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Regulus Arcturus Black (te_regulus) wrote in hogwarts_dawn,
@ 2021-05-07 15:54:00

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character: draco malfoy, character: lucius malfoy, character: regulus black, character: remus lupin, character: severus snape, character: sirius black

Journal: Regulus
Regulus had spent the night thinking about it. In fact he hadn't done anything but think about Savannah's ridiculous nomination and Albus' self nomination. With no Granger around, he was the only one writing laws and if he was scheming instead, there was no one to stop him, so he decided that it was time to stop acting like a Gryffindor and be the Slytherin he was.

Warded to Lucius

Since you didn't put your name in the hat, I assume that you understand that none of us has the name recognition to make an impact on the international scale. While even a house-elf could run this 'ministry' since we're all self-sufficient, we need Potter's name to pressure the international community. How do we get him back?

Remus and Sirius

I know that this might seem strange coming from me, but you know that I want the best for the wizarding community and that means Harry Bloody Potter in charge. Granted, Gryffindors are stubborn arses, but since you both are Gryffindors, how do we go about to convince him to run for the position and be elected again?

Warded to Draco

You need to convince your boyfriend to become Minister again.

Warded to Theo

Don't tell me you're taking this seriously, right? You should be smart enough to know that the international community will need more than some random kid from whatever year you're from.

Warded to Severus

Do you think there's any way you can tell Potter to run for elections against his son and Theo? I assume that you agree that we need him outside of these walls.

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	Sirius/Remus/Regulus _withoutacause 2021-05-07 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	I don't think we do. He seems a lot happier not being Minister. He's done enough, let someone else have a turn. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Sirius/Remus/Regulus te_regulus 2021-05-07 08:08 pm UTC (link)
	SEEMS! He broke up with Draco, he fought with his son, about to fight with the other one if that nomination stands and he's disappeared. How is that fine? He's just as fine as you were when you laughed at Mother. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: Sirius/Remus/Regulus

slowburn_alpha
2021-05-07 11:22 pm UTC (link)

Harry took charge in the first place because he felt it was his duty and responsibility. That and he doesn't think there's anyone else as capable as he is at protecting the wizarding world. I don't know if appealing to that sense of duty will help given the circumstances of the situation. But, he values doing the right thing. He judges people based on their ability to do just that.

Honestly, he's probably a lot less stable than Sirius was. His words to Nott about grey areas were not something just said out of anger. While I know you might say all Gryffindors see things in Black and White, from my conversations with him, I would say Harry is the epitome of that way of thinking. There is absolutely no room for even the faintest shade of grey to his way of thinking. You would have to frame your arguments in such a way that it is absolutely crystal clear that his not being Minister is Black.

That's the best I've got. Harry is not one to open up, especially if he thinks you don't agree with him. At least that is my impression from the few times I've done so.

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te_regulus
2021-05-08 12:09 am UTC (link)

Less stable than Sirius? I'm not sure I want him there if that's your take. You need to count on a certain predictability in his unpredictability.

Okay since you are more rational then my brother, these are my options now:
1. Convince Harry
2. Convince Dumbledore
3. Possibly run myself.

I honestly don't think the Black name has the impact that it used to have but we do have connections to Europe. Dumbledore is... well, not my first choice, but he has a name recognition that goes past Harry Potter. He bloody saved Europe in 1945 and there will be plenty of old people around who remember that.

What would be your feeling on the three?

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slowburn_alpha
2021-05-08 01:25 am UTC (link)

If you recall, I wasn't on board with Harry taking charge in the first place. I eventually voted for him because there weren't any better alternatives at the time. But, he and I had a lengthy conversation about it the night after the first Full here. He's never stopped living the war. I said something about after it was over and he said he didn't think it had gotten to the after, yet. Five years later wasn't after. Yet, he could characterize the time I spent from James and Lily's death to coming here as 'after'. He puts on a good front much of the time, but I suspect this incident could be the beginning of a full break down. I'm worried about him, to be honest.

As much as I hate to admit it because I haven't gotten to know this Dumbledore well enough and I was too angry at our Dumbledore to be rational, what you say makes a lot of sense as far as his influence with the other nations. I'm not sure I would rule out Harry's son the way you seem to have done, but Dumbledore would be a better pick for influence.

You have a head for politics if you want to throw your hat into the ring. But, I think you're right, if a name with influence is what we truly need, unfortunately, it's been too long since the Black name held that outside of this country. And, you share the biggest problem I think they'll have with anyone who isn't Harry, Dumbledore, Malfoy, or Snape: youth. Most of us are under twenty-five. Harry and Dumbledore's names would make up for that. But, it's going to take a lot to get anyone this young taken seriously.

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te_regulus
2021-05-08 01:32 am UTC (link)

As I told Sirius, obviously he's very much not fine. This was the biggest overreaction possible, but the fact that he managed to alienate both his son and boyfriend and has cut himself off from everyone is telling.

There's no way that Albus Potter can be minister when he can't even form a complete sentence. As for Jamie, if they are fighting, imagine what news of a rift between them would do to our standing. The headlines would write themselves and that's without counting the damage on their family. I've seen enough family drama to know.

Dumbledore was never my favourite person. In fact, I despised him but this Albus is intellectually interesting and not as judgmental. As for me, I am also nineteen. Albus is downright old at twenty-eight compared to me. All right, I'll talk to him.

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slowburn_alpha
2021-05-08 10:15 pm UTC (link)

No, he's not fine. I don't think he's been fine for a very long time, even before being thrown into the future. I'm just not sure he'll listen to anyone trying to tell him otherwise. Or trying to offer help he doesn't think he needs, since he's happy to self-medicate with Ogden's. He'd gotten better after he and Draco got together. But, if Draco was the mitigating factor...

Question, do we really need the international governments right now? We have the money in Gringotts. International merchants seem willing enough to deal with us, while the Confederation can even be bothered to acknowledge us. We won't be able to be a player on the international stage for quite some time yet. As long as we're more focused on surviving, I guess I don't understand the importance of playing to the expectations of governments that seem perfectly happy to ignore us.

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te_regulus
2021-05-08 10:36 pm UTC (link)

My fear is that once governments figure out that merchants are selling to us, they will make sure it doesn't happen. If you are not a recognized country, you aren't supposed to sell. For now, we've gotten old brooms and wands. Two specific companies, and I'm sure we can keep things going for a while, but how much harder will the Confederation come down on us if they find out?

Forget about being a player. I'm looking for someone who will convince them to put us IN the stage as the smallest country in the world. We can't be the only ones outside of the Confederation.

I feel that concentrating just on surviving is very short sighted because survival can only get us so far, but since you are the second person to bring up the point maybe it's just me and my need to build a civilization and not just have two dozen people who just happen not to have anywhere else to go.

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slowburn_alpha
2021-05-09 02:27 am UTC (link)

It's not just you once I have it in the right context. International politics is a brand new subject for me. It was very easy as a werewolf during our time: 99% of the world doesn't want you in it, so the intricacies of how they interact with each other don't change anything.

But, I do understand the need for building a civilization. I keep saying this is our chance to build the foundations of a society that's better than the one we left, the one that imploded. I wonder if we're trying to work on too grand a scale, sometimes, as more and more gets added to this 'Ministry' that really doesn't need to be. Our entire micro-society here is part of the Ministry.

Still, it does seem like most decisions of late have fallen into 'is it practical for survival? If not, why bother to do it?' categories.

Also, Milly just informed me that the boxes of 'things the house elves can't categorize for inventory' have gotten full again. So, I'll be down there the rest of the afternoon sorting that out and creating new labels if I'm needed. I'll keep the journal on me, just in case.

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te_regulus
2021-05-09 02:56 am UTC (link)

I only know because I was already in the Ministry before coming here. It's one of those things that no one things of, because of course you are a recognized country, but that's not always the case.

Hopefully Parvati might change that. Yes it's still small, but it's a start.

That box gets full often, doesn't it? Anyway, how about we take a break from everything tomorrow and we spend it in my quarters. I want to discuss something that doesn't fall under the survival category while lounging the entire day.

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	Re: Sirius/Remus/Regulus slowburn_alpha 2021-05-09 03:29 am UTC (link)
	Here's hoping on all counts. And, yes, it does get fairly full pretty often. Mostly when they have a lot of things that require new labels. Their handwriting is not the greatest. A break from everything sounds perfect, though. I'll see what's in my repertoire of non-survivalist topics of conversation. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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