Some canon related WOMBAT wonderings/ some questions from the test

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 170258

Soooo, I was fascinated by some of WOMBAT questions and their 
relation to canon, if they are true and would love to discuss it here.

I am copying those few questions from what Chancie so graciously 
typed up on OTC list. Thank you so much for doing it.


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Okay, questions 3 and 4 ask us to figure out which ones of those 
decisions by Ministry of Magic had the best and worst effect on 
everyday wisarding life.

Here they are:

3. Chose the ministry of magic decision that, in your estimation,
had
the MOST DAMAGING effect on present day wizarding life.
a) the creation of the international statute of Wizarding secrecy in
1692.
b) The defeat of the Appeal Against House- Elf Slavery in 1973
c) The drive into hiding of the surviving giants in the early 1980's
d) the 1865 decision to leave full control of Gringotts in the Goblin
hands
e)the Wand band of 1631, which forbade non-human magical beings to
carry wands
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4. Chose the ministry of magic decision that, in your estimation,
had
the BEST effect on present day warding life.
a) the Creation of the international statute of Wizarding secrecy in
1692.
b) The defeat of the Appeal Against House- Elf Slavery in 1973
c) The drive into hiding of the surviving giants in the early 1980's
d) the 1865 decision to leave full control of Gringotts in the Goblin
hands
e)The Wand band of 1631, which forbade non-human magical beings to
carry wands


Alla:

First of all I must say I was blinking when I saw the question that 
even suggests that some decision of Ministry can have good effect on 
everyday WW life, I was thinking - maybe it is one of those questions 
that will lose me points no matter what I answer, but then I figured, 
oh well, let's pretend that sometimes Ministry does something good.

I answered (d) as something that had the best effect on WW life. I 
mean, it could be statute of secrecy, but I figured that decision to 
leave money in goblins control, in other words leave something so 
significant for WW existance in control of non-human race, may have 
done a lot towards making goblins if not super friendly, but at least 
not hostile towards human wizards these days and no more rebellions 
or something.


Another thing, when I was looking at those questions, I was 
fascinated to see that there was an appeal against House elf slavery 
so recently and it was defeated. I thought that was the worst 
decision and marked it as such. I also think that this is another 
support towards JKR intent to portray House elves situation as pretty 
comparable to slavery.


Thoughts?

Alla.