HP4GU Contest #15 Results

[Joy M]

No: HPFGUIDX 27566

I have recent (only...sob!) 5 entries to the Minister of Magic 
Electoral Campaign Contest, but as usual they are all terrific.  
Brandon, Cindy and Lucy have come up with amusing and characteristic 
slogans for some of our favorite HP people.  And, David Frankis and 
Eric Oppen have each done a fantastic job and undoubtedly have new 
careers ahead of them.

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Voldemort's campaign slogan: Vote for me, or ELSE!

Brandon   (bak42 at netzero.net)
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If Crouch Jr. ran for office, his campaign slogan could be "All 
things to all people."

Cindy (cynthiaanncoe at home.com)

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Vote for Mad-Eye Moody - when the Dark Lord is threatening to return, 
I can promise you CONSTANT VIGILANCE!!

Lucy Austin (lucy at luphen.co.uk)

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Hallowe'en, 1996

Dear Wizarding Elector,

I am writing to request your support at a crucial time in the history 
of our community, a small and beleaguered one, yet vital and uniquely 
chosen by Destiny.

The coming election to the post of Minister of Magic may seem to you 
to be a mundane, even routine affair, in which the re-election of Mr 
Fudge should be a mere formality. A year or two ago, I would have 
agreed. Cornelius Fudge has, for most of his career, provided 
competent and unswervingly loyal service to the wider Wizarding 
community, and he has always had my unstinting support.

However, I believe that the situation has now changed, with the 
current rumours abroad that the Enemy of our people, for fifteen 
years merely a name to frighten children, has returned. I for one do 
not believe there is a scrap of truth in these rumours, but rather 
that they have been given credence by misguided idealists. But the 
very fact that these rumours are spreading shows the need for a 
firmer hand on the tiller in these troubling times.

Not only has the current administration at the Ministry of Magic 
allowed these rumours to flourish, its inability to recapture the 
notorious Sirius Black, and its botched attempts - so effectively 
exposed by the public spirited efforts of Rita Skeeter and The Daily 
Prophet - to cover up the lax state of affairs at Hogwarts School of 
Witchcraft and Wizardry, all point to a deeper malaise. I need hardly 
remind you of its lamentable record in managing recent sporting 
events.

Why do I consider these matters to be so grave? In response, I merely 
say, look about you. The Wizarding Community feels itself ever more 
outnumbered by the teeming Muggle populace. While many can count 
individual Muggles among their friends and admirers, history teaches 
only too well the danger they collectively present to us. I believe 
concerns in the Ministry and elsewhere about scrupulous fairness to 
Muggles, while motivated by the highest principles, have obscured our 
real danger.

Although it is with deep reluctance that I have allowed my name to go 
forward, and I bear Mr Fudge no personal ill-will, I believe that the 
time has come for a new administration, which can guide the whole 
Wizarding community firmly and safely through the troubled waters 
that lie ahead.

I urge you to reflect carefully before the ballot box, and consider 
the consequences that may befall a hastily or complacently cast vote.

With best wishes

Your friend

Lucius Malfoy


David Frankis (dfrankiswork at netscape.net)
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Vote for Percy Weasley---The One Who Obeys _All_ The Rules!

Vote for Cornelius Fudge---He Kept Us Safe From Death Eaters!

Vote for Lucius Malfoy---Or Else!

Vote for Goyle---A Big Job Needs A Big Man!

Vote for Severus Snape---Because He's Good At Dealing With Mixups!

Vote for Rubeus Hagrid---He Deals With Monsters, He Can Handle 
Bureaucrats!

Vote for Ginny Weasley---Because She's SO Cute!

Vote for Harry Potter---The Boy Who Lived Is The Man We Need!

Vote for McNair---He'll Cut Out The Nonsense!

Vote for Peter Pettigrew---He Knows How To Deal With The Dark Lord!


Eric Oppen (oppen at cnsinternet.com)
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