News of Dolores Umbridge's life sentence had quickly spread through the wizarding world via the Daily Prophet, but it caused barely a ripple. People were indifferent to what Umbridge had done. They were more concerned about the greatest problem at hand: Voldemort.
Since the third Azkaban Breakout, Voldemort and the Death Eaters had remained at large, while the Ministry of Magic had failed to come up with any effective response. Everyone was in danger. Who had the mind to care about Umbridge?
Perhaps the greatest reaction to the news of Umbridge's trial was that many people felt the current Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, ought to be dragged into court as well. Veritaserum should be used on Fudge to determine whether he was truly Voldemort's lackey and whether everything he had done had merely been buying time for Voldemort.
In the eyes of most wizards, a Minister for Magic who had accomplished nothing was indeed highly suspicious, especially when he had also held Dumbledore back and caused them to miss the best chance to strike at Voldemort.
They had not been wrong to suspect Fudge of being Voldemort's lackey.
As the entire wizarding world clamored for Fudge to step down, the former Minister for Magic completely lost his head. He had no idea what to do, because he could be hauled before a court at any moment and become the first Minister for Magic in history to stand trial.
In comparison, the Hogwarts students busy preparing for their final exams cared even more about Umbridge's fate than the rest of the wizarding world.
When Harry and Albert brought news of Umbridge's life sentence back to Hogwarts, the entire castle erupted. The students who had suffered under Umbridge celebrated the pink toad finally getting what she deserved.
Lee Jordan rallied the