What kind of queen was loved by everyone?
Everyone had their own answer to that question. But perhaps a queen loved by everyone was not one the emperor himself found satisfactory, while the one who satisfied the emperor might not satisfy everyone else.
Yet that was the emperor's will, even if all he heard at the racetrack was booing.
People had long pointed out that the Ministry of Magic seemed to be subject to no proper oversight or restraint. This had been especially obvious when Umbridge served as Hogwarts's High Inquisitor. With Fudge's authorization, she had been able to act almost entirely as she pleased, "correcting" anything she disliked.
She often said, "I am maintaining order," but in reality, order only grew worse.
Umbridge appeared to be issuing Educational Decrees and doing what she considered rectification "legally," but her methods were no different from those of the French kings before the French Revolution. He could issue orders as he pleased, yet could not ensure that those decrees would be obeyed.
If one examined the Educational Decrees she issued closely, one would find that they bore her own private seal, with only a symbol representing the Ministry of Magic above her name.
France's Keeper of the Seals managed the king's private seal, known as the Great Seal. It differed from a signet ring worn on one's little finger. The seal was more complex and detailed, making forgery more difficult, and it carried greater authority. It could be stamped on formal decrees and documents granting titles, whereas a signet ring was more suited to serving as a symbol of identity.
Another thing Umbridge often said was, "I will contact the Minister for Magic immediately. He will certainly agree with me." The rumor passed around during the French Revolution that a person could