`You‐Know‐Who.s.Last.Attempt.to.Take.Over,.pages.two.to.four,.What.the.Ministry.Should.Have.Told.Us,.page.five,.Why.Nobody.Listened.to.Albus.Dumbledore,.pages.six.to.eight,.Exclusive.Interview.with.Harry.Potter,.page.nine….Well,..said.Hermione,
.folding.up.the.newspaper.and.throwing.it.aside,.`it.s.certainly.given.them.lots.to.write.about..And.that.interview.with.Harry.isn.t.exclusive,.it.s.the.one.that.was.in.The.Quibbler.months.ago…..
`Daddy.sold.it.to.them,..said.Luna.vaguely,.turning.a.page.of.The.Quibbler..`He.got.a.very.good.price.for.it,.too,.so.we.re.going.to.go.on.an.expedition.to.Sweden.this.summer.to.see.if.we.can.catch.a.Crumple‐Horned.Snorkack...
Hermione.seemed.to.struggle.with.herself.for.a.moment,.then.said,.`That.sounds.lovely..
Ginny.caught.Harry.s.eye.and.looked.away.quickly,.grinning..
`So,.anyway,..said.Hermione,.sitting.up.a.little.straighter.and.wincing.again,
.`what.s.going.on.in.school?T.
.Well,.Flitwick.s.got.rid.of.Fred.and.George.s.swamp,..said.Ginny,.`he.did.it.in.about.three.seconds..But.he.left.a.tiny.patch.under.the.window.and.he.s.roped.it.off.=.
Why?..said.Hermione,.looking.startled..
`Oh,.he.just.says.it.was.a.really.good.bit.of.magic,..said.Ginny,.shrugging..
`I.think.he.left.it.as.a.monument.to.Fred.and.George,..said.Ron,.through.a.mouthful.of.chocolate..`They.sent.me.all.these,.you.know,..he.told.Harry,
.pointing.at.the.small.mountain.of.Frogs.beside.him..`Must.be.doing.all.right.out.of.that.joke.shop,.eh?..
Hermione.looked.rather.disapproving.and.asked,.`So.has.all.the.trouble.stopped.now.Dumbledore.s.back?..
`Yes,..said.Neville,.`everything.s.settled.right.back.to.normal...
`I.s.pose.Filch.is.happy,.is.he?..asked.Ron,.propping.a.Chocolate.Frog.Card.featuring.Dumbledore.against.his.water.jug..
`Not.at.all,..said.Ginny.`He.s.really,.really.miserable,.actually…..She.lowered.her.voice.to.a.whisper..`He.keeps.saying.Umbridge.was.the.best.thing.that.ever.happened.to.Hogwarts….
All.six.of.them.looked.around..Professor.Umbridge.was.lying.in.a.bed.opposite.them,.gazing.up.at.the.ceiling..Dumbledore.had.strode.alone.into.the.Forest.to.rescue.her.from.the.centaurs;.how.he.had.done.it.‐.how.he.had.emerged.from.the.trees.supporting.Professor.Umbridge.without.so.much.as.a.scratch.on.him.‐
.nobody.knew,.and.Umbridge.was.certainly.not.telling..Since.she.had.returned.to.the.castle.she.had.not,.as.far.as.any.of.them.knew,.uttered.a.single.word..Nobody.really.knew.what.was.wrong.with.her,.either..Her.usually.neat.mousy.hair.was.very.untidy.and.there.were.still.bits.of.twigs.and.leaves.in.it,.but.otherwise.she.seemed.to.be.quite.unscathed..
`Madam.Pomfrey.says.she.s.just.in.shock,..whispered.Hermione.
.`Sulking,.more.like,..said.Ginny.
`Yeah,.she.shows.signs.of.life.if.you.do.this,..said.Ron,.and.with.his.tongue.he.made.soft.clip‐clopping.noises..Umbridge.sat.bolt.upright,.looking.around.wildly..
`Anything.wrong,.Professor?..called.Madam.Pomfrey,.poking.her.head.around.her.office.door..
`No….no…..said.Umbridge,.sinking.back.into.her.pillows..`No,.I.must.have.been.dreaming…..