The 23 members of the Ministry of Magic Cabinet were present for the
important meeting. Also in attendance was Albus Dumbledore. Absent from the
meeting was the minister himself, Cornelius Fudge. Dumbledore started the
meeting.
"This meeting has been arranged so that we address the issue of Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters. Everybody in this room and a small group of others are the only ones who are choosing to acknowledge that Voldemort is becoming more powerful. Not Even Fudge is recognizing the fact that the Dark Times may return if we do not act soon. Some of you have presentations to give pertaining to the Voldemort issue. Please let's begin with Miss Delton."
Dumbledore's voice was grave and his eyes had no twinkle. Reena walked to the front of the room. She took a deep breath and scanned the room. By far, she was the youngest person in the room and one of 2 females. She hoped the cabinet would take her seriously.
"The issue I wish to speak of is about the dementors. The guards of Azakaban have dark origins and were known to be in league with the Death Eaters. Their only objective is to align themselves with those in power. It is a well-known fact that the mass majority of dementors followed Voldemort during his reign of terror. As Voldemort is re-ascending into power, the dementors must be closely watched. An intelligence report filed by auror Timothy Kitchener 2 weeks ago shows that dementors have been gathering in unusually large numbers. His report alos notes that the last time the frequencies of these dementor meetings were at the height of the Dark Lord's power. I come before you, my colleagues in the Cabinet, to ask you to reconsider the guards of Azkaban."
Reena finished the main part of her speech and mentally prepared herself for questions. The first hand she saw was of her superior, Mr. Julius.
"Yes, Mr. Julius."
"The guards of Azkaban have done a good job thus far. With the exception of Sirius Black, there have been no escapees. Who do you suggest take over from the dementors?"
"Thank you for the question. I'm aware that is what many of you were thinking about. I propose that we hand over Azkaban to the goblins. Their history has shown they are very good at guarding things. I believe they are the best alternative to the dementors. Their guarding magic has proven most useful at Gringotts."
Edius Pfeffer raised his hand.
"What about goblin rebellions?"
"I don't think rebellions will be a problem. The last rebellion was over 40 years ago. The magical world has greatly improved their relations with the goblins. It is also vital that we let them know we value them as our allies against dark magic."
Heads were nodding in agreement with Reena. She stepped down from the raised platform and took her seat. The rest of the meeting was spent discussing the best was to try and keep the relative calm and peace while trying to fight the dark side. *
After spending the morning weeding Aunt Petunia's flower beds, Harry ran to his bedroom and found the photo album Hagrid had given him. Harry flipped through the pages quickly. He stopped at a rare photo of 2 people who were posing to have their picture taken. Harry saw it was a picture of Sirius with his arm around a very beautiful woman. Harry studied the woman in the picture. To start off with, she was very short. The top of her head was slightly below Sirius' shoulder. She looked slightly younger than Sirius. Harry knew that this woman was Reena only because she looked exactly the same when she visited Harry. Harry then studied Sirius' face. It was impossible for him to say if Sirius looked the same as he did in this photo. Every time Harry saw Sirius, his appearance changed depending if had enough to eat, the condition of his hair, or how worried his expression was.
"Harry!!! Get down here now. You haven't finished your work," a screechy voice called from downstairs.
Harry slammed the photo album shut and ran downstairs, still wondering how Reena and her old photograph could look almost exactly the same. He spent the rest of the afternoon doing laborious yard work while Dudley watched and made fun of him. When Harry went to his bedroom after a cheese sandwich dinner, he found a letter on his from Ron.
Dear Harry, I found enough of Reena Delton's accomplishments from Percy to last me a lifetime. She's in the Daily Prophet enough that I know she works for the Ministry Cabinet. Here are some general facts about her that I got from Perce. She is a ministry Cabinet Member who is well known for her anti-dementor campaigns. She is also the youngest person to be on the Cabinet. She entered the Cabinet when she was 27. She was an assistant (just like Percy) after she graduated from Hogwarts. She was personal assistant to the Head of the Department of Treasury. She has a "work-aholic" reputation around the Ministry. Here's the big one. She was Sirius Black's girlfriend when he was arrested. A lot of people thought she was involved with the Death Eaters, but she voluntarily took Verteserum to be questioned. The interrogators found out that she had no involvement with the Death Eaters and that she didn't think that Black did either.
Anyway, have a good summer holiday. Don't be surprised if we drop by later next month. ~Ron
Harry sat on his bed, wondering for a long time why Sirius would trust any one from the Ministry, even if is was his old girlfriend.
"This meeting has been arranged so that we address the issue of Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters. Everybody in this room and a small group of others are the only ones who are choosing to acknowledge that Voldemort is becoming more powerful. Not Even Fudge is recognizing the fact that the Dark Times may return if we do not act soon. Some of you have presentations to give pertaining to the Voldemort issue. Please let's begin with Miss Delton."
Dumbledore's voice was grave and his eyes had no twinkle. Reena walked to the front of the room. She took a deep breath and scanned the room. By far, she was the youngest person in the room and one of 2 females. She hoped the cabinet would take her seriously.
"The issue I wish to speak of is about the dementors. The guards of Azakaban have dark origins and were known to be in league with the Death Eaters. Their only objective is to align themselves with those in power. It is a well-known fact that the mass majority of dementors followed Voldemort during his reign of terror. As Voldemort is re-ascending into power, the dementors must be closely watched. An intelligence report filed by auror Timothy Kitchener 2 weeks ago shows that dementors have been gathering in unusually large numbers. His report alos notes that the last time the frequencies of these dementor meetings were at the height of the Dark Lord's power. I come before you, my colleagues in the Cabinet, to ask you to reconsider the guards of Azkaban."
Reena finished the main part of her speech and mentally prepared herself for questions. The first hand she saw was of her superior, Mr. Julius.
"Yes, Mr. Julius."
"The guards of Azkaban have done a good job thus far. With the exception of Sirius Black, there have been no escapees. Who do you suggest take over from the dementors?"
"Thank you for the question. I'm aware that is what many of you were thinking about. I propose that we hand over Azkaban to the goblins. Their history has shown they are very good at guarding things. I believe they are the best alternative to the dementors. Their guarding magic has proven most useful at Gringotts."
Edius Pfeffer raised his hand.
"What about goblin rebellions?"
"I don't think rebellions will be a problem. The last rebellion was over 40 years ago. The magical world has greatly improved their relations with the goblins. It is also vital that we let them know we value them as our allies against dark magic."
Heads were nodding in agreement with Reena. She stepped down from the raised platform and took her seat. The rest of the meeting was spent discussing the best was to try and keep the relative calm and peace while trying to fight the dark side. *
After spending the morning weeding Aunt Petunia's flower beds, Harry ran to his bedroom and found the photo album Hagrid had given him. Harry flipped through the pages quickly. He stopped at a rare photo of 2 people who were posing to have their picture taken. Harry saw it was a picture of Sirius with his arm around a very beautiful woman. Harry studied the woman in the picture. To start off with, she was very short. The top of her head was slightly below Sirius' shoulder. She looked slightly younger than Sirius. Harry knew that this woman was Reena only because she looked exactly the same when she visited Harry. Harry then studied Sirius' face. It was impossible for him to say if Sirius looked the same as he did in this photo. Every time Harry saw Sirius, his appearance changed depending if had enough to eat, the condition of his hair, or how worried his expression was.
"Harry!!! Get down here now. You haven't finished your work," a screechy voice called from downstairs.
Harry slammed the photo album shut and ran downstairs, still wondering how Reena and her old photograph could look almost exactly the same. He spent the rest of the afternoon doing laborious yard work while Dudley watched and made fun of him. When Harry went to his bedroom after a cheese sandwich dinner, he found a letter on his from Ron.
Dear Harry, I found enough of Reena Delton's accomplishments from Percy to last me a lifetime. She's in the Daily Prophet enough that I know she works for the Ministry Cabinet. Here are some general facts about her that I got from Perce. She is a ministry Cabinet Member who is well known for her anti-dementor campaigns. She is also the youngest person to be on the Cabinet. She entered the Cabinet when she was 27. She was an assistant (just like Percy) after she graduated from Hogwarts. She was personal assistant to the Head of the Department of Treasury. She has a "work-aholic" reputation around the Ministry. Here's the big one. She was Sirius Black's girlfriend when he was arrested. A lot of people thought she was involved with the Death Eaters, but she voluntarily took Verteserum to be questioned. The interrogators found out that she had no involvement with the Death Eaters and that she didn't think that Black did either.
Anyway, have a good summer holiday. Don't be surprised if we drop by later next month. ~Ron
Harry sat on his bed, wondering for a long time why Sirius would trust any one from the Ministry, even if is was his old girlfriend.