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"High Inquisitor?" she hears Harry say from across the table.
Genesis is sitting at breakfast with her friends, and sitting over of the other side of Gryffindor table is Harry and his friends. Hermione insisted on sitting near Genesis, and apologized for burdening her with Harry and Ron, to which Genesis thanked her for her hospitality.
Currently, the both of them were peeping over Hermione's shoulder at her copy of the Daily Prophet.
"What does that mean?" Harry asked, his half-eaten piece of toast slipping from his fingers.
Hermione glanced over the table to Genesis to make sure she was listening, when that was confirmed, she started reading aloud:
"In a surprise move last night the Ministry of Magic passed new legislation giving itself an unprecedented level of control at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
"'The Minister has been growing uneasy about goings-on at Hogwarts for some time.' said Junior Assistant to the Minister, Percy Weasley —"
"Isn't that your brother?" Alethea interrupts, turned towards Ron.
After an ominous nod from Ron, Hermione continues.
" — 'He is now responding to concerns voiced by anxious parents, who feel the school may be moving in a direction they do not approve.'
"This is not the first time in recent weeks Fudge has used new laws to effect improvements at the Wizarding school. As recently as August 30th, Educational Decree Twenty-two was passed, to ensure that, in the event of the current headmaster being unable to provide a candidate for a teaching post, the Ministry should select an appropriate person.
"'That's how Dolores Umbridge came to be appointed to the teaching staff at Hogwarts,' said Weasley last night. 'Dumbledore couldn't find anyone, so the Ministry put in Umbridge and of course, she's been and immediate success --"
"She's been a WHAT?" said Harry loudly, the unbelievability in his voice was not hidden.
Genesis thought that was an acceptable reaction, but it didn't fully bring Genesis' thoughts on the subject to justice.
"Shhh! There's more," said Hermione.
"'— an immediate success,'" — (Genesis grimaced) — "'totally revolutionizing the teaching of Defense Against the Dark Arts and providing the Minister with on-the-grounds feedback about what's really happening at Hogwarts.'
"It is this last function that the Ministry has now formalized with the passing of Educational Decree Twenty-three, which creates the new position of 'Hogwart's High Inquisitor.'
"'This is an exciting new phase in the Minister's plan to get grips with what some are calling the "falling standards" at Hogwarts,' said Weasley. 'The Inquisitor will have powers to inspect her fellow educators to make sure that they are coming up to scratch. Professor Umbridge had been offered this position in addition to her own teaching post, and we are delighted to say that she had accepted.'
"The Minister's new moves have received enthusiastic support from parents of students at Hogwarts.
"'I feel much easier in my mind now that I know Dumbledore is being subjected to fair and objected evaluation,' said Mr. Lucius Malfoy, 41, speaking from his Wiltshire mansion last night. 'Many of us with our children's best interests at heart have been concerned about some of Dumbledore's eccentric decisions in the last few years and will be glad to know that the Ministry is keeping an eye on the situation.'
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Romance╰┈➤〝you drew stars around my scars〞☽ ✭ genesis harrison is going back to hogwarts, despite her protests. upset by her mothers recent passing, the last place she wanted to be was anywhere but home. and when she's shipped off to the school of witchcra...
