Strictly speaking, Akinbade's position had never wavered. He was still the ambitious schemer entrenched in the International Confederation of Wizards, and even his decision to support reviving the Triwizard Tournament came from his position as Vice-President of the International Confederation of Wizards.
His condition was simple: whether it was the Eight-School Tournament or any international initiatives Vaughn undertook in the future, everything had to go through the Confederation.
Taking the Eight-School Tournament as an example, its organizers would change from Vaughn and Dumbledore to Vaughn and Akinbade, the vice-president who held real power.
But this did not mean Dumbledore was being pushed out. Everyone knew he was Vaughn's backer; Akinbade merely wanted a share of the pie.
He wanted political achievements. At the same time, he hoped to use this approach to maintain the Confederation's authority, perhaps even allowing its influence over the various national wizarding communities to gradually recover.
It was a clever approach. Vaughn's intentions to bring about change could hardly have been clearer, and both the Potions Exchange and the Eight-School Tournament were signals that his reforms would not be confined to England.
With this agreement in place, all of Vaughn's future international initiatives would have to pass through the Confederation.
If the reforms went smoothly, the Confederation could ride his coattails. When Dumbledore stepped down, Akinbade could naturally take over as president, perhaps even securing a place in the history of the international wizarding community.
Moreover, Akinbade was also Uagadou's headmaster. His interests and the school's were bound together, so Uagadou could reap the greatest possible benefits as well.
Most importantly, this arrangement offered every advantage and no downside. If Vaughn's reforms began to spiral out of control, or even failed, Akinbade could withdraw at any time. Fundamentally, he was not Vaughn's supporter; the Confederation and