Isabella did not linger in the Great Hall. She left alone without even eating lunch, as though she had come only to corroborate the article in The Quibbler.
"She did it on purpose!" Hermione held the newspaper in one hand and took a sip of pumpkin soup.
Compared with the curse on the Defence Against the Dark Arts post, she was far more interested in the other two pieces of news about C.
The International Werewolf Association would undoubtedly be an entirely new department, and it would also mark the first collaboration between C and the International Confederation of Wizards.
Hermione had not heard Vaughn mention this. She felt she ought to ask her boyfriend about it the next time they met.
As early as last year, when C had just been established, Hermione had asked Vaughn some questions about the International Confederation of Wizards, mainly concerning Dumbledore and Akinbade.
At the time, Hermione had yet to become involved in politics. She had thought that, since Dumbledore was clearly the Confederation's president, Akinbade ought to have shown him some respect. Instead, he had stormed into London and even tried to oppose Vaughn.
It was then that she learned their revered headmaster did not actually possess as much political authority as she had imagined.
Although Dumbledore was Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, almost all its real power lay in Amelia's hands.
And within the Ministry of Magic, Dumbledore did not even hold an official position with any real substance. Of course, this did not affect his standing in Wizarding Britain. His connections extended beyond politics into every walk of life.
On the international stage, however, Dumbledore had far less influence. People might be willing to oblige him on many occasions, but once political interests were involved, the president of the Confederation