Shake-up at the Ministry

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No: HPFGUIDX 92175

BrwNeil at a... wrote:
> 
> > This is why I don't bet on horse races because I'd probably lose 
the family 
> > home, but my money is definitely on AW.  Too often has JKR 
emphasized his lowly 
> > ministry position and his lack of money.  What greater slap in 
the face to 
> > Percy could there be than the father he rejected becoming MoM.
> > 
> > The clincher is that JKR always has Hermione being right except 
when excited 
> > and Ron always being wrong except when joking.  Ron joked about 
Gryffindor 
> > having as much chance of wining the Quidditch cup as his dad 
becoming MoM.  
> > Gryffindor won and so will the long shot Weasley.
> > 

Kneasy wrote
> 
> I agree with you but for slightly different reasons.
> 
> Two  clues from the chat can be tied to gether:
> 1. There is a new Minister
> 2. The Muggle world is starting to notice things.
> 
> This is likely  to cause problems for the Ministry.
> Somebody will  have to take charge and sort  it out.
> OK, who is the MoM expert on Muggles? Arthur.
> 
> Weasleys triumphant!

Neri:
My vote is for AW for a single reason: I want to see the expression 
on Percy's face (or at least read JKR's description of it) when he 
finds out. I think this reason is as good as any.

Besides, anyone who has managed, with very meager budget, to navigate 
such a large and dynamic family to safe water and good chances for 
future (if not present) prosperity must be a good Minister. Yes, I 
know it was Molly who was doing the actual organizing, but this is 
exactly the mark of a good Minister: He doesn't try to manage things 
himself. He gives the good administrators free rein and then people 
give him the credit for the good results. It is, however, the 
Minister's job to set policies and priorities, and we know one thing 
for sure: under AW the tax payers' money (oops, I mean gold) will go 
to better education, not fancy fountains.

Neri