Shake-up at the Ministry

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No: HPFGUIDX 92291

I don't think that Arthur was ever under the imperius curse. 

Unfortunately when you have a hate group (Death Eaters, Pure 
Blood "Pushers" etc), and there is someone or a family like the 
Weasleys who can easily be part of their group, but choose not to 
be, it creates a lot of annimosity for that family within that 
group.  They are then labled as sympethizers, or in this 
case 'muggle-lovers' and it can close lots of doors for this family. 
Again, most of these purists tend to have some position of power 
within the community, or else their views wouldn't be as impactful.

Every generation and every culture has a form of these purists in 
their midst.  If you think hard enough you can think of a few in 
your own community.  The ones that are easiest to recall are the 
ones in positions of power.

Lucious and Arthur have more than enough for antagonistic feelings 
for each other.  Lucious believes Arthur and his family turned their 
back on their heritage, one which he feels they should be proud of.  
Arthur feels that purebloods with Lucious' views are pompus, 
arrogant, and delusional of their own superiority.

I think that Arthur would like to get something on Lucious to knock 
him down a couple of peggs and show him that he is not an 
untouchable, regardless of how much money, or how far back his blood 
lines go.  I think it would bother any man when their significant 
other tells them someone else can better them at something even if 
it is true.  Just like Molly telling Arthur 'not to bite off more 
than he can chew' with Malfoy.  Arthur knows Malfoy has more power 
than him in the community, but he doesn't need Molly to remind him.  
His comment was more of a retorical comment.

Anyway, that's my two knuts.