A strange phenomenon appeared in the Castle at the start of the second week.
Or rather, a strange, unidentified germ spread silently through the Castle, first through Gryffindor, then Hufflepuff, and then Ravenclaw and some of Slytherin's little snakes failed to escape it as well.
This "illness" broke out particularly fiercely during Umbridge's Dark Magic Defence Against the Arts classes.
Its specific symptoms included someone suddenly developing an unstoppable nosebleed while reading the textbook aloud, as though they had been hit by a spell. As an adult, Umbridge naturally knew several spells for stopping bleeding, but every single one failed.
Or a young wizard would suddenly stand up just five minutes into her class, their face deathly pale, and begin vomiting noisily, bringing up everything they had eaten for breakfast or lunch, even visibly translucent, bubbly stomach fluid.
This thoroughly disgusted Umbridge.
It was not that Umbridge had never suspected these students who fell "ill" of looking for excuses to skip class, but every one of them had different symptoms, and there was not the slightest sign of acting.
The blood was real, not fake blood, and Finite Incantatem also indicated that none of this was the result of spells.
Clearly, the Weasley Trick Workshop's new creations had begun springing up everywhere after Umbridge's arrival, taking over the entire Hogwarts market.
In fact, it was difficult to keep something like this from the other teachers. They all knew where these strange "illnesses" came from, and the highly curious Professor Flitwick had even obtained some of the Weasley Brothers' products.
"I must say, McGonagall, those twins from the Weasley family have a peculiar sort of talent," Professor Flitwick remarked.
Although the professors all knew the source of this strange illness, their shared opinion of Umbridge led them to a subtle, unspoken