"I don't think anyone here has violated any existing laws of the British Wizarding World."
Amanda looked at Umbridge and the dozen or so Aurors beside her, speaking word by word.
As she approached step by step, the outwardly arrogant Umbridge and the Aurors guarding her retreated continuously.
At this moment, they clearly knew that they were not facing a Young Wizard without the ability to resist, but a "Young Wizard" capable of rivaling Dumbledore, Voldemort, and any magic master from the past or present.
"So, you shouldn't be here to arrest anyone, right?"
Amanda's expressionless face turned cold in an instant, and an even more terrifying magical pressure flooded toward Umbridge and those Aurors.
Struggling to pull herself together, Umbridge held her head high, "We came here because someone here is talking nonsense and damaging the authority of the Ministry of Magic!"
Listening to Umbridge's accusation, Amanda raised her eyebrows slowly and somewhat mechanically, "Is that so? But our speaker here, Harry, just drank Veritaserum, so he wouldn't talk nonsense."
"Or are you saying that as the deputy head of the ministry of magic, you need me, a Hogwarts student, to explain the function of Veritaserum to you?"
Amanda's question left Umbridge speechless; no matter what she said now, it wouldn't be appropriate.
That Potter had drunk Veritaserum, so what he said was naturally the truth. If she denied this, wouldn't she be admitting that she didn't even know the function of Veritaserum?
That would truly be a sarcastic remark from that little girl, Amanda.
"We did not intend to deliberately damage the authority of the Ministry of Magic," Amanda said in a flat voice, spreading her arms, "We just want everyone to know the truth, the complete truth."
"I am the leader of this matter," Amanda took another step forward with her arms spread, "And I am also the main organizer."
Taking one last step forward, Amanda stood directly in front of Umbridge and the Aurors, "If you want to make an arrest, you can arrest me."
"If you want to break a wand, you can break my wand."
"But I must remind you that if you do that, your actions will be in serious violation of the regulations of the British Wizarding World."
"Both I personally and the laws of the British Wizarding World will not recognize your actions."
"Considering that you have no legal reason, no legal procedures, and no legal basis, if you carry out the aforementioned actions, I will reasonably defend myself."
"Do you want to make an arrest?"
Amanda tilted her head with an indifferent face, but without hesitation, she took another step forward. Umbridge and the Aurors, who were already almost face-to-face with her, retreated rapidly.
"Sorry, Umbridge, deputy head of the ministry of magic," one of the Aurors stumbled backward, "I'm quitting this operation."
After saying this, he turned around and ran toward the outside of the crowd without looking back. Under absolute fear, he even forgot that he was holding his wand and could use Apparition.
Once the first person retreated, there would be a second. The Aurors fled one after another, even though Amanda stood in front of them with her arms spread, even though Amanda was not holding a wand in her hand.
They didn't dare to gamble, and they didn't dare to be clever enough to think that this young girl, who had subdued almost all the heads of the Pure-blood families at once after the Quidditch World Cup Final, would not have the ability to subdue them in the same way without a wand.
Until not a single person remained beside Umbridge, Amanda slowly lowered her hands, "What about you? Umbridge, deputy head of the ministry of magic, do you want to arrest me?"
A cold glint slowly flashed in her eyes. Amanda was actually hoping that Umbridge would directly try to arrest her now.
In that case, there might be no need to wait for the subsequent plans, and no need for Harry to work hard on speeches. Amanda could get Fudge and people like Umbridge who supported him kicked out of the Ministry of Magic in less than two days.
However, it was clear that Umbridge was not as brave as Amanda had hoped.
Just now, she dared to clamor at the surrounding Wizards only because she thought these Wizards dared not do anything to her because of her status as the deputy head of the ministry of magic.
It was also because she had a dozen or so Aurors beside her just now, so she considered herself unafraid of confrontation.
But having just faced Amanda's magical pressure and the surging public opinion, Umbridge realized, what was her status as deputy head of the ministry of magic worth?
If Amanda hadn't stepped out in time just now, she might have already been hit by a spell.
As for those dozen or so Aurors resisting Amanda, that was an even more ridiculous joke!
Let alone a dozen Aurors, just from the magical pressure Amanda emitted, Umbridge felt that even if all the Aurors in the Ministry of Magic were combined, they might not be able to subdue her alone.
Clearly still a Young Wizard, yet possessing strength comparable to Dumbledore and You-Know-Who, it was really...
Umbridge gritted her teeth in anger, but thinking of the Minister for Magic's next plan, her heart couldn't help but leap with joy.
The Minister for Magic had news that this Amanda was the most respectful and obedient to Professors at school, and next, the Minister for Magic was going to send her to Hogwarts to teach there and supervise and guide the teaching of other courses.
When the time came for her to become a Professor, wouldn't she be able to torment this Amanda however she wanted...
A hint of darkness flashed in Umbridge's narrow eyes, and a sickeningly sweet smile appeared on her face again.
"Well, it seems that everything that happened today is a misunderstanding."
"You were just here, conducting a normal speech event." Her mouth twitched slightly, but she quickly returned to normal.
"Everyone, be careful not to be too crowded and cause danger." With a "girlish" smile on her face, Umbridge waved her wand amidst the nauseating feelings of many people, chanted a spell, and disappeared from the spot.
Looking at the place where Umbridge disappeared, Amanda's brain began to replay her expression just now, bit by bit.
Gritting her teeth in anger at herself, this was being angry. Immediately afterward, although Umbridge's facial expression control was quite good, Amanda still saw some twitching of her facial muscles. Considering the muscle blocks that twitched and the direction of the twitching, Amanda could clearly judge that the facial changes Umbridge was trying hard to control involved a smile.
This, combined with the excitement that appeared in Umbridge's eyes at the same time, could be further proven.
And after the hidden smile and excitement, there was the more poorly concealed dark look directed at herself.
Therefore, considering the hatred Umbridge should have for her, Amanda could roughly deduce her thought process.
First was the hatred for blocking her words and threatening her. Second, she must have felt happy thinking of some plan to retaliate against her. It could be judged that this plan must have already taken shape and must have something to do with her superior, Minister for Magic Fudge.
Finally, she must have a lot of confidence that this plan to retaliate against her would succeed and could cause her harm, which was why she looked at her with such darkness.
So, what plan would Fudge and Umbridge have?
This question didn't need much thought from Amanda; one only needed to think about where the disturbances in the British Wizarding World had been concentrated recently.
On her, on Harry, on Hermione, on Headmaster Dumbledore, and they all had one thing in common: Hogwarts.
To deal with and suppress them all at once, the best choice was to directly attack Hogwarts.
So, the next step in Fudge and Umbridge's plan could only be aimed directly at Hogwarts.
Her brain instinctively made further deductions. Amanda concluded that Fudge, as the Minister for Magic and the leader of their faction, would definitely not take action personally, so there was a high probability that Umbridge would be his pawn.
This could also be seen from the excitement she showed when facing her. Analyzing Umbridge's personality, she was extremely arrogant, full of self-confidence, and had a dark psychology.
Therefore, if she couldn't personally retaliate against her, she would definitely not be that excited.
So, Fudge and Umbridge's next plan against Hogwarts would be for Umbridge to be responsible for the action. As for doing something to Hogwarts, or doing something to her in Hogwarts, the best choice—no, it should be the only choice—was the defense against the dark arts professor, whose position changed every year.
This was the only opportunity for the Ministry of Magic to legitimately insert itself into Hogwarts. Let Umbridge enter Hogwarts as a defense against the dark arts professor, and then proceed with other further plans step by step.
Plus her own long-standing respect and obedience to Professors, Amanda didn't believe Fudge and the others didn't know anything about this.
Umbridge must think that as long as she became a Professor, she could freely discipline and torment her.
Amanda turned around and walked toward the position under the podium. However, they definitely wouldn't have thought that she now also understood that some Professors were worth respecting, and some were not.
Some Professors' words were worth obeying, and some were not.
So, Umbridge's wishful thinking was completely wrong.
No, it shouldn't be considered wrong. Amanda nodded to Hermione and Harry to signal them to continue, while she herself turned to face the watching Wizards again.
After Umbridge entered Hogwarts, she would inevitably need a target to torment and a target to discipline, and compared to other students, she was obviously the most suitable.
First, she had the most ability to protect herself, and second, if she followed her wishes, after suffering some substantial harm, the benefits she could exchange for and the turmoil it would cause to the Ministry of Magic would be the greatest.
A little possible physical or mental harm in exchange for more conditions favorable to herself, to Hermione, and to Harry and the others, in exchange for the greater turmoil and disaster that the Ministry of Magic would face.
The equation in Amanda's brain turned into an inequality in an instant. Obviously, this was a very worthwhile approach.
And she had also done what she promised Hermione: she did not put her life on the equation for evaluation. It was just a little possible physical or psychological harm, and she would ensure her own life safety.
What's more, letting her endure those was better than letting other Young Wizards at Hogwarts endure them.
Amanda thought instinctively in her mind, but she hadn't thought much about why this was the case.
Maybe it was because of "breaking the pot"? It's just that the "broken pot" here had another meaning.
Umbridge, who had returned to the Ministry of Magic and was exaggerating the situation on Amanda's side to Fudge, had no idea that her next plan had been thoroughly guessed by Amanda, and that she had decided to play along and dig a big hole for the Ministry of Magic.
And Hermione, who was working perfectly with Harry on the podium, also didn't expect that Amanda had already made plans to face the Ministry of Magic in the future without making a sound.
In the following days, Harry gave five more similar Veritaserum Q&A speeches, spread over five days—two days in Diagon Alley and three days in Hogsmeade—directly spreading the news of his encounter with a Dementor in the Muggle community and his trial by the Ministry of Magic after self-defense to more than half of the British Wizarding World.
Even Sirius, who had been busy with affairs in the Order of the Phoenix, took a day to watch Harry's speech. After returning to 12 Grimmauld Place, he remained in a state of trance and anger.
When Mr. Weasley, who came to explain the recent movements of the Ministry of Magic to others in the Order of the Phoenix, asked him what was wrong, he slammed the table and stood up.
"The Ministry of Magic is really not a thing, Fudge is really not a thing!"
That righteous indignation even made people hallucinate that he had returned to being an impulsive teenager.
Regarding this, Headmaster Dumbledore smiled and affirmed his student, "Ms. Amanda is very good at discovering the strengths of her friends, and Harry is indeed very good at giving speeches, or rather, good at leading everyone to unite."
This statement received quite consistent affirmation in the Order of the Phoenix. By now, no one would look down on the seven children, including Amanda. It was completely fine to say that the future was changing in their hands.
The only one who felt there was a problem now, perhaps besides the Ministry of Magic, was Harry himself.
"So I really don't have to drink Veritaserum anymore, right?" Harry looked at Amanda and Hermione in front of him with a relieved yet vaguely "scared" expression.
"Yes, no need. These six sessions of Veritaserum Q&A are enough." Amanda nodded with an indifferent expression.
"You've worked hard, Harry." Hermione also patted her best friend's shoulder, comforting the boy who had been drinking Veritaserum for six consecutive days.
"Thank Merlin," Harry felt that the breath in his heart had finally been completely released, "Drinking Veritaserum for six consecutive days, I'm really afraid of having side effects and only being able to tell the truth from now on." He said half-jokingly.
Amanda heard his words, the corners of her mouth curled up, and she chuckled not so stiffly, even joking, "I thought you would be more confident in my Potion skills, Harry."
Facing Amanda's teasing, Harry's mood was even better, as if someone was blowing happiness into his chest. Looking at each other with Hermione, both of them smiled at Amanda with relief.
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