Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 434 Hogwarts Investigator

Hogwarts had a peaceful weekend.

To be precise, this was probably the last peaceful weekend Hogwarts had this semester.

Before Dumbledore's Muggle Studies class ended on Friday, Dolores Umbridge, finding herself unable to remove the spell Dumbledore had placed on her face, immediately returned to the Ministry for help—

Of course, the result was quite obvious.

If it was the original Dumbledore who cast the disciplinary spell on Umbridge, she could return to the Ministry of Magic and have the magical experts in the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters or the Department of Mysteries perhaps remove the sticker from her face.

Unfortunately, it was Tiera who was determined to punish her—

It is a divine four-dimensional being.

Divine beings have two ways of outputting power—

Firstly, one can, like an ordinary wizard, use their spiritual dimension as a source of power to learn and use any kind of magic.

Compared to naturally divine beings, those who achieve godhood undergo a ritualistic ascension process, ascending from a three-dimensional coordinate origin to a four-dimensional divine dimension. This grants them an additional skill in the application of magic compared to naturally divine beings.

Those who attain godhood can combine their spiritual and mental dimensions at any time and place, thus easily and without side effects using dark magic, without worrying about being corrupted or affected by it.

Furthermore, as a god, one is essentially a living, high-end version of the Philosopher's Stone, capable of freely manipulating and transforming between the three dimensions of matter, spirituality, and mind.

In other words, theoretically speaking, those who become gods can even accumulate magical power by eating and drinking.

However, such accumulation is too inefficient; it's more like Tiera did in the old mansion of Gaunt, directly absorbing magical items.

Generally speaking, the higher the magic conversion efficiency, the better one's ability to convert magic into divine power by consuming magical items that are similar to one's own.

But Tiera didn't care, since he was a Chaos God who could eat anything and was highly efficient at everything.

Besides using their spiritual dimension to output magic and cast spells like before becoming a god, a god can also influence the laws of the universe based on their divine dimension characteristics.

In other words, those who become gods can use the divine power output from their own divine dimension to influence and utilize the rules of a corresponding area in this universe.

However, four-dimensional beings can only utilize these rules. Therefore, although the divine curses or divine magic created and distorted by four-dimensional beings using divine power cannot be forcibly broken by beings below the fourth dimension, there will always be a "loophole" or "way out".

Tiera's first divine magic was an infinite loop of time and space cast upon his tomb.

At that time, he had just ascended to a four-dimensional being and was not yet proficient in utilizing divine power. Therefore, he could only crudely construct a simple and extremely flawed infinite loop using the "space" authority and the power of time that he had mastered before becoming a god.

The exit is located above Tiera's tomb.

They can escape the infinite loop by standing on Tierra's tomb and flying upwards.

This time, the divine magic used to punish Umbridge was much more sophisticated—

Those stickers depicting brutality, disgust, despicableness, hypocrisy, greed, filth, ignorance, and so on are a reflection of Umbridge's inner self.

To put it bluntly, as long as she can genuinely repent and change these despicable qualities within her, for every single quality that disappears from her heart, one of those magnetic strips will automatically fall off—

Otherwise, she would have no choice but to wait patiently for Tiera to lift the spell three days later.

Umbridge was sealed by Tiera at 9:10 AM on Friday, meaning the seal on Umbridge's face automatically fell off at 9:10 AM on Monday, and then at noon that day—

During lunchtime at Hogwarts, Dolores Umbridge, heavily made up and looking menacing, returned to Hogwarts with three investigators sent by Cornelius Fudge.

—The three-day period has ended. We respectfully request the return of Hogwarts' first Senior Investigator! Like a nouveau riche, Dolores Umbridge, surrounded by Ministry of Magic officials, stormed into the banquet hall.

"Ahem!" Umbridge coughed loudly after seeing that the young wizards at Hogwarts were unmoved by her entry.

This time, quite a few young wizards looked up at her, but—

Having seen it, I immediately lowered my head with a look of utter dismay, as if I had seen shit.

Please, it's lunchtime now, okay? Who are you trying to embarrass at this time?
Seeing that his appearance had not produced the expected results, Umbridge's face instantly darkened.

He strode forward and stood on the platform where Tiera had lectured three days earlier, then coughed loudly again—

"Ahem! Students! Please be quiet!"

Umbridge's high-pitched voice pierced the noisy auditorium.

Umbridge's persistent efforts finally caught the attention of the young wizards at Hogwarts.

Countless surprised and disgusted gazes rose from the dining table and fell upon Umbridge.

“Some time ago, Dumbledore presented his ideas for educational reform to the Wizengamot court. Minister Fudge generally supported Headmaster Dumbledore’s reform plan, but he was still uneasy about some of the reform measures,” Umbridge said triumphantly, head held high like a victor. “And the worried parents, after seeing Dumbledore’s reform plan, felt that the school seemed to be heading in a direction they strongly disagreed with.”

"Therefore, after listening to the parents' concerns, Minister Fudge took immediate action. To appease the worried parents and to assist Headmaster Dumbledore's educational reforms, the Wissengamo Court passed Education Order No. 22 on August 30th, ensuring that if the current headmaster could not provide a candidate for a certain teaching position," Umbridge continued. "It was under these circumstances that I was appointed as the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts."

“But after my week of observation at Hogwarts, I’ve found that the educational environment there is indeed heading in a bad direction, just as most parents fear.” Umbridge feigned concern. “Last weekend, the Ministry of Magic, overwhelmed by a flood of complaints from parents, had to take action.”

“Mr. Weasley, if you may,” Umbridge said with a smile.

Only then did the young wizards at Hogwarts recognize a rather familiar figure among Umbridge's three henchmen—

Parswellsley, the Gryffindor prefect who graduated last year.

“Thank you, Investigator Umbridge.” Pacivesley smiled obsequiously, then stepped forward and said:
"Over the weekend, the Ministry of Magic, overwhelmed by a flood of complaints, was forced to pass and implement Education Order No. 23, which also created the new position of Hogwarts Senior Investigator."

“This is an exciting new initiative in Minister Fudge’s plan to try to control the so-called decline in Hogwarts’ educational standards,” Percy said. “The Investigator will have the authority to review her fellow faculty members to ensure they all meet the standards. We are pleased to announce that Professor Umbridge has been granted this position outside of her teaching duties, and we are happy to tell you that she has gladly accepted.”

"Now, please welcome Investigator Umbridge to her official post!" With that, Parsevier led the applause—

Percy Weasley's applause echoed through the empty Great Hall of Hogwarts—

Not a single Hogwarts teacher or student applauded.

……

Meanwhile, in the Hogwarts Headmaster's office, Tyrell, who had been watching the whole farce, took a sip of her black tea and said to Dumbledore, who was still there:
"Wow, look, another one who's not afraid of death, actually daring to come to Hogwarts as an investigator!"

A newly recruited investigator, a thousand-year-old castle shrouded in secrets, a knowledgeable old man, a mystical fortune teller, and...

A certain evil god with malicious intentions—

Hehehe, Tierra rubbed her hands together excitedly.

This is truly a case of good advice being useless against a damn fool.

Hogwarts Castle —

Let's start a group buy!
(End of this chapter)