Umbridge's public transformation into a Pink Toad had utterly turned her into Hogwarts' laughingstock.
The students were always gathering to discuss who had sent Umbridge those letters bearing insulting curses.
Yet, as the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor, she had actually been thoroughly fooled by a prank trap. It was hard not to question Umbridge's abilities.
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 taken out a photo he had found last time and pointed at Umbridge's retreating back, successfully earning himself Umbridge's detention package.
After trembling all over as she tore the photo to shreds, Umbridge realized that every Hogwarts student's schoolbag might be hiding a picture of her.
In order 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 approved such an Educational Decree.
However, Umbridge still could not restore her image. Every student in the school was deeply impressed by the idea that "Umbridge is a Pink Toad."
Umbridge hated whoever had turned her into a Pink Toad. She had already identified several suspects: Albert Anderson, Harry Potter, and Albus Dumbledore.
Albert was the prime suspect entirely because there were few wizards capable of playing such a cruel trick on her through letters, and Albert happened to possess that ability. Besides, all the Gryffindor Seventh Years had collectively abandoned Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Umbridge did not believe Albert had nothing to do with it.
Harry Potter was the person who hated her most, and Umbridge knew that perfectly well. She was