"The Minister for Magic is a position countless people dream of attaining. How did it become so unappealing when you talk about it?" Shanna raised an eyebrow and asked teasingly. "Or are you planning to become Hogwarts' headmaster someday, like Dumbledore?"
"Not really. My teacher's life is what I aspire to."
Albert preferred living freely and doing what he liked. He had not been capable of that before, but now that he had his cheat, he was qualified to pursue the life he wanted. There was no need to let rules and restrictions bind him.
"Your teacher?"
Within the limits of Shanna's memory, Albert had never mentioned who his teacher was. Yet there could not have been many people in the wizarding world qualified to be called Albert's teacher.
Dumbledore should have counted as one of them, but judging by Albert's tone, it was probably not him. Otherwise, if Albert were willing to stay and teach at Hogwarts for a few years, then once Professor McGonagall retired, no one would be more qualified than him to become Hogwarts' headmaster.
"Let's get back to the previous topic."
Albert had no intention of mentioning his teacher and forcibly steered the conversation back. "I'm more curious about what happened while I was away."
"Oh, all right." Shanna pursed her lips and continued, "I heard that Piers Shinkle, the former Minister who was controlled by Voldemort, is dead. The entire Ministry of Magic is in chaos."
"The news that you killed Voldemort quickly spread throughout the British wizarding world. Most British wizards are willing to support Kingsley, not only because he has been organizing people to resist Voldemort, but also because you support him. And then there's the Wizard Watchtower broadcasts."
Kingsley believed he understood the situation well enough. The fact that the Malfoys