Minister for Magic

The Minister for Magic is the highest-ranking official in the Britain wizarding world and the highest-ranking person in the Ministry of Magic.

The Minister for Magic has full authority over all affairs of the Britain magical society, and he also has exclusive jurisdiction over the Ministry of Magic as a whole.

This position is equivalent to the Prime Minister in Britain Muggle society.

While the Minister for Magic may not directly request someone to take the position, in most cases, the candidate is elected democratically.

There is no fixed term limit for the Minister for Magic, but they must hold elections regularly, with a maximum interval of 7 years.

Therefore, it is obvious that the most important thing to become Minister for Magic is to gain the approval of the wizards in the wizarding world. If you do well, you may be able to stay in the position until retirement.

This can be seen from the length of the term of a certain Minister for Magic nicknamed "The Troll".

His name is Faris Spavian, a wizard who is very good at public speaking.

In 1865, at the age of 109, he became Minister for Magic. No one could have imagined that he, who had no merits other than giving speeches, would stay in this position for 38 years.

He only began to retire at the age of 147.

But this wasn't because he was too old to work, but because he attended Queen Victoria's funeral wearing an admiral's hat and gaiters.

Thus, like Millicent Bagnore in modern times (who was dismissed for defending a large portion of wizarding celebrations after Voldemort's defeat—because they violated the International Statute of Secrecy), he was dismissed for violating the Protection Law.

During Spavian's tenure, he survived several assassination attempts, all because of his loose tongue. For example, he was assassinated by a centaur (by a flying kick) because of a centaur joke (which began with "A centaur, a ghost, and a dwarf walked into the same tavern").

But apart from that, his position Minister for Magic was surprisingly secure.

His achievement of becoming the longest-serving Minister for Magic in history wasn't solely due to his eloquence; the most important factor was his Hufflepuff origins. His persuasive skills, combined with his eloquence, garnered the support of the majority of the Wizarding World — the Hufflepuff.

"Hufflepuff, Faris Spavian, is he Hufflepuff?" Harry questioned as Ryan read aloud.

"Yes, Uric Gamp, the first Minister of Ministry of Magic, was also Hufflepuff," Ryan replied in his mind.

Since Kate and the others had all gone home for Christmas, Ryan, who had decided to stay at Hogwarts on a whim, was left all alone.

So bored that he talked to Harry Potter about what the most important quality of a Minister for Magic is.

Well, perhaps one's background also plays a role.

"But the book clearly says—" Harry replied.

"It wasn't written there, was it? Hufflepuff's background was a shortcut to running for Minister for Magic, a shortcut that was deliberately covered up by the other three houses."

"All those ministers who don't have a house affiliation or a bad reputation are Hufflepuff," Ryan rolled his eyes dismissively.

"Then let me ask you a question. You're quite familiar with Diggory, aren't you? He's the central figure in your recent conversations."

"So, which college is he from?" Ryan asked.

"Hufflepuff," Harry thought to himself as he closed his eyes, pretending to be tired.

"Yes, the Diggory are all Hufflepuff."

"The Ministry of Magic's fourth Minister for Magic was Diggory, Edridge Diggory." Ryan's voice echoed in Harry's mind.

But for Harry, this was absolutely devastating news.

How could that be!

In Harry's memory, at least according to Ron and Draco, the position of Minister for Magic had always been held by Slytherin and Gryffindor, with Ravenclaw occasionally standing out.

Hufflepuff? Aren't they just a bunch of mediocre people?

"The position of Minister for Magic has always been held by the majority, namely Hufflepuff," Ryan replied.

"But Dumbledore isn't Hufflepuff, is he?" Harry asked hesitantly, almost making Ron Ginny, who was in his arms, think he was having another nightmare.

"Being born into that house is just a shortcut. As long as you're not Slytherin, if you're good enough, you can still be chosen as a minister, just like Dumbledore, who was invited to be minister three times." Ryan was speechless.

"Slytherin? But Draco— " Harry didn't know how to reply.

"But according to Draco Malfoy, the Ministry of Magic has always been in the hands of these Pure-blood, right?"

"That's one way to put it, but the position of minister is different. At most, they occupy positions with real power other than minister."

"Even when the Malfoy family was at the height of their power, they could only indirectly control a minister, not directly—because the people wouldn't elect them."

"You can look at the surnames of the past Minister for Magic by combining the Sacred Twenty-Eight: Damocles Rowle, Perseus Parkinson, Josephine Flint, Radolfs Lestrange, and Hector Fawley."

"Of the 33 Minister for Magic, only 5 are Pure-blood."

"They are all clearly from Slytherin House."

"But because of their bad reputation, the colleges they came from were also kept secret due to policy."

"Damocles Rowle created the most brutal prison— Azkaban, and his descendants have been working to keep it in place."

"Edridge Diggory died of Dragon Pox because he wanted to abolish Azkaban."

"Perseus Parkinson attempted to pass a bill that would ban wizards from marrying Muggle."

"Josephine Flint was morbidly opposed to all Muggle technology, dismantled all the flush toilets in the Ministry of Magic, and even demanded that Hogwarts do the same."

"Radolphus Lestrange attempted to shut down the Department of Mysteries. He hated all advanced technology, including magic. He believed it would threaten their Pure-blood -only magical knowledge."

"Hector Fawley, on the other hand, tolerated Grindelwald's behavior, turning a blind eye to him and pursuing a policy of appeasement, like an ostrich burying its head in the sand, as if the danger wouldn't come," Ryan replied.

"So, Fudge isn't the worst of all. At most, he was greedy and betrayed some of his country's interests?" Harry asked with a strange expression.

Ryan couldn't help but think that Fudge's resignation might actually be a good thing for Gibbon.

In the original timeline, after Voldemort's resurrection, Fudge's behavior was exactly the same as his predecessor Hector Fawley.

"Ryan, are you saying all this just to explain one thing?"

"Percy took a wrong turn?" Harry opened his eyes and looked at Percy was still talking about his cooking tips.

Percy was beaming with joy, more so than when he was Prefect.

Harry began to suspect that Percy had offended Ryan, making him willing to spend so much effort analyzing the A History of Magic, which he hated the most.