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Chapter 650: Montague's Boldness
Chapter 650: Montague's Boldness
Upon hearing that they could catch the rule-breaking Gryffindors, Montague and his group became instantly excited.
As for why it wasn't students from other houses, Montague had his own interpretation... Teaching others to use dangerous magic, this was so Gryffindor-like, it must have been their idea.
Thinking of this, Montague immediately said, "I'm up for it, Professor."
"I'll definitely expose them," Millicent quickly added.
Pansy, Crabbe, and Goyle couldn't help but glance at Malfoy, but to their surprise, Malfoy was unusually quiet today, not having said a word since they arrived.
This wasn't like his usual self.
"Draco, are you not happy?" Pansy couldn't help but ask.
Malfoy was, of course, unhappy. If possible, he even wanted to leave the room and return to the safer Slytherin Common Room.
But now, he couldn't say anything and could only pretend that nothing had happened.
Unconsciously, he glanced at Kyle again.
The others also noticed Malfoy's action and followed his gaze to Kyle... It was then that they remembered there was someone in the room who wasn't from Slytherin.
"I almost forgot," said Montague, apparently misunderstanding Malfoy's intention. He took two steps forward and stood before Kyle, "Professor, should we get rid of this irrelevant person first, so he doesn't inform those rule-breakers later on?"
"As far as I know, they have a close relationship," he added.
"Oh, that's not necessary," said Umbridge, "he..."
"Oh, I understand. So, you intend to interrogate him here, right?"
Before Umbridge finished speaking, Millicent excitedly screamed, "As a friend of the Weasley brothers, he must know a lot!"
"I suggest you tell us quickly," Montague said, looking at Kyle with a sinister smile, "Or you can choose not to speak, but then we might have to use some methods..."
Seeing Montague's threat to Kyle, Malfoy shuddered. He realized for the first time that someone could be even more foolish than Crabbe and Goyle.
Malfoy took two steps back, trying to distance himself from Montague as much as possible.
"What are you doing? Get back in line," Umbridge said, "Kyle is not irrelevant, and you'll be taking orders from him during the operation."
Millicent's excited laughter came to an abrupt halt, as if she were a goose suddenly grabbed by the neck, staring at Umbridge in disbelief.
"What?" Montague frowned, "Professor, did I hear correctly? You're putting a Hufflepuff in charge?"
"Yes, that's right," Umbridge said with a hint of impatience, "If you're unwilling, you can leave right now."
Montague's face turned extremely unpleasant, but in the end, he remained silent.
"Since there are no objections, it's settled," Umbridge nodded with satisfaction, "Kyle will lead the operation, and Argus Filch will also provide assistance.
"Additionally, during the operation, each of you will have authority above that of a Prefect. You can enter and exit the castle at any time and are only accountable to me. Even if other professors try to stop the operation, you need not heed them."
To be honest, this authority was quite significant. After all, even actual Prefects couldn't leave the Common Room after curfew without a special reason.
Only in exceptional circumstances, like when it was their turn to assist Filch in patrolling the castle, could Prefects do so. However, even then, they were restricted to specific floors and couldn't go wherever they pleased, falling far short of the privileges granted by Umbridge.
Not to mention the final clause.
Kyle touched his chin, suddenly thinking that if he had the courage, he could use the excuse of searching for clues to boldly enter Snape's private study.
Of course, whether Snape would retaliate was another matter.
Unlike Kyle, the Slytherins didn't seem very happy to have received such a privilege.
However, Umbridge didn't care about them.
"Well, what are you waiting for?"
After hearing her words, Malfoy, who had been waiting for a long time, was the first to walk out of the room, followed by Pansy, Crabbe, and Goyle.
"By the way, if you need anything, you can come to me anytime," Umbridge said, looking at Kyle, who was the last to leave, and smiling, "I think you won't let me down."
"Of course, Professor," Kyle nodded expressionlessly and walked out of the office, turning to close the door.
Outside, the Slytherins who had just left were still standing in various positions in the corridor.
Montague and Millicent stood next to an armor not far away, while Malfoy was near the stairs a little further away.
Kyle didn't care.
But just as he was about to leave, Montague suddenly jumped out and blocked him.
"I don't know what trick you used to make Professor Umbridge trust you so much," Montague said with a gloomy face, his voice cold, "But don't even think about giving me orders."
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"Oh?" Kyle raised an eyebrow, "If that's the case, why didn't you say so just now? Or are you suddenly planning to go against Professor Umbridge's orders?"
"Of course not," Montague sneered, mocking Kyle in his heart for using such a clumsy tactic to frame him.
"I'll find those people," Montague said, "You don't need to be involved."
"Why, this is also a task assigned to me by Professor Umbridge."
"Because I will never obey the orders of a Hufflepuff," Montague said arrogantly, looking at Kyle, "You'd better not even think about it!"
"That's right," Millicent chimed in, appearing from somewhere, agreeing with Montague.
"A Hufflepuff is not fit to lead us."
Kyle watched their performance without saying a word, but his actions seemed to be interpreted by Montague as fear and compromise.
"You can participate if you want, but I must lead this operation," Montague stepped forward, "How to do it and when to do it will be up to me, and you have no objections, right?"
"Hmm, is this a threat?" Kyle asked.
"You can think of it that way," Montague clenched his fist and sneered, "If you don't want to suffer physically, it's best to do as I say. Also, I remind you not to think about going to Professor Umbridge to complain, or you'll definitely regret it."
"Tsk, I really don't understand..." Kyle sighed, "Have you always been this brave, or did you drink too much Felix Felicis?"
"What do you mean..." Montague asked coldly.
"It's nothing, I just don't want to hand this matter over to someone else," Kyle said, waving his wand lightly and saying at the same time, "Watch your head."
"You..." Montague was about to say something.
But at that moment, the armor next to them suddenly moved; it was as if it had come to life, swinging the heavy two-handed sword in its hands and striking at Montague.
With a loud crash, all the portraits in the corridor were awakened.
Large amounts of dust and small pieces of stone fell, landing on Montague's nose, but Montague didn't dare to move.
Because the two-handed sword had stopped just an inch away from his head, and he could even clearly feel the coldness coming from above.
(End of Chapter)
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