Of course she had a tough time answering the question, anyone would, given not only the perplex, confusing, unclear wording of the question, but also the complexity of the very subject itself. She smiled at Mei as she paused to take a sip, hoping to encourage her as discreetly as possible. The fact that she was a muggleborn witch shouldn’t affect her decision, <i>no</i>. Favouring one bloodline over another would be prejudice akin to that of the Death Eaters, even though it was expected that a muggleborn would have more relevant experience, at least for that specific position. Despite her internal debate and self-critique, she listened carefully as Mei answered her final question, and it was even better than she had expected. Not so much for its content, on which she did have some objections, but surely for her solid arguments and her reasoning.<p> …show more content…
She wouldn’t go as far as Carlotta Pinkstone did, maybe because she was lawful and breaching it bared the dangers of being caught and thrown into Azkaban. It was what a famous member of the Wizengamot had called internalized control; even if the Aurors disappeared, she had internalized the rule of law to the point that she could police her own self. While she accepted that breaking a law for a greater cause was, at times, absolutely necessary, she’d never do it herself. She would just let someone else get away with doing it. Now, she understood the reasons behind the Statute. However, things were different in the 20th century, and the Statute was a serious obstacle one had to face in order to reach out to the muggle government. The Labour Prime Minister was, by the time of her election, used to liaising with the Minister for Magic. But meeting the new Prime Minister for the first time would indeed be tricky and the woman seated in front of her seemed to know how to bridge that gap of understanding with her advanced knowledge and her excellent communication