Arthur Weasley

[bboy_mn]

No: HPFGUIDX 43198

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "hp_fan16" <hp_fan16 at y...> wrote:

-Normal-~the ugly Veela~ Said:
There has been much on the Weasely's as well as the MoM. when i
finished GoF, i had been under the impression that Bill had been sent
to his father to not only inform him of the nights happenings, but as
well as have he lead an uprising within the ministry. 
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BBoy_mn responds:
"Uprising"; figuratively Yes, litterally No. He is going to rally
support for Dumbledore within the Ministry. Since Minister Fudge is
refusing to believe Voldemort is back; it's up to Arthur to inform and
mobilize as many people as he can as fast as he can, in order to get
people actively working against Voldemort as soon as possible. His
goal is not to take over the government, and not to act against Fudge.
While he may act against Fudge's wishes, he had no desire to act
against Fudge personally. Now at some point, it may get so bad that
people realize that they have to get Fudge out of office because he is
becoming a hinderance to the cause, but that removal will be done
politically, not subversively.
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-Normal-~the ugly Veela~ Continued:
I believe most thought this as well, but where my opinion seems to
differ, is that I also thought Arthur was going to become the misiter
of magic. I was lead to believe this by Mrs Weasley's comments. "It's
Arthurs fondess of Muggles that has held him back at the Ministry all
theese years." I thought that she was implying that Arthur could
easily have a gained a seat of 'power' but he chose not to, which i
thought also implied he was about to. Perhaps i'm alone in my thinking
and assumptions. I would just like to know if any others saw it that
way, or indeed what they thought was implied.

-Normal-
~the ugly Veela~

BBoy_mn Adds:
Well first, I can see Arthur as Minister of Magic at the end of and
possibly before the end of book 7. He's intelligent, he's diplomatic
to some extent, he's hard working, open minded, and well liked. Also,
he is NOT power hungry or politically motivated. His 'love of his
office' would never stop him from seeing the obvious. So, yes, I can
see Arthur as Minister of Magic. Quite a change for the Weasley
family, to go from a poor family of a obscure office worker, to (a
degree of) wealth and the most powerful position in the wizard world.

While I don't think Mrs. Weasley statement was meant to imply that
Arthur deserved to be at or near the top of the government, I certain
think she meant, and I agree, that Arthur should have had an important
and substantial position within the government. 

I don't think Arthur is the type to seek out a position like Minister
of Magic, but, if he thought it was his duty, felt is was for the
greater good, and had substantial support; I think he would be a good
citizen and take the job.

While Arthur nearly alway yeilds to Molly, I think Arthur can be
strong, forceful, and determined when necessary.

Just some thoughts.

bboy_mn