Harry.looked.up.with.his.hands.full.of.envelopes..Professor.Umbridge.was.standing.behind.Fred.and.Luna,.her.bulging.toad.s.eyes.scanning.the.mess.of.owls.and.letters.on.the.table.in.front.of.Harry..Behind.her.he.saw.many.of.the.students.watching.them.avidly..
Why.have.you.got.all.these.letters,.Mr.Potter?..she.asked.slowly..
.Is.that.a.crime.now?..said.Fred.loudly...Getting.mail?..
.Be.careful,.Mr.Weasley,.or.I.shall.have.to.put.you.in.detention,..said.Umbridge.
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.Well,.Mr.Potter?..
Harry.hesitated,.but.he.did.not.see.how.he.could.keep.what.he.had.done.quiet;.it.was.surely.only.a.matter.of.time.before.a.copy.of.The.Quibbler.came.to.Umbridges.attention..
.People.have.written.to.me.because.I.gave.an.interview,..said.Harry...About.what.happened.to.me.last.June...
For.some.reason.he.glanced.up.at.the.staff.table.as.he.said.this..Harry.had.the.strangest.teeling.that.Dumbledore.had.been.watching.him.a.second.before,.but.when.he.looked.towards.the.Headmaster.he.seemed.to.be.absorbed.in.conversation.with.Professor.Flitwick..
.An.interview?..repeated.Umbridge,.her.voice.thinner.and.higher.than.ever.
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.What.do.you.mean?..
.I.mean.a.reporter.asked.me.questions.and.1.answered.them,..said.Harry...Here.‐..
And.he.threw.the.copy.of.The.Quibbler.to.her..She.caught.it.and.stared.down.at.the.cover..Her.pale,.doughy.face.turned.an.ugly,.patchy.violet..
.When.did.you.do.this?..she.asked,.her.voice.trembling.slightly..
.Last.Hogsmeade.weekend,..said.Harry..
She.looked.up.at.him,.incandescent.with.rage,.the.magazine.shaking.in.her.stubby.fingers..
There.will.be.no.more.Hogsmeade.trips.for.you,.Mr.Potter,..she.whispered...How.you.dare….how.you.could…..She.took.a.deep.breath...I.have.tried.again.and.again.to.teach.you.not.to.tell.lies..The.message,.apparently,.has.still.not.sunk.in.
.Fifty.points.from.Gryffindor.and.another.week.s.worth.of.detentions...
She.stalked.away,.clutching.The.Quibbler.to.her.chest,.the.eyes.of.many.students.following.her..
By.mid‐morning.enormous.signs.had.been.put.up.all.over.the.school,.not.just.on.house.noticeboards,.but.in.the.corridors.and.classrooms.too..
BY.ORDER.OF.THE.HIGH.INQUISITOR.OF.HOGWARTS.
Any.student.found.in.possession.of.the.magazine.The.Quibbler.will.be.expelled..
The.above.is.in.accordance.with.Educational.Decree.Number.Twenty‐seven.
Signed:.Dolores.Jane.Umbridge,.High.Inquisitor
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For.some.reason,.every.time.Hermione.caught.sight.of.one.of.these.signs.she.beamed.with.pleasure..
.What.exactly.are.you.so.happy.about?..Harry.asked.her..
.Oh,.Harry,.don.t.you.see?..Hermione.breathed...If.she.could.have.done.one.thing.to.make.absolutely.sure.that.every.single.person.in.this.school.will.read.your.interview,.it.was.banning.it!..
And.it.seemed.that.Hermione.was.quite.right..By.the.end.of.the.day,.though.Harry.had.not.seen.so.much.as.a.corner.of.The.Quibbler.anywhere.in.the.school,.
the.whole.place.seemed.to.be.quoting.the.interview.to.each.other..Harry.heard.them.whispering.about.it.as.they.queued.up.outside.classes,.discussing.it.over.lunch.and.in.the.back.of.lessons,.while.Hermione.even.reported.that.every.occupant.of.the.cubicles.in.the.girls..toilets.had.been.talking.about.it.when.she.nipped.in.there.before.Ancient.Runes..