"I would hope so, but I fear that with the coverage in the paper, the impression was made that we're handling it well," she said. "I understand this times love for Potter, but the papers forgot to mention how many were killed, or injured for that matter, or that the Aurors were helped by civilians." She took a sip. "Without any of that going out in the information to the public, why would they think the Aurors aren't handling it well?" she asked.
"From what I've read the last war wasn't too different. People denied Voldemort was even around until it was impossible not to, and after it was all a cry for stronger Aurors and for the Ministry to do something. Very few thought of doing things themselves from what I heard." Which was exactly how people like Voldemort ended up in charge of the Ministry.
When he asked her again if she was prepared, she nearly rolled her eyes. "You're really not used to people wanting to listen, are you?" she asked with a chuckle. "Trust me, I can handle it," she said.
"As for my exposure to dragons it's next to non-existent. I've seen them on occasion in the vaults under Gringotts - which always strikes me as horrible - but otherwise, I've never been around them. I know what we learnt in school pretty much," she said.