Some canon related WOMBAT wonderings/ some questions from the test

[pippin_999]

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> 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,

Pippin:
Honestly, it cracks me up every time someone suggests that JKR is
some kind of anarchist. If it wasn't for government assistance, 
there wouldn't be any Harry Potter books. She's said it was the 
only thing that made it possible for her to raise her daughter 
and write.

 She's *not* against the nanny state or everything it does, IMO,
she just thinks it does a miserable job in some respects. Much 
like Dumbledore's attitude towards the Dursleys, if you think about it. 

Anyway, the conceit is that the WOMBAT is a ministry sponsored test, so
it wouldn't be anti-Ministry, would it? The only thing that's always
puzzled me is which Ministry officials I ought to imagine are grading
it, because Cornelius Fudge or Crouch Sr would like some
answers that   Shacklebolt or Arthur would detest. But then
I realized that the testing authority is one Griselda Marchbanks,
whom we know is a fervent Dumbledore supporter, so the answer's
been there all along. 

On that grounds, I choose the Statute of Secrecy as the best 
thing, since Dumbledore seems so upset when he finds that
Ron and Harry have violated it in CoS.  The wand use ban gets
my vote for the worst since it affects the most individuals. 
While House Elf slavery is bad, I doubt it would have been
possible if Elves had wands and could defend themselves.

Pippin