Albert's words left Kingsley completely speechless.
He could certainly have done that from the start, but now...
Well, "compromise" now seemed like a huge loss.
All that could be said was that Albert really thought differently from everyone else. Ordinary people definitely would not have handled it that way.
But Kingsley ultimately followed Albert's advice, though the results were as poor as expected.
If he had done that from the beginning and offered everyone a sum of Galleons as compensation, then no matter how dissatisfied they were with his decision, they would not have said much. After all, as Minister of Magic, Kingsley had his own difficulties.
As long as Kingsley put on an act of "I'll do my best to fight for everyone's benefits," and offered sincere compensation, most people would have been willing to understand after receiving it. They would only have seen it as a problem within the Ministry of Magic, rather than Kingsley's personal problem.
After all, once the British magical world returned to peace, it definitely would not need so many Aurors. Besides, it was actually a good thing for some less capable Aurors to leave such a dangerous post.
Aurors might look impressive, but the job came with certain risks.
Escaping a dangerous job and finding a new one they actually liked was, no matter how one looked at it, a fairly good outcome.
But now, it looked more like Kingsley had been forced into doing it under pressure. The difference between the two was naturally considerable, and the gap was far beyond Kingsley's imagination.
"So, that was your suggestion to Kingsley?"
Cedric brought it up with Albert during dinner.
"What's wrong?" Albert asked in confusion.
"I was wondering why he was actually willing to give ground." Cedric's expression was exceedingly strange.
"I merely