Umbridge's Great Success as a DADA Teacher

[arrowsmithbt]

No: HPFGUIDX 77407

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "James Redmont" <jamesredmont at h...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "arrowsmithbt" 
> > Nice one.
> > The Queen does matter.
> > The Armed Forces, the Police and the Judicuary all swear personal
> > oaths of loyalty to the Queen, not to Parliament, even though 
> that's
> > who pays their salaries. If the Queen ( upon advice) refused to 
> sign
> > a piece of legislation, it could not be passed into law. There 
> would 
> > be a constitutional crisis. Parliament *could* depose the Queen, or
> > at least force an abdication in these circumstances, but it would 
> > get very messy, especially if some of the above groups decided to
> > take their oaths seriously.
> > 
> > Unfortunately for A. Blair Esq., the post of Prime Minister does
> > not figure in the English Constitution. It is a courtesy title for 
> the
> > leader of the party forming the government. He is supposed to 
> > derive his power and authority through Parliament and has no
> > other constitutional powers. I don't think he's happy with this.
> > 
> > Kneasy
> 
> Me:
> 
> So by saying the Queen *does* matter (in the Potterverse), you mean 
> one of two things:
> 
> 1)The WW is under the Queen (am I the only one who thinks this is 
> doubtful?)
> 
> or...
> 
> 2)You believe the Queen, rather than the PM (which is supported in 
> canon), would be involved in matters such as securing the secrecy of 
> the WW?  
> 
> (Here's the OT part, which you guys seem to be enjoying.  If having 
> a Queen could potentially cause so much instability, isn't Tony 
> Blair quite right to feel unhappy about the situation?  JMHO )
> 
> James "thank buddha for democracy" Redmont

You've missed one. Maybe the Queen *is* magical. After all, she
just has to say the word and ships slide into the sea, bridges are
opened and personages elevated. What could be more magical
than that?

Tony Blair, like Fudge, is a politician. Like Fudge, you'd be a fool
to trust him. The Queen knows when to keep her mouth shut, 
unlike every politician that grasps at expediency instead of 
principle.

The royal children used to go to some weird school in the wilds
of Scotland for their education (sound familiar?). Since they never
seemed to learn anything of significance to the muggle world, we 
must assume they learned something else. Charles talks to plants,
perhaps they talk back. Prof Sprout would be proud of him.

Merlin was advisor to a king, maybe the Order of Merlin is
an ancient decoration bestowed by the Crown. And that isn't a 
sceptre, it's an Ollivander special with tail hairs from the unicorn 
on the Royal Coat of Arms.

Kneasy
P.S. What's democracy?