short introduction & lots of questions

[pigwidgeon37 at yahoo.it]

No: HPFGUIDX 20360

Hi, everybody,

first I have to make an apologetical auto- presentation: I'm an 
Austrian (NOT having voted Haider, just to get things straight) 
currently living in Italy, so please everybody forgive me if my 
English is not quite up to your standards.

Anyway: This is my first day in this group and I'm quite thrilled 
writing this message.

Question 1: Can anybody tell me how a person becomes Minister of 
Magic? Because it is mentioned that e.g. Barty Crouch was believed to 
be the next minitser, but after his son's trial and his wife's death 
his popularity went down and so, in the end, the lucky one was 
Cornelius fudge. But it is never made clear who nominates or elects 
the minister. (On the contrary, the Hogwarts Headmaster is obviously 
elected by the board of governors)

Question 2: Who on earth had the idea that snape might be a Vampire? 
he most certainly would need a shrink, as he's suffering from a very 
bad inferiority complex, but a Vampire....

Question 3: How will, in your opinion, continue the relationship 
between Hermione and duck-footed Viktor Krum? because he seems much 
more interested in her than she in him.

Well, that's enough for the moment.
Pigwidgeon37