Quote:Jinx999 wrote:Quite so. Of course, it would only be right and proper if Baron Hacker were Minister of Magic (under Sir Humphrey's direction, of course), but his presence is hardly necessary. Window dressing, if you will. Needless to say, whoever would be Minister, Sir Humphrey would direct them with the most able and subtle of means, as well as dispensing of certain, shall we say, less-than-able members of the Ministry. Not so much out-and-out dismissal, but certainly allowing them to sink (or rise) to an appropriate level. Undersecretary Umbridge, for example, would be perfect for a post in one of the Ministry's more... remote embassies. Borneo, perhaps, or maybe Milton-Keynes.
You know, the Ministry of Magic would show a marked improvement in efficiency, and be more moral if Sir Humphrey Appleby took it in hand.
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