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All through Wednesday Harry, Ron, Neville, Draco, and even Hermione discreetly spread rumors about Snape and Umbridge. All kinds of rumors, from the ordinary rumors about Snape being a vampire, to the extreme rumors that Umbridge was going to conduct a survey on how much wood a woodchuck could chuck.

Harry had suggested to Neville and Draco, as an offhand remark, that it would be interesting to see what rumors about the two teachers the other students would accept. This added the two boys into the rebellion without them knowing about it. Ron had cheerfully gone about spreading rumors to different students once he was told about the next plan in the rebellion. Hermione had join in once she had heard Ron's first rumors that he told the other fifth year Gryffindors, having figured out the plan once Harry had joined in. So there was currently a group of five spreading mischief, instead of the two that normally did.

The students didn't believe most of the rumors that the five spread, who would believe that Snape was a spider in disguise? But some of them, especially the ones spread by Hermione, were believed by the student body.

Breakfast and lunch had students whispering to the other houses, comparing rumors. Most of the teachers managed to hear the rumors, listening to the whispering. The only teacher that hadn't heard any of the rumors was Umbridge. She was too busy talking loudly to the other teachers, who were ignoring her, to even notice that there was something going on with the students. Umbridge was so involved in her monologue about the greatness of Minister Fudge that she didn't even notice the funny taste to her food.

Rebellion, Chapter 21