Albus had drawn opposition from the Ministry of Magic this time mainly because of his "favoritism" toward Cornelius Fudge. Fudge reminded people of Wilhelmina Taft; she, too, was skilled at "creating happiness."
After three years spent clearing out Grindelwald's remaining forces within Britain, Moon, the Minister for Magic and a close friend of Churchill's, chose to retire. Albus Dumbledore, having defeated that dangerous Dark wizard, could be said to hold the power to decide the future direction of the Wizarding World—whether it would embrace happiness or remain vigilant.
Albus then chose to support Taft. She kept everyone happy for eleven years, so much so that they overlooked the remaining dangerous elements. After she "stepped down," her son, a hardliner, needed more guards to expand Azkaban, leading to the Dementor breeding program. And the purpose of expanding Azkaban was to imprison more convicts; they could hardly turn Dementors into exports for foreign trade.
He had been in office for only three years before being replaced by a Muggle-born Minister for Magic. It was said that this, too, was due to Dumbledore's support. Many members of the Wizengamot resigned, and by then Dumbledore had already become Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot.
The next two Ministers for Magic both stepped down after failing to fight Voldemort. The Dementors Minchum used to expand Azkaban were precisely those bred by young Taft back then. Though he had left office, that experiment seemed to have continued elsewhere.
Happy memories were needed to deal with Dementors. The old fool seemed to have been remarkably "foresighted," though not everyone approved of what he had done.
If Voldemort truly would return as the Centaurs' Divination foretold, then it was best to remain more alert. Besides, quite a few Death Eaters had escaped trial. Karkaroff had not named everyone.
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