By the next day, Monday, Umbridge still had not made a move. Jerry had expected her to rush to expose his use of dark magic and "falsely accuse" him of trying to murder her.
Tch! How boring!
Still, Jerry did not really care. As long as she kept stirring up trouble at Hogwarts and made everyone at the school despise both her and the Ministry of Magic, his goal would be achieved!
Jerry had barely settled into his seat beside Hermione when Ron brought up the letter Percy had sent the night before.
"I tore the letter Percy sent me last night to shreds and threw it straight into the Common Room fireplace," Ron said furiously. "He actually told me to stay away from Harry. There isn't a bigger idiot than Percy!"
"Oh, and Percy told me to keep an eye on today's Daily Prophet. Is there any important news in it?"
"I think so." Hermione took the newspaper an owl had just delivered and unfolded it, revealing a large photograph of Umbridge.
In the photograph, Umbridge smiled and kept winking at them, looking thoroughly pleased with herself.
The headline read: British Ministry of Magic introduces new educational reforms; Professor Umbridge appointed first High Inquisitor.
"High Inquisitor?" Harry frowned, his half-eaten slice of bread slipping from his hand. "What does that mean? How come I've never heard of that position?"
Everyone there except Jerry, including Harry, looked confused. Shacklebolt had already sent someone to inform Jerry the previous week, before Fudge's Educational Decree had officially passed.
"Cornelius Fudge has introduced new legislation aimed at improving education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Fudge has passed 'Educational Decree Number Twenty-Two,' which allows the Ministry of Magic to recommend a teacher for any subject if the current headmaster cannot provide a