The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

Mr. Granger muttered a few words, and suddenly realized that today was Christmas, and he shouldn't vent so many negative emotions, so he quickly lowered his head and destroyed his breakfast, and turned on the radio to listen to the morning broadcast. news.

At this time, Hermione had finished the breakfast on her plate and took down her school bag. Our smart and beautiful Miss Granger is going to start her homework on the first day of the Christmas holidays. Not only does she have to write, but her partner who is obsessed with fishing also has to start writing homework under her supervision.

"The Prime Minister gave a Christmas Eve speech last night and announced that he would withdraw from the mid-term elections..." The host's passionate voice came from the radio, as if he was not hosting a boring morning political program, but A football match.

"Dad!" Hermione glared at Mr. Granger dissatisfied, "I'm going to start my homework."

"Do you have to write in the dining room? We have a study room at home!" Mr. Granger protested.

"The table in the study is too small! Look, my homework alone can cover three large tables." Hermione struggled to put her bulging schoolbag on the table.

Mr. Granger suddenly ran out of words. Under He Ma's kind eyes, he obediently lowered his voice.

"According to an unnamed Lord, the new Prime Minister will be either the Chancellor of the Exchequer or the Foreign Secretary."

"This is not good news," the guest next to the host spoke up. "For their party, this is likely to be a disaster. As we all know, the relationship between the Foreign Minister and the Finance Minister is very bad, and any one of them comes to power. It will lead to the split of the ruling party... I really don’t understand why the Prime Minister chose this time to resign.”

"Maybe it has something to do with the resignation of his cabinet secretary Sir Arnold?" the host hinted, without discussing the topic in depth. Instead, the conversation changed to his own views on the ministers.

The host laughed and said: "If it were me, I would definitely choose the Finance Minister. Because according to reliable information, the Foreign Minister was very drunk last night, then drove a car in the city, and finally crashed into a dental clinic. The loss may be as high as Tens of thousands of pounds. Is such a minister too unreliable?"

The guests were silent. He understood that the host was doing something wrong. Just by looking at the name of the program, you can tell where the radio host's butt is leaning - this program is called "Morning Finance"! He is truly the mouthpiece of the Finance Minister.

It's just about making money, don't be embarrassed. The guests also joined the ranks of verbally criticizing the Foreign Secretary. Who gave this program more?

After hearing this, Mr. Granger snorted with dissatisfaction, "This is not a matter of money. They have no idea how much energy I have invested in this clinic..."

"Dad!" Hermione became angry, and Her mother beside her also stood on her daughter's side and glared at her husband. Mr. Granger quickly closed his mouth and lamented in his heart. He decided to pick up his radio and go to the study to listen to the radio.

"Uncle, what is the current position of Jim Hacker in the Administrative Affairs Department?" Tom thought of something and asked quickly.

Six months ago, he executed an artist named Chris. Before the execution, he reviewed Chris's memory. There were some contents in it that were very detrimental to the Finance Minister's campaign for prime minister - he often pimped the royal family. The hands and feet are not clean.

Now that the Foreign Secretary is suspected of dangerous driving, his reputation has plummeted, and the probability of the Chancellor becoming Prime Minister has greatly increased. The value of this piece of information in Tom's hands is increasing.

"Huck, he is still a minister in the DAA (Department of Administrative Affairs). Although his ability is mediocre, his popularity is not bad. He has even become a PC! (Note)" Mr. Granger cannot be said to be familiar with the political situation in Great Britain. But it’s still pretty clear.

It is quite common that the person with the highest status and the person with the most power within the ruling group are not the same person. Such is the case with Great Britain. Currently, the Prime Minister of Great Britain is the leader of the ruling party, and the highest-ranking PC in the party is Huck. An analogy is that the Huashan sect dominates the world. Linghu Chong becomes the leader of the martial arts alliance, but the leader of the Huashan sect is still Yue Buqun.

At present, due to the support of his secretary, Huck does not have much real power, but his status is really high. It is not unreasonable to insist that he is better than the Prime Minister and more than ten thousand people. And he's really popular with the public - you can't be a PC if you're not popular.

Even if he is just an eraser, he is still an eraser with a distinguished status!

"So do you think Huck can become Prime Minister?" Tom asked Mr. Granger eagerly.

"Jim Harker? Prime Minister?" Mr. Granger almost laughed when he heard this. But when he thought about it calmly, he suddenly realized that Huck's advantage was almost overwhelming!

First of all, this person currently has no black material; secondly, he has good relations with other people, and he will not cause division within the party after he comes to power; more importantly, this person's opponents have various problems.

"Jim Harker..." Mr. Granger pondered for a moment, "His advantage is not small. If he can defeat the Finance Minister, there should be no problem."

Tom's mind suddenly became active. He felt like he could heat up Huck's cold stove? The two of them still have a relationship.

It is not a bad thing to establish a good relationship with the Muggle Prime Minister in advance.

However, Tom, who has a deep understanding of the British cabinet, feels that the Prime Minister may not be the only one who knows about the existence of the wizarding world.

You must know that the operation of the country of Great Britain cannot be promoted by a prime minister and a few ministers. The master of this country is the royal family, and it is the civil service system that maintains the operation of this country. The weaker prime minister does not even have much real power.

Life-long civil servants, a noble royal family and a prime minister who will step down soon. As long as the wizards have brains, they should know who to choose.

Unfortunately, my current status is too low. I am only a third-year student. I can only burn the cold stove and have no access to the core secrets.

Tom scratched his head and began to try hard to recall Huck's address, preparing to go to Huck's house to burn his cold stove.

Boom, boom, boom! Hermione knocked on the table in dissatisfaction, "I don't care who the Prime Minister is, I only care about where your paper is?"

Hermione was so angry that her hair seemed to become even more fluffy.

Tom and Mr. Granger were startled. One of them hurriedly took out his school bag, while the other ran to the study holding his radio.

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Note: PC: the abbreviation of party chairman. As for what party chairman means, I can’t explain it to you in Chinese. After all, it is very troublesome to apply to unblock the chapter.

Today we are going to tell the story of Grogan Stump, the twelfth Minister of Magic.

Grogan Stump (1770-1884), a graduate of Hufflepuff House, served as Minister of Magic from 1811 to 1819. After taking office, he redefined "person" and established the Office of Aliens, Beasts and Ghosts in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. He also established the Department of Magical Games and Sports.

He believed that a human being was "any creature with sufficient intelligence to understand the laws of magical society and to assume some of the responsibility for the creation of those laws." At this point, the debate in the wizarding world that began in the 14th century is settled. Stump established three departments within the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures: the Office of Aliens, Beasts, and later the Ghost Office.

It is possible that ghosts conducted marches (i.e. "protest floats") across the Ministry of Magic during Stump's tenure, leading to the creation of the Ghost Office.

Stump is a passionate Quidditch fan and supports the Tuthill Tornados. Grogan Stump also established the Department of Magical Games and Sports.