Chapter 15: Nelly's Gamble
Cornelius Fudge,
As the British Minister for Magic, he is the undisputed leader of the wizarding world of the British Isles!
With such a leading wizard, Rove even said that he would be ousted within a few months...... Slughorn listened stupidly.
Rove and Shirley said goodbye and left, he didn't even react, and stood there stunned.
"Grandpa, everyone is far away." Nellisse reminded.
"Ah...... Oooh. Slughorn finally came to his senses, hesitated for a moment, and whispered:
"Nellis, what do you think of Rove...... Can Secretary Fudge really be removed from power? ”
Nellie Shi glanced at the backs of Rove and Shirley in the distance, and thought for a while: "Seeing that he is so confident, he should be able to, right?" ”
"I guess I can?" Slughorn tugged at the corners of his mouth and said:
"That's the Minister of Magic, an official of the same level as the president of your American Magical Congress, not a cat or a dog!"
"Oh, listen to you......" Nellisy turned to look at her grandfather and said, "You don't believe Rove can do it?" ”
"Don't talk about me...... Normal people wouldn't believe it, would they?! Slughorn shook his head, then quickly added:
"Of course, if Dumbledore says he's going to remove Fudge from power, I'll still believe it."
"But even Dumbledore!" The old man emphasized, "It is absolutely impossible to depose a Minister of Magic in a few months!" ”
"Isn't Dumbledore the president of the International Confederation of Wizards?" The short-haired girl asked suspiciously:
"With his current power, it shouldn't be difficult to remove Fudge, the British minister, right?"
The Muggle United Nations is the mascot, but the International Confederation of Wizards is not, this organization is the real department of power, and to a certain extent, it can interfere with the magical governments of various countries.
The most typical example is the International Confederation of Wizards' Secrecy Act, which must be followed by all countries in the world.
And the removal of the Minister of Magic by the International Federation of Wizards is not without precedent.
For example, the second Minister of Magic of the United Kingdom - Damocles Rohr.
He once raised the slogan "Treat Muggles harshly", an extreme statement that naturally caused an uproar, and was then removed from office by the International Federation of Wizards.
As the president of the International Confederation of Wizards, Dumbledore could initiate a draft to remove Fudge for dereliction of duty.
Although it still needs to be approved by half of the delegates, with the influence of the Lord Dumbledore, the goal can be easily achieved.
"If Dumbledore wasn't an English wizard, he could indeed have removed Fudge from power." Slughorn sighed and said:
"But he's an English wizard, so there's no way he's going to do it."
"Why?"
"Dumbledore was the British representative of the International Confederation of Wizards, and only then was elected president of the federation." Slughorn explains:
"But if he is not the representative of the United Kingdom, he is naturally not qualified to continue to serve as president, let alone hold a conference and remove Minister Fudge from his position."
"You mean...... Will Fudge remove Dumbledore from his position as representative of England first? Nellis asked.
"Yes." Slughorn said with a serious face, "Didn't you listen to Rove? Dumbledore and Fudge have fallen out!
Since it has reached this point, the next step is a life-and-death struggle, and no one will be soft!! ”
"Of course, I still believe that with Dumbledore's influence in Britain, I can remove Minister Fudge from power." Slughorn said.
However, Dumbledore will definitely not be able to do it anytime soon, and he will even be embarrassed by Fudge.
After all, Fudge is the Minister of Magic no matter what, and the number one in the British wizarding world.
And after Dumbledore was swept to the end, he was just the headmaster of a wizarding school. ”
Nelishi pondered for a moment and said:
"Didn't you say that Dumbledore was nominated for Minister of Magic three times, but he rejected them?
That means there are a lot of English wizards who support Dumbledore, what if he announces his candidacy for Minister now? ”
"If Dumbledore is willing to run, he will of course become a minister by a landslide." Slughorn whispered:
"But the ministerial election is every seven years, and Fudge has only been in office for five years since he took office in 1990, and even if Dumbledore wants to run, it will be two years later."
"Doesn't that mean...... Is there really nothing you can do to remove Fudge from power in the short term? Nellis frowned.
"yes, I don't see anything about it anyway." Slughorn shrugged.
"So, Rove said that he would remove Minister Fudge from office in a few months, he is really born to smell and not be afraid of dragons!"
Nelishi was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed, two dimples appearing on either side of her cheeks.
"Grandpa, what if Rove really ousted Secretary Fudge before Halloween at the end of October?"
"Don't talk about Halloween, as long as he can get Fudge out of power before the end of the year, I'll go to Hogwarts as a Defence Against the Dark Arts ......" Slughorn snorted hard, "I'm going to be a Potions professor!" ”
"That's what you said." Nelishi smiled: "Don't admit it when the time comes." ”
"That's how you trust that kid?" Slughorn glared at his great-granddaughter.
"I just trust Margaery's eyes." Nelishi stuck out her tongue.
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Instead of immediately returning to their room after leaving Slughorn's cabin, Rove and Shirley walked along the deck.
Rove took Shirley's hand and walked to the railing to look out to sea.
The sea is covered with bright moonlight, like a Milky Way on earth, the night is quiet, the sea breeze is gentle, the scenery is pleasant, and the heart is relaxed.
The ponytailed girl looked at the sea and asked, "Rove, are you going to use Margaery's method to get Fudge to step down?" ”
A few months ago, Rove, Shirley, Margaery, and Hermione had discussed how to remove Fudge from power.
At that time, Margaery suggested that Fudge could be deliberately written to praise Fudge, to exaggerate his political achievements, and then to boast about his character to the point of being a flawless moral model.
For those who criticize Fudge, they directly label Fudge as a foreign power, which induces neutral people to be sincerely tired of Fudge, and his popularity collapses.
And then it's simpler, aren't you a moral model?
Then let Rita Skeeter blow up Fudge's black material.
What Fudge took bribes and traded sex with his subordinate Umbridge; used power for personal gain, and reaped a lot of benefits for the family; eavesdropping on competitors' conversations; Having an affair with a Ministry of Magic intern......
With Rita Skeeter's unique provocative writing, Fudge could be ruined and discredited overnight.
"Margaery's method is good, but it's still too slow to necessarily remove Fudge from power." Rove said confidently:
"I have a simpler, more direct way, as long as I use it, Fudge will step down immediately."
The boy leaned into Shirley's ear and whispered a word.
After hearing this, the ponytail girl was stunned at first, and then couldn't help laughing and said:
"You...... You're too bad! ”
"As long as Fudge acknowledges Voldemort's resurrection, he will not be removed from power by this method." Rove smiled: "To put it bluntly, it's still his own problem." ”
At this moment, the Mayflower suddenly rang a heavy bell.
Shirley wondered, "What's wrong?" ”
"The Mayflower is going to sink to the bottom and sneak." Rove reached out and touched the girl's ponytail, then took advantage of the situation to put his arms around her shoulders and said softly:
"It's late at night, let's go back to our room and sleep."
Shirley immediately turned red all over her pretty face.
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(End of chapter)