short introduction & lots of questions

[Lyda Clunas]

No: HPFGUIDX 20363

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., pigwidgeon37 at y... wrote:

>> 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)<<

Do you know, I've never thought about this. Hmm. Good question. I'd 
imagine that there's some sort of board of Ministry officials or 
such, but who knows, perhaps it's popular election. That would be 
interesting... 
 
>> 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...<<

Poor guy. Snape seems to get the worst of the theories thrown at him. 
I don't know who came up with the Vampire idea, but I've seen it 
posted numerous times in several different places, so it is quite a 
widespread theory. One which I most certainly do not hold too, BTW.
 
>> 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.<<

That depends on if she visits him in Bulgaria, but I got the 
impression that she turned down his offer. I bet her parents wouldn't 
be too keen on the idea anyway; I know my mother would *never* have 
let me date an 18-year-old guy when I was 14, and she'd have had a 
heart attack if some an older guy asked me to come stay with him in a 
different country. I think a long-distance friendship might continue, 
but if her glares to Fleur Delacour in GoF are any indication, I 
think she has her mind on a certain someone else. Which, I might add, 
is kind of ironic, since Ron seems to be so much less mature than she.

Lyda