"Centaur Liaison Office?" Vizet blinked. "I remember that department being rather deserted..."
The Centaur Liaison Office was mentioned in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. It was a subordinate department of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures;
Given the centaurs' proud nature, they had never had any contact with that department, nor did they deign to handle business through it;
According to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, if someone was transferred to that department, it meant that person could be dismissed at any moment.
"Exactly!" A cold smile tugged at the corner of Lucius Malfoy's mouth. "So deserted that we'll be saying goodbye to Dolores Umbridge very soon!"
Although Cornelius Fudge and Dolores Umbridge were both in the Awarding Hall, they made no further moves and merely stayed in a corner;
As the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge still had some guests approaching him to talk;
Dolores Umbridge was in a much worse position. She stood alone in a corner. Guests came and went around her, yet no one turned to look her properly in the eye. At most, they glanced at her from the corner of their eyes.
Vizet's side was a different situation. Horace Slughorn was chatting happily with Vizet, and the guests had, in fact, all seen it;
The guests' thoughts began to stir because of this, and they all wanted to have a conversation with Vizet.
Fortunately, Lucius Malfoy was standing beside him. He was very experienced at handling this sort of thing and helped Vizet resolve quite a few troublesome matters.
This situation lasted until Amelia Bones and the others entered the Awarding Hall. Behind her, besides a group of Ministry department heads, were Ministry staff members holding trays.
On the tray was a box, exquisitely made, with