed in disbelief. By now, even the most foolish person could see she had been betrayed:
"Greengrass, Nott... just because I didn't include them in the Inquisitorial Squad, they're deliberately slandering me!"
"If any of my loyal students were here, they wouldn't say such things!"
It seemed she had conveniently forgotten that Draco, one of her "loyal" students, was also a key member of her Inquisitorial Squad.
Sweating profusely, she decided to shift the blame, casting a hateful glare at Dumbledore, Jane Yu, and Harry standing at the door:
"You—you orchestrated this farce to humiliate me! This is your conspiracy to drive me away!"
"Dumbledore, I know you're plotting against the Ministry of Magic—you incited the students to side with you. Jane Yu, she faithfully carries out your orders, conspiring to stir up rebellion among the students; and Potter, he's turned the entire Gryffindor house into a mess, defying professors—"
An utterly baffled Jane Yu felt completely blindsided.
She was merely an innocent bystander, yet somehow everything was being pinned on her?
Not only did she find it absurd, but so did every parent present.
—Only the little snakes exchanged guilty glances.
Conspiring to rebel... While Umbridge wasn't exactly a good person, her guess wasn't entirely wrong!
Yu had indeed planted the seeds of resistance within them! She had sown the seeds of belief!
Following her ideological guidance, they had painstakingly orchestrated this magnificent performance!
"I believe our children have minds of their own and wouldn't blindly follow the orders of an expelled classmate," Lucius retorted coldly, dismissing Umbridge's accusations. "You speak as if our children are mindless fools."
But Dumbledore sighed softly, demonstrating his immense tolerance:
"Professor Umbridge, you are not suited for teaching. Those who lose the heart to love their students cannot earn their respect."
"Perhaps our people are not physically present, but our hearts are. The children are not fools; they know who truly cares for them."
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