Six weeks had passed since the meeting in the Hog's Head and life
in the castle had, if possible, gotten worse. The toads' tyranny had
become fanatical and had evolved from that of an inconvenience, to
something of a complete hindrance. She had all but nullified any of
the authority of the other professors, including the headmaster, and
now the castle seemed to be functioning on her will and rules. To
enforce her rules she had offered certain students a place in her
'inquisitorial squad' which was nothing short of a group of bullies and
sycophants looking to victimise any they came across without due
reasoning.
Of course being handpicked by Umbridge herself, the squad
consisted of mostly older Slytherin students from pureblood families
and a select few who were seen as lackeys. At first there had been
much vocal objection to such a group but those individuals were
soon silenced after a detention or two with the toad herself.
Yes, Dolores Umbridge was very happy with her implementation and
the enforcement of her decrees and she found that being on top here
could be quite the easy assignment.
There were of course a few students that still needed to be quelled
as demonstrated by the occasional disturbance in the castle in the
form of fireworks and other pranks usually aimed at her squad, but
Umbridge was certain the perpetrators would be apprehended soon
enough and then her peace would prosper.