themonasnovels Chapter 234 The Most Powerful Woman
Chapter 234 The Most Powerful Woman
Chapter 234 The Most Powerful Woman
All in all, the situation of house-elves is not good at all, even worse than most magical animals.
Their special attributes determine the current status quo: slaves!
Pure-blood wizarding families have had house-elves for generations, and this servility has been ingrained in their blood.
As William said, improvement is not a short-term job.
Of course, more people don't realize the dire situation of house-elves.
If a house-elf lives in an ordinary wizarding household, they are generally not overly harsh, as this is an important property.
They are not willing!
Even in the Weasley family, the status is probably a little bit higher than Ron, after all, one elf does the work of nine people.
This kind of model worker doesn't offer good food and drink, isn't he out of his mind?
But it is different in pure blood families. Pure blood families with elves are very rich and don't care about one or two elves.
Has no one paid attention to the situation of the house elves and tried to make a change after so many years?
Of course there is.
The Ministry of Magic has the Office of House-Elf Resettlement, which is part of the Office of Outliers in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Fantastic Creatures.
This office is responsible for the placement and resettlement of house elves.
After Grandpa Newt entered the Ministry of Magic, he worked in this department for two years.
He called the past two years "extremely boring", and finally couldn't bear the loneliness, so he was forced to go into the sea, let himself go, and gallop.
Lured by Dumbledore, he rushed all the way to the United States, and then... was almost executed.
Even an autistic person like Grandpa Newt can't bear to be lonely. One can imagine how vacant this department is.
It is basically equivalent to the horse people's liaison office, which is used for the elderly.
Since there are not many house-elves, the Ministry of Magic cannot improve their living conditions.
This was the case until 1973, when the Magical Congress of America was the first to abolish house-elf slavery.
Because of the impact of this incident, some wizards in the UK have also applied for a protest against house elf slavery, in order to avoid the enslavement of house elves by the British magical society.
However, the Ministry of Magic dismissed the protest that year.
"Why did you reject it?" Hermione asked puzzled.
"Because of the war." William analyzed seriously. "At that time, it was the time when the Dark Lord was rising and the Death Eaters were rampant.
Families with house-elves are generally pure-blooded.
The Ministry of Magic needs to win them over as much as possible, rather than abolishing a system that 'seems' dispensable, pushing those neutral families to the Dark Lord's side. "
Politics is compromise... The Ministry of Magic has compromised so far.
"Is there really no other way?" Hermione asked.
There is a way...of course there is.
Why can goblins have the power they have today?Why do they independently control Gringotts?
And why didn't they end up like house elves?
That's because they fought.
The goblin rebellion lasted for more than two centuries.
During this time, both the wizard and the goblin were tired, so a new agreement was reached between the two parties.
House-elves want the same status as goblins, and they too have to start a "beer hall riot".
Then pull a group of militants to capture Azkaban Prison, and it would be best to send one or two ministers of the Ministry of Magic to the guillotine.
Simply perfect.
However, this kind of thing is unlikely to happen in the short term, after all, servility flows in the bones of elves.
But in so many house-elves, there will always be a freak or two, or a guy with a high degree of self-awareness.
William thinks that the elf named Dobby is very similar!
So house-elf slavery is not a short-term worry, but a more thorny long-term concern.
The Magic Congress of the United States saw this, and they learned the lesson of the goblins to nip this worry in the cradle in advance.
In order to avoid being poisoned to death by their own elves during meals in the future, British reforms will also be put on the agenda sooner or later.
So, who's going to do it?
William touched Hermione's head, obviously the girl already had this awareness.
This is not to betray one's own class, but to help wizards continue to survive!
Of course, the abolition of slavery is definitely something that will be recorded in the history of magic, and it is enough to win an Order of Merlin.
But there are also many obstacles.
Top-down reforms have never been easy to succeed, because distributing the original power from the top to the bottom will cut off the interests of many vested interests.
Of course they would object.
However, times have changed.
Most of the house elves are pure blood families.
The idea of pure blood has long since declined.
If it weren't for Voldemort's rise against the tide, these historical dusts would have been swept into the trash by Dumbledore long ago.
Voldemort is destined to come back. If the king returns and becomes the dead again, it means that the counterattack of the pure blood family has completely failed.
At that time, it is the best time for reform.
A person's destiny, of course, depends on self-struggle, but also takes into account the process of history.
The current historical process is about to reach that point.
And the future Ministry of Magic really needs such a courageous and cohesive minister to make major changes.
William knew Hermione better than anyone else. She recognized one thing, thought it was right, and would do it desperately.
Hermione is such a girl!
If she wanted to do this, William would definitely help her.
It would be best for Hermione to be the Minister of Magic and the most powerful woman in the British Isles.
What, lack of political resources?
Just kidding, Hermione's greatest political resource is...William.
Why did Fudge make the gesture of asking Dumbledore for any opinion?
Because he needs to be seen by the public, he has a good relationship with Dumbledore, and Dumbledore is 'word' his.
Judging from Dumbledore's influence, as long as a wizard is not too bad, with his support, he will definitely be able to rise to the top.
While Fudge is holding Dumbledore's influence as a banner, he is also afraid of this influence and is actively eliminating it.
Didn't Dumbledore know?
he knows.
Just don't care.
The most important thing in the magic world is not power, but personal strength.
This is a fantasy world of heroism.
Voldemort's personal strength is strong, and he can take the Ministry of Magic's place.
Similarly, William has spent seven years in the time loop, he has the Ravenclaw ring, and he has the guidance of Nicole...he will definitely become a Dumbledore-like figure in the future.
His influence will also spread throughout the British Isles.
In fact, his current influence has begun to radiate continuously, and he has a large number of fans in school.
The youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin, many people regard him as Dumbledore's successor.
Just wait for Dumbledore to die, and say: "You can do things, I can rest assured."
It didn't matter that Hermione didn't have any pure-blood family support, and she lacked political resources herself.
As long as she has William's support, she can easily rise to power.
Of course, the premise is that Hermione is willing to be Minister of Magic.
Wait... In the future, do you want to follow the example of the European Union and form a European Union of Magic?
It's not too much for Hermione to be the Minister of Magic, and William to be the chairman of the European Magic Union?
"William, what were you thinking?" Hermione asked, blushing, "You messed up my hair."
"Oh, sorry." William withdrew his hand quickly.
"I was wondering how to help you with the house-elf problem," said William cheerfully.
It's just that I accidentally lost my mind and wandered all the way to the 'OMG'.
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(Thanks to QQ reading book friend Sanskrit (Li) for the reward)
(End of this chapter)