Mr. Malfoy's cross-dressing photos, taken at the time of his arrest, were splashed across the front pages of countless unscrupulous newspapers. They immediately caused an uproar throughout the British magical world, delivering a massive blow to the values of Britain's "plain and unpretentious" wizards. Just as Kingsley had expected, they successfully diluted the postwar atmosphere of grief and became a topic of conversation after meals.
Kingsley's approach was undoubtedly highly successful. While successfully capturing Draco Malfoy, one of Voldemort's remaining followers, he had also put the Parkinson family over a fire and used them to warn the other pure-blood families not to do anything foolish.
After all, the subsequent investigation into the Parkinson family was entirely up to Kingsley.
The outcome could be that the Parkinson family had known nothing about Mr. Malfoy's disguise, or that they had secretly helped Voldemort's remnants evade the Ministry of Magic's pursuit.
That blow from the stick immediately silenced those restless pure-blood families. No one dared openly oppose the sweeping reforms anymore, and everything went so smoothly that even Kingsley was surprised.
Of course, Kingsley had never forgotten Albert's warning, nor did he dare forget the bomb that had yet to be fully defused. Fortunately, Draco Malfoy's capture had earned the acting Minister widespread approval, and made Kingsley, who had appeared at Hogwarts' memorial service, someone the victims admired and supported.
Amid the frantic snapping of countless reporters' cameras, the moment Kingsley left the memorial pillar by Hogwarts' Black Lake was frozen in a photograph.
People's brave and fearless deeds in rising up against Voldemort would also be passed down alongside that memorial pillar and the words carved upon it.
"I think it's a pretty good idea."
Cedric and Albert stood by the Black Lake, watching the girls lay flowers before the memorial. Cedric