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- CHAPTER EIGHT -
Newspapers and Archery
The weeks passed, with classes getting harder, dragons getting bigger, Mallowsweet leaves getting shorter and tension constantly growing in the air. Harry, Hermione and Ron all sat in the Great Hall awaiting the post. It came and Hermione got her usual copy of the Daily Prophet. As she scanned the headlines, she did something that Harry and Ron had never heard her do. She cursed.
'That son of a bitch!' said Hermione. Ron mocked a faint and Harry wondered what she had read. Hermione gave him the picture. Half of the front page was giving up to a picture of sneering Lucius Malfoy.
New Minister Seeks Ministry Reform
By Kenneth Towler (Wizengamot Liaison)
Last night, in a vote of 6 votes to 1, the High Council of the Wizengamot voted for Lucius Malfoy to become the new Minister for Magic. Lucius Malfoy, 43, lost only one vote and that was the vote of Professor Albus Dumbledore. Minister Malfoy, who recently divorced his wife, Narcissa, called for a meeting of the Wizengamot straight after his election. There he proposed the Consenting Act, which gives him and his council powers to act with out consulting the Wizengamot.
'I believe the Minister is correct,' said recently released, Walden Macnair, 43. 'Both myself, the minister and others were arrested for being placed under the Imperious Curse by the Dark Lord's followers. The Ministry needs a leader who can act without delay during our time of need. We need the Consenting Act so we can act without spending time putting it through the Wizengamot. If we have to put it through the Wizengamot, then it may be too late for us to act.'
'While I am happy that I have been elected, I am not happy for myself, but I am happy for the Ministry and for the country. We need a strong leader and I feel that I am that leader,' said the Minister, last night after leaving the Ministry of Magic.
Harry put the paper down. He was about to say something when the bell rang. They walked out and headed for Ares' classroom. When they got there, they heard two voices.
'Ares, you need to calm down,' said Dumbledore.
'Calm down? Calm down? Professor, we need to act,' said Ares.
'And what do you propose we do, Ares?' asked Dumbledore.
'Let me kill the bastard!' shouted Ares.
'Watch your language Ares!' commanded Dumbledore. 'Now, I believe you have a class now, so we will discuss this later.'
***
The tension of the teachers was evident all day long. The vote in the Wizengamot was today. Professor Dumbledore and Ares had left for London so Harry and the rest of the class had a free period for the last two hours of class. Harry, Hermione and Ron went down to visit Hagrid but found out he wasn't there. As they walked into the Entrance Hall, the saw Ares with a newspaper under his arm. It was the Evening Prophet. He gave them the newspaper.
New Ministry Reforms Slammed by Ex-Convict
By Kenneth Towler (Wizengamot Liaison)
Early on this morning, the Wizengamot voted on Minister Malfoy's proposition for the Consenting Act. To start of the meeting, the Minister read out the act to the Wizengamot.
'The Law in order to remedy the Misery and Fear of the people and the Country in this time of Crisis,' said the Minister, reading out the title.
'Other than through the procedure prescribed by the constitution, laws of the country may be decided upon by the government of the country as well. The laws decided upon by the government of the country shall be issued by the Minister and announced in the Daily Prophet. They shall take effect on the day following the announcement, unless they prescribe a different date. This law shall take effect with the day of its announcement. It shall become invalid on the day after the crisis is over, or earlier, if the Wizengamot is replaced with a different governing body.' After reading the Act out, the minister allowed speakers For and Against the act.
'This Act will allow the country to act against the Dark Lord with out having to give up valuable time that would be needed for applying to the Wizengamot. This will mean we shall end this problem faster and with fewer fatalities,' said Roger Dawlish, Head Auror.
'This 'Act' is an abomination. If this Act is passed then the Wizengamot will give a suspected Death Eater the power to pass Laws without consulting the Wizengamot. Wouldn't be easier to just walk up to Lord (You-Know-Who's name) and give him the power of the country,' said Concsio 'Ares' Lestrange, the man who was placed in Azkaban for murder. 'Lucius Malfoy is a Death Eater. He was named as a Death Eater by several reliable sources and was arrested for being a Death Eater, not once, not twice, but three times. Convenient that (You-Know-Who's name) keeps having Malfoy put under the Imperious curse, but then again, if you pass this act then you are given Dictatorship powers to a man who has been controlled by Lord (You-Know-Who's name) three times. Who is to say that (You-Know-Who's name) wont take control of him again and use the powers of the Consenting Act to bring darkness to the country?'
After the speeches, the Wizengamot voted on the Act. An overwhelming 87% of the Wizengamot voted for the Act.
Harry looked up from the paper.
'What does this mean?' asked Harry.
'It means Malfoy can pass Wizarding Law without consulting the Wizengamot,' said Ares before walking away into the Great Hall and up to the Teachers' table. Harry looked at Hermione.
'This is bad, isn't Hermione?' asked Ron.
'I think so,' said Hermione.
***
Minister Forms Two Groups and the Special Powers Decree
By Julius Striker (Minister's Media Liaison)
Only three days after securing the Consenting Act, Minister Lucius Malfoy used his new powers to form two new Policing groups. The Thunder Militia, who shall be led by Walden Macnair, shall be there to assist the Aurors in there fight against the Death Eaters. The Defensive Group, which are actually to be a branch of the T.M., are to be headed up by recently pardoned Antonin Dolohov. This group shall be directly responsible for the Minister's safety. The T.M is to be dressed in brown robes, with a Red Symbol of a wand and a sword crossing one another over the heart. The D.G. is to be the same, only with black robes and a white wand and sword on their hearts.
The Minister also released his first new Act when he released the Special Martial Powers Act.
'In accordance to the Wizengamot Constitution, Paragraph 2, Article 8, the following is decreed as a defensive measure against the Death Eaters acts of violence, endangering the state:
Sections 114, 115, 117, 118, 123, 124, and 153 of the Constitution of the Wizengamot are suspended until further notice. Thus, restrictions on personal liberty [114], on the right of free expression of opinion, including freedom of the press [118], on the right of assembly and the right of association [124], and violations of the privacy of postal, telegraphic, and telephonic communications [117], and warrants for house-searches [115], orders for confiscation as well as restrictions on property [153], are also permissible beyond the legal limits otherwise prescribed.
'This is so the Death Eaters can not use legal loopholes to stay out of the claws of Justice,' said Percival Ignatius Weasley, the newly appointed Most Loyal Assistant to the Minister. 'It was seen last year by several members of the Ministry that certain individuals got away with crimes on mere technicalities. In accordance with this new law, the T.M. has already arrested several Death Eaters including Dedalus Diggle, Elphias Doge, Mundungus Fletcher, Hestia Jones and the former convict Sturgis Podmore. Mr Macnair's men have also closed down several propaganda newspaper and magazines which have been attempting to make it seem as if members of the ministry are actually Death Eaters.' These newspapers include 'The Quibbler' and 'The Veritas'.
Harry through the paper down in disgust. Only a few days ago Malfoy got his Consenting Act. Now, he had taking out all rights of the people, arrested several members of the Ministry and closed down Luna Lovegood's father's magazine. Harry then went to class. That night the Evening Prophet had more news. Malfoy had brought out a two new Acts.
Muggle Born Protection Act and the Law for the Protection of Purity of Blood
By Julius Striker (Minister's Media Liaison)
Earlier on today, the Minister announced two new laws to the Wizengamot. The first was his Muggle Born Protection Act.
'Because of the growing Tension between Muggle Borns and Pure Bloods, the workplace shall no longer be integrated. No Muggle Blood can work in the same job as a Pure Blood. This is also extended to schools as from now on, no Muggle Born can attend a Pure Blood School. Special Muggle Born schools shall be set up as of the introduction of this act. Non Pure Blood supporters are to be considered at Muggle Borns. '
The second new law is the Law for the Protection of Purity of Blood.
'Thoroughly convinced by the knowledge that the purity of Wizarding blood is essential for the further existence of the Wizarding World and animated by the inflexible will to safe-guard the Wizarding World for the entire future, the Wizengamot has resolved upon the following law unanimously, which is promulgated herewith:
1. Marriages between Muggles/Muggle Borns and Pure bloods are forbidden. Marriages concluded in defiance of this law are void, even if, for the purpose of evading this law, they are concluded out side the Wizarding World.
2. Sexual or romantic relation outside of marriage between Muggles/Muggle Borns and Purebloods is forbidden.
3. Muggles/Muggle Borns will not be permitted to employ female Pure Bloods in their households.
4. Muggle/Muggle Borns are forbidden to hoist the Wizarding Flag or symbol as it is a Pure Blood Symbol and may harass Pure Blood Supporters.
5. On the other hand they are permitted to present the Muggle colours and flag.
6. All Children of Muggles/Muggle Borns and Pure Bloods are to be considered as being Muggle Born.
Harry looked up enraged from the paper. According to this all the Muggle Borns, children of Muggle Borns and all non-Pureblood supporters were to be kicked out of Hogwarts. Harry was about to go see what the teachers thought of this when he heard the Great Hall's door open. Standing at the door were about twenty men. They were all tall and strong men, dressed in brown robes. They had a red sword and wand symbol on there hearts. Harry recognized one of the men. It was the Death Eater Walden Macnair.
'The following members,' called out Macnair, 'of the faculty and student population are to come forward:-
Professor Filius Flitwick
Rubeus Hagrid
Professor Rolanda Hooch
Professor Minerva McGonagall
Madam Irma Pince
Madam Poppy Pomfrey
Professor Pomona Sprout
Professor Albus Dumbledore
Professor Con…'
Macnair would have continued had an arrow not sailed threw the hair and struck him in the throat. Macnair keeled over, with the blood bursting out of him. Harry saw his eyes lose focus and he knew Macnair was dying.
'Stand down!' ordered Ares to the other members of the T.M. Harry saw that Ares was holding a long bow. All but three of them backed away. With lightning fast reflexes, Ares fired three Arrows, piercing each of the three T.M. members' eyes. They also keeled over dead. The other T.M. members all ran out the door as fast as they could. Ares walked over to the four T.M. members on the floor. He checked there pulse. The last one he checked was Macnair's. He stood up, drew an arrow and fired it straight into Macnair's heart.
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