Harry froze. There standing in front of him was Rufus Scrimgeour, The Minister of Magic. To make things worse they were surrounded by reporters.

"Harry, good to see you again!"

"Minister" Harry nodded his head in greeting

"What brings you to the Ministry today Harry?"

"I believe that is my business not yours minister" Harry's voice had now gone deadly calm and the minister took one look at Harry and saw the anger, but he wasn't about to be humiliated in front of the press by a 17-year-old wizard.

"Mr. Potter may I ask your opinion about the new security measures the ministry has set up?" The ministry had sent around flyers to peoples houses and stepped up security, but Harry wasn't impressed with the new security measures at all.

"You may ask, but you may not like my answer"

"Very well, what's your opinion?"

"My opinion Minister is this, if you think that sending out flyers and putting a few extra aurors on patrol that everyone will be safer then you are highly mistaken."

"I beg your pardon, Harry but you aren't making any sense"

"Then I shall be frank Minister. Voldemort is not going to take your new measures as a threat. He is building up his army and all you are doing is handing out flyers. As you sit in your office people are getting killed! And you don't even seem to care. When the wizarding world is in need of your leadership most, you turn your back. Professor Dumbledore was a good leader and he always cared. He dies and the wizarding world looks up to you for guidance. From where I stand Minister things look very grave. In case you haven't noticed there is a war going on. In my opinion you are no better than Fudge. People are dying and if you won't do anything about it then I will!" Harry ignored the gasps and whispers and glared at the minister, then without waiting for a reply he disapparated.

The Minister looked angry when Harry left leaving him standing there. He looked around and saw Percy Weasley standing there looking equally angry. So he decided to turn the table on Harry's girlfriend.

"Percy come over here if you will"

"Minister?"

"Would you agree with Mr. Potter?"
"No minister"

"What about your sister do you think she would agree?"

"No, Minister I don't believe she would"

"PERCY WEASLEY! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TELLING HIM ANYTHING ABOUT ME. I HAPPEN TO AGREE WITH HARRY WITH THIS ONE. ONE MORE WRONG WORD ABOUT HARRY AND I'LL HEX YOU INTO NEXT YEAR"

"You won't hex me Ginny; you know that as well as I do"

"Oh Really Percy, and what makes you think I won't"

"You're underage"

"Actually Percy, I am legally allowed to use magic"

"Miss Weasley I assure you that you are not allowed to use magic outside of school"

"IT IS MRS. POTTER TO YOU MINISTER!" there was gasps from the reporters, but Ginny ignored them and looked straight at the minister and her brother.

"What on earth are you talking about Ginny?" asked Percy, his anger barely checked

"See this ring Percy, It shows I am married to Harry. Look it up in the ministry records if you have to. As for the underage magic the minute I became Mrs. Potter the rule about underage magic no longer stands, because as I am married I am recognized as an adult" she snarled

"Very well Miss Weasley-"

"Mrs. Potter" she corrected him

"Mrs. Potter I must ask if you are just saying this because you are married to Mr. Potter"

"I may well be married to him Minister, but that doesn't mean I don't have my own opinions. Are you suggesting minister that my husband told me to tell you these things?"

"Yes, that is what I am saying"

"Let me get this into your thick head right now Minister. My opinions are my own. Harry did not; I repeat did not tell me to do anything. What you don't seem to be able to understand is that while you are standing there judging me Voldemort is getting stronger. How many more live must he take before you realize this isn't a game? Both Harry and I lost our childhood to Voldemort and it is not something either of us will ever get back. So many have lost their childhoods, their innocence, and their loved ones because Voldemort saw fit to destroy them. You stand in front of me now and accuse both my husband and me of not caring about what is going on. I can tell you now minister that you will not find two people alive that care more about what is going than we do or really understand it the way we do. So you can choose Minister to hold on the grudge you hold against Harry or you can let it go. That is your choice Minister but I would advise you to let it go. There is a war on Minister and what good does making enemies of people that can and will help you. If you choose however to hold on to your childish grudge then you are just as bad as Fudge. If you do not start doing something useful instead of the rubbish you have done so far I will help Harry in any way I can getting you out of office!." She looked in his eyes and she saw not only anger but a flicker of fear. Maybe she had gotten through to him.

"As for you Percy you of all people have no right to question or reprimand me for anything. You may be my brother but you are not my family. You need to learn that your actions have had serious repercussions. Do not expect me to turn around and act like nothing ever happened. I am not my mother and I will not be so forgiving. If I so much as hear about a cross word being uttered from your mouth you will have seven angry weasley's' to deal with not just me. If you want to be part of the family, first you must act like one." Percy looked shocked, never had his little sister spoken to him like that, let alone the minister of magic

"All I am asking for Mrs. Potter is your co-operation and respect" came the voice of the Minister

"I cannot co-operate with you Minister until I respect you, which I don't. If you want our respect, if either of you want our respect first you must do something worth respecting" With one final look at both the minister and her brother Ginny disapparated. Leaving behind a very shocked crowd.

Mr. Weasley and Ron shook themselves from their own shock and looked at the Minister and Percy. In unison they both said "I couldn't have put it better myself" before they to disapparated.

When they arrived back at the Burrow they saw a very angry Harry and Ginny looking at a projection of what just happened. It didn't take him long to realize that they had been set up by the minister. The entire wizarding world had seen everything live. The Minister had obviously wanted to humiliate Harry in front of everyone and it had backfired, bad. The Minister for Magic had made a very big mistake.