Everyday Players at Hogwarts..

Chapter 365 Minister for Magic

[The Minister of Magic is the supreme leader of the British wizarding world and the highest-ranking person in the Ministry of Magic.

The Minister for Magic has overall authority over all matters relating to the British wizarding community, and he also has exclusive jurisdiction over the Ministry of Magic as a whole.

This position is equivalent to the Prime Minister in British Muggle society.

The Minister for Magic is generally elected through democratic elections, although there have been cases where the Minister has directly requested someone to take up the position.

There is no fixed limit to the term of office of the Minister of Magic, but elections must be held regularly, with a maximum interval of seven years.

So, obviously, if you want to be Minister of Magic, the most important thing is to gain the recognition of the wizards in the wizarding world. If you do well, you may be able to do it until retirement.

This can be seen from the term of office of a certain Minister of Magic nicknamed "The Spoiler".

His name is Faris Spavin, a wizard who is very good at speaking.

In 1865, at the age of 109, he became the Minister of Magic. No one would have thought that he, who had no other merits except for his public speaking, could stay in this position for 38 years.

At the age of 147, he began to retreat to the second line.

But this was not because he was too old to work, but because he attended Queen Victoria's funeral wearing an admiral's hat and foot protectors.

So he was fired for violating the Protection Act, just like Millicent Bagnold in modern times (Bagnor was fired for defending a large part of the wizarding celebrations after Voldemort's defeat - because they violated the International Statute of Secrecy).

During Spaven's tenure, he was assassinated several times, but they were all because of his mouth. For example, he was assassinated (kicked) by a centaur because of a centaur joke (which begins with "A centaur, a ghost, and a dwarf walked into the same tavern").

But other than that, his position as Minister of Magic was surprisingly secure.

The fact that he achieved the longest-serving Minister of Magic in history was not just because he could speak, but the most important thing was that he was born in Hufflepuff, and with his speaking ability, he won the support of the majority of the wizarding world - Hufflepuffs. 】

"Hufflepuff, Faris Spaven, is he a Hufflepuff?" Harry, who was talking to Ryan, questioned.

"Yes, the first Minister of Magic, Ulric Gamp, was also a Hufflepuff." Ryan replied in his mind.

Since Kate and the others went back to celebrate Christmas, Ryan, who stayed in Hogwarts on a whim, became a lonely old man.

He was so bored that he started talking to Harry Potter about the most important qualities to be the Minister of Magic.

Well, maybe also origin.

"But it's clearly written in the book—" Harry replied.

"It's obviously not written, right? A Hufflepuff running for Minister of Magic is a shortcut, a shortcut that was deliberately covered up by the other three houses."

"All those ministers who don't have a label on their house origins and don't have a bad reputation are Hufflepuffs." Ryan rolled his eyes in disdain.

"Then let me ask you a question. You must be familiar with Diggory, the central figure in your recent topic."

"So, what college is he from?" Ryan asked.

"Hufflepuff," Harry replied in his mind as he pretended to be tired and closed his eyes.

"Yes, all Diggory's are Hufflepuffs."

"The fourth Minister of Magic is a Diggory, Eldritch Diggory." Ryan's voice rang in Harry's heart.

But this was shocking news to Harry. How could it be possible!

In Harry's impression, at least in the mouths of Ron and Draco, the position of Minister of Magic has always been in the hands of Slytherin and Gryffindor, and occasionally a Ravenclaw stands out.

Hufflepuff? Aren't they just a bunch of mediocre people?

"The position of Minister of Magic has always been in the hands of the majority, that is, Hufflepuff," Ryan replied.

"But, isn't Dumbledore a Hufflepuff?" Harry looked doubtful, and Ron and Ginny in his arms almost thought he was having a nightmare again.

"Being born in that college is just a shortcut. As long as you are not a Slytherin, you will still be chosen as a minister if you are good enough. Just like Dumbledore, he was invited to be a minister three times." Ryan was speechless.

"Slytherin? But Draco—" Harry didn't know how to respond.

"But according to Draco Malfoy, the Ministry of Magic has always been in the hands of these pure-bloods, right?"

"You can say that, but the position of minister is not like that. At most, they occupy a position of power other than the minister."

"When the Malfoys were at their peak, they could only indirectly control a minister, not directly - because the people would not elect them."

"You can combine the Twenty-Eight Holy Clans and look at the surnames of past Ministers of Magic: Damocles Rowle, Perseus Parkinson, Josephina Flint, Radolphus Lestrange, Hector Foley."

"Out of 33 Ministers of Magic, only 5 are pure-bloods."

"They are all obviously from Slytherin house too."

"But because of their bad reputation, the colleges they graduated from were kept secret by policy."

"Damocles Rowle founded the most cruel prison, Azkaban, and his descendants have been committed to maintaining this prison."

"Edrich Diggory died of dragon pox because he wanted to abolish Azkaban."

"Perseus Parkinson tried to pass a bill that would ban wizards and Muggles from marrying."

"Josephine Flint was pathologically opposed to all Muggle technology, removed all flush toilets from the Ministry of Magic, and even demanded that Hogwarts do the same."

"Radolphus Lestrange tried to close the Department of Mysteries. He hated all advanced technology, including magic. He believed it would threaten their pure-blood magical knowledge."

"Hector Foley allowed Grindelwald to do what he did, turned a blind eye to him, and pursued a policy of appeasement, like an ostrich burying his head in the sand, as if danger would not come." Ryan replied.

"So, Fudge is not the worst. At most, he is greedy for money and has sold out some of his country's interests?" Harry looked strange.

And Ryan couldn't help but sigh that Fudge's resignation might be a good thing for Fudge himself.

In the original world line, after Voldemort's resurrection, Fudge's behavior was exactly the same as his predecessor Hector Foley.

"Ryan, are you saying all this just to make one thing clear?"

"Percy took a detour?" Harry opened his eyes and looked at Percy who was still talking about his cooking experience.

Percy looked extremely pleased, even when he was a superior he had never been so happy.

Harry began to wonder if Percy had offended Ryan, causing him to spend so much energy analyzing the history of magic, which he hated the most.

(End of this chapter)