The most powerful woman

Overall, House-elf are in a bad situation, even worse than most Fantastic Beasts.

Their unique characteristics have determined their current situation: slaves!

Pure-blood wizard families have kept House-elf for generations, and this servility is ingrained in their blood.

As William said, improvement is not a short-term task.

Of course, many people are unaware of the dire situation faced by House-elf.

If House-elf live in an ordinary wizarding family, they are generally not subjected to excessive harshness, because they are considered important property.

They couldn't bear to part with it!

Even within the Weasley family, her status would probably be slightly higher than Ron's, considering that one House-elf does the work of nine.

If you don't treat these model workers well and provide them with good food and drink, aren't you out of your mind?

However, it's different in Pure-blood families. Pure-blood families that have House-elf are very wealthy and don't care about having one or two House-elf.

Has no one paid attention to the plight of House-elf or tried to make a change all these years?

Of course!

The Ministry of Magic has House-elf Relocation Office, which is a subordinate department of the Being Division for the Department for Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.

This office is responsible for the placement and re-placement of House-elf.

After joining the Ministry of Magic, Newt worked in this department for two years.

He described the past two years as "extremely boring," and finally, unable to bear the loneliness, he was forced to take the plunge into the business world, letting loose and going wild.

He was lured by Dumbledore all the way to United States, and then... he almost got executed.

Even someone as withdrawn as Newt Scamander couldn't stand the loneliness, so you can imagine how idle this department must be.

It's basically the same as Centaur Liaison Office, used for retirement purposes.

Since there aren't many House-elf, the Ministry of Magic can't improve their living conditions.

This situation persisted until 1973, when the Magical Congress of the United States of America first abolished House-elf slavery.

Because of the impact of this event, some wizards in the United Kingdom also filed appeals against the slavery of House-elf in order to prevent the enslavement of House-elf in the United Kingdom magical society.

However, the Ministry of Magic rejected the appeal that same year.

"Why was it rejected?" Hermione asked, puzzled.

"Because of the war," William analyzed seriously. "At that time, it was the time when the Dark Lord was rising and the Death Eaters running rampant."

Families that House-elf are usually Pure-blood families.

The Ministry of Magic needs to win them over as much as possible, rather than abolishing a seemingly unnecessary system that pushes neutral families to the Dark Lord's side.

Politics is all about compromise... Ministry of Magic has been compromising ever since.

"Is there really no other way?" Hermione asked.

There is a solution... of course.

Why do the yokai have this power? What gives them the right to independently control Gringotts?

Why didn't they end up House-elf?

That's because they fought back.

The Goblin Rebellion lasted for more than two centuries.

During this time, both the wizards and the Goblin grew weary, so they reached a new agreement.

For House-elf to achieve the same status as Goblin, they'd have to stage a "Hog's Head Riot."

Then, gather another group of armed men, storm Azkaban prison, and ideally, send one or two Minister for Magic to the guillotine.

Absolutely perfect.

However, such a thing is unlikely to happen in the short term, since servility is ingrained in the House-elf ' very bones.

But among so many House-elf, there will always be one or two oddballs, or those with a high degree of self-awareness.

William thought that the House-elf named Dobby looked just like him!

Therefore, the slavery of House-elf is not only an immediate concern, but also a rather thorny long-term worry.

The Magical Congress of the United States of America recognized this, learned from the Goblin's experience, and nipped this potential problem in the bud.

To avoid being poisoned by their own House-elf while eating in the future, reforms in the United Kingdom will inevitably have to be put on the agenda sooner or later.

So, who will do this?

William patted Hermione's head; clearly, the girl was already aware of this.

This is not betraying one's class; on the contrary, it's helping wizards prolong their lives!

Of course, abolishing slavery is definitely something that will go down in the History of Magic, enough to earn a Order of Merlin.

However, there are also many obstacles.

Top-down reforms never succeed easily because distributing power from the top down cuts off the interests of many vested interests.

Of course they would object.

However, times have changed.

Most families that own House-elf are Pure-blood families.

The idea of Pure-blood has long since faded away.

If it weren't for Voldemort's counter-current rise, these historical dusts would have been swept into the dustbin of history by Dumbledore long ago.

Voldemort is destined to return. If he returns as a king only to die once more, it will signify the complete failure of the Pure-blood families's counterattack.

That was the best time for reform.

One's destiny depends on one's own efforts, but the course of history must also be taken into account.

The course of history is now approaching that point.

The Ministry of Magic in the future certainly needs a minister with both vision and the ability to unite people to make significant changes.

William knew Hermione better than anyone. Once she set her mind on something and believed it was right, she would do anything to achieve it.

Hermione is that kind of girl!

If she wants to do this, William will definitely help her.

Ideally, Hermione would become Minister for Magic, the most powerful woman in the British Isles.

What, lacking political resources?

That's a joke. Hermione's greatest political asset is... William.

Why did Fudge make the gesture of consulting Dumbledore for every opinion?

Because he needed to let the public see that he had a good relationship with Dumbledore, and that Dumbledore was "words" to him.

Given Dumbledore's influence, as long as a wizard isn't too bad, with his support, they're bound to rise to power.

Fudge both flaunts Dumbledore's influence and fears it, actively working to eliminate it.

Didn't Dumbledore know?

He knew.

They just don't care.

In the Wizarding World, what matters most is not power, but personal strength.

This is a heroic fantasy world.

Voldemort is so powerful that he could take over the Ministry of Magic.

Similarly, William has spent seven years in the time loop, he has Ravenclaw Ring, Nicolas's guidance... he is destined to become Dumbledore figure.

His influence will extend to the British Isles.

In fact, his influence is now beginning to spread, and he has a large number of fans at the school.

The youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin, he is seen by many as Dumbledore's successor.

They're just waiting for Dumbledore to die so they can say, "I trust you to handle things."

Hermione has no Pure-blood families support and lacks political resources, but that doesn't matter.

With William's support, she could easily rise to power.

Of course, this is all predicated on Hermione being willing to become Minister for Magic.

Wait a minute... should we follow the European Union's example and create a European Magical Union in the future?

Hermione as Minister for United Kingdom Ministry of Magic, William as Chairman of the "European Magical Union"—isn't that a fair comparison?

"William, what are you thinking about?" Hermione asked, blushing. "You messed up my hair."

"Oh, sorry." William quickly withdrew his hand.

"I'm thinking about how to help you solve your House-elf problem," William said cheerfully.

I just got distracted and ended up on "European Magical Union".

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