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"I'm sorry Miss. Granger. As I have previously stated, there is nothing I can do about this." Minister Kingsley Shacklebolt was sitting behind a mountain of paperwork looking rather exhausted. Kingsley took a stack of papers on his right and laid them in front of him, his shoulders sinking ever so slightly.
Hermione paced in front of his desk with her arms crossed and a look of extreme concentration on her face. "Kings – uh, Minister Shacklebolt, surely we can speak with the Wizengamot about this matter. We can recruit influential individuals and bring up a case that they wouldn't be able to ignore. It can work, but only if we tr-"
"Miss. Granger," Kingsley interrupted, squaring his shoulders and looking at Hermione-who had finally stopped pacing-in the eyes, "I tried using my influence, as well as the influence of others, to try and overturn this law. I searched for other ways to increase the wizarding population, but unfortunately, this is the only solution that they will accept. This law is the fastest way to increase our numbers."
Kingsley noted how Hermione's eyes turned from him and let out a small sigh. Standing from his chair, he walked around the desk to Hermione and laid a reassuring hand on the young girl's shoulder, "I know how difficult this is and believe me, this was the last thing I wanted. But we do need a solution and as terrible as this law is, we all need to accept this the best we can and become a unified front." Kingsley let his hand drop and turned back to his desk. "If that is all Miss. Granger, then I believe our meeting is finished. I hope you enjoy the rest of your day."
Hermione shook her head and walked defeatedly out the door. Taking the elevator back to her department's floor, Hermione contemplated everything that was said. Her mind was quickly going over different ways that they could overturn this law, but came up with nothing. She felt tears prick her eyes before shaking her head attempting to clear them. The elevator dinged and she stepped out the door making her way back to her office.
'A unified front' Minister Shacklebot had said. Hopefully the Weasley household will accept this news, but she already knew that this was only false hope.