CHAPDISC: HBP1, The Other Minister

[Constance Vigilance]

No: HPFGUIDX 141820

> CHAPTER DISCUSSIONS: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 
> 
> 2. The PM felt like an `ignorant schoolboy.' Is this truly how they 
> were treating him and if so, how does the condescension of the two 
> wizards relate to their ostensible leadership of opposition to the 
> Muggle-hating DEs?  Is this condescension symptomatic of their rise 
> to power or a deeper problem within the wizarding community apart 
> from LV & co.?
> 

CV: One wonders if the Other Minister could have summoned the MoM
through the portrait. The schism between the worlds seems quite
complete if no minister had ever tried it. Wouldn't it have been so
tempting to get a bit of magical assistance in a tight political spot?

CV