The specific start time for the Ministry of Magic's impeachment of Cornelius Fudge hasn't been determined yet.

The magical society is currently in utter chaos, with too many points to attack. Ellinor is preparing to further sort things out.

"Of course, more importantly, there's your hearing. You must first rebuild your image in front of the Wizengamot and reporters."

Personally leading the promotion of a large-scale project is not easy for Hermione. Lockhart's "Third Generation Dark Lord" project is the most complex project she has ever seen.

Even just narrating and explaining according to the written plan, even if her audience this time is only Lockhart, Hermione still encountered many unexpected situations.

Lockhart questioned every detail, and Hermione had to seek answers back and forth in the plan. Ellinor mostly watched the show with her arms folded. Unless it was really content that couldn't be found in the plan, she would take the initiative to answer for the two. Otherwise, she would at most circle a range slightly, letting Lockhart and Hermione ponder and discuss on their own.

She doesn't know when Dumbledore will return, or even if that spicy old radish will just die outside and not come back.

Therefore, Ellinor must make Lockhart, Hermione, and others grow up as soon as possible, at least to the point where they can barely stand alone.

More importantly, Lockhart must withstand the pressure from the International Confederation of Wizards and the Ministry of Magic.

The early intensification of the werewolf problem disrupted their previous plans, and someone must stabilize the situation...

"So Professor Lockhart won't be coming back?"

Luna asked reluctantly at dinner on Monday, her dinner seeming a bit tasteless.

Hannah was eating chicken and ham wraps next to Luna, but Ellinor knew she was also listening with her ears perked.

"It's not possible for the time being," Hermione said, sitting next to Luna.

Her hair was starting to get a bit messy again, looking like a bomb about to explode at any moment.

Since she blankly took over Lockhart's campaign project, Ellinor has added a lot of workload to her, and euphemistically called it early employment.

Hermione forcefully cut the steak with her dinner knife, glared at the evil white-haired ball next to her, and explained in a low voice.

"Mr. Lockhart... he still has to face the Ministry of Magic's hearing... Ellinor will help him defend him and get him acquitted... then it's the election..."

"Yes," Ellinor said casually, "Before the election, people must first know which side is the good guy, right?"

"Yes," Hannah nodded, glanced at the staff table, "Hogwarts doesn't need this... everyone can see it at a glance..."

"However... sometimes good people don't necessarily win, do they?"

Hannah winked, lowered her head and continued to devour her chicken and ham wrap, and hot mashed potatoes.

Due to the frequent use of the "Raging Bull Rune," her recent appetite has increased a lot, and now she is at least equivalent to Goyle and Crabbe's food intake level.

Fortunately, most of the calories seem to be converted into energy reserves. It is difficult to restore a witch's figure with magic, but high-intensity, scientific exercise can effectively avoid this kind of fat gain. Experts from the former Soviet Union knew not only natural science knowledge, but also a considerable part of effective exercise shaping methods.

Hermione and others raised their heads and looked at the solemn staff table in the distance, where Umbridge and Professor McGonagall were "amicably" communicating about work.

With the "acting headmaster candidate" determined, according to the previous rules, the two will jointly preside over Hogwarts' teaching work during the selection period.

The final votes are mainly divided into three sections, calculated according to a certain proportion of weighted scores:

The voting in *The Daily Prophet*, Hogwarts student evaluations, and the anonymous scores of the school board and current faculty and staff.

The first two items account for 30% of the weighting ratio, while the last item accounts for 40% of the weighting ratio. The results will be announced at the end of the term.

At the beginning, many students thought that Professor McGonagall would soon gain an overwhelming advantage in all aspects.

However, when the first survey results came out, the situation suddenly became subtle.

Umbridge took the lead in proposing a school rule prohibiting early love, which was quickly approved by most parents.

As a counterattack, Professor McGonagall expanded the content of Hogwarts' teaching courses. She proposed adding a "Daily Magic" course as a required general education course at Hogwarts.

Perhaps Umbridge doesn't have a good reputation in the school, but her radical werewolf policy, the title of former Senior Undersecretary, and her strengthened school rules undoubtedly won her a lot of points in the social sphere. In particular, her ban on early love behavior on campus accurately grasped the psychology of many girls' parents. Although Professor McGonagall subsequently proposed a series of rational initiatives such as increasing the popularization of physiological knowledge and guiding correct love behavior and views on love, these rational proposals reduced her evaluation a lot.

On the other hand, Umbridge's review of a large amount of course content has invisibly reduced the scope of students' coursework and learning content.

The Ministry of Magic's latest *Educational Decree* clearly restricts the teaching and homework assignments on "controversial course content."

Stunning spells, disarming spells, blasting spells... and other attack spells are temporarily included in the "to be reviewed," and the content of charms class and Defense Against the Dark Arts class was instantly cut by one-third.

Obviously, not all young wizards are keen on learning powerful magic—especially the kind that requires homework and repeated practice.

Although most students verbally supported Professor McGonagall's approach, their bodies honestly clicked on completely opposite votes in their respective magic books.

The only good news may be that most of the Hogwarts faculty and staff still stand on Professor McGonagall's side, but it is difficult to say on the school board side. Due to the investment prospects of the side industries derived from the Ministry of Magic and the professors, the attitudes of those pure-blood magic families have become particularly ambiguous, and perhaps only at the last moment will their thoughts be known.

"By the way, I forgot to ask you—"

Hermione looked in the direction of the staff table and said curiously.

"What are you going to do about Professor McGonagall? The professor of Daily Magic... shouldn't it be Mr. Scrimgeour, right?"

Unlike the high-profile Umbridge, Rufus Scrimgeour was extremely low-key. If it hadn't been for the previous reading of the rules, everyone would have almost forgotten this gentleman.

"Um... let's wait and see..." Ellinor pulled over a plate of buttered potato wedges and dipped them in ketchup, "Daily Magic is a bonus, don't worry."

"As for the insider choice for the new professor—"

She was halfway through her sentence when the door of the Great Hall was pushed open from behind.

A series of strange noises and screams suddenly rang out from the Gryffindor table.

Mrs. Weasley and Mr. Scrimgeour walked in chatting and laughing. Hermione was stunned for half a second, and her expression became strange.

"Wait, Ellinor, you wouldn't want to say—"

"Oh, it seems the new professor arrived on time."

Ellinor continued to happily dip the potato wedges without turning her head, and explained casually.

"Powerful spells and life magic are different, no one doesn't want to be lazy—more importantly..."

"Mrs. Weasley is a witch with real marriage and childbirth experience. This is a big advantage in Hogwarts."

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