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Chapter ten ~ Temporary Minister
Harry,
I can't write much, I just wanted to check you were ok. I know the election didn't quite go as planned but we'll have to grit our teeth and see what happens. We're working on something at the moment, but it's gonna take a while. Hope to see you soon.
Moony.
Harry read the letter twice before discarding it. They were sitting in the common room early on Saturday morning when Hedwig arrived with a copy of the paper and Remus's letter.
"Didn't quite go as planned?! Ha, that's a bloody laugh!" Ron said, as he re read the article.
Hermione took the paper off him. "Are you gonna read this, Harry?"
"What's the point? I know what it says."
"Even so." she passed the paper to him and he read the front page with despair.
WELCOME MINISTER MALFOY
Lucius Malfoy, the newly elected Temporary Minister for magic, won by over ten thousand votes. He will act as Minister for two months, if Fudge has not returned during that time, Lucius Malfoy will take on the position as Minister for Magic on a permanent basis.
At that point Harry stopped reading. "Maybe we should try and find Fudge."
"If he's still alive!" Hermione reminded him.
"Ten thousand votes! Bloody hell!" Ron said.
"See what I mean, he tricked everyone."
At that moment Snape and Delvarney strode past them.
"Ten thousand! Well I didn't vote for him."
"I'd be pretty scared if you did."
Delvarney laughed. "The mind boggles, I mean who in their right mind would vote for such a.such a." at that moment Draco walked past.
".such a wonderful man. You must congradulate your father for me Draco." Delvarney said.
Draco nodded and carried on walking.
"You should watch what you say!" Snape warned her.
She nodded. "That was close wasn't it?"
They walked off.
"Well at least we know what side Delvarney is on." Harry said.
Hermione nodded.
"But back to the present.you know the first thing Malfoy is gonna do, is to get rid of Dumbledore."
"Can he do that? I mean he must have a substantial reason and surely the rest of the ministry have learnt a lesson after last year."
"Knowing Malfoy he'll probably have ten reasons!" Hermione replied. "I'll check, as Temporary Minister he doesn't have as much power as the Minister would. But you know Malfoy, normal rules don't apply to him. They'll be a time when people regret voting for him!"
"We have two months, that's all before Malfoy is granted all the power he needs." Ron said.
They hurried to their lessons. the first of which was potions. Snape stormed into the classroom, he was clearly in a very bad mood.
"Get your books out!" he snarled, angrily.
There was a frightened scurry as the students dived for their bags and pulled out their books.
"I'll just collect the homework.yes Malfoy?" the politeness was forced into his sour voice.
"Well, professor since my father is minister."
"Temporary Minister." Snape corrected.
Draco shrugged. "Same thing. So since my father is minister I was thinking maybe you should let me off my essay. I mean I have been so busy, helping with the campaign and such." Draco said with a smirk.
Snape looked near to picking up his wand and making Malfoy vanish from the classroom. Harry was trying not to laugh, he had forgotten all about the essay, and apparantly so had Ron. he was looking at Hermione's with something of disgust.
"If I let you off Malfoy I must let the rest of the classroom."
"Not neccesarily sir, I mean my father."
"Yes, yes I know, your father is minister. On my desk first thing in the morning." Snape barked as he began to collect the other essays.
"That's detention tonight Potter, and you Weasley will be joining him." Snape said, as he wondered round the desks.
"But sir you let Malfoy off!" Harry complained.
"Don't argue Potter!"
That evening Harry and Ron made their way to the dungeon for the second time that day.
They threw themselves down at the front desk as Snape marched into the room. Just as he got to the front of the class the door was flung open and Delvarney stalked in.
She threw a sheaf of papers down and scowled angrily. "I have had enough of that boy and his minister father, talk about milking something!"
Snape smirked. "What's he done now?"
"It's more what he hasn't done. He can't do my detention 'cause he's doing your essay! I'm gonna strangle the little viper."
"I wouldn't." "So Mr Potter, what do you think of our new minister?"
"How did he get ten thousand votes above the rest?" Harry asked.
"Oh come on Potter, you don't need me to answer that you were at the debate yesterday. You saw it. everyone believed that voting for him meant action. Democracy blows!" Delvarney said angrily.
"You can go Potter, Weasley, I mean Malfoy got away with it."
"Even if Malfoy was standing next to a dead body, a knife dripping with blood in his right hand and said I'm glad I killed the bastard, he'd still get away with it!"
"I think you're going a little far. My desk tomorrow morning." Snape shouted to Harry and Ron as they left the room.
And so the week continued. In the papers there was only the occasional mention of Malfoy and no hint to what he was planning next. Draco was pestering all the teachers, Delvarney wasn't the only one who wanted to wring his neck. McGonagall was the only one to have given him a detention, when he didn't turn up she took fifty points from Slytherin.
"My father will hear about this!" Malfoy had threatened.
"Oh I do hope so." McGonagall had replied.
A/N so what do you think? Maybe Snape is a little too nice?? Eh??
Chapter ten ~ Temporary Minister
Harry,
I can't write much, I just wanted to check you were ok. I know the election didn't quite go as planned but we'll have to grit our teeth and see what happens. We're working on something at the moment, but it's gonna take a while. Hope to see you soon.
Moony.
Harry read the letter twice before discarding it. They were sitting in the common room early on Saturday morning when Hedwig arrived with a copy of the paper and Remus's letter.
"Didn't quite go as planned?! Ha, that's a bloody laugh!" Ron said, as he re read the article.
Hermione took the paper off him. "Are you gonna read this, Harry?"
"What's the point? I know what it says."
"Even so." she passed the paper to him and he read the front page with despair.
WELCOME MINISTER MALFOY
Lucius Malfoy, the newly elected Temporary Minister for magic, won by over ten thousand votes. He will act as Minister for two months, if Fudge has not returned during that time, Lucius Malfoy will take on the position as Minister for Magic on a permanent basis.
At that point Harry stopped reading. "Maybe we should try and find Fudge."
"If he's still alive!" Hermione reminded him.
"Ten thousand votes! Bloody hell!" Ron said.
"See what I mean, he tricked everyone."
At that moment Snape and Delvarney strode past them.
"Ten thousand! Well I didn't vote for him."
"I'd be pretty scared if you did."
Delvarney laughed. "The mind boggles, I mean who in their right mind would vote for such a.such a." at that moment Draco walked past.
".such a wonderful man. You must congradulate your father for me Draco." Delvarney said.
Draco nodded and carried on walking.
"You should watch what you say!" Snape warned her.
She nodded. "That was close wasn't it?"
They walked off.
"Well at least we know what side Delvarney is on." Harry said.
Hermione nodded.
"But back to the present.you know the first thing Malfoy is gonna do, is to get rid of Dumbledore."
"Can he do that? I mean he must have a substantial reason and surely the rest of the ministry have learnt a lesson after last year."
"Knowing Malfoy he'll probably have ten reasons!" Hermione replied. "I'll check, as Temporary Minister he doesn't have as much power as the Minister would. But you know Malfoy, normal rules don't apply to him. They'll be a time when people regret voting for him!"
"We have two months, that's all before Malfoy is granted all the power he needs." Ron said.
They hurried to their lessons. the first of which was potions. Snape stormed into the classroom, he was clearly in a very bad mood.
"Get your books out!" he snarled, angrily.
There was a frightened scurry as the students dived for their bags and pulled out their books.
"I'll just collect the homework.yes Malfoy?" the politeness was forced into his sour voice.
"Well, professor since my father is minister."
"Temporary Minister." Snape corrected.
Draco shrugged. "Same thing. So since my father is minister I was thinking maybe you should let me off my essay. I mean I have been so busy, helping with the campaign and such." Draco said with a smirk.
Snape looked near to picking up his wand and making Malfoy vanish from the classroom. Harry was trying not to laugh, he had forgotten all about the essay, and apparantly so had Ron. he was looking at Hermione's with something of disgust.
"If I let you off Malfoy I must let the rest of the classroom."
"Not neccesarily sir, I mean my father."
"Yes, yes I know, your father is minister. On my desk first thing in the morning." Snape barked as he began to collect the other essays.
"That's detention tonight Potter, and you Weasley will be joining him." Snape said, as he wondered round the desks.
"But sir you let Malfoy off!" Harry complained.
"Don't argue Potter!"
That evening Harry and Ron made their way to the dungeon for the second time that day.
They threw themselves down at the front desk as Snape marched into the room. Just as he got to the front of the class the door was flung open and Delvarney stalked in.
She threw a sheaf of papers down and scowled angrily. "I have had enough of that boy and his minister father, talk about milking something!"
Snape smirked. "What's he done now?"
"It's more what he hasn't done. He can't do my detention 'cause he's doing your essay! I'm gonna strangle the little viper."
"I wouldn't." "So Mr Potter, what do you think of our new minister?"
"How did he get ten thousand votes above the rest?" Harry asked.
"Oh come on Potter, you don't need me to answer that you were at the debate yesterday. You saw it. everyone believed that voting for him meant action. Democracy blows!" Delvarney said angrily.
"You can go Potter, Weasley, I mean Malfoy got away with it."
"Even if Malfoy was standing next to a dead body, a knife dripping with blood in his right hand and said I'm glad I killed the bastard, he'd still get away with it!"
"I think you're going a little far. My desk tomorrow morning." Snape shouted to Harry and Ron as they left the room.
And so the week continued. In the papers there was only the occasional mention of Malfoy and no hint to what he was planning next. Draco was pestering all the teachers, Delvarney wasn't the only one who wanted to wring his neck. McGonagall was the only one to have given him a detention, when he didn't turn up she took fifty points from Slytherin.
"My father will hear about this!" Malfoy had threatened.
"Oh I do hope so." McGonagall had replied.
A/N so what do you think? Maybe Snape is a little too nice?? Eh??