The incident in which Umbridge had publicly turned into a pink toad had made her the laughingstock of Hogwarts.
The students were always gathering to discuss who had been sending Umbridge those letters containing insulting curses.
However, as the Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor, being thoroughly toyed with by a prank trap inevitably made people question Umbridge's competence.
Ever since the pink toad incident, whenever Umbridge passed through the corridors, she could always hear students whispering around her.
Not long ago, one particularly bold Gryffindor student had even pulled out a photograph they had picked up last time and pointed at Umbridge's retreating back, successfully earning themselves Umbridge's detention package.
After trembling as she tore the photograph to shreds, Umbridge realized that any Hogwarts student's schoolbag might be hiding a picture of her.
To salvage her image, Umbridge used an Educational Decree to forbid Hogwarts students from possessing photographs of her.
Thus, one of the most bizarre Educational Decrees in history was born.
Everyone was astonished that the Ministry of Magic had actually managed to pass such an Educational Decree.
Yet Umbridge was still unable to restore her image. Every student in the school was deeply impressed by the idea that "Umbridge is a pink toad."
Umbridge bitterly hated whoever had turned her into a pink toad, and she had already identified several suspects: Albert Anderson, Harry Potter, and Albus Dumbledore.
Albert was the prime suspect simply because there were not many wizards capable of playing such a vicious trick on her through letters. Albert happened to have that ability, and Umbridge did not believe the Gryffindor seventh years collectively dropping Defence Against the Dark Arts had nothing to do with him.
Harry Potter was the person who hated her most, and Umbridge knew that very well. She was