Harry had originally wanted to shut the door immediately, then open another one and escape.
But because he had initially intended to kill her, he had been a little slow to act. By the time he tried to close the door, it was already too late. Umbridge seemed to know quite a bit about the Room of Requirement and had stepped inside ahead of him.
Her eyes swept around, and she clucked in wonder when she saw that there were more than forty people in the room. "Ha, so many people. Against the rules. This is clearly against the rules."
Her eyes were full of malice and delight. "You lot, come with me. We're going to the Headmaster's Office."
Then her gaze fell on Harry. "Ha ha, Potter, this was your idea, wasn't it? It was you, wasn't it? I knew it, I knew it, you lying, rule-breaking little brat!"
Harry said nothing, and every one of the other young wizards fell silent too.
A few minutes later, Umbridge, two Ministry of Magic employees, and five or six Slytherin students led by Draco brought a large group of R.B. members to the door of the Headmaster's Office.
In front of the stone gargoyle, Umbridge smugly spoke the password.
The stone gargoyle sprang aside, revealing the staircase spiraling upward behind it.
The Ministry employees and Slytherin students Umbridge had brought kept watch over the other R.B. members, while Umbridge led the way, dragging Harry by the arm.
The door to the Headmaster's Office was closed, but Umbridge ignored that entirely and pushed straight inside, pulling Harry by the arm.
To Harry's surprise, there were far more people in the office than he had imagined.
Besides Dumbledore, who sat upright behind his desk, Professor McGonagall stood beside him.
Across from him stood