[HPforGrownups] Re: JKR Speaks: Arthur Weasly will NOT be next Minister of Magic

[James Lawlor]

No: HPFGUIDX 107816

Medi de Romanus
> Lucius Malfoy has been put into Azkaban prison. I believe that this
> rules him out on the chance that he may become Minister of Magic.
> Same with Umbridge, though she wasn't put in Azkaban, but she did set
> the Dementors on the Boy-Who-Lived.

Umbridge:
Hem hem... I believe if you will *carefully* look over the
Ministry-provided pamphlets you will notice that the Dementors have
sided with You-Know-Who meaning they have not been under the control
of the Ministry for quite some time now. The Ministry very regretfully
acknowledges this most unfortunate oversight and would like to assure
everyone that those who thought themselves capable of handling the
Dementors as Ministry representatives will find that they have been
wisely granted positions more closely suited to their individual
abilities and limitations.

As for the nasty, *vicious* rumors you may have read in the Daily
Prophet, you will note that they have a history of reporting
misinformation and were implicated in the cover-up of You-Know-Who's
return - lead by former Minister Cornelius Fudge, may he rest in
peace. The Ministry also suspects that Albus Dumbledore may be using
this time of crisis and manipulating the *innocent* public's fear for
political gain, and as such his spreading rumors to discredit me
should surprise no one.

James:
It could happen... I really *really* hope not, but it probably could
happen, knowing Umbridge. Personally, I don't think we'll be seeing
too much more of her - she seems to have gotten her comeuppance by her
encounter with the centuars and her hasty exodus from Hogwarts; it
would be rather jarring to see her back as a major character again.

- James Lawlor, who feels the need to wash his hands after typing the
pseudo-Umbridge-speech
jlawlor at gmail.com