Chapter 17: The Most Powerful Woman
Overall, the situation of house-elves is not good at all, even worse than most magical beasts.
Their special attributes determine the status quo today: slaves!
Pure-blood wizard families have had house-elves for generations, and this servility is ingrained in their blood.
As William said, improving is not a short-term job.
Of course, more people are unaware of the terrible situation of house-elves.
If a house-elf lives in an ordinary wizard home, it is generally not overly harsh, as it is an important property.
They are reluctant!
Even in the Weasley family, the status is estimated to be a little higher than Ron's, after all, a little elf does the work of nine people.
This kind of model worker is not good to eat and drink, isn't it a bubble in the brain?
But it's not the same in pure-blood families, pure-blood families with pokemon are wealthy and don't care about one or two pokemon.
Hasn't anyone paid attention to the situation of house-elves for so many years and tried to make a change?
Absolutely.
The Ministry of Magic has the House-Elf Relocation Office, which is a subordinate department of the Magical Beasts Management and Control Division's Outlier Office.
This office is responsible for the placement and replacement of house-elves.
After entering the Ministry of Magic, Uncle Newt worked in the Ministry for two years.
He called the past two years "extremely boring", and finally couldn't bear the loneliness, so he could only be forced to go to the sea, let himself fly, and gallop on horseback.
He was lured by Dumbledore and galloped all the way to the United States, and then ...... He was almost executed.
Even an autistic person like Uncle Newt can't bear to be lonely, so you can imagine how idle this department is.
It is basically the same as the Equine Liaison Office, which is used for the elderly.
Since there weren't many house-elves, the Ministry of Magic couldn't improve their living conditions.
This was the case until 1973, when the Magical Congress of the United States was the first to abolish house-elf slavery.
Because of the impact of this incident, some wizards in Britain have applied for a protest against the slavery of house-elves in order to avoid the enslavement of house-elves in the British magical society.
However, the Ministry of Magic rejected the appeal that year.
"Why was it dismissed?" Hermione asked, puzzled.
"Because of the war." William analyzed carefully. "It was the time when the Dark Lord was rising and the Death Eaters were raging.
Families with house-elves are generally pure-bloods.
The Ministry of Magic needs to win them over as much as possible, rather than abolishing a system that 'seems' dispensable, pushing neutral families over the side of the Dark Lord. ”
Politics is all about compromise...... The Ministry of Magic has compromised so far.
"Is it really useless?" Hermione asked.
Way...... Absolutely.
Why do youkai have the power they have today? Why do they control Gringotts on their own?
Why didn't they end up as house-elves?
That's because people have struggled.
The Goblin Rebellion lasted for more than two centuries.
During this time, both the wizard and the elf got tired, so a new agreement was reached.
If the house-elves want to have the same status as the elves, they will have to start a "beer hall riot".
Drag a group of militants to storm Azkaban prison, and preferably send one or two ministers of magic to the guillotine.
It was just perfect.
However, this kind of thing is unlikely to happen in the short term, after all, servility flows in the bones of elves.
But among so many house-elves, there will always be one or two freaks, or guys with a high degree of self-awareness.
William thinks the elf named Dobby is very similar!
Therefore, house-elf slavery is not a near-term concern, but also a more intractable long-term concern.
The Magical Congress of America saw this, and they learned the lesson of the goblins and strangled this distress in the cradle in advance.
In order to avoid being poisoned by his own elves during meals in the future, British reform will sooner or later be put on the agenda.
So, who's going to do it?
William touched Hermione's head, apparently the girl already had this awareness.
This is not to betray one's own class, but to help the wizard continue to survive!
Of course, the abolition of slavery is definitely something that will leave a name in the history of magic, enough to earn a Merlin Medal.
But there is also no shortage of resistance.
Top-down reform will never succeed easily, because if we want to divide the original power from above to the bottom, we will cut off the interests of many vested interests.
Of course they were going to object.
However, times have changed.
Most of the house-elves are pure-bloods.
The pure-blood concept is long gone.
If it weren't for Voldemort's rise against the tide, the dust of history would have been swept into the garbage heap by Dumbledore long ago.
Voldemort is destined to return, and if the king returns and becomes a dead again, it means that the pure-blood family's counterattack has completely failed.
At that time, it was the best time for reform.
A person's destiny, of course, depends on self-struggle, but it also takes into account the course of history.
The current course of history is about to come to that point.
And the future Ministry of Magic really needs such a bold and cohesive minister to make major changes.
William knew Hermione better than anyone else, she recognized one thing, felt it was right, and would do it if she tried her best.
Hermione is such a girl!
If she wanted to do this, William would definitely help her.
It would be best for Hermione to become the Minister of Magic and become the most powerful woman in the British Isles.
What, lack of political resources?
Joke, Hermione's biggest political resource is ...... William.
Why did Fudge ask Dumbledore about his gesture at all times?
Because he needed to be seen by the people, he had a good relationship with Dumbledore, and Dumbledore was the 'word' for him.
Judging from Dumbledore's influence, as long as a wizard is not too bad and has his support, he will definitely be able to ascend to the throne.
Fudge is pulling Dumbledore's influence as a banner, but at the same time, he is afraid of this influence and is actively eliminating it.
Didn't Dumbledore know?
He knows.
I just don't care.
The most important thing in the wizarding world is not power, but personal strength.
It's a fantasy world of heroism.
Voldemort was so strong that he could replace the Ministry of Magic.
Similarly, William spent seven years in the time loop, with the Ravenclaw ring and Nicol as his guide...... He was bound to become a Dumbledore-esque figure in the future.
His influence will also spread throughout the British Isles.
In fact, his current influence has begun to radiate, and he has a large number of fans at school.
The youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin, many people see him as Dumbledore's successor.
Just wait for Dumbledore to die, and say, "You do something, I don't worry." ”
Hermione didn't have any pure-blood family support, and she herself lacked political resources.
As long as William has her support, she can easily rise to the top.
Provided, of course, that Hermione was willing to be Minister for Magic.
Wait a minute...... In the future, should we follow the example of the European Union and create a European magic alliance?
Hermione is the British Minister of Magic, and William is the president of the 'European Demon League', isn't it too much?
"William, what are you thinking?" Hermione blushed and asked, "You messed up my hair." ”
"Oh, I'm sorry." William hurriedly retracted his hand.
"I'm thinking about how I can help you solve the house-elf problem." William said happily.
It's just that I accidentally wandered and ran all the way to the 'European Demon League'.
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(Thanks to QQ reading book friend Sanskrit (Li) for the reward)
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