Some canon related WOMBAT wonderings

[Rick & LeAnn Kelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 170297


magpie:
> I had the first one be the one 
> who made the older Ministers walk out because she was a woman, 

zgirnius:
If I recall correctly, she was the first female Minister (and a 
former Wizard of the Month, which is where I think I came across this 
fact). So I was pretty sure this had to be right.

> magpie:
> the Squib riots during the 60s because that seemed to fit that 
> time period. 

zgirnius:
Me too. I also guessed that the day of celebration after Voldemort 
seemed to die led to the removal of the Minister at that time, so 
chose the widespread violations of the Statute of Secrecy one for 
Fudge's predecessor (whose name I cannot bring up at the moment).
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Magpie and Zgirnius, I agree with both of you on these. I seem to remember
something, - I think it was from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, -
that while Stump was minister he changed the status of ghosts from beasts to
spirits, so the ghost protest floats probably occurred during his term.

A farrier is one who shoes horses, and a bone spavin is a swelling sometimes
seen on a horse, so I made a loose connection between the name of Faris
Spavin and the half-horse centaur, and chose ol' Spout-Hole for the assassin
target.

I had trouble with question 12, the two policies that would best serve the
Ministry in its fight against the Dark Arts. I finally decided on B and E,
teaching unforgivable curses from year one, and improving the ministry's
information policy. I couldn't see JKR ever being in favor of burning books,
and it seems logical that some items used in dark potions are needed for
regular potions, too. Granting automatic life sentences in Azkaban without
trial is what landed Sirius in jail, so that one's no good. Lifting the jinx
against the DADA teacher post would help the school, but I don't know that
it would help the ministry - they seem to like it better when they can hand
pick the teacher because no one will take the job. The last one is the fluff
they already tried with Harry, and that only leaves B and E. Knowing how to
block the curses is good for everyone to know, and the ministry acting
responsibly for a change can't hurt. Does anyone (or everyone) disagree?

Anders