Chapter 230 (Extra): The New Minister

Chapter 230 (Extra): The New Minister

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"Dialogue"

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Chapter 230 (Extra): The New Minister

A.N- This chapter didn't come out the way I liked it. The thing is...I wrote this one, along with some other chapters, last week. I spent most of the week with a fever and headaches so the writing quality took a dive there. So I will be adding this one as an extra chapter because is also too short.-

"The law of transfiguration?" Lily asked.

"That was a transfiguration?" James looked at Harry in disbelief.

"I see now...Harry didn't touch any of them."

"That's right! Transfiguration requires physical contact, but Harry used it from the other side of the arena." Lily said.

"There is always a way to bend the rules, you know this well, Professor," Harry commented.

"But this is hardly the best place to have this discussion...we should leave before that toad snaps and tries to get me arrested."

"Toad?" Lily asked.

"I assume he is referring to Madam Umbridge," James answered.

Lily appeared to be thinking for a moment before she started to chuckle.

The whispers quieted down as the students saw Harry making his way to classes.

They would even move out of the way to let him pass.

If the students had been slightly afraid of him before...they were now completely terrified.

Perhaps calling the article 'unflattering' was an understatement, considering that the only source of information was no other than Dolores Umbridge.

It was an extremely one-sided story that tried to portray Harry, his family, and the Headmaster in the worst light possible.

Despite this having been a duel to the death that four Lords pushed on a thirteen-year-old boy, Rita would still find ways to make Harry appear as the bad guy of the story, and a ruthless murderer.

She even ended the article with a "Is this the potential beginning of a new Dark Lord?...should the Ministry do something about it before it's too late?"

His family was understandably outraged by the article. His mother had even sent several Howlers to the Prophet and his father sent a formal request to rectify the article.

Harry knew it wasn't going to work. Not only is Rita Skeeter an incredibly stubborn woman but at this point, Lord Parkinson should have a very strong grip on that newspaper. They won't retract something that benefits him.

The man wants to control the country using politics. So controlling the most popular newspaper would be crucial for that.

Most people will believe anything that was written in these, so he can decide what stories he wants them to believe.

He didn't really care that much about all of this. At the end of the day, Lord Parkinson's political plays were not going to save him.

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Two weeks later, and to the surprise of almost no one, another paper with big news appeared.

Perseus Parkinson had been selected as the new Minister of Magic, after a long Wizengamot session.

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