"You—you can't!" Professor Trelawney wailed, tears streaming from behind her large glasses, "You—you can't fire me! I've—I've been here for sixteen years! Hog—Hogwarts is my... my home!"
"Once was your home," Professor Umbridge said.
Seeing Professor Trelawney collapse onto a trunk crying bitterly, her toad-like face showing a smug smile, Harry felt a wave of nausea.
"Until an hour ago, the Minister of Magic signed your dismissal order—now please leave the hall, you're embarrassing us."
But she stood there, gloating as she watched Professor Trelawney tremble, sobbing, rocking back and forth on the trunk.
Harry heard a sniffle to his left, turned and saw Lavender and Parvati holding each other, silently crying.
He felt it was time to step up—because Professor Trelawney was being retaliated against by Umbridge because of him.
"This is not right, Umbridge."
Harry said, squeezing out from the crowd.
"Well done! Harry!" The students behind him called out in support.
"Harry! Go for it!" Draco also jeered.
Seeing the newcomer was Harry, Umbridge's face showed a triumphant expression.
"Oh, it's Potter." She said with a false smile, "Seems you enjoy slandering professors, enjoy slandering senior officials from the Ministry of Magic—I think..."
"Shut the hell up," Harry cursed, "You're just Fudge's lapdog, what qualifies you to meddle with Hogwarts? Screw you!"
Umbridge was clearly taken aback by Harry openly confronting her, even using foul language to insult her.
Harry had something to say too, "I've cursed Voldemort, what am I afraid of with you?"
"You're just a student of Hogwarts—" At this point, Umbridge's triangular eyes drooped, "Oh, I forgot, the Ministry of Magic has also signed your expulsion order, you're no longer a student of Hogwarts."
"A pink toad, really thinks she's the principal of Hogwarts?" Harry said with a cold smile.
"See, students?" Umbridge maintained her signature fake smile, surveyed the crowd, looked at the students, "I think Mr. Potter's actions give me reason to doubt your loyalty to Hogwarts—or have you long wanted to run off to join your girlfriend, Grindelwald, right? What an evil surname..."
Harry drew out his magic wand, stepped forward.
Umbridge was scared by Harry and took a step back.
Instead of using any spell on Umbridge, he pointed the magic wand at his throat and cast an Amplification Spell.
"I want to ask Lady Umbridge, what exactly have you done, to dare question my loyalty to Hogwarts!"
He stepped forward again.
"I brought glory to Hogwarts in the Triwizard Tournament!"
Harry turned around, facing the students.
The surrounding students raised their arms and cheered.
"I've thwarted Voldemort's plots three times in this school!"
Harry stretched out a finger to point at himself.
The cheering grew even louder, especially from the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff students, who shouted for Harry at the top of their lungs.
"My parents also sacrificed themselves on the forefront against Voldemort!"
At this point, Harry turned to Umbridge.
"So now, the question I want to ask Dolores Jane Umbridge is!"
"What the hell have you done! To make you think you have the right to question my loyalty to Hogwarts!"