Counterattack

"No one is allowed to leave this place!" At Eli's command, the members of Dumbledore's Army immediately reacted.

Cedric ran over to the members of the investigation squad restrained by Eli and searched them for quite a while. The others followed suit, finding their own wands on different people.

Then they walked out of the office and formed a semicircle in the corridor, wands raised as one against the outside.

By then, the corridor was already packed with students. Seeing the Aurors lying on the ground, each of them was shocked, then grew even more curious about the shattered wooden office door, practically itching to be the first to rush inside and find out what had happened.

If the members of Dumbledore's Army had not stopped them, they would have entered the office long ago.

"What kind of trick are you playing? You were just released, and now you're causing trouble again?" someone in the crowd shouted, and others quickly joined in.

"They actually dared to do this... My God, are those Aurors? I bet someone's going to Azkaban for this!"

The members of Dumbledore's Army guarding the scene immediately took offense.

They were standing against Umbridge, who had plagued the school. How could these clueless idiots speak like that?

"Shut up, Alcius! Are you really that attached to the smell of that pink old hag's perfume?" Fred Weasley shouted at the top of his lungs.

George Weasley laughed. "Ah, Fred, I'm about to throw up."

The person being cursed at flushed red. "You're assaulting a school professor! That's completely improper!"

"You're in serious trouble. My dad said Umbridge is one of the Minister for Magic's favorites. She might even become the next Minister for Magic. Tsk, tsk..."

"Who is your father?"

"He works at the Ministry of Magic." The