A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 234 The Most Powerful Woman

Overall, house-elves are in a bad situation, even worse than most magical creatures.

Their unique characteristics have determined their current situation: slaves!

Pure-blood wizarding families have house-elves for generations, and this servility is ingrained in their blood.

As William said, improvement is not a short-term task.

Of course, many people are unaware of the dire situation faced by house-elves.

If a house-elves live in an ordinary wizarding family, they are generally not subjected to excessive criticism, because they are considered important property.

They couldn't bear to part with it!

Even in the Weasley household, her status would probably be slightly higher than Ron's, considering that one elf does the work of nine people.

If you don't treat these model workers well and provide them with good food and drink, aren't you out of your mind?

However, it's different in pureblood families. Pureblood families that have Pokémon are very wealthy and don't care about having one or two Pokémon.

Has no one paid attention to the plight of house-elves and tried to make changes all these years?

Of course there is.

The Ministry of Magic has an Office for the Relocation of House-Elves, which is a subordinate department of the Office of Anothers within the Department of Magical Creatures Management and Control.

This office is responsible for the placement and relocation of house-elves.

After joining the Ministry of Magic, Newt worked in this department for two years.

He described the past two years as "extremely boring," and finally, unable to bear the loneliness, he was forced to go into business, letting loose and going wild.

He was lured by Dumbledore all the way to America, and then... he almost got executed.

Even someone as withdrawn as Newt Scamander couldn't stand the loneliness, so you can imagine how idle this department must be.

It's basically the same as a liaison office for Malaysians, and it's used for retirement purposes.

Since there aren't many house-elves, the Ministry of Magic can't improve their living conditions.

This situation persisted until 1973, when the Magical Congress of the United States first abolished the slavery of house-elves.

Because of the impact of this event, some wizards in Britain have filed appeals against the slavery of house-elves in order to prevent the enslavement of house-elves by the British magical society.

However, the Ministry of Magic rejected the appeal that year.

"Why was it rejected?" Hermione asked, puzzled.

"Because of the war," William analyzed seriously. "At that time, it was the time when the Dark Lord was rising and the Death Eaters were running rampant."

Families that keep house-elves are usually pure-blooded families.

The Ministry of Magic needs to win them over as much as possible, rather than abolishing a seemingly unnecessary system that pushes neutral families to the Dark Lord's side.

Politics is about compromise... and the Ministry of Magic has been compromising ever since.

"Is there really no other way?" Hermione asked.

There is a solution... of course.

Why do the fairies have this power? What gives them the right to independently control Gringotts?

Why didn't they end up as house-elves?

That's because they fought back.

The fairy rebellion lasted for more than two centuries.

During this time, both the wizards and the fairies grew weary, so they reached a new agreement.

House-elves would have to stage a "beer hall riot" if they wanted to achieve the same status as fairies.

Then, gather another group of armed men, storm Azkaban prison, and ideally, send one or two Ministers of Magic to the guillotine.

Simply perfect.

However, such a thing is unlikely to happen in the short term, since servility is ingrained in the little elves' bones.

But among so many pet Pokémon, there will always be one or two oddballs, or those with a high degree of self-awareness.

William thought that the little elf named Dobby looked just like him!

Therefore, the slavery of house-elves is not only an immediate concern, but also a rather thorny long-term worry.

The Magical Congress of America recognized this and, learning from the fairy's experience, nipped this potential problem in the bud.

To avoid being poisoned by their own elves while eating in the future, reforms in Britain will inevitably have to be put on the agenda sooner or later.

So, who will do this?

William patted Hermione's head; clearly, the girl was already aware of this.

This is not betraying one's class; on the contrary, it is helping wizards to continue to eke out a living!

Of course, abolishing slavery is definitely something that will go down in the history of magic, enough to earn a Merlin Medal.

However, there are also many obstacles.

Top-down reforms never succeed easily because distributing power from the top down cuts off the interests of many vested interests.

Of course they would object.

However, times have changed.

Most families that own house-pockets are purebloods.

The idea of ​​pure-bloodedness has long been outdated.

If it weren't for Voldemort's counter-current rise, these historical dusts would have been swept into the dustbin of history by Dumbledore long ago.

Voldemort is destined to return. If he returns as a king only to die once more, it will signify the complete failure of the pure-blood family's counterattack.

That was the best time for reform.

One's destiny depends on one's own efforts, but the course of history must also be taken into account.

The current historical process is about to reach that point.

The Ministry of Magic in the future certainly needs a minister with both courage and the ability to unite people to make significant changes.

William knew Hermione better than anyone. Once she set her mind on something and believed it was right, she would do anything to achieve it.

Hermione is that kind of girl!

If she wants to do this, William will definitely help her.

Ideally, Hermione would become Minister for Magic, the most powerful woman in the British Isles.

What, lacking political resources?

What a joke, Hermione's greatest political asset is... William.

Why did Fudge always ask Dumbledore for his opinions?

Because he needed to let the public see that he and Dumbledore had a good relationship, and that Dumbledore was "words" to him.

Given Dumbledore's influence, as long as a wizard isn't too bad, with his support, they're bound to rise to power.

While Fudge was waving the banner of Dumbledore's influence, he was also afraid of that influence and was actively trying to eliminate it.

Doesn't Dumbledore know?

he knows.

They just don't care.

In the magical world, what matters most is not power, but personal strength.

This is a heroic fantasy world.

Voldemort is so powerful that he could take over the Ministry of Magic.

Similarly, William has spent seven years in the time loop, he has a Ravenclaw ring, Nico's guidance... he is destined to become a Dumbledore-like figure.

His influence will extend to the British Isles.

In fact, his influence is now beginning to spread, and he has a large number of fans at the school.

The youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin, he is seen by many as Dumbledore's successor.

They're just waiting for Dumbledore to die so they can say, "I trust you to handle things."

Hermione has no pure-blood family support and lacks political resources, but that doesn't matter.

With William's support, she could easily rise to power.

Of course, this is all predicated on Hermione being willing to become Minister for Magic.

Wait a minute... In the future, should we also follow the EU and create a European Magic Alliance?

Hermione as Minister of Magic, William as Chairman of the European Magic Alliance, isn't that a bit much?

"William, what are you thinking about?" Hermione asked, blushing. "You've messed up my hair."

"Oh, sorry." William quickly withdrew his hand.

"I'm thinking about how to help you solve your house-elves problem," William said cheerfully.

I just got distracted and ended up on the "European Magic Alliance".

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