Lucius Malfoy had once been a Hogwarts governor, but after the Chamber of Secrets incident, Headmaster Albus Dumbledore removed him from the board.
That would have been impossible at any other school. It was always the headmaster who compromised with the governors, since they could join forces to dismiss the headmaster.
But Albus was an internationally renowned wizard and president of the International Confederation of Wizards. He could have the Confederation's educational assessment body evaluate Hogwarts's teaching quality. There were other wizarding schools in Britain, and their standards were assessed by the British Ministry of Magic's educational evaluation agencies. The Ministry's results only affected British students' school choices, while the International Confederation of Wizards' findings concerned international reputation.
If the International Confederation of Wizards gave a poor rating, every governor who had graduated from Hogwarts would find it humiliating. How could people of their status have graduated from some second-rate school?
The result was that no matter how pure-blood supremacists like Lucius wanted to spread pure-blood ideology at Hogwarts or interfere with its teaching, Albus Dumbledore blocked them. When Draco was in his third year and was attacked by a Hippogriff, Lucius had originally intended to use the incident to drive Hagrid out of the school. But after Albus negotiated on his behalf, Hagrid avoided prosecution. Buckbeak, however, could not escape a hearing and was ultimately sentenced to death.
Many people disliked Malfoy, believing he was unfair toward Muggle-borns. Lockhart belonged to the Dark Force Defense League, and Albus would rather have him teach Defense Against the Dark Arts than let Severus take the position. There was also Albus's pro-Muggle stance. Lockhart believed Muggles and wizards could coexist peacefully. Clearly, the wizarding population alone could no longer satisfy his hunger for fame. Open the doors of the wizarding world and